VDMA accompanied German joint participation at Seatrade Cruise Global 2025.
VDMA offers joint stand at Navalia 2026 - registration now open - please provide feedback
MEPC 83 stands for the 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The meeting was an important milestone.
Prospects for the maritime supply industry in the run-up to the delegation to Baku, Azerbaijan, planned for September
MarLEN, a new European initiative to promote maritime innovation, was launched at the beginning of 2025. Annual calls for funding are planned.
Overview of the global order backlog
VDMA plans joint stand - request for feedback from members.
AMT was founded as a new working group within the VDMA in November 2024. Its Managing Director Daniel Erdmann explains the background in an interview.
VDMA AMT - Advanced Maritime Technology Platform is the new network for automation and digitalization in maritime shipping.
VDMA AMT – Advanced Maritime Technology Platform is the network for automation and digitalization in maritime shipping.
At an initial public meeting on 3.9.2024 at the VDMA in Frankfurt, almost 50 experts specified the aim and focus of the project and defined working groups. Initial results will be discussed on 8.11.2024. (Update no. 2)
Very positive outcome for the VDMA too - record response and intensive exchange at the trade fair stand and accompanying events
From 12.05. - 13.05.2025 in Emden / Save the date / Participation opportunity for VDMA members
12.03. - 14.03. 2025, Cartagena, Colombia - Joint German private sector stand
German pavilion at MARINTEC CHINA from 02.12. - 05.12.2025 in Shanghai. Registration for the German Pavilion now possible online.
04.11. - 07.11.2025, Rotterdam, Netherlands - German joint participation with federal funding
German Pavilion at INMEX SMM India from 10.09. - 12.09.2025. Registration for the German Pavilion now possible online.
The HANSA Forum is one of the most renowned and successful conferences for the maritime industry in Europe - and has been for over 25 years.
The maritime supply industry met on the eve of the world's leading trade fair SMM for its traditional industry meeting in Hamburg and set the tone for further discussions in the coming days with high-ranking guests from politics and the shipping industry.
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The VDMA's Classification Working Group discusses topics relating to ship classification.
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