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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...
EXTRAORDINARY DOCKINGS AND UNSCHEDULED SHIP REPAIRS BOOST 2020 FOR A&P
Forty-two extraordinary dockings and unscheduled repairs contributed to A&P Group’s strong performance in 2020 - despite the challenges of operating during a pandemic. Across all three facilities, A&P’s teams deployed their fast-turnaround response and technical...
ANOTHER WORLD RECORD FOR SOLAR SOLVE
And finally, a bit of icing on the cake. In June last year (2020), the world’s biggest container carrier, HMM Algeciras, with a capacity of 24,000 teu; a length of 1,312ft and breadth of 200ft, arrived in Essex, from China, to drop off containers of imports and load containers of UK...
- 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...
Aquatec marks three decades innovating for ocean sustainability with marine charity donation
Basingstoke-based subsea instrumentation designer and manufacturer Aquatec Group announces a donation to celebrate the beginning of its 31st year focusing on sustainable development activities. The donation, made to the Marine Conservation Society, is part of Aquatec’s commitment to...
Cammell Laird complete project for CalMac Ferries
A nine day project to replace bow visor hinge pins and bearings for CalMac Ferries’ MV Isle of Mull has been completed by Cammell Laird. Delivered as part of the vessel’s annual survey, the project involved a multi-disciplinary approach from Cammell Laird’s...
Uncovering the secrets of manta ray behavior with a new mini ADCP
Understanding why marine animals are using some places and not others is crucial to minimizing our impact on them. Recently, the new Eco ADCP has been helping one marine biologist, with no previous experience in using oceanographic instruments, characterize current flows in one of the manta...
Sonardyne’s SPRINT-Nav reaches new heights of capability
Marine technology specialist Sonardyne has released a new high altitude variant of its market leading hybrid navigator SPRINT-Nav to allow uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and underwater vehicles to extend their operational envelope. SPRINT-Nav tightly integrates a Sonardyne SPRINT INS, Syrinx...
Jonathan Green has been appointed as RFA Cluster Programme Director in A&P’s Defence Director in A&P’s Defence division at A&P Falmouth.
Jonathan is now responsible for managing A&P’s dedicated Cluster Support Team (CST), which provides all engineering and management support to RFA Mounts Bay, RFA Lyme Bay, RFA Cardigan Bay, RFA Argus and HMS Scott. The team has functions of Programme Engineering, Fleet Time Support...
Polaris Media MD signs book deal with Rethink Press
Ben Pinnington, the managing director of maritime specialist public relations firm Polaris Media, has signed a new book deal with entrepreneur publisher Rethink Press. The deal will see Rethink publish Ben’s forthcoming book titled ‘Making Waves: Public Relations strategies to...
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