£1.4m has been awarded to 10 organisations as part of the Clean Maritime Call, a Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) initiative supported by the Department for Transport (DfT). The grants will help find innovative ways to develop technology to assist the UKs transition to a future of zero emission shipping, a long term ambition […]
UK-based energy developer Simply Blue Energy, and Total, one of the worlds largest energy companies, have established a partnership to develop floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea off the South West of the UK. The Celtic Sea lies to the south of Wales, to the north of Devon and Cornwall and stretches as far […]
Advice from Government You can find general advice and guidance for businesses in response to COVID-19 at your local Growth Hub. – Devon and Somerset – Heart of the South West Growth Hub – Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Growth Hub – Dorset Growth Hub If you are not in the SW search for […]
Rapidly Manufactured Ventilation System (RMVS) support. You may have seen that Government is seeking business assistance to address the shortage in ventilators and possibly other kit to support medical procedures. Please see the info below for registering interest to hear more about this request. The Dept for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy are currently gathering […]
New programme of national careers events announced Careers being promoted this week at major events in Liverpool, Hull and Bristol Maritime and Me profiles of women working in sector launched Dedicated week to raise profile of sector in October Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the UKs £46.1bn maritime sector is using National Careers Week, […]
This week the South Coast Marine Cluster will rebrand as part of a collaboration with Cornwall Marine Network to form Maritime UK South West, becoming part of the national body Maritime UK. Under a new format and tighter geography Maritime UK South West aims to ramp up its work with businesses and academia and bring […]
A powerful coalition of South West businesses, education leaders and local authorities has pledged to work in partnership with Government to make the Great South West the latest growth alliance to rebalance the UK economy. The Great South West partners are publishing a local growth prospectus today (Monday, January 13) that aims to deliver £45 […]
Campus Mondial de la Mer and South Coast Marine Cluster signed a partnership agreement to strengthen trade and collaboration between the SW of England and the Brittany region ocean economy clusters last week. The South Coast Marine Cluster visited Brittany as part of a trade delegation hosted by Campus Mondial De La Mer with a […]
Maritime UK SW – Partnering and Sponsorship Proposal The South Coast Marine Cluster was created in 2017 and since this time has made solid progress in bringing together the public, research and private sectors under the shared vision of creating a clean and prosperous ocean economy for the South West. In January 2020 the South […]
Work to develop and test marine autonomous surface ships has been given a boost after a site which will allow sharing of valuable data was chosen in Portland, Dorset (UK) by the UK MCA.This adds further asset to the South West ecosystem around the testing and development of autonomous systems with sector leaders including Atlas […]
