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UK Maritime News
- (30/01) UK Unveils Measures to Fast-Track 16 GW of Offshore Wind Read more
- (30/01) Court Overturns Approval for Two Massive UK North Sea O&G Fields Read more
- (30/01) Ricardo: New milestone shows hydrogen’s potential as clean energy source Read more
- (30/01) Locals voice ‘overwhelmingly positive’ support for Mersey tidal power project Read more
- (30/01) Nova Innovation’s floating solar withstands Storm Éowyn’s fury Read more
- (30/01) UCL: Can GHG levy and e-fuel subsidy drive zero-emission shipping forward? Read more
- (30/01) UK ROV under construction for Spanish subsea services provider Read more
- (30/01) TGS wins second UK offshore wind survey in two days Read more
- (29/01) Rolls-Royce signs landmark Unity contract with UK Ministry of Defence Read more
- (29/01) Haventus Submits Scoping Report for Scottish Port ExtensionRead more
- (29/01) Ocean Business launches cutting-edge technology Training and Demonstration programme Read more
- (29/01) HENSOLDT UK Announced as Silver Sponsor for Society of Maritime Industries Conference 2025 Read more
- (28/01) LJMU and Laskaridis Shipping sign MoU to drive maritime innovation and sustainability Read more
- (28/01) Hundreds of UK jobs sustained with £285m combat management systems contract Read more
- (28/01) UK-based supplier of purpose-design crew transfer vessels (CTVs) Tidal Transit has signed a memorandum of understanding with Britoil Offshore Services and Sky Offshore to develop, fund, build and operate offshore support vessels for the South Korean offshore wind industryRead more
- (28/01) Stolt-Nielsen, a Norway-based company specializing in chemical and bulk liquid transportation and storage, has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire all the shares of the UK-based midstream LNG & BioLNG company Avenir LNG Read more
- (28/01) Environmental survey begins off Timor-Leste in preparation for planned drilling Read more
- (27/01) Tekmar bags £5 million cable protection contract for UK offshore wind project Read more
- (27/01) ESB and Red Rock Renewables have reached a financial close on the 1,080 MW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland, and the project will now progress into its offshore construction phaseRead more
- (27/01) Portsmouth Port hosts its first LNG bunkering operation Read more
- (27/01) USV manufacturer and marine data acquisition specialist, Uncrewed Survey Solutions can now operate in UK waters utilising MGN 705 Read more
- (24/01) Babcock International Group and Atlas Elektronik UK Sign Commercial Framework AgreementRead more
- (24/01) UK-headquartered AIS has secured a subsea insulation contract for the Mero 4 oil field in Brazil, representing its fifth award for insulation systems in the region Read more
- (24/01) After maiden job in the Netherlands, China’s first subsea cable shuttle barge going to UK Read more
UK Maritime Political Update
- (30/01) The Industrial Strategy Advisory Council published a summary of its first meeting.
- (30/01) MOD announced that MinDPI had opened the Submarine Availability Support Hub (SASH) in Bristol, which will ‘improve submarine delivery, boost UK engineering capabilities, and help maintain the continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent.’ The facility will also ‘enable the Defence Nuclear Enterprise – the partnership of organisations that operate, maintain, renew and sustain the UK’s nuclear deterrent – to work together more seamlessly with Babcock and other contractors to drive better submarine availability and delivery’, which will ‘be achieved through utilising cutting-edge digital and learning tools and drawing together technical and engineering expertise in a collaborative space.’ The activity taking place within SASH also ‘enables waterfront operations at Clyde and Devonport by improving the content, planning and preparation for maintenance periods as part of an integrated Naval Nuclear business to support submarine availability.’
- (29/01) MOD posted the speech delivered by SofS at the ADS Annual Dinner.
- (29/01) The NAOpublished a report that showed that the ‘cyber threat to UK government is severe and advancing quickly’.
- (29/01) UKDSE published UK security export statistics for 2023.
- (29/01) CX delivered a speech on growth, in which she set out three key elements to the Government’s strategy – Stability, Reform and Investment – and detailed a number of new regional investments and new policy positions to drive growth:
- On Tradeshe announced HMG will build on the special relationship with the USA, work to reset the UK’s relationship with the EU, with the Business Secretary shortly due to visit India to restart talks on a trade treaty.
- On Regulation and Planning she announced that HMG will publish an action plan to make regulation work better for the economy in March, will reduce environmental requirements placed on developers when they pay into a Nature Restoration Fund and will make it easier to build on land around railway stations.
- She called Net Zero, the “industrial opportunity” of the century”, announcing that HMG will publish a refreshed Carbon Budget Delivery Plan later this year and will designate new marine protected areas to help deliver 16GW of offshore wind.
- She made a number of announcements aimed at Regional Development including that HMG will move ahead with the Lower Thames Crossing, £65m of investment for Connected Kerb’s electric vehicle charging network, £28m investment for Cornish Metals to provide raw materials for solar panels and wind turbines, support for the redevelopment of the Old Trafford stadium, support to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport, and a large package of support to help develop the Cambridge-Oxford Growth Corridor into “Europe’s Silicon Valley” (including the appointment of Lord Vallance as the Ox-Cam Growth Corridor Champion).
- (26/01) It has been reported that the date to raise defence spending to 2.5% has been delayed to 2032 due to fears that any earlier increase could result in deeper cuts to public services.
- (24/01) The HoC Library published a briefing paper on industrial strategy in the UK.
Publications
- ICS Leadership Insights – January 2025 Download
- Policy Bulletin 002: Microleaks-No-Burst Safety Technology Download
- Poison in the water: The call to ban scrubber discharge Download
Funding Opportunities Highlight
- Entries for the Innovation Zero Awards 2025 are now live Submit before 4 February 2025
- UK SOV Manufacture Business Case Development – ORE/24/101 Apply before 14 February 2025
- Strategic Sea Lift Future (RFI 051) – 713788451 Apply before 28 February 2025
- Maritime Decarbonisation Apply before 28 February 2025
- Integrated Digital Solutions for the Energy Sector Apply before 2 May 2025
- P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research Apply before 6 May 2025
- Pre-announcement: Proof of Concept Apply before 29 May 2025
- Green Hydrogen as a Sustainable Energy Source Apply before 30 May 2025
- MSCA COFUND Postdoctoral and Doctoral Programme 2025 (HORIZON-MSCA-2025-COFUND-01-01) Apply before 24 June 2025
Events Highlights
- 17 February 2025 – Real vs. Simulated Environments for Offshore Structural Integrity – Glasgow, UK
- 20 February 2025 – Webinar: Offshore Wind Turbine Blade and Tower Loads Induced by Veer in Hurricane Wind Fields – Online
- 24 February 2025 – MarRI-UK webinar – Mapping Emissions and Fuel Pathways: A Data-Driven Approach to UK Shipping Decarbonisation – Online
- 29-30 April 2025 – Innovation Zero: Energy Transition & Net Zero Congress 2025 – London, UK
- 17-18 June 2025 – 8th UK Marine Technology Postgraduate Conference (MTPC) – Liverpool, UK
European & World Maritime News
Alternative Fuel
- (30/01) Evonik and VoltH2 to advance hydrogen production in the Netherlands Read more
- (30/01) MAN ES checks off new milestone as full-scale ammonia engine runs at 100% loadRead more
- (30/01) Nel and KHNP looking into development of clean hydrogen production technology Read more
- (29/01) Liquid Wind gets environmental permit for third e-fuel facility in Sweden Read more
- (29/01) MOL: New dual-fuel VLECs to transport ethane from US to Vietnam for SCGC Read more
- (29/01) Bahri-Petredec alliance to help meet Saudi Arabia’s LPG and ammonia shipping needs Read more
- (29/01) New partnership to integrate PEM fuel cell technology with methanol reformers Read more
- (29/01) GlobalData: Hydrogen economy is in critical phase of development Read more
- (28/01) Indian hydrogen and ammonia developer gets RFNBO pre-certification from Bureau Veritas Read more
- (28/01) GreenH makes a step forward with hydrogen hub for ships Read more
- (28/01) ExxonMobil and Trammo pushing for low-carbon ammonia offtake deal Read more
- (28/01) ACWA Power and Snam form green hydrogen and ammonia alliance Read more
- (28/01) Lotte and Syzygy complete trial of all-electric ammonia cracking system Read more
- (28/01) Imabari Shipbuilding sets sights on alternative-fueled engines through new acquisition Read more
- (28/01) European LNG Imports Up with Asian Influx Read more
- (27/01) Worley lands FEED contract for First Ammonia’s flagship project in Texas Read more
- (27/01) Towngas partners with Global Energy to set up green methanol supply chain Read more
- (27/01) Yanmar: Hydrogen engine production plan greenlit under Japanese zero-emission ship program Read more
- (24/01) WinGD’s X-DF-A ammonia engine aces initial performance milestone Read more
- (24/01) Lithuania’s first hydrogen-electric ship hits the water Read more
- (24/01) $1.3 trillion windfall coming up on America’s GDP horizon with LNG bonanza Read more
- (24/01) MPA: Alternative bunker fuel sales exceed 1 million tonnes in 2024 Read more
- (24/01) Norwegian company pressing on with development of e-methane facility in Finland Read more
Offshore Renewable Energy
- (31/01) DeepOcean wins Polish wind survey contract Read more
- (30/01) Lithuania Puts Second Offshore Wind Tender on Hold Read more
- (30/01) Germany to Put 12 GW of Offshore Wind Out to Tender in Next Four Years Read more
- (30/01) Netherlands Consulting Developers on 2026 Offshore Wind Tender Read more
- (30/01) Polish duo links up for offshore wind newbuilds Read more
- (30/01) Polenergia, Equinor Tap DeepOcean for Geophysical Surveys Offshore Poland Read more
- (30/01) Ørsted, PGE Take Final Investment Decision on 1.5 GW Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (29/01) Vattenfall’s New Offshore Wind Farm to Power LyondellBasell’s Plastic Recycling Plant in Germany Read more
- (29/01) Ireland Hires BVG Associates to Assess Potential to Deploy Floating Wind at Scale Read more
- (29/01) Terna Energy, Motor Oil team up to develop first Greek offshore wind farm Read more
- (29/01) Maryland Ups US Wind’s Capacity Award to 1.7 GW Read more
- (28/01) Germany Marks Two Areas as Suitable for 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Read more
- (28/01) Nearly 21 TWh of Wind Energy Transmitted from German North Sea in 2024 Read more
- (28/01) Two companies from Americas partner on AUV for wind and wave survey and maintenance, subsea security Read more
- (28/01) Norway Grants EUR 100 Million to Deploy Multi-Turbine Windcatcher Tech Read more
- (27/01) Havfram seals European wind farm deal Read more
- (27/01) SolarDuck tests updated platform design at MARIN’s Offshore Basin Read more
- (24/01) GPB Completes Two Substation Topsides for 1.2 GW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (24/01) CIP and Vena Energy’s South Korean Offshore Wind Farm Secures Offtake Contract Read more
Carbon
- (29/01) Public consultation opens for Denmark’s offshore CO2 storage project Read more
Ports
- (30/01) CORE POWER taps Glosten to help bring floating nuclear power to US ports Read more
- (30/01) HPC secures spot in ‘key’ project for maritime industry’s next decade Read more
- (30/01) Port of Harstad launches shore power for ships at Larsneset terminal Read more
- (29/01) US Port Welcomes First Coastal Virginia Offshore Substation Read more
- (29/01) Galveston LNG Bunker Port moves forward with key environmental permits Read more
- (28/01) Port of Amsterdam plots path toward its green maritime hub vision Read more
- (28/01) Georgia’s Port of Savannah welcomes four new electric cranes Read more
- (28/01) Port Protests Do Not Stall Oil Loadings in Libya Read more
- (27/01) Seafarers’ struggles in global ports Read more
- (27/01) EPS and Yinson GreenTech’s marinEV team up on sustainable port services Read more
- (24/01) Prysmian drops plan to build $200 million subsea cable factory in Massachusetts Read more
- (24/01) Shore power for containerships at Port of Aarhus soon reality Read more
Shipbuilding
- (31/01) Modec and Toyo get stamp of approval for blue ammonia FPSO Read more
- (30/01) Mitsubishi to Build Offshore Patrol Vessel for Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency Read more
- (30/01) REGENT breaks ground on ‘world’s first’ seaglider manufacturing facility Read more
- (30/01) Green steel meets sails: MOL’s ‘first-of-its-kind’ vessel champions clean shipping Read more
- (30/01) World’s first commercial sailing roro launched in TurkeyRead more
- (30/01) Sun Enterprises in for DH Shipbuilding suezmaxes Read more
- (29/01) Vessev: Electric hydrofoiling ferry enters service in New Zealand Read more
- (29/01) Seacon Shipping rolls in the tide with three newbuilds Read more
- (29/01) $4.3B of Guarantees for German Shipbuilder to Secure Sub Deal Read more
- (29/01) Green waters ahead: Wärtsilä locks in decade-long support deal for Baleària’s LNG catamaran Read more
- (29/01) U-Ming books ultramax newbuild brace in JapanRead more
- (28/01) Germany’s first all-electric ferry delivered Read more
- (28/01) COSCO readies $1.1bn tanker investment Read more
- (27/01) SITC lifts Huanghai boxship series to eight Read more
- (27/01) Ulstein Design, Huisman Crane for Penta-Ocean’s New Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Read more
- (27/01) Advantage Tankers to welcome new eco-friendly tankers as global fleet balloons Read more
- (27/01) Candler firms up MPP brace at New Jiangzhou Shipyard Read more
- (27/01) Strategic Marine building world’s fastest crew transfer vessels Read more
- (27/01) DEME fleet expands with two USVs Read more
- (27/01) MOL’s third LNG-fueled ferry enters serviceRead more
- (27/01) Hafnia enriches fleet with first methanol dual-fuel tanker Read more
Other news
- (31/01) In tech we trust? Read more
- (31/01) Navigating seven seas of AI-driven transformation in trade Read more
- (31/01) Eurobulk fined in latest American oily bilge water case Read more
- (30/01) Landlocked Switzerland becomes a top 10 shipowning nation thanks to Aponte’s MSC Read more
- (30/01) EU urged to support liner shipping’s competitiveness and path to decarbonization Read more
- (30/01) First modern VLCC sale of the year highlights how tanker prices are easing Read more
- (29/01) All wells producing in Phase 10 of Egypt’s West Delta Deep Marine concession Read more
- (29/01) Charting the 2025 maritime regulatory landscape Read more
- (29/01) Robbers attack tanker in Singapore Strait Read more
- (29/01) 2025 will see fewer but better hires in commercial shipping Read more
- (29/01) Crew rescued from blaze on boxship in Red Sea Read more
- (29/01) Pacific Environment asks IMO to ban scrubber discharge in new ‘Poison in the water’ report Read more
- (28/01) NABU urges OSPAR to ban scrubbers and protect North-East Atlantic Read more
- (28/01) Denmark gives permission for preservation work on damaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline Read more
- (27/01) Lay-ups and scrapping mulled as LNG rates hit record lows Read more
- (27/01) China increasingly using dry bulk carriers to move project cargoes around the world Read more
- (27/01) Macquarie to Sell Stake in 376 MW Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan Read more
- (27/01) EDT and Synergy establish offshore ship management venture Read more
- (27/01) Taiwan blacklists 52 Chinese-owned ships Read more
- (27/01) Baleària unveils design of all-electric fast ferries to operate on Spain-Morocco 1st green corridor Read more
- (24/01) DNV, HMD, KSOE unite to drive digital innovation in maritime Read more
- (24/01) Maersk rules out early return to Gulf of Aden Read more
- (24/01) Solstad scores trifecta for a busy 2025 Read more
- (24/01) ExxonMobil, QatarEnergy get drilling ops with Valaris rig underway as Cyprus and Egypt sow the seeds of energy bonds Read more
- (24/01) Petrobras starts the divestment ball rolling for Brazil’s shallow water oil & gas field Read more
Funding Opportunities Archive
- Marine Autonomy Challenge (MAChallenge)Find more
- EDRC Rapid Projects Fund Find out more and apply
- European Space Agency: Maritime Decarbonisation – Jun 2024 to Feb 2025 Find more information on sub-themes and closing date
- Horizon Europe Brokerage Visits 2025 Find more
- Travel support for UK businesses to attend European events Find more
- The UK government has committed up to £1 billion through the Ayrton Fund to support clean energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D) between April 2021 and March 2026 Find more
- Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) is a unique service to help the UK supply chain get ready to bid for work in the offshore renewable energy sector. For more information on the F4OR programme and to submit an Expression of Interest, please click here. Learn more at the F4OR Scottish Islands briefing webinar on Thursday, 6 February 2025.
- Home Office – Academic Innovation Award – Security and Policing 2025 Find more
- Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme Y9: phase 1 Apply before 12 February 2025
- India – UK Collaborative R&D for industrial sustainability Rd2 Apply before 12 February 2025
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2024 to 2025 Round5 Apply before 12 February 2025
- European Space Agency: Maritime Decarbonisation – Sub-theme 3: Ports Decarbonisation Apply before 15 February 2025
- Critical mass programmes to drive a sustainable future Apply before 4 March 2025
- Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: Round 19 Apply before 5 March 2025
- APC26: Industrialising net zero automotive technology Apply before 14 March 2025
- Teaming for Excellence (HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-ACCESS-01-01-two-stage) Apply before 10 April 2025 or 20 January 2026
- CMDC6 is now openApply before 11am 16 April 2025
- The Clean Hydrogen Partnership launches its new call for proposals, with a budget of €184.5 million for projects to support the creation of cutting-edge hydrogen technologies Apply before 23 April 2025
- Research Leadership Awards Apply before 30 May 2025
Maritime Events Archive
- 5 February 2025 – Defence Attaché Engagement – Wiltshire, UK
- 5 February 2025 – Webinar: Advancing hydrographic surveying with centimeter accuracy in real-time – Online
- 5-6 February 2025 – Foresight Hydrogen Live 2025 – Liverpool, UK
- 6 February 2025 – DNV’s Maritime Energy Transition Summit 2025 – Online
- 11 February 2025 – Unlocking Net Zero: An Introduction to the Support Ecosystem for UK SMEs – Online
- 12 February 2025 – New Nuclear for Maritime Houston Summit 2025 – Houston, US
- 17-21 February 2025 – IDEX 2025 – United Kingdom Pavilion – Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 18 February 2025 – 14th Asia Offshore Wind Day – Tokyo, Japan
- 19-21 February 2025 – Wind Expo Japan – Offshore Energy – Tokyo, Japan
- 25 February 2025 – Ports & Vessels 2025 – Newcastle, UK
- 25 February 2025 – GREAT Sustainable Transport – London, UK
- 25-27 February 2025 – Wind Energy Asia – Offshore Energy – Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- 27 February 2025 – Smart Shipping Café Series – Safety – Online
- 28 February 2025 – IMarEST – Scottish Branch 71st Annual Dinner – Glasgow, UK
- 13-15 March 2025 – Energy Evolution Expo – Renewable Energy Conference 2025 – Madrid, Spain
- 17-19 March 2025 – UK Mission to Turkish Shipyards Tuzla, Türkiye –Tuzla, Türkiye
- 19 March 2025 – Cross-Sector Battery Showcase – Advancing Innovation Across Industries – Leicester, UK
- 19-20 March 2025 – Connected Places Summit 2025 – Online & London, UK
- 25-27 March 2025 – Sea Asia 2025 – Singapore
- 25-27 March 2025 – Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) 2025 Norway – United Kingdom Pavilion – Register your interest – Oslo, Norway
- 27 March 2025 – IMarEST Annual Dinner 2025 – London, UK
- 1 April 2025 – SMI Conference 2025: The Future of the UK Naval and Maritime Security Enterprise – Southampton, UK
- 1-2 April 2025 – Hydrogen UK’s Annual Conference and Awards – Birmingham, UK
- 8-10 April 2025 – Wind Europe 2025 – Copenhagen, Denmark
- 8-10 April 2025 – Ocean Business 2025 – Southampton, UK
- 9 April 2025 – Researcher in Residence Showcase – London, UK
- 6-8 May 2025 – IMDEX Asia 2025 – Singapore
- 19-23 May 2025 – CIMAC Congress 2025 – Zurich, Switzerland
- 20-24 May 2025 – LIMA 2025 – United Kingdom Pavilion – Register your interest – Langkawi, Malaysia
- 21-23 May 2025 – European Maritime Day – Cork, Ireland
- 21-23 May 2025 – DSEI Japan 2025 – United Kingdom Pavilion – Tokyo, Japan
- 2-6 June 2025 – Nor-Shipping 2025 – Norway
- 4-5 June 2025 – UK Ports Conference 2025 – London, UK
- 10-12 June 2025 – Seawork 2025 – Southampton, UK
- 16-17 June 2025 – Warship 2025: The Future Fleet: Smart Technology, Sustainability and Autonomy – Glasgow, UK
- 23-27 June 2025 – the Mastering Shipbuilding Management week – Liverpool, UK
- 7-10 July 2025 – COM 2025 & LightMAT 2025 – Montreal, Canada
- 15-19 September 2025 – London International Shipping Week – London, UK
We hope the above information are helpful. Feel free to get in touch and wish you have a nice week!