MaritimeUK has recently highlighted the on-going collaborations between University and Industry to enhance the UK’s maritime sector capabilities.
Current Maritime Engineering MSc student Hongseok Bae discusses his research project into the use of AIS data to evaluate ship operational efficiency.  The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is fitted on board all large ships and provides a continual update as to a particular vessel’s position, speed and other operational data via radio connections to land or satellite receivers. Models can be built to estimate for a given ship speed and type what emissions will be generated.
The University of Southampton’s expertise in marine and maritime disciplines is nurtured through the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI). SMMI is a community of academics whose interests and research are linked to the natural marine environment and the human intervened maritime realms. By working across the traditional disciplinary divides, we can better address some of today’s global marine & maritime challenges.
The SMMI constitutes world class, authoritative, independent expertise, spanning both the marine and maritime sectors. We foster new research collaborations, educate the next generation of maritime leaders, and generate knowledge and intelligence for businesses of all sizes, government at all scales and organisations of all kinds. SMMI staff and students, by themselves and in partnership with industry, create new technologies and innovations to stimulate economic growth and improve quality of life and the environment.