A new CEBR report, commissioned by Maritime UK, reveals £116bn economic impact of UK maritime, more than rail and aviation combined. Industry supported 1,064,000 jobs in 2019, 45% more productive than the UK average, and well paid, with average remuneration 30% higher than the UK benchmark. The UK’s industry grew by 35% between 2010-19 and […]
Zero emission ferries and vessels are one step closer to being a reality, as Maritime Minister Robert Courts today (24 May 2022) confirmed £12 million funding to accelerate the research and development of zero emission maritime technologies. Now in its second round, the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) was born out of the Prime Minister’s 10-point plan […]
Aim:To explore perspectives and inspire the supply chain to learn from relevant Clean Maritime Demonstrator projects underway in Ports which focus on: Port of Tyne and Renewable Microgrids – A presentation on Clean Tyne and the real-time digital platform for scenario planning and feasibility studies that will help determine the future power needs of the […]
Floating Offshore Wind industry focused workshop exploring themes relating to the lifecycle of a FLOW farm. An evolution of the 2 day research conference PRIMaRE (Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy) that is being hosted by Exeter University this year, this FLOW lifecycle workshop is an industry focused day that will facilitate collaborative thinking […]
Thursday 8th September Gain an insight into what exciting projects the Smart Sound Plymouth are working on and get an update on their Wolfson Foundation funding. The Smart Sound facilitates trials, validation and proving of marine innovative technologies across a diverse environment. All missions will be facilitated by a dedicated team in compliance with MAS […]
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is working with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to invest up to £4.7 million in innovation projects that contribute to resilient time, frequency and synchronisation (TFS) and its dissemination and application. The key areas for development are: resilience distribution trust, assurance and security integration and processing of signals The […]
We often get asked how colleagues across the sector can get involved with Maritime UK’s work. So, look no further, as this blog lists xx ways that you can do so. Maritime UK is the umbrella body for the maritime sector, bringing together the shipping, ports, services, engineering and leisure marine industries. Our purpose is […]
In March 2021, the Department for Transport (DfT) launched the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, which allocated over £23m of research and development funding to 55 projects across the UK. The CMDC supported the design and development of zero emission shipping technologies and greener ports through a series of technology trials and feasibility studies to accelerate […]
GreenOffshoreTech, a Cluster Facilitated Project, will offer a 3-phase accelerator programme designed for innovation support to SMEs that aims to mature and validate project ideas for the development of new cross-sectorial and cross-border value chains in selected Topics targeting offshore applications. The total amount of direct financial support for SMEs in this first call […]
On an historic former boat building yard, in Premier Marinas’ £75 million development on the banks of the River Dart, the new South Devon College Marine Academy opens its doors. In the planning for 10 years this state-of-the-art facility at Noss on Dart aims to close the skills gap within the maritime industry and meet the demands […]