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16 January 2025

Lord Lieutenant Officially Opens New £4 Million Facility for Somers Forge Owned A&B Richardson Engineering

A&B Richardson Engineering, a family run leader in custom die and tool manufacturing and part of Somers Forge Group, proudly celebrated the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art facility this week.

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14 January 2025

Cammell Laird Hosts Keel Laying Ceremony for First New Mersey Ferry to be Built in 60 Years

Cammell Laird, part of the APCL Group, hosted the Keel Laying Ceremony on Friday 10 January for the first new Mersey Ferry in 60 years - named The Royal Daffodil.

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18 December 2024

New Oceanwise Monitoring System Helps Langstone Harbour Balance Nature and Navigation

Langstone Harbour, a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), has completed the successful installation of a comprehensive marine environmental monitoring solution provided by OceanWise

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18 December 2024

Robosys Automation, ACUA Ocean, and OREC secure Innovate UK Grant Funding for Collaborative Autonomy Project for USV and ROV MASS Operations

Advanced maritime autonomy developer, Robosys Automation, supported by USV manufacturer, ACUA Ocean, and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC), have jointly secured grant funding through Innovate UK.

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5 December 2024

Babcock forms Strategic Partnership with Hanwha Ocean to grow global opportunities

Babcock, the international defence company, has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Hanwha Ocean to further its development in the global naval market and to underpin its existing relationship with the South Korean shipbuilding and offshore company

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3 December 2024

Record £1 billion skills investment as BAE Systems set to recruit thousands more apprentices and graduates in 2025

BAE Systems is projecting a record number of young people in training in 2025 and the Company’s investment in education and skills is expected to reach £1 billion since the start of the decade.

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27 November 2024

ecoSUB Robotics Makes a Splash at Oceans 2024 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

ecoSUB Robotics, a leader in innovative autonomous marine robotics, proudly participated in Oceans 2024, marking the company's first exhibition outside of the UK

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25 November 2024

Crown Estate Scotland commits £250k to expand Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence programme

Crown Estate Scotland has contributed £250,000 to support the Environmental Interactions Strategic Programme (EISP) – one of four collaborative, multi-year programmes that deliver rigorous research and thought leadership for the sector.

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25 November 2024

British engineers successfully demonstrate UK’s first autonomous extra large submarine for military use

The XLAUV has been configured to enable militaries to monitor and help protect underwater infrastructure across the vast expanses of the seabed, support anti-submarine warfare and provide another means for them to undertake covert surveillance missions.

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22 November 2024

LJMU launches Global Centre for Maritime Innovation

Liverpool John Moores University is to bring together its world-leading maritime education, research and innovation through a new global centre.

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