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10 March 2026

Griffon Marine Completes MOD Commando Raiding Craft Conversion Programme

Griffon Marine has announced the successful completion of its contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to convert the Royal Marines’ Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) fleet into the advanced Commando Raiding Craft (CRC)

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10 March 2026

Babcock Launches Joint Skills MoU with Fife and Forth Valley Colleges to Boost Scotland’s Defence Workforce

Babcock, Fife College and Forth Valley College are to accelerate the development of Scotland’s defence and advanced manufacturing workforce through a…

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10 March 2026

BMT Launches ROC-Sim at Oceanology International

BMT has launched ROC-Sim, a scalable, high-fidelity virtual test environment and training solution enabling development, testing and assurance of…

5 March 2026

IWD2026: SMIFutures, collaboration and shaping the maritime industries of the future

Hear from Emma Johnson, SMI Director on the role that collaboration and mentorship has played in her own career and the many ways that SMIFutures is…

3 March 2026

Ferguson Marine Secures Four-Vessel Direct Award

The Scottish Government has announced its intention to directly award Ferguson Marine the contracts to build four vessels

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25 Mar
25 Mar 2026 – 27 Mar 2026

Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2026

APM (Asia Pacific Maritime) is the premier exhibition and conference in Asia showcasing a complete overview of the vessel sectors services and solutions, technology, vessel equipment, supplies, and...
31 Mar
31 Mar 2026 – 1 Apr 2026

Ocean Connect Asia 2026

Ocean Connect Asia presents a regional meeting point to bring together the converging worlds of autonomy, robotics and uncrewed based solutions for the ocean and coastal economies. As the...
01 Jun
1 Jun 2026 – 5 Jun 2026

POSIDONIA 2026

Posidonia brings the whole shipping world to its exhibitors. The international shipping community attends in strength with national pavilions and thousands of visitors.
09 Jun
9 Jun 2026, 08:30 – 11 Jun 2026, 17:00

Seawork 2026

In 2026, we are once again partnering with Seawork, Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, to host a dedicated SMI Hub within the exhibition.
01 Sep
1 Sep 2026 – 4 Sep 2026

SMM 2026 (Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology trade fair)

When it comes to meeting up with all the leading protagonists of the global maritime industry, there’s no place like SMM, one of the leading international maritime trade fairs. 
13 Apr
13 Apr 2027, 09:00 – 15 Apr 2027, 17:00

Sea Asia 2027

SMI will once again organise the UK Group Pavilion at Sea Asia in its role as the official Country Pavilion organiser. The event will return, bigger and bolder on 16-18th March 2027. To register...
07 Jun
7 Jun 2027, 09:00 – 11 Jun 2027, 10:00

NorShipping 2027

SMI will once again organise the UK Group Pavilion at Nor-Shipping. The event will return, bigger and bolder in 2027. 
19 Oct
19 Oct 2027 – 22 Oct 2027

Kormarine 2027

Join SMI in the UK Pavilion at Kormarine a leading international marine exhibition held biennially in Busan, South Korea. Kormarine highlights cutting-edge advancements in shipbuilding, maritime...

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For all those involved in exploring, protecting and sustainably operating in the world’s oceans and waterways. Oceanology International delivers access to comprehensive, innovative solutions, content…

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