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UK Maritime
- (07/03) The UK Defence Ecosystem: a defining week Read more
- (06/03) UK Gov’t Grants GBP 55 Million to Scottish Port for Floating Wind Expansion Read more
- (06/03) Ship stuck in England waits for April spring tide to move Read more
- (06/03) Ventus Energy Lands Contracts for Moray East & West Offshore Wind Farms Read more
- (06/03) SeAH Wind Picks Partners for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Project Read more
- (05/03) Scotland introduces wave energy cluster concept to cut costs and boost efficiency Read more
- (05/03) Driving Digital Transformation, Client Experience, and Collaboration: An Interview with Cargill Leadership Read more
- (05/03) LR using generative AI to boost maritime nuclear tech Read more
- (04/03) SBM Offshore taps UK firm for job on fourth FPSO in Guyana’s offshore oil arena Read more
- (04/03) Lloyd’s Register approves Corvus Energy’s marine battery system Read more
- (03/03) Orkney Islands-based firm gets seven-figure boost for new subsea services department Read more
- (03/03) Landmark Move for Robosys Supporting Global Expansion With New HeadquartersRead more
- (03/03) Port of Tyne Partners With Artemis Technologies and Invests in UK’s First Fully Electric Foiling Pilot Boat Read more
- (03/03) Ninian Hub Decommissioning – Key Updates and Upcoming Engagement Opportunities Read more
- (03/03) £4m to Boost Marine Robotics Research Capabilities Read more
- (03/03) New Measures to Boost Small Businesses Benefitting from UK’s Defence Investment Read more
- (28/02) 25 innovators to develop AI proposals for UK transport Read more
- (25/02) Safety and sustainability innovations for maritime technology trials Read more
UK Maritime Political Update
- (06/03) No10 issued the joint statement between the PM and Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin following the UK-Ireland Summit
- (06/03) MinDPI delivered a speech at RUSI on ‘enhancing UK-France Defence Industrial cooperation’
- (05/03) Amanda Martin MP posted that it had been a ‘pleasure to welcome Defence Procurement and Industry Minister Maria Eagle MP to the Naval Base to discuss the future of the Royal Navy base’
- (05/03) DSIT published the February 2025 edition of its cyber security newsletter
- (05/03) DSIT announced the launch of the first-ever Challenge Fund under the AI Security Institute
- (04/03) GBN published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2024
- (04/03) DBT announced that HMG have tabled amendments to the Employment Rights Bill
- (03/03) The Northern Ireland Executive launched its Programme for Government
- (03/03) HMT announced that CX will launch a new defence innovation organisation at the Spring Statement which will ‘work with innovative firms to rapidly get cutting-edge military technology into the hands of British troops and harness the ingenuity of the UK’s leading tech and manufacturing sectors.’ The new body will ‘simplify and streamline the innovation system within MOD’ and will ‘take a new approach by moving quickly and decisively, using different ways of contracting, to enable UK companies to scale up innovative prototypes rapidly by setting out a clear pathway, working with the Government, from initial production to manufacturing at scale.’ CX, SofS and the Business Secretary met leaders from 15 British defence firms at RAF Waddington last Friday to ‘discuss how the new unit will operate.’ HMG will also look to enhance investment in defence start-ups and scale-up technology and capability, including through the National Security Strategic Investment Fund, by working with ‘the venture capital and investment community, as well as industry, to leverage private investment in the technology of the future.’ Read more
- (03/03) GCHQ announced the appointment of Professor Danielle George as the new Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security
- (28/02) Will Stone MP has been appointed HMG’s Business Champion for Defence and Net Zero
- (28/02) GBN announced it had entered the final stage of the SMR selection process
Publications
- LR Engine Retrofit Report: Applying alternative fuels to existing ships Download
- LR Class News – 07/2025: New Particularly Sensitive Sea Area: Nusa Penida and Gili Matra islands in Lombok Strait Download
- DNV Report: Energy-efficiency measures and technologies Download
- Emissions Reduction Technology Roadmap Download
- Engineers for Africa 2025 Report Download
- Engineering Responsible AI: foundations for environmentally sustainable AI Download
Funding Opportunities Highlight
- Summer placements – Google DeepMind Research Ready Find more and apply
- Call for tenders by Net Zero Technology Centre Limited on “HOP2 Phase 3 Scope 2 – Electrolyser Marinisation, Technology Qualification” Submit before 13 March 2025
- Lloyd’s Register Foundation – Academic Networking Grant Apply before 14 March 2025
- Call for tenders by Orkney Islands Council on “Provision of Isles Haulage Services” Submit before 3 April 2025
- Launchpad: net zero industry, Southwest Wales – Rd2 CR&D Apply before 9 April 2025
- Policy Fellowships programme Apply before 20 May 2025
Events Highlights
- 19 March 2025 – DNV Webinar – Energy efficiency: Key solutions for maritime decarbonization – Online
- 20 March 2025 – Growing an international business: a CEO perspective – Glasgow, UK
- 26 March 2025 – MarRI-UK Webinar – Green Retrofits: Proving the Business Case for Zero-Emission Coasters – Online
- 27 March 2025 – NZTTP Into the Future Showcase – Aberdeen, UK
- 27 March 2025 – Get Set for Workboat 2050 – Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 27 March 2025 – How can systems approaches benefit capacity building? – Online
- 28 March 2025 – Empowering Women in AI and Business Growth: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures – London, UK
- 2 April 2025 – SMIFutures Maritime Careers Showcase – Southampton, UK
- 3 April 2025 – Net Zero Innovators 2025 conference – Aberdeen, UK
- 3 April 2025 – New flagship lecture: Change and climate change – Online & London, UK
- 20 May 2025 – TRIG Showcase & Networking Event – Leeds, UK
- 21 May 2025 – Clean Maritime Expo 25 – Maritime UK South West – Bournemouth, UK
- 10-12 June 2025 – Seawork 2025 – Southampton, UK
- 25-26 June 2025 – GAMS 2025 – Paris, France
- 9-11 September 2025 – TIDALITES 2025 – Liverpool, UK
- 3-6 November 2025 – PIMEC 2025 – Karachi, Pakistan
European & World Maritime News
Alternative Fuel & Battery
- (07/03) MOL in world’s first onshore supply of ship-produced green hydrogen Read more
- (06/03) TMC to deliver compressors for large-scale retrofit project Read more
- (06/03) Türkiye’s first LNG dual-fuel tugboats delivered to BOTAS Read more
- (06/03) Singapore raises limits for licensed bunker ships to carry biofuel blends up to B30Read more
- (06/03) Essberger lifts option for two methanol-ready chemical tankers at Chinese yard Read more
- (05/03) Wan Hai seeks engine switch as LNG-fuelled orders dominate orderbook Read more
- (05/03) US duo looking to use methanol as feedstock for hydrogen production Read more
- (05/03) Seaspan bunkers MOL-operated LNG-fueled car carrier in Vancouver Read more
- (05/03) MISC orders ethane carrier brace in South KoreaRead more
- (04/03) Wah Kwong and CIMC ENRIC forge renewable fuel partnership Read more
- (04/03) US player keeps its eyes on expansion plans as clean energy underinvestment makes room for more LNG Read more
- (04/03) LNG bunkering in US unshackled as gov’t reverses restrictions Read more
- (04/03) Työvene secures €20M order for battery-hybrid vessels from Sweden Read more
- (04/03) Lhyfe and INOCEL pen four-year hydrogen supply dealRead more
- (03/03) Andritz to work on 100 MW green hydrogen plant in Germany Read more
- (03/03) Echandia reveals $20.6M funding to scale up sustainable operations Read more
- (03/03) Anglo-Eastern sets up LNG/ammonia bunkering station skid for maritime training Read more
- (03/03) MOL joins international e-methane coalition Read more
- (03/03) Wah Kwong forms methanol bunkering partnership Read more
- (28/02) Methanol automation order for Jan De Nul’s XL cable-layers lands in Finland Read more
- (28/02) Nel to receive €135 million for industrialization of electrolyzer technology Read more
Offshore Renewable Energy
- (07/03) Vattenfall carves out new life for turbine blades on the slopes Read more
- (06/03) Saipem and Divento Join Forces on Two Floating Wind Projects Offshore Italy Read more
- (06/03) Gode Wind 3 Enters Commercial OperationRead more
- (06/03) EU invites input for workforce transition from oil & gas to renewables Read more
- (06/03) Dutch firm’s wave energy tech delivers first kilowatts in North Sea Read more
- (06/03) New Floating Wind Platform Moves Towards Testing and Demo Stage Read more
- (05/03) PGE Baltica Contracts Local Company to Build O&M Base for Polish Offshore Wind Farms Read more
- (05/03) RWE Awards Bolt Integrity Services Contract for German Offshore Wind Farms Read more
- (05/03) DEME wins work on two German offshore wind farms Read more
- (04/03) Lightning Strike Zaps Damaged Vineyard Wind 1 Turbine Read more
- (04/03) Skyborn, TotalEnergies and Partners Inaugurate Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (04/03) Munich Airport Looking to Procure Offshore Wind Power Read more
- (04/03) Eco Wave Power cuts costs in 2024, projects in focus Read more
- (04/03) Global offshore wind additions to hit 19GW in 2025 Read more
- (03/03) High Costs, Uncertain Earnings Led to No Bids in Denmark’s Offshore Wind Tender, DEA Finds Read more
- (03/03) Utilitas Taps Arenso for Design Work on Estonian Offshore Wind Project Read more
- (03/03) Developers Nominate 69 Offshore Wind Sites in Colombia Read more
- (03/03) Fabrication Starts on Germany’s First 2 GW Offshore Grid Connection System Read more
- (03/03) Australia pushing forward development in two offshore wind zones Read more
- (28/02) Eco Wave Power advances infrastructure work for Portugal wave energy project Read more
- (28/02) Venterra Group Forms Offshore Wind Alliance in Australia & New Zealand Read more
- (28/02) Australian Developer Plans 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Farm Near Garden Island Read more
- (28/02) Cadeler Signs US Offshore Wind Contract for Second P-Class Newbuild Read more
- (28/02) First Offshore Wind Management Plan Approved for Parkwind’s Blue Mackerel Project in Australia Read more
Nuclear
- (06/03) US university planning to house eVinci Read more
- (03/03) Scientists cook up the perfect recipe to feed an energy future Read more
Wind Propulsion
- (04/03) GT Wings: First AirWing-fitted ship sets sail Read more
Carbon
- (06/03) Eighth call for CO2 storage offshore Norway opens for applications Read more
- (04/03) Seatrium fits CO2 capture system onboard MOL’s tankerRead more
- (04/03) ORLEN and Equinor to jointly explore carbon capture and storage opportunities Read more
Ports
- (06/03) US bestows export permit into Golden Pass LNG terminal’s hands as start-up edges closer Read more
- (05/03) Buss Terminal Eemshaven Expands Capacity for Offshore Wind Read more
- (05/03) Li Ka-shing steps back from ports, sells to MSC and BlackRock Read more
- (04/03) China Merchants buys major Brazilian VLCC terminal Read more
- (03/03) Port of Long Beach unveils $57.4M grant to slash emissions Read more
- (03/03) Russia hits two ships at the port of Odesa Read more
- (03/03) ONE boxship collides with Maersk vessel in Hong Kong Read more
- (28/02) Shell-led JV preps for ‘critical’ step to enable start-up of Canada’s first LNG export project Read more
Shipbuilding
- (06/03) NYK signs for deck carrier newbuild at DSIC Read more
- (06/03) Essberger firms up chemical tanker pair Read more
- (06/03) Longship rings the welcome bell to latest ultra-low emission diesel-electric cargo vessel Read more
- (06/03) DSIC starts building Wah Kwong’s 175,000 cbm LNG vessel Read more
- (06/03) With certificate of registry in place, 7-meter USV first uncrewed seagoing vessel to fly Dutch flag Read more
- (06/03) Al Seer Marine expands eco-friendly fleet with two more clean-fuel ready tankers Read more
- (05/03) CMA CGM unveils inaugural 13,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel boxship in SingaporeRead more
- (05/03) Glamox to Illuminate Cadeler’s A-Class Installation Vessel Read more
- (05/03) MacGregor crane to be fitted onto China-built dive support vessel Read more
- (04/03) Trump creates shipbuilding office Read more
- (04/03) All-electric zero-emission ferry duo to debut on San Diego-Coronado route by 2026 Read more
- (04/03) ABS Greenlights Kongsberg’s Digital Application for DP Systems Read more
- (04/03) Gas carrier trio under construction at HD Hyundai Mipo to feature Wärtsilä’s technology Read more
- (04/03) CMA CGM spends $2.5bn on a dozen newbuilds at China’s Jiangnan Read more
- (03/03) GSI strengthens South Korean major’s LNG-powered fleet with latest PCTC delivery Read more
- (03/03) New Zero Emission Ferries in San Diego Bay Read more
- (03/03) Maersk names new dual-fuel methanol containership in India Read more
- (03/03) CMA CGM signs for electric boxship Read more
- (28/02) Thecla Bodewes: Keel laid for Navigare Shipping’s first diesel-electric Gadus vessel Read more
- (28/02) COSCO unveils latest unit in its 77,000 dwt multipurpose vessel fleet Read more
Other news
- (07/03) Korean boxship loses containers overboard in stormy Bering Strait Read more
- (07/03) CMA CGM’s Saadé vows to invest $20bn into the US over the next four years Read more
- (07/03) Congress repeals Biden offshore oil and gas rule Read more
- (07/03) Female seafarers helpline launches Read more
- (07/03) Shipping in the crosshairs as trade uncertainty hits all-time high Read more
- (07/03) New head of HMM selected Read more
- (06/03) European shipowner body rebrands Read more
- (06/03) Canada increases crude tanker exports 59% year-on-year Read more
- (05/03) Two contracts for huge Black Sea gas project reel in $10 million for Expro Read more
- (05/03) Norway sheds more light on recent gas/condensate discovery Read more
- (05/03) Strengthening the fight against seafarer abandonment Read more
- (04/03) 800-year pollution threat from WWII munitions detected in Baltic Sea Read more
- (04/03) Polish study suggests ships are conducting GPS jamming operations in the Baltic Read more
- (04/03) IMO flagged about new register created in tiny uninhabited South Pacific island Read more
- (03/03) Tanker accused of Baltic sabotage allowed to leave Finnish waters Read more
- (03/03) US Measures Against Chinese-Built Ships Could Ban 60% of the Global Fleet Read more
- (28/02) Flag-hopping undercuts EU ship recycling guidelines, European Commission found Read more
Funding Opportunities Archive
- Find out training opportunities provided by Supplier Development Programme
- EDRC Rapid Projects Fund Find out more and apply
- Horizon Europe Brokerage Visits 2025 Find more
- Free legal support to early greentech startups/spinoutsFind 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.
- APC26: Industrialising net zero automotive technology Apply before 14 March 2025
- Call for tenders by Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd on “FMPG-2025-013 Design and Engineering Support” Submit before 14 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
- 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
- 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
- Integrated Digital Solutions for the Energy Sector Apply before 2 May 2025
- P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research Apply before 6 May 2025
- ESA: Green Hydrogen as a Sustainable Energy Source Apply before 23 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
- Nominate someone for the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service Submit before 31 May 2025
- MSCA COFUND Postdoctoral and Doctoral Programme 2025 (HORIZON-MSCA-2025-COFUND-01-01) Apply before 24 June 2025
Maritime Events Archive
- 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
- 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
- 18 March 2025 – SET Tech Festival 2025 – Berlin, Germany
- 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
- 2 April 2025 – Advancing Machine Learning for Floating Offshore Wind: Challenges and Opportunities in Wave-Structure Interaction – Newcastle, 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
- 30 April 2025 – IGNITE Network+ Annual Event 2025 – Online & 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
- 27 May 2025 – UK-Belgium Maritime Innovation Day 2025 – Antwerp, Belgium
- 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
- 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!