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UK Maritime
- (28/02) BP cuts renewables investments by $5bn, sets sights firmly on oil and gas Read more
- (27/02) Ofgem Opens Tender for RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Transmission Links Read more
- (27/02) First unit of ‘world’s first charter fleet of fully autonomous USVs’ hits the water Read more
- (27/02) Flotation Energy, Vårgrøn File Consent Application for Scottish Floating Wind Farm Read more
- (27/02) UK’s NOC Develops Roadmap for Offshore Wind Environmental Monitoring Read more
- (27/02) Port of Tyne, Artemis Launch Fully Electric Foiling Pilot Boat Read more
- (26/02) McDermott taps Navantia’s yard in Scotland for subsea work on Trinidad projectRead more
- (26/02) Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners buys 480MW UK offshore wind farm Read more
- (26/02) Briggs Marine Takes Delivery of New Maintenance Support Vessel Read more
- (25/02) Red Funnel and Artemis Technologies Enter Delivery Phase for Next-Generation Electric Ferry Read more
- (25/02) Wood restarts takeover talks with Sidara Read more
- (25/02) Global OTEC prepares for first deployment in Atlantic Ocean Read more
- (25/02) Taylor Hopkinson Wins Contract for 1.1 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (25/02) LR awards Atlas Elektronik UK the first UMS certificate issued to a naval minehunter Read more
- (25/02) Hydrogen from H2Terminals’ offshore energy island to run through East London pipeline Read more
- (25/02) NZTC takes its flagship offshore hydrogen project to the next phase Read more
- (25/02) Green Marine UK Bolsters Subsea Services Unit with Major Investment Read more
- (25/02) New report proposes framework for UK action on maritime nuclear power Read more
- (24/02) UK and French regulatory authorities exploring additional joint electricity interconnections Read more
- (24/02) ScottishPower and Shoreham Port reveal plans for green hydrogen plant Read more
- (24/02) NorthStandard, CORE POWER and LR call for UK action on maritime nuclear power Read more
- (24/02) UK Gov’t Working on CfD Scheme Reforms to Accelerate Offshore Wind BuildoutRead more
- (21/02) Multimillion-dollar job across Shell’s assets keeps Wood busy in UK Read more
- (21/02) North Wales tidal energy project to boost grid connection Read more
- (04/02) Episode 2: Batteries in Maritime, of The Battery Caffè Podcast is Out Now Read more
- (28/02) DSIT announced that the Science and Innovation Network, a ‘130-strong team based in 65 locations worldwide, with a mission to forge deeper international partnerships on science and technology’, will be renamed the Science and Technology Network (STN)
- (26/02) UKRI announced that new lab spaces will be constructed at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre in order to ‘facilitate a major European Space Agency mission’
- (26/02) DBT announced that the Business Secretary has been in New Delhi ‘as the UK Government relaunched talks on a trade deal with India’
- (26/02) The HoL International Agreements Committee published a report on defence cooperation agreements with Romania and Australia
- (26/02) The Committee on Climate Change announced its new pathway to a decarbonised UK
- (25/02) Prime Minister sets out biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War, protecting British people in new era for national security Read more
- (25/02) Professor Sir Ian Chapman to join UKRI as new Chief Executive Officer Read more
- (25/02) The Cabinet Office announced that the Procurement Act 2023 is now in force
- (25/02) The Scottish Governmentannounced that the 2025-26 Scottish Budget has been approved by the Scottish Parliament
- (24/02) The SDA published an updated framework document
- (24/02) The Industry Minister issued a written statement on the Steel Strategy
- (24/02) The Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary released a written statement on the AI Security Institute
- (24/02) Strategic Commandpublished guidance on ‘how the application of circular economics (CE) will deliver benefit to Defence’
- (24/02) DBT posted a Joint Statement on the resumption of India-UK trade negotiations
- (20/02) MOD announced that the UK had kickstarted negotiations on a ‘major defence agreement with Norway in a move that will bolster security at home and on the European continent and help deter Russian aggression’
- (20/02) RUSI posted a piece titled ‘should medium naval powers like Chile have their own shipbuilding capacity’
- (20/02) DESNZ announced the appointment of Dan McGrail as interim CEO of GB Energy
Publications
- Shell LNG Outlook 2025 Download
- LR Summary Report: IMO Ship Systems and Equipment Sub Committee (SSE 11) Download
- LR Report: Advanced Maritime Nuclear – A Unique Opportunity for the UK Download
- Market Insights: The Impact of an Aging Fleet in the Era of CII Efficiency Download
- International Chamber of Shipping Statement following the conclusion of ISWG-GHG 18 Read more
- ICS: February Leadership Insights Read more
Funding Opportunities Highlight
- Register your interest to join the CONVOY corporate program Find more
- Find out training opportunities provided by Supplier Development Programme
- Call for tenders by Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd on “FMPG-2025-013 Design and Engineering Support” Submit before 14 March 2025
- Future Opportunity Notice to let potential bidders prepare themselves for the MSER of CPV Eagle Bid open in mid-March 2025
- Project: 20250226_FON_136 – Supply Chain Notice: SCADA Upgrade Portsmouth Naval Base Apply before 20 March 2025
- Call for tenders by Scottish Borders Council on “Eyemouth Bay and Harbour Marine Engineering Concept Study” Submit before 27 March 2025
- The 2025 Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Awards competition Apply before 30 April 2025
- ESA: Integrated Digital Solutions for the Energy Sector Apply before 2 May 2025
- ESA: Green Hydrogen as a Sustainable Energy Source Apply before 23 May 2025
- Nominate someone for the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service Submit before 31 May 2025
Events Highlights
- 10 March 2025 – Department for Transport Academic Engagement Event – Leeds, UK
- 11 March 2025 – AI Assurance & Applicability – London, UK
- 12 March 2025 – ESA – Space for Intermodal Transport Workshop – Dudley, UK
- 12 March 2025 – Ballast Water Management Systems – Navigating the challenges – Online
- 18 March 2025 – SET Tech Festival 2025 – Berlin, Germany
- 26 March 2025 – MarRI-UK Webinar – Green Retrofits: Proving the Business Case for Zero-Emission Coasters – Online
- 1 April 2025 – SMI Conference 2025: The Future of the UK Naval and Maritime Security Enterprise – Southampton, UK
- 2 April 2025 – Advancing Machine Learning for Floating Offshore Wind: Challenges and Opportunities in Wave-Structure Interaction – Newcastle, UK
- 30 April 2025 – IGNITE Network+ Annual Event 2025 – Online & London, UK
- 27 May 2025 – UK-Belgium Maritime Innovation Day 2025 – Antwerp, Belgium
European & World Maritime News
Alternative Fuel
- (27/02) Shipping central to EU’s new Clean Industrial Deal Read more
- (27/02) Maritime industry welcomes EU’s Clean Industrial Deal but says more work needed to boost green fuels production Read more
- (26/02) WinGD Getting Ready to Deliver ‘Biggest’ Methanol-Fueled Engine Built to Date Read more
- (26/02) NetZero Tech Ventures backs ammonia cracking technology company CatAmmon Read more
- (26/02) Industry and academia unite to develop ammonia release and mitigation system Read more
- (26/02) Ship It Zero urges shipping companies and retailers to accelerate the use of e-fuels Read more
- (26/02) Furetank concludes its first bio-LNG bunkering Read more
- (25/02) Pioneering ammonia bunkering vessel project presses ahead Read more
- (25/02) ZEMBA accepting bids for e-fuel-focused tender Read more
- (25/02) ‘First’ LNG bunkering for cruise passenger ships wrapped up in Asia Pacific Read more
- (24/02) LNG-powered HMM Sky wraps up first commercial STS bunkering operation Read more
- (24/02) Equinor puts drones to work to survey methane emissions Read more
- (24/02) Construction starts on Hyoffwind green hydrogen facility in Zeebrugge Read more
- (24/02) Ulstein Launches Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s Methanol-Ready CSOV Read more
- (24/02) Partners begin permitting process for circular methanol and hydrogen plant in Italy Read more
- (21/02) New European project sets out to develop liquid hydrogen-fueled SOV design Read more
- (21/02) LNG-powered MSC World America aces sea trials ahead of April launch Read more
- (21/02) CPN concludes ‘largest’ B24 biofuel delivery in Hong Kong Read more
- (21/02) LiqTech WTS solution approved for use in WinGD dual-fuel engines Read more
Offshore Renewable Energy
- (28/02) Cadeler’s newbuild wins work on US offshore wind farm Read more
- (28/02) EDP Renewables delays US offshore wind project until 2029 over Trump policies Read more
- (27/02) Australian Developer Plans 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Farm Near Garden Island Read more
- (26/02) RWE Submits Application to Build 824 MW Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (26/02) Siemens Energy Selects Pfisterer Cable Systems for German Offshore Grid Connection ProjectsRead more
- (26/02) Geophysical survey underway at Inch Cape offshore wind farm site Read more
- (25/02) Norway’s northernmost floating solar plant to power fish farm Read more
- (25/02) Seaturns targets commercialization of its wave energy technology after sea trials Read more
- (25/02) Latvia Greenlights Research Site for ELWIND Cross-Border Offshore Wind Project Read more
- (25/02) Van Oord, Ecowende to Install Tree Reefs and Oyster Hubs at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (25/02) AI-Powered Cargo Drones Tested at Vattenfall’s German Offshore Wind Farms Read more
- (25/02) Italy’s Eni to off-take renewable energy from Albania via planned 1 GW subsea link Read more
- (25/02) EDF Books EUR 934 Million Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Impairment, Maintains Projects Could Still Contribute to US, New Jersey Energy Plans Read more
- (24/02) Blue Accelerator enhances infrastructure to meet growing offshore testing demand Read more
- (24/02) EDF takes $940m hit as it abandons wind project off New Jersey Read more
- (24/02) New Hampshire Senate to Vote on New Bill Eliminating Offshore Wind from State Gov’t Scope Read more
- (21/02) Intertek Completes Risk Assessment for Five Danish Offshore Wind Export Cables Read more
- (21/02) Canopy Power to deliver ‘largest floating solar project in Maldives’ at luxury resort Read more
Nuclear
- (26/02) Nuclear Power in Commercial Maritime Gains Traction Read more
- (26/02) Is Nuclear Power Maritime’s Best Hope to hit ‘Net Zero’? Read more
- (25/02) Can US revamp shipbuilding sector by turning to nuclear-powered ships? Read more
- (18/02) Core Power Plans Mass Production of Floating Nuclear Power Plants Read more
- (18/02) Japan plans to boost use of nuclear Read more
- (17/02) New nuclear a commercial shipping disruptor Read more
Wind Propulsion
- (24/02) Three bound4blue eSAILs installed on EPS’ tanker Read more
Carbon
- (27/02) Expro comes onboard first Dutch offshore CCS project Read more
- (27/02) STAX Engineering gets funding boost, launches carbon capture trials with Seabound Read more
- (27/02) Modec awards FEED for FPSO onboard carbon capture system Read more
- (21/02) K Line: New research project eyes development of onboard CCS Read more
Ports
- (27/02) India’s ‘first’ port decarbonization pilot takes shape at Chidambaranar Port Read more
- (27/02) Ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges call for rapid Clean Industrial Deal implementation Read more
- (26/02) EU project picks wave energy and offshore solar among solutions for greener ports Read more
- (24/02) AD Ports Group Opens Al Faya Dry Port in Abu Dhabi Read more
- (24/02) Unibarge clinches methanol bunker license for ‘key’ European ports Read more
- (24/02) Landlocked Hungary to get first seaport since WW1 came to an end Read more
- (21/02) Enagás ready to provide bio-LNG to ships at Huelva and Barcelona terminals Read more
Shipbuilding
- (27/02) Asuka III, Japan’s ‘biggest’ cruise ship ever, edges toward delivery Read more
- (26/02) SeaKapital taps into LNG bunker market with six-unit strong order at Chinese yard Read more
- (26/02) New Hybrid-Electric SOV for EnBW’s He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm Enters Construction Read more
- (26/02) Speed checks point towards bulker fleet heading for two-tier market Read more
- (26/02) Tsakos readies nine shuttle tankers at Samsung Heavy Read more
- (26/02) Pantheon Tankers in for suezmax newbuild brace Read more
- (25/02) Maritime Design: Beating the Wooden Hull Drum Read more
- (25/02) Sonangol readies suezmax orders in South Korea Read more
- (25/02) Digital Twin Project welcomes 4 new Japanese maritime companies Read more
- (25/02) Stena Line splashes second methanol-ready NewMax hybrid ferry Read more
- (25/02) Deltamarin secures design work for Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s upsized Shaper class PCTCs Read more
- (24/02) Chinese yard confirms order for LNG dual fuel boxships placed by TMS Read more
- (24/02) Italy’s Edison refuels TUI Cruises newbuild with LNG in Adriatic Sea Read more
- (21/02) MSC turns to China again, orders LNG dual-fuel containership fleet Read more
- (21/02) JMU delivers 181,000 dwt eco-friendly bulker Sakura Queen to domestic owner Read more
Other news
- (28/02) MOL and SMT link up on direct reduced iron shipping Read more
- (28/02) Maersk explores ship recycling in Egypt Read more
- (28/02) Salvors struggle to refloat MSC boxship off Newfoundland Read more
- (27/02) The death of scheduled maintenance Read more
- (27/02) Bangladesh moves to overhaul ship recycling laws in bid to meet global environmental standards Read more
- (26/02) ExxonMobil to invest around $200m into Australian offshore gas project Read more
- (25/02) Construction begins on FSO bound for Vietnam’s oil field Read more
- (25/02) Next Ocean CEO: ‘Offshore energy vessel crews no longer have to operate blind’ Read more
- (25/02) Shipmanagers suggest changes to IMO’s net-zero framework to avoid future legal actionRead more
- (25/02) WinGD calls for ‘strong’ measures to meet maritime GHG targets Read more
- (25/02) EU responds to recent incidents with action plan aiming to bolster security of submarine cables Read more
- (25/02) South Korean Leaders Aim to Head Off Tariffs Read more
- (25/02) Shell Predicts 60% Rise in LNG Demand by 2040 with Asia Leading the Way Read more
- (25/02) Global Seaborne Iron Ore Trade will be Rocked by Guinea’s Simandou Mine Read more
- (24/02) New maritime AI collaboration targets fuel efficiency and emission reduction Read more
- (24/02) Chevron and partners seek additional capacity boost at Mediterranean gas field Read more
- (24/02) US targets Chinese ships and terminal investments Read more
- (24/02) Progress made at the IMO towards a greenhouse gas levy Read more
- (21/02) Future of maritime decarbonization at stake as carbon levy attracts supporters, opponents Read more
- (21/02) African countries map out net-zero shipping strategy Read more
Funding Opportunities Archive
- EDRC Rapid Projects Fund Find out more and apply
- Horizon Europe Brokerage Visits 2025 Find more
- Free legal support to early greentech startups/spinouts 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.
- Home Office – Academic Innovation Award – Security and Policing 2025 Find more
- Critical mass programmes to drive a sustainable future Apply before 4 March 2025
- Horizon Europe Pump Priming collaboration between UK and EU partners 2025 Apply before 5 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
- Converge Programme Apply before 2 April 2025
- Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7: Clean Industry Bonus Apply before 14 April 2025
- Apply for the 50th Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership Awards Apply before 30 April 2025
- Teaming for Excellence (HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-ACCESS-01-01-two-stage) Apply before 10 April 2025 or 20 January 2026
- CMDC6 is now open Apply 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
- 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
- Research Leadership Awards Apply before 30 May 2025
- MSCA COFUND Postdoctoral and Doctoral Programme 2025 (HORIZON-MSCA-2025-COFUND-01-01) Apply before 24 June 2025
Maritime Events Archive
- 3-7 March 2025 – European Ocean Days 2025 – Brussels, Belgium
- 13 March 2025 – Horizon Implementation Day: Finding opportunities and submitting a proposal in Horizon Europe – Online
- 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
- 1-2 April 2025 – Hydrogen UK’s Annual Conference and Awards – Birmingham, UK
- 2-3 April 2025 – European Innovation Council Summit – Brussels, Belgium
- 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
- 29-30 April 2025 – Innovation Zero: Energy Transition & Net Zero Congress 2025 – 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 – European Sustainable Energy Week – Online & Brussels, Belgium
- 10-12 June 2025 – Seawork 2025 – Southampton, UK
- 16-17 June 2025 – Warship 2025: The Future Fleet: Smart Technology, Sustainability and Autonomy – Glasgow, UK
- 17-18 June 2025 – 8th UK Marine Technology Postgraduate Conference (MTPC) – Liverpool, UK
- 18-19 June 2025 – Connecting Hydrogen Europe 2025 – Madrid, Spain
- 23-27 June 2025 –the Mastering Shipbuilding Management week – Liverpool, UK
- 1-2 July 2025 – Green Hydrogen Summit UK – London, UK
- 3 July 2025 – Hydrogen Cymru 2025 – Cardiff, UK
- 7-10 July 2025 – COM 2025 & LightMAT 2025 – Montreal, Canada
- 15-19 September 2025 – London International Shipping Week – London, UK
- 7-11 September 2025 – The 16th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference – Madeira, Portugal
- 16-17 September 2025 – 11th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems – Copenhagen, Denmark
- 21-23 October 2025 – Carbon Capture Technology Conference & Expo Europe 2025 – Hamburg, Germany
- 21-24 October 2025 – KORMARINE 2025 – Busan, Korea
We hope the above information are helpful. Feel free to get in touch and wish you have a nice week!