UK Department for Transport Archives

March 23, 2021

UK transport department launches £20 million competition for zero-emission ships, infrastructure

Written by Baird Maritime on March 23, 2021. Posted in Boxship World, Cruise, Dry Cargo World, Ferries, Maritime Tourism, Offshore Wind, Port World, Ro-Pax World, Tanker World.

Hydrogen-powered vessels and e-charge points at ports could soon become a common sight in UK seas and in the country’s coastal towns, thanks to a £20 million (US$2 ..

October 15, 2020

UK research project to determine viability of fish farm waste as marine fuel

Written by Baird Maritime on October 15, 2020. Posted in Aquaculture World, Boxship World, Dry Cargo World, Marine Research and Training, Tanker World.

UK-based Green Fuels Research is leading a project which will demonstrate the use of waste from fish farming to produce sustainable marine fuel. A Maritime Research and I ..

May 13, 2019

Sea-Kit USV completes autonomous crossing of North Sea

Written by Baird Maritime on May 13, 2019. Posted in Marine Research and Training, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Unmanned Naval Systems.

Sea-Kit, a 12-metre-long unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed and built in Essex, UK, has docked in the Belgian port city of Oostende following a successful transit fro ..