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2 June 2022

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Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 Briefing Event
1 June 2022

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 Briefing Event

The Department for Transport, Innovate UK and Innovate UK KTN are hosting an industry engagement event on the 9th June in Liverpool to provide more details on CMDC 2, including the scope and eligibility criteria.

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27 May 2022

Acquisition Allows Local Forging Company to Triple its CNC Machining Capacity

Somers Forge the UK’s leading open die forge has acquired A&B Richardson Engineering, based in Oldbury. The company which is best known for being a tool and die manufacturer, has continually invested in a variety of CNC machines and CAD design capabilities.

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27 May 2022

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace Visits A&P Falmouth

In the first major visit since the launch of the refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy earlier this year, Defence Secretary and Shipbuilding Tsar Ben Wallace visited A&P Falmouth. 

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26 May 2022

Windship Technology publishes proprietary research highlighting the positive effect that its patented rig design can have in helping ship operators post the January 2023 EEXI environment legislation

The new regulatory framework (Energy Efficiency eXisting ship Index - EEXI) around CO2 emissions for existing shipping come into force in January 2023 and many ship owners are now considering how to meet these through either operational changes or technical alterations.

Voyage to net zero in maritime underway as government confirms £12m for zero emission technologies
25 May 2022

Voyage to net zero in maritime underway as government confirms £12m for zero emission technologies

Multi-million investment announced for innovative projects to help stop vessels polluting our seas. Competition will create cleaner and greener routes on key domestic and international travel, fulfilling the UK’s COP26 commitment, as well as domestic green ferry sailings. UK SHORE, created to decarbonise the maritime sector, is a fundamental element of the UK’s voyage to net zero shipping by 2050, and will support thousands of skilled jobs around the country

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25 May 2022

Members of the UK’s first Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce Announced

Members of the UK’s first Shipbuilding Skills Taskforce have been announced and we are delighted with the volume of members involved.

GE Power Conversion and Partners Achieve Milestones in Cleaner Maritime Technologies for Ships and Ports
24 May 2022

GE Power Conversion and Partners Achieve Milestones in Cleaner Maritime Technologies for Ships and Ports

GE and its partners mark the success of two innovation projects helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime sector through cleaner fuels and energy efficiency measures.

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18 May 2022

Maritime UK launches Global Women in Maritime Series

Maritime UK is joining the global maritime sector to celebrate the inaugural International Day for Women in Maritime. The theme is ‘Training-Visibility-Recognition: Supporting a barrier-free working environment’.

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18 May 2022

British Company Coltraco Ultrasonics Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise, for Second Time

We are delighted to announce that Coltraco Ultrasonics have are honoured to have won The Queens Award for Enterprise 2022.

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