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From Energy Efficiency to Maritime Security: SMM 2026 Sets the Agenda for Shipping Sponsored by SMM

09 Jun 2026

SMM provides the ideal platform for these discussions and partnerships. From 1–4 September 2026, the organisers expect around 2,200 exhibiting companies from approximately 60 countries and around 50,000 participants from up to 120 nations. Across 90,000 square metres in 12 exhibition halls, the event will showcase the full spectrum of the global maritime industry.

Permanent magnet machines for shaft generator systems and main propulsion

03 Dec 2025

Permanent magnet (PM) technology has already proven its worth across many industries – from renewable energy to electric transportation. But in the maritime sector, it is only in recent years that its full potential has begun to unfold.

Propulsion

Bridging the Distance: How DVB-NIP is Enhancing Life at Sea Sponsored by ST Engineering iDirect

07 Nov 2025

In an increasingly competitive labor market, connectivity has become a deciding factor for employment. Many seafarers now turn down positions on vessels that offer substandard internet access for communicating with family, using social media, or accessing entertainment.

Digitalisation

40 Years of Dedication. 40 Years of Reliability.Sponsored by KET Marine

09 Oct 2025

Over the past four decades, KET Marine has grown, evolved, and earned a worldwide reputation for reliability in purifier performance.

Equipment & Services

As Polar Routes Open Up, So Do Markets: How the Satellite Industry is Leveraging Multi-Orbit Services to Enable New Activity in the Arctic Sponsored by ST Engineering iDirect

25 Sep 2025

Navigating between polar and lower-latitude regions requires the seamless integration of multiple satellite orbits. Multi-orbit solutions, combining capabilities from GEO and HEO satellites, ensure continuous and reliable coverage for vessels and aircraft transitioning between latitudes.

Digitalisation

Enhancing passage planning & compliance efficiency with OneOcean 25 Sponsored by Lloyd’s Register OneOcean

19 May 2025

Achieving effective and compliant passage planning requires strong data preparation, seamless data sharing, and a clear understanding of procedures, routes and regulations at both ship and shore level

Fleet Performance & Maintenance

ASRY Leads the Way in Eco-Friendly Practices Sponsored by Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard

24 Mar 2025

The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY), Arabian Gulf’s Leading Maritime Hub, is leading efforts in environmentally responsible ship recycling and green practices.

Ship Recycling

Shipowners can get the best value out of their projects by choosing the right partnerSponsored by TGE Marine

26 Dec 2024

TGE Marine is partnering with shipowners to optimise ship designs and efficiency while eliminating unnecessary costs

Carbon Capture & Storage

The Nautical Institute introduces its free new training standard for alternative fuels Sponsored by The Nautical Institute

13 Nov 2024

The Nautical Institute announces the release of its new training standard for alternative fuels. This standard, available free of charge, underscores the Institute’s commitment to its work as an educational charity dedicated to the safety of seafarers.

Fuels & Lubricants

Understanding the impact of environmental areas on maritime operations Sponsored by LR One Ocean

11 Nov 2024

Shipping and cruise companies operate across multiple jurisdictions, each with their own environmental regulations, which are continuously updated. These rules encompass various environmental areas defined by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, or MARPOL, which governs pollution control in maritime environments.

Regulations & Compliance

How Milbros UV Graphs are Improving Crew Safety and Turnaround Time Sponsored by Veson Nautical

01 Nov 2024

Chemical tank cleaning is a rigorous process that involves many ESG risks. Learn how Milbros UV Graphs is improving compliance, safety, and turnaround time.

Safety & Incidents

The Nautical Institute’s training standard for handling ‘green’ fuels (ammonia, methanol and hydrogen) in the maritime sector Sponsored by The Nautical Institute

08 Oct 2024

In light of a lack of guidance for the MET sector, and in response to the fast-changing needs of the industry, The Nautical Institute has constructed an independent training standard that the MET could use as guidance in constructing their own training courses.

Regulations & Compliance Safety & Incidents

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Methanol and Ethanol Dual Fuel Conversion Solution Sponsored by MaK

From Energy Efficiency to Maritime Security: SMM 2026 Sets the Agenda for Shipping Sponsored by SMM

Permanent magnet machines for shaft generator systems and main propulsion

Bridging the Distance: How DVB-NIP is Enhancing Life at Sea Sponsored by ST Engineering iDirect

40 Years of Dedication. 40 Years of Reliability.Sponsored by KET Marine

As Polar Routes Open Up, So Do Markets: How the Satellite Industry is Leveraging Multi-Orbit Services to Enable New Activity in the Arctic Sponsored by ST Engineering iDirect

Enhancing passage planning & compliance efficiency with OneOcean 25 Sponsored by Lloyd’s Register OneOcean

ASRY Leads the Way in Eco-Friendly Practices Sponsored by Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard

Shipowners can get the best value out of their projects by choosing the right partnerSponsored by TGE Marine

The Nautical Institute introduces its free new training standard for alternative fuels Sponsored by The Nautical Institute

Understanding the impact of environmental areas on maritime operations Sponsored by LR One Ocean

How Milbros UV Graphs are Improving Crew Safety and Turnaround Time Sponsored by Veson Nautical

The Nautical Institute’s training standard for handling ‘green’ fuels (ammonia, methanol and hydrogen) in the maritime sector Sponsored by The Nautical Institute

Opinion

AI will be a gamechanger for tugs, salvage

Shipowners look to LNG to bridge a wider gap

The strait that changed everything

Battery technology tugs become mainstream, methanol fuelled vessels emerge

Does the current chaos create opportunities for LNG shipping?

Record orderbook shows cruise shipping’s growth is linked to sustainability

The Beijing Convention – an international framework on Judicial Ship Sales

Towage, salvage impacted by Middle East war

Seafarers: vulnerable and in the crosshairs

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