Commercial Marine News

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21 March 2023

New appointment strengthens safety seal manufacturer Roxtec’s marine and offshore operations

Leading cable and pipe seal manufacturer Roxtec has appointed Riyadh Choudhury to the role of Inside Technical Sales Engineer as it looks to further develop its presence in the marine and offshore sectors.

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20 March 2023

UK Trade Mission to Turkey

Helen Stephen and a group of six SMI CMG member companies have recently returned from a successful UK Trade Mission to Turkey to strengthen relationships across the Turkish maritime and shipbuilding sector.

CMDC Round 3 Winners
20 February 2023

CMDC Round 3 Winners

We would like to extend our congratulations to all winners of the CMDC round 3 funding.

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16 February 2023

Clean Maritime Funding Secured by Windship Technology

Windship Technology has been awarded £4m as part of a consortium in the latest round of the UK’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC). The project is a demonstration of a symbiotic wind propulsion and carbon capture system, aimed at making a zero-emissions shipping industry a reality.

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16 February 2023

Harland & Wolff Successfully Completes First Barge

Harland & Wolff has successfully completed the first hull for the Cory Barges fabrication contract at its iconic Belfast shipyard.

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9 February 2023

Maritime 2050 Innovation Forum

Maritime UK is delighted to announce details of the first Maritime 2050 Innovation Forum, due to be held in Hull to coincide with the Maritime UK Awards 2023.

ZEVI Funding Competition Launched
9 February 2023

ZEVI Funding Competition Launched

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £77 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate clean maritime solutions for 3 years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

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7 February 2023

New Seabed 2030 partnership strengthens autonomous ocean mapping in support of a complete map of the entire seafloor

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered into a memorandum of understanding with ecoSUB Robotics - a division of Planet Ocean - which designs and builds innovative autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for ocean research.

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6 February 2023

Skills for Green Jobs Workstream

Help us to identify the green skills gap in the Maritime sector by getting involved in the Skills for Green Jobs workstream

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1 February 2023

Macduff Ship Design Announce ‘VENTURE IV’

Macduff Ship Design are delighted to announce the completion and delivery of the, ‘VENTURE IV’, to Mark Lovie of the Venture II Fishing Company Limited.

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