Simon Eardley

Head of Policy and Innovation, Mersey Maritime Ltd

Simon Eardley is the Head of Policy and Innovation at Mersey Maritime. He was previously serving in the capacity of Regional Cluster Development Manager at Maritime UK. He also holds the coveted profiles of Partnerships & Policy Co-ordinator at Mersey Maritime Ltd and Council Member of the Cheshire West and Chester Council.

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CMDC6 winners drive shipping innovation

Following the announcement by the Department for Transport (DfT) of a sixth round of the UK SHORE ‘Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition’ earlier this year, the winners have now been an...

Maritime and military face identical recruitment challenge at Maritime Exchange conference

Both the UK military and the £116bn maritime industry face the same tough challenges when it comes to recruiting the right people with the right skills for the next few decades. That was the cl...

Mersey Maritime leads UK coastal Levelling Up push

Mersey Maritime is set to secure significant Government backing to fund its mission to take its successful ‘cluster’ model to ‘level up’ other coastal regions of the UK. Mers...

Maritime UK welcomes the second round of ‘Levelling Up’ investment in coastal communities

Following the announcement of the second round of ‘Levelling Up’ funding from the Government, industry body - Maritime UK has welcomed the inclusion of a number of projects focused on the...

Maritime is now helping to grow the sector across the UK

As the representative body of Liverpool city region’s £5bn maritime sector, Mersey Maritime is now helping to grow the sector across the UK. Mersey Maritime is leveraging its reputation a...

Maritime UK unveils the Maritime Regional Cluster Development Programme Annual Report

A first Annual Report focused on the delivery of a joint project to support regional growth within the maritime sector has been launched at the latest meeting of the Maritime UK National Council chair...