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7 November 2022

Wescom Group Make Acquisition of Marine Rescue Technologies

World-leading emergency distress signal manufacturer Wescom Group has expanded their presence in the marine survival market with an exciting acquisition.

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3 November 2022

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2 November 2022

Cammell Laird Welcomes Cruise Ship MV Borealis for Multi Million Pound Dry Docking

Cammell Laird has welcomed the first cruise ship to the facility in 25 years for a multi-million-pound programme of works. The MV Borealis is operated by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. The 238-meter cruise ship carries up to 1360 passengers and 600 crew.

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17 October 2022

HydroMAR-E project named part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2

A new pathway towards a low-emission and ultimately a zero-emission future in shipping has recently been opened up through the market introduction of a mono-fuel Hydrogen version of the Recuperated Split Cycle Engine

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13 October 2022

SMI Board Welcomes New Directors

The SMI Board has elected six new directors resulting in a significant increase in the range of experience and diversity on the Board.

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11 October 2022

Nusrat Ghani, Minister Of State Visits Harland & Wolff (Belfast)

Harland & Wolff, the iconic multisite fabrication company with over 160 years of maritime and offshore engineering pedigree has welcomed Nusrat Ghani MP, Minster of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to its Belfast site.

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10 October 2022

The Tech Putting a Zero Carbon Maritime Future in Our Grasp

Substantial funding has been won by an impressive group of innovative firms for two projects, led by member company Ecomar Propulsion.

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10 October 2022

Kongsberg HUGIN Superior successfully integrated with SeeByte’s SeeTrack Multi-domain software

SeeByte, the global leader of smart software solutions for uncrewed maritime systems (UMS) have successfully integrated their multi-domain, command and control software with Kongsberg’s HUGIN Superior Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV).

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6 October 2022

MCA launches consultation on new workboat Code

The revised Merchant Shipping (Workboats, Pilot Boats and Remotely Operated Unmanned Vessels) Regulations 2022 and accompanying Code is now going out for consultation across the industry.

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5 October 2022

Official Opening of the Centre for Future Clean Mobility

Attended by SMI members Babcock and Ecomar, Helen Stephen also joined the official opening of the Centre for Future Clean Mobility (CFCM) which took place yesterday at the University of Exeter, Engineering Research Centre.

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