The Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers Association's (SSA) assists the UK Maritime industry to enhance its performance and develop its global competitiveness through involvement in world class research and development programmes.
The association’s goal is to strengthen research, development and innovation in the maritime industry by promoting cooperation between the various players in industry and the academia.
SSA sits on a number of European and National committees defining future innovation needs to meet existing challenges and helps members in preparing bids for various European calls.
We are currently involved in 10 European funded R&D projects on greening shipping, port operations, reduction of emission from shipping, composite patch repair and recycling.
Specialists
Enric Palau
Enric’s expertise lies in R&D project management after studying MS & BS Industrial Engineering at Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Marine Engineering at the School of Maritime Science & Technology at the University of Newcastle. Enric has gained a lot of experience by working as a Junior R&D Project Manager at Redfluid, a Spanish valve manufacturer.
Prior to joining SSA, Enric worked in Hamburg in Bernhard Schulte GmbH, a Ship Owners and Ship Management company as part of an internship in the fleet management department. As part this role, Enric has spent time at sea on a Container vessel as a Junior Engineer.
Dr Martyn Lightfoot
Dr Lightfoot has expertise in shipbuilding and production techniques with a specialist interest in welding distortion mitigation.
Having worked on projects with BAE Systems, Tata Steel and Newcastle University, Dr Lightfoot is currently working as a Project Manager on EU funded projects researching ship maintenance software,
composite material repairs, clean and efficient shipping and policy development, with an actively role in the development, writing and submission of research proposals for the EU calls.
Chris Mullen
Chris initially trained in Electronics/Computer Engineering and later in Marine subjects.
He has worked in product development, data acquisition and data analysis for research.
He has a BEng degree in Computer Technology and an MRes in Marine Technology and has experience in the instrumentation, energy and maritime sectors.
Dr Ash Sinha
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