Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology

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Entrance to the SMM 2008

The SMM (formerly Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology) is a trade fair with a focus on shipbuilding , maritime systems, mechanical engineering and marine technology . Since 1963, Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH has hosted the SMM every two years in the Hamburg exhibition halls . Angela Merkel has been the patron of the SMM since 2006.

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The SMM unites the following branches of shipping:

  • Shipbuilding / shipbuilding industry
  • Ship furnishings and equipment
  • Prime movers / drive systems
  • Auxiliary systems of propulsion systems
  • Ship operating systems
  • Cargo handling systems
  • Electrical engineering / electronics
  • Marine engineering
  • Ports and port technology
  • Maritime services
  • Marine deployment systems
  • Ship brokers and charterers
  • Shipping companies
  • media

The “Association of German Mechanical and Plant Engineering” (VDMA), the “Association of German Shipowners” (VDR), the “Association of German Ship Suppliers”, the “Association for Shipbuilding and Marine Technology” (VSM) and the "Association of Ship Engineers in Hamburg"

At the SMM, exhibitors from around 70 nations present their products and services.

Congresses

The SMM offers a supporting program with a view to the central future topics of the maritime industry. As part of the conferences, international experts will present their approaches, practical examples and research results from the areas of digitization, smart and green shipping, maritime security and offshore.

  • Maritime Future Summit is dedicated to all aspects of digitization in shipping.
  • gmec - the global maritime environmental congress deals with sustainability and environmental protection in shipping. The focus is on alternative drive systems, digital transport control and refined measuring electronics.
  • MS&D - international conference on maritime security and defense deals with maritime security and defense and the requirements for modern security forces.
  • Offshore Dialogue deals with the current challenges of the offshore industry, the opportunities of digitization and the possibilities of accommodation and security for people working in the offshore sector. The conference is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.
  • Maritime Career Market is a platform for the placement of jobs as well as for the presentation of training and further education opportunities in the industry.

history

In 1956, the delegates of the four marine engineering associations founded the umbrella organization Vereinigung Deutscher Schiffsingenieure (VDSI) in Hamburg . Since then, all of the West German ship engineers' associations and, from 1990, the Association of Ship Engineers zu Rostock e. V., member of the VDSI.

An annual meeting of the Flensburg Association in 1958 resulted in a “Ship Engineer's Day” organized by the VDSI every 2 to 3 years at different locations. The next joint event was linked to a specialist exhibition in Flensburg in 1961. The exhibition focused on the main topics

On May 22nd, 1963, the VDSI organized the “Ship Engineer's Day” as a conference with a combined exhibition for the first time in Hamburg. The accompanying exhibition “Ship and Machine” took place in Hall B of the exhibition grounds and ended on May 25, 1963. This year is considered to be the year of the later SMM.

The maritime industry prospered during the economic miracle . The order situation of the shipyards and the supplier industry was good, the shipping companies bought ships and the port city of Hamburg with its numerous shipyards, ship owners and shipbuilding suppliers offered the right environment and diverse economic opportunities. There were also training centers in Hamburg that offered maritime vocational training and studies to become a ship officer and ship engineer . Therefore, the exhibition was positively received and supported by the shipbuilding and supplier industry, the maritime and ship engineering schools, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the shipowners . In the following years the exhibition developed into the world's largest shipbuilding fair “Ship, Machine, Marine Technology”, or SMM for short.

International spin-offs

Since 2009, Hamburg Messe has been organizing international offshoots of the SMM together with local partners. INMEX SMM India takes place every two years in Mumbai. The next date for the event is from 3 to 5 October 2017.

The SMM Istanbul is also held as a conference fair every two years. The 2016 event did not take place due to the tense political situation in the region and the changing Turkish shipbuilding market.

gallery

  • Model of a 13,000 teu container ship

  • Rudder of a 13,000 TEU container ship

  • Skysails, sails

  • Stand guard on a small exhibition stand

  • Ballast water treatment plant

  • Flexible coupling between engine and propeller

literature

  • 1886–1986: 100 years of training for shipping and technology in Flensburg . Flensburg 1986.
  • 75 years of "Wieland" Association of Ship Engineers Bremerhaven . Bremerhaven 2002.
  • K. Bösche, K.-H. Hochhaus, H. Pollem, J. Taggesell: Steamers, Diesel and Turbines - The World of Ship Engineers . Convent Verlag, Hamburg 2005.

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