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Maritime UK South West celebrates National Apprenticeship Week by launching online version of maritime careers magazine
Maritime UK South West, the South West’s dedicated maritime cluster for skills and innovation, is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week by launching its maritime careers magazine

MARPOL Annex V: Leisure Marine Industry Guidance
MARPOL Annex V regulates the discharge of garbage into the sea and requires that cleaning agents and additives discharged into the sea via deck and

GW-SHIFT February updates
The Only Way is Hydrogen? – Small molecule. Big, clean future A new podcast from GW-SHIFT No hype. No jargon. Just real conversations about hydrogen

National Centre for Marine Autonomy launches at Oceanology 2026
Plymouth was designated as the UK’s National Centre for Marine Autonomy (NCMA) in an announcement by the UK Government in 2025. The NCMA now has

Supergen: Upcoming Activities and Events
The Supergen programme was set up in 2001 by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to deliver sustained and coordinated research on Sustainable

Maritime UK South West is proud to welcome its new sponsor STL Research
STL Research is a consultancy, design, development and project implementation group, specialising in motion compensation, control and automation for offshore and subsea industries. Products offered

Tope Ocean rides wave of growth with Innovate UK
Devon-based Tope Ocean is developing technology and services to help the aquaculture sector remotely monitor crops and infrastructure with its innovative low-cost offshore data buoy

The Net Zero Exchange and Future is Green February 2026 Edition
Events and Training Community Energy in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: 27 February 2026 | 11:30–17:00 | Liskeard Library Join Community Energy in Cornwall

Innovate UK Launchpad Funding Boost for Project MADFISH Consortium
South West innovation leads the way in stabilising unmanned surface vessels Maritime UK South West is delighted to share exciting news from the regional maritime