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Xue Xu

Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup!

This week’s maritime developments highlight accelerating work on the world’s first artificial energy island, signalling major advances in offshore grid integration and energy security. Ammonia propulsion technology moves closer to deployment in deep-sea shipping, reinforcing decarbonisation efforts amid tightening emissions regulation. Global shipping markets face capacity volatility, blank sailings and shifting trade routes against a backdrop of geopolitical tension and sanctions. In naval and defence sectors, AI-enabled welding supports next-generation shipbuilding, while the US Navy advances fleet expansion, countermeasure systems and strategic deployments.

This week’s highlight

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (19/02) Lloyd’s Register Verifies GT Wings’ Performance Assessment Methodology for AirWing™ Jet Sail Read more
  • (19/02) BAE Systems and SURVICE Engineering to collaborate on uncrewed air systems Read more
  • (18/02) Q40: Defence’s new weapon in the battle for assured positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) Read more
  • (18/02) Babcock leads the way for defence companies on premature baby leave Read more
  • (18/02) BAE 2025 full year results Read more
  • (18/02) BAE Systems reports on progress of UK’s Type 26 frigate program Read more
  • (17/02) Babcock’s LGE business celebrates 150th order of ecoSMRT® LNG Reliquefaction System Read more
  • (17/02) UK pioneers 3D printing of aircraft parts using recycled titanium Read more
  • (17/02) Ten Strathclyde projects shortlisted in 2026 Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards Read more
  • (13/02) Babcock secures new pilot training contract with the French Armed Forces Commissariat Service Read more

UK Maritime

  • (19/02) UK to sell two Wave-class fast fleet tankers to private company Read more
  • (19/02) First of 7 transformers delivered for first UK-Germany energy link Read more
  • (19/02) Reach Subsea about to begin six-month survey campaign for second Shetland HVDC link Read more
  • (19/02) Two Thirds of Sofia Wind Turbines Installed Read more
  • (19/02) ‘World’s most powerful’ subsea trencher in Port of Blyth for fit-out and commissioning Read more
  • (19/02) Robosys Expands OEM Propulsion Control with New Sleipner Thruster Integration Read more
  • (18/02) Inter-array cable installation underway at 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm Read more
  • (18/02) Revised pension proposal halts planned strike by 400 Billfinger offshore workers Read more
  • (18/02) CLdN takes over Samskip’s UK and Ireland business Read more
  • (17/02) Briggs Marine Confirmed as Framework Partner for SSEN Distribution’s Multi‑Year Subsea Programme Read more
  • (17/02) Five companies lined up for Scotland’s €1B subsea electricity network upgrade Read more
  • (16/02) Russian naval activity near UK waters climbs 30% in two years, UK MOD says Read more
  • (16/02) Eco Wave Power enters deal for potential financing of global wave energy projects Read more
  • (13/02) Farm-out of African oil & gas block awaits regulatory clearance Read more
  • (13/02) Scottish Businesses Invited to Apply for Offshore Wind Supply Chain Support Programme Read more
  • (13/02) Long-Standing Customer Taps Tekmar for Cable Protection Under EUR 4.7 Million Contract Read more

Newly added Funding Opportunities – access the full list via MarRI-UK: Maritime Funding Opportunities

Events Highlight

Publication

  • FOBAS Fuel Insight: Fuel quality reports Download
  • Ensuring Safe and Efficient Marine Pilot Transfers by Helicopter Read more
  • PPE: planning for France’s decarbonisation Find out more

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (19/02) EEW, CS Wind Roll Out First Monopiles, Transition Pieces for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 Read more
  • (19/02) South African port confirmed as ‘suitable’ for wave energy project Read more
  • (18/02) McDermott Starts Work on Second 2 GW Offshore Platform for TenneT Read more
  • (18/02) All Monopiles In at 1.2 GW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (18/02) Offshore construction on Polish Bałtyk 2 & 3 wind farms starts with subsea rock installation Read more
  • (18/02) Testing aimed at improving megawatt-scale tidal energy device wraps up in Ireland Read more
  • (17/02) New EU-Backed Project Aims to Establish Offshore Test Sites for Floating Wind Turbines of Up to 25 MW Read more
  • (16/02) Elia Seeks Contractor to Build Onshore Infrastructure on World’s First Artificial Energy Island Read more
  • (16/02) Deck carrier capable of transporting XXL offshore energy components goes on maiden voyage Read more
  • (16/02) New York pulls plug on offshore wind round amid confidence crisis Read more
  • (13/02) Irish Company Receives DNV Prototype Certificate for Floating Wind Mooring Tech Read more
  • (13/02) France plans 250 MW tidal energy rollout by 2030 in new energy strategy Read more
  • (13/02) French Gov’t Tweaks 2035 Offshore Wind Target, Adds Two More Years to Reach 18 GW Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (20/02) An overview of BIMCO’s Emissions Trading Scheme Clause for Memoranda of Agreement 2025 Read more
  • (19/02) Crew change travel carries a carbon cost that shipping can no longer ignore Read more
  • (18/02) ZEPA launches battery-electric container handling standards, load tool Read more
  • (18/02) IMO ‘rolls with the punches’ to achieve NZF target Read more
  • (18/02) Energy transition underpins dry bulk sector Read more
  • (18/02) IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR13) Read more
  • (18/02) Five Chinese gas carrier and FSRU vessel projects receive Bureau Veritas’ blessing Read more
  • (17/02) Japan to get factory for marine hydrogen engines in 2029 Read more
  • (17/02) Wärtsilä, Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy working together on maritime industry’s sustainability Read more
  • (17/02) Drydocks World joins emissions reduction group Read more
  • (16/02) Ammonia technology moves closer to powering deep-sea shipping Read more
  • (13/02) China-built methanol dual-fuel container vessel ready for charter with Maersk Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (19/02) US seeks to boost nuclear energy ties in Slovakia, Hungary Read more
  • (19/02) Croatia aims for 30% nuclear energy by 2040 Read more
  • (19/02) Russian regulator issues operating licence for second Zaporizhzhia unit Read more
  • (18/02) US microreactor transported by air Read more
  • (18/02) Blue Capsule begins building sodium test loop Read more
  • (17/02) Floating nuclear gains momentum at IPF 2026 Read more
  • (17/02) Cameco, Kazatomprom release 2025 production figures Read more
  • (17/02) AP1000 training centre opened in Madrid ahead of European fleet Read more
  • (16/02) Defuelling of German plant completed Read more

Ports

  • (19/02) Damietta Alliance Container Terminals begins operations in Egypt Read more
  • (19/02) Box growth drives Hamburg throughput increase Read more
  • (19/02) APM Terminals buys into DP World’s Jeddah terminal Read more
  • (18/02) AD Ports joins Cameroon’s Douala new dry bulk terminal concession Read more
  • (18/02) Worley gets technical advisor role for New Zealand’s LNG import terminal Read more
  • (17/02) ICS opposes proposed US port fees on foreign-built vessels Read more
  • (16/02) Trump’s Maritime Action Plan revives threat of port fees Read more
  • (13/02) Expansion lifts AD Ports box volumes 23% in 2025 Read more
  • (13/02) OPG and Port Hope to collaborate on 10 GW new nuclear plan Read more
  • (13/02) MSC’s TIL acquires terminal in Peru Read more

Navy

  • (19/02) Anschütz delivers INBS for Brazilian Navy’s first Tamandaré-class frigate Read more
  • (19/02) TKMS opens new facility for underwater submarine components in Israel Read more
  • (19/02) US Navy accepts delivery of sixth berthing barge Read more
  • (18/02) US Navy tasks Ultra Maritime to develop next-gen acoustic countermeasure system Read more
  • (18/02) Rheinmetall to supply eight Seasnake 30 weapon systems for Swedish Navy’s boats Read more
  • (18/02) Polish Navy’s Lublin-class minelayer-landing ship to undergo major overhaul Read more
  • (17/02) US Navy: Destroyer CO fired during pre-deployment training mission Read more
  • (17/02) US Navy: Keel laid for John Lewis-class oiler USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg Read more
  • (17/02) Indian Navy launches first cadet training ship Read more
  • (16/02) Hellenic Navy to buy Schiebel’s UAS for its FDI HN frigates Read more
  • (16/02) Leonardo to provide four C-27J MPAs for Saudi Arabia Read more
  • (16/02) Australia commits $3.9 billion down payment for Osborne submarine construction yard Read more
  • (16/02) Irving Shipbuilding awards metals supply contract for Canada’s new River-class destroyers Read more
  • (16/02) US Coast Guard commissions sixth Arctic District fast response cutter Read more
  • (13/02) TKMS and Magellan ink torpedo support agreement for Canada’s submarine program Read more
  • (13/02) Largest aircraft carrier in the world heads to Middle East Read more
  • (13/02) Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate transits South China Sea Read more
  • (13/02) Canada’s River-class destroyer training to start before ships join fleet Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (19/02) CMA CGM finalizes 6-unit-strong LNG vessel order, launches R&D hub in India Read more
  • (19/02) Six LNG vessels to sport GTT’s tank design Read more
  • (19/02) Finnish roro player Godby books up to four newbuilds in China Read more
  • (19/02) Sinokor now controls one in four compliant VLCCs Read more
  • (18/02) Ship Owners Invest in More Tanker Newbuildings Read more
  • (18/02) The LR supply wave: can freight stay on its feet? Read more
  • (18/02) Pantheon Tankers joins Greek VLCC rush in China Read more
  • (17/02) Blank sailing jump 122% in February – will there be enough capacity for shippers? Read more
  • (17/02) China’s Steel Exports Will Drive Supramax Demand Read more
  • (17/02) BigLift orders heavylift ship in Dalian Read more
  • (16/02) Market Views: Shipping and the future world trade map Read more
  • (16/02) Container shipping scheduling collapses in 2025 Read more
  • (13/02) JSW returns to Wuhu Shipyard for more bulkers Read more
  • (13/02)  WATCH: Island Offshore’s hybrid ocean energy construction vessel launches in Romania Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (18/02) HII signs deal with Path Robotics on AI welding for manned and unmanned shipbuilding Read more
  • (13/02) Nuclear central in France’s latest energy strategy Read more

Other news

  • (20/02) US sets August date for third Gulf of Mexico lease sale Read more
  • (20/02) What the Spanish Armada still teaches us about leadership Read more
  • (20/02) IMO counts 529 vessels flying false flags Read more
  • (20/02) New Zealand unleashes its largest sanctions package aimed at Russian-linked shipping Read more
  • (20/02) China Sources Wheat from Argentina Read more
  • (19/02) Top 5 Takeaways from America’s Maritime Action Plan Read more
  • (19/02) Ship Recycling Markets Faced with Supply Constraints Read more
  • (18/02) Two dead in fire on bulk carrier Mandy Read more
  • (18/02) High-tech ‘wall of steel’ to guard US oil & gas and shipping operations Read more
  • (18/02) ZIM workers escalate strike action over Hapag-Lloyd takeover Read more
  • (18/02) Landlocked Zimbabwe flags fraud to IMO after tanker’s bogus registry link Read more
  • (17/02) Offshore Wind CSOV Boosts Singaporean Company’s Revenue Read more
  • (17/02) Madagascar exposes fraudulent flag scam Read more
  • (17/02) Beijing Convention on judicial sale of ships enters into force Read more
  • (16/02) Hapag-Lloyd acquires Zim Read more
  • (16/02) US seizes another VLCC fleeing from Venezuela Read more
  • (14/02) Dirty & Clean Routes: This Week’s Congestion Moves Read more
  • (14/02) Shift in maritime lending power Read more
  • (13/02) Maersk Suez transit strategy confusion deepens Read more

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