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Maritime UK Publishes Covid Recovery Plan

The UK is one of the world’s leading maritime nations, and maritime is one of the driving forces of the British economy. That the sector bears unique responsibility for enabling imports and exports to our island nation has been clear as our key workers have kept this country supplied with food, energy, and medical supplies […]

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Maritime UK South West June Newsletter

Welcome to the Maritime UK South West June Newsletter. Content summary: Covid 19 support, legal advice and wave two questionnaire Supply chain events to get into tidal energy and floating offshore wind Clean Maritime call winners Knowledge Transfer Partnerships case study Support for maritime innovation Marine Tech webinar series Add your content to Dept for Trade International […]

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Oceansgate Marine Technology Webinar Series

Marine Technology Webinar Events In partnership with Maritime UK South West and other local partners the team at the Oceansgate Marine Technology Enterprise Zone in Plymouth are overcoming Covid-19 barriers to face to face networking and collaboration by hosting a regular programme of marine technology webinars. The Marine Technology webinars will provide a platform for […]

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KEEPING A COMPETITIVE EDGE WITH A KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership  (KTP) is a partnership between a business seeking expertise and an academic institution, who supervise a recently qualified graduate or postgraduate known as a KTP Associate to work on a specific project that facilitates innovation, wealth creation and helps to embed a new capability within that business. Disruptive innovation from day […]

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PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 20,000 RECYCLABLE FACE SHIELDS A WEEK FOR COVID-19 ESSENTIAL STAFF

Engineers at the University of Plymouth are working alongside staff from Plympton-based Prestige Packaging to design and manufacture a new series of recyclable face shields. Currently undergoing full testing and certification to ensure they meet BSI standards, 20,000 of the shields have been manufactured and are immediately available for procurement for use by healthcare workers. […]

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Floating Offshore Wind Supply Chain Events

Over 100 delegates joined an exciting event on the plans for deployment of industrial scale Floating Wind (FLOW) in the Celtic Sea and the supply chain opportunities that arise from this. The political will, investor appetite and regulatory requirements are all aligning with the first 90MW + developments already in planning. What is now essential […]

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MARINE AUTONOMY AT CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH

Autonomous and robotic vehicles are the future of marine science. The ability to explore the most extreme oceanic environments including the ocean depths without the need for human operation allows scientists to explore the oceans in ways that were previously not possible. The focus of the Foundation Degree in Marine Autonomous Vehicles at City College […]