The Society of Maritime Industries would like to congratulate the following maritime sector personnel on the award of Honours in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List

CBE

Professor Ed Hill, Chief Executive, National Oceanography Centre

OBE

Charles Hammond, Chief Executive, Forth Ports

Dr Grahaeme Henderson, Vice President of Shipping & Maritime, Shell

Commodore Paul Carroll Royal Navy

Captain Kevin Noakes Royal Navy

Our sector is full of great people doing great things – thankyou to you all!

News

30 May 2026

From Ambition to Operational Advantage: SMI Welcomes the First AUKUS Pillar II Signature Project Announcement

SMI warmly welcomes the announcement of the first AUKUS Pillar II signature project, focused on delivering cutting-edge payloads and enabling systems…

28 May 2026

GT Wings Introduces Performance Assessment Tool for Jet Sail Wind Propulsion

20 May 2026

Babcock’s Festival of Engineering Inspires Scotland’s Future Talent

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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.

07 Jul

7 Jul 2026, 12:00 – 15:00

Defence Attaché Lunch

Join us for our Defence Attaché Lunch on 7 July – a valuable opportunity to engage directly with the international defence network based in London.

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.

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.

07 Sep

7 Sep 2027 – 10 Sep 2027

DSEI 2027

SMI will be organising and managing a POD Showcase Stand at DSEI 2027 within the Naval Zone.

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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