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🎉 Celebrating the 100th MarRI-UK Weekly Round Up!🚢

Welcome to the 100th MarRI-UK weekly round up!🎊This week marks a special milestone for MarRI-UK with the release of the 100th issue of our weekly roundup. What began as a simple effort to keep our members informed has grown into a trusted resource for the wider maritime research and innovation community.

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This week’s highlight

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (16/10) LR unpacks new guidance charting the path to nuclear propulsion at sea Read more
  • (15/10) Babcock Wins Net Zero Resource Efficiency Category at MOD Sanctuary Awards Read more
  • (15/10) HMS Agamemnon Completes First Underwater Testing at BAE Site in Barrow Read more
  • (14/10) BMT unveils ELIDA STRIKE multi-role vessel concept Read more
  • (13/10) Royal Navy’s newest submarine goes under water for the first time Read more

UK Maritime

  • (17/10) Tax reforms essential to preventing UK offshore sector from declining further Read more
  • (16/10) UK offshore wind farm now equipped with scour protection doubling as marine life habitat Read more
  • (16/10) UK strikes Rosneft, Lukoil and shadow fleet in toughest sanctions yet Read more
  • (16/10) Exail Expands Presence in the Baltic Sea With First DriX H-8 Delivery to Orlen Petrobaltic Read more
  • (16/10) Sonardyne Presented With Dual King’s Awards by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire Read more
  • (15/10) Equitix Preferred Bidder for 448 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Transmission Assets Read more
  • (15/10) Wood announces CEO change following Sidara vote Read more
  • (14/10) Clyde Marine Training Secures Access to Europe’s Largest Maritime Simulator HubRead more
  • (14/10) UK Delays Permit Decision for CIP’s Morecambe Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (14/10) Ming Yang targets Scotland for $2bn offshore wind investment Read more
  • (14/10) Greenpeace threatens to sue Crown Estate for pushing up offshore wind costs Read more
  • (13/10) BP hires Valaris’ 2013-built drillship for multi-well gig in Middle East Read more
  • (10/10) BP scores victory in arbitration showdown with Venture Global, seeks over $1B in damages Read more
  • (10/10) All eyes on London as maritime industry readies to adopt first global carbon pricing scheme Read more

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

Events Highlight

IMO Update

  • (17/10) Too close to call: IMO’s make-or-break vote to define shipping’s decarbonisation path Read more
  • (16/10) US and Saudi lead move to sink IMO’s Net-Zero Framework Read more
  • (14/10) Cost of energy transition higher without IMO Net Zero Framework Read more
  • (14/10) IMO’s Net-Zero Framework sails into political storm Read more
  • (13/10) IMO NZF needs to include incentives for e-fuels, 20 green fuel producers say Read more
  • (12/10) US threatens raft of penalties against states supporting IMO NZF Read more

Publication

  • Net-zero shipping: Key findings from the latest Maritime Forecast Read more
  • ADS Scottish Manifesto Read more

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (17/10) IOG Wind lands offshore wind farm maintenance deal in Taiwan Read more
  • (16/10) French firm launches phase one of full-scale wave energy tests Read more
  • ( 15/10) EDF Seeks EIA Services for AO9 Offshore Wind Project in France Read more
  • (15/10) RWE Unleashes Autonomous, Heavy Payload Drones at German Offshore Wind Farms Read more
  • (15/10) CSBC-DEME JV Wraps Up Jacket Installation at 300 MW Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project Read more
  • (15/10) Gazelle Partners with Chinese Manufacturer on Industrialisation of Floating Wind Tech Read more
  • (15/10) Small-scale wave energy converter deployed off Washington coast Read more
  • (15/10) RWE pulls plug on 2GW offshore wind project in Australia Read more
  • (14/10) Massachusetts backs tidal and wave energy with $1.9 million grant Read more
  • (14/10) Ciel & Terre bets on honeycomb design for large-scale floating solar Read more
  • (14/10) Tekmar, Jan De Nul sign framework agreement for TenneT’s 2 GW offshore grid Read more
  • (13/10) Germany launches ‘world’s first’ vertical floating solar power plant Read more
  • (13/10) Ignitis to Become Sole Owner of Lithuania’s First Offshore Wind Farm as Ocean Winds Plans Exit Read more
  • (13/10) Steelwind Loads Out Final Baltic Power Monopiles Read more
  • (13/10) German TSO Opens EUR 11.7 Million Tender for Marine Warranty Surveyor Services Read more
  • (10/10) FinalRAVE for First German Offshore Wind Farm as Vattenfall Starts Preparing Decommissioning Tender Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (17/10) Stena Line’s newest methanol-ready hybrid ferry gears up for maiden voyage Read more
  • (16/10) SBTi verifies ESL Shipping’s science-based net-zero targets Read more
  • (16/10) Japan’s first hydrogen dual-fuel tugboat sees the light of day Read more
  • (15/10) CMA CGM’s newest methanol dual-fuel boxship christened in South Korea Read more
  • (15/10) BV to class Møre Sjø’s 2+2 hydrogen-powered cargo ships Read more
  • (14/10) Could fuel cells guide cruise ships towards decarbonisation? Read more
  • (14/10) Methanol-powered Maya Cosulich hits the water Read more
  • (14/10) German duo bands together to accelerate iron ore transport decarbonization Read more
  • (14/10) ADNOC L&S joint venture adds new dual-fuel ethane carrier to the fleet Read more
  • (14/10) OCI and VICTROL to develop clean ammonia bunkering supply chain in the Netherlands and Belgium Read more
  • (14/10) DNV launches first-of-its-kind tender portal to accelerate e-methanol adoption for industry and shipping Read more
  • (13/10) Leclanché marine battery system equipped on cruise vessel for ‘first’ time Read more
  • (13/10) HGK Shipping names new diesel-electric gas carrier Read more
  • (13/10) Towngas ramps up efforts to build end-to-end green methanol ecosystem Read more
  • (13/10) Maersk, CATL target maritime decarbonization across global supply chain Read more
  • (13/10) Carbon costs hit shipping balance sheets as $50bn era looms Read more
  • (10/10) Hapag-Lloyd, ZEMBA and Katalist Lead Verified SMF Certificate Transfer Read more
  • (10/10) Hydrom and H2Global partner to boost Oman’s hydrogen development Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (15/10) The New Wave: Building the Maritime Nuclear Workforce Read more
  • (14/10) Army announces Janus Program for next-generation nuclear energy Read more

Ports

  • (16/10) IAPH and CLIA strengthen ties on sustainability, shore power and future-ready port planning Read more
  • (14/10) India recognizes three major ports as green hydrogen hubs Read more
  • (14/10) Heavy-Lift Marine Operator, French Port Team Up on Floating Wind Launching Solutions Read more
  • (14/10) Simulators move from ‘box in a room’ to port training backbone Read more
  • (14/10) Chinese-built vessels exempt for US ship special port fees Read more
  • (13/10) ‘Harbor Charger’ brings hybrid-electric power to Manhattan Read more
  • (13/10) Court clears ICTSI to run Durban terminal after Maersk challenge fails Read more
  • (13/10) USTR vessel fee revisions days before 14 October start Read more
  • (11/10) US-listed owners to bear brunt of China port fee retaliation Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (17/10) Yang Ming’s dry bulk arm readies four newbuilds in fleet renewal push Read more
  • (17/10) Baltic Exchange charts new routes for Canadian crude trade Read more
  • (16/10) LNG-powered cruise ship Disney Destiny joins owner’s roster Read more
  • (16/10) HMM places major order for 12 LNG-powered boxships, 2 VLCCs Read more
  • (16/10) Shandong Ocean Shipping bets on capesize segment with two Hengli newbuilds Read more
  • (15/10) Croatian FSRU’s regas overhaul completed at Turkish shipyard Read more
  • (15/10) CMA CGM books 6-unit-strong LNG-fueled fleet in India Read more
  • (14/10) MPCC orders two 1,600 TEU fuel-efficient boxships Read more
  • (14/10) Dajin Launches Its First Heavy Deck Carrier for Offshore Wind, Plans 20-Strong Fleet Read more
  • (14/10) Container ship sails from China – Felixstowe in 21 days via Arctic Read more
  • (14/10) Price gap widens between Japanese and Chinese-built tonnage Read more
  • (14/10) Wah Kwong forms dry bulk venture with Wuhu Shipyard Read more
  • (13/10) Road to full certification: Norwegian USV cleared to ditch support vessel Read more
  • (13/10) Minerva ups the ante in boxship market with fresh newbuild series Read more
  • (13/10) Chartworld doubles down on boxship expansion Read more
  • (13/10) Pakistan National Shipping Corporation sets out to double fleet size Read more
  • (13/10) China’s ship repair yards in overdrive as ageing fleet drives global boom Read more
  • (10/10) Royal Wagenborg: Keels laid for fit-for-future EasyMax 2 sextet Read more

Digital Maritime

  • (14/10) Generative AI Will Reshape Shipping Within 18 Months Read more
  • (13/10) Digital Readiness: Bridging Innovation with Real-World Terminal Operations Read more
  • (10/10) Norwegian Company Expands Business Outside Europe as Tokyo Gas Starts Using Its Digital Platform for Offshore Wind Farm Development Read more

Other news

  • (17/10) Pacific Basin transfers bulkers and top team to Singapore to limit US port fee exposure Read more
  • (17/10) Chung Kisun takes the helm at HD Hyundai Read more
  • (16/10) Tanker blaze kills 10 workers at Batam yard Read more
  • (16/10) What happens when the world’s ballast currency starts to slip? Read more
  • (16/10) Trump claims India will stop buying Russian oil Read more
  • (15/10) Vattenfall Blasts WWII Sea Mines at German Offshore Wind Project Sites Read more
  • (15/10) Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd divert two US-flagged vessels from China Read more
  • (14/10) How drones are ramping up ship security fears Read more
  • (14/10) Shell approves Nigerian gas development to power LNG growth Read more
  • (14/10) Training crew in tackling lithium-ion fires a key priority Read more
  • (14/10) Asian maritime security in Q3 – Singapore Strait vessel boardings nosedive Read more
  • (14/10) Iran’s tankers flicker back to life on AIS Read more
  • (14/10) Beijing places sanctions on Hanwha Ocean’s American assets Read more

Maritime Events Archive

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