Maritime News
Latest maritime-related news from the UK and beyond
Bringing you a selected round-up of significant news, opinion and events involving Maritime London members and the UK shipping cluster generally, with special emphasis on the economic impact of the maritime services’ sector and its contribution to the wider national economy.
Lombard backs Polaris Autoliners fleet expansion with 33.2 million refinancing deal
Lombard, which is part of NatWest Group, has provided a $33.2 million financing facility to Polaris Autoliners....Read More
UK-China relations ‘important for the effective functioning of world trade’
Maritime London’s CEO Mark Williams delivered an opening address at the Xinde Marine Forum held in London this week (16 September), stressing the importance...Read More
£275 million lending to support North Star’s offshore energy expansion
On 27 August 2026, NatWest Group CEO of C&I, Robert Begbie, visited North Star’s Aberdeen headquarters,...Read More
LMAA hosts meeting with China Law Society
On September 3, at the request of the Great Britain China Centre, the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) hosted a delegation from the China...Read More
The US Tariff regime has changed. What if any are the impacts on shipping?
The Tariff SituationThe Trump administration introduced import tariffs on 2 April 2025, so-called Liberation Day. These were immediately challenged in...Read More
Air lubrication delivers at scale as Silverstream surpasses 160 installations
Silverstream has surpassed 160 vessel installations of its market-leading air lubrication technology, marking a significant milestone in the adoption of...Read More
ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI and AVIKUS sign agreement for Conditional Unmanned Bridge
ABS, Polaris Shipping, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and autonomous navigation solutions provider...Read More
Braemar joins the Sustainable Shipping Initiative
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) today announced that Braemar, the international shipbroking and financial services group, has joined SSI as a...Read More
NTUA secures grant to advance safe and resilient infrastructure for maritime electrification
The global adoption of sustainable shore power is set to overcome one of its least addressed technical...Read More
The Nautical Institute warns passage planning must not become a paperwork exercise
Voyage planning must be treated as a live, dynamic process, not a document completed before departure, if bridge teams are to manage risk effectively once...Read More
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