July 2023 Newsletter

Foreword from Simon Reid, Interim Director of MarRI-UK

        

The University of Exeter joined MarRI-UK as a Tier 1 University Member to help steer the MarRI-UK research agenda and direction.

The University of Exeter established the Centre for Future Clean Mobility in 2021 to drive innovation in clean powertrains for various sectors including that of the Maritime Sector. The Centre is at the forefront of global research into clean maritime propulsion solutions and has been working with industry to design and fabricate a zero-emission powertrain demonstrator, funded through the CMDC (Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition).

Professor Christopher Smith, Director of Exeter’s Centre for Future Clean Mobility said “As Director of Centre for Future Clean Mobility at University of Exeter, we are delighted to become members of this strategic Maritime Network and look forward to collaborating with other members in MaRI-UK to enhance the UK’s research and development capabilities in Clean propulsion facing Maritime”

To find out more click here.

MarRI-UK and the University of Liverpool are pleased to announce the completion of the “Applying machine learning (ML) for automated monitoring nearshore bathymetry” project. Through a nexus of satellite, radar and sensor data, University of Liverpool have managed to demonstrate that their Eigneshores product can help automate the monitoring of nearshore bathymetry, which shall allow for strategic interventions by port authorities on whether they need to dredge of recharge the nearshore.

To read about this project click here.

Advanced Zero Emissions Ammonia Engines for Future Marine Applications led by University of Nottingham

MarRI-UK is excited to announce the completion of the “Advanced Zero Emissions Ammonia Engines for Future Marine Applications” project led by the University of Nottingham. This experimental work successfully demonstrated the basic feasibility of using ammonia as a main fuel for both spark and jet ignition concepts, with operation at up to 100% ammonia fuelling viable at medium engine loads and above in a fully warm engine

To find out more about this project click here.

Join us as we shape the future of maritime technology and make a lasting impact on the world. Together, we’re charting a course toward a brighter, more sustainable future.

London International Shipping Week – 11^th – 15^th September 2023

We are excited to announce that MarRI-UK will be attending and holding an event at the London International Shipping Week. The date, time and venue will be confirmed in the near future. Keep an eye out for our event in the LISW23 Calendar.

At the event we will invite industry members to disseminate their findings and developments from recent projects that have been funded by the Department of Transport (DfT) through MarRI-UK as well as updates on MarRI-UK future activity and direction. We would like to see you all there to share the work we have been doing over the last 12 months.

If you would like to express an interest in attending the event, please contact us at info@marri-uk.org

That way we can send you all the details just as soon as they have been confirmed.

British Ports Association Conference – 17th – 19th October 2023

We are pleased to annouce that we shall have a stand at this year’s British Ports Association (BPA) Conference. More information about our exciting plans for that week shall be sent out in our next newsletter, but we wanted you to be the first to know.

Finally, everyone in MarRI-UK would like to wish our members and supporters a very happy Summer Period and that we hope you manage to take some time off to recharge and refresh. Wherever you go, may it be a great summer time. Hopefully the weather will be better then the usual Glasgow summer rains!