Latest marine and maritime news from Plymouth including articles about boat builders working in Plymouth, yacht brokers in the South West, seagrass, electric charging, marinas, electric ferries and the development of Oceangate.
A ‘Seabin’ has been installed in the Plymouth Yacht Haven marina in Mount Batten, to remove pieces of floating plastic from the sea. A Seabin draws water in before pumping it through a fine mesh and collecting the resulting debris, plastics and microplastics from the water. The marina team at Plymouth Yacht Haven will collect […]
To mark one month until the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix returns to Plymouth, students from Years 7 and 8 at Plympton Academy were joined by the world’s most successful female Olympic sailor and member of the Great Britain SailGP Team, Hannah Mills OBE, for a lesson on climate change and the importance of protecting […]
Cattewater Harbour Commissioners have recently commissioned two new visitor pontoons to improve access into the city for vessels when visiting Plymouth. Using the yacht’s tender, visitors can make the short trip to the Barbican dinghy pontoon (pictured below), and immediately disembark into the heart of the waterfront with its variety of bars, restaurants, and independent […]
A £2.5m project to restore the UK’s seabeds is on course to plant a total of eight hectares of seagrass meadows – four in Plymouth Sound and four in the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation. LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES, led by Natural England, has planted around 3.5 hectares of seagrass already. In March 2022, a […]
The UK’s first ‘e-marine hub’ of shoreside charging facilities for electric vessels have been unveiled in Plymouth. The series of high-power DC electric charging stations have been switched on in prominent locations along the perimeter of the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. This includes the world’s first 150kW charging facility at Mount Batten, the UK’s […]
Vodafone, Plymouth City Council and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) have announced the world’s first marine-focused 5G testbed, with trials running at the Plymouth Smart Sound. The state-of-the-art connectivity will enable advanced communication capability from the quayside to more than 20 miles offshore. The first-ever marine-focused 5G testbed, deployed by Vodafone in partnership with Nokia and […]
Remote operated ‘waste sharks’, which collect rubbish from the surface of the water are being trialled off the south Devon coast. WasteSharks have been introduced as part of Plymouth’s Preventing Plastic Pollution project and are being tested first in Turnchapel, before operating in the wider Cattewater. Developed by RanMarine Technology, the remote operated vehicles (ROVs) […]
The University of Plymouth and marine technology company Sonardyne have agreed a strategic partnership to drive innovation within the UK’s growing marine robotic and autonomous systems sector. The partnership aims to advance ocean data gathering technologies and platforms by leveraging the University’s academic resources and research facilities, Sonardyne’s acoustic and inertial navigation technologies, and the […]
Plymouth Startup Weekend is being held between 12-14 November, led by the University of Plymouth and part of the Techstars Startup weekend. Entrepreneurs will team up to solve problems related to marine technology, renewables, cruise and leisure, and marine engineering. Participants will be welcomed and encouraged to pitch their groundbreaking ideas and form teams that […]
The second phase of Plymouth City Council’s Oceansgate development which it calls ‘a world-class innovation hub for marine industries’, is now 100 per cent let. Tenants that have taken space in Phase 2 include ESL Group’s Space and Defence Solutions division, Babcock Integrated Technology Ltd, Relay Engineering, R and M Electrical Group Ltd and City […]
The inaugural MDL Green Tech Boat Show has been deemed a great success by both organisers and exhibitors and will return in 2022. Taking place at MDL’s Queen Anne’s Battery marina in Plymouth last weekend, the show welcomed more than 500 visitors and showcased a selection of leading green technologies from eco-conscious brands and exhibitors. […]