The Society of Maritime Industries is the voice of the UK's maritime business sector promoting and supporting companies which build, refit and modernise ships, and supply equipment and services for all types of commercial and naval platforms, ports and terminals infrastructure and maritime security, offshore oil & gas, and marine science and technology. Our vision is to be the trade association of choice for UK companies engaged in the maritime industries.

Companies in the Society’s membership have world-class capabilities enabling them to compete in global markets. Many companies enjoy the technological synergies which come from links with the aerospace and electronics industries thereby ensuring innovative solutions are available to the sector’s customers to meet the evermore stringent environmental and safety regime in which modern industry operates.

The Society is owned by its members and works to represent their interests in four significant ways:

• Promoting and supporting the domestic and export business of members.
   
• Improving the business environment for members both in the UK and Europe.
   
• Facilitating communication and networking across all our five sectors.
   
• Providing marketing and other services to member companies.

We deliver our services through five constituent associations under the Society’s umbrella:

Association of British Offshore Industries (ABOI)
Association of Marine Scientific Industries (AMSI)
British Marine Equipment Association (BMEA)
British Naval Equipment Association (BNEA)
Ports and Terminals Group (PTG)