Global Trade Outlook Series #2

3 virtual events aimed at businesses from across the maritime sector and wider export economy. The second in the series focuses on Transatlantic trade post-Brexit. We will be joined by Oxford Economics who will present their economic outlook, followed by a panel discussion. More speakers will be confirmed. The panel will be chaired by Maritime […]

Innovation Consultancy Grant Fund

SMEs in Devon can receive 75% refund of costs of engaging a Consultant to support business innovation work within the marine sector through the Marine Business Technology Centre. Join one of our webinars to hear about project examples during our promotion week beginning 6th July, more information here: https://www.marinebusinesstechnologycentre.co.uk/webinar-innovation-consultancy-grant-fund/ Or sign up to receive further […]

Maritime Skills Commissioners announced

Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the maritime sector, is today announcing the inaugural Commissioners to serve on the Maritime Skills Commission. Government and industry, working through Maritime UK, has established the Maritime Skills Commission (MSC) to lead the sector’s work in ensuring the maritime sector has a pipeline of talented people to serve all […]

Celtic Sea Floating Wind – Industrial Response to Supply Chain Opportunity

6th July 2020 The deployment of Industrial Scale Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) in the Celtic Sea represents a once in a generation opportunity to drive supply chain investment and economic growth in the Great South West and Wales. Developer interest and activity has already commenced (see story from Jan 2020) and there needs to be […]

Maritime UK Publishes Covid Recovery Plan

The UK is one of the world’s leading maritime nations, and maritime is one of the driving forces of the British economy. That the sector bears unique responsibility for enabling imports and exports to our island nation has been clear as our key workers have kept this country supplied with food, energy, and medical supplies […]

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: PROGRAM YOUR OWN SENSOR – 9th July

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: PROGRAM YOUR OWN SENSOR Calling all Devon-based SMEs working in the maritime industry! Maritime UK South West Partners, The University of Exeter and the Marine Business Technology Centre are very excited to be announcing a two-day workshop on sensor programming that will run over the summer. The first part of the workshop will […]

Maritime UK South West June Newsletter

Welcome to the Maritime UK South West June Newsletter. Content summary: Covid 19 support, legal advice and wave two questionnaire Supply chain events to get into tidal energy and floating offshore wind Clean Maritime call winners Knowledge Transfer Partnerships case study Support for maritime innovation Marine Tech webinar series Add your content to Dept for Trade International […]

Oceansgate Marine Technology Webinar Series

Marine Technology Webinar Events In partnership with Maritime UK South West and other local partners the team at the Oceansgate Marine Technology Enterprise Zone in Plymouth are overcoming Covid-19 barriers to face to face networking and collaboration by hosting a regular programme of marine technology webinars. The Marine Technology webinars will provide a platform for […]

TIDAL ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN OPPORTUNITY: TIGER WEBINAR SERIES

The first of six supply chain seminar events hosted by the TIGER project, a €45m project funded by Interreg France (Channel) England will be held on 9th July 9.30 – 11.30. The first event will be focused on subsea cables & connectors and aims to drive cross-sector supply chain capability and innovation into the development […]

KEEPING A COMPETITIVE EDGE WITH A KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP

Woman carrying SUP on beach

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership  (KTP) is a partnership between a business seeking expertise and an academic institution, who supervise a recently qualified graduate or postgraduate known as a KTP Associate to work on a specific project that facilitates innovation, wealth creation and helps to embed a new capability within that business. Disruptive innovation from day […]