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Last week, the maritime sector saw continued momentum across defence, decarbonisation, digitalisation and offshore energy. UK developments included advances in AI-enabled defence capabilities, uncrewed systems and maritime emissions monitoring, alongside new vessel designs supporting cleaner shipping. Internationally, offshore wind, alternative fuels, carbon capture, nuclear energy and autonomous technologies continued to progress, while global shipping faced evolving geopolitical and market pressures. Together, these developments highlight the pace of innovation and the growing importance of technology, collaboration and resilience across the maritime and energy sectors.

Highlight

  • Engine Choices Today Will Shape Shipping’s Fuel Pathways Through 2050, While Fuel Economics Determine What Vessels Will Actually Consume Read more
  • Argentina steps up legal challenge to Falklands oil development Read more
  • First SMR funding agreed by European Investment Bank Read more
  • NYK completes world-first ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering Read more

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (17/09) UK Docks joins the Society of Maritime Industries as the largest independent, family-owned ship repair and marine engineering company in the UK Read more
  • (17/09) Factual Statement confirms suitability of Daphne Technology’s PureMetrics™ continuous emissions monitoring system Read more
  • (17/09) LR grants approval to HHI and HD KSOE for 35,000 cbm liquefied CO₂ carrier design Read more
  • (17/09) MOD receives new signal intelligence capability from Babcock’s AI-powered Nomad platform Read more
  • (17/09) Babcock to partner with uncrewed ground vehicle experts DCE on UK and international opportunities Read more
  • (16/09) Babcock and Ark Robotics partner to bring combat-proven uncrewed ground vehicles to UK forces Read more
  • (16/09) Babcock and Roke sign MoU to deliver sovereign defence and security capabilities Read more
  • (16/09) AGM trading update 16 September 2026 Read more
  • (16/09) QinetiQ and Army partnership to assure safety of body armour Read more
  • (16/09) World’s first fore-accommodation LNG carrier equipped with MOL’s Wind Challenger receives LR Design Appraisal Read more
  • (16/09) Major LNG shipping firms launch trial to validate continuous emissions measurement technology Read more
  • (15/09) Babcock LGE’s new LR-approved integrated cargo handling technology promises lower emissions and efficiency gains for gas carriers Read more
  • (15/09) K Shipbuilding and LR explore ethanol’s commercial potential in next-generation tanker design Read more
  • (15/09) Building winning teams on and off the pitch: Babcock and Glasgow Warriors launch partnership Read more
  • (15/09) PHASA-35 selected for ARIA backed power beaming project Read more
  • (15/09) SMI Council Leadership Spotlight: Adam Dennett Read more
  • (15/09) DfT Head of Maritime Emissions Pricing visits Strathclyde Read more
  • (14/09) LR, HHI and KSOE to advance hybrid electric LNG carrier design Read more
  • (14/09) HD KSOE secures LR approval for VesselWise autonomous machinery optimisation technology Read more

UK Maritime

  • (18/09) TKMS ATLAS UK wins UK contract for submarine torpedo defense system Read more
  • (17/09) UK nuclear regulators set out plans to implement reforms Read more
  • (16/09) New cranes for Harland & Wolff: shipyard buys £1.5 million of equipment from local supplier Read more
  • (16/09) Alternative Approach to Turbine Bearing Maintenance Tested at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (15/09) UK regulators to begin Xe-100 design assessment Read more
  • (15/09) UK, USA enhance cooperation on fusion energy Read more
  • (15/09) VOS Nets EUR 8 Million ERRV Contract for East Anglia Two and Three Read more
  • (15/09) ORE Catapult Launches Celtic Sea Marine Mammal Monitoring Project Read more
  • (15/09) UK Approves Transmission Infrastructure for Morecambe and Re-Tendered Morgan Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (14/09) Ørsted Gets Final Opinion in Double Taxation Case Over Two UK Offshore Wind Farms Read more
  • (14/09) Vroon enters offshore wind ERRV market with ScottishPower deal Read more

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

Events Highlight

Publication

  • Dominant strategies for Britain in the Age of AI Read more
  • Case study: Collaboration is key during UK harbour cylinder refurbishment project Read more
  • IMO Carriage of Cargoes & Containers Sub-Committee (CCC 12) LR Summary Report Download
  • Navigating the maritime fuel transition: How fuel economics, regulations, and fleet decisions shape the future bunkering landscape Download
  • Applying Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage to Ships Download

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (18/09) Neptun Werft-Smulders Joint Venture Secures Second 2 GW Converter Platform Contract from 50Hertz Read more
  • (18/09) 200th Vestas V236-15.0 MW Wind Turbine Installed Offshore Read more
  • (18/09) Germany’s 960 MW He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm Inaugurated Read more
  • (18/09) US Gets New Offshore Wind Farm as All Turbines Installed at 704 MW Revolution Wind Read more
  • (17/09) Vineyard Wind, GE Vernova Settle Dispute; GE Withdraws Termination Notice Read more
  • (17/09) EEW SPC to Supply TP-Less Monopiles for First Phase of CIP and Vattenfall’s Zeevonk Project Read more
  • (17/09) First Data from ‘Most Ecological Offshore Wind Farm’ Made Publicly Available Read more
  • (16/09) First Turbine Up at Vietnam’s 128 MW Nearshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (16/09) Ørsted Opens EUR 26+ Million Tender for Birds & Bats Monitoring at Polish Offshore Wind Farms Read more
  • (16/09) Gennaker Offshore Substation Jackets Loaded Out in Netherlands Read more
  • (15/09) EEW SPC Prepares Rostock Plant for 12-Metre-Diameter Monopiles, Eyes Further Upgrade After 2030 Read more
  • (15/09) EIB Backs Lithuanian Port’s Offshore Wind Upgrade Read more
  • (14/09) Four Baltica 2 Offshore Substations Set Sail from Vietnam to PolandRead more
  • (14/09) X1 Wind Closes Strategic Funding Round Ahead of 8.5 MW Floater Deployment Read more
  • (14/09) European Project Completes First Tests of Modular Drivetrain for Offshore Wind Turbines Beyond 15 MW Read more
  • (14/09) New US wave power test facility on Carnegie Clean Energy contender list for potential CETO demoRead more
  • (14/09) Skyborn Renewables seals funding for German offshore wind project Read more
  • (14/09) Masdar sets sights on major German offshore wind expansion Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (18/09) Denmark opens EU’s first full-scale CO2 storage site Read more
  • (18/09) Hanwha Ocean’s design solution allowing LNG carrier’s switch to ammonia gets ABS’ thumbs-up Read more
  • (18/09) INEOS opens EU’s first full-scale offshore CCS project Read more
  • (18/09) California ship emissions rules up in the air Read more
  • (17/09) How ethanol is expanding shipping’s fuel choices Read more
  • (17/09) Shipping’s carbon data needs to get real Read more
  • (17/09) Fuel uncertainty collides with shipping’s newbuilding boom Read more
  • (15/09) Alternative fuel momentum hit the brakes Read more
  • (15/09) Viking Floats Out Second Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship at Fincantieri Ancona Read more
  • (14/09) IMO Net-Zero Framework: FMC Oversight and Shipping Act Implications for U.S. Maritime Trade Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (18/09) Industry groups call for governments commitment for nuclear growth Read more
  • (18/09) China sets out fusion progress, collaboration opportunities Read more
  • (17/09) First transfer from Chernobyl’s new waste processing facility Read more
  • (16/09) Blue Energy submits first construction application to NRC Read more
  • (16/09) China begins building hydrogen-boron fusion device Read more
  • (16/09) US funding for Thai SMR feasibility study Read more
  • (15/09) China launches Global Network for SMR Innovation Read more
  • (15/09) eVinci sets temperature record during zero-power criticality tests Read more
  • (14/09) Trump’s Push for Nuclear Ships Waits as Industry Seeks Details Read more
  • (14/09) IAEA’s projections suggest there could be 1,000 SMRs by 2060 Read more
  • (14/09) Red Book confident on uranium resources to meet future growth Read more
  • (14/09) Indiana to get its first power-producing nuclear reactor Read more

Ports

  • (17/09) German ports edge closer to indefinite strikes Read more
  • (17/09) Rotterdam prepares for the unexpected Read more
  • (17/09) Stade LNG terminal moves towards commissioning Read more
  • (16/09) Bunge and Copenhagen Merchants move Gdynia terminal deal into EU review Read more
  • (16/09) Belize readies largest infrastructure project in the country’s history Read more
  • (15/09) Delaware breaks ground on $669m container terminal Read more
  • (15/09) More boxes overboard: cargo securing is a chain of responsibility Read more
  • (15/09) VICT starts next Port of Melbourne expansion Read more
  • (14/09) Western Carriers opens Kolkata cargo terminal Read more
  • (14/09) Beibu Gulf Port starts $140m Qinzhou automated berth project Read more
  • (12/09) ICTSI adds Lae capacity as overflow berth demand grows Read more
  • (12/09) TasPorts industrial action restricts vessel movements across Tasmania Read more

Navy

  • (18/09) US Navy orders additional Hammerhead anti-submarine mine systems Read more
  • (18/09) Navantia launches Spanish Navy’s submarine intervention vessel Read more
  • (17/09) MARTAC to expand Devil Ray USV production with Florida boatbuilder Read more
  • (17/09) US Navy selects Austal USA for USS Oakland maintenance Read more
  • (17/09) Indra unveils new cruise missile designed for mass attacks Read more
  • (17/09) Indian and Pakistani naval vessels collide in Arabian Sea Read more
  • (16/09) Dutch Coast Guard adds new patrol vessel to its fleet Read more
  • (16/09) Italian Navy’s new anti-ship missile completes key test Read more
  • (16/09) Germany lays keel for third Type 424 vessel, sets sights on fourth ship Read more
  • (16/09) US Navy orders LCU 1700 prototypes from three shipbuilders Read more
  • (16/09) Royal IHC, Naval Group join forces on Dutch Navy’s Orka-class subs Read more
  • (15/09) Quantum Systems introduces Seavex USV and Subvex UUV Read more
  • (15/09) Montenegro launches new patrol vessel in France Read more
  • (15/09) US Navy moves Blackbeard hypersonic weapon into production Read more
  • (15/09) Three Indian Navy patrol boats to be converted into USVs Read more
  • (14/09) US Navy awards contract for CVN 82 material procurement Read more
  • (14/09) US SOF taps Sea Machines for autonomy systems Read more
  • (14/09) Leonardo wins $96M contracts for MK 41 VLS electronics Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (18/09) Why this shipping supercycle feels different Read more
  • (18/09) Bulker Panama Canal transits drop 22% amid higher competition for transit slots Read more
  • (18/09) Newbuiling Orders Keep Increasing Read more
  • (17/09) CULines makes 14,000 teu leap with Hudong-Zhonghua orderRead more
  • (17/09) WATCH: Island Offshore’s second ocean energy construction vessel goes to Norway for completion Read more
  • (16/09) Dynagas linked to $1bn Samsung LNG quartet Read more
  • (15/09) ‘Lifeline’ transport link now in build Read more
  • (14/09) Procopiou lines up near-$1bn Hengli eight-ship package Read more
  • (14/09) Alassia stretches bulker newbuild programme to seven ships Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (17/09) How to stay in command in the age of AI Read more
  • (16/09) Maritime’s next digital leap is organisational Read more
  • (15/09) Who owns the ship’s data? Read more
  • (14/09) Drowning in data, starving for decisions Read more

Other news

  • (19/09) Dry Bulk Shipping: India Importing Less Coal In 2026 Read more
  • (18/09) Turkey pushes Black Sea truce Read more
  • (17/09) China fills Gulf void as war redraws cement feedstock tradeRead more
  • (17/09) Expansion move puts US LNG project on path for almost twofold capacity boost Read more
  • (17/09) Petrobras widens its African offshore portfolio with multiple blocks in Côte d’IvoireRead more
  • (17/09) How The Shadow Fleet Has Changed The Rules Of Maritime Finance Compliance Read more
  • (17/09) The War Premium Has Moved Into The Balance Sheet Read more
  • (16/09) Fresh gas discovery augments Aker BP’s North Sea arsenal Read more
  • (16/09) Crude tanker rates hit new highs as Hormuz risk escalates Read more
  • (16/09) CMA CGM triggers general average on fire-hit boxshipRead more
  • (16/09) China opens Pinglu Canal, carving a new southwest route to the sea Read more
  • (16/09) Maersk overtakes COSCO to become largest intra-Asia carrier Read more
  • (16/09) Hot capesize market masks cracks in Chinese steel demand Read more
  • (15/09) Tanker boom breaks every historical benchmarkRead more
  • (15/09) Middle East shipping routes pull in opposite directions Read more
  • (15/09) Shipping’s crystal ball cracks in the 2020s Read more
  • (15/09) Putin pushes BRICS insurance challenge to Western shipping establishment Read more
  • (15/09) Slow ships and long voyages tighten dry bulk market Read more
  • (15/09) Capesize Market Review: Brazil’s Ore Corridors, the El Niño Rainfall Divide, and Contracting Against the C3 Read more
  • (14/09) Can Africa Become An Oil Products’ Exporter? Read more
  • (14/09) Russia turns to shipping containers to shield refineries from Ukrainian drones Read more
  • (14/09) Middle East shipping squeezed as Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb risks converge Read more
  • (11/09) 21 companies apply for Norway’s new oil & gas exploration areas Read more

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