The UK government announced the biggest government investment ever in the UK commercial maritime sector in March 2022, allocating £206 million to UK SHORE within the Department for Transport focused on decarbonizing the maritime sector.
As a result, this program is delivering a suite of interventions throughout 2022-2025 aimed at accelerating the design, manufacture, and operation of UK-made clean maritime technologies and unlocking an industry-led transition to net zero.
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The UK SHORE program includes the flagship multi-year ‘Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) ,’ which provides match-funding to help bring pre-commercial technologies closer to market readiness.
With this in mind, CMDC5: IGCF allocated £1.5 million for feasibility studies that examine green corridor routes between the UK and international partner countries between 2024 and 2025. This follows the successful first four rounds of the CMDC, which allocated over £128 million to 138 projects.
Teun-Wim Leene , DFDS Amsterdam-Newcastle Route Manager, noted: “Our ambition is to decarbonise maritime transport along the Amsterdam–Newcastle corridor. This includes investing in new vessels and collaborating with partners to accelerate infrastructure development and the production of low-emission fuels which is crucial for a successful transition.”
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Given the growing zest for specific routes where vessels employ low-emission propulsion, a new study has assessed the technical and commercial feasibility of introducing a green shipping corridor between Newcastle and Amsterdam.
