Maritime UK South West is partner of the event and will welcome you on its booth within the exhibition. Register now: https://www.seatechweek.eu/attend-the-event-812-0-0-0.html Stakeholders across business, academia, and governmental institutions from all over the world will converge to shape the future of maritime. This year’s event invites delegates to share ideas on smarter and greener solutions […]
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme allows a businesses or not for profit organisations to partner with a UK education institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult to deliver a specific, strategic innovation project. The KTP partnership brings new skills and the latest academic thinking into the business partner to deliver a specific, strategic […]
New funding means the Marine Business Technology Centre (MBTC) in Plymouth will operate for another 12 months, providing valuable innovation support to businesses in the county. Based in Plymouth’s Oceansgate development, the MBTC has supported nearly 400 businesses since it was established in 2018. Thanks to more than £735,000 from the European Regional Development Fund, backed by […]
A new consortium has been formed to address the growing challenge of decarbonisation and recycling of composite materials in the marine industry and beyond, with a long-term aim of creating the UK’s first glass fibre composites recycling and re-use facility of its kind. Led by Guernsey-based marine consultancy Blue Parameters, the ‘Blue Composites Project’ is […]
The purpose of the DIT Internationalisation Fund is to assist 7,600 SME’s in England to improve international trade performance through co-investment in approved activity. The Fund is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) running from December 2020 to early 2023. We have been made aware that funds are still available for companies that […]
The Global Business Innovation Programme(GBIP) enables ambitious innovators to find partners, collaborate and expand in new markets. The three stage GBIP programme firstly prepares the business for operating in a specific market, then takes the business to the country to meet key partners and contacts from government, academia and commerce. Finally it provides post-visit […]
Ambitions to unleash Plymouth’s full potential as a major international port are to be set out in a new strategy announced by Council Leader Richard Bingley. The strategy will explore how Plymouth can maximise the combined potential of its four statutory ports, which support defence through Europe’s largest naval base at Devonport, international commercial trade […]
Demand for green jobs is expected to see a 400% increase by 2030. The green economy presents opportunities to attract new workers into the maritime sector and to develop and harness new skills-sets. The Maritime Skills Commission sets out 7 actions following extensive evidence gathering and independent reporting. Today, 21 June, the Maritime Skills Commission […]
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 – Collaborative R&D Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 – Feasibility Green Offshore Tech Fund Net Zero Hydrogen Fund – Strand 2 Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Net Zero Hydrogen Fund – Strand 1 Development Expenditure (DEVEX) Innovate UK-Smart Grants: April 2022 Strategic Innovation Fund Canada-UK Net Zero Value Chains – […]
The Mersey Maritime Exchange will take place on Thursday 23rd June 2022, both online and in the magnificent surroundings of Liverpool Town Hall, a Grade-I-listed building in the heart of the city. The conference is being organised by Mersey Maritime in partnership with Maritime UK and will discuss the progress of the UK Government’s Maritime 2050 […]