DMI becomes a partner of the Hamburg SMM trade fair

German Maritime Institute takes over the MS&D for the SMM 2024

The International Conference on Maritime Security and Defence (MS&D) is a specialist conference on maritime security that takes place every two years as part of the SMM (Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology) trade fair at the Hamburg Messe exhibition centre. SMM has been organised since 1963 by the Hamburg Fair and Congress GmbH in the Hamburg exhibition halls and has the main focus on Shipbuildingmaritime installations, Mechanical engineering and Marine technology.

The content of the upcoming MS&D 2024 will be organised by the German Maritime Institute (DMI). The signing of the contract was made public by those responsible at the Maritime Convention on 21 November 2023 in Berlin. Klaus Ulrich Selbach, Director of the SMM, Karsten Schneider, President of the German Maritime Institute and Flotilla Admiral Christian Bock, Chairman of the DMI, introduced themselves as new partners to the international audience.

Mittler-Report-Verlag and the Tamm-Media Group in Hamburg are responsible for the media for the trade fair. This means that the trade publications "Europäische Sicherheit und Technik", "European Security and Defence" and "marineforum" are also part of the international event.