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3 September 2025

SMI WWG Annual Seminar 2025

SMI is delighted to announce the Annual Workboat Working Group (WWG) Seminar, bringing together stakeholders from across the UK’s workboat and coastal vessel community for a full day of expert insight, policy discussion, and real-world collaboration. Chaired by Noel Tomlinson and building on the momentum of our online programme and WWG workstreams, this in-person seminar will explore the opportunities and challenges ahead for the UK supply chain in the design, build, upgrade and operation of small commercial vessels.

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15 July 2025

Defence Attaché Luncheon - Sponsored by Navantia (UK) and Hensoldt (UK)

The Society of Maritime Industries will once again be hosting the overseas naval attachés & advisers based in London for a reception and buffet…

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15 July 2025

LISW 2025: Powering Maritime Innovation: Towards a UK Research Roadmap— Why this matters now?

On Tuesday 16 September, from 14:00 to 16:00, leading voices from across the maritime industry, academia, and government will gather to chart a course…

10 July 2025

Ferguson Marine Secures Type 26 Frigate Work with BAE Systems

Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd has announced that it has signed a contract with BAE Systems to fabricate three structural components for Ship 4…

9 July 2025

NOC Awarded £2.6 Million to Investigate Expanding Ocean Desertification

Scientists at the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are leading a new, five-year funded project to investigate the alarming expansion of ocean…

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03 Sep
3 Sep 2025, 10:30 – 16:30

SMI WWG Annual Seminar 2025

SMI is delighted to announce the Annual Workboat Working Group (WWG) Seminar, bringing together stakeholders from across the UK’s workboat and coastal vessel community for a full day of expert...
09 Sep
9 Sep 2025 – 12 Sep 2025

DSEI 2025

Held at the easy to access ExCel exhibition centre every two years SMI has secured space in DSEI’s Naval Zone to support member companies.  The Naval Zone at DSEI is an interactive...
16 Sep
16 Sep 2025, 10:00 – 13:30

Navigating the Future: Maritime Autonomy, Innovation & Opportunity

MASG Council LISW Autonomy Event
18 Sep
18 Sep 2025, 10:00 – 16:00

Global Maritime Connections Meet the Buyer

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), in partnership with the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) and Seatrade Maritime, is pleased to present Global Maritime Connections, a high-impact Meet...
21 Oct
21 Oct 2025 – 24 Oct 2025

KORMARINE 2025

KORMARINE is the largest and most prestigious marine trade exhibition, fully supported by the world’s biggest Shipbuilders in Korea as well as leading international shipowners and offshore...
04 Nov
4 Nov 2025 – 6 Nov 2025

Indo Pacific 2025

Attracting industry professionals from around Australia, the region and the world, Indo Pacific 2025 will see key players from the maritime and naval defence communities come together for three days...
07 Nov
7 Nov 2025 – 10 Nov 2025

Europort 2025

Europort, organised in the world port city of Rotterdam, is the international maritime meeting place for innovative technology and complex shipbuilding. With an average of 25,000 professional...
02 Dec
2 Dec 2025 – 5 Dec 2025

Marintec China 2025

Launched for over 40 years, Marintec China has become renowned as one of the most authoritative B2B platform for the International Maritime Industry. The 2023 edition of this biennial event...
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.
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. 
16 Mar
16 Mar 2027, 09:00 – 18 Mar 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...

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