Welcome to our new Marine Partner, CFI Engineering Services Limited! Based in Lagos, Nigeria, CFI Services serves as a leading provider of subsea and offshore engineering services, dedicated to delivering top-quartile solutions in Africa and fostering global excellence.

Join the Human-Centred Design (HCD) Sub-working group this week for an insights webinar, exploring how putting people at the centre of design leads to safer, more effective maritime systems. 📆29 January 2026 🕐11:30-12:30 GMT 🖥️Online Sign up here 👉ow.ly/sNF850Y3CrC

One week left to apply for the Bursary for Aspiring Marine Mammal Observers!🐬 Find out more and apply by 31 January:

Healthy fish populations are essential to the health of coral reefs, however, many fish don’t live past their earliest days – known as the ‘mortality bottleneck’.🪸🐠 Alan Gojanovic explains how research helps fish survive and thrive on the reef:

Planning to join us for the Annual Dinner? Book by 13 February to get the best deal.🎫 Our Annual Dinner has brought members and their guests together in celebration of the marine industry for over a century! Buy your tickets here: bit.ly/IMarESTAD2026

This week, we lodged an intervention at an IMO meeting to call for dedicated performance standards for engine room alarm systems. As the global body representing marine engineers, we want tailored standards to protect those working in complex engine rooms:

We have launched a new fellowship standard!🌊 Find out more👉 imarest.org/fellow Our new fellowship standard aims to make the Institute’s highest level of recognition more accessible and inclusive for marine professionals worldwide.

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the David Henderson Inspiring Journey Grant is Cadet Mohd Emaad Khan of the Indian Maritime University! ⚓ A huge congratulations to Emaad, and we wish him well on his travels!

The final 2 episodes of 'A Bikepacking Journey from Source to Sea' are out on YouTube now! Watch the series👉youtu.be/gNYloDIqStM Hannah explores what true restoration means: working with nature to find solutions that enable natural processes to re-establish.🌊

Sea Your Future Career Story: Ashleigh Kitchiner, Marine Consents and Environment Manager 🌊 Ashleigh works with engineers and environmental specialists to ensure that offshore and coastal projects comply with environmental legislation and marine policy.

Why wetlands are crucial in an era of global warming 🌱 Wetlands are one of the planets key absorbers of carbon. Yet despite their importance, they are disappearing at alarming rates. #MarineProfessional #MPInteractions

Apply for the Kevin Tester Award for Marine Journalism. The application deadline is 7 February📰 This award aims to identify high quality reporting that improves public understanding of marine or maritime matters. Find out more and submit your piece: ow.ly/UlYV50XWAK2

Don't miss the chance to grab your early bird Annual Dinner tickets! 🎫 Celebrating its 121st year, our flagship social event brings members and their guests together in celebration of the marine industry. Buy your tickets here: bit.ly/IMarESTAD2026

INEC/iSCSS Call for Papers is open until 30 January📝 INEC/iSCSS provides a platform to share ideas for the designers, engineers and researchers who plan, build, operate, maintain and recycle maritime assets. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/INEC2026

Apply for the IMarEST and MMOA Bursary for Aspiring Marine Mammal Observers! 🐋 This bursary is designed to provide aspiring marine mammal observers with the necessary resources to enhance their career development. Apply here before the deadline on 31 January: ow.ly/FqNU50XTTZ0

Our Sea Your Future initiative has produced a new series of career stories that bring marine roles to life👨‍🔧 Here, Oliver Lomas shares his journey as a fourth ship’s engineer. Watch out for more inspiring career stories in 2026: ow.ly/gXQQ50XTl3J

Unlocking Ocean Secrets: Marine Mammal Monitoring Through eDNA 🐬 Watch the webinar and find out about the key themes: ow.ly/kzLS50XSWCe

The M2M Mentoring Programme and IMarEST Learning.💡 Find out more 👉 ow.ly/7pqg50XSnP9 #IMarEST #IMarESTLearning

Join us for an informative session designed to demystify the different membership levels offered by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST). 📚 📆20 January 2026 🕐11:00-12:00 GMT 🖥️Online #IMarEST

Happy New Year from the IMarEST!✨🌊 Together, let’s make 2026 impactful, driving integrity, collaboration, community, and relevance. #NewYear2026 #HappyNewYear #IMarEST

Season’s greetings from everybody here at the IMarEST HQ!✨ After an action-packed 2025, our staff are taking some well-deserved time off, so our offices will be closed for the holiday season from Thursday 25 December to Friday 2 January inclusive. We wish you all a peaceful break.⛄

Further growth in containerships and a rise in trade is predicted, but disruption in the forms of tariffs, cyber-attacks and extreme weather may counter uplift. In addition, digitalisation and AI, the UN High Seas Treaty and meeting net zero by 2050 outlined by IMarEST as future maritime trends:

The Certification of Excellence is an accreditation that the IMarEST and Nautical Institute formed to organisations that demonstrate globally benchmarked standards of quality in maritime training and education. Find out more👉ow.ly/8XpJ50XIwry #IMarEST #NauticalInstitute

We would like to congratulate IMarEST member, Niru Dorrian, on his Individual 'Elevating the Science Workforce Award' that he won at the Science Council Recognition Awards. #IMarEST #SCCelebrateScience

New IMarEST Voices piece: Laying The Foundations For The IMarEST’s Next Chapter. Reflecting on 2025, our CEO, Chris Goldsworthy explains why he could not be prouder of the IMarEST’s global community.

Could you be the newest Associate Editor of the Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology?🌊 Find out more and apply👉ow.ly/w4z050XGKVm #IMarEST #Publishing #TechnicalJournals Taylor & Francis Group

We are pleased to continue our partnership with Marine Turbo Marine Turbo is an industry leader in marine turbocharger repair, remanufacturing and maintenance. They cater to naval vessels, cruise ships, offshore platforms and power generation plants. #IMarEST #MarinePartner

Today is International Volunteer Day!🎉 We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the time, expertise, and passion our volunteers so generously give to the IMarEST community. #InternationalVolunteerDay #IMarEST #IVD2025

For our IMarEST Voices piece this week, we explore retired Marine Engineer and IMarEST member David Cox's experience as a volunteer onboard Mercy Ships, a Christian healthcare charity. 🚢 Full article👉ow.ly/w4Hk50XBMBV #IMarESTVoices #IMarEST

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Engine as a Weapon this year!🚢 We’re grateful to our sponsors, BMT and GE Vernova, for their partnership, speakers, delegates, and technical advisory committee for selecting the papers and creating a platform to share ideas.

IMarEST Chinese office to support professional standards and global collaboration 🌍 This Representative Office will: 1) Build bridges for marine knowledge. 2) Promote professional development. 3) Drive industrial innovation. 4) Empower global governance.

Five areas the Institute will be exploring in great detail as we head into 2026🌊 As the final Interactions of the year, we sit down with Alasdair Wishart – IMarEST’s Technical and Policy Director – and cast our gaze on five areas IMarEST will focus on in 2026.

Earlier this year, the IMarEST partnered with Cefas in the UK to help deliver the Future Ocean 25, coinciding with key international environmental milestones, marking the mid-point of the UN Decade of Ocean Science. Conference organiser E. E. Manuel Nicolaus MIMarEST reports: ow.ly/oQ1r50XxCxv

Join the IMarEST History Society next week for a webinar: Tanker Vetting - the early days🌊 📆03 December 2025 🕐12:00 - 13:30 GMT 🖥️Online 🎤Martin Shaw, 120th President, IMarEST. Sign up👉ow.ly/Iab650Xxte6 #IMarEST #SIRE2

Deep Dive 🤿: Microplastics: The True Danger To Our Oceans. We speak to Iain Macintyre, a journalist in the global shipping scene, about the increase of microplastics in the world's marine ecosystems. #MarineProfessional #MPDeepDive

On week until Engine as a Weapon!🚢 Blending naval heritage and contemporary sophistication, Engine as a Weapon attendees will enjoy a gala dinner at the National Museum of the Royal Navy at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. 👉Find out more: bit.ly/EAAWXI

Committed to supporting the @unoceandecade.bsky.social, the IMarEST has developed a portfolio of decade-endorsed activities.🌊 Daniella Bordon shares how an endorsed BGP Offshore initiative for local marine professionals in Nigeria inspired a second in Suriname:

We’re proud to reveal the finalists for the 2025 Churchill Medal, a prestigious recognition of engineering excellence, awarded annually for outstanding innovation and technical achievement across the UK Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence (MOD):

We're excited to share that IMarEST Learning is now live! Launched to support our members throughout their professional development journey, the on-demand learning platform is our newest membership benefit. Explore today👉imarest.org/learning

On Remembrance Day, we reflect on the bravery and sacrifice of those who served at sea, in the air and on land. May we remember all who have given their lives and the continued service of those who protect peace around the world. #RemembranceDay

The IMarEST has officially been recognised as an Implementing Partner of the @unoceandecade.bsky.social decade.bsky.social. As a Decade Implementing Partner, the IMarEST joins a global network of leading organisations collaborating to deliver the ten Decade Challenges:

Welcome to our new Marine Partner, Shearwater Marine Services! Shearwater Marine Services offers a range of subsea engineering services, including engineering diving support, marine civil engineering, specialist survey and inspection services, and supporting energy infrastructure. #MarinePartner

The IMarEST is delighted to announce that Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will attend its upcoming Engine as a Weapon XI conference. This marks The Princess Royal’s first engagement with the Institute in her new role as patron.

Immediate Past President of the IMarEST, Yves De Leeneer, was invited to the Malaysia Joint Branch Annual Dinner on 25 October, and had the privilege of presenting awards to members and students for their great published work and papers. Congratulations to all the winners!🏆 #IMarEST

Thank you Edinburgh Napier University, for welcoming us in October for our Marine Science & Industry Future Pathways Seminar, and for the fantastic and engaged students who brought so much energy to the day.

The IMarEST and Marine Society are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking the beginning of a collaborative partnership dedicated to the professional growth and well-being of seafarers and aspiring maritime professionals.

Engine as a Weapon programme spotlight: Gala Dinner Attendees will enjoy a gala dinner at the National Museum of the Royal Navy at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, an exceptional venue blending naval heritage and contemporary sophistication. 👉Find out more: bit.ly/EAAWXI

One week left to nominate yourself for the IMarEST Council!🌊 Apply👉ow.ly/LYsw50XiTVr Regional representation is vital to reflect the breadth of our global community, and our Council is key to represent our industry on a global stage.🌍 Deadline: 17.00 GMT 3 November 2025

Nominate a friend or colleague for our Outstanding Contribution Award!🏆 Recognising the achievement of engineers, scientists and technologists in improving marine safety, sustainability, education or international development. Deadline 7 November 2025👉ow.ly/NzYH50TMuwt

Don't forget to join us in Glasgow next week at the Maritime Decarbonisation Symposium!🌊 Find out more👉bit.ly/IMarESTMID25 Discuss contemporary challenges and address the questions surrounding decarbonisation in the maritime industry. #NetZeroFramework