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Xue Xu

Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup!

This week’s maritime landscape is shaped by escalating tensions in the Middle East, with conflict involving Iran and disruption around the Strait of Hormuz sending shockwaves through global shipping and energy markets. Thousands of vessels have been affected, freight rates have surged and oil and LNG supply chains face renewed uncertainty, highlighting the vulnerability of key maritime trade routes. Amid these pressures, the UK is also advancing maritime decarbonisation, announcing £271 million in funding to accelerate clean shipping technologies and support innovation and coastal communities.

This week’s highlight

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (06/03) Babcock launches joint skills MoU with Fife and Forth Valley colleges to boost Scotland’s Defence workforce Read more
  • (06/03) Strengthening national cyber resilience: what QinetiQ’s NCSC accreditation means for the UK Read more
  • (05/03) LR warns fatigue, inconsistent leadership and reluctance to speak are driving yacht safety risk Read more
  • (05/03) IWD2026: SMIFutures, collaboration and shaping the maritime industries of the future Read more
  • (04/03) BMT secures place on UK Government’s Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 Framework Read more
  • (04/03) Entries are now open for the QinetiQ Industry Powerboat Challenge 2026 Read more
  • (05/03) Research aims to bring MSRs closer to commercialisation Read more
  • (03/03) Babcock’s Festival of Engineering fires up Bristol’s young innovators Read more
  • (02/03) Delivering mission success and survivability for dismounted soldiers Read more
  • (02/03) Entries are now open for the QinetiQ Schools’ Powerboat Challenge 2026 Read more

UK Maritime

  • (05/03) UK signals readiness for oil & gas tax shift with £50 billion energy investment in play Read more
  • (05/03) UK’s carbon storage drive advances with go-ahead for North Sea appraisal well Read more
  • (05/03) Respect the Range access rules strengthen UK Defence Read more
  • (05/03) Corinth Pipeworks to buy 100-year-old LSAW pipes facility in UK Read more
  • (05/03) NKT secures largest-ever order for UK interconnector Read more
  • (04/03) UK sends destroyer known for ‘historic’ supersonic missile shoot-down to Eastern Med Read more
  • (04/03) Kahootz expands into Japan to enhance cybersecurity Read more
  • (04/03) Four more UK-made ROVs to join DOF’s fleet Read more
  • (04/03) Aventus Energy Nets Inch Cape Contract Read more
  • (04/03) Zodiac Maritime stacks tanker orderbook Read more
  • (04/03) London marine insurers extend Middle East war risk zones Read more
  • (03/03) ACUA Ocean launches FleetMind to manage engineering and scale of larger autonomous vessels Read more
  • (03/03) Ferguson Marine Secures Four-Vessel Direct Award Read more
  • (03/03) Ocean Winds Enters Lease Agreement with Crown Estate for 1.5 GW Celtic Sea Floating Wind Project Read more
  • (03/03) First Turbine Up at Dogger Bank B Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (03/03) Former UK Trade Commissioner takes newly created Deputy CEO role at JDR Read more
  • (03/03) Fisher German lands Wylfa advisory contract Read more
  • (03/03) Wind Turbine Installation to Start at 1.4 GW East Anglia Three Read more
  • (03/03) Union Maritime bulks up with first newcastlemax newbuilds Read more
  • (03/03) Zurich buys rival insurer Beazley Read more
  • (02/03) Dajin’s New Deck Carrier Transporting Hornsea 3 Monopiles from China to UK Read more
  • (02/03) OEG’s New Crew Transfer Vessel Ready for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (27/02) NatPower raises alarm on UK shore power policy Read more

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

Events Highlight

Publication

  • South Wales and South West England Hydrogen Economy Report Download
  • How to de‑risk ship retrofits: design, execution. and verification Read more
  • How leading container ports deliver resilience and future growth Read more

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (05/03) Palfinger Wins Contract to Supply Cranes for Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (05/03) German–Norwegian Offshore Wind Working Group Formed Read more
  • (04/03) Japan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Enters Commercial Operation Read more
  • (04/03) First Turbine Installed at 1.1 GW Thor Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (04/03) SolarDuck: Advisory board to help integrate floating solar tech within CCS and offshore energy sectors Read more
  • (02/03) Sherwin-Williams Coating Protecting German Offshore Wind Farm’s Monopiles Read more
  • (02/03) Dutch duo inks inter-array cable deal for German offshore wind farm Read more
  • (02/03) Philippines open to bids for 3.3GW offshore wind tender Read more
  • (27/02) Polish Energy Regulator Issues ‘Concession Promise’ to PGE, Ørsted for 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (27/02) Thialf to Soon Mobilise for Offshore Wind Work in Poland, Undergoing First Phase of Lifetime Extension in Netherlands Read more
  • (27/02) Dajin Contracts Polish State-Owned Shipyard to Equip Nordseecluster B Foundations Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (05/03) Japan-New Zealand hydrogen corridor launched Read more
  • (03/03) Everllence and Brazil’s Vale sign cooperation agreement for ethanol as marine fuel Read more
  • (02/03) NorthStandard white paper advises on biofuel adoption Read more
  • (02/03) CMA CGM christens its newest methanol-powered ship Read more
  • (02/03) With new MoU, Kongsberg Maritime commits to decarbonization efforts in Indonesia Read more
  • (02/03) Shipping company secures fixed-rate e-methanol supply ahead of EU climate regulations Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (05/03) The Chukotka icebreaker’s emergency diesel generators tested Read more
  • (05/03) EC needs strategy in efforts to improve global nuclear safety, say auditors Read more
  • (02/03) Cameco and India sign new uranium supply agreement Read more
  • (02/03) IAEA: Nuclear diplomacy is hard, but never impossible Read more

Ports

Navy

  • (05/03) Iran claims USS Abraham Lincoln struck by drones in Sea of Oman Read more
  • (05/03) India orders six helicopters for coast guard, VL-Shtil missiles for navy Read more
  • (05/03) Marsun partners with eight shipyards on Thai Navy’s future frigate program Read more
  • (04/03) HII lays keel for US Navy’s LPD USS Philadelphia Read more
  • (03/03) Dutch Navy welcomes first mine countermeasure vessel under rMCM program Read more
  • (03/03) TKMS inks two deals to support Canadian Patrol Submarine Project Read more
  • (03/03) US Coast Guard takes delivery of 62nd fast response cutter Read more
  • (03/03) Austal delivers tenth evolved Cape-class patrol boat to Australia Read more
  • (02/03) Keel laid for Italian Navy’s first U212NFS submarine Read more
  • (02/03) Austal USA floats out US Navy’s final EPF USNS Lansing Read more
  • (27/02) New industrial cooperation to support US Navy’s operations in Japan Read more
  • (27/02) German Navy orders four training boats from Fassmer Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (06/03) South Korean owners turn to Chinese yard for new boxship tonnage Read more
  • (06/03) How this year will define the future of shipping technology Read more
  • (05/03) Asso.subsea Orders Second Next-Gen Trenching Support Vessel from China Merchants Read more
  • (05/03) BW LNG’s second vessel kicks off its gig with Norwegian energy giant Read more
  • (05/03) Nanjing Tanker orders trio of chemical carriers Read more
  • (05/03) NYK and JMU ink tanker build with first-of-its-kind actual-sea performance guarantee to cut fuel use Read more
  • (04/03) Japanese long-distance cable-laying vessel receives general design approval Read more
  • (04/03) United European Car Carriers lifts newbuild tally to four Read more
  • (04/03) Suisse-Atlantique books ultramax newbuild series in China Read more
  • (03/03) Millions committed to bring Southeast Asian gas field to life Read more
  • (03/03) Leask Marine takes delivery of purpose-built Multi Cat vessel from Damen Read more
  • (03/03) MISC returns to Hudong-Zhonghua for up to four LNG carriers Read more
  • (03/03) Dry Bulk Ships in High Demand Read more
  • (03/03) Asso.subsea lines up another newbuild at China Merchants shipyard Read more
  • (03/03) Performance Shipping orders suezmax pair in China Read more
  • (03/03) BAL parent LC Logistics books $236m boxship duo Read more
  • (02/03) Hengli Heavy Industry inks contract for VLAC newbuild pair Read more
  • (02/03) KMTC tied to six HD Hyundai boxships Read more
  • (02/03) EPS boosts VLCC series with two more Hengli newbuilds Read more
  • (28/02) Panamax Freight view – Indonesia Thermal Coal to India Read more
  • (27/02) Hengli Heavy Industry bags three more VLCCs Read more
  • (27/02) Yangzijiang Shipbuilding achieves a record performance in 2025 Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (05/03) Oceaneering’s new electric ROV capable of continuous 30-day subsea ops Read more
  • (03/03) AI expertise transfer platform aims to solve the shipping talent crisis Read more
  • (27/02) Fully certified Reach Remote USV to inspect Gassco’s subsea pipelines Read more

Other news

  • (06/03) US grants 30‑day waiver to let Russian crude already at sea be delivered to India Read more
  • (06/03) VLCC day rates rocket above half‑million dollars Read more
  • (06/03) Trump administration targets rollback of offshore decom rule Read more
  • (06/03) Marine insurers claim war cover available for Strait of Hormuz Read more
  • (06/03) Tankers: Geopolitical Stress Moving Prices and Rates Higher Read more
  • (06/03) Iran-USA/Israel Conflict Impact on Bulk Read more
  • (06/03) Middle East Conflict: Shipping Activity Very Limited, Rates on the Rise Read more
  • (05/03) Strait of Hormuz crisis impacts 4% of global dry bulk trade Read more
  • (05/03) 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf: IMO Secretary-General Read more
  • (05/03) Sanctioned Russian LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz sinks in the Med Read more
  • (05/03) Middle East oil supply disruption spurs Thailand to zero in on domestic production Read more
  • (05/03) US says 20+ Iranian vessels sunk, releases images of corvette strike Read more
  • (05/03) Oil spills, 20,000 stranded seafarers, and a widening conflict Read more
  • (05/03) Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz – 20% of global LNG supply at risk Read more
  • (05/03) Shipping’s fortunes in the Year of the Fire Horse Read more
  • (04/03) Subsea7 CEO John Evans to step down Read more
  • (04/03) Protecting ships and seafarers amid Middle East conflict Read more
  • (04/03) Suspected kamikaze drone sets sanctioned Russian LNG carrier ablaze Read more
  • (03/03) North Sea becomes richer for another oil discovery Read more
  • (03/03) Probe into North Sea rig incident ends Read more
  • (03/03) QatarEnergy turns off LNG and downstream production taps Read more
  • (03/03) 3,200 ships caught up in Hormuz paralysis Read more
  • (03/03) Global energy crisis looms as Arabian Gulf exports halted Read more
  • (03/03) Iran threatens to burn ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz Read more
  • (02/03) Hormuz shutdown ramifications: Oil price hike to hit $100 as Asia-Europe LNG battle looms Read more
  • (02/03) Shipping lines reroute from Red Sea avoiding Houthi threat Read more
  • (02/03) Seafarer killed as three tankers hit in Middle East Read more
  • (02/03) Iran attacks send shipping into chaos Read more
  • (02/03) VLCC second-hand prices at decade highs Read more

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