- £60m Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition and Regional Coordination Events
- Maritime UK Week
- Marine sector to benefit from more support from Marine Business Technology Centre
- 10 Year COAST Lab Anniversary Celebration and Launch of the Centre for Decarbonisation and ORE
- The South West Aquaculture Network AGM, 20th Oct, Plymouth
- UK Maritime Cyber Security Trade Mission, and Atlantic Future Forum on HMS Queen Elizabeth, New York, 26th to 29th September.
- Online event: Innovation through MarRI-UK, 12th Oct
- Smart Sound Connect Control Centre Official Opening Ceremony
- Take a virtual tour of Oceansgate Enterprise Zone, Plymouth
- Welcoming HMS Quorn to Appledore
- Cyber-SHIP Lab Annual Symposium at IMO London
- Smart Sound Connect Control Centre Official Opening Ceremony
- Canada and the United Kingdom partner to deliver inaugural ocean tech challenge
- Smart Sound Connect recognised by industry for innovation
- Exploring free-from 3D Modelling in Rhino
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory project awarded UKERC Flexible Research Fund
- Latest Maritime funding and national newsletter from Maritime UK
- The Plymouth and South Devon (PASD) Freeport September update
- Boost for floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea in the mini-budget
Maritime UK Week
Next week Maritime UK Week 2022 gets underway! The week will shine a spotlight on the latest developments in the maritime sector and engage people across the UK with the world of maritime.
With over 40 events being held across the UK for both maritime professionals and the general public, there is something for everyone no matter where you are in the UK.
Attending an event? Don’t forget to tag us in any photos you take throughout the week using #MaritimeUK Week.
Maritime UK is hugely grateful to its sponsors for Maritime UK Week 2022, with particular thanks to Gold Sponsor, Connected Places Catapult.
Marine sector to benefit from more support from Marine Business Technology Centre
New funding means the Marine Business Technology Centre (MBTC) in Plymouth will operate for another 12 months, providing valuable innovation support to businesses in the Devon. Based in Plymouth’s Oceansgate development, the MBTC has supported nearly 400 businesses since it was established in 2018.
The MBTC is a partnership led by Plymouth City Council with the Marine Biological Association (MBA), Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), the University of Plymouth and the University of Exeter.
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 3 and Regional Coordination Events
To mark this year’s World Maritime Day (29 September 2022), Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced £60M funding for the third round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC), which will run from April 2023 to March 2025 and help innovative companies and scientists make emission-free maritime a reality.
UK companies will be able to bid for a slice of the funding to supercharge the development of early-stage clean maritime technologies for wider use in the future.
Also announced today are the winning projects from the second round of the CMDC, launched in May 2022, which saw £12 million shared between 121 UK companies.
A series of regional events is being coordinated via Maritime UK Regional Clusters, to find out more visit.
10 Year COAST Lab Anniversary Celebration and Launch of the Centre for Decarbonisation and ORE
The University of Plymouth’s 10 Year COAST Lab Anniversary Celebration and Launch of a new Centre for Decarbonisation and ORE is taking place on 3 November 2022. Further details can be found below or on Thursday 3 November 2022, 09:00 – 17:00, in person at the University of Plymouth
The South West Aquaculture Network AGM 20th Oct, Plymouth
The South West Aquaculture Network is very pleased to be holding its second AGM and annual conference in Plymouth this year, Thursday 20th October, at The Duke of Cornwall Hotel, from 0845 to 1600. Sponsorship opportunities are available and the Market Place will take its usual position to encourage as much networking as possibleThe Supergen ORE Hub has been asked to circulate the following details to our network regarding the University of Plymouth’s 10 Year COAST Lab Anniversary Celebration and Launch of a new Centre for Decarbonisation and ORE, taking place on 3 November 2022. Further details can be found below or on the
• Date: Thursday 3 November 2022
• Time: 09:00 – 17:00
• Location: in person at the University of Plymouth
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UK Maritime Cyber Security Trade Mission, and Atlantic Future Forum on HMS Queen Elizabeth, New York, 26th to 29th September.
The event took many UK Cyber Security technology companies to increase connections with both collaborators and end-users in the US to safeguard trade in response to deteriorating geo-political events.
Online event: Innovation through MarRI-UK - 12th Oct
A day of exciting webinars and virtual demonstrations that showcase some of the most exciting breakthroughs in UK Innovation. Featuring Keynote Speaker – Petra Wilkinson, Director of Maritime, Department for Transport.
Smart Sound Connect Control Centre Official Opening Ceremony
As part of Maritime UK Week 2022, Plymouth City Council and Plymouth Marine Laboratory invite you to the official opening of the Smart Sound Connect Central Control Centre at Endeavour House in Oceansgate on Thursday 13 October at 10am.
Take a virtual tour of Oceansgate Enterprise Zone, Plymouth
Oceansgate brings together marine-based businesses to create a world-class hub for marine industries, with opportunities for research, innovation and production in a collaborative environment.
If you are an ambition marine business and looking to set up or expand your business here in Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, take a virtual walk around Oceansgate to find out what is on offer.
Cyber-SHIP Lab Annual Symposium at IMO London
Cyber-securing maritime operations & supply chains—researchers sharing insights; industry, govt, NGOs exploring actionable practicalities. Join maritime cyber security-interested peers and experts at the second Cyber-SHIP Lab Annual Symposium 26th and 27th October 2022 at the International Maritime Organisation in London.
Canada and the United Kingdom partner to deliver inaugural ocean tech challenge
Today, the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) launched a competition that will help solve ocean technology challenges by connecting innovators from both sides of the Atlantic.
Smart Sound Connect recognised by industry for innovation
Smart Sound Connect, the world’s first ocean-focussed 5G testbed, has been recognised by the mobile sector as a cutting-edge innovation platform for the development of the next generation of marine technologies
Exploring free-from 3D Modelling in Rhino
With its uninhibited free-form 3D modelling tools that enable you to model any shape you can imagine, Rhino is a powerful programme for marine businesses. As such, Marine-I is developing a workshop series, to begin shortly, to explore the opportunities it can open up for new or existing users. If you or members of your staff might be interested in attending, we’d like to hear from you so we can plan accordingly. For more information, please email Jen Ayres at jen.ayres@unlocking-potential.co.uk
Welcoming HMS Quorn to Appledore
HMS Quorn recently arrived with Harland & Wolff (Appledore) after a journey from Portsmouth Harbour. In July, H&W were awarded a £55 million contract to regenerate a former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, HMS QUORN.
On behalf of the Lithuanian Government, the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) awarded the contract that will see HMS QUORN renovated and restored, bolstering NATO maritime capability in Europe.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory project awarded UKERC Flexible Research Fund
The UK has plans to increase offshore wind capacity to 50 GW by 2030. This will require an understanding of the trade-offs between climate change and the multiple uses of marine natural resources. This project will work with renewable industry and policy bodies to enable evidence-based, informed actions to improve decision making when balancing environmental, social, and economic impacts, ensuring marine net gain as part of national policy assessments.
Latest Maritime funding and national newsletter from Maritime UK
Visit the Maritime UK funding page for all the latest funding opportunities and sign up to a new national newsletter.
The Plymouth and South Devon (PASD) Freeport September update
The Plymouth and South Devon (PASD) Freeport is the result of a successful bid submitted in February 2021, with an Outline Business Case (OBC) submitted in November 2021. The Freeport became officially active in May 2022 with Government approval of the OBC and the approval and designation of two Tax Sites (Sherford and Devonport South Yard).
Boost for floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea in the mini-budget
In an announcement on 23 September 2022, the UK Government made it clear that, not only is Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) an essential technology for achieving long-term energy security for the UK, but it also wants to speed up the way in which planning policy is implemented, to allow FLOW technology to be deployed more rapidly.
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