Some 500 industry experts are expected at the SMM Offshore Dialogue, hosted for the second time by Hamburg Messe, with support from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). The workshop is to be held in the framework of SMM 2012, the world’s leading maritime industry fair, at the Hamburg Fair site. The focus will be on Offshore Oil & Gas and Offshore Wind.
The offshore segment is one of the most promising future markets for the shipbuilding and marine equipment industry, as shown by the order book. According to information from the UK shipping analysts Clarksons, there were 993 offshore ships on order worldwide at the end of 2011 – including supply vessels and assembly ships for the offshore wind industry, and platform supply vessels and PSO ships for the offshore oil and gas industry.