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SMI Marketing and Operations Manager
The Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) is the trade association for the UK’s maritime engineering and business sector, which is part of an industry which supports £46 billion to the UK’s GVA. Our broad membership ranges from large prime contractors to SMEs. Member...
Chelsea Technologies: From blooms to ocean deserts – understanding primary productivity in the ocean
From blooms to ocean deserts – understanding primary productivity in the ocean, by Ben Goymer of Chelsea Technologies. Sunlight is, directly or indirectly, the ultimate energy source for almost all life on Earth. Phytoplankton harvest it to convert inorganic carbon to an organic form...
QinetiQ - Refreshing the EDP Provider Network
It’s nearly two years since the first call to industry to create a diverse, collaborative and sustainable Provider Network for the Aurora Engineering Delivery Partner (EDP) programme and it is now time to refresh the network. A partnership formed of QinetiQ, Atkins...
BAE Systems Sells Six Pacific 24 Boats to Australia's Austal for New Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard Ships
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract worth almost £2 million to provide six Pacific 24 (P24) Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) to Austal, based in Australia. The RIBs, built and customised in BAE Systems’ Boats factory in Portsmouth, UK are being supplied to Austal to equip two...
Travel updates to China, Korea & India
SMI is aware of the member’s needs to find easily accessible information on travel for employees as sales and technical staff begin to look at getting back out to markets. Santander has kindly provided this advice via its Country Specialists and will update this information on a...
Sonardyne’s Vigilant sonar to provide critical hazard avoidance for new diver delivery system
Underwater obstacle avoidance technology from maritime defence and security specialist Sonardyne International Ltd. has been chosen for a new design diver delivery unit (DDU) being built by SubSea Craft. Sonardyne’s Vigilant forward looking sonar (FLS) will provide a critical hazard...
Service offer for SMI members in China!
SMI has a unique service to offer its members in China. For the past 20 years Chen Li Ming has been working with SMI members to build their contacts and business in China. After an exploratory conversation Chen can advise on a plan of action and help with contacts and...
SeeByte’s latest C2 software now supporting Royal New Zealand Navy
SeeByte, a global leader in developing smart software solutions for unmanned maritime systems, announced that the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN), a long-term user of SeeTrack V3, have upgraded to SeeTrack V4, the Command and Control software designed to make their missions at sea more...
iMAST Alliance - Transforming Royal Navy Training for Royal Navy People
An industry and academic alliance is gearing up to make the world’s most renowned naval training, even better. The iMAST Alliance, a collaboration of three leading UK Maritime defence companies Babcock, QinetiQ and Thales together with technology partners Centerprise...
Coltraco - Keep Wind Turbines Fully Operational and Reduce Risk
The energy matrix is changing and the industry is continuously driving initiatives towards generating greener, cleaner and more sustainable energy. Public support for renewable energy in the UK is consistently high around 85%, and we are proudly now leading the way in reducing carbon emissions to...
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