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Government to provide free lateral flow tests to businesses with 50 plus employees
The government is providing employers with 50 or more employees with lateral flow testing kits to test their staff that cannot currently work from home, or who will return to the workplace as the economy opens up as set out in the Roadmap announced on 22 February.
Windship Technology powers first True Zero Emission ship design with high performance rig technology
Windship Technology powers the first True Zero Emission ship design with high-performance rig technology. Wolfson Unit Report confirms fuel and efficiency savings from the innovative rig powering the first 100% True Zero Emission solution for shipping
Maritime UK welcomes Aberdeen Harbour Board as the first Diversity in Maritime sponsor
Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the maritime sector, is delighted to announce Aberdeen Harbour Board as the first industry sponsor of the Diversity in Maritime Programme.
HydroSurv and Sonardyne to advance intelligent robotics-based seabed-to-shore data acquisition operations
Uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) designer, builder and operator HydroSurv Unmanned Survey is joining forces with global marine technology specialist Sonardyne to develop and demonstrate transformative seabed-to-shore sensing and data acquisition technologies for offshore operations. Through a...
Fugro launches MASSPeople international working group for remote and autonomous training standards
In partnership with SeaBot XR, a leading agency for next-generation cutting-edge learning products and services, and the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Fugro has launched MASSPeople, the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) International Training Standards Working Group. The group...
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...
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