The UK-MaRes Hub is delighted to announce that it will feature in a series of short films commissioned by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) as part of a series entitled, “Oceans of Opportunity: A Change of Tide ”.

We’ll be working with Content with Purpose, who have an extensive portfolio of environmental documentaries, including Making Waves: The Future of Shipping (EPSRC), which featured the UK-MaRes Hub’s director, Prof Tony Roskilly.

The UK-MaRes Hub’s documentary short will showcase the research going on across the Hub and will feature some of our world-class research facilities including Newcastle University’s Cavitation Tunnel at the Port of Blyth and their Hydrolab in the Armstrong Building, Newcastle.

Prof Ying Xie (Cranfield University), Dr Serkan Turkmen (Newcastle University) and Dr Janie Ling-Chin and Prof Tony Roskilly (Durham University), will leverage their research expertise to provide valuable insights into UK-MaRes Hub’s work. Their focus will be on the scale-up and safety of alternative fuels, the adaptation of ship designs to accommodate these new fuels, the unique role ports play in the decarbonisation of the sector and the need for stakeholders and policymakers to collaborate to ensure real-world impact.

We’re also very grateful to the Port of Tyne for allowing us to film on site.

The series will be previewed on 28th November at IMarEST’s Sir Stanley Grey Lecture at Trinity House in London.

Further information and a trailer are available on the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology website.