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Xue Xu

This week’s highlight

UK Maritime

  • (04/09) AquaVentus and Hydrogen Scotland partner on hydrogen development in the North Sea Read more
  • (04/09) SpecTec Appoints New Chief Product Officer Read more
  • (03/09) Inter-Array Cable Installation Starting at Dogger Bank C Read more
  • (03/09) CWHI Sends Off First Inch Cape Monopiles Read more
  • (03/09) Scotland eyes global leadership in marine science and technology Read more
  • (03/09) UK-Dutch interconnector in limbo after developer requests and gets license revocation Read more
  • (03/09) Wood to continue supporting Equinor’s Mariner assetsRead more
  • (03/09) Altrad workers on EnQuest platforms to be balloted on strike actionRead more
  • (02/09) Babcock and PGZ to Expand Relationship Across Sea and Air Domains Read more
  • (02/09) North Sea oil & gas emissions cut by a third but further efforts required for UK’s net zero goals Read more
  • (01/09) Is combo with floating wind and hydrogen road to commercial-scale wave energy in Wales? Read more
  • (01/09) Boost for UK Growth and Security as Norway Selects UK Warships in £10 Billion Partnership Read more
  • (01/09) UK authorities give approval to 1.5GW offshore wind farm Read more
  • (29/08) ‘Largest Drone Cargo Delivery Programme Ever Done Outside Military’ Underway at UK Offshore Wind Farms Read more
  • (29/08) BMT Unveils ELLIDA® STRIKE Concept Read more
  • (29/08) OWC Wins Green Volt Cable Engineering Contract Read more

UK Maritime Political Update

  • (29/08) Thriving Japan defence partnership boosting UK jobs and investment Read more

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

Events Highlight

Publication

  • Marine Civil Nuclear Propulsion Download
  • DNV Updated Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1533 amending the MED in force from 23 September 2025 Find out more

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (05/09) EU grants $755m for Bornholm offshore energy hub Read more
  • (05/09) Ørsted sues US over offshore wind project stop-work order Read more
  • (04/09) South Korea awards 689MW in offshore wind tender Read more
  • (04/09) Trump looking to pull permit for 2.4GW project off Nantucket Read more
  • (03/09) Dongfang Installs ‘World’s Largest Single-Capacity’ Offshore Wind Turbine for Testing Read more
  • (03/09) SPIE lands offshore cable work for TPC Phase II project in Taiwan Read more
  • (03/09) Singapore awards 86 MWp floating solar project to Sembcorp Read more
  • (02/09) Verti-Go Project Awarded EUR 15 Million for 2 MW Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Demo Read more
  • (02/09) Seaway7 Signs Cable Installation Contract for Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm, Secures Work on Formosa 6 Read more
  • (02/09) Full Production Ramp-Up at Sif’s New Monopile Mega-Factory Delayed Until First Half of 2026 Read more
  • (02/09) Foundation, Inter-Array Contractors Selected for Gennaker Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (02/09) Equinor injects nearly $1bn into Ørsted amid Trump offshore wind crackdown Read more
  • (01/09) Danish Energy Agency Re-Rejects Applications for Feasibility Study Permits Under ‘Open-Door’ Scheme Read more
  • (01/09) US Department of Transportation pulls $679m in offshore wind funding Read more
  • (29/08) First US floating solar tracker under construction in ColoradoRead more
  • (29/08) Vattenfall Secures Eemshaven O&M Site for New German Offshore Wind Farms Read more
  • (29/08) Danish Company to Supply TP Covers for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 Offshore Wind Farm Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (04/09) Wallenius Marine, Knud E. Hansen reveal new dual-fuel electric RoRo vessel concept Read more
  • (04/09) K Line: Automated kite system development enters next phase Read more
  • (04/09) MoU signed for Singapore-India green and digital shipping corridor Read more
  • (04/09) EmissionPassport launched to map hidden emissions in shipping supply chains Read more
  • (03/09) Green Bunkers launches to strengthen sustainable bunkering industry, drive green corridors development Read more
  • (03/09) ABS: Advanced battery technologies could support alternative fuels, reduce fuel costs Read more
  • (03/09) Hybridising operations on the high seas with innovative battery technology Read more
  • (02/09) German and Korean institutes expand cooperation in hydrogen safety Read more
  • (02/09) ‘World’s first’ lower-emission engine for LNG carriers unveiled by Hanwha and WinGD Read more
  • (02/09) SHI once again selects Wärtsilä technology for dual-fuel VLEC quintet Read more
  • (02/09) EU mulls decade-long fuel tax holiday for shipping Read more
  • (01/09) Hydrogen associations team up to drive uptake of hydrogen value chains Read more
  • (01/09) WinGD joins MAMII to help cut methane slip from shipping Read more
  • (01/09) Yara Clean Ammonia puts pen to paper for long-term charter of dual-fuel gas carrier pairRead more
  • (01/09) Damen splashes BC Ferries’ new fully electric-ready ferry Read more
  • (01/09) Can watered-down fossil fuel and tidal power decarbonise shipping? Read more
  • (01/09) Furetank moves ahead with biogas fleet and new carbon trading arm Read more
  • (01/09) Japan delivers world’s first commercial ammonia-fuelled engine Read more
  • (29/08) CMA CGM secures bio-LNG supplies from Vanguard Renewables Read more

Ports

  • (04/09) AAL Shipping completes heavy-lift deliveries for INEOS’ Project ONE Read more
  • (02/09) SOHAR Port and Freezone’s container terminal to get shore power infrastructure Read more
  • (29/08) Methanol and LNG bunkering approved at Hamburg’s Waltershofer Hafen Read more

Nuclear Energy

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (05/09) Ernst Russ and Eimskip team up for boxship newbuilds in China Read more
  • (05/09) OVP Shipping pens debut boxship order Read more
  • (05/09) Second-hand container ship prices jump 17% YoY despite weaker freight rates Read more
  • (04/09) TB Marine, Ektank order two methanol-ready chemical tankers for IceChem pool Read more
  • (04/09) Neoliner Origin, ‘world’s first’ commercial sailing RoRo ship, wraps up second sea trials Read more
  • (04/09) Chengxi Shipyard wins order for self-unloading clean fuel-ready bulker duo Read more
  • (04/09) Turkey’s Stella Gemi orders chemical tankers in China Read more
  • (03/09) CMA CGM orders up to 10 LNG dual-fuel boxships in China Read more
  • (03/09) Oman to build green ship recycling yard Read more
  • (03/09) Interasia in for up to eight boxship newbuilds Read more
  • (03/09) Inmarsat Maritime: ‘Digital infrastructure isn’t optional, it’s foundational’ Read more
  • (03/09) Rising yard days could tighten supply ahead Read more
  • (03/09) Newbuilding Activity Ramping UpRead more
  • (02/09) JMU completes delivery of new future-fit 159,097 dwt Suezmax tanker Read more
  • (02/09) HD Hyundai Philippines kicks off first vessel construction Read more
  • (02/09) Yangzijiang Shipbuilding inks 22 vessel contracts Read more
  • (02/09) China-India axis is key to new economic order Read more
  • (02/09) Marcos hails Subic relaunch as Philippines seeks shipbuilding comeback Read more
  • (01/09) New Container Route from Asia to Europe: A “Child” of Geopolitics Read more
  • (01/09) Hapag-Lloyd tackles huge fleet upgrade programme with DNV support Read more
  • (01/09) Northern Offshore Services boosts CTV orderbook Read more
  • (01/09) Eastern Pacific lines up another boxship spree at Chinese yards Read more

Other news

  • (05/09) Procurement leaders in shipping form global council Read more
  • (05/09) Shipping heavyweights invest in AI safety firm Captain’s Eye Read more
  • (05/09) Austrian oil company to slash 2,000 jobs worldwide Read more
  • (05/09) US visa crackdown creates turmoil for shipmanagers Read more
  • (04/09) Petrobras employee dies after falling from FPSO at Korean yard Read more
  • (04/09) ConocoPhillips to lay off up to 25% of its workforce Read more
  • (04/09) US threatens tariffs and port levies to sink IMO green deal Read more
  • (04/09) Swedish wave energy firm on the hunt for financial head Read more
  • (03/09) Russia inks Siberia–Mongolia mega-pipeline deal with China, sidelining seaborne LNG Read more
  • (02/09) Fugro tasked with helping safeguard Brazil’s deepwater exploration activities Read more
  • (02/09) Asbestos scandal engulfs Italian ferry after controversial Croatia refurbishment plan Read more
  • (02/09) 19 seafarers stranded on UAE-owned shadow tankerRead more
  • (02/09) Dark fleet doubles down with false flags as regulators left chasing shadows Read more
  • (01/09) ABB, Wallenius Marine establish joint venture for sustainable fleet support Read more
  • (01/09) DNV renews maritime collab with Singapore Institute of Technology Read more
  • (01/09) Houthis launch northernmost attack on commercial shipRead more
  • (01/09) Shipping: Environmental Regulations Adding to Costs Read more
  • (01/09) Tanker and bulker collide off Singapore Read more
  • (01/09) Eastern Pacific chemical tanker attacked by the Houthis Read more
  • (30/08) Tankers: China’s Crude Oil Imports Retreating Read more
  • (30/08) How regs and tech are reshaping bulk carrier operations Read more
  • (29/08) Stepping up oil & gas game key for Norway to stave off ‘steep’ drop in production Read more
  • (29/08) WoodMac deems recent US oil find as Gulf of America’s biggest discovery in eight years Read more

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