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This week’s roundup highlights accelerating change across global maritime markets. Key themes include growing momentum in decarbonisation—spanning offshore wind, hydrogen, methanol and emerging nuclear pathways—alongside evolving regulation and technology adoption. Trade and shipping fundamentals signal a potential reset, with newbuild activity, container market pressures and shifting trade dynamics in focus. Governments and industry advanced major investments in energy, defence and infrastructure, while ports, navies and smart maritime technologies saw notable developments.
This week’s highlight
- Register to attend the UK Maritime Research and Technology Roadmap Workshops
- How the India‑EU pact will remake maritime trade Read more
- Drewry releases financial health-check report 2026 as container shipping fundamentals near a reset Read more
- How space-driven international collaborations are accelerating maritime decarbonisation Read more
- Understanding the regulatory status of LNG carriers using boil-off gas Read more
- ESA announced an exclusive competition to join their stand at the forthcoming Singapore Maritime Week in April Find out more and apply
- ADS has launched for bookings within the United Kingdom Pavilion for IDEX 2027 Find out more and book your space
- Net Zero Adopt & Accelerate – Event highlights Watch the full video
MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News
- (06/02) BAE Systems launches flagship incubator programme to propel cutting-edge technologies beyond defence Read more
- (06/02) Lloyd’s Register strengthens leadership team in China with new appointments Read more
- (05/02) Recognised again in the Financial Times UK’s Leading Management Consultants List 2026 Read more
- (05/02) Advanced surveillance system successfully integrated onto special mission aircraft Read more
- (05/02) Society of Maritime Industries Welcomes Develop Consulting as Newest Member Read more
- (03/02) Babcock and ASELSAN sign Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen RAF training capability Read more
- (02/02) LR issues first Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation as industry seeks regulatory clarity Read more
UK Maritime
- (05/02) UK’s surveillance drone nearly lost after low-altitude drop in Gulf of Oman Read more
- (05/02) Lidl Buys Offshore Wind Power from RWE in UK Read more
- (04/02) Government to unlock advanced nuclear to grow economy Read more
- (04/02) Westwood rolls out offshore vessel intelligence platform Read more
- (04/02) ADS Manifesto 2024: Two years on… Read more
- (03/02) UK Prime Minister highlights Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd. as a global leader in maritime decarbonisation during China visit Read more
- (03/02) WATCH: Autonomous ACUA platform deploys our AI-powered acoustic technology Read more
- (03/02) Royal Navy unlocks multi-domain drone control from the air Read more
- (03/02) Ultra Maritime secures £40 million contract to deliver sonobuoys for Royal Navy Read more
- (03/02) UK: Major defence investments worth billions harder to track amid DIP delay Read more
- (03/02) Prysmian wins €2.3B contract for link that ‘supports Britain’s future energy system’ Read more
- (03/02) Guilty verdict in high-profile North Sea crash case Read more
- (02/02) Darlington refurb completed ahead of schedule, under budget Read more
- (02/02) Hexicon Books Impairment Related to TwinHub, Seeks to Divest Floating Wind Project Read more
- (02/02) Yokogawa to supply Rolls-Royce SMR control systems Read more
- (30/01) Second Berge Bulk vessel sports Anemoi rotor sails Read more
- (30/01) Scottish Government Chips In as Port Plans Floating Wind Upgrade Read more
Newly added Funding Opportunities – access the full list via MarRI-UK: Maritime Funding Opportunities
- Call for tenders on “Provision of Cromarty-Nigg Ferry Service” Submit before 23 February 2026
- Call for tenders on “Marine Engineering Support Framework” Submit before 9 March 2026
- UK IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Apply before 28 April 2026
Events Highlight
- 12 February 2026 – Innovate UK ISP57 – NDT/NDE Technologies in a Digital Age – Manchester, UK
- 4 March 2026 – S-100 in focus: Sea trial insights – Online
- 15 April 2026 – Lean Thinking for Maritime Operations – BMW MINI Industry Visit – Oxford, UK
- 20-24 April 2026 – Singapore Maritime Week 2026 – Singapore
Publication
- LR Class News 03/2026: Zero emission requirements in Norwegian heritage fjords Read more and download
- ICE NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2026 Read more
Global Maritime News
Offshore Renewable Energy
- (06/02) CAPE Holland wins work on CDWE’s offshore wind farm in Taiwan Read more
- (05/02) MacGregor subsea crane for South Korean floating wind construction vessel Read more
- (05/02) CDWE to Use CAPE Holland’s Vibro Lifting Tool at Fengmiao 1 Offshore Wind Farm Read more
- (04/02) Vard Delivers Second CSOV to Windward Offshore, Vessel to Soon Start Working for RWE Read more
- (04/02) Norwegian Offshore Wind Suppliers’ Turnover Reached Over EUR 5 Billion in 2024, Report Says Read more
- (04/02) Danish wave energy firm step closer to commercial pilot project in Barbados Read more
- (04/02) Seatrium Contracts Mammoet for 2 GW Offshore Platform Load-Out Ops Read more
- (04/02) Spain Moves Closer to Launching Its First Offshore Wind Tender Read more
- (04/02) Amazon locks in 110MW from RWE’s German offshore wind project Read more
- (03/02) All Five Halted US Offshore Wind Farms Resume Construction Read more
- (03/02) Geotechnical surveys underway at TotalEnergies’ 2 GW offshore wind site in Germany Read more
- (03/02) New Dutch government backs 40GW offshore wind buildout Read more
- (02/02) Second Gennaker Offshore Substation Rolls Out at Dutch Yard Read more
- (02/02) First Batch of Fengmiao Jacket Foundations Produced Read more
- (30/01) Skyborn, Seaway7 Firm Up Gennaker Foundation Installation Contract Read more
- (30/01) Minesto awarded funding to speed up tidal energy development in Taiwan Read more
- (30/01) Trump Administration’s Stop-Work Order Hits US Offshore Wind Turbine Manufacturer’s Earnings Read more
- (30/01) First Turbine Up at Biggest US Offshore Wind Farm Read more
Clean Maritime
- (06/02) Worley secures dual wins across offshore hydrogen and US LNG Read more
- (05/02) Google Enters Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreement in Germany Read more
- (05/02) Vestas Ends 2025 with All-Time High Revenue and EUR 10.1 Billion Offshore Wind Turbine Order Backlog Read more
- (05/02) Tripartite partnership in Hong Kong targets hydrogen and green methanol Read more
- (05/02) North Sea gas wells ready for CO2 storage as part of Dutch Porthos project Read more
- (05/02) SBM Offshore subsidiary to design CO2 transport and injection solution for Southern North Sea Read more
- (05/02) Alternative fuels are here, but liability frameworks are not Read more
- (04/02) Two final bids in the run for Denmark’s €3.84 billion carbon capture and storage fund Read more
- (03/02) Maersk enriches fleet with another methanol-powered vessel Read more
- (03/02) Saudi ACWA Power seals 27 deals for green hydrogen and other technologies Read more
- (03/02) Container Shipping Reaches 2-Year Peak Efficiency: How Vessel Size and Carrier Choice Shape Global Carbon Footprint Read more
- (02/02) Dual-fuel boxship and car carrier fleet reaches 400 vessels Read more
- (02/02) Japanese hydrogen 4-stroke high-speed engine receives double ClassNK approval Read more
- (02/02) IMO: Draft workplan agreed on safety rules for battery, wind and nuclear-powered ships Read more
- (30/01) Trio paving the way for hydrogen adoption in FPSO and maritime power sphere Read more
- (30/01) 3 GW Egypt-Greece interconnector receives €9.56M grant for further studies Read more
Nuclear Energy
- (05/02) DOE prepares to send nuclear waste cross-country Read more
- (05/02) CORE POWER hosts landmark U.S. summit on the future of maritime nuclear Read more
- (05/02) India extends existing tax waivers for nuclear to 2035 Read more
- (04/02) US to exclude advanced nuclear from NEPA environmental process Read more
- (04/02) First unit at China’s Taipingling plant starts up Read more
- (03/02) WANO rolls out new enhanced monitoring initiative Read more
- (03/02) Deep Isolation launches full-scale demonstration programme Read more
- (31/01) Shipping’s nuclear horizon Read more
- (30/01) Russia and Uzbekistan MoU on radioactive waste management Read more
- (30/01) Robotisation saves 500,000 work hours, says Rosatom Read more
Ports
- (05/02) Panama President: Future Port Contracts Will Not Be Issued to a Single Operator Read more
- (04/02) Study highlights onshore power supply challenge for LNG-powered ships Read more
- (04/02) German Navy ships targeted by sabotage attempt, two port workers arrested Read more
- (04/02) CK Hutchison launches arbitration after Panama court voids port concessions Read more
- (03/02) AD Ports to explore development of DRC multipurpose terminal Read more
- (03/02) Carriers undaunted by US port fees Read more
- (02/02) 5 ways thermal cameras boost safer navigation for ports and harbours Read more
- (02/02) Designing the future of energy terminals: Where safety meets innovation Read more
- (02/02) APM Terminals steps up with offer to temporarily run Hutchison’s Panamanian ports Read more
Navy
- (05/02) Major milestone: US Navy’s newest Ford-class aircraft carrier completes first tests at sea Read more
- (05/02) Poland starts construction of new naval rescue ship Ratownik Read more
- (05/02) TKMS, EllisDon join hands on Canadian Patrol Submarine Project Read more
- (05/02) US Coast Guard takes delivery of new HC-130J surveillance aircraft Read more
- (05/02) Raytheon to develop drone-based defence for vulnerable vessels Read more
- (04/02) TKMS signs preliminary agreement for Germany’s MEKO A-200 frigate project Read more
- (04/02) Australia sends two Anzac-class frigates on regional deployments Read more
- (04/02) Türkiye: New İstif-class frigate hits the water Read more
- (04/02) US Navy testing expendable underwater mining drone Read more
- (02/02) Navy warplanes spotted in formation over world’s largest aircraft carrier Read more
- (02/02) Canada’s 31-year-old warship sets sail on major overseas deployment Read more
- (02/02) US clears potential $1.7B mid‑life upgrade sale for Spain’s Álvaro de Bazán-class frigates Read more
- (02/02) US Marines welcome two new CH‑53K King Stallion helicopters Read more
- (02/02) Raytheon to develop advanced maritime defense technologies for US Read more
- (30/01) TKMS and Seaspan Shipyards team up on Canadian Patrol Submarine Project Read more
- (30/01) Norway orders two more Type 212CD submarines from TKMS Read more
- (30/01) US Navy ousts head of First Naval Construction Regiment Read more
- (30/01) STM lays keel for Portuguese Navy’s logistics support ship Read more
- (30/01) Australia accepts delivery of 23rd Guardian-class patrol boat Read more
Global Shipping & Newbuild
- (06/02) BIMCO: A world less joined-up – what does this mean for the future of shipping? Read more
- (06/02) What is changing for shipping in 2026 Read more
- (06/02) Kongsberg wins four-ship deal for new Transpetro tankers Read more
- (06/02) Keyfield orders anchor handler from Chinese shipbuilder Read more
- (06/02) VLCC ordering spree pulls Mercuria back to Chinese yards Read more
- (06/02) Government reshuffle aims to turn PT PAL into Indonesia’s shipbuilding engine Read more
- (05/02) Evergreen confirms 16 boxships at Huangpu-Wenchong Shipbuilding Read more
- (05/02) Longitude Launches New PSV Design to Target Cost Efficiencies Read more
- (05/02) Shipping Markets and January’s Rosy Picture Read more
- (05/02) The top five challenges facing Asian shipyards in 2026 Read more
- (05/02) Zhonggu Logistics ups the ante with twin boxship order Read more
- (05/02) Pistiolis in for 10 MR tanker newbuilds in China Read more
- (05/02) Dry bulk markets stay firm ahead of Lunar New Year pressure points Read more
- (04/02) Newbuilding Orders on the Rise Read more
- (04/02) Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to route one Gemini service through Red Sea Read more
- (04/02) Car carrier ordering boom ends as overcapacity fears grow Read more
- (04/02) India’s state-backed containerline takes shape Read more
- (04/02) Seaborne coal suffers in 2025 as China burns less and produces more Read more
- (03/02) Seatrium completes sale of US yard Read more
- (03/02) Sonangol books LNG carrier newbuild in South Korea Read more
- (03/02) Bruton weighs further VLCC options Read more
- (03/02) Feeder Containership Demand on the Rise Read more
- (03/02) Atlas Maritime reloads suezmax orderbook Read more
- (02/02) MISC adds LNG firepower with China newbuilds deal Read more
- (02/02) India sets aside $1.2bn to ramp container production Read more
- (31/01) Dry Bulk Shipping: EU Coal Imports Fell in 2025 Read more
- (30/01) LNG fleet capacity set to double by 2030 despite climbing demolition Read more
Smart Maritime
- (05/02) Fincantieri, WSense Partner on Underwater Monitoring Systems Read more
- (05/02) Why maritime AI must earn trust before it earns scale Read more
Other news
- (06/02) US LNG Exports on the Rise, with EU the Main Recipient Read more
- (06/02) Are index-based shipping contracts a trap for BCOs? Read more
- (06/02) Explosion knocks out MSC boxship near St Petersburg Read more
- (05/02) Chevron marks 2,000th LNG cargo from Australian gas project Read more
- (05/02) UANI demands action on dark fleet oil transfers off Malaysia Read more
- (05/02) Norway Parliament Rejects Challenge to LNG Plant’s Power Supply Plan Read more
- (05/02) US moves ahead with second Gulf auction under new law Read more
- (05/02) Post-Assad Syria turns to offshore oil with Chevron-Qatar pact Read more
- (05/02) Maersk posts ocean loss, 1,000 job cuts as container boom unwinds Read more
- (04/02) Logistics challenges see Chinese production reactivated Read more
- (04/02) Japan’s largest power utility signs 27-year LNG supply deal with QatarEnergy Read more
- (04/02) Red flags raised over growing cargo theft and freight fraud Read more
- (03/02) 2025 global aircraft deliveries at highest peak in seven years Read more
- (03/02) Iranian gunboats threaten to board US tanker Read more
- (02/02) Exclusive interview with Noble: Tight rig demand on 2026 horizon – Golden Triangle and US Gulf as core growth regions Read more
- (02/02) Malaysia briefly detains two tankers off Penang Read more
- (29/01) District Con 2026: Cybersecurity insights for infrastructure and maritime Read more
Maritime Events Archive
- 10-12 February 2026 – International Energy Week 2026 – London, UK
- 11 February 2026 – Scottish Spinout Summit – Glasgow, UK
- 12 February 2026 – Innovate UK ISP57 – NDT/NDE Technologies in a Digital Age – Manchester, UK
- 16-18 February 2026 – 2026 SMI Annual Conference – Glasgow, UK
- 18 February 2026 – SMIFutures Maritime Careers Showcase – Glasgow, UK
- 24 February 2026 – Celtic Sea Conference 2026 – Bristol, UK
- 25 February 2026 – Enabling Trust in Autonomous, Space-enabled, Marine Systems – Cardiff, UK
- 26 February 2026 – Enabling Trust in Autonomous, Space-enabled, Marine Systems – Plymouth, UK
- 26 February 2026 –KTP Images Showcase 2026 – Glasgow, UK
- 3 March 2026 – Enabling Clean Growth for UK Industries Webinar Series — Webinar 3: Enabling grid connectivity and carbon capture – Online
- 10-12 March 2026 – Security and Policing 2026 – the Official UK Government Global Security Event – Farnborough, UK
- 10-12 March 2026 – Oceanology International – London, UK
- 10-12 March 2026 – Connecting The Global Ocean Technology Community – London, UK
- 18-19 March 2026 – Connected Places Summit 2026 – Online & London, UK
- 19 March 2026 – Enabling Trust in Autonomous, Space-enabled, Marine Systems – Grimsby, UK
- 25 March 2026 – Scotland Beyond Net Zero – Launching the Sustainability Research Toolkit – Online
- 25-27 March 2026 – Asia Pacific Maritime 2026 – Singapore
- 27 March 2026 – Creating Sustainable Harbours event – Dartmouth, UK
- 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
- 31 May – 5 June 2026 – ISOPE-2026 – Orlando, USA
- 1-6 June 2026 – POSIDONIA 2026 – Athens, Greece
- 7-12 June 2026 – OMAE 2026 – Tokyo, Japan
- 9-11 June 2026 – Seawork 2026 – Southampton, UK
- 16-17 June 2026 – Global Offshore Wind 2026 – Manchester, UK
- 16-18 June 2026 – Autonomous Ship Expo – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 17-18 June 2026 – Ocean Tech Expo 26 – Plymouth, UK
- 22-26 June 2026 – Mastering Shipbuilding Management (2026) – Liverpool, UK
- 26-28 August 2026 – ICMTI 2026 – Liverpool, UK
- 10-12 November 2026 – IMarEST | INEC/iSCSS 2026 – Edinburgh, UK
- 13-17 September 2027 – London International Shipping Week – London, UK
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