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Cyber Security – A note from Tom Chant, SMI CEO
The rise of cyber crime during Covid has been well reported with some elements like low-skilled hacker activity rates rising by 3,000%. Like all member companies SMI has a regular inbox full of phishing emails offering us marketing data and attendance lists for shows. Please be...
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...
British Ports Association: statement on global container congestion affecting UK ports
Following several days of media interest in congestion affecting some UK ports, Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive of the British Ports Association said: We are seeing a big increase in traffic which is now cascading across the wider ports industry. However, in general the sector is...
THIRD QUARTER 2020 TRADE FIGURES REFLECT UNPRECEDENTED TRADE VOLATILITY
The UK’s Q3 port freight statistics from the Department for Transport released today provide further evidence that 2020 continues to be an unpredictable year for global trade flows. When comparing throughput at major ports from July to September 2020 with July to September...
Babcock appoints new Marine CEO
Babcock, the aerospace and defence company, announces that Will Erith has been appointed as CEO of its Marine sector, effective immediately. Will was previously Managing Director of the Surface Ships Business Unit within the Sector, and before this held a range of leadership roles at Rolls Royce...
Massive Type 31 frigate building hall unveiled in Rosyth
A vast building hall for the Royal Navy’s next-generation Type 31 frigates has been unveiled in Rosyth. A vast building hall for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates has been welcomed by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as a major milestone in building the next-generation frigates. Type...
Babcock invests in technically advanced shipbuilding facility
Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence company, has awarded a £31.5 million contract to Robertson Construction for the development of a new Assembly Hall at its Rosyth site. The construction project will support circa 100 positions locally in Scotland and a further 100 positions nationally...
2021 will see a major oil and gas company shift their entire business to renewables
Tony Hodgson, Regional Strategic Sales Manager Europe and Africa Globally, we have now reached a tipping point when it comes to renewable energy sources. Resisting the shift to green energy has been shown to not only be futile but also bad business practice, given the increase in consumer demand...
Is it a ship? Is it a boat? No, it’s an uncrewed surface vessel needing updated ocean governance
Ivar Josselin de Jong, Solution Director Remote Inspection The accelerated design and manufacturing of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), which can perform tasks on the ocean surface while being controlled remotely, are starting to supersede the methods and legacy technologies remaining in...
“Oi Connect really delivered for the ocean science and technology community,” says society President
Oi 2020 virtual exhibition and conference event attracts 2843 attendees London, UK Oceanology International 2020, held this year as a virtual event from 1st to 4th December on the custom-built, AI-driven Oi Connect events and meetings platform, completed its inaugural session to acclaim from...
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