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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #137
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…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #136
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! Last week, UK maritime saw progress on defence and energy, with the keel laid for the Royal Navy’s first Fleet Solid Support ship and construction beginning on the UK’s first offshore CCS project. Globally, maritime security and energy resilience remained prominent as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz continued to…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #135
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! Last week, the UK maritime sector continued to build momentum at the intersection of energy, defence and innovation. From floating offshore wind technology reaching commercialisation and major offshore wind projects moving forward, to new carbon capture activity and growing investment in nuclear-powered capabilities, the UK is strengthening its maritime industrial…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #134
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! Last week demonstrated how maritime innovation is increasingly moving towards real-world application, with technology being developed to address both environmental and operational challenges. Offshore energy continued to drive innovation, with new subsea robotics and autonomous systems reducing the need for diver-led operations, while advances in alternative marine fuels and offshore…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #133
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! Last week, UK maritime activity highlighted four critical themes: offshore-wind growth and supply-chain development, with projects such as Inch Cape progressing and new investment supporting jobs and infrastructure; decarbonisation, as the UK ETS treatment of sustainable marine fuels becomes increasingly important; digitalisation and cybersecurity, with AI, autonomy and growing cyber…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #132
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! The UK maritime sector is accelerating its energy transition, industrial resilience and defence innovation. Offshore wind remains the strongest growth area, with floating wind moving toward commercialisation and the UK targeting 43–50 GW by 2030. Supply-chain localisation is increasingly important, but the new 50% out-of-quota steel tariff could raise project…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #131
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! Last week, UK maritime activity was dominated by defence, infrastructure and maritime resilience. The UK Government committed £8.4 billion to the next phase of the Dreadnought-class submarine programme, while BAE Systems secured a £5.9 billion submarine contract, reinforcing the UK’s long-term naval capability. Container throughput rose by 10%, driven by…
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MarRI-UK Thanks John Howie for his Leadership and Welcomes Sarah Kenny as Interim Chair
MarRI-UK would like to extend its sincere thanks to John Howie MBE as he steps down as Chair of the MarRI-UK Strategy Board following his departure from Babcock. John has made an outstanding contribution to MarRI-UK and to the wider UK maritime research and innovation community. Throughout his tenure, he has provided strong leadership, strategic…
