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John Howie MBE announced as new SMI President
The Society of Maritime Industries is delighted to announce its new President, Mr John Howie MBE.
16-17 March 2021 SMI Annual Conference: Building the future of the UK’s shipbuilding enterprise
Register here for SMI’s virtual Annual Conference and enduring National Shipbuilding Strategy portal. Wednesday 16 March 2021 10am – 1pm Thursday 17 March 2021 10am – 1pm Tickets: £50 Members, £75 Non-Members Summary This year’s annual conference is...
- SMI Webinar: UKHO's Innovation Challenges, BMT’s winning solution and progression into business opportunities – 16th February
This week we held our UKHO Innovation Challenges webinar. SMI was joined by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), BMT and the Marine Business Technology Centre in Plymouth to bring you this webinar discussing the ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme challenges, BMT’s winning solution and...
VESSEL REPLACEMENT PROJECT INDUSTRY DAY
INVITATION TO ATTEND Friday 26 February 2021, 10:00 – 13:00 GMT INTRODUCTION The Northern Lighthouse Board is the General Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man and is responsible for the superintendence and management of all lights, buoys and beacons within those...
John Murray, former SMI Chief Executive, receives New Year’s Honour
The Society of Maritime Industries is delighted to announce that former Chief Executive, John Murray, has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the New Year’s Honours list. The award is for his nineteen years of service in support of the UK maritime sector. During...
Save the Date
The SMI 2021 Annual Conference will take place online on the 16th & 17th March 2021. The theme of this year’s conference will be ‘Building the future of the UK’s shipbuilding enterprise’ – broadening of the National Shipbuilding Enterprise to encompass...
Current Trends in Shipping Webinar
This webinar discussed the current trends in Shipping Markets. Richard Greiner presented the latest details from the BDO Shipping Confidence Survey. Trevor Crowe of Clarksons gave a valuable insight into the current market conditions and the BPA will...
SMI and BRL Shipping Consultants Partnership
Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted as saying “War is 90% information”. In these tough market conditions with fewer opportunities it makes real sense to increase your market information to drive your sales activities. To that end SMI has negotiated special market data rates with...
New SMI Podcast: Exporting in Current Market Trends
SMI · SMI Podcast Exporting In Current Market Conditions
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