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Government today announced that the South West region has been chosen as the country’s Marine and Maritime Launchpad. The Marine and Maritime in the Great South West Launchpad has been developed jointly by Ocean Futures, an international thematic cluster that...

The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport core team is now complete with the announcement that Eifion Jones will join as Business Growth and Investment Director next month. Eifion comes to the Freeport with fifteen years of leadership roles in local economic development...

Full release from Plymouth City Council: Around 140 high quality jobs in marine, defence and space sector are on the cards at the largest tax site in Plymouth and South Devon Freeport, thanks to a business case which has just been signed off. Work on a series of...

£1.3 million funding from the UK Government as part of the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport seed capital programme will be invested into Millbay Docks Associated British Ports. This will enable ABP to embark on a series of strategic infrastructure developments...

International innovator in marine autonomy and defence contractor, M Subs, which operates in both Texas, USA and Plymouth, has signed a lease agreement to expand business operations into the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport.  M Subs design, build and operate...

Plymouth Marine Business Technology Centre is bowing out on top after delivering an impressive set of results that puts Plymouth and South Devon at the forefront of marine innovation. The centre is a partnership led by Plymouth City Council with the Marine Biological...

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) will be promoting the South West’s opportunities to investors at the national investment and infrastructure forum, UKREiiF, in Leeds from 16th – 18th May. The annual forum is designed to attract...

The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport is delighted to welcome Ian Cooper to the team as Operations Manager. Following a successful four years as Operations Manager at the city’s award-winning museum, archive and gallery, The Box, Ian will join the Freeport on 2 May....

Carlton Power (owners of Langage Energy Park) have today been announced in the shortlist for the government's Hydrogen Business Model/Net Zero Hydrogen Fund - this is exciting and encouraging news for the South West. If successful in the contract award, due later this...

The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport, Maritime UK SW and the Cornwall Marine Network hosted visitors from the Department for Transport earlier today. The visit was an opportunity to showcase the marine and maritime innovation, collaboration and cluster opportunities...