The Great South West is a Pan-Regional Partnership covering the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset. It aims to promote the region’s ‘blue and green’ assets, as part of its ambition to become the ‘UK’s Natural Powerhouse’, and the first region to become net zero. The Great South West is partnering with Maritime UK […]
City College Plymouth’s commitment to skills for industry gained an important seal of approval on Thursday 9 March at a highly esteemed awards event. The College scooped the coveted Future Skills category at the Maritime UK Awards and was named the winner of this top prize at a ceremony in Hull, surpassing all the other […]
PRESS RELEASE Maritime UK to inspire girls to consider STEM careers in Maritime Maritime UK is to deliver a nationwide ‘roadshow’ to inspire girls to consider Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) careers in the maritime sector. Maritime UK has been awarded £100,000 in grant funding from the Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) […]
We invite researchers working in maritime cyber security and related fields to submit abstracts for consideration for presentation on Day-one of the Cyber-SHIP Lab Annual Symposium 2023. Read more.. The Symposium will take place 1-2 November 2023 at the International Maritime Organization in London (IMO). For the second consecutive year, the IMO is supporting the Symposium by co-hosting […]
A dynamic partnership between City College Plymouth and Princess Yachts has helped the world-renowned yacht builder recruit five outfitters as a direct result of a new, intensive course delivered at the College. In April 2022, the College delivered a brand-new, ten-week course to support Princess Yachts with growing and diversifying its […]
Torridge District Council’s proposed Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre at Middle Dock was given a massive boost this week with £15.6m of funding from the Levelling Up Fund issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The centre, which has received backing from a range of globally innovative partners as well as government […]
pH3 Capital Ventures launched of its Beyond Blue Accelerator programme to accelerate the blue green economy this month. This is the UK’s first ports and maritime accelerator for startups. With its vision to be the UK’s leading early-stage investor for the ports and maritime space, pH3 Capital Ventures through its Beyond Blue Accelerator will […]
New Chair and co-chairs appointed to Maritime UK South West I am delighted to have been made Chair of Maritime UK South West, and huge thanks to Anthony Payne for all that he’s done over the first 7 years of the cluster’s work. There is a story here, and I first met Anthony and others […]
The Celtic Sea Cluster has launched its new Regional Strategy, outlining how Wales and South West England can maximise the economic benefits of floating offshore wind technology, in line with the forthcoming Celtic Sea leasing process being delivered by The Crown Estate. The strategy will allow the region’s stakeholders to ensure their activities are aligned […]
New employment land, new businesses, thousands of jobs and millions of pounds of investment is coming our way with the approval of the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport Full Business Case announced by the government today. Plymouth and South Devon Freeport is the first of eight Freeports to be given the full green light along […]