The UK government has announced £1m (€1.12m) in funding for innovation in low and zero emission shipping technologies.
The funding will be delivered through MarRI-UK, a consortium of maritime industry bodies dedicated to supporting maritime research and innovation in the UK, which has already distributed £1m to an array of early stage clean and zero emission shipping research and development projects.The government’s Maritime 2050 strategy, which lays out plans and priorities for the UK’s maritime sector over the next 30 years, has identified smart shipping and emissions reduction as key priorities for the evolution of the shipping industry.