Fathomwerx

A Greater Depth of Innovation

FATHOMWERX is a technology-based collaborative that includes the EDC, Matterlabs, NAVSEA, NAVFAC and the Port of Hueneme. Serving as a public-private laboratory, community, and resource for technological innovation, the partners strive to fuse small and non-traditional companies, academic institutions, and other Department of Defense stakeholders together to work on the most challenging problems in military, port, and maritime domains.

In 2019, the Port announced a partnership with Economic Development Collaborative, Matter Labs, and Naval Base Ventura County/NAVSEA to bring together a network of leading academic, research, test & evaluation, and in-service engineering centers to further expand the nation’s ability to provide solutions to relevant challenges in the maritime domain.

By leveraging the unique geographic, operational and environmental assets located at the Port of Hueneme, Fathomwerx invites entrepreneurs with an optimized solution a surrounding for sustained research, experimentation and test programs. 

The Port of Hueneme Provides a lab space for FATHOMWERX to live, offering 20,000 square feet dedicated to testing, prototyping, and innovation, with another 40,000 square feet of flex space for demonstrations, events, and exercises. ​As a Board member and engaged partner, the Port helps steer the lab’s mission to provide opportunities for local entrepreneurs to incubate cutting-edge technology for the Navy, maritime domain, and other industry sectors.

Fathomwerx Is Intended To

  • Be an incubator for new technology
  • Attract venture capital
  • Tap the entrepreneurial spirit of Ventura County
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Tech Bridge Ventura

Harnessing the power of partnership, Department of Navy’s workforce “super-connector” NavalX announced an expansion of its Tech Bridge initiative to Ventura County. Joining other Tech Bridge locations around the nation, the Ventura location is housed at the Port of Hueneme.

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What's New at the Port

A speaker addresses an audience seated at round tables in a large indoor venue, with two presentation screens and industrial heaters visible, during the announcement of a $3.935 Million State Grant for Port of Hueneme as Governor ramps up the California Port Data Partnership Program.

Charting New Waters: Port of Hueneme Leads Global Conversation on Trade and Resiliency at 12th Annual World Trade Month Summit.

May 20, 2025

President Franklin Roosevelt established World Trade Week in 1935 to recognize the importance and benefits of global trade to the local and national economy.

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Text reads: Notice of intent to adopt a mitigated negative declaration for the Commercial Fishing Modernization Project, including squid offloading enhancements at the Port of Hueneme, PFIPL-6197(008), Caltrans PPNO 6321, Advantage ID 724000321.

Notice of Intent – Mitigated Negative Declaration Port of Hueneme Squid Offloading Relocation Project

May 2, 2025

This serves as the Oxnard Harbor District’s Notice of Intent to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Port of Hueneme Squid Offloading relocation Project, prepared in accordance with the…

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Port of Hueneme “Energized” by $4 Million Grant to Boost Vessel Plug-In Capabilities

April 18, 2025

The Port of Hueneme, the only deepwater port between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, is set to receive an additional $4 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funding…

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