Maritime
As an island nation the UK has traditionally been a leading player in the global maritime industry.
The maritime industry is critical to the UK economy with approximately 95% of all imports and exports transported by sea, including 25% of the UK’s energy supply, and 48% of the country’s food supplies. Maritime business services directly contribute £2 billion gross value added (GVA) to the UK economy; this is expanded to £5 billion GVA if the wider impacts of the sector are considered.
In addition to freight and goods movements the UK has a significant maritime tourism and leisure industry which was valued at £3.12 billion in 2017. The UK has a thriving and growing cruise sector with 1.96 million cruises sold in the UK in 2017, half of which started at a British port.
The UK is also a world leader in maritime services such as insurance, regulation and certification with London being the global hub for all such services.
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition
To celebrate the success of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition KTN, on behalf of the Department for Transport and Innovate UK, have collated a series of videos into an online showcase highlighting all the innovative projects winning a share of the £23m funding. These projects represent some of the best examples of UK organisations being world leaders in clean smart maritime technologies of the future which will springboard the UK maritime sector’s transition towards Net Zero.
Browse the videos here.
Related Opportunities
DASA competition: Novel Amphibious Craft
Opens: 24/10/2022 Closes: 10/01/2023
DASA’s new Themed Competition seeks innovations to help develop a novel craft to enable Commando Forces to safely and rapidly insert themselves into high-threat environments.
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Zero Emission Propulsion CR&D
Opens: 17/10/2022 Closes: 07/12/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million for net zero propulsion innovative projects, covering maritime, rail, automotive or aerospace. This funding is from Innovate UK.
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Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition: Round 7
Opens: 10/11/2022 Closes: 11/01/2023
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
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Related Case Studies
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 3 Briefing Event
Following UK SHORE’s commitment to a third round of the CMDC, stakeholders from across the maritime sector will hear about the next stages of the CMDC programme through to March 2025. The event will explain the latest opportunities to engage with the CMDC programme and deliver the transition to clean maritime.
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Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 3 Briefing Event
Following UK SHORE’s commitment to a third round of the CMDC, stakeholders from across the maritime sector will hear about the next stages of the CMDC programme through to March 2025. The event will explain the latest opportunities to engage with the CMDC programme and deliver the transition to clean maritime.
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Related News
30/09/2022
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Announces New Round of Funding and Previous Winners
On World Maritime Day the new Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced £60m funding for the third round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition.
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18/03/2022
Announcement of UK SHORE - £206m available to accelerate the development of clean maritime technologies
The Department for Transport has announced the highly anticipated launch of UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE). This new unit will be housed within the Department for Transport, and will oversee a multiyear programme of interventions aimed at making the UK maritime sector a global leader in clean and smart maritime technologies.