Email News May 2014
Welcome to the May 2014 Newsletter from Marine South East
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Posted 2014-04-25 08:47:12
Free Expert Help to Grow Your Business
More and more marine companies are looking to diversify their sales into new markets, or to target new customers in their existing market. For example, the growing market for offshore wind farm development and operation is creating significant opportunities for marine companies.
But most firms need some help to win business in this market, including help to identify target customers and to ensure they have the accreditations required to pre-qualify.
To meet this need, Marine South East is able to offer access to free business mentoring, geared to the needs of marine companies, under the BIS Mentoring Challenge.
Also for small firms the day to day running of a business is filled with challenges and demands that allow you little time to step back and work on the future of the business. The BIS Mentoring Challenge is a free mentoring to help your business grow.
Committing as little as a couple of hours a month to take an objective and broader view of your business and talk it through with another experienced business person can reap huge benefits for you, your business and often your turnover and profit as well.
Business owners who undergo mentoring often experience results that include:
* Increased confidence often through having an experienced business person to test ideas before implementation
* Controlled business growth and development
* Clarity of vision
* More and better trained staff
* Increased turnover and profit
To find out more about how mentoring can help your business please contact Marine South East on 02380 111590 or email admin@mseuk.org
More information about the Mentoring Challenge can be found at http://www.mentor-net.co.uk
Posted 2014-04-29 09:02:53
New plan to rekindle the Solent's Marine and Maritime Success launched
A new plan to create a climate for sustainable growth in the marine and maritime industry in the Solent, linked to the Solent Strategic Economic Plan, was published in April.
The work was commissioned by the Minister for Portsmouth Michael Fallon, following the decision by BAE Systems to end shipbuilding operations in Portsmouth and has been led by Rear Admiral Rob Stevens CB.
It identifies marine and maritime as the largest sector in the Solent region and establishes the route to reinvigorate its 'Global reputation for marine and maritime excellence through integrated leadership and plann'ing, new technologies and promoting that 'brand'.
Key recommendations include:
* Sector leadership by a unified Marine and Maritime Group working to the Chairman of the Local Enterprise Partnership to deliver a seven year strategic plan that will shape investment, growth, waterside planning and strategic transport decisions.
* Increasing the capacity of, and improving the transport systems and access for Southampton, Portsmouth and Marchwood ports.
* Improving transport links between Portsmouth and Southampton.
* The creation of Marine Manufacturing Hubs in Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight (including new company incubation centres) for prime and supply chain companies to work more closely with councils, colleges and research establishments to improve growth.
* Advanced research and development, particularly the creation of a National Large Structures Composite Centre within the region to develop and improve the composite manufacturing techniques in the marine, oil and gas and construction industries in partnership with local universities and regulators.
* Giving Further Education (FE) Colleges the flexibility to adapt the national curriculum to support local industry skills demands.
* Endorses the seven skills initiatives proposed by the Solent LEP including the creation of five new science, technology, engineering mathematics (STEM) centres and recommends improved funding for STEM courses.
* Creating a brand that promotes the Solent as a Globally recognised centre of marine and maritime excellence with a unified campaign to promote the region.
* Linking all these initiatives around an iconic capability by locating and promoting Sir Ben Ainslie's campaign to win the America's cup from the Solent.
Rob Stevens and Michael Fallon visited world leading carbon fibre engineering company Magma Structures in Portsmouth to launch the report.
A full copy of the report has now been published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and is available to download at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/303591/transforming-solent.pdf
Posted 2014-04-29 10:42:41
Maritime and Offshore Oil and Gas Skills Gap Highlighted
Ways of coming to terms with, and mitigating the present and future skills gaps in the UK’s vitally important maritime and offshore oil and gas industry lie at the heart of a new report published by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) and engineering recruitment agency, Matchtech.
With 16 key recommendations, the report is a call to arms for all sections of the industry - professional bodies, the engineering community, the maritime and offshore oil and gas community, university faculties, HE providers, training providers, the media - and government.
The report 'Mitigating the skills gap in the maritime and offshore oil and gas market' (available at http://www.imarest.org/skillsgap) discusses the findings following a roundtable of key industry stakeholders (listed in the report) involved within the maritime and offshore oil and gas industries on the engineering skills gap within the UK, and draws on the results of a survey of 500 companies actively involved in the sectors including naval and defence, commercial, leisure, shipping and offshore sectors together with academia.
The report is set against the background of estimates that the wider maritime-related economy generates around £46bn of UK GDP, provides 890,000 jobs, accounts for approximately 3% of the global maritime-related market of £2 trillion; and that total sales stand at £7.6bn a year, contributing £3.1bn to UK GDP and employs 105,000 in the design, build, manufacture and support of vessels.
In addition to its table of 16 firm recommendations, the 32-page report has insightful sections devoted to 'The big picture'; 'A startling perspective'; 'Women in engineering'; 'Professional development'; 'Graduates'; Industry roundtable findings and recommendations' citing six particular areas:-
* Engineering as a career - 'Engineering a dirty word? We need to change the UK's perception
* UK maritime and offshore oil and gas as a 'brand' - 'The percentage of 'air time' that engineering receives in UK media is often far less than the more represented sections of engineering such as motorsport and aerospace'
* Schools - "The UK's future competitiveness in the global engineering space hinges on its continued ability to produce the best talent"
* Education and skills progression - "We need to fund stage not age"
* Women in engineering - "The level of female engineers in the UK is the lowest in Europe - for an industry with such a skills gap this makes no sense at all"
* The role of professional development - "Professional development creates recognised engineers, who become better at their jobs and make industry more profit"
and conclusions -
* "We do it better together"
* To demonstrate the importance and size of the skills gap, encourage joined up thinking and make recommendations on how the industry can sustain its future growth
* Without intervention the growth potential of UK maritime and offshore has an uncertain future
* 91% of respondents believe that a skills gap will adversely affect their business over the next 12 months
"Publishing the report is only the first stage of our involvement in this all-important and on-going challenge," says David Loosely, IMarEST's Chief Executive. "Now we need to use the findings to galvanise all concerned to take on board the recommendations, and act! The IMarEST will be hosting the Skills Group which falls under the Marine Industries Leadership Council and will see a number of the items in the report to be discussed on how best to address the issue. The first meeting is set to take place in early April."
As well as hosting the Skills Group, the IMarEST is developing an early careers strategy to support the promotion of the marine sector. This includes organising the second European International Submarine Races in partnership with QinetiQ. Being held from the 7th-11th July 2014 the week-long event is set to inspire students about the marine sector and to engage industry with academia, whilst providing a platform to build on the recommendations made in the report by promoting the sector as being exciting, full of opportunity - and fun.
Further information on the human-powered submarine races is at http://www.subrace.eu;
Careers day at Oceanology International is at http://www.oceanologyinternational.com/Visiting/Careers-Day/
and information on careers is at http://www.imarest.org/GrowWithUs/MaritimeJobs
Posted 2014-04-25 09:02:43
Photographic competition on the theme of 'Came by Ship'
Seavision, the national initiative to promote awareness of the maritime amongst 11 to 22 year olds and WISTA-UK (Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association) are running a photographic competition "Came By Ship" to promote awareness of the amount of goods that move by sea.
The winning entry from an Under 18 photographer will be awarded a Nexus Tablet whilst the winning shot by an Over 18 entry will receive a Canon digital camera.
Entries can be submitted until 6th June 2014 and full details and upload facility are at:
http://www.seavision.org.uk/competitions/holdingpage
Multiple entries are welcome and need simply be on a maritime theme with movement of goods/ships at their heart.
Posted 2014-04-29 09:52:10
Improved Situational Awareness in the Arctic; user workshop and webinar, 8th May 2014, London
Project leader, Telespazio VEGA UK invite interested parties to take part in a workshop / webinar to raise awareness amongst potential users of improved space based situational awareness services to support the expanding economic activities in the Arctic. The webinar is to allow participation by those unable to attend in person.
The aim of the event is to gain a greater understanding of user needs and to discuss the potential space solutions that are applicable to the Arctic. The project will build upon the outputs of the workshop to develop solutions that better satisfy the requirements of sectors active in the Arctic region including oil and gas, shipping and tourism. A Proof of Concept (PoC) activity is planned for summer which could include the delivery of satellite earth observation-derived information to Arctic operators. Scenarios for the PoC will be defined according to the users input and needs.
To attend the event or take part in the webinar please register as a member of the online 'ARCTIC IAP User Group'.
Membership is free of charge. To join please visit:
http://groupspaces.com/ArcticIAPUserGroup/join/
Having joined the group you will receive a link to register for the workshop/webinar.
The workshop will be chaired by Rear Admiral Nick Lambert, previous Hydrographer of the Royal Navy and captain of the Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Endurance.
The event details is taking place at Finmeccanica UK Ltd, 8-10 Great George St, London, SW1P 3AE, UK
Thursday, 8th May 2014
Workshop: 13:30 - 17:30
Webinar: 16:00 - 17:15
Posted 2014-04-30 17:29:17
Will My Ship Run on This? Glycerine Fuels workshop; guest speaker announced, 11th June 2014, Seawork Southampton
Marine South East will be organizing the ‘Will my ship (or workboat) run on this?’ workshop on Wednesday 11th June at 2.00pm at the Seawork International 2014 Exhibition and Conference held at the ABP Port of Southampton. The guest speaker at the event will be Dr Paul Gilbert a lecturer in climate change and sustainability within the School of Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester
Hosted by the GLEAMS (Glycerine Fuel for Engines and Marine Sustainability) project this workshop will explain why glycerine is an attractive proposition for use as a marine fuel and gather feedback from delegates interested in alternative fuels for the ships and boats of tomorrow.
The workshop will present and discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of using glycerine as a marine fuel and explore remaining commercialisation barriers.
Guest speaker at the event will be Dr Paul Gilbert, a lecturer in climate change and sustainability within the School of Mechanical Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester. Paul is a member of Tyndall Manchester within the international Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Paul has previously worked under the EPSRC Supergen Bioenergy consortium exploring the environmental impacts associated with a range of bioenergy systems from heat and power to bio-chemical production. He has since expanded his research profile to international shipping. Using emission accounting approaches Paul investigated the scope for unilateral policies to reduce the UKs share of international shipping emissions and; explored radical step-change mitigation of shipping emissions. His current shipping related research, EPSRC’s ‘Shipping in Changing Climates’ project, explores the impacts of the shipping system from changes to climate (sea level rise, storm frequency); regulatory climate (mitigation and adaptation policy) and; macroeconomic climate (increased trade, differing trade patterns, higher energy prices).
As part of the GLEAMS project a glycerine fuelled marine type-approved generator is being tested to a marine duty cycle specified by Lloyd's Register while comprehensive emissions measurements will be collected by Redwing Environmental. For those who may doubt if an engine can run on glycerine Gardline Marine Sciences and Aquafuel Research will be demonstrating the test engine during Seawork International.
The project is keen to gather feedback from the marine community and delegates will be invited to contribute their professional experience and help shape the future direction of this exciting new technology during the conference session.
To attend the event you will first need to register as a member of the GLEAMS 'Interest Group'. Membership is free of charge, to join please visit:
http://groupspaces.com/GLEAMSInterestGroup/join/
Following successful registration you will receive an invitation to the event. Further news and information on the project is available on the GLEAMS 'Interest Group' website.
Delegates wishing to attend the GLEAMS workshop during Seawork will also need to pre-register with the exhibition organisers at http://www.seawork.com
More information on the background to the GLEAMS project can be found at
http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/ongoing_projects/?link=collection.php&id=233
Posted 2014-03-25 11:58:18
University of Southampton Graduate Recruitment Fair 11th June 2014, Southampton
The Graduate Recruitment Fair is one of the University of Southampton’s high profile careers and employability events which takes place during the summer term.
The Fair is open to exhibitors from a broad range of industries, seeking to capture second year students who are looking to get ahead for the 2014/15 recruitment cycle as well as recent graduates looking for roles commencing in autumn 2014. This year the University are seeking to grow the event in order to expand the opportunities open to their students and graduates.
The University are offering the opportunity for 70 exhibitors to raise their profile and engage directly with the students and graduates. The Fair will be promoted as a 'must attend' for all students seriously seeking a graduate position, 12 month placements or summer internship.
Event details:
Wednesday 11th June 2014
11am - 3.30pm
Garden Court, Building 40, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton
This fair will be promoted to 24,000 students on campus.
Cost of attendance: £265 plus VAT per stand
To book a stand, please complete the online Booking Form available on the Career Destinations' webpage at:
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/careers/employers/connect/graduate_fair_2014.html
Posted 2014-04-29 10:00:15
Exclusive invitation to exhibit at SMM 9th-12th September 2014, Hamburg
SMM is the leading international forum of the maritime industry. BMF Commercial, Invest in Hampshire and the University of Southampton will have a stand in the UK Pavilion at the 2014 event and marine businesses are invited to join as partner exhibitors at highly subsidised rates.
SMM is the leading international forum of the maritime industry. Every two years, the representatives of the shipbuilding and marine equipment industries from all parts of the world meet in Hamburg, present innovations and forward looking technologies, and set the course for future success of the industry.
BMF Commercial, Invest in Hampshire and the University of Southampton will have a stand in the UK Pavillion at this year's event and invite you to join them as a co-exhibitor at a highly subsidised rate.
They have limited places available for local companies to take space on the stand from as little as £100 plus a Euro500 co-exhibitor and media fee. They have provided a very reduced fee to enable local marine companies to have a presence at the event which gives a great entry point into one of the world's leading industry shows.
This is a unique opportunity to present your new products and services to the trade visitors and experts from all parts of the world.
For more information please contact Johanna - jSargeant@britishmarine.co.uk or call 01784223628.
or visit http://www.britishmarine.co.uk/what_we_do/international_development/international_calendar/smm_hamburg.aspx?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0
Posted 2014-04-29 11:04:15
Shipwrights’ Lecture for marine apprentices, young shipwrights, boatbuilders and graduates announced for 15th October 2014
The 2014 Shipwrights’ Lecture for marine apprentices, young shipwrights and marine graduates will take place on Wednesday 15th October 2014 at the Turner Sims Hall, University of Southampton at 14.30.
This annual lecture, now in its fourth year, attracts over 270 delegates to listen to inspirational industry leaders from the marine sector talk about their specialist aspect of the industry including its breadth and career opportunities.
The event, which is organised by the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, in conjunction with the University of Southampton, last year attracted apprentices from a host of well-known British boatbuilders including Princess, Sunseeker, Pendennis, Fairline, Discovery Yachts, SYS, Berthon, Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy and Rustler Yachts. UK universities, colleges and industry bodies including the British Marine Federation will again be supporting the 2014 lecture.
Speakers for the 2014 event will include, award-winning Gerry Hughes, the first profoundly deaf person to sail single-handed around the world. Gerry received the RYA Sailability Personal Endeavour Award for his 32,000 mile circumnavigation via the Five Great Capes in Quest III, his Beneteau 42s7. The Endeavour Award, which was created in Gerry's honour, acknowledges inspirational sailors who have overcome adversity.
This year's event will also see Matt Sheahan, Yachting World's Technical Editor, host a panel discussion entitled, 'Marine Electronics - 'Past, Present and the Future' - Electronics, Electrics and related power management requirements on board yachts, both sail and power'.
The aim of the Shipwrights Lecture is to inform, inspire and show apprentices and students how careers in the immensely wide-ranging marine industry can develop from learning skills in engineering, laminating, wiring, joinery and outfitting to design, naval architecture and management.
Attendance is free for apprentices nominated by their employers and young people under the age of 25 who are studying in the marine sector. Each apprentice receives a certificate of attendance.
Michael Derrick, Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights has been instrumental in organising the Shipwrights Lectures together with fellow Liverymen James Grazebrook, and Sarah Fraser.
For more information please visit http://www.shipwrights.co.uk
