Flagship maritime event sets 2025 dates

Flagship maritime event sets 2025 dates

UAE – Dubai: Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East (SMLME) – the biennial maritime and logistics industry platform – returns 6-8 May 2025. Once again taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, the 3-day exhibition and conference will welcome maritime leaders, experts and policymakers from right across the world for this critical industry event.

Last held in May 2023 - under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure – the event saw its attendance grow by 190% to a record attendance of 7,394, from 94 countries.

Looking to build on that success, Seatrade Maritime, organisers of the event and part of the Informa Markets’ powerful events portfolio, want 2025 to smash all of its previous records over the event’s 20-year lifespan and bring new features; partnerships and prominence to the event – the flagship exhibition and conference of UAE Maritime Week.

H.E Eng.Hessa AlMalek, Advisor to Minister for Maritime Transport Affairs, The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure said: “We at MOEI, have been working closely with all industry stakeholders to strengthen the maritime regulatory framework and governance, enhance human investment in the sector and improve the business environment. At a time when the business landscape is changing globally, to