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WindEnergy Hamburg is sending a powerful signal: At the official opening ceremony, with Vice-chancellor Robert Habeck attending remotely by video, leading representatives from politics and the industry emphasised the importance of clear regulations and international cooperation in driving the energy transition. Dr. Melanie Leonhard, Hamburg’s Senator for…

For four days, the shipbuilding universe met in Hamburg for the 31st SMM. The mood was excellent at the leading international maritime trade fair as well-established enterprises and start-ups alike laid out before the maritime business world the technological innovations and solutions it needs to build a green and digital shipping future. Five specialist…

The opening press conference for the leading international maritime trade fair gave a foretaste of the coming SMM days. Political and business leaders discussed current challenges and opportunities facing the shipping industry. The overarching topic was the decarbonisation of the shipping sector. The conclusion: While the technology is mature, what is needed…

WindEnergy Hamburg, where the key stakeholders of the global wind energy sector gather, is the industry’s most important event of the year 2024. 1,500 companies from 40 countries will be represented at the leading global trade fair for wind energy which takes place at Hamburg Messe und Congress from 24 to 27 September. Its conference programme, held on five…

Internationally experienced event executive Katariina Rohrbach will head the CCH – Congress Center Hamburg as Chief Operating Officer (COO) as of 1 September 2024. Born in Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, she grew up in Hanover where she was able to gain some industry experience at Deutsche Messe AG while still attending University. Now 54 years old, she…

MARINE INTERIORS @SMM: The cruise industry is under enormous pressure to improve its sustainability fast. From 3 to 6 September 2024, SMM will deliver key input to support these efforts. Sustainability is a criterion in selecting ship interiors, as well, as the exhibitors at MARINE INTERIORS @SMM will prove. It is the foremost event for this segment of the…

From more efficient production processes to data analytics and simulations in project development, and through to Artificial Intelligence for operation and repair management: On the Hamburg Messe exhibition campus, WindEnergy Hamburg, the global flagship fair, will show from 24 to 27 September 2024 how digitalisation is taking the wind industry to the next…

The maritime economy is in the midst of the green transition, and advanced technologies are the enablers of this sweeping transformation. At SMM, international exhibitors will showcase the latest products and ideas paving the way into the future of shipping.