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 | 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

Newsletter | December 2025

Seasonal highlights!

What’s in this month’s newsletter:

  • Invitation to Exhibit at Oceanology International 2026

  • MUKSW Partner South Devon College Launches Two New Maritime Bootcamps (19th – 30th January 2026)

  • MUKSW Sponsor GW-SHIFT December updates

  • MUKSW Sponsor Geoquip Marine achieves Green Marine certification 

  • SeaBot Maritime and the University of Plymouth sign landmark agreement

  • OWGP launches new funding call to deliver Industrial Growth Plan offering up to £25 million per project to boost offshore wind manufacturing

  • MUKSW Sponsor ACUA Ocean led consortium secures UK government backing for 145ft Multi-Role Uncrewed Offshore Support Vessel

  • Stehr Consulting, Connected Places Catapult and Freeport Innovation Network publish Navigating innovation: a regulatory sandbox framework for UK maritime autonomy

  • Navantia UK Achieves Critical Design Review Milestone in Fleet Solid Support Programme

  • World-first facility enhances the UK’s energy and cyber resilience

  • Funding and opportunities

  • SMI Conference 2026: Glasgow. Event agenda is now live!

  • OWGP’s Wind Expert Support Toolkit (WEST)

  • Invitation to a consultation for a scientific offshore platform, The Box, Plymouth, 11th December

  • Joint Economic Data Hub (JEDHub) Industry Survey 2025 is Now Live 

  • MCA Invites Industry and Academia to Collaborate on New Strategic Initiative

  • Marine Resources opens industry’s leading salary & employment survey

  • Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult free to access online guides

  • Crown Estate’s Round 5 Agreements for lease in the Celtic Sea

  • The Net Zero Exchange and Future is Green New Year Opportunities 

  • Wetwheels launches festive campaign to give the gift of freedom this Christmas

Newsletter | November 2025

November insights…

What’s in this month’s newsletter:

  • Maritime UK South West: Immersive Tech Event, 27th November, City College Plymouth

  • MUKSW Website Launch – Careers resources, Business Adviser Network, SW Business Mapping and more..

  • MUKSW partner South Devon College students benefit from strategic partnership with Britannia Royal Naval College

  • Government commits £448 million to clean maritime innovation through UK SHORE 

  • MUKSW partner Plymouth and South Devon Freeport are hosting free Lunch & Learn webinars

  • OWGP launches new funding call to deliver Industrial Growth Plan offering up to £25 million per project to boost offshore wind manufacturing

  • Register Interest for the UKDE SME Surgery – South West, 24th November 2025, 10:00 – 15:30 *including lunch, Battlelab, Dorset

  • Maritime UK South West is proud to welcome its new sponsor Hari Innovations

  • Land, Sea, Air Conference – How Devon and Cornwall will lead Britain’s Autonomous Systems Boom, 28 Nov 2025 / 12:00pm – 10:00pm / University of Plymouth

  • SMI Future Fuels Safety Event, Thu 4 Dec 2025 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Spadeadam, Brampton, Cumbria

  • Funding and opportunities

  • MUKSW partner the University of Plymouth selected to join NATO underwater security and defence project

  • MUKSW Sponsor GW-SHIFT November updates 

  • Royal Navy Industry Briefing Day – November 19th – 1000 – 1400

  • North Devon and Torridge – Opportunities in Defence Event, 13th Nov 

  • Re-engineering the future: how T Levels are building tomorrow’s engineering workforce

  • AutoNaut has been awarded the Excellence in Ocean, Marine & Coastal Monitoring Technologies Award at the Varysian Global Event

  • UK Industrial Strategy Anchors Growth in Marine, Defence and Advanced Manufacturing in the South West

  • Open Skies Network secures investment to integrate next generation seaplanes and autonomous aircraft into South West UK

  • The Net Zero Exchange and Future is Green
  • RWE and ARC marine deploy environmental innovation at Rampion offshore wind farm 

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