Achievements of the Society of Marime Industries
The Society of Marime Industries (SMI) has connued to provide a wide range of acvies both internaonally and in the UK during the last year for the benefit of the marime engineering business community. Our members’ wide ranging interests are reflected through six areas of business each advised on policy by a Council of members experienced in those business areas:
The Offshore Industries Group represented by the OIG Council
The Marine Science and Technology Group represented by the MSTG Council
The Commercial Shipbuilding Group represented by the BMEA Council (future name sll under review)
The Marime Defence & Security Group represented by the MDSG Council
The Marime Autonomous Systems Group represented by the MASG Council
The Ports and Terminals Group represented by the PTG Council
By organising ourselves in this way SMI connues to ensure it seeks out business opportunies which meet the needs of its members across a broad range of markets in the marime industries. Our acvies follow our objecves of presenng members with business opportunies, assisng with research and innovaon, lobbying government and NGOs to improve the business environment, facilitang network opportunies and providing markeng and other services.
Business Overseas and in the UK
SMI has supported companies at ten internaonal trade fairs overseas and two in the UK during the last year. The overseas trade fairs took place across the world in Abu Dhabi, Australia, China (twice), Norway, Singapore, South Korea, The Netherlands, USA and Vietnam. Most of these trade fairs were supported by grants from the Department for Internaonal Trade in our capacity as an accredited Trade Challenge Partner. This is an important part of our support for companies wishing to seek visibility in those markets which offer good prospects for future business.
During the year we have hosted a number of inward trade missions and engaged with Brish overseas embassies and consulates to ensure they are aware of UK capability in the marime sector.
We have arranged a series of seminars on technical and business opportunity related subjects to keep our members and the wider industry fully informed. Many companies report that they gain valuable insight as a result of these meengs which are an extremely cost effecve way to learn of new opportunies.
Our web portal connues to generate a large monthly traffic parcularly for our highly funconal ‘Product Search’ secon. Members benefit from being able to display their capabilies on a web portal which is updated every day and therefore maintains its visibility to search engines. The enhanced ‘Member Zone’ provides the SMI membership with exclusive informaon on markets, presentaons from seminars and key news to assist in the running of their business.
Society of Marime Industries Handbook & Members’ Directory 2018 9 SMI's UK Pavilion provides another successful trip to Marintec China
In China, on the occasion of the visit of Queen Mary 2 to Shanghai, SMI’s China Manager presented to an invited audience from local shipyards and design houses on the innovave equipment and services available from the UK, as part of a show case event organised by Marime UK.
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