SMM breaking records

SMM 2008 will once more break all records of previous years.

1,965 exhibitors from 56 nations will be presenting their products and services in Hamburg. That is 300 more exhibitors than in 2006. For comparison: In 2006 there were 1,669 exhibitors, and in 2004 there were 1,452 exhibitors. The increase in the number of exhibitors was possible thanks to the accelerated completion of the new halls of the Hamburg Fair. The last of the new halls, that is B7, was completed in time for the event, bringing the total gross space available in the halls to 87,000 square metres (versus 75,000 sqm in 2006), that is more than ever before. The B-site is now arranged for a round tour again, from the Central Entrance near the Television Tower to Entrance East, continuing to Entrance South and back again to the Central Entrance. A site map is provided in your press folders and in the SMM catalogue. The fourth and last entrance to Hamburg Messe, that is Entrance West, gives a direct link to the S-Bahn and U-Bahn rapid transit networks at Sternschanze station. World shipbuilding continues to be in good shape, maintaining a high level of activity. SMM is always a mirror of economic developments in the global shipbuilding markets, so the demand for space at this SMM was simply enormous. This year there are more countries represented at SMM than ever before. For the first time, there are companies from Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico and Serbia in Hamburg.
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