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Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup!

Last week, UK maritime innovation continued to gather momentum, with Scotland backing plans for a floating offshore wind foundation manufacturing facility at Ardersier and the keel laid for the first Fleet Solid Support ship at Appledore. Digitalisation and decarbonisation also featured strongly, with 90POE’s OpenOcean STUDIO gaining independent certification across major maritime emissions frameworks. Globally, progress continued on the IMO Net-Zero Framework, while offshore wind developments across Europe and Asia highlighted growing investment in renewable energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, advances in maritime nuclear energy, smart shipping and next-generation naval vessels continued to shape the sector.

Highlight

  • The UK ETS Authority has today launched a 4-week targeted technical consultation on two proposed changes to the free allocation rules for hydrogen production. Submit before 2 October 2026
  • Applications are now open for MAChallenge 2027 Apply before 2 November 2026
  • IMO carbon price heads for December showdown Read more
  • Shipping: The EU ETS and the Energy Complex Read more
  • Panama Canal water squeeze reshapes port flows Read more
  • MUKSW to officially launch Women in Maritime Network Read more
  • Powerful together: Marty Neese and Andrew Cunningham on the next chapter for Ballard and GeoPura Read more

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (09/09) MarRI-UK Soft-Launches the UK Maritime Technology Roadmap Read more
  • (08/09) Trust, Resilience and Cyber Security: Why SMI Chose Cyber Essentials Plus Read more
  • (07/09) Babcock LGE secures four-vessel project with Samsung Heavy Industries Read more
  • (01/09) AI tool detects unusual satellite behaviour to improve space safety Read more
  • (01/09) Should the UK government allow more North Sea drilling for oil and gas? Read more

UK Maritime

  • (10/09) Scotland Finances Plans to Produce Floating Offshore Wind Foundations at Port of Ardersier Read more
  • (09/09) UK to provide Ukraine with winter air defence package Read more
  • (09/09) 90POE’s OpenOcean STUDIO independently certified across major maritime emissions frameworks by Normec Verifavia Read more
    (09/09) Babcock awarded electro-mechanical training contract extension Read more
  • (09/09) Digital innovation to accelerate vehicle testing at QinetiQ site Read more
  • (08/09) Chess Expands Vision4ce CHARM Portfolio with Low SWaP CHARM50 Read more
  • (08/09) Keel Laid for First Fleet Solid Support Ship as Assembly Begins at Appledore Read more
  • (08/09) UK changes gun plan for new FSS ships Read more
  • (08/09) Rolls-Royce SMR, ABB agree to collaborate Read more
  • (08/09) Scotland backs BW Ideol’s Ardersier floater factory Read more
  • (07/09) Scottish firm strengthens VLGC foothold with four-vessel Korean shipbuilding deal Read more
  • (03/09) Maritime heroes honoured for inspiring the next generation of seafarers and supporting communities at sea Read more

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

Events Highlight

Publication

  • Subsea & Marine solution overview Download
  • LR Class News 15/2026: Product safety notice for Nishi-F FF-65 freefall lifeboat models Download
  • New DNV white paper: How gas bunker vessels are facilitating the transition to alternative fuels Download

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (11/09) Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Financial Close Read more
  • (11/09) Sumitomo joins Albatross to commercialise floating axis wind turbines Read more
  • (11/09) Half of Turbines at Dieppe–Le Tréport Offshore Wind Farm In Place Read more
  • (11/09) Gondan Launches Østensjø Rederi’s Ocean Energy Support Vessel Read more
  • (10/09) New Boskalis Rock Installation Vessel Starts Work Offshore Poland Read more
  • (10/09) Ocean Winds Starts Tenure at Świnoujście Offshore Terminal in Poland Read more
  • (09/09) Ningbo clears $223m offshore wind port development Read more
  • (09/09) Formosa 6 Offshore Wind Farm and Star Trade Enter Corporate Power Purchase Agreement Read more
  • (09/09) North Sea wind costs could fall 28% by 2050 under high-volume buildout Read more
  • (08/09) TetraSpar Floater Completes Five-Year Testing Campaign Offshore Norway Read more
  • (08/09) Pacifico steps up Korea offshore wind push with $1bn filing Read more
  • (07/09) Massachusetts Invests USD 4.2 Million to Boost Offshore Wind Workforce and Research Read more
  • (07/09) Grid-connected wave energy test facility opens in US Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (12/09) Fresh momentum for Net-Zero Framework gains Read more
  • (11/09) The IMO GHG working group – a BIMCO account Read more
  • (07/09) Infrastructure, regulation, financing and collaboration required Read more
  • (07/09) Netherlands becomes home to ‘Europe’s largest’ carbon capture facility Read more
  • (07/09) IMO makes steady progress on the Net Zero Framework, with large majority continuing to back GHG pricing and centralised fund to support shipping’s transition Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (11/09) Tips from China’s 56-month nuclear construction schedule Read more
  • (11/09) Podcast: World Nuclear Outlook Report’s key findings Read more
  • (11/09) From Technology to Deployment: What Maritime Nuclear Needs Next Read more
  • (10/09) Africa must be part of global nuclear renaissance, says Togolese leader Read more
  • (10/09) Norman Foster says nuclear is key for ‘Electrical Revolution’ Read more
  • (10/09) US maritime nuclear push gathers pace Read more
  • (09/09) Summit hears of surging interest in investing in nuclear projects Read more
  • (09/09) Google signs up for electricity from Finnish nuclear power plant Read more
  • (08/09) US maritime nuclear energy company raises USD50 million Read more
  • (08/09) Guide aims to ‘unlock mainstream finance’ for nuclear Read more
  • (07/09) Fresh record set for nuclear generation in 2025 Read more
  • (07/09) Argentina aims for 2027 launch of RA-10 multipurpose reactor Read more

Ports

  • (12/09) How port call activity can reveal a changing trade route Read more
  • (11/09) What port calls reveal about the LNG fleet Read more
  • (10/09) Manila South Harbour advances terminal expansion Read more
  • (09/09) Kazakhstan advances $1bn Caspian port hub Read more
  • (09/09) Genoa pushes ahead with megaship access expansion Read more
  • (09/09) Valencia north terminal survives environmental court challenge Read more
  • (09/09) 27,500 teu ships coming to a port near you soon? Read more
  • (08/09) Dali inquiry warns US ports are struggling to keep pace Read more
  • (08/09) Indefinite strike hits Montevideo container terminal Read more
  • (08/09) India completes $2.19bn freight link to JNPA Read more
  • (08/09) Murmansk completes first China-Arctic roundtrip cargo experiment Read more
  • (08/09) Antwerp backs ten projects to take freight off roads Read more
  • (07/09) Russia opens giant new Arctic oil export terminal Read more
  • (07/09) Port Louis advances $58m-plus terminal upgrade Read more
  • (07/09) South Korea confirms sweeping port authority merger Read more
  • (05/09) $1.46bn Rio Grande port corridor moves forward Read more

Navy

  • (11/09) Bangladesh Coast Guard taps MAURIC for five patrol vessels Read more
  • (11/09) Keel laid for US Navy’s newest destroyer USS John E. Kilmer Read more
  • (11/09) US Navy’s USV hit in Strait of Hormuz, Iran reports Read more
  • (11/09) French Navy receives two Falcon 2000LXS Albatros aircraft Read more
  • (10/09) Spanish Navy orders MBDA’s SIMBAD RC anti-missile systems Read more
  • (10/09) Babcock extends Seaspan’s support for Canada’s Victoria-class subs Read more
  • (10/09) L3Harris to deliver VAMPIRE counter-unmanned systems to US Navy Read more
  • (10/09) US denies Iranian claims of strikes on two navy destroyers Read more
  • (10/09) Iran captured a Dive-LD: what the US Navy underwater drone was built to do Read more
  • (09/09) Two Italian Navy FREMM frigates set for transfer to Greece Read more
  • (09/09) HII’s ROMULUS 151 USV marks construction milestone Read more
  • (09/09) Finland places order for 18 Marine Alutech’s Watercat M12 vessels Read more
  • (09/09) Hanwha Ocean picked as preferred bidder for Thailand’s next-gen frigate project Read more
  • (08/09) Mitsubishi Shipbuilding starts work on PCG’s MRRVs Read more
  • (08/09) DNV, Fassmer link up on autonomous naval vessels Read more
  • (08/09) German Navy fires IAI’s LORA ballistic missile Read more
  • (08/09) Australia invests $129M in Anzac-class frigate sustainment Read more
  • (07/09) Iran targets two US Navy warships with ballistic missiles Read more
  • (07/09) Azerbaijan tests new navy drones Read more
  • (04/09) US Navy tests robotic system to refuel USVs at sea Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (11/09) Spanish shipyard launches its largest-ever vessel, built for Østensjø Rederi Read more
  • (10/09) Naming ceremony held for new LNG carrier built by Samsung Heavy Industries Read more
  • (10/09) Enra pursues new FSO project with China Offshore Read more
  • (10/09) New US shipyard revives historic Kaiser site Read more
  • (10/09) Ernst Russ doubles down on tankers with Cargill-backed pair Read more
  • (09/09) ABS certifies FPSO design for South American and West African deep waters Read more
  • (09/09) Nobu Su returns with radical hull rethink Read more
  • (09/09) H-Line goes back to New Times for newcastlemax duo Read more
  • (09/09) Schoeller doubles down at Chengxi with $180m MR quartet Read more
  • (09/09) Enter the gigamax: Alphaliner makes the case for 27,500 teu ships Read more
  • (09/09) Port congestion in Asia pushes carriers back to Suez as peak season splits across trade corridors Read more
  • (09/09) Shipowners Investing in More Vessels Read more
  • (08/09) HD Hyundai-built medium gas carriers to sport Nord Gas Solutions’ systems Read more
  • (07/09) Madrid tweaks shipbuilding support rules amid yard revival Read more
  • (07/09) Tokyo puts $1.36bn behind first shipyard revival projects Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (11/09) The common language shipping still lacks Read more
  • (09/09) US lines up $15m for Colombo port digital upgrade Read more
  • (09/09) Viasat Commercial: How the digitally mature ship of 2030 will operate Read more
  • (07/09) Petronas on AI-powered quest to streamline Malaysia’s upstream investment playbook Read more
  • (07/09) AI and shipping over the next five years Read more

Other news

  • (11/09) 25 dead in bulker blaze at Chinese shipyard Read more
  • (11/09) Houthis advance towards Bab al-Mandab with capture of Mokha Read more
  • (11/09) Black Sea drifting drone threat surges 208% in six months Read more
  • (11/09) How 9/11 redrew the map of global trade Read more
  • (10/09) Angola draws majors into new offshore exploration push Read more
  • (10/09) Alam Maritim head faces fraud charges tied to vessel rates Read more
  • (10/09) CMA CGM says it met obligations in $186m Samsung dispute Read more
  • (10/09) Maritime tech enters its roll-up era Read more
  • (10/09) Hormuz attacks reach wartime high Read more
  • (10/09) Capasize in focus – C3 at a multi-year high as ordering accelerates Read more
  • (10/09) Ship Recycling Market Going From Strength to Strength Read more
  • (09/09) Hormuz tanker war spirals Read more
  • (09/09) LNG Carriers-Excessive Boil Off Gas (BOG) Exposure During Congestion, Drifting and Standby Read more
  • (08/09) Multi-client survey starts offshore Brazil’s Amapá following recent discovery Read more
  • (08/09) QatarEnergy tests Hormuz with first open LNG transit in six weeks Read more
  • (08/09) Shipping powers warn global maritime rulebook is breaking down Read more
  • (07/09) Boost for Europe’s energy diversification and cross-border gas flows as Western Balkans plug into Vertical Corridor Read more
  • (07/09) NKT inaugurates expanded power cable factory in Denmark Read more
  • (07/09) Iran threatens wider Hormuz exclusion zone after tanker strikes Read more
  • (07/09) Vostok Oil starts flowing from new Arctic terminal Read more
  • (07/09) Russian military-linked roro targeted near Crete Read more
  • (07/09) Tankers: Export Flows Could Increase from West to East Read more

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