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Bigger, Better, Busier Than Ever
01 Sep 2005
At the end of the eighth annual Seawork Exhibition and Conference, there was agreement between exhibitors and visitors alike that the event has moved into a position where it is the leading commercial marine exhibition on this side of the Atlantic. One exhibitor alone, VT Halmatic, sold six vessels at Seawork 2005 International with a total market value in excess of £5 million.
All the significant figures were up – stand numbers, exhibitors, vessels afloat and, above all, visitors; international inputs were significantly ahead in both exhibitors and attendees.
“For the three days of Seawork, our European customer base knows precisely where to find us – in Southampton”, says Casper Vermeulen, of Damen Shipyards.
Not surprisingly, the purchasing power of visitors was significant with 87% responsible for authorising or influencing purchasing decisions and 87% visiting specifically to see new products, vessels and innovations. 75% of visitors to Seawork 2005 International intend to return to Europe’s most significant commercial maritime exhibition in 2006.
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