lomarlabs Collaborator BlueNose Awarded UK Government Funding

November 18, 2025

[November 18, 2025] — BlueNose Technologies, a deep-tech startup working with lomarlabs, the venture lab of one of Libra Group’s maritime subsidiaries, Lomar, has been awarded £350,000 through the UK Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC6) to harness its maritime artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support aerodynamic vessel efficiency, in collaboration with lomarlabs.

BlueNose joined lomarlabs’ portfolio earlier this year and is a maritime technology company that is optimizing vessel aerodynamics through AI-assisted design and use of advanced construction materials.

Funded by the Department for Transport’s UK SHORE program, the seven-month feasibility study known as Project WAVE (Wind Deflector Aerodynamics for Vessel Efficiency) will run until March 2026. It will advance two aerodynamic module concepts — inflatable and foldable wind deflectors — and explore how they can deliver significant fuel and emissions reductions across the global shipping fleet.

Using the precise fuel consumption data from Lomar vessels, along with European satellite weather datasets, BlueNose will optimize aerodynamic performance by combining algorithm refinement, data analysis, and design strategy into a single program for impact. BlueNose’s groundbreaking technology is expected to deliver up to 5% fuel savings for vessels and benefits can extend across the UK value chain and broader economy.

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