SMM
The first shipbuilding machinery & marine technology
fair in Constantonople

JAN, 20.2009


ΦΩΤΟ: Hartmut-Zielke -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The first SMM Istanbul, full supported from the Turkish Government, will be held at the central located Lütfi Kirdar Convention & Exhibition Centre (ICEC) on the European side of Constantinople, from 21 to 23 January this year, with 150 exhibitors from 30 countries.

The programme include a three-day conference, covering various sessions, such as safety and security, market trends, green technologies on ships, modern propulsion systems and coatings, software applications in the shipbuilding industry, ship financing, trends in the superyacht segment, and the openings for Turkish shipyards to get into wind turbine construction.

The session “Ship & Port Security” at the first day, is expected to attract particular attention, focuses on the pirate attacks, around the coast of Somalia.