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The past week highlighted continued investment in skills, ports and maritime infrastructure, alongside new policy developments supporting future sector growth. Decarbonisation and digitalisation remained key themes, with advances in alternative fuel deployment, AI-enabled operations and autonomous maritime technologies. Highlight MarRI-UK Member’s and Partner’s News UK Maritime Newly added Funding Opportunities (access the full list via…

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The past week was marked by major industry events including Shipping UK 2026 and GreenPort Congress, alongside continued progress in maritime decarbonisation, digitalisation and alternative fuels. Key developments included growing deployment of AI-powered maritime technologies, ammonia fuel milestones, increasing investment in port electrification and infrastructure, and continued momentum behind global shipbuilding and autonomous vessel programmes. …

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Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup and please feel free to share it with your network. You can also access the previous releases via MarRI-UK: Weekly Roundup. Last week saw continued activity across the maritime sector, with developments spanning shipbuilding, clean maritime, digitalisation, ports and global shipping. In the UK, major investment in British shipbuilding and a…

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Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! Last week saw continued momentum across the maritime sector, with developments spanning offshore wind, clean energy, autonomous operations, digitalisation and naval technologies. In the UK, notable activity included the installation of the second Hornsea 3 offshore substation, progress on small modular reactor prospects, advances in autonomous container transport and…

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Last week, the maritime sector saw continued momentum across defence, decarbonisation, digitalisation and offshore energy. UK developments included advances in AI-enabled defence capabilities, uncrewed systems and maritime emissions monitoring, alongside new vessel designs supporting cleaner shipping. Internationally, offshore wind, alternative fuels, carbon capture, nuclear energy and autonomous technologies continued to progress, while global shipping faced…

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Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! Last week, UK maritime innovation continued to gather momentum, with Scotland backing plans for a floating offshore wind foundation manufacturing facility at Ardersier and the keel laid for the first Fleet Solid Support ship at Appledore. Digitalisation and decarbonisation also featured strongly, with 90POE’s OpenOcean STUDIO gaining independent certification across…

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Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! Last week, UK maritime saw progress on defence and energy, with the keel laid for the Royal Navy’s first Fleet Solid Support ship and construction beginning on the UK’s first offshore CCS project. Globally, maritime security and energy resilience remained prominent as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz continued to…

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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…

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