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This week’s highlight

MarRI-UK Member’s News

  • (01/10) Babcock and WZL 1 join forces to boost helicopter support and training for the Polish Armed Forces Read more
  • (01/10) LR joins forces with Texas firm to explore use of micro-nuclear reactors in powering ships Read more
  • (30/09) LR and Oceanco sign agreement for world’s largest yacht support vessel Read more
  • (29/09) Babcock strengthens long-standing commitment for global charity Read more
  • (29/09) Cavendish Nuclear and Amentum awarded next phase of contract to support Japan’s Monju reactor decommissioning Read more

UK Maritime

  • (03/10) Shipping arbitration landscape shifts beyond London Read more
  • (03/10) BP selects Heerema Marine Contractors for North Sea decom job Read more
  • (02/10) OS Energy Adopts Sonardyne’s SPRINT-Nav DP for Vessel Positioning Read more
  • (02/10) British Co-op Group Buys Offshore Wind Power from RWE Read more
  • (02/10) London tribunal confirms Djibouti acted illegally in DP World terminal seizure Read more
  • (01/10) MP Damian Hinds Visits OceanWise to Explore SME Maritime Innovation Read more
  • (01/10) BAR Technologies and Union Maritime secure double approval for dual-fuel LNG tanker duo fitted with WAPS Read more
  • (01/10) Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm Turns Ten Read more
  • (30/09) BP entrusts Three60 Energy and AF Offshore JV with decom gig at North Sea field Read more
  • (29/09) Double Win for Actisense at NMEA Product of Excellence Awards Read more
  • (29/09) North East Green Energy Growth Continues at Port of Tyne Read more
  • (29/09) Robosys Automation Secures Landmark Offshore Wind Vessel Retrofit Contract Read more
  • (29/09) UK firm nets cable lay award in APAC, opens office in Singapore Read more
  • (29/09) MoU Signed to Develop Scottish Highlands as Offshore Wind and Renewables Hub Read more
  • (29/09) Half of Wind Turbines Up at RWE’s New UK Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (29/09) BP gives go-ahead for $5bn Gulf of Mexico project Read more
  • (26/09) Ørsted Picks Marshalling Port for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (26/09) UK marine energy sector growth under discussion by industry stakeholders Read more

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Events Highlight

IMO Update

  • (03/10) A guide to the Net-Zero Framework’s reward mechanism Read more
  • (03/10) The great LNG scam: the IMO’s climate credibility is on the line Read more

Publication

  • Alternative Fuels: Integrating CO₂ Utilisation and Hydrogen for a Circular Carbon Economy Download
  • Energy-efficiency measures and technologies Download
  • Rapid decarbonisation of the GB electricity system Read more and download
  • Global Engineering Capability Review 2025 (Second edition) Read more and download

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (02/10) Wave energy system validated at Hawaii test site Read more
  • (02/10) 25 MW Provence Grand Large Floating Wind Farm Inaugurated Read more
  • (02/10) Equinor Adds Goodtech to Bałtyk 2 & 3 Team Read more
  • (01/10) Norwegian floating solar firm lands €5.4M for global expansion Read more
  • (01/10) Deep Wind Offshore Moves Forward with 1.4 GW Swedish Project Read more
  • (01/10) Pacifico Energy Korea Secures Licence for 420 MW Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (01/10) First Monopile In at Iberdrola’s Third Offshore Wind Farm in German Baltic Sea Read more
  • (30/09) France commissions 23 MWp floating solar project Read more
  • (30/09) Eiffage Wins €1.5 Billion Contract for French Offshore Substations Read more
  • (30/09) First Steel Cut for TenneT’s 2 GW LanWin2 Offshore Grid Connection in Germany Read more
  • (30/09) Consortium bags substation deal for 495MW offshore wind farm in Taiwan Read more
  • (29/09) First Batch of Baltica 2 Monopile Foundations Rolls Off Production Line Read more
  • (29/09) Ecowende Monopiles Coming Together as Sif Completes Top Sections and Smulders Takes Over Read more
  • (26/09) JB Energy, FibreMax Sign Floating Offshore Wind MoU Read more
  • (26/09) NjordIC to Tackle UXO Risks at Vattenfall and CIP’s Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (26/09) Ørsted Partners with South Korean Steelmaking Giant on 1.4 GW Incheon Wind Project Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (02/10) HIF Global’s e-fuels facility in Chile receives EU RFNBO certification Read more
  • (02/10) New partner joins TotalEnergies’ CO2 storage project off Denmark Read more
  • (02/10) AtoB@C Shipping: New plug-in hybrid vessel to work for Rottneros Read more
  • (02/10) K Shipbuilding to build 2+2 LNG/methanol-ready tankers for Greek shipowner Read more
  • (01/10) Anemoi completes rotor sail installation on 325,000 dwt U-Ming VLOC Read more
  • (01/10) PowerCell to deliver fuel cell systems for two hydrogen-powered bulk carriers Read more
  • (01/10) ClassNK approves SRC’s retrofit methanol storage solution Read more
  • (01/10) China’s first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering completed Read more
  • (01/10) Everllence, ABB, OceanWings join forces to engineer novel, optimized propulsion concepts Read more
  • (30/09) NYK: ‘World’s largest’ methanol dual-fuel Ultramax bulker fills up in South Korea Read more
  • (30/09) TUI Cruises books two new LNG-powered ships at Fincantieri Read more
  • (30/09) WinGD all but ready to roll out ethanol-fueled two-stroke marine engine Read more
  • (29/09) Hapag-Lloyd and DHL boost efforts to drive adoption of sustainable marine fuels Read more
  • (29/09) NEXTCHEM, Siemens Energy to develop methanol fuel cell solutions for maritime industry Read more
  • (29/09) Five scores in the fleet: Algoma welcomes new methanol-ready Kamsarmax Read more
  • (29/09) Japanese and Singaporean players team up to accelerate fleet-wide decarbonization Read more
  • (29/09) Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage highlighted as possible climate technology solution Read more
  • (29/09) Tackling EU Scope 3 emissions compliance for ship supplies Read more
  • (26/09) Hy2gen gets zoning approval for renewable ammonia plant in Norway Read more
  • (26/09) Al Seer Marine-BGN JV welcomes Merak into gas/ammonia carrier fleet Read more
  • (26/09) Panama Canal ready to start rewarding low-carbon ships Read more
  • (26/09) Shifting the dial on methanol in dry bulk Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (02/10) World’s first nuclear-powered LNG carrier design wins landmark approval Read more
  • (30/09) Roadmaps to New Nuclear 2025: Global leaders unite to accelerate deployment Read more
  • (29/09) Nuclear gains further traction as Greeks take benefits on board Read more
  • (26/09) ABS CEO: Nuclear power stands as shipping’s next great frontier Read more

Ports

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (02/10) Celsius names new LNG carrier Read more
  • (02/10) NYK Stolt Tankers opts for two additional chemical tankers at Chinese shipyard Read more
  • (02/10) German owners line up MPP newbuild series in China Read more
  • (02/10) Maersk teams with 50 owners on massive retrofit blitz Read more
  • (02/10) Bahri’s $203m ultramax splash launches Saudi shipbuilding ambitions Read more
  • (01/10) Prysmian’s Monna Lisa to connect Italy and Tunisia Read more
  • (01/10) Windward Offshore Takes Delivery of Its First Commissioning Service Operation Vessel Read more
  • (01/10) Cabotage laws now cover 85% of world’s coastlines Read more
  • (30/09) Advantage Tankers firms fresh VLCC and suezmax orders in South Korea Read more
  • (30/09) Jan De Nul Orders Rock Installation Vessel for Protection of Subsea Infrastructure Read more
  • (30/09) Carsten Rehder inks $62m MPP order in India Read more
  • (29/09) Princess Cruises receives second dual-fuel LNG-powered unit from Fincantieri Read more
  • (29/09) World Shipping Fleet and Services 2025 Review of Maritime Transport Read more
  • (29/09) Yangzijiang cancels $180m in contracts from shipowner avoiding US sanctions Read more
  • (29/09) China shipyard orders strong despite US port fees on China vessels, report says Read more
  • (26/09) Seatrium and Cochin Shipyard level up offshore collaboration Read more

Other news

  • (03/10) Finnish court drops Baltic subsea cable case against Eagle S crew Read more
  • (03/10) Total lack of safety culture laid bare in Wakashio disaster Read more
  • (02/10) South Korean Subsea Cable Factory Breaks Ground Read more
  • (02/10) The Impact of the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling 3 Months In Read more
  • (02/10) FMC closed in US government shutdown Read more
  • (01/10) Namibia richer for gas condensate discovery as ‘high liquid-yield’ comes to light Read more
  • (01/10) Shipping lines face $3.2bn USTR bill in 2026 Read more
  • (01/10) Australia’s PM steps into BHP-China iron ore row Read more
  • (01/10) French authorities detain shadow tanker tied to Copenhagen drone attack Read more
  • (01/10) Maritime security navigating an era of unprecedented challenges Read more
  • (01/10) China fights back at USTR fees Read more
  • (01/10) Maritime CEO Forum Singapore: AI, digitalisation, and the workforce Read more
  • (30/09) DeepOcean lands new job at Equinor’s two oil & gas fields in Norwegian waters Read more
  • (30/09) Two injured, crew evacuated from Dutch ship in Houthi attack Read more
  • (29/09) Zelensky accuses Russia of using shadow tankers to launch drone attacks across Europe Read more
  • (29/09) Maritime CEO Forum Singapore: The growing complexity of being a shipowner Read more
  • (29/09) Nearly one in 10 senior maritime executives plan to retire over the next two years Read more
  • (26/09) Saipem reinforces Guyana ties with $500 million job on ExxonMobil’s seventh oil project Read more
  • (26/09) International Chamber of Shipping opens Singapore office to deepen ties across Asia-Pacific Read more

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