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Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup!

Last week, the UK maritime sector continued to build momentum at the intersection of energy, defence and innovation. From floating offshore wind technology reaching commercialisation and major offshore wind projects moving forward, to new carbon capture activity and growing investment in nuclear-powered capabilities, the UK is strengthening its maritime industrial base. Defence innovation is also opening new opportunities for civilian applications, while major shipbuilding and infrastructure projects are supporting jobs, skills and supply chains. Globally, offshore renewables, clean maritime, smart technologies and nuclear power continue to shape the future of the sector.

Highlight

  • Join the UK SHORE community and discover how the programme harnesses the UK’s research and innovation excellence to reduce carbon emissions across the maritime industry. Sign-up here
  • British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme Find out more
  • All Foundations In Place for World’s First Artificial Energy Island Read more
  • Amazon drought triggers container surcharges of up to $1,900 Read more
  • National Engineering Day 2026 Find out more

MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News

  • (27/08) LR wins Austal contract for Australian Army landing craft program Read more
  • (26/08) QinetiQ assembles UK consortium to compete for British Army’s ZODIAC Commissioning and Scaling contract Read more
  • (24/08) Different fields, same determination: Babcock extends partnership with Plymouth Argyle Read more

UK Maritime

  • (28/08) Seaway Alfa Lift to Start Installing Inch Cape Jacket Pin Piles, Cadeler’s Wind Mover to Begin Turbine Installation in November Read more
  • (28/08) Encomara’s Squid Floating Wind Connection System Reaches Commercialisation Read more
  • (27/08) UK Government First Secretary of State Louise Haigh visited Griffon Marine to see how government procurement is supporting British jobs, skills and apprenticeship opportunities. Read more
  • (27/08) TotalEnergies Buys Walney Offshore Wind Power Read more
  • (27/08) NextOcean to Equip Esvagt SOV with WavePredictor Technology Read more
  • (27/08) Jan De Nul makes its entrance into CCS market with North Sea pipeline project Read more
  • (25/08) UK nuclear submarine expansion drives demand for 65,000 skilled workers by 2030 Read more
  • (25/08) UK secures access to Ukraine’s Avengers AI Labs in major defence technology agreement with Kyiv Read more
  • (25/08) MOD and Defence Industry join Alliance to take defence innovation into ground breaking civilian market applications Read more
  • (25/08) Navantia UK’s Harland & Wolff Belfast Yard Secures Major Cruise Ship Revitalisation Project Read more
  • (25/08) North Sea decom campaign retires trio of gas wells in UK waters Read more
  • (24/08) ABP moves $680m Port Talbot wind hub into consenting phase Read more
  • (23/08) MoD Commercial X Awards Contracts to 13 UK Startups in Defence Unicorn Hunt Read more

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

Events Highlight

Publication

  • Quantity assurance in marine biofuel supply chains Download
  • DNV: New Maritime Forecast to 2050 report, 2026 edition Download
  • DNV: FROM CONCERN TO CONTROL – Rethinking energy resilience for the new threat era Read more

Global Maritime News

Offshore Renewable Energy

  • (28/08) BW Ideol’s Eight-Year-Old Floatgen Turbine Produces 40 GWh Read more
  • (28/08) Europe turns offshore wind into strategic energy infrastructure Read more
  • (27/08) Ørsted puts 1.4GW South Korean offshore wind project on hold Read more
  • (27/08) JFE Engineering Rolls Out First ‘Made in Japan’ Monopile for Oga–Katagami–Akita Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (27/08) F.lli Righini Delivers Secondary Structure Installation Tools for Offshore Wind Applications Read more
  • (27/08) Trianel’s Borkum I Offshore Wind Farm Enters German Balancing Market Read more
  • (26/08) TEPCO Starts EIA Process for New Choshi Offshore Wind Farm as Japan Plans Re-Tendering Project Sites Dropped by Mitsubishi Read more
  • (26/08) Taiwan Moves to Terminate Contract for 700 MW Offshore Wind Project Read more
  • (26/08) German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency opens offshore wind survey tender Read more
  • (25/08) Flex2Future advances floating wave, wind and solar platform toward pre-2030 demo Read more
  • (25/08) Victoria Gov’t Launches Australia’s First Offshore Wind Auction Read more
  • (25/08) Glamox Marine Lighting for Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan Read more
  • (24/08) Greater Changhua 4 Turbine Taken Offline After Fire, Ørsted Says Read more
  • (24/08) Norway Extends Licence Application Deadline for First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Read more
  • (24/08) Ho Chi Minh City Reviews Feasibility Study for 6 GW Offshore Wind Development Read more
  • (24/08) SONFOR hunts new partner for Danish offshore wind project Read more

Clean Maritime

  • (27/08) Australia targets shore power and green bunkering in first maritime emissions plan Read more
  • (27/08) GCMD outlines practical approach to quantity assurance in marine biofuel supply chains Read more
  • (27/08) New Report Finds 31% Emissions-Intensity Gap Between Carriers on the Same Ocean Trade Lane Read more
  • (26/08) ABB lands Kawasaki liquid hydrogen terminal controls deal Read more
  • (26/08) SLB to advance major North Sea carbon storage project Read more
  • (25/08) Greek shipping and the methane pathway: a decade in, and only getting started Read more
  • (24/08) Aker Solutions, Microsoft partner to fast-track global CCS, carbon removal pipeline Read more

Nuclear Energy

  • (28/08) Newcleo-led consortium to develop floating nuclear plant Read more
  • (27/08) IAEA launches global push to bring nuclear power back to sea Read more
  • (27/08) US Army selects five microreactor techs for deployment Read more
  • (27/08) Multinational support for ATLAS maritime nuclear initiative Read more
  • (26/08) Reactor technology selection process progresses in Netherlands Read more
  • (26/08) Rosatom and Egypt discussing more potential units Read more
  • (25/08) Blykalla submits second SMR plant application Read more
  • (25/08) Criticality testing milestone for Westinghouse’s eVinci reactor Read more
  • (25/08) Core Power teams up with US Administration on maritime nuclear Read more
  • (25/08) Myanmar SMR site work ‘could start in 2027’ Read more
  • (24/08) Reactors installed on nuclear-powered icebreaker Leningrad Read more
  • (24/08) Hungary plans new climate law, as Paks ramps up Read more

Ports

  • (28/08) Port congestion is getting worse in container shipping: who is responsible? Read more
  • (27/08) Port Houston clears Jacintoport ship dock conversion Read more
  • (26/08) DP World brings Latin America’s first shore power online at Callao Read more
  • (26/08) Port of Vancouver upgrade halves truck transit times Read more
  • (26/08) Construction set to start at Burundi’s Rumonge port Read more
  • (26/08) Xiamen Port lines up terminal equipment upgrades Read more
  • (26/08) Latvia’s big three ports complete shared digital platform Read more
  • (26/08) Ningbo-Zhoushan overtakes Singapore as world’s number two boxport Read more
  • (26/08) Deadly fire clouds launch of Russia’s giant Amur polymer hub Read more
  • (25/08) Dalrymple Bay advances $265m terminal upgrade programme at Port of Hay Point Read more
  • (25/08) Maputo drybulk terminal volumes surge 29% to record 8.4m tonnes Read more
  • (25/08) Global boxport congestion surpasses covid-era peak Read more
  • (24/08) Vietnam moves to unblock My Thuy port project as first phase hits 73% Read more
  • (24/08) Aegis Vopak takes over $55m ammonia terminal at Pipavav Port Read more
  • (24/08) Drought keeps North Sea Port’s Ghent-Terneuzen access restricted Read more
  • (24/08) Yokohama digitises dangerous goods filings through Cyber Port Read more
  • (24/08) Tianjin clears Huisheng multipurpose terminal project Read more

Navy

  • (28/08) EDGE Group, Brazilian Navy expand cooperation on maritime surveillance Read more
  • (28/08) Construction starts on third US Coast Guard Heritage-class OPC Read more
  • (28/08) US Navy takes delivery of final expeditionary sea base Read more
  • (27/08) Omega Subsea expands Western Norway operations with new Hilleren base Read more
  • (27/08) Davie secures $11.3B contract for Canada’s six icebreakers Read more
  • (27/08) Keel laid for Brazilian Navy’s fourth Tamandaré-class frigate Read more
  • (27/08) Saildrone’s USV fires JAGM missiles in live test off Hawaii Read more
  • (27/08) Austal delivers first LCU 1700 vessel to US Navy Read more
  • (26/08) MCWL accepts first Ancillary Surface Craft prototype Read more
  • (25/08) Australia selects site for Henderson Defence Precinct Read more
  • (25/08) Royal Netherlands Navy opts for Destinus Hornet B2 interceptor Read more
  • (24/08) Keel laid for Australia’s first Hunter class frigate Read more
  • (21/08) France takes over command of NATO security task force in Northern European waters Read more

Global Shipping & Newbuild

  • (29/08) Shipping’s new order is Eastern Read more
  • (28/08) K Line steps back into VLCC newbuild market Read more
  • (28/08) Japan set to tweak shipping tax regime Read more
  • (28/08) Newbuilding Activity Still Strong Read more
  • (27/08) Sirius signs deal to design CSV duo Read more
  • (27/08) SFL makes fresh $363m car carrier play Read more
  • (26/08) ADNOC L&S lifts LNG newbuild programme Read more
  • (26/08) Yangzijiang Maritime moves into stainless chemical tankers Read more
  • (25/08) Canada doubles down on shipbuilding with $8.2bn Quebec icebreaker order Read more
  • (24/08) Dry Bulk Market: Capesizes Showing Signs of Strength Read more
  • (24/08) Tanker Market: VLCC ton-miles Falling in 2026, With Smaller Classes Gaining Market Share Read more
  • (24/08) RCL heads back to Huangpu Wenchong for boxship quartet Read more
  • (24/08) Japan moves to resurrect LNG carrier construction Read more

Smart Maritime

  • (28/08) Can an AI camera really measure safety culture? Read more
  • (26/08) SmartSea: Turning fleets into intelligent operational networks Read more
  • (26/08) Why Maritime Operations Centres Need Fusion, Not Another Data Feed Read more
  • (25/08) Viridien embarks on first hybrid streamer-OBN 3D seismic survey in Asia-Pacific Read more
  • (24/08) KONGSBERG launches Aegir SSA – a new family of sonars for Subsea Situational Awareness Read more

Other news

  • (29/08) Dry Bulk Market: Australian Iron Ore Exports on the Rise Read more
  • (28/08) Seafarer dock work battle heads towards EU court Read more
  • (28/08) DNV: Regulatory uncertainty demands fleet strategies built for multiple futures Read more
  • (27/08) Container shipping urged to move fire prevention upstream Read more
  • (27/08) Iran blacklist threatens Hormuz shuttle tanker lifeline Read more
  • (27/08) Ship Recycling Market Gaining Positive Traction Read more
  • (27/08) Export disruptions increasingly hurting tanker demand Read more
  • (26/08) American Bureau of Shipping subsidiary hit with $59.4M Cotemar claim in New York after two court losses Read more
  • (26/08) NKT brings first cables ashore on €3.1 billion Spain-France power link Read more
  • (26/08) SK Gas pays record $5.3m to jump Panama Canal queue Read more
  • (26/08) LNG Shipping: Pacific LNG Trade on the Rise Read more
  • (25/08) IMO warns piracy surge leaves more than 90 seafarers captive Read more
  • (25/08) Houthi strike hits Saudi VLCC off Yanbu Read more
  • (25/08) Hormuz compliance clash traps owners between Tehran and Washington Read more
  • (24/08) NKT cranks up the heat on HVDC power cables with 90°C technology Read more
  • (24/08) New gas/condensate discovery adds to North Sea’s hydrocarbon riches Read more
  • (24/08) DNV augments subsea toolkit with Equinor’s wellhead fatigue tech Read more
  • (24/08) Syria and Myanmar emerge as new false flags for Russia-linked tankers Read more
  • (24/08) Bulk carrier sinks off India with 22 crew missing Read more
  • (24/08) Half-year horizon: The shipping cases shaping 2026 Read more

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