A German submarine from World War I has been surveyed for the first time since its loss in 1917. Sophisticated scanning techniques and deep-sea video footage have ..
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Jan De Nul bags Dogger Bank Wind Farm turbine installation work
Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines at the Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B offshore wind areas 130 ..
OHT awarded transport and installation contract for Dogger Bank wind farm
Following the award of a preferred supplier agreement by SSE Renewables in November 2019, Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) subsidiary OHT Alfa Lift has now been awarded the ..
Saipem awarded new offshore wind contracts in UK, France
Saipem has been awarded new offshore wind contracts, for projects currently under development off the coasts of England, Scotland, and France, for a total value of over ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Terror – Compact, multi-function, support landing craft for research ship Sir David Attenborough
Terror, the new 22-tonne cargo tender for the upcoming British research vessel Sir David Attenborough, was recently launched on the Exeter Ship Canal for her maiden ..
BOOK REVIEW | Ship – 5,000 Years of Maritime Adventure
A big, thick, glossy and beautifully illustrated book in the usual DK (Dorling Kindersley) mould, this offers an excellent overview of almost five millennia of maritime ..
REMINISCENCES | Never-ending voyages
You have to feel very sorry for all these seafarers – 200,000 of them at the last count – whose voyages are being extended on account of the Covid-19 crisis. While ..
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BOOK REVIEW | Mastermind of Dunkirk and D – Day – The Vision of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay
This reviewer is firmly of the opinion that many of the best histories are written by journalists or former journalists. This book is no exception. The author is a ..
Grieg Seafood Shetland orders Meercat workboat
Scottish company Grieg Seafood Shetland, a subsidiary of Grieg Seafood of Norway, has placed an order for a new aquaculture workboat from Hythe-based Meercat Boats. The ..
BOOK REVIEW | The Master Shipwright’s Secrets: How Charles II Built the Restoration Navy
Clearly a labour of love and great passion, this book is extensively researched, carefully written, brilliantly illustrated (mostly by the author), and beautifully ..