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Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup!

Last week demonstrated how maritime innovation is increasingly moving towards real-world application, with technology being developed to address both environmental and operational challenges. Offshore energy continued to drive innovation, with new subsea robotics and autonomous systems reducing the need for diver-led operations, while advances in alternative marine fuels and offshore energy infrastructure supported the transition to lower-carbon operations. At the same time, emerging applications of nuclear technology and AI highlight how the boundaries of maritime innovation are expanding, creating new opportunities for safer, more efficient and resilient operations.

Highlight

  • The Ministry of Defence’s SME Action Plan in review Read more
  • Updated Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1434 amending the MED: In force from 31 August 2026 Read more
  • Panama Canal cuts daily capacity Read more
  • Stillstrom Demonstrates Automated Cable Control for Offshore Wind Vessel Charging Read more
  • Antwerp-Bruges deploys giant plasters to stop ships sinking Read more
  • Panama Canal Marks 112 Years of Operations with a Forward-Looking Vision Read more

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (20/08) Babcock and Danske Flådeskibe deepen Anglo-Danish naval partnership on future frigates Read more
  • (20/08) Design choices ‘make or break’ subsea pipeline integrity, finds LR study for Havtil Read more
  • (19/08) LR supports LNG carrier-to-FSU conversion for Perenco offshore gas project Read more
  • (19/08) Babcock advances Anglo-Danish naval cooperation with new agreements Read more
  • (18/08) General Logistics Vehicle gets a Scottish glow up for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Read more
  • (17/08) Southampton welcomes EXPLORA III on UK debut Read more

UK Maritime

  • (21/08) Chinese Offshore Wind Foundation Manufacturer Inks MoU with Scotland’s Ardersier Port Read more
  • (19/08) Immersive environment to accelerate UK nuclear decommissioning Read more
  • (19/08) ‘World’s Most Powerful’ Subsea Trencher Nears First Testing Read more
  • (19/08) Union Maritime steps up gas carrier push with Yangzijiang pair Read more
  • (18/08) Ferguson Marine announces workforce adjustments to manage transition ahead of new vessel builds Read more
  • (18/08) Complete lifting solutions backed by local engineering expertise Read more
  • (18/08) Detritiation facility reopens at Culham Read more
  • (18/08) Hornsea 3 Battery Energy Storage to Start Operations Next Year, Ørsted Selects Arenko’s Platform to Operate BESS Read more
  • (18/08) ADM adds storage and berthing capacity at Greenock Read more
  • (17/08) All Foundations In at East Anglia Three Read more
  • (17/08) $11.8 billion North Sea oil & gas project clears key consultation hurdle ahead of government’s final say Read more
  • (17/08) BP strengthens offshore gas push in Venezuela Read more

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

Events Highlight

Publication

  • Phased fuel transitions for decarbonising the Asia–Europe Green Shipping Corridor Read more
  • UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) Bid Writing Guidance Download
  • ICS Leadership Insights July/August 2026 Read more
  • Guidelines for developing and implementing a Safety Management System for methanol-fuelled Ships Download

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (21/08) French Government-Backed Floating Wind Ports to Upgrade Quays, Storage Areas Read more
  • (21/08) Van Oord Completes Monopile Installation at 1.5 GW Polish Offshore Wind Project Read more
  • (21/08) Danish Utility Seeks New Partner as TotalEnergies Exits Lillebælt Syd Offshore Wind Project Read more
  • (20/08) Sif Loads Out Final Monopiles for Polish 1.4 GW Offshore Wind Project Read more
  • (20/08) Poland’s Darłowo Port Completes EUR 40 Million Offshore Wind Infrastructure Upgrade Read more
  • (20/08) US-Based Company Selected to Develop 2.13 GW Offshore Wind Cluster in South Korea Read more
  • (20/08) Three Ørsted Offshore Wind Farms Set for Full Commissioning in 2026 Read more
  • (19/08) China Three Gorges’ 800 MW Rudong Offshore Wind Farm Surpasses 10 TWh Read more
  • (19/08) Ørsted Proposes New 2 GW Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan Read more
  • (18/08) Siemens Energy’s First Lightweight Offshore Substation Installed in China Read more
  • (18/08) Four Turbines to Go at US Offshore Wind Farm Set to Power Rhode Island and Connecticut Read more
  • (18/08) Türkiye to Hold First Offshore Wind Tender in Early 2027 Read more
  • (18/08) Eco Wave Power: Increased power output from Israeli pilot during stronger waves Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (20/08) Shanghai Electric Contributes to World-record Biomethanol Bunkering Operation Read more
  • (20/08) An Indian factory is turning the shells around cashew nuts into marine fuel, and waste from one of the world’s favorite snacks has already powered a commercial ship Read more
  • (19/08) Clean Shipping Alliance and Marine Fuels Alliance team up on emissions compliance Read more
  • (19/08) Shipping Sector Pushes Decarbonisation Initiatives Forward Due to Recent Research And Policy Developments Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (21/08) IAEA project focuses on research reactor testing of fuels and materials Read more
  • (21/08) Blue Ghost to carry nuclear power source to the Moon Read more
  • (21/08) Russia plans to add 30 GW nuclear capacity, expand exports Read more
  • (20/08) Corpus Christi joins US maritime nuclear push Read more
  • (20/08) Atomic Canyon launches virtual assistant for US nuclear fleet Read more
  • (20/08) Second US port to explore nuclear maritime technologies Read more
  • (19/08) Regulatory approval for expansion of Chernobyl waste facility Read more
  • (19/08) Urenco breaks ground for new enrichment capacity Read more
  • (18/08) Singapore, China agree to nuclear cooperation Read more
  • (17/08) India begins public consultation on SHANTI Bill rules Read more
  • (17/08) Blue Energy, GE Vernova take gas-plus-nuclear collaboration to next stage Read more
  • (17/08) IAEA sees enhanced safety at Philippine research reactor Read more

Ports

  • (20/08) Antwerp-Bruges secures €500m for €5bn investment drive Read more
  • (20/08) South Korea clears $460m redevelopment of Incheon Port Read more
  • (20/08) Port of Rotterdam: Growth in throughput is no longer a goal in itself Read more
  • (20/08) CK Hutchison piles another $1.5bn claim onto Panama ports battle Read more
  • (19/08) APM Terminals steps up Port of New York modernisation Read more
  • (19/08) Kobe becomes one of Japan’s largest container terminals Read more
  • (19/08) Poland moves to fast-track Baltic port megaprojects Read more
  • (18/08) Federal permit granted for MSC’s giant $1.8bn Louisiana container terminal Read more
  • (18/08) Singapore activates new port operations command system Read more
  • (18/08) Six German ports hit by 24-hour strike Read more
  • (17/08) Gothenburg adds electric tractors after Terberg trials Read more
  • (17/08) Kuehne+Nagel triples Cambodia CFS capacity with Phnom Penh build Read more
  • (17/08) Box port delays knock out nearly an Evergreen-sized fleet Read more
  • (16/08) Karachi Port deepening opens East Wharf to larger ships Read more

Navy

  • (19/08) Rheinmetall to supply Danish Armed Forces with MASS decoy system Read more
  • (19/08) Amentum joint venture joins Australia nuclear submarine shipyard project Read more
  • (18/08) Australia and US test subsea and seabed warfare capabilities Read more
  • (17/08) Ultra Maritime tests autonomous technology for counter-UUV and ASW Read more
  • (17/08) Raytheon wins USD 22.9 billion contract to deliver Tomahawk missiles to U.S. Navy Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (21/08) ASL scales up with Huangpu Wenchong boxship order Read more
  • (20/08) Centrofin moves into boxships with Hengli pair Read more
  • (20/08) Hudong-Zhonghua details expansion plans Read more
  • (20/08) Japan to construct first large shipbuilding dock since 2017 Read more
  • (20/08) VLCC market enters ‘stop the press’ territory Read more
  • (20/08) MacGregor’s 165-ton crane ordered for Jan De Nul newbuild Read more
  • (19/08) Yangzijiang Maritime piles into product tankers with six-ship order Read more
  • (19/08) China’s shipbuilding boom draws another yard into oceangoing construction Read more
  • (19/08) MSC reaches 500 secondhand acquisitions in six-year buying blitz Read more
  • (19/08) Global ship orderbook growth hits fastest pace since pre-Lehman boom Read more
  • (18/08) Design unveiled for vessel as versatile as ‘Swiss Army knife’ Read more
  • (17/08) China’s Arctic container experiment turns into weekly service Read more
  • (17/08) Amoysailing puts Watts Energy on shipbuilding map with kamsarmax quartet Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (20/08) DeepOcean deploys robotics for diverless subsea tie-in at North Sea oil & gas development Read more
  • (20/08) South Koreans make move to cut foreign dependence with domestic ROV capability Read more
  • (18/08) TGS and Chevron jointly pursuing next-gen seismic imaging technology Read more

Other news

  • (22/08) What the new biodiversity agreement means for shipping Read more
  • (22/08) Maritime diplomacy begins before the meeting opens Read more
  • (21/08) Sanctioned tanker hijacked in Gulf of Aden Read more
  • (21/08) Russian fuel shortages reverse tanker trade flows Read more
  • (21/08) Clean Tankers Under Pressure Amid Persistent Conflicts Read more
  • (21/08) What Defensible Marine Insurance Compliance Looks Like in 2026 Read more
  • (21/08) Global grain shipments fall 8% as attacks in the Black Sea escalate Read more
  • (20/08) 60 days of broken US-Iran MoU: the market stopped waiting for Hormuz Read more
  • (20/08) A Fatal Strike and the First Seizure Since June as Iran’s Transit Rules Take Effect Read more
  • (20/08) Tariff pressures test trade alliances Read more
  • (20/08) Kyrgyzstan disowns unauthorised ship registrations Read more
  • (20/08) Black Sea export war intensifies Read more
  • (19/08) Marco Polo Marine Reports Growth as Offshore Wind CSOV Pipeline Expands Read more
  • (19/08) Aker BP bulks up North Sea and Norwegian Sea oil arsenal, targets tie-back growth with twin discovery deals Read more
  • (19/08) The Transported Asset Protection Association Asia Pacific ( TAPA APAC) Releases Q2 2026 Intelligence Report Revealing A Strong Cargo Crime Shift Read more
  • (18/08) Cameroon-flagged ship hijacked off Somalia Read more
  • (18/08) The hidden cost of the voyage you never considered Read more
  • (18/08) DCOC States agree to set up Combined Task Force to protect shipping from piracy in Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden Read more
  • (18/08) Nine shipbreaking workers killed in Bangladesh Read more
  • (17/08) Egypt moves to fast-track Mediterranean gas field tie-in in pursuit of production growth Read more
  • (17/08) Go-ahead for ADES to restart all suspended offshore rig ops as jack-up market remains tight Read more
  • (17/08) Second IMS tanker hit in Black Sea drone campaign Read more
  • (17/08) Dark transits keep Hormuz oil flowing Read more
  • (17/08) Sanctioned ships make up 58% of tanker scrapping deals this year Read more

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