Funding has been awarded to 33 projects across the UK that will cut shipping emissions and support the maritime industry to net-zero.

Maritime Minister, Lord Davies, announced the winners of £33m of government funding to develop green technologies for ports and ships. It will go towards funding demonstrations, factory trials and feasibility studies to develop green technologies in the sector.

A total of £128 m has been awarded so far through the fourth round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC4), which focuses on developing a range of clean maritime technologies including electric, hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and wind power.

Two of the winners, Aqua SuperPower and RS Marine Group in Southampton have already developed electric charge points and electric vessels and, with the funding, will work together to build on their electric infrastructure.

The funding comes from the wider £206 m UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) programme, announced by the Government in March 2022.

CMDC4 builds on three successful previous rounds, which allocated over £95m to 105 projects and leveraged over £45m in private investment.

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