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As we celebrate this festive season, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our customers, partners, and colleagues, this year has been truly exceptional. Next year, we’ll proudly mark 40 years of heritage and maritime engineering excellence - a testament to the collective efforts of everyone in our community. This holiday season, we celebrate not only the achievements of the past year but also the values that unite us - teamwork, resilience, and purpose. Here's to a bright and prosperous 2025. Wishing you and your loved one’s joy, peace, and success this holiday season. Thank you for being part of our journey. #HappyHolidays #TeamBMT

Ahead of their 2024 Christmas concerts at St James’s Parish Church in Paddington at the weekend, it was a pleasure to host the Metropolitan Police Choir for their final rehearsal at the BMT ZigZag office last week. With the building dressed for Christmas, the choir brought festive joy with their vocal harmonies and undoubtedly left well practiced and ready to delight their audiences. BMT has been providing business transformation and complex programme delivery services to central government, national security and law enforcement for several years. And it’s a pleasure and an honour to give back in even just a small way to this team of ordinary people, who are part of a wider group of individuals, teams and organisations across UK policing, who do extraordinary things every day to help keep all our communities safe and secure. #businesstransformation #complexprogrammedelivery

We’re delighted to share that Sara Victoria Packwood, our Global DEI and Wellbeing Lead, participated in a recent Inclusive Employers panel series to discuss innovative strategies for inclusive data collection. Sara shared how we tackled the challenge of navigating diversity data collection within the constraints of our global systems. By developing an in-house diversity data monitoring app on our intranet, we created a secure, pseudonymised method for gathering meaningful DEI insights. This approach combines: ▪️Quantitative data through Self-ID diversity demographic questions. ▪️Qualitative insights via an Inclusion Gallup Survey to explore employees’ perceptions of inclusion and belonging. Thanks to this approach, we’re building a robust, future-proof foundation for understanding and progressing equity across the employee journey. We’re proud to collaborate with Inclusive Employers, leveraging their expertise to advance our DEI strategy and foster an inclusive workplace for all. Read the full insights from the Engage Pillar discussion here: https://bit.ly/4fl1dvG #DEI #InclusiveEmployers #InclusiveLeadership

Over the past few weeks, we've had the opportunity to present our research and findings on the topic of autonomy at the following leading conferences INEC, ICMASS, and RINA Autonomous Ships. We discussed the future of maritime autonomy, focusing on how autonomous vessels are transforming the industry and the importance of their safety. If you missed our sessions, our detailed papers are available for download. These documents offer an in-depth view of the technologies and strategies advancing autonomous maritime operations. https://bit.ly/3VuwyoC #Autonomy #MaritimeSafety #AutonomousShips

Huge congratulations to Suvabrata Das, Ph.D., Soma Maroju, Jeffrey Lewis, and João Matheus Arantes on this incredible accomplishment! Well done!

It was a pleasure to support the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) Workboat Working Group Annual Seminar on Wednesday, 27th November in London. An engaging event which reaffirmed the energy, #innovation, and determination that define the workboat and coastal vessel sector as it tackles the challenges of #decarbonisation and the maritime energy transition. It was a thought-provoking day with a line-up of fantastic speakers including BMT's Jake Rigby offering innovative perspectives on the latest trends in Crew Transfer Vessels (#CTV). Chairing the day, BMT's Noel Tomlinson concluded that “Investment in infrastructure, policy alignment, and the development of alternative fuels remain pressing issues. Equally, ensuring the availability of skilled professionals to support innovation is vital. These challenges are significant, but they are not insurmountable, particularly when addressed through collaboration, a strength our industry has demonstrated time and again. By working together, we can ensure that the workboat and coastal vessel sector remains at the forefront of innovation, sustainability, and progress." #Workboats #EnergyTransition #Alternativefuels #MaritimeIndustry

Welcome AMT - Australian Maritime Technologies to our family. We are excited to announce the acquisition of AMT, a renowned Melbourne-based consultancy specialising in ship/platform design, sustainment, and support. Together, we form one of the largest independent design houses for ship design in the Asia-Pacific region. This acquisition reflects our commitment to growing our core business and strengthens our maritime engineering and design leadership in the region. We will combine complementary skills, shared values, and a people-first culture to drive innovation in maritime design and consultancy. Graeme Nayler, our Regional Business Director, APAC, said: “We are thrilled to welcome AMT into the BMT family. Their expertise seamlessly aligns with our vision to deliver innovative, comprehensive solutions to clients worldwide.” Rob Dunbar, Managing Director of AMT, added: “Joining BMT offers an exciting opportunity for AMT. Our shared values and focus on innovation will enable us to advance our Australian naval design and create new growth opportunities for our expanded team.” Find out about the acquisition of AMT here: https://bit.ly/49avoUL #MaritimeEngineering #ShipDesign #MaritimeInnovation Trevor Dove Brett Longmuir Ian Salter

Our Sustainability Director, Del Redvers will join a distinguished panel to discuss how global engineers, scientists, and technologists can harness innovation and technology for a sustainable maritime sector at the Stanley Gray Lecture 2024. This is part an extensive digital series exploring the crucial role of marine professionals in fostering a thriving blue economy while safeguarding our oceans and their invaluable resources developed by The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) in partnership with Content With Purpose (CWP). Taking place in London on 28th November from 6:30pm, there will be opportunities to network with experts from across the marine industry and attend the premiere of "Oceans of Opportunity: A Change of Tide." Tickets are free. Register now to be part of this vital conversation. https://lnkd.in/eWD6zaBj #BlueEconomy #MarineIndustry #Sustainability #MarineProfessionals

Thank you #IWBS24, #NOLA, and all exhibitors and attendees who contributed to another epic WorkBoat Show last week! Our team had a fantastic time connecting with industry, exchanging ideas, catching up with latest innovations, and exploring opportunities for BMT's designs and complementary services. It's impossible to leave that event and not feel hope and excitement for the future of the maritime industry! Shout out to Pure Creative Solutions for their stellar design, service and support in making our stand an enjoyable experience for us and our guests. We've already marked our calendars for 2025 - see you all next year if not sooner!

"We need to act. We can do it, and we have to do it." Some compelling insights on decarbonisation from Dr Thomas Beard, our Clean Shipping lead, in this article from Mersey Maritime. Thomas argues that economic drivers are as essential as technical solutions for a successful maritime energy transition. He emphasises that high costs of alternative fuels and port infrastructure investment require strategic government support, with taxation and subsidies as essential levers. He urges immediate action in decarbonisation, noting that today’s reductions in emissions are increasingly valuable as the maritime industry confronts climate change. Enjoy reading the article, and contact Thomas if you would like to discuss this issue in more depth. https://bit.ly/3CvSY28 #CleanShipping #MerseyMaritime #Decarbonisation