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Großes Schiffspropeller‑Exponat vor dem Eingang der Hamburg Messe, mehrere Personen im Vordergrund; auf der Glasfassade steht „Hamburg Messe + Congress“.

Maritime Industry Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Resilience

Industry leaders see technology, competitiveness and collaboration as key drivers of maritime transformation

Maritime Security Becomes a Strategic Factor

MS&D Conference & Expo 2026 Brings Together Politics, Navies and Industry in Hamburg

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Five Stages for the Key Issues Facing the Maritime Industry

From Energy Efficiency to Maritime Security & Defence: SMM 2026 Brings the Industry’s Future Topics to the Stage.

Hamburg, 28 May 2026 – Geopolitical tensions, new political frameworks and the transformation of the global energy supply are placing the maritime industry under massive pressure to…

View through the Japan Pavilion in an exhibition hall, showing a central blue carpet leading past maritime industry booths. Overhead banners with wave patterns and the text “Japan Pavilion” hang from the ceiling.

Asia strengthens its role at SMM 2026

Growing cooperation between Europe and Asia drives participation at the world’s leading maritime industry event

„Außenbereich der Hamburg Messe mit SMM‑Skulpturen vor dem Messe‑Eingang.“

SMM 2026: Platform And Pace Setter For The Maritime Transformation

Save the Date: 1-4 SEPTEMBER 2026 | HAMBURG

With several months to go until the trade fair opens, demand is soaring and exhibitor spaces at the four-day event are nearly fully booked. Visitor tickets can now be purchased. “We are expecting over 2,200 exhibitors and around 50,000 international…