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Xue Xu

Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup!

Last week’s maritime developments were led by defence, security and decarbonisation. The UK and nine Joint Expeditionary Force nations launched a new maritime partnership, while the UK and Netherlands agreed a £2.4bn amphibious ship programme. The Royal Navy deployed F-35Bs in the Norwegian Sea, BAE Systems expanded defence cooperation with Poland, and cyber resilience initiatives advanced. Offshore wind, fusion and carbon capture projects also progressed, while global momentum continued in alternative marine fuels, naval procurement and tanker newbuild orders.

This week’s highlight

  • Parliamentary Thematic Research Leads 2027 – 2029: Call open Apply before 9 August 2026
  • The Department of Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management (DMEM) at the University of Strathclyde is now accepting proposals for its 2026-27 Industrial Projects Scheme. Find out more and submit before 31 August 2026
  • 50 Future Innovators Nominate now
  • Shipping Market Outlook: Q3 2026 Read more
  • Trump looks to offshore platforms for US space expansion Read more
  • Hormuz returns to crisis mode after tanker attacks trigger US strikes Read more
  • Panama Canal tightens draught limits again Read more
  • IMO names regional coordinators to strengthen field support Read more

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (10/07) How quantum could make navigation more resilient Read more
  • (09/07) WATCH: World’s first USV airdrop completed using military transport aircraft Read more
  • (08/07) BAE Systems signs agreement with WZM and HCP in Poland for armoured recovery vehicles Read more
  • (08/07) UK’s aircraft carrier launches F-35Bs to counter Russian aircraft in Norwegian Sea Read more
  • (08/07) SMI Publishes Maritime Trade Export Promotion Report Read more
  • (07/07) Strengthening cyber resilience Read more
  • (06/07) How is QinetiQ contributing to NATO’s operational readiness? Read more

UK Maritime

  • (10/07) Ten Joint Expeditionary Force nations agree new maritime partnership Read more
  • (10/07) Union Maritime widens newbuild push with VLGC debut Read more
  • (09/07) UK North Sea offshore workers reject pay offer and back strikes Read more
  • (09/07) Sizewell B lifetime extension terms agreed to 2055 Read more
  • (09/07) Fugro to assist Saipem with pipeline work at UK’s first offshore CCS project Read more
  • (09/07) New North Sea partnership targets IRM, decommissioning and construction Read more
  • (09/07) Scotland future-proofs subsea network rollout with long-term HVDC agreement Read more
  • (08/07) Marine Electrician Skills Bootcamp hits 50-learner milestone Read more
  • (08/07) UK, Netherlands sign £2.4B deal for next-generation amphibious transport ships Read more
  • (08/07) Archer wins plug and abandonment work off the UK Read more
  • (07/07) NCC Group joins UK Government at 10 Downing Street for launch of Cyber Resilience Pledge Read more
  • (07/07) Agreement could see prototype microreactor built at Berkeley Read more
  • (07/07) Britain’s Dangerous Defense Illusion Read more
  • (06/07) UKAEA, Eni create joint venture for fusion fuel cycle Read more
  • (06/07) Type 32 frigate program scrapped as UK embraces hybrid navy concept Read more
  • (03/07) Industry Minister visits Harland & Wolff following Defence Investment Plan confirmation of key naval programmes Read more
  • (03/07) Rolls-Royce hits key milestone in major site expansion to support UK and Australia defence commitments Read more

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

Events Highlight

Publication

  • SMI: From Pavilion to Pipeline – The Case for Maritime Trade Export Promotion Download
  • The Investing in Women Code 2026 Report Read more
  • Making Safety Routine: New Onboard Familiarisation Guidance Released Download

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (10/07) Floating Wind Farm Offshore France Reaches Full Power Read more
  • (10/07) Poland Receives Its First Electricity from Offshore Wind as Baltic Power Starts Delivering Read more
  • (09/07) Poor planning, not lack of sea space, is slowing offshore wind Read more
  • (09/07) New Study Shows How North Sea Offshore Wind Can Yield More While Costing Less Read more
  • (09/07) South Korean Supply Chain Players Tapped For 3.2 GW Offshore Wind Project Read more
  • (08/07) New Company Launches Deepwater Offshore Wind Foundation Technology Read more
  • (08/07) Floating Wind Test Site Offshore Spain Gets Regulatory Nod Read more
  • (08/07) Dutch getting ready to test ocean current tech in open water Read more
  • (07/07) EEW Group Expanding South Korean Foundation Plant Read more
  • (06/07) Sumitomo Corporation Exits Three Belgian Offshore Wind Projects Read more
  • (06/07) New Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (10/07) Samskip lands key role in EU-backed hydrogen project Read more
  • (09/07) Peninsula and ITOCHU step up ammonia fuel ambitions Read more
  • (08/07) EGPN enters container market with shore-power ready feeders Read more
  • (08/07) Seaspan and Maersk deepen retrofit push Read more
  • (08/07) Pan Ocean orders ammonia-ready VLCC pair at CSSC Read more
  • (07/07) Foreship develops energy-efficient ferry design for the Greek domestic market Read more
  • (06/07) Nexans inks long-term low-carbon aluminium supply deal with Hydro Read more
  • (06/07) First of seven OOCL methanol dual-fuel ships sails from Qingdao Read more
  • (06/07) China’s electric ship rollout scales up Read more
  • (06/07) China launches first zero-carbon sea-river container corridor Read more
  • (03/07) Wallenius Wilhelmsen trials Oceanbird wing sail at sea Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (10/07) First commercial nuclear-powered satellite launched Read more
  • (10/07) Ukraine draft law on Chernobyl decommissioning to 2036 approved Read more
  • (10/07) Argentina announces privately-financed SMR plan Read more
  • (09/07) Australia agrees to export uranium to India Read more
  • (09/07) Reactor vessel installed in El Dabaa’s second unit Read more
  • (08/07) Trilateral cooperation agreement on SMR deployment Read more
  • (08/07) Deep Fission receives prototype reactor canister Read more
  • (08/07) Brazil establishes new uranium-focused working group Read more
  • (07/07) How the Future of Military Energy Could Lead to Floating Nuclear Power Plants Read more
  • (07/07) Control room simulator launched for lead-cooled BREST-OD-300 reactor Read more
  • (07/07) Ampera makes 3D-printed microreactor module Read more
  • (06/07) Fresh look needed at licensing approach for small reactors – Likhachev Read more
  • (06/07) Second Taipingling unit begins supplying power Read more

Ports

Navy

  • (10/07) Lithuania eyes Norwegian-developed standardized vessel for its naval fleet Read more
  • (10/07) Germany taps MBDA and Rheinmetall for high-energy laser weapon system Read more
  • (10/07) Australia’s Hunter-class frigate communications system completes PDR Read more
  • (10/07) Kuwait orders Rheinmetall’s MASS ship protection system for Al Dorra-class vessels Read more
  • (10/07) Fincantieri inks two MoUs with Croatian shipbuilders for corvette program Read more
  • (10/07) France orders 24 new coastal patrol vessels for Maritime Gendarmerie Read more
  • (10/07) Netherlands and Belgium to transfer seven minehunters to Bulgaria Read more
  • (09/07) Germany clears purchase of four MEKO A-200 frigates, eyes more warships Read more
  • (09/07) Exail and KNDS deepen cooperation on autonomous mine countermeasure systems Read more
  • (09/07) NASSCO begins construction of US Navy’s 11th John Lewis-class oiler Read more
  • (09/07) World’s largest aircraft carrier starts major maintenance period and fire damage repairs Read more
  • (08/07) Multinational naval mine project reaches contract milestone Read more
  • (08/07) US forces strike more than 60 Iran’s small attack boats in and near Strait of Hormuz Read more
  • (07/07) HII receives US Navy contract option for Lionfish UUV production Read more
  • (07/07) Lockheed Martin to buy Ultra Maritime for $3.45 billion Read more
  • (07/07) Four NATO members order up to five MQ-4C Triton UAVs Read more
  • (07/07) Canada picks TKMS as preferred supplier for potential delivery of 12 patrol subs Read more
  • (06/07) Fincantieri to buy four underwater technology companies in €600M deal Read more
  • (06/07) HGH to provide infrared surveillance systems for Kuwait’s Al Dorra-class OPVs Read more
  • (06/07) Thales signs agreement to buy stake in Exail Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (10/07) ADNOC L&S boosts LNG fleet with $900m newbuild deal in China Read more
  • (10/07) Global Shipping Finance Portfolios on the Rise Read more
  • (10/07) Crude tanker newbuilding contracting hits record high at 60m DWT Read more
  • (10/07) Greek Owners Leading Dry Bulk Ordering Activity Read more
  • (09/07) JP Morgan linked to fresh Samsung suezmax order Read more
  • (09/07) Polaris lines up Vale-backed newcastlemaxes Read more
  • (09/07) Support agreement for five newbuild ASD tugs signed Read more
  • (09/07) CMES forecasts up to 248% profit surge on tanker super-cycle Read more
  • (09/07) Xeneta: ‘What a difference another crisis makes’ for container shipping Read more
  • (08/07) The workforce test behind Greece’s shipbuilding ambitions Read more
  • (07/07) EGPN steps into boxships with Huangpu Wenchong order Read more
  • (07/07) Shanghai Minsheng adds feeder pair at New Dayang Read more
  • (07/07) Cadeler’s Wind Apex Starts Taking Shape Read more
  • (06/07) South Korean ultra-large cable laying vessel enters construction in Türkiye Read more
  • (06/07) Boskalis Christens ‘Industry’s Largest’ Subsea Rock Installation Vessel Read more
  • (06/07) Advantage Tankers adds suezmax pair at Samsung Read more
  • (06/07) Container rates defy capacity rebound on Asia export trades Read more
  • (03/07) SAAM Towage building four new tugs for Brazil fleet Read more
  • (03/07) Hengli Heavy Industry bags 207 newbuild orders in H1 Read more

Other news

  • (10/07) OneSubsea nets ‘one of industry’s largest umbilical contracts to date’ Read more
  • (10/07) EU pushes to end Ireland’s alumina exports to Russia Read more
  • (10/07) Nigeria’s long-term energy security strategy backed with new oil discovery Read more
  • (10/07) Bank ship finance climbs back above $300bn Read more
  • (09/07) TotalEnergies ships first LNG cargo from Mexican project to Asia Read more
  • (09/07) Third US Gulf offshore lease sale heads for August bidding Read more
  • (09/07) Ukraine’s tanker and refinery campaign deepens Russia’s fuel crisis Read more
  • (09/07) Maersk deepens Red Sea return with MECL shift Read more
  • (09/07) Ukraine claims 14 more drone strikes on Russian ships Read more
  • (08/07) El Niño risks cascading freight, energy and shipping disruption Read more
  • (08/07) One landfall to go in France for first interconnector to Spain Read more
  • (08/07) Shipping incident: Projectile hits LNG carrier in Strait of Hormuz Read more
  • (08/07) Fewer Accidents, Evolving Risks: INTERCARGO Highlights Progress and Priorities in Bulk Carrier Safety Read more
  • (08/07) HD Hyundai and Schneider Electric target floating data centres Read more
  • (07/07) Equinor buys BP out of $10bn Bay du Nord project Read more
  • (07/07) EU antitrust law and the China trade question Read more
  • (07/07) Projectile strike tests fragile Hormuz recovery Read more
  • (07/07) China now buys 61% of the world’s traded soybeans Read more
  • (06/07) Seven OPEC+ countries up their oil output ante Read more
  • (06/07) ADNOC sets up global LNG marketing and trading platform Read more
  • (06/07) Vessel attacked off Yemen Read more
  • (06/07) CMA CGM set to overtake Maersk next year Read more
  • (06/07) The heatwave nobody measures Read more
  • (06/07) France fines shadow fleet tanker owner over false flag Read more
  • (03/07) Remains of seafarers killed in Mayuree Naree attack repatriated Read more

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