Cyprus debuts national pavilion at SMM Hamburg 2026

Hamburg, Germany. Cyprus presented its first official national pavilion at SMM Hamburg 2026, bringing together government bodies, research organisations and nine Cypriot companies at the shipping industry exhibition.

The four-day event, held from September 1 to 4, attracted more than 50,000 participants from 134 countries, according to preliminary figures from the organisers.

Record attendance

SMM Hamburg 2026 hosted around 2,300 exhibitors from 66 countries across more than 90,000 square metres in 12 exhibition halls. More than 70 per cent of exhibitors came from outside Germany.

The attendance figures were the highest in the exhibition’s history, according to the organisers. The figures remain preliminary and were based on an extrapolation conducted on the final day of the event.

The exhibition also featured 26 national pavilions, with Cyprus, India and Brazil participating with their own pavilion for the first time.

Cypriot participation

The Cyprus pavilion included the Shipping Deputy Ministry, the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute (CMMI) and nine Cypriot companies, the Energy Ministry said in its post-event assessment.

Participation was organised in cooperation with the Cyprus Trade Centre in Berlin.

The companies represented were Dromon Bureau of Shipping, Intellar Innovative Solutions, MLV Marine, Multimarine Services, One Tech Group, Prevention at Sea, Supernova Consulting, Tototheo Global and VenusHub.

Together with the public and research organisations, the pavilion represented 12 Cypriot exhibitors.

Maritime services and technology

The participating companies presented services and technologies in maritime connectivity and communications, artificial intelligence and automation, technical and electromechanical services, ship repair and maintenance, navigation, satellite communications, software development and other specialised maritime solutions.