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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #116
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! This week highlights continued momentum across UK maritime, with major offshore wind investments, naval developments and clean energy initiatives reinforcing the sector’s strategic importance. Globally, newbuild activity remains robust—particularly across LNG carriers, tankers and container vessels—despite capacity constraints and market uncertainty. Meanwhile, the ongoing Iran conflict continues to disrupt global shipping, driving volatility in…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #115
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! The UK maritime sector leads this week’s developments, with strong momentum in technology and innovation. Progress spans offshore wind expansion, floating wind investment, vessel electrification, and advances in AI-driven simulation and autonomous systems, alongside growing work in nuclear and alternative fuels. Strategic partnerships and new contracts continue to strengthen capabilities…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #114
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! The maritime sector continues to navigate a complex geopolitical and technological landscape this week. Escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran conflict are disrupting shipping routes, driving volatility in freight markets and raising safety concerns for seafarers operating in the region. At the same time, industry innovation…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #113
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! This week’s maritime landscape is shaped by escalating tensions in the Middle East, with conflict involving Iran and disruption around the Strait of Hormuz sending shockwaves through global shipping and energy markets. Thousands of vessels have been affected, freight rates have surged and oil and LNG supply chains face renewed…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #112
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! This week saw continued momentum behind the UK’s hydrogen ambitions, with further steps taken to develop a national transport and storage network aimed at underpinning industrial decarbonisation and long-term energy security. Investment activity also picked up across offshore renewables, as new funding commitments supported additional wind capacity, grid connections and…
