2,800 Attended First SMM India
“The success of the premiere of this Indian offshoot of the SMM shows the enormous growth potential of SMM India in the coming years”, said Bernd Aufderheide, President and CEO of Hamburg Messe und Congress (HMC), Germany. 2,800 visitors from all parts of the world attended the first SMM India. SMM India closed on 14 November after the three days of the event.
There were more than 100 exhibitors from all continents, including some 50% Indian shipyards and maritime equipment suppliers, displaying the latest technologies and products for shipbuilding and maritime equipment. The accompanying three-day conference was entitled Maritime India – The Path Ahead.
“This is the second overseas event we have placed in the international market under the SMM brand, following SMM Istanbul,” said Peter Bergleiter, SMM Project Director, after the end of SMM India. “We are also delighted at the great interest of Indian companies who wish to exhibit at SMM 2010 in Hamburg (7 to 10 September). SMM gives the Indian maritime industry a unique opportunity for continuous exchange with international players – one year in Mumbai, the next in Hamburg.”
SMM India was held in Mumbai from 12 to 14 November and was run by Hamburg Messe, the organiser of SMM (the world’s leading shipbuilding fair, held every two years in Hamburg, Germany) together with the partners Inter Ads and E.J. Krause. Inter Ads Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. is the biggest Indian trade show organiser, and E.J. Krause & Associates, Inc. is a US based worldwide leader in exhibition and conference management.
Rajan Sharma, Managing Director Inter Ads, said “We are very happy with the success of internationally focused shipbuilding show – SMM. The industry responded overwhelmingly to the first SMM show in India. We look forward to the next SMM India in 2011.” Mike Rosenberg, Vice President, E.J. Krause & Associates, was “very pleased to hear from exhibitors and attendees at SMM India that there were sales deals consummated, joint ventures created, distributors found and there was excellent networking with important Indian government and industry officials.”