Extended Operational and Trade Vocabulary
Maritime Conferences, Trade Shows and Awards glossary (page 2)
Terminology of the maritime event calendar: the major exhibitions, conferences and award programs such as ADIPEC and its maritime and logistics zone, All Energy Australia, the AMOG annual conference and captains’ association congresses. Covers the organizers, venues, recurring schedules and recognition schemes serving shipping, offshore energy and port logistics professionals.
373 defined terms.
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- Posidonia Cup
- Annual sailing race for shipping companies held during Posidonia week.
- Posidonia Forum
- Conference programme co-located with the Posidonia exhibition.
- Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
- Biennial cruise and sea tourism forum, complement to main Posidonia.
- PowerGen Asia
- Annual Asian power industry event with marine fuels track.
- Project Cargo Summit
- Annual Rotterdam-based event for project freight launched 2017.
- Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference
- Annual Hamburg event organized by Riviera Maritime Media.
- PSA Annual Conference
- Port of Singapore Authority partner event during Singapore Maritime Week.
Q
- Qatar Maritime Conference
- Annual Doha event sponsored by Milaha and the Ministry of Transport.
- QinetiQ Maritime Underwater Defence Conference
- Annual UK naval technology event.
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- Rena Maritime Forum
- Annual event in Italy focused on Adriatic ports.
- Riga Shipping Forum
- Annual Latvian maritime event hosted by the Port of Riga.
- Riviera Maritime Media events portfolio
- Includes Offshore Support Journal Conference, Sulphur Cap Conference, LNG Shipping Conference, Tanker Shipping and Trade Conference, Container Shipping and Trade Conference, and Marine Propulsion…
- Robotics for Marine Industry Symposium
- Annual robotics event held at Plymouth University.
- Rolls-Royce Marine Customer Day
- Held periodically at Bergen Engines and Kongsberg sites.
- Rotterdam Energy Port and Petrochemicals (REPP)
- Annual Petrospot bunker conference held in Rotterdam.
- Rotterdam Maritime Capital of Europe
- Annual networking week launched 2018 by Port of Rotterdam.
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- Salon Nautique International de Paris
- Annual Paris boat show since 1961.
- Schedule Reliability Summit
- Annual liner shipping event organized by Sea-Intelligence.
- Sea Asia
- Biennial Singapore conference launched 2007 by Seatrade and Singapore Maritime Foundation, held during Singapore Maritime Week.
- Sea Asia Global Forum
- Flagship conference at Sea Asia held at Marina Bay Sands.
- Sea Japan
- Biennial Tokyo international maritime exhibition since 1994, organized by UBM Japan.
- Seafarer Welfare Awards
- Annual ISWAN awards presented in London since 2017.
- Seatrade Cruise Awards
- Annual cruise industry awards presented at Seatrade Cruise Global.
- Seatrade Cruise Global
- Annual cruise trade show in Miami or Fort Lauderdale, founded 1985.
- Seatrade Cruise Med
- Biennial Mediterranean cruise event held in Malaga, Genoa, or Cadiz.
- Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia
- Annual awards held in Singapore since 2007.
- Seatrade Maritime Awards London
- Lloyd's List Global Awards counterpart held by Seatrade.
- Seatrade Maritime Awards Middle East and Indian Subcontinent
- Annual Dubai awards since 2003.
- Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East
- Annual Dubai trade fair launched 2008, held at Dubai World Trade Centre.
- Seatrade Maritime Salaam Awards
- Sister event to the Middle East awards focusing on welfare.
- Seawork International
- Annual Southampton workboat exhibition since 1999, organized by Mercator Media.
- Ship Recycling Congress
- Annual event organized by FUTUREONBOARD or NGO Shipbreaking Platform.
- Ship Repair and Conversion Conference
- Annual Riviera Maritime Media event in Singapore.
- SHIPBUILD INDIA
- Biennial Indian government-led shipbuilding conference held since 2018.
- Shipowners P and I Annual Lunch
- Annual London lunch hosted by Shipowners' Mutual.
- Shipping Insight Conference
- Annual Stamford, Connecticut technology in shipping forum since 2010.
- Shipping Network Awards
- Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers awards held in London since 2014.
- Shipping2030 Conferences
- Annual events series held in Europe and Asia on shipping technology by Smart Maritime Network.
- ShipServ Awards
- Recognition of top marine suppliers in the ShipServ TradeNet electronic marketplace.
- Singapore International Bunkering Conference (SIBCON)
- Biennial Singapore bunker conference since 1979.
- Singapore Maritime Lecture
- Annual address kicking off Singapore Maritime Week.
- Singapore Maritime Week
- Annual MPA-led umbrella week launched 2006, hosting Sea Asia and the Singapore Maritime Lecture.
- Singapore Registry of Ships Forum
- Annual SRS event held by MPA.
- Smart Maritime Network Annual Conference
- Annual digital shipping conference launched 2017.
- Smart Maritime Network Awards
- Annual recognition for shipping digitalization.
- Smart Port Conference
- Annual conference held by Port of Rotterdam.
- SMM Awards
- Includes the Maritime Future Summit (MFS) recognitions held during SMM.
- SMM Hamburg
- Biennial Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology trade fair, founded 1963 by Hamburg Messe.
- SMM Istanbul (Exposhipping Europort Istanbul)
- Biennial Istanbul international maritime exhibition.
- SNAME Awards
- Including the David W. Taylor Medal and Davidson Medal presented at the SNAME Maritime Convention.
- SNAME Maritime Convention
- Annual Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers conference, founded 1893.
- South Africa Marine Industry Conference
- Annual Cape Town event hosted by SAIMI.
- Splash Conferences
- Annual Asia-focused shipping events by Asia Shipping Media.
- Subic Bay Maritime Forum
- Annual Philippine maritime conference.
- Suez Canal Maritime Conference
- Annual Egyptian maritime gathering by Suez Canal Authority.
- Sulphur Cap Conference
- Annual fuel and emissions event by Riviera Maritime Media.
- Surveyors Day (IIMS)
- International Institute of Marine Surveying annual professional day.
- Sydney International Boat Show
- Annual August boat show in Sydney, Australia.
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- Tallinn Maritime Days
- Biennial Estonian port and shipping event.
- Tanker Operator Conference
- Annual UK tanker industry conference launched 2003.
- Tanker Shipping and Trade Awards
- Annual Riviera Maritime Media awards held in London since 2010.
- Tanker Shipping and Trade Conference
- Annual conference paired with Tanker Shipping and Trade Awards.
- TankWorld Expo
- Biennial Dubai tank container exhibition since 2014.
- The Big 5
- Annual Dubai construction trade fair with maritime infrastructure pavilion.
- The Digital Ship CIO Forum
- Annual digital shipping conference in London and Singapore.
- The Maritime Standard Awards
- Annual awards held at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, since 2014.
- TOC Americas
- Annual container terminal operations event launched 2002 in Latin America.
- TOC Asia
- Annual container terminal operations event in Singapore launched 2007.
- TOC Europe
- Annual flagship terminal operations conference, founded 1976, rotating among Hamburg, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam.
- TPM Asia Conference
- Annual JOC Trans-Pacific Maritime conference held in Shenzhen since 2009.
- TPM Long Beach
- Annual Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference convened by JOC and S and P Global since 2001.
- TradeWinds Operational Excellence Forum
- Annual NHST event held in London or Athens.
- TradeWinds Ship Recycling Forum
- Annual ship recycling event held in Dubai.
- TradeWinds Shipowners Forum
- Annual flagship NHST event held during Posidonia.
- TradeWinds Tankers Forum
- Annual tanker market forum held in Athens.
- Tugnology
- Biennial tug design conference organized by The ABR Company, alternating with ITS.
U
- UK Chamber of Shipping Annual Dinner
- Annual London event hosted at Grosvenor House.
- UN Ocean Conference
- Multilateral conference convened in 2017, 2022, and 2025 to advance SDG 14.
- UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport Launch
- Annual Geneva launch event for the flagship UNCTAD shipping report.
- US Coast Guard State of the Coast Guard Address
- Annual policy address by the Commandant.
- US Maritime Administration Annual MARAD Conference
- Annual Washington DC event.
- USNI Defense Forum Washington
- Annual naval defense conference held at the US Navy Memorial.
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- Vancouver International Maritime Conference
- Annual British Columbia event.
- Vietnam Maritime Conference
- Annual Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City event by Transport Events.
- Volga Maritime Forum
- Annual Russian inland waterway conference held in Nizhny Novgorod.
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- Wartsila Stakeholder Day
- Annual Helsinki investor and customer event.
- WCA Annual Worldwide Conference
- World Cargo Alliance freight forwarder member conference, founded 1998.
- Western Dredging Association Conference
- Annual North American dredging event since 1968.
- Wind Europe Annual Event
- Annual European wind power conference with offshore vessel track since 1986.
- WindEnergy Hamburg
- Biennial wind energy trade fair co-located with Husum since 2014.
- WISTA AGM
- Annual general meeting of the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association, founded 1974, rotating among member nations.
- WISTA International Conference
- Flagship annual conference combined with the WISTA AGM, attended by national chapters.
- WISTA Personality of the Year Award
- Annual WISTA recognition presented at the AGM.
- WMU Annual Graduation
- Annual graduation ceremony of the World Maritime University in Malmo.
- World Bunkering Conference
- Annual flagship conference of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), held since 1992 in rotating ports.
- World Coal Leaders Network
- Annual coal industry event with dry bulk shipping focus held in Barcelona.
- World Container Index Forum
- Annual Drewry container market event held in London.
- World Customs Organization Annual Symposium
- Annual Brussels customs symposium with maritime supply chain track.
- World Dredging Congress (WODCON)
- Triennial WEDA event, founded 1967.
- World Fishing Exhibition
- Periodic global fisheries trade fair held in Vigo and Spain.
- World Hydrogen MEA
- Annual Middle East hydrogen conference with shipping segment.
- World LNG Awards
- Annual recognition presented at the World LNG Summit.
- World LNG Summit
- Annual gas industry summit organized by dmg events since 1999, held in major LNG hubs.
- World Maritime Day
- Annual IMO commemoration on the last Thursday of September.
- World Maritime Merchant Forum
- Annual Hong Kong maritime conference.
- World Maritime Rescue Congress
- Quadrennial IMRF event since 1924, dedicated to search and rescue.
- World Maritime Technology Conference
- International gathering of naval architects and marine engineers covering tug technology.
- World Maritime University Symposium
- Annual academic symposium at WMU Malmo.
- World Ocean Council Sustainable Ocean Summit
- Annual cross-industry ocean sustainability conference since 2010.
- World Petroleum Congress
- Triennial WPC global gathering, founded 1933.
- World Ports Conference (IAPH)
- Biennial conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbors.
- World Shipping Council Annual Conference
- Annual liner industry policy event held in Washington DC or Brussels.
- World Tunnel Congress
- Annual ITA event with subsea tunnel and marine geotechnical track.
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- XPONENTIAL
- Annual AUVSI unmanned systems conference with maritime autonomous vessel track since 1972.
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- Yacht and Brokerage Show Miami
- Annual brokerage show held alongside Miami International Boat Show.
- Yacht Racing Forum
- Annual sailing and yacht industry conference launched 2008.
- Year of the Seafarer
- 2010 IMO theme year that established the Day of the Seafarer.
- Young Ship International Conference
- Annual young maritime professionals event launched 2002.
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- Zeebrugge Maritime Day
- Annual port event hosted by Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
- Zero-Emission Shipping Conference
- Annual Copenhagen event hosted by the Mission Innovation initiative since 2020.
- Zhoushan International Maritime Conference
- Annual conference held in Zhoushan, China since 2018.
- Zhoushan Marine Equipment Expo
- Annual Chinese marine equipment exhibition launched 2014.