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Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup!

Last week, UK maritime activity was dominated by defence, infrastructure and maritime resilience. The UK Government committed £8.4 billion to the next phase of the Dreadnought-class submarine programme, while BAE Systems secured a £5.9 billion submarine contract, reinforcing the UK’s long-term naval capability. Container throughput rose by 10%, driven by expansion at London Gateway, signalling continued growth in UK trade. The Royal Navy advanced autonomous underwater warfare trials with AUKUS partners, highlighting increased investment in uncrewed maritime technologies. Globally, geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea continued to disrupt shipping, elevating security risks, insurance costs and uncertainty across international maritime trade.

Highlight

  • China pulls ahead of Europe in green shipping fuels Read more
  • France Selects Five Ports for EUR 260 million Floating Wind Infrastructure Boost Read more
  • The 2026 PSC CIC on cargo securing – be prepared Read more
  • New report calls for standardised approach to Safe Havens on ammonia-fuelled ships Read more
  • BP moves to offload North Sea business Read more

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (31/07) QinetiQ equips hundreds of young people with real-world cyber skills Read more
  • (30/07) BAE Systems Wins £5.9bn Submarine Contract Read more
  • (30/07) BAE: 2026 half year results Read more
  • (30/07) BMT joins Seabed 2030 to strengthen digital ocean mapping in Asia Pacific and beyond Read more
  • (30/07) LR and Argentine Naval Prefecture strengthen technical cooperation to enhance navigation safety Read more
  • (29/07) LR strengthens submarine assurance capability with expanded structures framework Read more
  • (28/07) LR contributes to industry debate on the future of nuclear propulsion in superyachts Read more
  • (27/07) LR to create strategic global operating model for ArcelorMittal’s dry bulk terminals Read more
  • (27/07) Ferguson Marine successfully delivers Type 26 frigate units to BAE Systems Read more
  • (24/07) BAE Systems and NMITE partner to develop the next generation of radio frequency and wireless systems engineers Read more

UK Maritime

  • (31/07) UK container traffic jumps 10% as London Gateway expands Read more
  • (30/07) UK funds next Dreadnought-class submarine phase with £8.4B package Read more
  • (30/07) Excercise Lanternfish: Royal Navy tests automated underwater warfare tech with AUKUS partners Read more
  • (30/07) Seatrium Starts Building UK Hub, New Facility to Support Delivery of TenneT 2 GW and Sofia Offshore Wind Projects Read more
  • (30/07) BP puts into production another expansion project in US Gulf Read more
  • (29/07) 760-kilometer UK-Germany interconnector gets new owners, construction start expected in 2030 Read more
  • (29/07) MV Glen Rosa relocates to Inchgreen Marine Park as Ferguson Marine yard transformation gets underway Read more
  • (29/07) Golden Energy Offshore bags UK North Sea PSV deal Read more
  • (28/07) £36 million contract hits major milestone Read more
  • (28/07) Canada and UK firms join forces to expand autonomous vessel operations in North America Read more
  • (27/07) Capacity at Imperial Wharf Marina Read more
  • (27/07) 1.5 GW Morgan Offshore Wind Site Up for Grabs Again as Crown Estate Launches Accelerated Tender Read more
  • (27/07) Port of Tyne Initiates ‘Major Environmental Clean-Up Operation’ After Wind Orca Allision Damages Crane, Leaves One Injured Read more
  • (27/07) UK CO2 storage project that will reuse existing infrastructure secures lease Read more
  • (27/07) Britain can help write the rules for maritime nuclear Read more
  • (27/07) UK start-up Nuclear Turbines unveils novel reactor concept Read more
  • (27/07) Pharos drops Ratio deal for Serica’s higher offer Read more
  • (27/07) UK Supreme Court strengthens shipbuyer rights Read more
  • (23/07) Reflecting on the Clean Maritime Assembly 2026 Read more
  • (20/07) Policy Bulletin 009: Floating Solar Power for Maritime Decarbonisation Read more
  • (20/07) Policy Bulletin 008: Port emissions reduction through energy-aware ferry scheduling Read more

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

Events Highlight

Publication

  • ESA: Energy Dosser Download
  • ESA: Green Hydrogen Focus Report Read more
  • LR Class News 13/2026: Revised IMO requirements for pilot transfer arrangements Download
  • ICE NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2026 Read more
  • IMO III 12: Initiation of ISM implementation guidelines revision and progression of survey requirements revision Read more
  • FOBAS Fuel Insight: Fuel quality reports Read more

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (30/07) Philippines Sets New Timeline for Recalibrated Offshore Wind Auction, Targets December 2026 Bidding Read more
  • (30/07) CS Wind Offshore Delivers First Nordlicht I Transition Pieces Read more
  • (30/07) Boskalis’ new subsea rock installation vessel starts work on Polish offshore wind project Read more
  • (29/07) RWE Raises 2026, 2027 Offshore Wind Earnings Outlook After First-Half Results ‘Exceed Market Expectations’ Read more
  • (29/07) PTSC M&C Loads Out Fengmiao Offshore Substation Read more
  • (29/07) RVO launches tender for benthic survey at Doordewind offshore wind zone Read more
  • (28/07) German Federal Police Recovers Broken Off He Dreiht Wind Turbine Blade Read more
  • (28/07) Romanian Gov’t Identifies Six Offshore Wind Areas, Plans to Have 3.1 GW Installed by 2035 Read more
  • (27/07) Alaska-made prototype tidal turbine to be tested in Massachusetts Read more
  • (27/07) South Korea to stretch offshore wind price contracts to 25 years Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (30/07) Local company to carry out soil investigations for Malaysian CCS developments Read more
  • (29/07) Northern Lights fleet ready for phase one as fourth LCO2 carrier arrives from China Read more
  • (29/07) Shearwater lands Australian carbon storage campaign Read more
  • (25/07) Carbon cost “reimbursement right” in shipping’s EU ETS is largely unenforceable, new study finds Read more
  • (25/07) How shipping should be buying clean technology Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (31/07) Podcast: Why is the World Nuclear Investment Guide needed? Read more
  • (30/07) Germany coordinates fusion R&D efforts Read more
  • (30/07) Serbia signs fresh nuclear programme agreement with EDF Read more
  • (29/07) Investment guide targets nuclear’s USD6 trillion challenge Read more
  • (29/07) Construction work under way at Canadian uranium project Read more
  • (29/07) Five potential states selected to host US nuclear innovation campuses Read more
  • (28/07) Peer review of floating nuclear plant ‘ranks it on par with Russia’s top units’ Read more
  • (28/07) EDF teams up with Technip Energies for EPR2 delivery Read more
  • (28/07) Initiative launched to bolster Italian nuclear supply chain Read more
  • (27/07) TRISO approval, HALEU pact advance US nuclear fuel Read more
  • (24/07) Russia stresses long-term nature of nuclear cooperation with China Read more
  • (24/07) Approval for VVER fuel production in Germany Read more

Ports

  • (31/07) Los Angeles launches plan to remove bridge constraint on mega-ships Read more
  • (31/07) Gulfport adds second hybrid crane to boost bulk handling Read more
  • (31/07) Spain lines up €1.57bn ports investment drive Read more
  • (30/07) Port Houston seeks permit for 52-mile channel dredging programme Read more
  • (30/07) Savannah volumes edge lower despite strong finish to financial year Read more
  • (29/07) Port Hedland launches anchorage shore leave trial Read more
  • (29/07) South Korea breaks ground on Gwangyang automated terminal testbed Read more
  • (29/07) Port of Melbourne container volumes rise to 3.52m teu Read more
  • (29/07) Yantian’s first two East Port berths clear completion acceptance Read more
  • (29/07) Japan reviews port capacity for floating wind push Read more
  • (29/07) CMA CGM and Stonepeak launch $9.6bn global terminal investment platform Read more
  • (28/07) Gdańsk opens first phase of grain terminal expansion Read more
  • (28/07) Hebei adopts new law to accelerate port automation and rail links Read more
  • (27/07) First port signs up to US initiative on maritime SMRs Read more

Navy

  • (31/07) Indian Navy launches seventh ASW SWC at Cochin Shipyard Read more
  • (31/07) Italian Navy’s second next-gen minehunter reaches construction milestone Read more
  • (31/07) First forward-deployed Virginia-class sub completes Pacific mission Read more
  • (30/07) L3Harris to supply battery monitoring systems for US Navy Virginia and Columbia-class subs Read more
  • (30/07) Rheinmetall to modernize F123-class frigate for German Navy Read more
  • (30/07) US Navy awards $76.6B for Virginia and Columbia submarine construction Read more
  • (29/07) Hanwha Ocean boosts naval shipbuilding collaboration with US partners Read more
  • (29/07) Japan’s OKI to supply towed passive sonar for Australia’s Mogami-based frigate fleet Read more
  • (28/07) US Navy’s final expeditionary sea base wraps up acceptance trials Read more
  • (28/07) Australia invests another $4.6 billion in AUKUS submarine construction yard Read more
  • (27/07) TKMS and Navantia join hands on submarine projects Read more
  • (27/07) OPTICS11 lands Dutch MoD contract for containerized towed array system Read more
  • (27/07) Damen to refit four Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessels Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (30/07) GTT sees need for another 550 LNG carriers by 2035 Read more
  • (29/07) Nickel ore trade surges, safety concerns mount Read more
  • (29/07) HD Hyundai launches first ship from Subic yard Read more
  • (29/07) COSCO plots $1.1bn Tianjin mega yard Read more
  • (29/07) Zodiac secures early Hengli slots for boxship series Read more
  • (28/07) US urged to create public container carrier Read more
  • (28/07) Aruna doubles down with 10-ship ultramax programme in China Read more
  • (28/07) Pan Ocean’s latest VLCC pair confirmed at Qingdao Beihai Read more
  • (27/07) Sinotrans readies second Qingshan feeder quartet Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (24/07) Shipbuilding takes digital leap with virtual platform to connect entire process Read more

Other news

  • (31/07) China’s Panama-flag detention campaign starts to ease Read more
  • (31/07) Black Sea ship attacks spread Read more
  • (31/07) Tanker Market: Saudi Arabia’s New Strategy Shifting Crude Volumes Read more
  • (30/07) Dry Bulk Shipping: El Niño to act as a new demand shock BIMCO says Read more
  • (30/07) The chemical blind spot in ballast water treatment Read more
  • (30/07) US targets Iran’s Hormuz ‘extortion scheme’ and eight shadow tankers Read more
  • (30/07) Houthis weigh toll scheme for Red Sea shipping Read more
  • (30/07) Drone strike hits FSRU and LNG carrier at Egyptian terminal Read more
  • (29/07) Canada: Allseas to install critical subsea section of remote natural gas pipeline Read more
  • (29/07) Houthis keep up pressure on Saudi shipping Read more
  • (29/07) US-Iran attacks resume Read more
  • (29/07) Drone war pushes Russia to weaponise commercial shipping Read more
  • (29/07) Global Shipping Faces “perfect storm” – leading bunker supplier warns of supply squeeze and hidden fines as route diversions collide with regulations Read more
  • (29/07) How Conflict in the Middle East is Impacting Maritime Read more
  • (28/07) Cheap drones redraw shipping’s war risk map Read more
  • (28/07) Is a New Container Route Emerging? Read more
  • (28/07) Strait of Hormuz crossings drop 70% as tanker traffic shifts almost entirely to the Iranian route Read more
  • (27/07) Australia’s ‘largest untapped’ conventional gas resource gets significant project status Read more
  • (27/07) The race to reinvent shipmanagement Read more
  • (27/07) Japanese bank merger creates $12.8bn ship finance heavyweight Read more
  • (27/07) Weekend lull fails to unlock Hormuz shipping Read more
  • (27/07) Ukraine strike on Iranian ship ties wars together Read more
  • (25/07) Tanker Market: Saudi Oil Exports Down Significantly Read more
  • (24/07) FPSO efficiency at Brazilian oil field surpasses target range to hit 97% Read more
  • (24/07) Saipem-Subsea7 merger under the microscope as EU flags competition concerns Read more

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