Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST)
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The IMarEST is the largest membership body and learned society for marine professionals across the globe.
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
Wetlands are one of the planets key absorbers of carbon. Yet despite their importance, they are disappearing at alarming rates.
#MarineProfessional #MPInteractions
Wetlands may hold key to climate resilience
These crucial ecosystems are among the planet’s most effective natural defences against climate change and rising seas
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January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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
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
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
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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
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
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
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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
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
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
January 12, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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
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
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
January 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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
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
Here, Oliver Lomas shares his journey as a fourth ship’s engineer.
Watch out for more inspiring career stories in 2026: ow.ly/gXQQ50XTl3J
Career Story: 4th Ship's Engineer
Every day is different on board. One day could consist of inspections and routine testing, another could be spent fixing broken down machinery, another could be spent doing computer-based work.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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
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
Watch the webinar and find out about the key themes: ow.ly/kzLS50XSWCe
January 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Unlocking Ocean Secrets: Marine Mammal Monitoring Through eDNA 🐬
Watch the webinar and find out about the key themes: ow.ly/kzLS50XSWCe
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
Find out more 👉 ow.ly/7pqg50XSnP9
#IMarEST #IMarESTLearning
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The M2M Mentoring Programme and IMarEST Learning.💡
Find out more 👉 ow.ly/7pqg50XSnP9
#IMarEST #IMarESTLearning
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
📆20 January 2026
🕐11:00-12:00 GMT
🖥️Online
#IMarEST
January 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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
📆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
Together, let’s make 2026 impactful, driving integrity, collaboration, community, and relevance.
#NewYear2026 #HappyNewYear #IMarEST
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Happy New Year from the IMarEST!✨🌊
Together, let’s make 2026 impactful, driving integrity, collaboration, community, and relevance.
#NewYear2026 #HappyNewYear #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.⛄
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.⛄
December 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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.⛄
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:
Increased trade among 2026 shipping trends
Further growth in containerships and a rise in trade is predicted by Global Shippers Forum Director James Hookham, 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.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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
Find out more👉ow.ly/8XpJ50XIwry
#IMarEST #NauticalInstitute
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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
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
#IMarEST #SCCelebrateScience
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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
#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.
Reflecting on 2025, our CEO, Chris Goldsworthy explains why he could not be prouder of the IMarEST’s global community.
2025: laying the foundations for the IMarEST’s next chapter
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December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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.
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
Find out more and apply👉ow.ly/w4z050XGKVm
#IMarEST #Publishing #TechnicalJournals Taylor & Francis Group
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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
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
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
December 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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
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
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
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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
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
Full article👉ow.ly/w4Hk50XBMBV
#IMarESTVoices #IMarEST
December 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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
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.
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.
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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.
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.
This Representative Office will:
1) Build bridges for marine knowledge.
2) Promote professional development.
3) Drive industrial innovation.
4) Empower global governance.
IMarEST launch Chinese office to support professional standards and global collaboration
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December 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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.
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.
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.
Decarbonisation and skills shortages in focus
Five areas the Institute will be exploring in great detail as we head into 2026
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December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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.
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
Conference organiser E. E. Manuel Nicolaus MIMarEST reports:
ow.ly/oQ1r50XxCxv
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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
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
📆03 December 2025
🕐12:00 - 13:30 GMT
🖥️Online
🎤Martin Shaw, 120th President, IMarEST.
Sign up👉ow.ly/Iab650Xxte6
#IMarEST #SIRE2
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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
📆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
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
Microplastics: the true danger to our oceans
Finely balanced marine ecosystems throughout the world are expected to come under increasing threat as growing consumerism alongside inadequate waste management measures is causing a dangerous build-up of ocean microplastics. But action to address this huge issue is underway.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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
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