Newsletters

Our monthly newsletter is focussed on delivering funding, skills, innovation and business opportunities. We have been producing our newsletter for 8 years and now have over 3,500 subscribers. The newsletter forms an excellent means to communicate for our Strategic Partners and Sponsors.  If you would like to contribute news contact marketing@maritimeuksw.org

Newsletter | March 2026

Spring Ahead – News, Events & Funding Opportunities!

What’s in this month’s newsletter:

  • MUKSW Backs £271 Million Clean Maritime Investment

  • MUKSW Ocean Tech Expo 26, 17th and 18th June, University of Plymouth

  • MUKSW to attend Oceanology International

  • Creating Sustainable Harbours event, Friday 27th March 09:30-15.30, South Devon College Marine Academy, Noss-on-Dart Marina, Dartmouth

  • MUKSW Partner BMT unveils state-of-the-art Digital Innovation & Simulation Centre (DISC) in Fareham

  • GW-SHIFT: Updating Western Gateway Regional assets in Hydrogen

  • Maritime and Green Energy Pitch Event, Thursday 19th March, 2 pm to 5:30 pm, The Royal Hotel, Bideford

  • MUKSW Partner ORE Catapult’s Launch Academy 6 – Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme

  • Smart Engineering for a Sustainable Future: How T Levels can help future-proof your workforce

  • Transport Select Committee Backs SMI Calls on Skills and Procurement

  • Funding and opportunities

  • Connected Places Summit – Meet our Innovation Pitch Partners

  • MUKSW Partner the University of Plymouth helps to launch National

  • Marine Autonomy Accelerator to drive innovation and opportunity

  • Ocean OS and partners invite you to the National Showcase Event for EMMA (Environmental Maritime Modelling & Analytics), Friday 20 March, 10:30–15:30, Tinside Lido, Plymouth

  • OWGP new £1m innovation competition

  • Centres of Excellence Digital Directory Now Live

  • MUKSW Sponsor GW-SHIFT March updates

  • Tech South West Investment Summit, Wed 25 Mar 2026 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Sandy Park, Exeter

  • MUKSW Strategic Partner Teledyne Valeport Sponsors River Conservation Charity to Inspire the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders

  • Net Zero and Climate Change: Getting Started as Individuals and Enterprises – 11th March 2026

  • MUKSW Sponsor ACUA Ocean unveils FleetMind™ a proprietary remote IPMS: Integrated Platform Monitoring System for autonomous vessels

  • MUKSW partner Connected Places Catapult Unlocking the Potential of Coastal Shipping for UK Freight

Newsletter | February 2026

Winter Highlights – Insights, Activity & Opportunity!

What’s in this month’s newsletter:

  • Creating Sustainable Harbours event, Friday 27th March 09:30-15.30, South Devon College Marine Academy, Noss-on-Dart Marina, Dartmouth

  • Maritime UK South West is proud to welcome its new sponsor STL Research

  • National Centre for Marine Autonomy launches at Oceanology 2026

  • Launch of GBE Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks

  • MUKSW partner the University of Plymouth and Babcock to drive skills development and economic growth

  • MUKSW partner Celtic Sea Power – Women into Wind

  • MUKSW partner Plymouth and South Devon Freeport – Computer vision and nonlinear control in maritime applications, Thursday, February 19, 1:00 PM

  • Supergen: Upcoming Activities and Events

  • Connected Places Summit, 18-19 March 2026, Convene Sancroft | London & Virtually

  • Advancing the Blue Economy with Earth Observation Webinar; 26th February 2026, 3.00-5.00pm GMT

  • Funding and opportunities

  • MUKSW Partner APCL Group Represented at No11 Downing Street

  • Enabling Trust in Autonomous, Space-Enabled, Marine Systems Workshops, Thurs Feb 26, 10:00 AM, Tinside Lido

  • GW-SHIFT February updates

  • T Level industry placements

  • MUKSW Sponsor ACUA Ocean and RS Aqua Sign MoU to Accelerate Remote

  • MUKSW Sponsor Kilo Solutions VASCO 3.5.1 introduces a cargo ship bridge to their ‘Virtual Fleet’

  • Global Underwater Hub upcoming events

  • MARPOL Annex V: Leisure Marine Industry Guidance

  • The Net Zero Exchange and Future is Green February 2026 Edition

  • Subsea Security Summit & Expo, 27th – 28th May 2026, Business Design Centre, London

  • MUKSW partner Connected Places Catapult Unlocking the Potential of Coastal Shipping for UK Freight

Newsletter | January 2026

New Year, New Opportunities!

What’s in this month’s newsletter:

  • Creating Sustainable Harbours event, Friday 27th March 09:30-15.30, South Devon College Marine Academy, Noss-on-Dart Marina, Dartmouth

  • MUKSW Partner A&P Falmouth’s Ground-breaking Shore Power Project Announced Overall Winner of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Sustainability Awards 2025

  • Nautical Institute Recognises Kilo’s VASCO BRM Refresher Programme for CPD

  • New Vessel Design for Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) Installation

  • MUKSW Partner South Devon College – Supporting the Innovate UK Growth Catalyst

  • MUKSW partner BMT 90 Days in 90 Seconds news round up

  • Celtic Sea Conference 2026, 24 February 2026, Global Underwater Hub – Bristol

  • Innovate UK Launchpad Funding Boost for Project MADFISH Consortium

  • North Devon and Torridge Maritime Network event: Thursday 22nd January 2026

  • Tope Ocean rides wave of growth with Innovate UK

  • Funding and opportunities

  • OWGP’s Wind Expert Support Toolkit (WEST)

  • MUKSW Sponsor GW-SHIFT January updates – Insights from the Hydrogen Economy Report Webinar, 6 February 2026, 12:00 13:00, Online

  • At-sea Capability Testing for Offshore Renewables (ACTOR) Consultation Questionnaire

  • MUKSW Partner University of Plymouth joins Seabed 2030 in mission to map the world’s ocean

  • Navigating Innovation Readiness Levels, Tuesday 27th January 2026 12:00-13:00 (Online)

  • Pre-announcement: EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships 2027

  • The Celtic Sea 2026: Driving the Next Wave of Offshore Wind Innovation, 22 Jan 2026, Park Plaza Cardiff

  • The Net Zero Exchange and Future is Green January 2026 Edition

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