£500K investment for Holyhead cruise ship jetty
The deep water jetty at Holyhead port is receiving an upgrade that will make it more attractive for cruise...
Maritime, Commercial & Defence
Dutch dredger finds suspicious object off Selsey
A Dutch registered 95m trailing suction hopper dredger, Mellina, had to call for assistance on Monday after finding a...
UK to lead the way in training for autonomous shipping
The UK’s standing as a world-leader in the safe testing and development of autonomous vessels has been further enhanced...
Ship named as suspect for Israeli oil disaster
Israeli media have named one of the suspects for the enormous amount of tar washing ashore on its beaches....
Svitzer, Kongsberg Maritime, and ABS to develop remote control tug
Svitzer A/S, Kongsberg Maritime and ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) have signed a deal to jointly develop the Recotug...
Universal Marine Services converts ferry to electric
A vessel from the Mount Batten Ferry service fleet has had her engine replaced with a new electronic drive...
Live animal transport scandal comes from ‘rules loophole’, says MEP
Thousands of cattle remain stranded at sea on two livestock ships that left Spain in mid-December. Campaigners from the...
Voyager Boatyard and Plymouth Boat Trips win funding to create e-Ferry
Voyager Boatyard has successfully bid for funding from Innovate UK to design and build an e-Ferry. The fully electric...
Sealence’s electric hydrojet raises millions in crowdfunding
Sealence, the Italian electric hydrojet start-up, has announced its raised over 2.9m euro via crowdfunding. This means the company...
2.3 tonnes of cocaine seized at Portsmouth International Port
Cocaine, potentially worth £184m on the streets, has been seized at Portsmouth International Port after being found concealed in...
Robotic gliders launched as part of expedition to investigate iceberg
New images released show the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) launching a robotic underwater glider from the RRS James...