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Xue Xu

Welcome to this week’s MarRI-UK weekly digest and roundup, where you can find the latest UK maritime and political news, IMO update, clean maritime and global shipping update, events and funding opportunities. Please feel free to share this link with your network.

This week’s highlights:

UK Maritime

  • (16/04) Amanda Martin MP Visits Griffon Marine’s Shipyard in Portchester Read more
  • (16/04) UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway in the making? Read more
  • (16/04) Clean Energy Projects Prioritised for Grid ConnectionsRead more
  • (15/04) Princess Royal Officially Opens Glasgow Shipbuilding Academy Read more
  • (15/04) Gas uptick for Shell’s North Sea development project Read more
  • (15/04) Seaway 7 firms up vessel work on world’s largest offshore wind farm Read more
  • (15/04) Micro modulator reactor tech in the spotlight in latest nuclear-powered shipping initiative Read more
  • (15/04) Ofgem Launches Probe into Whether Moray East Was Charging ‘Excessive’ Grid Balancing Prices Read more
  • (14/04) ABL Appointed Marine Warranty Surveyor for 1.1 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (14/04) MeyGen tidal turbine delivers highest-ever output since installation Read more
  • (14/04) HelioRec partners with Shoreham Port for UK floating solar project Read more
  • (14/04) Earlier than planned: Navantia UK starts making subsea structures for Shell’s gas field Read more
  • (14/04) Prysmian hires NextGeo for bomb hunt at first UK-Germany energy link Read more
  • (14/04) Prysmian Wraps Up Sofia Export Cable Work Read more
  • (14/04) Tripartite initiative to explore nuclear power for strategic maritime applications Read more
  • (14/04) Cyan’s Sentinel Marine contracts MPSV newbuilds in China Read more
  • (14/04) BP and Chevron’s drilling ops yield black gold in Gulf of America Read more
  • (11/04) Bubble Curtain Used for First Time in UK as RWE Deploys Noise Abatement Tech at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Read more

UK Maritime Political Update

  • (17/04) British soldiers take down drone swarm in groundbreaking use of radio wave weapon Read more
  • (16/04) Temporary duties imposed on engine oils and hydraulic fluids Read more
  • (16/04) North Wales plays a vital role in the UK Government’s missions Read more
  • (15/04) Clean energy projects prioritised for grid connections Read more
  • (15/04) Government secures raw materials to save British Steel Read more
  • (14/04) International Summit on the Future of Energy Security Partners Read more
  • (14/04) Marine Equipment Regulations consultation launched Read more
  • (14/04) Appointments made to the Environment Agency Board Read more
  • (14/04) NDA commended for commitment to transparency Read more
  • (14/04) Government steps in to back British business in changing world Read more
  • (14/04) Northern Ireland sees big rise in science and innovation funding Read more
  • (11/04) Science Secretary hails Wrightbus as company pledges £25 million to bolster UK’s green transport revolution and drive growth Read more
  • (08/04) AI Energy Council to ensure UK’s energy infrastructure ready for AI revolution Read more

IMO Update

  • (16/04) Free calculator launched for shipowners to navigate IMO’s new green deal Read more
  • (14/04) Aftermath of IMO’s net-zero framework: ‘Historic’ agreement or ‘total shipwreck’? Read more
  • (14/04) Atlantic Shipping Emissions Cut Agreed, But IMO Scrubber Ban Delayed Read more
  • (14/04) IMO’s new green deal explainedRead more
  • (14/04) IMO approves net-zero regulations for global shipping Read more
  • (14/04) IMO approves GHG emissions pricing for ships Read more
  • (12/04) IMO Reaches Agreement But More Needed To Unlock Future Fuels Read more

Funding, Awards & Training Opportunities Highlight

  • RISEnergy has opened its second transnational access (TA) call for applications, inviting researchers from academia and industry to propose innovative solutions to improve energy systems or cut the life cycle costs of renewable energy technologies. Find out more and Apply before 4 May 2025
  • Applications now open: EMSA Traineeships 2025-2026 Apply before 26 May 2025
  • ESA Green hydrogen as a sustainable energy source Apply before 6 June 2025
  • ESA Open Call for Proposals – Kick-Starts Find out more
  • ESA Open Call for Proposals – Feasibility Studies and Demonstration Projects Find out more
  • AXA Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Renewable Energy: Ensuring a Sustainable and Fair Transition Find out more

Events Highlight

Publication

  • LR Research Report – Fuel for thought: LNG report Download
  • ESA Report – Energy DossierDownload
  • ESA Report – Green Dossier Download

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (17/04) Trump administration halts work on Equinor’s wind project off New York Read more
  • (16/04) Deep Wind Offshore, Dongyang Sign MoU on Offshore Wind in South Korea Read more
  • (16/04) First Turbine Up at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (16/04) Fugro Realigns Americas Ops Amid Offshore Wind Slowdown and Market Uncertainty Read more
  • (16/04) BlueNewables taps Abervian for floating solar project in Valencia Read more
  • (16/04) Lithuania to restart 700MW offshore wind tenderRead more
  • (15/04) Dutch province backs tidal energy expansion to add to Wadden Islands’ energy independence Read more
  • (15/04) 2 GW hybrid offshore interconnector in the plans to hook up Lithuania, Latvia and Germany Read more
  • (15/04) Norway’s offshore wind suppliers remain committed to US market Read more
  • (15/04) Australian State to Open Offshore Wind Auction in September Read more
  • (15/04) Akrocean’s Floating LiDAR Achieves Stage 3 Under Carbon Trust’s Roadmap Read more
  • (15/04) SMST Equipment for Deutsche Offshore’s C-CSOV Fleet Read more
  • (14/04) Lithuanian Gov’t Approves Proposed Changes to Offshore Wind Tender Read more
  • (14/04) Valorem, Sunly Join Deep Wind Offshore on 1+ GW Project in Estonia Read more
  • (14/04) Nova Scotia prepares procurement for tidal energy projects in Minas Passage Read more
  • (11/04) Orient Cable wins contract for China’s ‘longest’ offshore wind export cable route Read more
  • (11/04) Gazelle Cleared to Use Portuguese Site for Floating Wind Demo Project Read more
  • (11/04) First Foundation In at Ørsted’s New Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan Read more
  • (11/04) Finland’s Koverhar Harbour Planned to Support Construction of Multi-Gigawatt Noatun Offshore Wind Project Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (17/04) Why wind propulsion is an important piece in shipping’s compliance puzzle Read more
  • (17/04) Wärtsilä upgrade package expected to deliver potential CO2 emissions savings of over 1,5000 tons annually for two Ulusoy bulk  carriers Read more
  • (17/04) China is set to import more Russian LNG in 2025, ambassador says Read more
  • (16/04) CMA CGM rolls out red carpet for new LNG-fueled boxship at Chinese yard Read more
  • (16/04) ‘World’s largest’ LCO2 carrier hits the waterRead more
  • (16/04) Norway scales up maritime climate rules with new zero-emission targets Read more
  • (16/04) European Commission greenlights €400 million Spanish hydrogen scheme Read more
  • (16/04) ‘World’s first’ liquid hydrogen corridor to link Oman, the Netherlands and Germany Read more
  • (16/04) First offshore hydrogen-ammonia-methanol platform begins trial operation in China Read more
  • (16/04) America’s Calcasieu Pass LNG gets into the swing of commercial ops Read more
  • (16/04) Woodside and Uniper in talks over LNG supply Read more
  • (16/04) United Global Ro-Ro cheers maiden call of newbuild LNG-powered PCTC at Khalifa Port Read more
  • (16/04) Belgium’s Somtrans in for LNG bunker newbuildRead more
  • (15/04) Worley and Topsoe unite on e-methanol production in US Read more
  • (15/04) Petrovietnam and JERA forge clean energy tiesRead more
  • (15/04) Norsepower looking to expand rotor sail market in China Read more
  • (15/04) Construction kicks off on Carnival’s next LNG-powered Excel-class cruise ship Read more
  • (15/04) Wallenius Wilhelmsen taps Svitzer’s carbon insetting solution to cut emissions Read more
  • (15/04) LNG-powered Quetzal ushers ‘next era’ of ocean shipping for Crowley Read more
  • (15/04) Indian player nets engineering contract for hydrogen maritime project in Norway Read more
  • (15/04) Wilson’s bulker with wind-assisted propulsion begins service for aluminum producer Read more
  • (15/04) Vertom to support green shipping efforts in Norway with new diesel-electric quartet deal Read more
  • (14/04) Eni and YPF pooling resources to speed up LNG project amid global gas rush Read more
  • (14/04) MSC Cruises launches LNG-powered MSC World America in Miami Read more
  • (14/04) German Energiequelle to work on its first hydrogen project in Finland Read more
  • (14/04) ABS greenlights Tritec Marine’s 20,000 cbm LNG bunker vessel design Read more
  • (14/04) Fortescue signs up for CMB.TECH ammonia-powered newcastlemax Read more
  • (11/04) Yinson Production’s carbon capture-endowed FPSO weeks away from reaching its destination Read more
  • (11/04) Vertom’s eighth 7,280 dwt diesel-electric ship hits the water Read more
  • (11/04) Yanmar wins DNV’s AiP for maritime hydrogen fuel cell system Read more
  • (11/04) ADNOC L&S: Construction of dual-fuel ethane and ammonia carriers in full swing Read more
  • (11/04) Japan’s ‘biggest’ cruise ship, LNG-powered Asuka III, officially handed over to NYK Read more
  • (11/04) LNG-fueled Triton Highway delivered to K Line Read more
  • (11/04) John Cockerill, Viettel to explore Vietnam-based electrolyzer manufacturing for green hydrogen Read more
  • (10/04) Sunfire to deliver 10 MW electrolyzer for green hydrogen project in Bilbao Read more

Ports

  • (16/04) AD Ports hosts its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering at Khalifa Port Read more
  • (15/04) New shore power station at Hamburg port aces first practical test with MSC containership Read more
  • (14/04) With pilot run off the list, Port of Rotterdam gearing up for ammonia bunkering Read more
  • (14/04) MPA Singapore moves to chart next phase of LNG bunkering options Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (17/04) 54 ships abandoned so far this year Read more
  • (17/04) Trump administration chases substandard flags in bid to thwart Iran’s shadow fleet Read more
  • (16/04) Solvang: Steel cut for first two of seven Panamax VLGCsRead more
  • (16/04) JMU hands over new eco-conscious 158,954 dwt Suezmax tanker Read more
  • (16/04) Thailand’s Mermaid Subsea Services orders four newbuild WROVs from NorwayRead more
  • (16/04) Jaldhi Overseas moves for chemical tanker newbuildsRead more
  • (16/04) Japanese and Korean yards with investments in China on edge Read more
  • (16/04) Trump issues order to restore US maritime dominance Read more
  • (15/04) Korea-flagged geotechnical survey vessel in new guise hits the water Read more
  • (15/04) The steep learning curve America faces if it wants to return to previous shipyard glory days Read more
  • (15/04) The carriers most exposed by Trump’s trade war with China Read more
  • (15/04) Orderbook for all dry-bulk vessel classes falls by 26% Y-o-Y in Q1 Read more
  • (15/04) Shipping Re-Routing to Gain Traction as Tariff War Seeks Resolution Read more
  • (14/04) LNG Shipping: US Exports Rose Strongly During the First Quarter of 2025 Read more
  • (14/04) SHIPPING: Asia-US container rates edge higher on tariffs, tighter capacity Read more
  • (14/04) Oil Demand Headwinds Could Take a Toll on Tankers Read more
  • (14/04) Yangzijiang Financial in bulker newbuilding move Read more
  • (14/04) Early liner peak season gets underway Read more
  • (14/04) N-Sea bolstering fleet with cable maintenance newbuild Read more
  • (14/04) Atlas and EMF cash in on car carrier newbuildsRead more
  • (14/04) Centrofin books four suezmaxes at Samsung Heavy Read more

Other news

  • (17/04) Agreement Reached on New Global Minimum Wage for Seafarers Read more
  • (16/04) BW Energy sets aside $107m to boost production from Brazilian deepwater field Read more
  • (16/04) Pronounced spike in low-level crimes in the Singapore Strait Read more
  • (15/04) Valaris rig on the move as ExxonMobil’s drilling ops end in non-commercial gas volumes Read more
  • (15/04) Global shipping community reaffirms support for seafarers with groundbreaking updates to ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention Read more
  • (14/04) Estonia detains shadow tanker Read more
  • (14/04) Taiwan charges Chinese master over cable cutting Read more
  • (11/04) French tubular solutions provider expands work in Algeria with job for national oil & gas company Read more
  • (11/04) Genesis in action: Oil platform comes back to life as artificial reefRead more

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