UK marks World Maritime Day with £60 million boost for clean shipping

A third round of the clean maritime demonstration competition has been launched which will help companies and scientists to make emission-free maritime a reality.

• government launches £60 million clean maritime competition on World Maritime Day
• zero-emission vessels, fuels and clean port infrastructure set to benefit from funding and boost economic growth

Tankers, cruise ships, ports and the wider maritime sector could play their part in slashing emissions and boosting economic growth thanks to £60 million of funding for the UK maritime industry.

To mark this year’s World Maritime Day (29 September 2022), Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is announcing funding for the third round of the clean maritime demonstration competition (CMDC), which will run from April 2023 to March 2025 and help innovative companies and scientists make emission-free maritime a reality.

UK companies will be able to bid for a slice of the funding to supercharge the development of early-stage clean maritime technologies for wider use in the future.

Also announced today are the winning projects from the second round of the CMDC, launched in May 2022, which saw £12 million shared between 121 UK companies.

A series of regional events is being coordinated via Maritime UK Regional Clusters, to find out more visit.

This is all part of government plans to back innovative businesses and reach net zero emissions by 2050.

Details of the scheme can be found below:

Competition overview – CMDC Round 3 – Vessel or Infrastructure demonstrations – Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk)

Competition overview – CMDC Round 3 – Combined demonstrations – Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk)

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