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Xue Xu

Innovation and collaboration defined this week’s maritime landscape. The world’s first solar energy system at sea marks a new milestone in clean propulsion, while the EU and industry partners accelerate sustainable fuel initiatives. UK offshore wind projects promise billions in economic impact, and new research and funding programmes aim to strengthen national R&D. Globally, shipping continues to digitalize, ports expand their green corridors, and piracy concerns resurface in key trade routes. From nuclear cooperation to AI in shipbuilding, this week’s updates reveal an industry steering steadily toward a smarter, cleaner, and more connected future.

This week’s highlight

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (06/11) NOC: Our vision for the next decade: Strategy 2025–2035 Read more
  • (06/11) BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace to collaborate on uncrewed air systems Read more
  • (05/11) Babcock celebrates National Engineering Day with a new partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering Read more
  • (05/11) LR to provide new construction services to BAE Systems Australia’s frigates for Royal Australian Navy Read more
  • (03/11) Global partnership launches International Maritime Future Technologies Innovation Centre Read more
  • (31/10) Flotilla of uncrewed boats shadow warships in milestone Royal Navy trials Read more

UK Maritime

  • (07/11) World’s largest offshore wind farm to inject $8bn into UK economy Read more
  • (06/11) NnG Awards BoP & Maintenance Contract for 450 MW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (06/11) Mersey tidal power project moves forward with cooperation extension Read more
  • (05/11) Navantia UK Brings in Local Firms to Support the Revitalisation of Harland & Wolff Read more
  • (05/11) Survey to begin on damaged section of almost 40-year-old interconnector Read more
  • (05/11) Stolt-Nielsen takes over UK tank operator Suttons Read more
  • (04/11) Alfa Laval UK Supercharges Dry Dock Strategy To Cut Vessel Downtime Read more
  • (04/11) Qair Takes Full Control of Ayre Floating Wind while Bowdun Shifts to DEME and Aspiravi Read more
  • (04/11) ABL chosen to back Greece’s Ionian Islands interconnector project Read more
  • (04/11) Odfjell Technology wins Serica renewal for UK offshore operations Read more
  • (04/11) Ørsted strikes $6bn deal with Apollo for half of UK offshore wind farm Read more
  • (03/11) Final Batch of Dajin-Built Monopiles for 1.1 GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Set Sail Read more
  • (03/11) Mermaid Subsea performs ‘fast-track’ subsea recovery project for major operator Read more
  • (31/10) HiiROC and Agile Energy unite to advance hydrogen production in Scotland Read more
  • (31/10) Great Yarmouth Terminal Set for Redevelopment Under Port of East Anglia Name Read more

UK Maritime Political Update

  • (31/10) Jeremy Pocklington appointed as new Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Read more
  • (30/10) £55 billion R&D funding boost to unlock UK breakthroughs from health to clean energy Read more
  • (29/10) Skills England announced the publication of a new report titled AI Skills for the UK Workforce Read more
  • (28/10) The UK’s first Trade Policy Review at the World Trade Organization (WTO): UK government report Read more

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

Events Highlight

IMO Update

  • (07/11) Divided we flounder: IMO’s regulatory reckoning Read more
  • (06/11) The IMO’s year to save itself Read more

Publication

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (06/11) Gazelle Teams Up with LiDAR Tech Company to Develop Smart Floating Wind Platforms Read more
  • (05/11) BW Ideol’s Proposed Factory for Serial Floating Foundation Production Secures EU Grant Read more
  • (05/11) TechWorks Marine Kicks Off Survey at 900 MW Irish Offshore Wind Site Read more
  • (05/11) CIP makes $3bn bet on Philippines’ offshore wind growth Read more
  • (04/11) PGE’s Baltica 1 Offshore Wind Project Ready for 2025 Polish Auction Read more
  • (04/11) Iberdrola secures $576m loan for German Baltic Sea wind farm Read more
  • (03/11) Wind Turbine Installation to Start Soon on 2.6 GW US Offshore Project Read more
  • (03/11) Tariffs Hit US Offshore Wind Project, Costs Rise by USD 443 Million Mid-Construction Read more
  • (31/10) Dutch firm brings wave energy tech to US waters Read more
  • (31/10) Japan’s KEPCO Makes First Investment in Offshore Wind Developer Read more
  • (31/10)  Offshore Fabrication: Lessons from IDESA and Davi Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (06/11) European maritime and nuclear players ink strategic cooperation agreement Read more
  • (06/11) CONVOY Program Maritime Nuclear Webinar: Interfaces, Shielding and Containment Read more
  • (06/11) China developing thorium-powered boxship project Read more
  • (31/10) Can US nuclear heavyweights catch Russia and China? Trump bets on it Read more
  • (29/10) HD Hyundai embraces defence and nuclear markets with AI and small reactor-powered ships Read more
  • (28/10) US strikes $80 billion deal for new nuclear power plants Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (06/11) Beihai Shipbuilding christens two 310,000 dwt ammonia-ready VLCCs Read more
  • (06/11) Hyundai Motor breaks ground on hydrogen fuel cell facility in South Korea Read more
  • (06/11) BASF opens green hydrogen and fuel cell component facility Read more
  • (06/11) HYDS forges ahead with green hydrogen production projects Read more
  • (05/11) Public-private partnership exploring e-methanol supply and bunkering hub in Oman Read more
  • (04/11) SeaTech electric tugboat design clinches green light from IRS Read more
  • (04/11) IBIA and INTERCARGO bolster collaboration on marine fuels and decarbonization Read more
  • (04/11) AYK Energy marks battery renewal project on Svitzer’s diesel-electric tug quartet as complete Read more
  • (03/11) QatarEnergy handpicks contractor for CCS project set to decarbonize its LNG production facilities Read more
  • (03/11) Maran Gas, Daphne Technology conclude methane abatement pilot on LNG carrier Read more
  • (03/11) Captain Arctic, powered by wind and sun, launched in Dubai Read more
  • (03/11) Singapore and Korea to establish green and digital shipping corridor Read more
  • (03/11) Clean Arctic Alliance hails Nordic push for sustainable polar marine fuels Read more
  • (03/11) The IMO’s Net Zero Framework has been delayed, but for Vessels under Fuel EU&ETS, the Challenge is NowRead more
  • (01/11) A multifaceted approach to managing decarbonisation risks Read more
  • (31/10) Topsoe opens its first SOEC manufacturing facility in Denmark Read more
  • (31/10) China-France green shipping corridor signed to ‘advance’ zero-carbon shipping routes Read more

Ports

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (07/11) Performance Shipping secures $78m Repsol deal for new suezmax pair Read more
  • (07/11) Scorpio Tankers refreshes MR fleet with sale and newbuild swoop Read more
  • (06/11) India’s national container line plans take off Read more
  • (06/11) A surge in shipping rates drives the second-hand prices of crude tankers Read more
  • (06/11) Ship Recycling Market Remains Challenging Read more
  • (05/11) Qatar Shipyard Technology Solutions expands WinGD engine servicing Read more
  • (05/11) COSCO Shipping commissions DSIC for six LNG/methanol-ready tankers Read more
  • (05/11) Chinese shipyard starts building Asso.subsea’s new cable-laying vessel Read more
  • (05/11) Suez Canal Authority seeks container lines return Read more
  • (05/11) Greek owners Economou and Laskaridis extend VLCC order boom at Hengli Read more
  • (05/11) Costamare lifts Chinese newbuild series to six boxships Read more
  • (05/11) Maersk orders raft of 18,000 teu LNG newbuilds in China Read more
  • (05/11) Global Trade: The Pathway to Economic Prosperity Read more
  • (05/11) More Capesizes Added to the Global Orderbook Read more
  • (04/11) CMA CGM: Ten 24,212 TEU LNG dual-fuel boxships to fly French flag Read more
  • (04/11) Latsco firms up boxship brace at Huangpu Wenchong Read more
  • (04/11) Nordic American Tankers readies suezmax newbuilds in South Korea Read more
  • (04/11) Star Bulk tied to fresh kamsarmax orders at Hengli Read more
  • (03/11) COSCO Shipping Development splashes RMB12.4bn on 29 newbuilds Read more
  • (03/11) HD Hyundai and Siemens ink pact to ‘boost’ innovation in US shipbuilding Read more
  • (03/11) MSC crosses the 7m teu mark Read more
  • (31/10) NYK Line adds new 7,000 CEU LNG-fueled car carrier to roster Read more
  • (31/10) Svitzer, Cochin Shipyard shake hands on electric tug manufacturing in India Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (07/11) Korean AI fire system passes sea trials Read more
  • (05/11) SpecTec: Shipping’s digital breakthrough lies in better data Read more
  • (04/11) ABS, Siemens DISW team up to boost digitalization in shipbuilding Read more
  • (04/11) A step change, from historical RAOs to live vessel motion measurements Read more

Other news

  • (07/11) Emboldened Somali pirates spark fear in the Indian Ocean Read more
  • (06/11) Feast or famine for LNG owners depends on FIDs Read more
  • (06/11) CMA CGM and Edison hit LNG bunkering milestone in Italy Read more
  • (06/11) US firm wraps up 180-day survey campaign offshore Mozambique Read more
  • (06/11) Spacewear hits the high seas Read more
  • (06/11) Study warns seafarers’ shore leave still in steep decline since pandemic Read more
  • (06/11) Somali pirates board tanker in deepwater attack Read more
  • (06/11) Modernising maritime safety in a tide of technology Read more
  • (05/11) Stena Line takes over world’s northernmost shipping companyRead more
  • (05/11) ADNOC eyes coming aboard $50 billion LNG project with Eni and YPF in South America Read more
  • (05/11) QatarEnergy awards engineering work to KBR at Bul Hanine field Read more
  • (05/11) Eni and Petronas to merge assets in Indonesia and Malaysia Read more
  • (05/11) Russian oil exports hit turbulence as US sanctions bite Read more
  • (04/11) Yinson Production’s CFO: Two new project bonds on the 2026 horizon to refinance FPSO duo Read more
  • (04/11) Shadow tanker trapped in Suez standoff Read more
  • (04/11) One in four maritime suppliers flagged for cyber risks Read more
  • (04/11) Tankers Are the Biggest Part of the Global Sanctioned Fleet Read more
  • (04/11) Atlantic Volatility and Maritime Risk: What the 2025 Hurricane Season Reveals Read more
  • (03/11) Tuapse terminal ablaze after major Ukrainian drone strike Read more
  • (03/11) Gunfire exchange as pirates target Stolt tanker in Somali waters Read more
  • (03/11) Port fees truce to begin next Monday as China pledges massive soybean buys Read more
  • (03/11) Bridge team lapse behind Leeuwin II disaster Read more
  • (03/11) Saudi Aramco recalls two Arabian Drilling jackups for 2026 restart Read more
  • (03/11) Why we fear AI and why the maritime workforce shouldn’t Read more
  • (01/11) Chinese port fees pose taxing questions Read more

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