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Xue Xu

Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup!

Last week brought several major milestones, including the release of the MarRI-UK Maritime Technology Systems Catalogue and the NSO, MarRI-UK and SMI Conference at Seawork 2026, showcasing the strength of collaboration between industry, government, investors and academia. The content below also covers key developments from Seawork 2026, defence investment, clean maritime innovation, offshore renewables and global shipping, reflecting the pace of change and opportunity across the maritime sector. Read on for more details and insights from across the maritime community.

This week’s highlight

  • Join us at the 9th MTPC this week at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
  • MarRI-UK Officially Releases the Maritime Technology Systems Catalogue Find out more
  • NSO, MarRI-UK and SMI Conference Read more
  • Defence Investment Plan: SMI Statement Read more
  • Panama Canal draft cut revives memories of drought crisis Read more
  • Jiangnan Shipyard unveils nuclear-powered container ship concept Read more
  • Suez Canal to impose steeper transit charges from mid-July Read more

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (12/06) BAE Systems launches new digital fires capability at Eurosatory Read more
  • (10/06) Recruitment Drive: Swap family hatchbacks for tanks at Babcock Read more
  • (10/06) QinetiQ joins UK Quantum Growth Alliance to accelerate warfighting readiness Read more
  • (10/06) LR supports delivery of world-first ammonia dual-fuel gas carrier Read more
  • (10/06) Prince Madog hydrogen fuel cell retrofit wins LR certification Read more
  • (10/06) AI-designed offshore wind vessel to slash fuel burn and emissions Read more
  • (09/06) Lloyd’s Register Group and Lloyd’s Register Foundation appoints Matthias Altendorf as new chair Read more
  • (09/06) Recognition and celebration at the 2026 Seawork Awards Read more
  • (08/06) Leading the way in unmanned marine systems Read more
  • (08/06) Fleet-wide energy transition roadmap delivered for TMS Tankers Read more
  • (08/06) Update to Grey Boat Code aligns with latest commercial and naval standards Read more
  • (08/06) Seawork Brings Maritime Expertise and Careers Focus to Southampton Read more
  • (05/06) Strathclyde contributes to project on coastal communities and energy transition Read more
  • (05/06) Strathclyde appoints two clean energy academics through UK Global Talent Fund Read more

UK Maritime

  • (12/06) A new wave of vessel activity and investment Read more
  • (12/06) Scottish player ships 60-ton subsea structure for Norwegian oil & gas playground Read more
  • (12/06) All 100 Siemens Gamesa Turbines In Place at RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (11/06) A super bright signal from the UK Read more
  • (11/06) Balaena acquires APCL yards in UK shipbuilding expansion Read more
  • (11/06) Loki Dynamics unveils the lightweight MD 3.0 diesel engine Read more
  • (11/06) Iron Fist Cranes UK and Pacific Radiance Sign Agreement at Seawork 2026 to Raise CTV Standards Read more
  • (11/06) Winning combination for RNLI’s Sam and Lewis Read more
  • (11/06) Ultra Maritime tests next-generation multistatic sonobuoy in Scottish waters Read more
  • (11/06) After a decade of transformation, UK Commando Force is born Read more
  • (10/06) Cross-border marine collaboration Read more
  • (10/06) Ultra Maritime Successfully Completes First Deployment of Next Generation Multistatic Active Receive Sonobuoy in the UK Read more
  • (09/06) 20 Turbines Installed at Dogger Bank B Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (09/06) BP books Noble semisub for UK drilling campaign Read more
  • (08/06) One of UK’s largest warships back at sea following ‘technical issue’ Read more
  • (08/06) Acta Marine Takes Delivery of CSOV Chartered for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (08/06) Crown Estate to Re-Tender 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Site Relinquished by EnBW and JERA Nex BP Read more

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

Events Highlight

Publication

  • LR Class News 10/2026: IMO approves International Gas Code 2028 amendments Read more
  • Enabling Nuclear-Powered Feeder Ships Download
  • Wind-assisted propulsion: Managing safety while regulation takes shape Read more

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (12/06) Titan Wind Energy lands $89m offshore wind foundation contract Read more
  • (12/06) TotalEnergies weighs exit from 1.5GW German offshore wind project Read more
  • (12/06) France Launches Massive Tender for Seven Floating, Four Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind Farms Read more
  • (12/06) Envision Sends Off First Batch of 8 MW Turbines for Vietnam’s New Nearshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (11/06) Global offshore wind capacity on track to quadruple by 2035 Read more
  • (11/06) All Monopiles Installed at South Korea’s 365 MW Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (11/06) First Turbine Up at RWE’s Nordseecluster Offshore Wind Project Read more
  • (10/06) Ecowende Takes Delivery of Hollandse Kust West VI O&M Base Read more
  • (10/06) Seatrium Orders Six Liebherr Cranes for TenneT’s 2 GW Dutch Offshore Grid Platforms Read more
  • (10/06) Windanker Turbine Components Arriving at German Port Ahead of Offshore Installation Read more
  • (09/06) COSCO Installs 2 GW Offshore Converter Platform for China’s New Wind Farm Read more
  • (08/06) Consortium eyes next-gen AI-powered wave energy infrastructure Read more
  • (08/06) RWE, TotalEnergies Charter Purus CSOV for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (11/06) Bimco introduces biofuel clause for timecharters Read more
  • (10/06) International Chamber of Shipping review backs onboard carbon capture Read more
  • (10/06) Ammonia propulsion reaches commercial reality with Exmar delivery Read more
  • (09/06) H2DO launches offshore wind-to-hydrogen study in Dutch North Sea Read more
  • (05/06) First of five methanol retrofits completed under Seaspan and Hapag-Lloyd’s collab Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (12/06) Tennessee becomes first US state to set up fusion regulations Read more
  • (12/06) Ceremony marks start of work at Canadian uranium project Read more
  • (12/06) Studsvik seeks state support for SMRs in Sweden Read more
  • (11/06) Permission granted for Kozloduy sanctions derogation Read more
  • (11/06) DOE approval milestone for Oklo reactor Read more
  • (11/06) Study identifies potential SMR sites in Dutch province Read more
  • (10/06) Chile and Argentina sign nuclear cooperation agreement Read more
  • (10/06) DOE approval of Xcimer fusion power plant preconceptual design Read more
  • (10/06) Japan, Kazakhstan extend cooperation on fast reactors Read more
  • (09/06) Australian thorium to fuel Ampera energy system Read more
  • (08/06) NRC and FERC boosts for Crane Clean Energy Center project Read more
  • (08/06) IAEA warning after drone hits used fuel facility near Chernobyl Read more
  • (08/06) KHNP says EC has dropped foreign subsidy probe into Czech project Read more
  • (05/06) Military action near nuclear plants puts external power needs in spotlight Read more
  • (05/06) Blykalla applies for state aid for SMR plant Read more

Ports

Navy

  • (12/06) Saronic and Castelion to bring hypersonic strike capability to unmanned surface vessels Read more
  • (12/06) Virginia-class sub completes maintenance, returns to service ahead of schedule Read more
  • (12/06) Indian Navy recovers unexploded missile warhead from crude oil tanker Read more
  • (12/06) UAE’s EDGE enters European market with launch of new company in France Read more
  • (11/06) ASSPL to provide 20 navigation satellite system jammers for Indian Navy Read more
  • (11/06) Italy to receive seven AAVs under $30.6M US FMS package Read more
  • (11/06) US Navy’s destroyer fires Tomahawk missile during strikes on Iran Read more
  • (10/06) Austal: First Evolved Cape-class patrol boat launched for ABF Read more
  • (10/06) US Navy takes delivery of sixth John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler Read more
  • (10/06) Europe’s semi-autonomous warship project passes design milestone Read more
  • (10/06) Spanish company to supply 47 naval weapon stations to Portuguese Navy Read more
  • (09/06) HII boosts ROMULUS USV production Read more
  • (09/06) Kongsberg, DRASS link up on next-gen underwater defense systems Read more
  • (09/06) Belgian Navy’s new minehunter tests drone capabilities at sea Read more
  • (09/06) Austal: First Evolved Cape-class patrol boat launched for ABF Read more
  • (08/06) NASSCO launches, christens US Navy’s seventh fleet oiler Read more
  • (08/06) New AUKUS submarine support site launched in Western Australia Read more
  • (08/06) STM launches second LMS Batch-2 vessel for Malaysian Navy Read more
  • (08/06) NATO kicks off TFX-Arctic to test uncrewed systems in High North Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (12/06) Zhejiang Yonghang books up to six ultramaxes at Yangfan Read more
  • (12/06) Dutch shipping groups Vertom and UAL set out combination plans Read more
  • (12/06) Critical minerals reshaping global trade: UNCTAD Read more
  • (11/06) Caspian Offshore Construction expands fleet with newbuild AHTS Read more
  • (11/06) China starts work on $11.4bn Three Gorges expansion Read more
  • (11/06) Containerlines cash in on Chinese car export boom Read more
  • (11/06) EPS takes delivery of VLAC from Jiangnan Shipyard Read more
  • (11/06) US-flagged tanker being brought to life by ABS and HD Hyundai Heavy Read more
  • (10/06) World’s largest LNG carrier kicks off construction in China Read more
  • (10/06) MSC controls over one-fifth of the container shipping market Read more
  • (10/06) Chinese bulker owner Pingtan Minghui breaks into tanker sector Read more
  • (09/06) India’s coal gasification drive adds fresh momentum to the coal trade and bulk shipping Read more
  • (09/06) Containership orderbook marches toward 40% of fleet Read more
  • (09/06) VLCC orderbook hits record high Read more
  • (08/06) BGN doubles down on LPG shipping with pair of HD Hyundai VLGCs Read more
  • (08/06) South Korea’s Heung-A books up to six chemical tankers in China Read more
  • (08/06) CMA CGM linked to fresh boxship series at Hengli Read more
  • (06/06) Dry Bulk Market: Indonesian Coal Exports Retreating Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (11/06) Rolls-Royce introduces digital engine room training for German Navy Read more
  • (10/06) ELNAV.AI: Artificial intelligence should assist the bridge, not audit it Read more
  • (10/06) Seawork sees Singapore’s ST Engineering launch intelligent ship technology Read more
  • (05/06) Paying the digital toll Read more

Other news

  • (12/06) The emotional cost of keeping global trade moving Read more
  • (11/06) Hong Kong unveils new tax breaks to lure commodity traders and shipping firms Read more
  • (11/06) Hormuz ceasefire collapses Read more
  • (11/06) Three civilian seafarers dead in US attack on Settebello Read more
  • (11/06) EnQuest makes $833 million play to expand its Southeast Asian oil & gas arsenal Read more
  • (11/06) Western Africa’s import of clean petroleum products drops 44% year on year Read more
  • (10/06) Shell’s new oil discovery adds fuel to Namibia’s black gold rush Read more
  • (10/06) Ship approached by armed pirates off Yemen Read more
  • (10/06) Samsung Heavy signs $2.9bn contract for US FLNG pioneer Read more
  • (10/06) MSC smashes liner market share record Read more
  • (10/06) Red Sea vs Arabian Gulf: Comparing the Fixing Activity Behind the Barrels Read more
  • (09/06) US SHIPS Act dead in the water – needs additional push Read more
  • (09/06) Where will tomorrow’s seafarers come from? Read more
  • (09/06) Maritime crackdown expands from Hormuz to the Med Read more
  • (08/06) EU deploys new sanctions on Iran over Hormuz restrictions Read more
  • (08/06) Houthis enter the fray as Israel and Iran trade missiles Read more
  • (08/06) Petronas forms regional alliance to boost offshore oil recovery Read more
  • (08/06) Norway averts offshore oil strike with last-minute pay deal Read more
  • (06/06) Hormuz shock shifts shipping fuel strategy Read more
  • (06/06) Container ship sinks in Singapore Strait Read more
  • (05/06) Canada’s $4B hydro-powered LNG project advances with FLNG launch at Samsung Heavy Industries Read more

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