Welcome to SMM – The world's leading trade fair for the maritime industry.
With 40,000 participants from all over the world, SMM continues to cement its position as the most important event in the maritime industry calendar, year after year.
This extremely high number of visitors reflects the broad range on offer at this trade fair. SMM is attended by top shipbuilders, key players in the value chain, operators and service providers. It is a unique opportunity to share ideas and meet with representatives of industry, government, navies and the scientific community.
Thousand of SMM visitors also come to Hamburg to take part in or listen to the comprehensive series of choice supporting events. The SMM theme days encompass the Maritime Future Summit, gmec, MS&D, Offshore Dialogue and the Maritime Career Market.
More topics and even more networking
We are constantly improving SMM to remain the state-of-the-art business and networking platform for the maritime industry. In response to rising market needs, we’ll continue to expand our special areas as well as offering you new possibilities for presentation, interaction and networking.
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SMM Insights
Discover what maritime industry professionals from all sectors look forward to, and click through our brand-new issue of SMM Insights – the magazine that provides you with important information about the world’s biggest gathering of the global maritime community in 2024:
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Events at a glance
More than 100 high-profile conferences, dialogue sessions, workshops, and presentations are taking place during SMM. Here you will find the programme items listed by day.