Dubai: A Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry-led trade mission left Sunday for Hamburg to participate in the 26th edition of the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology (SMM 2014 Expo), which is opening tomorrow in the German city.
The delegation, of more than 25 Dubai-based business leaders and company officials from the maritime sector, is led by Hesham Al Shirawi, Second Vice Chairman, Dubai Chamber. The maritime exhibition, which attracts more than 2,000 exhibitors and over 50,000 visitors, is looking forward to keeping ahead of the latest sector innovations and trends. Al Shirawi commented, “The main purpose behind the trade mission is to help Dubai companies build bridges of cooperation with international maritime business leaders and to help establish contacts in shipbuilding, machinery and marine technology, while also promoting Dubai’s maritime industry and its strategic location to a global audience.” Another important objective of the trade mission is to strengthen Dubai’s image as a key maritime hub and business destination, to support the overseas expansion of UAE companies, and to gain insight into recent trends impacting the marine industries, he said.
Global leaders He called upon the participants to benefit from this trade mission through networking and establishing partnerships with German companies as they are global leaders in the maritime industry as he also urged the delegates to expand their own business interests as well as promote Dubai’s reputation for adopting latest technological applications of environmentally friendly initiatives in the maritime sector. Al Shirawi expressed optimism about the outcome of the mission which he said will have positive results, joint cooperation agreements, and will bring about a new era of stronger economic relations between Dubai and Hamburg which are both strategic maritime cities. The participating companies in the trade mission are Dry Docks World & Maritime World, Mubarak Marine LLC, Jumbo Line Shipping Agency, Tasneef, Emirates Classification Society, DNV GL — Maritime, Aries Group of Companies, The Folk Group, Dubai Trading Agency Group, Elcome International LLC, Nor Crane & Winch DMCCO, Fichte & Co Legal Consultancy, and Hamburg Representative Office in Dubai.
