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26 July 2021

Horizon Europe Funding Competition

Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

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22 July 2021

Sonardyne navigation for Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ SPICE AUV

Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ (KHI) has chosen a suite of subsea navigation, positioning and communications technologies from marine energy, defence and science company Sonardyne to navigate, track and control its first commercial SPICE autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

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21 July 2021

Survitec Enhances Lifeboat Inspection Solution to Deliver Savings and Flexibility for Ship Operators

Leading survival technology provider, Survitec, has relaunched its lifeboat inspection solution underpinned by the company’s novel ‘Hub and Spoke’ network model.

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14 July 2021

Cancellation of the TAP Funding - Request for Reinstating or Replacing

The Department for International Trade (DIT) have announced that they are cancelling their Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP). SMI have joined with Maritime UK and British Marine to campaign to stop or amend this change.

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12 July 2021

Tidal Monitoring at the Port of Waterford

OceanWise are proud to announce a recent contract win with the Port of Waterford to help with their aim to consolidate, manage and better share environmental data collected by a diverse range of environmental sensors across their port jurisdiction.

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9 July 2021

SEA-KIT’s latest USV is first to receive Lloyd’s Register Unmanned Marine Systems Certification

The first ever Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) certificate has been awarded to SEA-KIT International by Lloyd’s Register, representing an important milestone for the maritime industry.

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6 July 2021

Lloyd’s Register to focus growth strategy on maritime industry with expanded role and broader service offering

Business Assurance & Inspection Services division to be set up as independent business, branded LRQA, to be acquired by funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

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1 July 2021

Windship Technology and Calix Limited execute joint development agreement targeting zero-emissions shipping

Revolutionary British firm, Windship Technology, developing wind-and-solar-assisted shipping, adds Calix’s on-ship Carbon Capture technology “RECAST” in an innovative joint development tie-up.

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24 June 2021

Instrument manufacturer expands undeterred by the pandemic

Leading oceanographic and hydrographic instrument manufacturer, Valeport, has continued to innovate and expand by launching a new company dedicated to providing highly accurate, innovative instruments to the Water industry.

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24 June 2021

UKHO and Teledyne CARIS partner with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 project

The UK Hydrographic Office has entered a technical cooperation agreement with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Teledyne CARIS, a leading developer of marine mapping software.

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