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The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport has appointed Jan Ward CBE as its new Chair. Jan takes over the role, which has been held on an interim basis since May last year, from Adrian Bratt, Executive Director at Princess Yachts.  Richard May, who has held the role...

Plymouth and South Devon Freeport are pleased to announce that the Maritime Regulatory Innovation Framework (MRIF) bid for ‘developing regulatory frameworks to support maritime innovation’ has been successful in securing nearly £850,000 from the Regulators’ Pioneer...

New employment land, new businesses, thousands of jobs and millions of pounds of investment is coming our way with the approval of the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport Full Business Case announced by the government today. Plymouth and South Devon Freeport is the...

Led by the University of Plymouth, the Smart Sound Connect Subsurface project builds on the Smart Sound Connect infrastructure launched in March 2022. Working with Plymouth Marine Laboratory (which leads Smart Sound Plymouth) this new project will install an...

The potential for autonomous technology to advance understanding of our constantly evolving ocean and coastlines has taken a major step forward with the launch of the National Centre for Coastal Autonomy. The UK’s first autonomous fully integrated coastal observing...

A national recruitment campaign is underway to find the person to steer the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport to success. The search is now on for a permanent Chair to bring strategic direction to the new Freeport company. Plymouth and South Devon Freeport, an...

Following on from the successful launch of Smart Sound Connect earlier this year, today marks the opening of a state-of-the-art control centre for the network to further enhance the support provided to industry as part of the Smart Sound testing and proving ground...

Carlton Power, one of the UK’s most experienced energy infrastructure development companies and the company who originated and developed the Langage gas-fired power station and the Langage solar farm (located eight miles east of Plymouth, Devon) has chosen to build...

Smart Sound Connect, the world’s first ocean-focussed 5G testbed, has been recognised by the mobile sector as a cutting-edge innovation platform for the development of the next generation of marine technologies. At the 20th Mobile Industry Awards, held at...

The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport has appointed an interim CEO to guide the high profile public-private partnership project over the next six months. Richard May, currently Head of Oceansgate and Marine Investment for Plymouth City Council will take up the interim...