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Xue Xu

This week’s highlights

  • Join MarRI-UK and SMI at their LISW Event: Powering Maritime Innovation: Towards a UK Research Roadmap — Why this matters now? Register to attend
  • Join the University of Strathclyde with support of MarRI-UK to present the role of international collaboration and research for the transition to net zero shipping. Register to attend
  • Join Acua Ocean, University of Southampton/SMMI and MarRI-UK to explore the future of Hydrogen Fuel Cells as a marine fuel and the evolution of uncrewed systems. Register to attend
  • Join Ignite labs to build your fuel switching idea (e-fuels) for Industrial Decarbonisation. Find out more and register before 14 September 2025

UK Maritime

  • (21/08) Carbon free ports coming to the UK Read more
  • (21/08) UK duo delivers zero-emission vessel operation in Southampton waters Read more
  • (21/08) Half of Siemens Gamesa Recyclable Blades Installed at 1.4 GW Sofia Wind Project Read more
  • (21/08) Collaboration leads to marine civils zero-emission solution Read more
  • (21/08) Court considers scope and effect of asymmetric jurisdiction clause in marine insurance policy Read more
  • (20/08) Actisense Unveils Enhanced NMEA Dashboards for Smarter Marine Data Monitoring Read more
  • (20/08) Briggs Marine Awarded New Contract with Serco for Royal Navy Maritime Services Read more
  • (20/08) Offshore Consent Applications Submitted for 1 GW Buchan Floating Wind Farm Read more
  • (20/08) Black pipes land in Europe as UK backs ship carbon capture trial Read more
  • (19/08) Robosys Wins University of Plymouth Contract For USV Integrated Advanced Maritime Autonomy Solution Read more
  • (19/08) UK subsea technology and services firm appoints new CEO after a decade Read more
  • (19/08) BP confirms multimillion-dollar deals for gas field expansion and terminal electrification Read more
  • (19/08) Cable route construction starts on UK’s subsea green electricity superhighway Read more
  • (18/08) STAX Engineering boards UK consortium’s zero-emission ports initiative Read more
  • (18/08) Sleipnir Installs Jacket Foundation for East Anglia Three Offshore Substation Read more
  • (18/08) Tekmar’s $1.6 million contracts in Middle East to keep it busy until end of OctoberRead more

Newly added Funding Opportunities – access the full list via MarRI-UK: Maritime Funding Opportunities

Events Highlight

Publication

  • Guidance: Participating in the UK ETSFind out more
  • FuelEU Maritime: Key updates on fuel certification, methane slip, and exemptions Read more
  • 20/2025: IMO Guidance on the Carriage of Biofuels Blends by Conventional Bunker Ships Read more

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (22/08) Cadeler bags turbine installation work on offshore wind farm in Taiwan Read more
  • (21/08) CIP Breaks Ground on Fengmiao Onshore Substation in Taiwan Read more
  • (21/08) Dajin Delivers All TP-Less Monopiles for Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (21/08) Taiwan’s 640 MW Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Starts Commercial Operation Read more
  • (20/08) DNV Hired as Technical Advisor on 400 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Project Read more
  • (20/08) First Monopiles In at New US Offshore Wind Farm, Saipem 7000 En Route to Install OSS Read more
  • (20/08) Revolution Wind at 80 Pct of Completion Read more
  • (20/08) First commercial port site in Taiwan ready for wave energy pilot Read more
  • (20/08) Seychelles’ ‘first utility-scale’ floating solar project secures financingRead more
  • (20/08) CDWE Installs All Jacket Foundations at Hai Long Wind Project Offshore Taiwan Read more
  • (20/08) Hanwha Ocean and Hyundai E&C form offshore wind partnership Read more
  • (19/08) Keel laid for BlueNewables floating solar platform in Spain Read more
  • (19/08) Victoria Gov’t Adopts Plan for Renewable Energy Zones Read more
  • (19/08) Boskalis Kicks Off Baltica 2 Boulder Clearance Work Offshore Poland Read more
  • (19/08) Final Turbine Assembled for 30 MW EFGL Floating Wind Pilot Project Read more
  • (19/08) Brazilian Gov’t Working on Methodology to Select Offshore Wind Bidding Areas Read more
  • (18/08) Half of Turbines Up at Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (18/08) Japanese Renewable Energy Developer to Deploy Shoreline’s AI-Powered Platform on Offshore Wind Projects Read more
  • (18/08) New Jersey bins Atlantic Shores offshore wind power deal Read more
  • (15/08) Century Wind Power Delivers Jacket Foundations for 1 GW Hai Long Project in Taiwan Read more
  • (15/08) US Organisation Gets IACET Accreditation for Offshore Wind Training Programmes Read more
  • (15/08) UXO Survey Underway at Ocean Winds’ 390 MW Polish Offshore Wind Farm Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (21/08) Northern Lights: Third and fourth LNG-fueled LCO2 carriers see first light of day Read more
  • (21/08) European refiners could drive green hydrogen momentum, with maritime sector playing important role Read more
  • (21/08) HAMR Energy’s flagship green methanol project gains groundRead more
  • (21/08) South Korea amends regulations to support green shipping and shipbuilding efforts Read more
  • (21/08) CMA CGM invests in US bio-LNG supplier Read more
  • (21/08) Bio-LNG in Shipping: Turning Palm Waste into a Carbon-Negative Fuel Read more
  • (20/08) Multi-train LNG project on Texas Gulf Coast embarks on carbon capture FEED study Read more
  • (20/08) ONE adds latest ammonia/methanol-ready containership to its roster Read more
  • (20/08) TS Lines orders four methanol-ready boxships in China Read more
  • (20/08) Egypt, Japan set sights on green marine fuels and industrial cooperation Read more
  • (20/08) Newly merged CMB.TECH-Golden Ocean entity controls a fleet of 80+ hydrogen-, ammonia-ready ships Read more
  • (20/08) Do dual-fuel engines bring dual trouble or double opportunity? Read more
  • (20/08) Methanol and ammonia progressing rapidly as zero-emission shipping fuels, but extra push needed to scale Read more
  • (19/08) Ammonia engine tests show 95% emission cut Read more
  • (19/08) MOL and Itochu ink deal for Singapore ammonia bunkering demo Read more
  • (19/08) Bridging regional action and global ambition in maritime decarbonisation Read more
  • (18/08) ‘Inaugural’ biomethanol production site in India planned at Kandla Read more
  • (18/08) Antigua and Barbuda poised to become green shipping hub as it signs MOU with Veer Read more
  • (18/08) Can hydrogen make good on its clean energy potential? Read more
  • (18/08) Maritime Technology Forum 2025 report on the safe carriage of electric vehicles at sea Read more
  • (15/08) Asahi Tanker joins Maritime Battery Forum Read more
  • (15/08) ADNOC L&S JV bids welcome to inaugural eco-friendly dual-fuel VLEC Read more
  • (14/08) New York to introduce its ‘first-ever’ hybrid-electric ferry Read more
  • (14/08) Japan to begin development of its ‘first’ fully battery-powered tugboat Read more
  • (14/08) LNG-powered Star Princess wraps up sea trials Read more

Ports

  • (22/08) OOCL admits upcoming US port fees will have ‘relatively large impact’ Read more
  • (21/08) Hong Kong port container volumes down 3.7% this year Read more
  • (21/08) Future and renewable energy-oriented Duisport secures KfW IPEX-Bank funding Read more
  • (20/08) Port of Baltimore channel reopens following bulker explosion Read more
  • (19/08) Australia’s Port Authority of NSW earns badges in sustainabilityRead more
  • (18/08) Container alliance reshuffle boosts Port of Hamburg volumes Read more

Nuclear Energy

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (20/08) CSL unveils hybrid self-unloader for offshore projects in Europe Read more
  • (20/08) EPS taps Chinese yard for 12+6 LNG dual-fuel boxships, with CMA CGM charter deal Read more
  • (20/08) TMS Cardiff Gas and Celsius tied to $1.5bn Samsung LNG ordersRead more
  • (20/08) Neutralising the boxship orderbook would require scrapping every pre-2010 vessel Read more
  • (19/08) Eastern Shipbuilding wins Washington State Ferries contract for two hybrid-electric ferries Read more
  • (19/08) 10.4m teu container orderbook raises spectre of decade-long supply glut Read more
  • (19/08) KMTC upsizes fleet with $600m order at HD Hyundai Read more
  • (19/08) Ningbo Ocean Shipping back at Huangpu Wenchong for 4,300 teu series Read more
  • (18/08) Samskip joins DCSA+ to accelerate adoption of digital standards Read more
  • (18/08) Nanjing Tanker in for LR2 newbuilds Read more
  • (18/08) Carisbrooke lines up newbuilds in China Read more
  • (18/08) Meratus adds more feeders at Guangxi Shipbuilding Read more
  • (18/08) Seaspan grows newbuild pipeline with 12-ship deal in China Read more
  • (18/08) ‘Deep slump’ in recorded dry bulk orders this year Read more
  • (18/08) USTR – BIMCO SHIPMAN Guidance – August 2025 Read more
  • (15/08) HD Hyundai hosts US-Korea MASGA shipbuilding cooperation talks Read more
  • (15/08) Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding celebrates 600 vessel milestone Read more

Other news

  • (22/08) Greek shipbroker the main focus of latest US sanctions against Iran Read more
  • (21/08) FuelEU penalties to top $1 billion this year Read more
  • (21/08) Using AI and satellite data to understand commodity markets Read more
  • (21/08) Germany has its first green ship recycling facilityRead more
  • (21/08) Murphy Oil picks Eneos Drilling jackup for drilling off Vietnam Read more
  • (21/08) Guiding financial institutions in maritime investments Read more
  • (20/08) USV in action for TotalEnergies offshore NorwayRead more
  • (20/08) US to hold over 30 offshore oil and gas auctions through 2040 Read more
  • (19/08) Explosion rocks bulk carrier departing Baltimore Read more
  • (19/08) Why grief at sea needs to be taken seriously Read more
  • (19/08) Brazilian authorities shut down Equinor FPSO over safety issues Read more
  • (19/08) Petrobras looking to boost production from FPSO trio Read more
  • (19/08) AIS spoofing and jamming in the Persian Gulf: a growing maritime security concern Read more
  • (18/08) Panama Canal celebrates 111th birthday with sustainability momentum Read more
  • (18/08) VLCC Tanker Market Calms Last Week Read more
  • (18/08) Atlas Maritime leverages DNV service to verify cargo discharge savings Read more
  • (15/08) Marie Maersk joins growing list of container cargo fire casualties Read more

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