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The roundup will be paused during the summer break and will resume from 25th August onward. In the meantime, the funding and events page will continuedly be updated.
This week’s highlights
- RAE Stakeholder feedback: Events 2025 Find out more
- QEPrize Ambassador Network Find out more
- MOL and Karadeniz to launch floating data centres by 2027 Read more
- MOL shoots for the stars with rocket recovery ship Read more
- MUKSW are working with PNO Innovation will provide an overview of Horizon Europe 2026/2027 Cluster 5 draft work programme focussing on opportunities for UK companies within clean maritime technologies, waterborne transport and port infrastructure. Register to attend
UK Maritime
- (10/07) Delay-induced clouds over UK’s oil & gas decom realm warn of billions in extra costs and fines Read more
- (10/07) Minesto slashes costs, closes Wales office in major reorganization Read more
- (10/07) Masdar and Iberdrola invest in 1.4GW UK offshore wind farm Read more
- (10/07) UK Gov’t and Sumitomo Sign GBP 7.5 Billion Clean Energy Investment Deal Read more
- (10/07) Ferguson Marine Secures Type 26 Frigate Work with BAE Systems Read more
- (09/07) NOC Awarded £2.6 Million to Investigate Expanding Ocean Desertification Read more
- (08/07) Swedish state-owned corp backs financing of large UK subsea link with €800M Read more
- (08/07) UK gives green light to 1.5GW offshore wind farm Read more
- (07/07) Hypermotive X-M1 Wins Hydrogen Breakthrough Technology of the Year Read more
- (07/07) LR explores 1 MW nuclear battery for stern landing craft vessel Read more
- (07/07) British upstream player picks new COO as current one prepares to retire Read more
- (07/07) Dutch firm supports delivery of UK’s first CO2 injection Read more
- (07/07) UK fund makes first investment in CO2 project to drive industrial renewal Read more
- (07/07) North Sea operator brings JAPEX’s UK arm into its fold Read more
- (03/07) BMT and Penguin Shipyard deliver Blue Dolphin MFV-R Read more
- (27/06) Tiny ocean migrants play a massive role in Southern Ocean carbon storage Read more
UK Maritime Political Update
- (11/07) The rules of the game: using mechanism design to deliver a better, fairer Britain Read more
- (10/07) DSIT announced that UK and French researchers have agreed to work together to increase the resilience of both countries’ critical infrastructure and resilience to signal-jamming threats Read more
- (10/07) UK Gov’t Gearing Up to Launch Seventh CfD Allocation Round Read more
- (10/07) Refreshed Lancaster House agreement: A new ‘Entente Industrielle’ with France Read more
- (09/07) The Scottish Government published a position paper setting out its priorities for rebuilding a closer UK-EU trading relationship post-Brexit Read more
- (09/07) New Storm Shadow and missile cooperation to boost jobs as UK and France reboot defence relationship Read more
- (09/07) ADS’ views on the new Resilience Action Plan Read more
- (09/07) HCDC published a report on ‘Defence in the Grey Zone’ Read more
- (09/07) CX issued a written statement on the OBR’s 2025 Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report Read more
- (08/07) The RN posted about how its warships and helicopters ‘shadowed five Russian vessels in UK waters over the first week of July’ Read more
- (08/07) DESNZ announced that French energy firm EDF will take a 12.5% stake in Sizewell C nuclear plant Read more
- (08/07) Government and business put forward “Team UK” approach to unleash defence sector’s potential Read more
- (08/07) UKAEA launches International Fellowships Scheme for fusion Read more
- (07/07) DESNZ announced the appointment of Dan McGrail as the permanent CEO of Great British Energy Read more
- (07/07) The Cabinet Office announced the publication of its Resilience Action Plan Read more
- (07/07) FCDO posted that the Foreign Secretary has started dispatching diplomats across the UK ‘to build connections with British businesses and champion their interests overseas’Read more
- (05/07) DfE posted the speech delivered by the Skills Minister at the SKOPE Skills Summit Read more
Newly added Funding Opportunities – access the full list via MarRI-UK: Maritime Funding Opportunities
- Innovation Fellowships 2025-26 – Route B: Policy-led (Sustainable Futures) Apply before 6 August 2025
- Cross-institutional funding call 2025 EoI before 10 September 2025
- Open Call for Innovation CY2025 – Cycle 3 Apply before 23 September 2025
- Ingenious public engagement grants scheme Apply before 24 September 2025
- Call for tenders on “Appointment of RSL or Development Partner for Development of Clune Park Site in Port Glasgow” Find out more
Events Highlight
- 16 July 2025 – UK-India Opportunity in Maritime Sector 2025 – Online
- 22 July 2025 – RAE – Research Fellowship Applicant webinar – Online
- 24 July 2025 – GECR 2025 Launch Webinar – Online
- 28 July 2025 – MUKSW Clean Maritime drop in Session: Horizon Europe Cluster 5 special event with PNO consulting – Online
- 29 August 2025 – Scottish Design Workshop 2025 – Glasgow, UK
- 16 September 2025 – LISW 2025: Powering Maritime Innovation: Towards a UK Research Roadmap— Why this matters now? – London, UK
- 30 September 2025 – Hydrogen Showcase – Hydrogen South West – Taunton, UK
- 16 October 2025 – ADS Toulouse 2025 Annual Event – Toulouse, France
- 17 October 2025 – South West’s flagship business conference to focus on leading the delivery of the UK Industrial Strategy– Exeter, UK
- 2-5 December 2025 – Marintec China 2025 – Shanghai, China
Publication
- Key IMO safety developments Read more
- Defence & Economic Growth Taskforce Report Read more and download
- LR Biodiversity report: Understanding science to engineer shipping solutions Download
Global Maritime News
Offshore Renewable Energy
- (11/07) Entrion Wind TMA Monopile Tech Gets DNV Nod Read more
- (11/07) EU places ocean energy at heart of clean power push Read more
- (11/07) RWE, ARC Marine to Install Nature-Inclusive Scour Protection at Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (11/07) RWE Opens ‘Grimsby Hub’ for Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance Read more
- (11/07) €2.45 million wave energy project targets Atlantic coastal deployment Read more
- (11/07) Italy to establish offshore wind hubs in Augusta and TarantoRead more
- (10/07) Ørsted Finalises EUR 2.6 Billion Financing for Taiwan’s Greater Changhua 2 Offshore Wind Project Read more
- (10/07) DNV to Certify Ventyr’s Offshore Wind Farm in Norway Read more
- (10/07) Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm Fully Energised Read more
- (10/07) Offshore work starts at PGE and Ørsted’s 1.5 GW project site in Poland Read more
- (09/07) Hanwha Ocean’s 15 MW Floating Wind Platform Gets ABS Approval in PrincipleRead more
- (09/07) Jasmund Offshore Substation Jacket Takes Final Shape Read more
- (09/07) Fugro, TGS to Carry Out Detailed Surveys for Norway’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (09/07) First Power Flows from China’s Farthest Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (09/07) LS Marine Solution to install cables at 390 MW South Korean offshore wind farm Read more
- (08/07) Grid Interconnection Deal Sealed for 1 GW South Korean Offshore Wind Projects Read more
- (08/07) Rotra Futura Begins Offshore Wind Duties with First US-Bound Voyage from Denmark Read more
- (08/07) 1 Pct of Global Offshore Wind Investments Could Restore Millions of Square Kilometres of Marine Ecosystems, Study Finds Read more
- (08/07) Dajin commissions 250 MW fishery-solar hybrid in China Read more
- (08/07) HelioRec completes O&M for 250 kW floating solar plant in France Read more
- (08/07) World’s first hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel starts work Read more
- (07/07) Stiesdal Starts Producing First TetraSub Floating Wind FoundationRead more
- (07/07) Mammoet to Assist Heerema with Topsides Installation for Tennet 2 GW Programme Read more
- (07/07) Oceanic Wind Energy, CTE Receive Permit for Offshore Wind Project Study in Canada Read more
- (07/07) First Turbine Up at 1.2 GW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm in Poland Read more
- (07/07) Seaturns raises €2.45 million to launch full-scale wave energy demonstrator Read more
- (04/07) DEME’s Second Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Launched Read more
- (04/07) GE Vernova to Build Up to 18 MW Offshore Wind Test Turbine in Norway Read more
- (04/07) Chilean researchers’ wave energy converter put to test at FloWave facility Read more
- (04/07) Sinopec launches first floating offshore solar plant in China’s seawater zone Read more
- (04/07) HSM Offshore Energy Loads Out Thor Offshore Substation Read more
Clean Maritime
- (11/07) ‘Historic milestone’: Latin America’s first electric tugboat christened Read more
- (11/07) LNG-fueled Star of the Seas joins Royal Caribbean fleet Read more
- (11/07) Pinnacle Marine introduces Singapore’s first fully biodiesel-powered harbor craft Read more
- (11/07) Fouling control technologies are even more important for vessel operators following recent IMO MEPC83 session Read more
- (10/07) Construction of Fratelli Cosulich’s methanol-ready bunker tankers in full swing Read more
- (10/07) Kawasaki Heavy delivers new LPG-powered LPG/ammonia carrier Read more
- (10/07) HGK Shipping, Covestro to install wind propulsion tech on Amadeus Titanium Read more
- (10/07) All-new electric (E) propulsion range launched Read more
- (09/07) European Commission completes hydrogen framework with new low-carbon methodology Read more
- (09/07) Syroco boards Armateurs de France to further back maritime decarbonization Read more
- (09/07) Keel laid for Rem Offshore’s second methanol-ready energy subsea construction vesselRead more
- (09/07) HyOrc, Start Lda to develop green methanol plant in Porto Read more
- (09/07) eCap Marine hydrogen power solutions picked for Samskip and Møre Sjø green vessels Read more
- (09/07) Norway and US renew hydropower and marine energy research pact Read more
- (09/07) Towngas and Vopak forge green methanol partnership Read more
- (08/07) EDGE and DNV join forces on 20,000 cbm liquid hydrogen carrier for European waters Read more
- (08/07) Singapore’s first fully electric tug launched Read more
- (08/07) Anemoi opens new 250-unit-per-year Rotor Sail factory Read more
- (08/07) Danes press ahead with project to ship CO2 in containers Read more
- (08/07) New report calls for 0.1% sulphur content fuel worldwide Read more
- (07/07) H2med hydrogen project advances with BarMar joint venture agreement Read more
- (07/07) Baker Hughes and Evida shake hands for CO2 transport in Denmark Read more
- (04/07) Australia ups decarbonization ante: First offshore CCS undertaking gets major project status Read more
- (04/07) Germany to spend €400M more to future-proof shipping, port sectors Read more
- (04/07) WSS to accelerate electrification as newest member of Maritime Battery Forum Read more
- (04/07) Satellite down for the count but fight against methane in oil & gas realm will go onRead more
- (04/07) Maersk and Deltamarin reveal detailed ammonia feeder vessel concept Read more
- (04/07) ABS unlocks EV battery fire insights with new simulation modelling Read more
Ports
- (11/07) New survey suggests China’s Ningbo Zhoushan is a greater maritime hub than Athens and Piraeus Read more
- (11/07) Port of Vancouver advances $2.2bn expansion Read more
- (10/07) New water assessment study to support green hydrogen production at Port of Pecém Read more
- (10/07) World’s largest coal port plots post-coal course as China slashes imports Read more
- (09/07) $1.3bn set to be spent developing Hamburg port Read more
- (08/07) Final design unveiled for Port of Newcastle’s Clean Energy Precinct project Read more
- (08/07) China’s first methanol-dual fuel boxship wraps up inaugural bunkering at Port of Yangpu Read more
- (08/07) Guangzhou port reports strong international trade growth in H1 Read more
- (08/07) NIZE Intelligent Technology: innovative port development Read more
- (07/07) Op-ed: Zeroing in on port pollution Read more
- (07/07) AD Ports and Zhejiang Seaport collaborate on automotive logistics Read more
- (07/07) Russia downplays ammonia leak in wake of StealthGas tanker blast at Ust-Luga Read more
- (07/07) Tanker explodes off Indian port Read more
- (04/07) Helsinki, Lübeck-Travemünde ports get €22M EU boost Read more
Nuclear Energy
- (08/07) Japan reboots nuclear power after 14-year pause Read more
- (07/07) DOE announces first microreactor experiments in DOME test bed Read more
- (07/07) India moves to open civil nuclear sector through major reform Read more
- (04/07) Bridging the Arctic gap – why the US needs nuclear-powered icebreakers Read more
Global Shipping & Newbuild
- (14/07) Tanker Supply to Grow Despite Lower Orders in 2025 Read more
- (12/07) EU LNG Imports on the Rise Read more
- (11/07) China bans exports to Taiwanese shipyards Read more
- (11/07) HD Hyundai deepens robotics push with German partnership as shipyard humanoids take shape Read more
- (11/07) Indonesia’s Jhonlin Marine quietly builds ultramax fleet with Japanese tonnage Read more
- (11/07) Guinea forms its own shipping line to move booming bauxite exports Read more
- (10/07) Newbuilding Activity Takes a Breather During 2025 Read more
- (10/07) Gemini launches service connecting Qingdao and Middle East Read more
- (10/07) MSC opens ONE sized capacity gap to Maersk Read more
- (10/07) Fujian Highton readies $65m for bulker fleet expansion Read more
- (10/07) Al Seer Marine secures $207m in funding to spearhead tanker expansion Read more
- (10/07) Hyundai Glovis to deploy Avikus’ AI-driven autonomous navigation on seven PCTCs Read more
- (09/07) Japan consortium to kick off gov’t-backed project to ‘boost’ its shipbuilding capacity Read more
- (09/07) Damen signs contract with South Korea’s Starline for delivery of new fast ferry Read more
- (09/07) Box ship orders surge, Chinese yards dominate Read more
- (09/07) CMA CGM hits 4m teu milestone Read more
- (08/07) Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill sets up provisions to strengthen US shipbuilding Read more
- (08/07) Repair yards do the eco-heavy lifting in decommissioning Read more
- (07/07) Future-ready integration supports 9-ship contract Read more
- (07/07) Panama Canal highlights expansion of logistics services Read more
- (07/07) HD Hyundai partners with India’s largest shipyard Read more
- (04/07) Stena Line: 2002-built Stena Foreteller fit for future after ‘major’ conversion Read more
Other news
- (14/07) Search called off for missing crew of Eternity C Read more
- (11/07) Naftogaz teams up with Baker Hughes to modernize Ukrainian energy sector Read more
- (11/07) European Investment Bank approves €168M for second Malta-Italy interconnector Read more
- (11/07) Pressure Remains in the Ship Recycling Market Read more
- (11/07) Ships urged to be vigilant in Singapore Strait as robberies surge Read more
- (10/07) China drives 6% drop in global coal shipments Read more
- (10/07) Tariffs and trade tensions dominate global shipping in first half of 2025 – Read more
- (10/07) One in six ships flagged as potential Houthi targets Read more
- (09/07) Kerala sues MSC for $1.1bn over environmental disaster caused by sinking of 28-year-old boxship Read more
- (09/07) War risk soars as Red Sea reels from deadly Houthi attacks Read more
- (09/07) Spotlight on $1.71b Saudi Arabia shipping market Read more
- (08/07) Copper concentrate shipments on track for record year Read more
- (08/07) Trump hits 14 nations with higher tariffs Read more
- (08/07) Women in Maritime Survey 2024 offers fresh wake-up call on gender diversity Read more
- (07/07) First jacket comes to slide into place at huge offshore gas project Read more
- (07/07) Tanker Market: US policies having a major impact Read more
- (07/07) Argeo files for bankruptcy due to cash crisis and lack of contracts Read more
- (07/07) Trump’s tariffs delay fuels shipping uncertainty Read more
- (07/07) Israel targets seized Galaxy Leader in latest Yemen airstrikes Read more
- (07/07) Red Sea crisis escalates as crew evacuate bulk carrier attacked by drones Read more
- (07/07) Petrofin Research: Ship Financing Prospects for 2025 and beyond Read more
- (05/07) Tanker Market: Iraq Crude Oil Exports Down So Far in 2025 Read more
- (04/07) Brazilian player’s offshore output grows, setting new production benchmarks Read more
- (04/07) 25-year PSC chapter paving the way for gas development offshore Vietnam Read more
- (04/07) Transhipment key to US-Vietnam trade deal Read more
- (04/07) India establishes dedicated maritime finance corporation to boost innovation Read more
Maritime Events Archive
- 15 July 2025 – A Summer of Progress: Centre for British Progress Rooftop Party – London, UK
- 15 July 2025 – Defence Attaché Luncheon – London, UK
- 16 July 2025 – Webinar: Maritime Border Security Technology Workshop – Online
- 16 July 2025 – Contracts for Innovation: Resource Efficiency Competition Briefing Event – Online
- 16 July 2025 – SME Excellence Series: Grant funding & R&D tax credits – Online
- 17 July 2025 – Digital Boost’s Small Business Bootcamp: AI made easy – London, UK
- 19-20 July 2025 – Sail Grand Prix – Portsmouth, UK
- 22 July 2025 – Future Fuels: Opportunities and Impacts for Ports, Terminals and Maritime Logistics – London, UK
- 12 August 2025 – Hybrid Seminar: Potential business opportunities created by AUKUS – Online & London, UK
- 1&30 September 2025 – Masterclass on Optimising Offshore Renewable Energy Array Design and Locations for Safety, Fisheries Co-location and Environmental Aspects – Aberdeen, UK
- 3 September 2025 – IAA Impact Festival 2025 – Glasgow, UK
- 3 September 2025 – SMI WWG Annual Seminar 2025 – London, UK
- 7-11 September 2025 – The 16th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference – Madeira, Portugal
- 9-11 September 2025 – TIDALITES 2025 – Liverpool, UK
- 9-12 September 2025 – DSEI UK 2025 – London, UK
- 11-12 September 2025 – Coast-R Annual Forum 2025: Co-creating Resilient Coasts – Glasgow, UK
- 15 September 2025 – Navigating Maritime Decarbonisation – Powering the Big Shift – London, UK
- 15-19 September 2025 – London International Shipping Week – London, UK
- 16 September 2025 – Navigating the Future: Maritime Autonomy, Innovation & Opportunity – London, UK
- 16-17 September 2025 – 11th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems – Copenhagen, Denmark
- 18 September 2025 – Clean Maritime Day 2025 – London, UK
- 23 September 2025 – Sesam User Conference in Milan – Milan, Italy
- 23-25 September 2025 – CfAA Symposium 2025 – Centre for Assuring Autonomy – York, UK
- 25 September 2025 – ARGO: New Nuclear for Greek Maritime – Athens, Greece
- 30 September-1 October – MATS 2025 – Southampton, UK
- 15 October 2025 – Engineering & Technology Solutions Exhibition 2025 – Bristol, UK
- 21-23 October 2025 – Carbon Capture Technology Conference & Expo Europe 2025 – Hamburg, Germany
- 21-24 October 2025 – KORMARINE 2025 – Busan, Korea
- 23 October 2025 – DPRTE Defence Procurement & Supply Chain Summit 2025 – Manchester, UK
- 28 October 2025 – Procurex Scotland 2025 – Glasgow, UK
- 28-30 October – HYDRO 2025 – Liverpool, UK
- 25-26 November 2025 – Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 20-21 January 2026 – Switzerland Defence Trade Mission 2026 – Berne, Switzerland
- 25-27 March 2026 – Asia Pacific Maritime 2026 – Singapore
- 31 March – 1 April 2026 – Ocean Connect Asia 2026 – Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore
- 18-21 May 2026 – TRA2026 ReGeneration in transport – Budapest, Hungary
- 19-21 May 2026 – NAVALIA 2026 International Shipbuilding Exhibition – Vigo, Spain
We hope the above information are helpful. Feel free to get in touch and wish you have a nice week!