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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #134
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…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #133
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! Last week, UK maritime activity highlighted four critical themes: offshore-wind growth and supply-chain development, with projects such as Inch Cape progressing and new investment supporting jobs and infrastructure; decarbonisation, as the UK ETS treatment of sustainable marine fuels becomes increasingly important; digitalisation and cybersecurity, with AI, autonomy and growing cyber…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #132
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! The UK maritime sector is accelerating its energy transition, industrial resilience and defence innovation. Offshore wind remains the strongest growth area, with floating wind moving toward commercialisation and the UK targeting 43–50 GW by 2030. Supply-chain localisation is increasingly important, but the new 50% out-of-quota steel tariff could raise project…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #131
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…
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MarRI-UK Thanks John Howie for his Leadership and Welcomes Sarah Kenny as Interim Chair
MarRI-UK would like to extend its sincere thanks to John Howie MBE as he steps down as Chair of the MarRI-UK Strategy Board following his departure from Babcock. John has made an outstanding contribution to MarRI-UK and to the wider UK maritime research and innovation community. Throughout his tenure, he has provided strong leadership, strategic…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #130
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! Last week’s maritime developments highlighted three dominant themes: the acceleration of decarbonisation and digitalisation, continued investment in defence and maritime innovation, and growing geopolitical disruption to global shipping. Progress in nuclear-powered shipping, wind-assisted propulsion, hydrogen technologies, offshore wind, and AI-enabled maritime infrastructure underscored the sector’s transition toward cleaner and smarter…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #129
Welcome to the MarRI-UK weekly roundup! The past week was dominated by defence, offshore wind and geopolitical risk. The UK announced a £26bn, 10-year modernisation of its three main naval bases, marking its largest naval infrastructure investment in decades, while also retiring three ageing warships. Offshore wind activity accelerated, with major UK and European project milestones…
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MarRI-UK Maritime Round Up #128
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…
