In an announcement on 23 September 2022, the UK Government made it clear that, not only is Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) an essential technology for achieving long-term energy security for the UK, but it also wants to speed up the way in which planning policy is implemented, to allow FLOW technology to be deployed more […]
The Plymouth and South Devon (PASD) Freeport is the result of a successful bid submitted in February 2021, with an Outline Business Case (OBC) submitted in November 2021. The Freeport became officially active in May 2022 with Government approval of the OBC and the approval and designation of two Tax Sites (Sherford and Devonport South […]
Expressions of Interest to join the UK Maritime Cyber Security Trade Mission and Atlantic Future Forum 26-29 September, New York On 28-29 September, the UK Government will host Atlantic Future Forum (AFF22) on HMS Prince of Wales in New York Harbour. The Forum is dedicated to strengthening the defence, security, technology and trading relationships between […]
The Department for International Trade (DIT) Seoul, in partnership with Valmax Technology Corporation and Kunsan National University (KNU) is organising a webinar to present the maritime opportunities for the UK in South Korea. The DIT Seoul team has been working with a group of Korean shipbuilding experts from the industry, university, and research institutions to conduct […]
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 […]
The Technology and Innovation Group (TIG) is a forum for both Industry, Accademia and Government to identify, discuss and action initiatives to support technological developments pertinent to the growth of the UK maritime sector (shipping, ports, engineering, science, services and leisure industries). The TIG is focussed around innovation that supports and enables the delivery of […]
Two of the UK’s leading organisations spearheading the offshore renewable energy revolution are partnering to increase industry access to facilities and expertise that will fast-forward the development and deployment of new offshore renewables products and services. The University of Plymouth and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have agreed to establish a new Collaborative […]
Supply-chain remains one of the most pressing issues for many businesses! Not surprising given the hangover from the pandemic, Brexit, container ship log jams, natural disasters (flood, forest fires, etc) and geopolitical tensions, etc. Supply-chain Exchange is an opportunity to collaborate and engage in cross-sector thinking to address supply-chain challenges – to see things from […]
Two advanced wind measurement buoys have been deployed in the UK Celtic Sea, between Cornwall and Wales, in a further step towards generating gigawatts of power from floating wind turbines. The Floating LiDAR systems will provide data to pave the way for the strategic development of floating offshore wind (FLOW) in the Celtic Sea, which […]
On the 16th of June at MDL Marinas around 70 businesses gathered together to hear about developments in clean maritime. The event was part of the Green Tech Boatshow which enabled the public to access clean marine products and services to make their boating more sustainable. Slides from the event are available below: Clean Maritime […]
