NI Maritime & Offshore, Author at Northern Ireland Maritime & Offshore

New partnership will strengthen offshore wind collaboration between Norway and Northern Ireland

NI Maritime & Offshore (NIMO) and Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW) cluster are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in support and development in the areas of offshore wind, energy storage and future fuels The signing ceremony, held on 29 October, during Invest Northern Ireland’s Cluster Acceleration Conference, marks a significant milestone in establishing this strategic partnership.

Maritime UK Awards

four NIMO members have made it as finalists for the Maritime UK Awards!

Sea Source Offshore

Sea Source Offshore (SSO) was founded by Anglo North Irish Fish Producers Organisation to offer members the opportunity to diversify their maritime skills and assets into offshore energy related activities such as, providing Guard Vessels, Survey Vessels, Crew Transfer vessels, Fishery Liaison Officers, Fishing Industry Representatives, and qualified Marine Mammal Observers.

Ionic

Ionic Technologies International Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of Ionic Rare Earths. Ionic Technologies has developed rare earth element (REE) separation and refining technology and applied this to the recovery and separation of individual rare earths from spent permanent magnets.

Launching NIMO

At midnight on April 11, 2024, Northern Ireland launched the Northern Ireland Maritime & Offshore network (NIMO), backed by Invest NI. NIMO aims to boost job creation, regional balance, and carbon emission reduction in the maritime sector. Key members include Artemis Technologies and Belfast Harbour, signaling growth in the industry.

AMIC

AMIC – a £100m investment under Belfast Region City Deal – is a collaborative, innovative powerhouse of advanced manufacturing set to elevate our region globally. We are supporting businesses to drive economic growth and prosperity across Northern IreIand by creating high quality jobs and increasing inward investment through high value manufacturing innovation clusters.

Foyle Port

Foyle Port specialises in turn-key cargo handling packages, including craneage, stevedoring, transport, weighbridge, storage and shed management.

Artemis Technologies

Artemis Technologies is a world leading maritime design and applied technologies company driven by a desire to shape a more sustainable future for our planet.
Determined to revolutionise people’s perceptions and behaviours towards travel, their groundbreaking Artemis eFoiler® electric propulsion system and zero emission vessels promise to redefine maritime transport – paving the way towards a cleaner, greener maritime industry.

Simply Blue Group Diversifies into Sustainable Fuels Projects

Simply Blue Group, a leading global offshore wind project developer, is developing onshore renewable energy parks to power facilities capable of producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The projects, in Canada, Ireland and Australia will process more than 1.5 million tonnes of sustainable biomass annually to produce over 300,000 tonnes of SAF each year. The company currently has a pipeline of fixed bottom (c. 4GW) and floating wind projects (c. 10GW) globally and has been recognized as a pioneer of floating offshore wind.