After such a long break we are very excited to be able to once again meet at SMM in February 2021, face to face, with all our key customers and partners from all the different maritime industry sectors, in order to share the latest developments, and especially to present our vision about future green propulsion technologies and digital solutions. We believe that now more than ever, increased communication and exchange amongst the Marine industry is extremely important, in order for us to successfully navigate together through these unprecedented and challenging times.

SMM is one of the few places you can turbo-charge your network by re-investing in old friendships, building new ones and learn about the latest developments in our rapidly changing industry. I look forward to attending the postponed SMM in February 2021. It is vital that this wonderfully global celebration of our maritime sector is able to continue

Human beings are social animals, and as such we need to stay in touch with people to move forward and establish a bond of trust. This is extremely important for B2B businesses. We will release a new product at SMM and are looking forward to attend in February 2021. SMM is definitely the place to be!

We are a shipbuilding family that needs to meet. We have to laugh together, joke together, celebrate together, and buy together – this we cannot do online. We will definitely be at SMM 2021 and are looking forward to meet the whole maritime family in Hamburg!

Without any questions we will all come together at SMM in February 2021. You can’t do such complex industry such as the shipping industry online. I’m sure we will have a lot of fun when we will be able to finally meet in person again.

Meeting people and discussing ideas is an important part of finding solutions to delivering for greener shipping. You can meet the whole wide world via the internet but it is never the same as being at an event like SMM where all members of the shipping community come together, network, and discuss the issues.

TradeWinds’ flagship conference the Shipowners Forum will take place on 2 February, the first day of SMM 2021. In a hugely challenging, yet crucial year of shipping, major players from Germany and across the world will take part in a lively exchange of views about where the industry is heading. We are looking forward to meeting the maritime community in Hamburg after a long time of social distancing.

As co-organisers of the gmec conference, Seatrade is in full support of SMM’s decision to re-schedule the event until 2021 and looks forward to organising another world-class environmental congress on 3 February. We hope to see you there

I am very pleased that SMM has been postponed to February 2021 as this allows all of us a better planning. I am looking forward to an excellent Offshore Dialogue on February 4th, 2021 with exciting topics, concerning monitoring and a sustainable use of our oceans.

There is incredible potential within our industry when we come together to discuss the challenges we collectively face. At WinGD we strive for close contact and collaboration with our customers. SMM allows us to connect with them and with key industry experts, on a personal level, to advance the action required to reduce our impact on the environment and to further innovate and deliver on our own mission. We see it as the key for our industry and we look forward to continuing the conversation in February in Hamburg.

We were so happy to hear about the solution to conduct the SMM, the most beautiful and amazing maritime event in the world, in February 2021. Our participating members are certainly looking forward to this great opportunity for networking and business boosting.

The sector is undergoing tremendous changes. Some will give us headaches, while others will boost business and create new opportunities. In any case, new ways need complex facts, analysis, predictions, opinions and ideas. Tons of reasons to get together, discuss and develop great new concepts - here in Hamburg at SMM. We can hardly wait for Feb 2021!

I am happy that the SMM is only postponed and not cancelled during these strange times. We definitely can work in our home offices for a certain period of time by using all digital communication tools, but doing real business needs seeing and talking to people in real. I am looking forward meeting all friends of our maritime world in February 2021.

To a global company like FURUNO, SMM is one of the most valuable maritime trade fairs where we can benefit from face-to-face meetings with customers, business partners or even the local community. It is also an excellent opportunity for new and old colleagues from the business community to gather and build team spirit. FURUNO looks forward to SMM in 2021 and expects it to boost the maritime industry which is currently in a difficult situation.

Especially in these challenging times, presence and personal exchange are essential. This is what SMM, the world's leading trade fair for the maritime industry, offers to international exhibitors and visitors in February 2021. The German Association for Marine Technology, represented at SMM since 2006, is looking forward to meet the maritime family again.

Great ideas are born at the SMM. Being able to closely interact with the leading minds from across the industry is a perennial and dependable source of inspiration for brilliant initiatives and innovations, whether it has to do with digitalization, environmental protection or efficiency enhancements. I am glad the fair will be taking place in 2021.

SMM is the leading international maritime trade fair. A place to network, to meet old and new friends, to establish new bonds of trust in our truly global industry. In the end, it doesn‘t matter if this happens in September or February. The most important thing is that we will be able to meet each other again – in order to bring things forward.

The rollover of the SMM exhibition to 2021 is really good news and should be seen as an opportunity to analyse and think together further about the insights and experiences gained during the Corona period within our working environment. The possibilities of digitalisation are only one aspect of this. I am also convinced that SMM is the right environment to give decisive impetus to new technologies whereby environmental and climate protection for the maritime domain should be a thematic focus.

SMM is the place to be for the forward-looking global maritime industry, even more in challenging times. We are convinced, SMM 2021 will not only provide the first opportunity to meet again within the lively maritime family, but also an important positive impulse for the market following the pandemic turbulences. We are all awaiting this positive impulse eagerly!