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Xue Xu

Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup!

Last week’s maritime outlook is shaped by evolving security risks, accelerating decarbonisation efforts, and continued investment in UK capability. Ongoing uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz is sustaining pressure on global shipping operations and insurance markets despite a ceasefire. At the same time, the UK is reinforcing its leadership in maritime autonomy and offshore energy, while defence developments – including advances by the Royal Navy –highlight growing adoption of uncrewed technologies. Innovation remains central, with initiatives such as the Maritime Transport Conference underscoring cross-sector collaboration on resilience, sustainability, and digital transformation.

This week’s highlight

  • The 9th MTPC will be held at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow on 15-17 June 2026.
  • Iran says it will coordinate Strait of Hormuz transits under ceasefire Read more
  • Marine insurers say heightened risks remain in the Gulf Read more
  • Transport Data Action Plan Find out more
  • MarLEN and BTCA announce joint networking and brokerage event on shipping decarbonisation Read more

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (09/04) BAE Systems, BMT win $163M deal to support Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigates Read more
  • (08/04) Babcock awarded four‑year contract extension for Light Aircraft Flying Task Read more
  • (08/04) Typhoon test fires game-changing low-cost weapon to counter threats from uncrewed air systems Read more
  • (07/04) Why cyber security testing is essential for modern organisations Read more
  • (07/04) ETPS to train Republic of Korea Air Force pilots Read more
  • (06/04) Royal Navy receives second uncrewed mine hunting vessel Read more
  • (02/04) Executive leadership changes to support next phase of growth Read more

UK Maritime

  • (10/04) Hensoldt secures contracts for 50 coastal surveillance radars Read more
  • (10/04) UK warships uncover secret Russian submarine operation near British waters Read more
  • (09/04) Fugro Preparing for Geotechnical Investigation at Morecambe Offshore Wind Farm Site Read more
  • (09/04) Multimillion-dollar fine for EnQuest over 33 idle wells as UK cracks down on decom inactivity Read more
  • (09/04) 250 North Sea workers to reap benefits from UK union recognition deal Read more
  • (09/04) UK backs Plymouth as maritime autonomy hub with £50M investment Read more
  • (09/04) North Star fixes PSV to EnQuest Read more
  • (08/04) Saudi player’s takeover bid deadline for UK oil & gas firm gets prolonged Read more

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Events Highlight

Publication

  • Rediscovering British Progress: One year later Read more

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (09/04) DEME’s Next-Gen Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Officially Named Read more
  • (09/04) ‘World’s First’ Wind Turbine with CO2-Reduced Steel Tower and Recyclable Blades Installed Offshore Denmark Read more
  • (09/04) Financing in Place for 390 MW Shinan Ui Offshore Wind Project in South Korea Read more
  • (08/04) Orlen Neptun Selects Technical Planning Team for 900 MW Wind Farm Offshore Poland Read more
  • (08/04) China’s Deepest-Water Offshore Wind Farm Goes Into Full Operation Read more
  • (08/04) Nature Organisations Join Forces to Scale Up Oyster Reef Development in Offshore Wind Read more
  • (08/04)  European Consortium Developing Underwater Noise Reduction System for Floating and Jacket Foundations Read more
  • (08/04) Eco Wave Power reports continuous operations of its Israeli pilot project Read more
  • (07/04) Netherlands to establish new offshore electricity bidding zone linked to planned interconnector Read more
  • (06/04) Construction continues for French full-scale wave energy demonstrator Read more
  • (06/04) Dutch Gov’t Adds Second Site to 2026 Offshore Wind Tender Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (10/04) Europe’s cross-border hydrogen network gets a leg up with Dutch and Belgian infrastructure link Read more
  • (10/04) Thenamaris moves into ammonia shipping segment Read more
  • (10/04) Burning ships, smoke, and the limits of decarbonisation Read more
  • (10/04) Ethanol enters ore trades as Vale signs for Shandong VLOC newbuilds Read more
  • (09/04) Exmar names world’s first ammonia-powered gas carriers Read more
  • (07/04) RINA and Hanwha ink MoU for battery-hybrid propulsion systems Read more
  • (07/04) India secures its first ammonia dual-fuel bulk carrier order Read more
  • (07/04) Sky-high fuel prices will drive ship efficiency retrofits Read more
  • (06/04) K Line commits to bio-LNG for car carriers Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (10/04) Dismantling of reactor channels to begin at second Ignalina unit Read more
  • (10/04) Three US states pave way for new nuclear Read more
  • (10/04) Podcast: What should be the target time to build a nuclear plant? Read more
  • (10/04) New Korean reactor cleared for start up Read more
  • (09/04) Texas opens $350M in nuclear funding Read more
  • (09/04) Avalanche Energy contracted to develop radioisotope power technology Read more
  • (09/04) Study highlights opportunities for Dutch nuclear supply chain Read more
  • (09/04) Framatome signs VVER-440 fuel agreement with EU utilities Read more
  • (09/04) EDF, NTPC sign MoU to explore new Indian nuclear projects Read more
  • (09/04) Production begins at US uranium project Read more
  • (08/04) GE Vernova Hitachi, AFRY to collaborate on SMR deployment Read more
  • (08/04) Commission calls for Norway to prepare for nuclear energy Read more
  • (08/04) Regulation moves to meet maritime nuclear Read more
  • (07/04) AMPERA, Scorpio team up for maritime microreactors Read more
  • (07/04) Construction of second Jinqimen unit begins Read more
  • (07/04) First criticality for Indian fast breeder reactor Read more
  • (06/04) NRC proposed rule for licensing reactors authorized by DOE, DOD Read more

Ports

Navy

  • (11/04) CENTCOM: US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyers transit Strait of Hormuz to clear mine threat Read more
  • (10/04) French Navy orders five additional CAMCOPTER UAVs from Schiebel Read more
  • (10/04) HAVELSAN, VN Maritime and Piloda Defence forge strategic pact for hybrid naval platforms Read more
  • (09/04) New partnership targets submarine MRO development for Canada’s submarine project Read more
  • (09/04) General Dynamics nets $450M deal for next phase of US Marine Corps ARV program Read more
  • (09/04) Damen to build 13 SAR vessels for Turkish Coast Guard Read more
  • (08/04) Hanwha Ocean completes major overhaul of ROK Navy’s KSS-II submarine Read more
  • (08/04) TKMS joins hands with E3 Lithium to work on Canadian Navy’s submarine program Read more
  • (08/04) CCC and StandardAero ink 5-year MRO agreement with US Navy Read more
  • (08/04) Europe’s first dedicated drone carrier hits the water in Romania Read more
  • (08/04) US hits Iran’s major naval boatyard in Bushehr, images show extent of damage Read more
  • (08/04) US says Iran’s submarine fleet eliminated; 16 warship classes destroyed in strikes Read more
  • (08/04) Kongsberg Maritime nets waterjets contract for Indian Navy’s next-gen missile vessels Read more
  • (07/04) Indian Coast Guard FPV program progresses with new milestones at MDL Read more
  • (07/04) Ultra Maritime scores US Navy contract for AN/SSQ-125B sonobuoys Read more
  • (07/04) US Navy amphibious ship practices wartime repairs in Philippines Read more
  • (06/04) Indian Navy’s newest Project 17A frigate enters service Read more
  • (06/04) HII completes PSA work on US Navy’s fast attack submarine USS New Jersey Read more
  • (06/04) Second Babur-class corvette joins Pakistan Navy’s fleet Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (12/04) Three Gulf bound tankers abort Strait of Hormuz transits Read more
  • (10/04) Cosco Shipping says Strait of Hormuz transits on hold Read more
  • (10/04) Asian maritime security in Q1 – Fewer boardings and sanctions enforcement Read more
  • (10/04) Shipping: The Hormuz Strait Conundrum After The War in the Middle East Read more
  • (09/04) Gulftainer launches dedicated China–Gulf liner service Read more
  • (09/04) March VLCC outlook – historic shockwaves through the market Read more
  • (09/04) Third Northern Lights LCO2 carrier blessed, now preparing for service Read more
  • (09/04) Xiamen Feihongshun upsizes boxship fleet with newbuild pair in China Read more
  • (09/04) Sonangol doubles down on LNG with fresh HD Hyundai order Read more
  • (09/04) HD Hyundai pioneers ‘half-ship’ construction to tackle record orderbook Read more
  • (09/04) Global orderbook hits 17-year high Read more
  • (08/04) Rise in container ship non-operating owner orderbook Read more
  • (08/04) Hengli Heavy Industry secures 108 newbuilding orders in Q1 Read more
  • (08/04) NKT Eleonora Enters New Construction Phase as Its Hull Makes a Splash Read more
  • (08/04) Baker Hughes lands Argentina FLNG-linked equipment order Read more
  • (08/04) US investor takes control of container specialist CS Leasing Read more
  • (08/04) Eastern Pacific adds fresh suezmax pair in China push Read more
  • (08/04) In-demand cable-layers get the supersize treatment Read more
  • (08/04) Markets cheer truce, ships hesitate at chokepoint Read more
  • (08/04) Ship Owners Invest Heavily in the Second Hand Market Read more
  • (07/04) Qingshan Shipyard returns to shipbuilding with box ship order Read more
  • (07/04) Peter Döhle extends boxship run with Chengxi contract Read more
  • (07/04) Novatek creates shipbuilding arm Read more
  • (07/04) Carlova expands tankers newbuild slate Read more
  • (06/04) Huangpu Wenchong secures up to eight box ship newbuilds Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (09/04) Exail to Supply DriX O-16 Uncrewed Surface Vessel to Support Global Subsea Cable Installation Read more
  • (07/04) Quantum revolutionising terminal safety with AI Read more
  • (03/04) New player enters underwater robotics market with AUV prototype Read more

Other news

  • (10/04) Maritime security level remains critical in Hormuz despite ceasefire Read more
  • (10/04) Bulk carrier banned from Australia over unpaid wages Read more
  • (10/04) Energean cleared to restart gas field off Israel after ceasefire Read more
  • (10/04) Toll wars and diverging agendas cloud Hormuz outlook Read more
  • (09/04) New oil discovery comes to light in Gulf of America Read more
  • (09/04) How to secure the Arctic frontier Read more
  • (09/04) France sharpens penalties in fresh push against shadow fleet Read more
  • (09/04) Near-standstill at Hormuz with ceasefire failing to unlock Gulf shipping Read more
  • (09/04) Strait of Hormuz confusion, Iran says closed to tankers Read more
  • (09/04) Iran strikes Saudi’s critical pipeline serving Yanbu Read more
  • (08/04) Safe evacuation of ships, seafarers from the Gulf a priority Read more
  • (08/04) Time slipping away to develop one of Norway’s largest untapped gas discoveries Read more
  • (08/04) Third world record for Nexans as it installs 420 kV subsea cable 530 meters under water Read more
  • (08/04) Infamous shadow tanker readies for demolition in Pakistan Read more
  • (08/04) What war reveals about energy security Read more
  • (08/04) Hutchison takes Maersk to court over Panamanian fallout Read more
  • (07/04) $12.5 billion US LNG project nearing FID with full commercialization in hand Read more
  • (07/04) Fresh gas and condensate find pops up in Egyptian waters Read more
  • (07/04) First oil gushes out of North Sea project Read more
  • (07/04) Spain and the dark fleet Read more
  • (07/04) Trump floats US toll on Hormuz Read more
  • (07/04) Chevron restarts Israel gas field after 33-day security shutdown Read more
  • (07/04) Israel strikes Iran’s South Pars gas complex again Read more
  • (06/04) Two LNG carriers sailing from Qatar turnaround from Hormuz transit Read more
  • (06/04) Container shippers to pay the price of war driven market volatility Read more

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