Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 112448

Ports and Shipping: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects to launch (a) Round 7 of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC7) and (b) round 2 of the Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure competition (ZEVI2); and how much public funding wi

Answer

Keir Mather
We intend to launch the CMDC7 and ZEVI2 competitions in Spring 2026. The budgets will be announced when the competitions launch and will be funded from the recently announced UK SHORE £448m budget for the 2026 – 2030 financial period.