New funding means the Marine Business Technology Centre (MBTC) in Plymouth will operate for another 12 months, providing valuable innovation support to businesses in the county. Based in Plymouth’s Oceansgate development, the MBTC has supported nearly 400 businesses since it was established in 2018. Thanks to more than £735,000 from the European Regional Development Fund, backed by…
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is delighted to announce that this week (Monday 4th July 2022) its new Smart Sound buoy was successfully deployed to its mooring in the Western Channel Observatory area of the English Channel, where it is now anchored and has begun gathering crucial data. The custom-built, 8.5 metre-tall autonomous data buoy is designed to…
Another significant milestone has been reached for the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport which has now received approval from the Government for its Outline Business Case, along with two of its proposed tax sites. A freeport in Plymouth and South Devon will create a zone designated by the Government with certain allowances to boost the…
Ambitions to unleash Plymouth’s full potential as a major international port are to be set out in a new strategy announced by Council Leader Richard Bingley. The strategy will explore how Plymouth can maximise the combined potential of its four statutory ports, which support defence through Europe’s largest naval base at Devonport, international commercial trade…