Seawork International 2015 map and guide
Mercator Media Limited’s Seawork International looks set to be yet another exciting three days from 16-18 June 2015, and over the next pages of MJ you can plan out your route around this varied event. Held in ABP Docks in Southampton, UK this long-established event embraces an exhibition, innovations showcase, conference and awards ceremony, both shoreside and on the water.
Exhibitors from all corners of the world attend the event, whose offerings cover all aspects of commercial maritime products and services, from abrasion protection, to hydrography, to security, through to crew transfer.
Throughout the exhibition are pavilions and trails, assisting visitors in discovering specific industry sections at the show. Demos are held at regular intervals throughout the three days of the show, with a variety of fascinating products being demonstrated. Last year’s demos ranged from those held in a Dive Tank though to a display by a radical prototype vessel with suspension.
Seawork International 2014 was barely over before stand bookings were confirmed for the 2015 event. Now Seawork International 2015’s sales have rocketed, and far exceed that of previous years already; promising another bumper year for clients and exhibitors, old and new.
The Seawork Conference 2015 promises an informative insight into commercial marine innovations and discussions will be held on hot topics. The conference is free to attend.
Held in June on the UKs south coast the weather tends to be superb during the event, providing visitors to the ideal backdrop in which to view and board around 65 vessels afloat, which are directly accessed via walk-on pontoons from the exhibition showground. This ability to step aboard, review and often even test-drive vessels takes the Seawork show into a different league of visitor experience than many of its competitor events.
For the 18th consecutive year, Seawork will once again be home to 550 exhibitors, 70 vessels, promoting a wide range of products and services covering all aspects of the maritime sector, to over 7,500 attendees.
Damen will be taking the ‘Vessels Afloat’ area of Seawork to a new level this year by building and exhibiting on its very own 41x13m pontoon. The Netherlands-built pontoon will showcase Stan Launches, Multi Cat and Interceptor, in addition to Damen-built components and a new hospitality tent.
Damen’s Casper Vermeulen said, “The vessels berthed on Seawork’s floating walkway [are] an excellent way for clients to get to know Damen products like Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers and Multi Cat workboats and of course, we’ll also be standing on one of Damen’s own pontoon and barge models.”
Intelligent Devices will be promoting a range of innovative solutions for positional telematics, including tracking and monitoring devices for the marine industry, asset tracking for high capital equipment and advanced remote monitoring for applications as diverse as marine buoys to oil pipelines.
A brand new marine propulsion system that its makers claim can dramatically cut operating costs – while producing more thrust with less noise and vibration will be revealed at Seawork by German giant, Voith.
The National Workboat Association is joining forces with the International Jack-Up Barge Operators Association to produce a focus on Safety in a seminar being held in the Seawork Conference.
Seawork’s free-to-attend two-day conference, which is held on-site, will deliver an absorbing programme of sessions embracing technical discussions, industry updates and emerging hot topics. Sessions include Hybrid Systems for Small Craft to 70’, Flood Defences, Collaborating with Research Centres and Universities, Meet the Buyer – Navitus Bay & Rampion, and Crew Transfer Vessels.
Nominations are rolling in for the Seawork Innovations Showcase, where cutting edge technology and new products are revealed, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Maritime Professional of the Year Award, all of which culminate in an Award Ceremony hosted by champion power-boater, Shelley Jory, on Tuesday 16 June.
Seawork is the ideal destination to meet key market influencers in one location, providing the opportunity to extend both national and global maritime community reach throughout the three days of the event.
Registration is open for industry professionals to receive their free entry to this leading event – visit www.seawork.com to find out more.
By Jake Frith
