Engineers at the University of Plymouth are working alongside staff from Plympton-based Prestige Packaging to design and manufacture a new series of recyclable face shields. Currently undergoing full testing and certification to ensure they meet BSI standards, 20,000 of the shields have been manufactured and are immediately available for procurement for use by healthcare workers. […]
Over 100 delegates joined an exciting event on the plans for deployment of industrial scale Floating Wind (FLOW) in the Celtic Sea and the supply chain opportunities that arise from this. The political will, investor appetite and regulatory requirements are all aligning with the first 90MW + developments already in planning. What is now essential […]
Autonomous and robotic vehicles are the future of marine science. The ability to explore the most extreme oceanic environments including the ocean depths without the need for human operation allows scientists to explore the oceans in ways that were previously not possible. The focus of the Foundation Degree in Marine Autonomous Vehicles at City College […]
£1.4m has been awarded to 10 organisations as part of the Clean Maritime Call, a Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) initiative supported by the Department for Transport (DfT). The grants will help find innovative ways to develop technology to assist the UK’s transition to a future of zero emission shipping, a long term ambition […]
UK-based energy developer Simply Blue Energy, and Total, one of the world’s largest energy companies, have established a partnership to develop floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea off the South West of the UK. The Celtic Sea lies to the south of Wales, to the north of Devon and Cornwall and stretches as far […]
Advice from Government You can find general advice and guidance for businesses in response to COVID-19 at your local Growth Hub. – Devon and Somerset – Heart of the South West Growth Hub – Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Growth Hub – Dorset Growth Hub If you are not in the SW search for […]
Rapidly Manufactured Ventilation System (RMVS) support. You may have seen that Government is seeking business assistance to address the shortage in ventilators and possibly other kit to support medical procedures. Please see the info below for registering interest to hear more about this request. The Dept for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy are currently gathering […]
• New programme of national careers events announced • Careers being promoted this week at major events in Liverpool, Hull and Bristol • ‘Maritime and Me’ profiles of women working in sector launched • Dedicated week to raise profile of sector in October Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the UK’s £46.1bn maritime sector is […]
This week the South Coast Marine Cluster will rebrand as part of a collaboration with Cornwall Marine Network to form Maritime UK South West, becoming part of the national body Maritime UK. Under a new format and tighter geography Maritime UK South West aims to ramp up its work with businesses and academia and bring […]
A powerful coalition of South West businesses, education leaders and local authorities has pledged to work in partnership with Government to make the Great South West the latest growth alliance to rebalance the UK economy. The Great South West partners are publishing a local growth prospectus today (Monday, January 13) that aims to deliver £45 […]
