Maritime Accelerator 2023 Cohort Brochure
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Decarbonisation and automation innovators join Maritime Accelerator as Royal Navy confirms support
AI supply chain management, autonomous security drones and emission reduction technologies are among the innovations selected to receive expert support.
Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership, today announced the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) selected to take part in the 2023 Maritime Accelerator.
The companies selected are developing technologies that respond to challenges in the sector around automation and decarbonisation. These areas of focus were identified by the programme partners: DP World Southampton; Houlder; Maersk; the National Shipbuilding Office; Port of Tyne; Serco and the University of Plymouth. These partners have recently been joined by the Royal Navy, which has agreed to provide support to SMEs on the accelerator.
“The Royal Navy is a major user of the UK’s port facilities and maintains an active interest in the development of new technologies that can give our vessels, operations and supporting infrastructure a strategic advantage. By collaborating with Connected Places Catapult we hope to provide subject matter experts on the Accelerator with valuable access and insights to help them develop their innovations.”Commodore John Voyce, Commanding Officer of HM Naval Base Portsmouth
Over the next three months, the cohort of SMEs will receive bespoke business development, investment readiness and technical support from Connected Places Catapult. They will also gain access to expertise and insights from the programme partners, and an opportunity to explore and design trials with them, funded through the accelerator where applicable.
Meet the SMEs selected for the Maritime Accelerator:
Cargo Stream UK provides a platform that encompasses essential management and integrates AI for the maritime and land transportation industries.
Geospatial Insight brings together data analytics with satellite imagery to help clients in the maritime sector to monitor air quality and greenhouse gas emissions.
Mission Zero Technologies develops negative emissions solutions to recover CO₂ from the atmosphere for circular use or permanent removal.
PurEmissions has developed filtration technology that allows vessels and ports to meet strict emission limits and reduce their carbon footprint.
Unitrove Innovation provides zero emission fuelling infrastructure such as green liquid hydrogen, green compressed gaseous hydrogen and renewable electricity for maritime applications.
Unmanned Life has developed a software platform known as U-Security that deploys autonomous drones for security surveillance at port facilities.
“Decarbonisation and operational efficiency through automation are top of the agenda for many companies in the maritime sector and the UK has a rich tradition of leading the way in the development of new maritime technologies. Working with our partners, we’re helping the sector to continue this tradition by supporting innovative companies to rise to today’s challenges and build tomorrow’s solutions.”Mark Wray, Ecosystem Director for Maritime and Ports at Connected Places Catapult
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London International Shipping Week 2023
The Maritime & Ports Ecosystem team, as well as the Delivery team, will engage in a variety of activity over the course of LISW23.
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Port Zero – Accelerating the Transition to NetZero
Accelerating the Port of Aberdeen's transition to Net Zero
Event finished: 30th August 2023
We are delighted to invite you to the Aberdeen Science Centre to hear about our Innovate UK Clean Maritime Demonstration project, Aberdeen Port Zero – accelerating the transition to NetZero.
This half day event will comprise of presentations from both external industry experts and the project team who will share the key findings and outcomes from the ‘Port Zero’ feasibility study. There will also be a Q&A session for you to ask us more about the project.
As seating is limited, we kindly request you apply to attend at your earliest convenience to secure a place and confirm dietary requirements.
We welcome attendees that have not been directly invited by a member of the project team – please also apply to attend the event and we will confirm availability as soon as possible.
We are finalising the full programme and we will update shortly.
The Project
The project aims to transition the Port of Aberdeen’s day to day operations to NetZero by 2040 emissions through adapting and supporting the development and introduction of innovative technology and processes.
The ‘Port Zero’ feasibility study has explored green, alternative power sources and technologies to power port and third party owned equipment including but not limited to road vehicles, cranes, reach stackers, tugs and pilot boats etc, as well as quayside infrastructure.
If you have any questions please contact richard.holland@cp.catapult.org.uk
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Maritime Accelerator 2023 Application Support Webinar
Connected Places Catapult will be hosting an application support webinar for our Maritime accelerator to share information and answer any questions applicants may have.
Event finished: 15th June 2023
The Maritime Accelerator is a programme powered by Connected Places Catapult, designed to support SMEs with innovative solutions that can be applied in the maritime sector.
We will select up to 10 SMEs to join the programme where they will receive a bespoke support tailored to their business needs. This will include investment readiness, business modelling, customer profiling and enterprise selling. The SMEs will also be supported by a consortium of industry, government, academic and regulatory partners and some will get an opportunity to design and deliver technology trials.
This application support webinar will cover the programme challenges and guidance on the application process. Connected Places Catapult will work alongside partners to ensure that the programme tackles significant sector challenges and accelerates innovation in the marketplace.
Partners include Port of Tyne, National Shipbuilding Office, Plymouth University, DP World, Serco, and Houlder with further to be announced soon.
For more details on the programme, visit our opportunity page.
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Maritime Growth Summit 2023
Maritime Growth Summit 2023: Investing in the future of maritime
Event finished: 2nd March 2023
The UK maritime innovation ecosystem includes high-potential technology companies, researchers, regulators, port operators, shipping companies and more. This ecosystem spreads across regions and is vital to supporting levelling up, building our new trading future and in increasing the export of UK IP to global markets.
Addressing the challenges faced in the maritime sector is of global importance, where the UK has significant and unique capabilities to tackle these challenges and grow our position as a world leader in maritime technology.
To unlock and support the growth of this ecosystem, Connected Places Catapult has launched the Maritime Innovation Flagship programme, delivered in collaboration with industry. This programme is accelerating the realisation of investment opportunities through innovation, delivering support to industry in identifying high-potential solutions and supporting innovators to achieve their growth potential.
This event will showcase the year one results of this programme, demonstrating the potential of innovation in maritime to deliver not only business benefits, but also to power key Government initiatives such as Levelling Up and stimulating economic growth.
Attendees are invited to engage with our innovators and industry partners and to work with us to shape the activity in year two and maximise our impact for investors, businesses, innovators and regions across the UK.
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Connected Places Catapult joins Maritime UK
Connected Places Catapult has become an associate member of Maritime UK, the umbrella body and collective voice for the UK’s £55bn maritime sector.
The maritime industries come together through Maritime UK to make progress on key areas of shared interest. Maritime UK’s national priorities are innovation, people, competitiveness, regional growth and the environment.
Connected Places Catapult follows Port Skills and Safety, which were the latest organisation to join the national umbrella body in December 2021. Maritime UK’s objectives are to champion and work to enable a thriving maritime sector. It does this through a combination of industry coordination and campaigning coupled with its programmes in each priority area.
The Catapult has been growing its impact in the maritime sector over recent years, and sees formalising its partnership with Maritime UK as an excellent way to continue working with the sector, scaling impact and bringing expertise from across multiple other markets in the UK and globally.
The Catapult offers multi-disciplinary, systems-focussed support to the great challenges and opportunities facing global communities today, from decarbonisation of infrastructure and transport to the digitalisation of future cities. In the maritime sector, the Catapult has worked closely with industry, innovators, academia and government to deliver key work such as the UK Ports of the Future Blueprint, the Freeports Playbook, the recently announced Moving on the Mersey initiative and more, including four recent Clean Maritime Demonstrator Competition projects. The Catapult supports industry to understand the potential value of new technologies, better targeting investment and building on cross-sector experience whilst accelerating innovative solutions to market, working together with larger technology organisations, SMEs and academia.
“This is an exciting time for Connected Places Catapult, but more importantly it is a time of great challenge and opportunity for the maritime sector both in the UK and in global markets. As the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership, our connection with the maritime ecosystem is crucial to building a greener, brighter, more equitable future for the UK economy and our coastal and waterways regions.u0022u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu0022Formalising our membership with Maritime UK as the collective voice of the UK’s maritime sector is a fantastic opportunity to expand and focus our support towards high-impact opportunities for innovators, industry, regions and connected stakeholders. We look forward to growing our collaboration over the years to come and in continuing to work across the wider Maritime UK network to achieve our shared future ambitions.”Tom White, Ecosystem Director of Maritime and Ports at Connected Places Catapult
u0022We’re excited to welcome Connected Places Catapult to Maritime UK and look forward to working closer still with the team to make progress toward our shared ambitions.u0022u003cbru003eu003cbru003e“The Catapult has a hugely important role to play across our work programme in delivering Maritime 2050. From people to innovation and regional growth, we’re looking forward to deepening the relationship between our two organisations.”Ben Murray, Chief Executive of Maritime UK
As part of Maritime UK Week in October, the Catapult will be running two events.
On 12 October the ‘Innovation in Freeports – Driving investment through freeport innovation’ event will be held jointly between Connected Places Catapult, Innovate UK KTN and Maritime UK. This event will bring together leaders from across UK freeports and the wider ecosystem focused on delivering their mission, to share experiences, make new connections and hear global perspectives on successful freeports.
On 14 October Connected Places Catapult, with its partners Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire County Council, will host a Connections Cafe ‘How marine and maritime deliver growth: cross-sector opportunities’. The event will focus on key challenges faced within the industry and identify opportunities driving innovation and prosperity. It aims to encourage collaboration from complementary sectors, ranging from industry to academia, and understand the benefits for those in marine and maritime. This is an open event – register here.
Read more about joining Maritime UK as a member here.
Read more about Connected Places Catapult’s work here.
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Maritime Accelerator Application Support Webinar
Connected Places Catapult will be hosting an application support webinar for our Maritime accelerator to share information and answer any questions applicants may have.
Event finished: 15th August 2022
The Maritime Accelerator is a new challenge-led, 6-month accelerator programme powered by Connected Places Catapult.
The Catapult will select up to 10 SMEs to join the programme where they will receive support from a consortium of industry, government, academic and regulatory partners on the trial and testing of disruptive innovations.
This application support webinar will cover the programme challenges and guidance on the application process.
Through a focus on new and emerging challenges within the maritime ecosystem, Connected Places Catapult will work alongside partners to ensure that the programme tackles significant sector challenges and de-risks innovation in the marketplace. Partners include Port of Tyne, National Oceanographic Centre, National Shipbuilding Office, Plymouth University, DP World and others to be announced.
To find more about the programme, including how to apply, visit our application page.
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Our New Magazine – Connected Places
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Our New Magazine – Connected Places
How is digital twin technology changing how we think about everything from cities to railway stations? How will the third age of flight change our skies and the airports of the future? And how are UK cities thinking out of the box to fund net zero investment?
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Our New Magazine – Connected Places
How is digital twin technology changing how we think about everything from cities to railway stations? How will the third age of flight change our skies and the airports of the future? And how are UK cities thinking out of the box to fund net zero investment?
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Moving on the Mersey
The history of the UK is one of trade, where we’ve been moulded and defined by our global connectivity through the seas. This is also true at a regional level, such as in Liverpool, the Solent, London and the Northeast
The history of the UK is one of trade, where we’ve been moulded and defined by our global connectivity through the seas. This is also true at a regional level, such as in Liverpool, the Solent, London and the Northeast. This trading history has created substantial regional employment opportunities at ports and in the maritime sector, as well as in supporting business services and in companies taking advantage of our growing access to new global markets.
However, despite this history, we’ve seen some of our coastal regions decline in recent decades, influenced by myriad factors such as declining tourism, the globalisation of supply chains and the impacts of new technologies, standardisation and increasing automation. This is particularly relevant in terms of Levelling Up, where we must also recognise that many regions most in need of regeneration are our coastal communities.
In levelling up our coast communities, innovation in maritime and ports can play a substantial role in rebuilding sustainable regional economies. Strengthening the maritime innovation ecosystem provides multiple benefits, such as supporting the growth of solution providers, creating new exploitation pathways for research, generating international export opportunities for UK intellectual property and attracting inward investment based on the unique strengths of maritime clusters in addressing globally relevant challenges.
One of those challenges is in optimising the flow of people and goods across multiple transport modes, where coastal regions and areas with access to useable inland waterways networks have a unique opportunity to make better use of the connectivity providing by those waterways. Increasing the efficient use of waterways as part of wider transport systems can have many benefits, including the reduction of emissions compared to other modes of transport, providing improved user experience and removing congestion from our road and rail networks.
In building up a vision of our renewed connectivity through waterways in UK regions, we teamed up with Royal Haskoning DHV and Mersey Maritime to establish three key user journeys that make better use of the River Mersey, including freight, tourists and commuters. Each of these journeys have been created together with stakeholders in the region, understanding their impact and value as well as the key technology elements that would come together through the new system.
Moving on the Mersey – Freight User Journey
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Moving on the Mersey – Tourist User Journey
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Moving on the Mersey – Passenger User Journey
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As part of the Moving on the Mersey initiative, we have created the Ecosystem Visualisation Tool, showcasing the full journeys, the components that will make them a reality and the wider ecosystem activity that a future, integrated transport system on the Mersey would support or create.
Follow the link to explore these journeys and get in touch with your feedback or to find out more as we work towards the next steps in this journey.
To find out more about Royal HaskoningDHV visit: https://global.royalhaskoningdhv.com/
To find out more about Mersey Maritime visit: https://merseymaritime.co.uk/
