This week’s maritime roundup highlights major advances in decarbonisation, innovation, and offshore energy. Key updates include new UK Maritime Research and Technology Roadmap workshops, emerging funded PhD opportunities, and the EU’s first hydrogen mechanism call. Ørsted’s 98% emissions reduction marks a significant industry milestone, while global offshore wind, clean maritime technologies, and nuclear momentum continue to accelerate. Across the UK, critical infrastructure, floating wind, and tidal developments gained pace, alongside new funding opportunities and a busy calendar of upcoming events.
This week’s highlight
- Register to join the UK Maritime Research and Technology Roadmap Workshops
- Funded PhD Opportunities Find out more and apply
- EU launches first hydrogen mechanism call to link suppliers and buyers Read more
- Ørsted Achieves 2025 Decarbonisation Target, Slashes Emissions by 98 Per Cent Read more
MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News
- (13/11) GNV partners with LR to boost decarbonisation training Read more
- (13/11) Taken action to drive short-term performance and long-term growth Read more
- (13/11) Team Plymouth showcases defence-driven growth vision at Westminster event Read more
- (13/11) Babcock named Company of the Year at AFBE Gala and Awards 2025 Read more
- (12/11) BAE – Market Update Read more
- (11/11) LR approves BAR Technologies’ CFD-Based P-Wind methodology Read more
- (11/11) BMT and Teledyne Marine Announce Memorandum of Understanding Read more
- (10/11) Minister welcomes transformation of mission critical engineering services for UK Armed Forces Read more
UK Maritime
- (14/11) Prosafe flotel secures further extension in UK North Sea Read more
- (13/11) UK’s first small nuclear power station to be built in north Wales Read more
- (13/11) Lead EIA Hired for 1.5 GW Gwynt Glas Floating Wind Project Read more
- (13/11) UK, French, and Irish Ports Join Hands in Global Floating Wind Collaboration Read more
- (13/11) UK bans maritime services for Russian LNG Read more
- (13/11) Ellerman City Liners acquires Viasea Shipping Read more
- (12/11) Ocean Infinity to perform geotechnical survey for UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway Read more
- (12/11) Anemoi Completes Fourth Rotor Sail Installation on NS United Bulk Carrier Read more
- (11/11) Scottish firm expands presence in Canada with 12.5MW tidal award Read more
- (11/11) Shell’s strategic pivot sees withdrawal from Scottish floating wind projects Read more
- (10/11) Zoex Power completes third phase of wave energy trials Read more
- (10/11) All Recyclable Blades Installed at RWE’s 1.4 GW UK Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (10/11) CWHI Soon to Ship Inch Cape Transition Pieces to Scotland Read more
- (10/11) Cadeler Signs EUR 500 Million T&I Contracts with Mystery Client Read more
- (10/11)Mingyang to Test 18.5 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Component at ORE Catapult’s UK Facility Read more
- (07/11) EnBW, JERA Nex bp Commit GBP 100 Million to Transform Belfast Harbour into Offshore Wind Hub Read more
UK Maritime Political Update
- (06/11) Digital trainee seafarer assessments for maritime industry’s next generation Read more
Newly added Funding Opportunities – access the full list via MarRI-UK: Maritime Funding Opportunities
- Travel support for UK businesses to attend European events in 2025 & 2026 Find out more and apply
- HMGCC Co-Creation: Novel counter drone and ground station solutions Apply before 4 December 2025
- RAE Engineering Leaders Scholarship Apply before 20 January 2026
- UKRI Local Innovation Partnerships Fund: competed strand Apply before 12 February 2026
Events Highlight
- 19 November 2025 – Smart Shipping Café: Autonomy – Online
- 20 December 2025 – Marine Autonomy and Plymouth Opportunity – Bristol, UK
- 3 December 2025 – Subsea Navigation Expert Session – Aberdeen, UK
- 14 January 2026 – EDI in Energy Research: From Theory into Practice – Birmingham, UK
Publication
- DNV ENERGY TRANSITION OUTLOOK NORTH AMERICA 2025 Download
- Site visit requirements under EU MRV and FuelEU Maritime Read more
Global Maritime News
Offshore Renewable Energy
- (13/11) Spanish firm acquires ‘Europe’s largest’ floating solar plant Read more
- (13/11) Northland Power Flags Potential 2026 Revenue Hit from Slower Hai Long Turbine Commissioning Read more
- (13/11) Eneco picks maintenance partner for 120MW offshore wind farm Read more
- (13/11) Trump administration policies cut US offshore wind pipeline in half Read more
- (12/11) Mooreast Eyes Up to 500 MW Floating Renewables Opportunity in Southeast Asia Read more
- (12/11) Odfjell Oceanwind Granted DNV’s Basic Design Approval for Deepsea Star Floater Read more
- (12/11) Weco secures support to advance scalable wave energy solutions Read more
- (12/11) Milestone for MunmuBaram as Hexicon’s Floating Wind Project Gains Safety Clearance Read more
- (11/11) Bałtyk 2 & 3 Offshore Substations to Sport Palfinger’s Fully Electric Jib Cranes Read more
- (11/11) Germany’s Offshore Wind Industry, Grid Operators Call for Reform of Auction Rules Read more
- (11/11) All Thor Foundations In and Fully Equipped, Wind Turbine Installation Starting in Spring 2026 Read more
- (10/11) Mingyang, BuhaWind Collarabote on 2 GW Offshore Wind Plans in Philippines Read more
- (07/11) All Turbine Foundations In Place at 660 MW Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Project Read more
- (07/11) French companies unite on superconducting cable project for distant offshore wind farms Read more
- (07/11) Preliminary seabed surveys completed at Orlen’s Baltic East site offshore Poland Read more
Nuclear Energy
- (12/11) CORE POWER at WNE 2025: Nuclear Momentum Builds for Industry and Maritime Read more
- (12/11) Nuclear power is making a comeback, says IEA Read more
- (11/11) Regulating Nuclear-Powered Ships on the High Seas Read more
Clean Maritime
- (14/11) Heavyweight shipowners call for decarbonisation pragmatism Read more
- (13/11) France’s Audacia launches €150M fund dedicated to next-gen fuels Read more
- (13/11) Amogy and SHI strike multi-year deal for ammonia-to-power systems manufacturing Read more
- (13/11) Fuel cells: Flexible fossil-free power Read more
- (12/11) Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet to be enriched with 14 methanol dual-fuel units Read more
- (12/11) NYK to issue new round of transition bonds to support its ambitious decarbonization plan Read more
- (11/11) DNV approves Hycamite’s tech for onboard hydrogen production from LNG Read more
- (11/11) Are shipowners asking the right questions of clean technology companies? Read more
- (11/11) EU STIP recognises practical and realistic methane decarbonisation pathway Read more
- (10/11) T&E: EU Shipping emissions climb to record peak despite decarbonization efforts Read more
- (10/11) GreenH making strides in developing green hydrogen projects Read more
- (10/11) New partnership looking into ocean-based carbon capture in commercial shipping Read more
- (10/11) MPA, DNV continue joint push toward a digital, low-carbon maritime future Read more
- (10/11) EST-Floattech to supply battery systems for Arklow Shipping’s general cargo ship pair Read more
- (10/11) Liner shipping slips down the decarbonisation table Read more
- (10/11) JERA Nex BP launches hydrogen bunkering facility for offshore wind vessels Read more
- (07/11) Wattlab to equip world’s largest battery-powered bulker with solar energy system Read more
Ports
- (12/11) Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach commit to ‘bolstered’ zero-emission initiative Read more
- (11/11) Hyundai Motor signs MoU to advance hydrogen port development in Pyeongtaek Read more
- (10/11) TasPorts and H2U Group eye hydrogen and ammonia production in Tasmania Read more
- (10/11) Bio-LNG supply service launched at Musel Energy Hub in Spain Read more
- (10/11) Sino-US port fee truce comes into effect Read more
- (07/11) Port of Newcastle taps HPC to drive Clean Energy Precinct project forward Read more
- (07/11) South Korean and US ports formalize green shipping corridor agreement Read more
Global Shipping & Newbuild
- (14/11) Chinese Owners Dominate Orders at China’s Shipyards Read more
- (14/11) DSIC adds contracts for 30 newbuilds Read more
- (14/11) Hapag-Lloyd targets 22 new ships in fleet renewal drive Read more
- (13/11) Disney Cruise Line’s newest LNG-powered unit officially christened Read more
- (13/11) MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique shake hands on €3.5B deal for new LNG-fueled World Class duo Read more
- (13/11) Marielena Procopiou tanker venture makes first newbuild move Read more
- (13/11) Conbulk breaks into boxship newbuild market Read more
- (12/11) Scorpio Tankers back in VLCC game with Hanwha Ocean deal Read more
- (12/11) Navibulgar steps up with new bulker order at Yangzijiang Read more
- (12/11) MSC’s secondhand fleet frenzy hits 461 ships Read more
- (12/11) Asiatic Lloyd back at Dalian Shipbuilding for boxship pair Read more
- (12/11) Tanker Newbuildings in Demand Read more
- (11/11) MOL’s newest LNG dual-fuel 210,000 dwt bulker christened and delivered Read more
- (11/11) Vafias joins Greek tanker newbuild surge with six-ship order at HD Hyundai yards Read more
- (11/11) India’s revived yard lands $220m Norwegian chemical tanker deal Read more
- (11/11) LNG Shipping on the Rise Read more
- (10/11) RCL books first newbuilds at HD Hyundai Read more
- (07/11) WATCH: NKT Eleonora parts to come together in Tulcea Read more
- (07/11) AET orders LNG dual-fuel Suezmax duo Read more
Smart Maritime
- (12/11) Glander: AI and bunkering Read more
- (07/11) US-South Korean partnership seeks to ‘streamline’ smart vessel technologies Read more
Other news
- (14/11) Mermaid forms offshore services JV in Equatorial Guinea Read more
- (14/11) The gaps in today’s training environment Read more
- (14/11) Ukrainian drones hit Novorossiysk as strikes on Russian Black Sea ports intensify Read more
- (14/11) Why maritime’s diversity conversation must go beyond gender Read more
- (13/11) How to make seafarer training more relevant Read more
- (13/11) CMA CGM takes stake in Eurogate Hamburg terminal Read more
- (12/11) Trump administration plans to open California coast to offshore oil drilling Read more
- (12/11) Seafarers routinely have to falsify work and rest hours Read more
- (12/11) Rhino prolongs Northern Ocean rig’s stay in Namibia Read more
- (12/11) 8th FPSO starts making its way to Petrobras’ largest producing field Read more
- (12/11) Equinor closes stake sale of international portfolio ‘cornerstone’ in Brazil Read more
- (12/11) Middle East tensions preclude carriers’ Suez return Read more
- (12/11) Court of Appeal upholds pay first provision in marine insurance policy Read more
- (11/11) Baker Hughes tech supplier of choice for Alaskan LNG project Read more
- (11/11) Saipem gives out €8.5M contract to compatriot NextGeo for work offshore Libya Read more
- (11/11) Ferry collides with product tanker in Singapore Read more
- (11/11) Houthis signal end to Red Sea attacks as shaky ceasefire holds Read more
- (11/11) Tanker Freight Rates Hit Five-Year High Amid Russian Oil Sanctions Shake-Out Read more
- (10/11) Key Russian Black Sea port comes under repeated attacks Read more
- (10/11) Venture Global’s new LNG deal underscores Europe’s bet on US gas Read more
- (10/11) High profile Seatrade Maritime Round Table marks start of Crew Connect Global Read more
- (10/11) Naval forces foil fresh Somali piracy wave Read more
Maritime Events Archive
- 18-20 November 2025 – Maritime Innovation Week 2025 – Newcastle & London, UK
- 18 November 2025 – Maritime nuclear propulsion – when, where, and how? – Online
- 19 November 2025 – AI x Sustainability: Business Opportunities and Challenges – Plymouth, UK
- 19 November 2025 – DNV webinar: Key safety considerations for CO₂ handling facilities – Online
- 19 November 2025 – Ignite Labs: Industrial Decarbonisation – Closing Event & Innovation Capability Pitch – Grangemouth – Grangemouth, UK
- 19 November 2025 – Showcasing Space Applications for Maritime Decarbonisation – Noordwijk, Netherlands
- 19 November 2025 – Opportunities and challenges in science, technology & innovation – Liverpool, UK
- 20 November 2025 – Annual Current Trends in Shipping Review 2025 – Understanding and adapting to current and future changes – London, UK
- 24-26 November 2025 – British-Norwegian Defence Industry Seminar 2025 – Oslo, Norway
- 24 November 2025 – Policy Fellowships Showcase: From challenge to impact – London, UK
- 25 November 2025 – Enabling Clean Growth for UK Industries Webinar Series — Webinar 1: Overview of UK industrial landscape – Online
- 25 November 2025 – Doppler Dynamics – Aberdeen 2025 – Aberdeen, UK
- 25-26 November 2025 – Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 26 November 2025 – MarRI-UK: UK Maritime Research and Technology Roadmap Workshops – Glasgow, UK
- 27 November 2025 – Maritime UK South West: Immersive Tech Event – Plymouth, UK
- 27 November 2025 – Underwater Robotics Conference 2025 – Aberdeen, UK
- 27 November 2025 – SMI Annual Dinner 2025 – London, UK
- 1 December 2025 – Net Zero and Climate Change: Getting Started as Individuals and Enterprises – Online
- 2-5 December 2025 – Marintec China 2025 – Shanghai, China
- 3-5 December 2025 – International WorkBoat Show 2025 – Louisiana, US
- 3-5 December 2025 – IMHFS | International Maritime Human Factors Symposium – Glasgow, UK
- 4 December 2025 –Future Fuels Safety Event – Cumbria, UK
- 5 December 2025 – MarRI-UK: UK Maritime Research and Technology Roadmap Workshops – Online
- 20-21 January 2026 – Switzerland Defence Trade Mission 2026 – Berne, Switzerland
- 27 January 2025 –Skills Bootcamp: Future Climate Leaders – Online
- 3 February 2026 – Enabling Clean Growth for UK Industries Webinar Series — Webinar 2: Enabling fuel-switching projects – Online
- 4 February 2025 – New Nuclear for Maritime: A new era for the United States – Washington, UK
- 16-18 February 2026 – 2026 SMI Annual Conference – Glasgow, UK
- 3 March 2026 – Enabling Clean Growth for UK Industries Webinar Series — Webinar 3: Enabling grid connectivity and carbon capture – Online
- 10-12 March 2026 – Security and Policing 2026 – the Official UK Government Global Security Event – Farnborough, UK
- 10-12 March 2026 – Oceanology International – London, UK
- 18-19 March 2026 – Connected Places Summit 2026 – Online & London, UK
- 25-27 March 2026 – Asia Pacific Maritime 2026 – Singapore
- 31 March – 1 April 2026 – Ocean Connect Asia 2026 – Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
- 18-21 May 2026 – TRA2026 ReGeneration in transport – Budapest, Hungary
- 19-21 May 2026 – NAVALIA 2026 International Shipbuilding Exhibition – Vigo, Spain
- 31 May – 5 June 2026 – ISOPE-2026 – Orlando, USA
- 1-6 June 2026 – POSIDONIA 2026 – Athens, Greece
- 7-12 June 2026 – OMAE 2026 – Tokyo, Japan
- 13-17 September 2027 – London International Shipping Week – London, UK
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