Maritime Career Market | 3 + 4 September 2026
The sea is always a good idea. So is a career.
Are you interested in the sea, ships, and modern technologies? Do you want to work in a team that makes a real difference together and is constantly discovering new things.
Then the maritime industry is well worth a look. Hardly any other sector is as diverse and international: over 90% of global trade is transported by sea. At the same time, it connects people with their destinations and enables research in some of the most fascinating regions on our planet.
Whether on land or at sea, the maritime world offers a wide range of career opportunities. Especially now: on the path toward “green shipping,” the industry is becoming more sustainable, more digital, and more closely connected with fields such as renewable energy.
If you are looking for a career with a future—one in which you can actively help shape what comes next—you’ve come to the right place.
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Training. Academic study. Job profiles.
The Maritime Career Market offers you a varied programme: here, leading companies and universities will inform you about future-oriented training and study opportunities. No other career fairs presents the maritime industry as comprehensively as this one.
The Career Forum provides exciting insights into various topics - from job profiles and starting salaries to work-life balance and on-the-job training opportunities. You can get a good feel for what a maritime career can offer you here.
Pay nothing, take part in everything
This year as well, admission on September 3 and 4 is free for school pupils, students, and teaching staff. Interested participants can secure free tickets online, which not only allow them to take part in the Maritime Career Market but also grant access to SMM, the world's leading trade fair for the maritime industry, on both days.
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Insights from the Career Forum
Reinventing shipping and saving the oceans with artificial intelligence? What works in practice? What exciting tasks are there? What can I learn, become and earn?
With an extensive stage programme, the Career Forum 2024 at the Open Stage was the place where young trainees and industry insiders unpacked and answered questions about hot topics and entry into maritime professions.
Career Happy Hour
After an informative first day, the Career Happy Hour provided the perfect opportunity to relax with music, snacks and drinks and reflect on the impressions.
Be there in 2026! Because: Here you can automatically make valuable contacts for your career.
Hier sind wir
Zur SMM ist auf dem gesamten Messegelände viel los, wenn sich hier über 40.000 Fachleute aus allen Teilen der Welt treffen, um die neuesten technischen Entwicklungen in der maritimen Branche zu sehen.
Der Maritime Career Market befindet sich im Obergeschoss der Halle B2. Gegenüber vom Maritime Career Market befindet sich die Open Stage. Hier fand 2024 auch das Career Forum und die Career Happy Hour statt.
You could get to know these companies and universities in 2024
Quiz:
Landlubber or water baby?
It all comes down to your type: answer four questions on your personality and find out which training path in shipping could suit you best. Along with your result, you’ll receive extensive information on training, careers, salary and much more, as well as links to schools, shipping companies and ship types.
An entertaining and informative website from the Berufsbildungsstelle Seeschifffahrt vocational training centre and the Zentralverband Deutscher Schiffsmakler.
Information for teachers
As a teacher, you will find all the important information here at a glance.
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Contact
Nina Krüger
Conference Manager
MS&D | gmec | Maritime Career Market | Open Stages
- Ph. +49 40 3569-2143
