SMM – driving the maritime transition

The most innovative SMM ever

Digital transformation, as well as climate change and the maritime energy transition demand groundbreaking, implementable solutions – they all take center stage at the 30th SMM. With an expanded spectrum of key areas and additional presentation formats, the leading international trade fair for the maritime industry accompanies the change at close quarters.

From 6 - 9 September 2022, maritime industry professionals from all parts of the world will get the complete overview of innovations from all sectors, and of course they will finally enjoy again the opportunity for live encounters on the exhibition ground as well as in the high-profile trade conferences.

Take part in this long-awaited industry event and use it for targeted business contacts to market leaders and newcomers, and to sustainably expand your personal business network. We look forward to welcoming you in the beautiful maritime metropolis of Hamburg.

To the key areas of SMM 2022

SMM Maritime Industry Report

Like no other survey, the SMM Maritime Industry Report feels the pulse of our industry and processes perspectives and assessments from all maritime industry sectors. Already in its 3rd edition, it provides you with insights into general and specific topics. A compact must-read for everyone in the shipping industry.

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Apply for SMM 2022

From 6 - 9 September 2022, it's finally that time again. Present your innovations live, meet business partners in person and successfully expand your own network. In Hamburg at SMM, the #1 platform for the maritime industry. Apply to secure your stand!

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The 30th SMM

Additional key areas and presentation formats, various stand concepts for established players and start-ups, more space and time for networking and parties – never before has SMM offered so many opportunities for business success. Take a look at the exhibitor brochure to see what the leading event for the maritime industry has in store for you.

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Exhibitors SMM 2022

Please check the exhibitor list of the previous SMM. For SMM 2022 we expect about the same exhibitors.

Exhibitor directory

SMM is a great platform to meet old and new partners and customers from all over the world in just four days. And, by the way, SMM’s claim “Driving the maritime transition” is exactly what MAN Energy Solutions stands for…

Wayne Jones OBE
Member of Executive Board – Global Sales & After Sales
MAN Energy Solutions

One of SMM’s defining qualities is its ability to bring together people from the entire spectrum of the maritime business. There is a real buzz every day of the fair. It is a place to inspire and be inspired, coming face-to-face with the individuals, technologies and services that will write the next chapters in the story of how we conduct responsible commercial activity within the ocean environment. We are already looking forward to 2022.

Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen
CEO Maritime
DNV

As a technical provider for marine energy transition growth, we need SMM as the perfect international stage to display our technologies in MHI Group for decarbonising the maritime shipping industry.

Toshiaki Hori
President and CEO
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment

SMM as the leading international maritime trade fair is always part of our event calendar as an exhibitor. We are very much looking forward to seeing our customers and partners in person again in September 2022 at SMM in Hamburg.

Dr Klaus Borgschulte
Managing Director
Lürssen

SMM is an excellent arena for Kongsberg Maritime to meet with customers and partners to discuss the latest innovations and future trends for the maritime market.

Bård Bjørløw
Executive Vice President Global Sales and Marketing
Kongsberg Maritime

For us, SMM is the ideal platform to get a complete overview of the latest technical innovations and to meet important suppliers from all over the world.

Richard von Berlepsch
Managing Director Fleet Management
Hapag-Lloyd

SMM DIGITAL

The global stage for the movers and shakers of maritime change

Digitalisation and artificial intelligence, maritime security, our commitment to climate targets and the future of sustainability - all this and more was on the agenda of SMM DIGITAL from 2 - 5 February 2021.

Via two streams, the event presented a series of conferences, interviews and presentations. More than 160 leading industry experts from all sectors addressed the technological and environmental challenges facing our industry. Over 7,000 viewers from 80 countries tuned in, gained insights and learned about solutions and potential business partners.

If you missed the high-class conferences, interviews and presentations, you can still watch the recordings. The full 60 hours of streaming content is available on demand until the end of 2021. Choose your highlights and enjoy SMM DIGITAL!

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News

09/16/2021

Governments are in duty for a climate-friendly transformation of the maritime industry - SMM Maritime Industry Report (MIR) shows industry on track for sustainability

For shipowners, shipyards and suppliers, climate protection is a top priority. What stakeholders are unsure about, however, is how to implement it: There is still no clarity what fuel will prevail as the industry steers towards a carbon-neutral future. There can be no doubt that conventional…

09/02/2021

SMM Maritime Industry Report: “Shipowners are back”

For the third time Hamburg Messe und Congress has conducted a large-scale survey asking exhibitors and visitors of SMM, for decades the leading global trade fair for the maritime industry, to give their assessments of the sector’s economic and technological development. One year before the industry…

02/08/2021

SMM DIGITAL: Successful digital premiere of the leading international maritime trade fair

This year the leading international maritime trade fair SMM was held as a purely digital conference for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic – and it was a great success. For four days, SMM DIGITAL's two online streams with 60 hours of programming and more than 160 speakers drew…

02/07/2021

TradeWinds Digital Shipowners Forum: Booming container market, uncertain shipbuilding segment

The positive developments in the container shipping segment, the difficult situation of the German and European maritime clusters, and open technical questions as the industry navigates towards a zero-emission future were all topics discussed by the high-profile experts at the TradeWinds Shipowners…

02/06/2021

Offshore Dialogue: How to live in harmony with the elements

At the international offshore conference during SMM DIGITAL, researchers, engineers and shipbuilding experts joined online to discuss current trends in the offshore wind farms segment, technical challenges facing tidal and wave energy conversion, and innovative ocean monitoring technologies. The…

SMM Facts

Facts & Figures

50.000visitors
2.249exhibitors
125nations
13exhibition halls

90.000 m²

all trending topics on more than 90.000 m²

International speakers & delegations

70international speakers in 5 dedicated conferences
29national pavilions
27delegations from politics, business and international navies

High level of satisfaction

95
of the exhibitors considered SMM 2018 an excellent to satisfactory opportunity to expand the commercial success of their company.
93
of all visitors regard SMM as Important to very Important for their business or organisation.
97
of the exhibitors succeeded in IRO, laying the foundations for future business by meeting all or nearly all of their key business partners and reaching out to new target groups at SMM 2018.

Hamburg

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.