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SMM '88 13th Ship, Machinery & Marine Technology International Trade Fair

Hamburg, West Germany, September 27-October 1

Today, more than ever before, the international shipping and ship- building industries are undergoing unprecedented change and evolu- tion. In shipbuilding, offshore and marine technology, harbor and waterway construction, new tech- nologies and new products are caus- ing a revolution that will decide who will remain competitive now and in the future.

The 13th Ship, Machinery & Ma- rine Technology International

Trade Fair, SMM'88, will address this marine evolution when it opens

September 27 at the Congress Cen- trum Hamburg, Hamburg, West

Germany. With some 30,000 trade visitors expected to attend, SMM '88 will be one of the largest interna- tional events of its kind. The event is committed to bringing together top-level representatives of the companies that provide new tech- nologies, products and services to the marine industry and the compa- nies that utilize them. For five days, some 500 direct exhibitors from around the world will fill 12 exhibi- tion halls with state-of-the-art products and services. The main ex- hibition sections are shipbuilding, oceangoing ships' propulsion sys- tems, marine technology equip- ment, rudder and maneuvering sys- tems and control, and measuring and regulating technology.

However, SMM '88 will feature more than just new products and services. The event will present the full scope of the developments in the marine industry, including new solutions and technologies that rep- resent potential progress and growth for the entire industry. All in all, SMM '88 will provide a compre- hensive overview of the entire inter- national market in the areas of ship- building, marine and offshore tech- nology and port and waterway con- struction. Some of the topics cov- ered in these categories will include: marine architecture, shipyard equipment, ship machinery and equipment, safety on board, marine technology, development and con- sultancy services, harbor construc- tion and equipment, and informa- tion and communication systems.

The International Shipping and

Marine Technology Market exhibi- tion has a successful record as an international meeting place for key decision-making industry represen- tatives.

Last held in 1986, SMM '86 drew 765 exhibitors from 20 countries.

Over 40 % of the attendees of SMM '86 came from abroad, indicating that the show has a high interna- tional profile. This year's show is expected to draw visitors from such countries as China, Korea, Taiwan,

Singapore, Venezuela, the Soviet

Union, the Netherlands, Norway,

Finland, Poland, Brazil, Egypt, Bul- garia, Greece and the United

States.

According to Exhibition Survey

SMM '86, about 31% of all the exhibitors made sales totaling in ex- cess of a million deutsche marks at the event.

In addition to the various areas covered by SMM '88, this year the international port fair PORTEX '88, which will feature port and har- bor equipment products and ser- vices, has been integrated into the event.

Marine Technology

Marine technology is one key theme of SMM '88. The marine off- shore technology exhibits will be concentrated for the first time in one building—Hall 1, part of the complex of new halls in Hamburg.

The exhibits include underwater equipment, ocean mining plant and equipment systems, stationary off- shore plants and equipment and supply systems. 16 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News