OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

The Celtic Freeport has approved £9.2 million (€10.9 million) for upgrades at Criterion Quay and Ledwood’s quayside facilities, supporting Pembrokeshire’s role in the floating offshore wind industry. The funding forms part of an £18.4 million (€21.9 million) package for four…

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£9.2m earmarked for Welsh offshore wind infrastructure upgrades

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OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Blasting and dredging has begun at Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg as part of as project that will allow the world’s largest container ships to use the port. The Skandia Gateway project is being run by the port and the Swedish…

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Skandia Gateway project enters next phase

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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Nova Shipyard has launched Inis Oir Express, the second passenger vessel it has built for Irish operator, Doolin Ferry. The vessel was launched earlier this week at the shipyard in Istanbul, with…

16th October 2026

Double success for Nova Shipyard

16th October 2026

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OTHER NEWS

A proposed £1.5 billion programme of subsea tunnels and bridges linking Scotland’s islands has been revealed in a report that was embargoed until today. Maritime Journal has already reported on the tunnels…

16th October 2026

£1.5 billion price tag put on Scotland’s island links

16th October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

The UK Royal Navy is sounding out potential suppliers for extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicles (XLUUVs) in a first step towards a possible tender process. Small and medium-sized marine businesses are being invited…

16th October 2026

Royal Navy opens door to uncrewed submarines tender

16th October 2026

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OTHER NEWS

French engineering and offshore services group Aventa has snapped up Irish Sea Contractors (ISC) in a deal that will add a raft of capabilities to the company and give it a bridge…

15th October 2026

Aventa expands operations with Irish Sea Contractors purchase

15th October 2026

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Construction is set to begin on a £19.8 million scheme to protect the UK's Torcross in Devon after devastating storms in January and February stripped away protective shingle, flooded homes and damaged…

15th October 2026

Europe battens down the hatches ahead of storm season

15th October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

All four dry docks at the former Smith's Dockyard on Teesside were full this week under one operator for the first time since the 1980s after a major spend from UK Docks…

15th October 2026

Historic Tees dockyard at full capacity for first time since 1980s

15th October 2026

VESSEL BUILD & REPAIR

VESSEL BUILD & REPAIR

A free programme open to marine businesses looking to clean up their act has been launched for the third time, thanks to funding from former Google CEO’s Eric Schmidt’s family foundation. MarineShift360…

14th October 2026

Ex-Google CEO’s charity opens aid applications for marine businesses

14th October 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

From a redesigned acoustic sensor gondola to upgraded winches, laboratories and deep-sea systems, a special look inside France’s flagship research vessel has revealed the engineering behind a ship built to investigate some…

14th October 2026

FEATURE: New horizons for France’s flagship deep-research vessel

14th October 2026

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

HamiltonJet has appointed Sam Hamilton as chairman of its board of directors, marking the fourth generation of the founding Hamilton family to lead the New Zealand waterjet propulsion manufacturer.

14th October 2026

Fourth generation takes the helm at HamiltonJet

14th October 2026