THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND EFFICIENT EXHIBITION OF THE RECENT YEARS  

Exposhipping Expomaritt Istanbul Exhibition Director Esin Aslıhan Göksel, “After a rather long break, we gathered the representatives of the global maritime sector with the representatives of the Turkish Shipbuilding and subsidiary industry for a duration of 4 days at Viaport Marina Tuzla between November 30 and December 03.  153 companies from 36 countries exhibited in the exhibition with 476 brands. The participants mostly came from Germany, the U.K., the U.S., the Netherlands, Denmark, China, Norway, South Korea, Italy, and Spain.  Despite the conditions of the pandemic, the companies that participated in the exhibition engaged in major commercial collaboration efforts with international visitors from 54 countries during these last days of the year 2021. The feedback that we receive from the participants and the visitors show that Exposhipping Expomaritt Istanbul is one of the most efficient exhibitions of the recent years. We are glad for the entire sector. We have already initiated the preparations to gather the representatives of the maritime sector over an area of 10 thousand m2 in Spring 2023.” 

THE SECTOR PROVIDES FULL SUPPORT TO THE EXHIBITION  

Göksel thanked all sponsors, institutions, agencies, media partners, and exhibitors and visitors who provided contributions to Exposhipping Expomaritt Istanbul, primarily to Turkish Chamber of Shipping.

THE MOST IMPORTANT EXHIBITION OF THE MARITIME SECTOR  
Starting his remarks with the words: “We gathered the maritime sector at Expomaritt Exposhipping Istanbul after a two and a half-year break.” Tamer Kıran, Chairman of the Board of Turkish Chamber of Shipping said: “We have to consider the maritime sector as a whole and ensure its growth in every field at a time when the rules of international trade are redefined. It is of great importance that we raise our trade fleet capacity to 50 million DWT, and equip our shipyards with cutting-edge technology.  Expomaritt Exposhipping Istanbul, supported by our Chamber as the most important exhibition of the maritime sector assumes an important mission for our members promoting the
products and services, increasing their brand popularity, and creating new business contacts.

As Turkish Chamber of Shipping attribute importance to such events primarily to Expomaritt Exposhipping Istanbul, and provide support as much as we can.  The sector convening after an inevitable break during the pandemic both strengthened us and lifted our spirits. Our members seized major opportunities in further developing their relations and establishing new contacts. I have firm belief that Expomaritt Exposhipping which attracted numerous international visitors, will provide major contributions to turning Istanbul into a shipbuilding hub.”

WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO COMPETE WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD  

Noting that several things have changed in a rather short time in the world, Atilla Marangozoğlu, the Informa Markets General Manager said: “The current pandemic that we
live at global scale has once again shown that the maritime sector plays a vital role for ensuring the continuity of the supply chain. We believe and know that given its high-quality labor force and manufacturing capacity at European standards, the Turkish Shipbuilding Industry holds the capability to compete with the leading countries in the maritime sector in the new shipbuilding, ship maintenance-repair, and defense industry projects. Gathering the global maritime sector under a single roof,  Exposhipping
 Expomaritt Istanbul will continue to gather the Turkish Shipbuilding and Subsidiary Industry with the new markets and raise competitive edge.”   

WE KNOW THAT WE CAN DO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS 

Pointing out the trend towards Turkish maritime sector becoming a brand,  Durmuş Ünüvar, Director General of Coastal Security, stated that “The Ministry is developing
policies, streamlining legal arrangements, and that they can do much better than this.”    

TURKEY IS A COUNTRY THAT HAS A SAY IN SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY

Proudly saying that the beauties of the Expomaritt Exposhipping Istanbul exhibition ground bear importance in respect of showing the current status of the sector, Turkish
Shipbuilders’ Association (GİSBİR) Chairman Murat Kıran said: “The recent developments in the sector ensured Turkey to have a say in the global shipbuilding industry.  I consider myself a host, as someone born in Tuzla/Istanbul, and would like to extend my thanks to each and everyone of you. Tuzla has a nice geographic location and may turn into an exhibition hub. I therefore would thank everyone who made efforts to organize this event.”   

EXHIBITIONS BEAR IMPORTANCE FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY  

Thanking the Turkish Chamber of Shipping for the support to the organization of Expomaritt Exposhipping Istanbul Cem Seven, Chairman of the Board of the Turkish Ship, Yacht, and Marine Services Exporters’ Association (GYİHB) stated that they attribute great importance to participation in both domestic and international exhibitions, and added that such exhibitions are extremely effective in respect of the global economy.