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SMM 2026: The Maritime World Meets in Hamburg

SMM 2026 demonstrated once again how the maritime industry is shaping its future. 50,000 trade visitors and 2,300 exhibitors from 66 countries came together to discuss solutions for greater security, efficiency and sustainability. With participants from 134 nations, Hamburg once again became the global meeting place for the maritime community.

 

 

 

 

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Everything for a connected trade fair experience

SMM Connect complements the physical trade fair with digital features, making preparation, organization, and follow-up more efficient.

The platform is available as desktop version and mobile app, offering all key information in one place – for a truly successful trade fair experience.

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SMM is one of the most important international maritime platforms for engaging with customers, partners, and industry experts. Especially in times of technological change, personal dialogue is of particular value. Under the guiding principle “At your Side. At every Stage,” we demonstrate how SCHOTTEL supports its customers worldwide throughout the entire product lifecycle – from initial design to modernization.

Roland Schwandt 
Chief Executive Officer
SCHOTTEL GmbH

The SMM Expo brings together key people in the marine industry and gives us a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with leaders, owners, yards, designers, competitors, suppliers and many more to progress the most important topics close to my heart– including decarbonisation, future fuels and innovative technologies to drive efficiency and sustainability. Every two years an extremely busy SMM puts Hamburg at the centre of the maritime world, we’re looking forward to being there in September 2024.

Henry Diepeveen
General Manager Sales, Germany-Poland-Switzerland
Wartsila Marine

As the world's leading trade fair for the maritime industry, SMM has been one of the most important events in our trade fair calendar for years. Every two years, VULKAN presents itself here as a technology and market leader in marine technology. SMM is the central meeting point for international industry leaders and an important platform for us to exchange ideas with customers and business partners.

Björn Peters
Head of Marketing
VULKAN Group Management

SMM is one of the great fixed stars in the maritime cosmos. It provides orientation and joins the maritime industry from all over the world in Hamburg - and has done so for many years.

Dr. Uwe Lauber
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Sales Officer
Everllence

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Großes Schiffspropeller-Modell vor dem Eingang der Hamburg Messe. Im Hintergrund die verglaste Fassade des Messegebäudes mit SMM-Banner und zahlreichen Besucherinnen und Besuchern vor dem Haupteingang.

SMM 2026: Security becomes the dominant issue for the maritime industry

Four intensive days at the trade fair reveal a shift in priorities: decarbonisation remains a strategic goal, but security and resilience are increasingly shaping the agenda. At the same time, the industry continues to invest despite uncertainty and is calling for faster innovation and…

Podiumsdiskussion auf der SMM vor Publikum. Mehrere Sprecherinnen und Sprecher stehen auf einer Bühne vor einer großformatigen Veranstaltungswand zum Thema maritime Transformation.

SMM 2026 kicks off: Maritime industry charts a new course

High-profile guests discuss the maritime agenda of the future. Clear message: Security and resilience are moving to the forefront of the industry.

View from above of the Elbe and the port of Hamburg. The sun has just set and everything is illuminated.

The Hamburg experience

The city is known to have more bridges than Amsterdam and Venice together, but what strikes even more is that it bridges maritime tradition and modernity in many ways. The city brims with architectural greatness, an abundance of culture and nightlife beyond compare. On top of that, it offers space to relax.
 

SMM through the years


For six decades now, SMM has been pursuing its mission to continuously build and expand a unique platform that highlights innovations and initiatives, encourages dialogue and cooperation, and helps drive business forward.

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Main Sponsor
DNV
Platinum Sponsors
REINTJES

Gold Sponsors

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American Bureau of Shipping

Bronze Sponsors

Further Sponsors
Supporters
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Endorsing Associations
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WISTA
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Date

01
04
September
2026

Opening hours

Tue – Thu 10 – 18

Fri 10 – 16

 

Address

Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH
Messeplatz 1
20357 Hamburg

Entrances

Central Entrance (Messeplatz)
East Entrance (Bei den Kirchhöfen)
South Entrance (Karolinenstrasse)
West Entrance (Lagerstrasse)