BWI: INMEX India 2009: An Ideal Platform for the Global Players from the Shipping Industry

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: INMEX India 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009 03:00 PM IST (09:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Heavy industries, Media & entertainment, Transport engineering; Technology
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INMEX India 2009: An Ideal Platform for the Global Players from the Shipping Industry


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Friday, September 25, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- India provides a huge opportunity for maritime players. As per industry estimates, it is expected that in the next 5 to 7 years, India will invest US$18 billion in its ports and over US$4 billion in its shipbuilding industry. INMEX India 2009 provides the right platform to tap these opportunities by bringing varied aspects of the industry under one roof. Realizing the potential of the event, this year a number of companies from countries like Korea, Singapore, Norway, China, Holland and Germany are participating and players are from varied sectors like: Shipbuilding, Ship repair, Marine offshore technology, Dredging, Ports & port technology, Ocean engineering, marine equipment, underwater robotics. All these international as well as Indian players are launching a range of new offerings during the event, which is taking place at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai from 24th to 26th September, 2009. The industry's largest and most recognized trade fair and B2B Forum is having over 450 exhibitors from India and from across the globe.

INMEX India, the largest and the most recognized maritime event in South Asia was inaugurated by Her Excellency Ann Ollestad, Ambassador of Norway. Before the inauguration by the Ambassador of Norway, the esteemed dignitaries were introduced by Cmde. J P Carneiro, IN (Retd.), Chief Convener, INMEX India 2009. Welcome address was by Mr D K Afzulpurkar, Chairman, Organizing Committee. Nearly 500 VIP'S and Dignitaries attended the Exhibition on the first day.

This time IIR Exhibitions Ltd, part of Informa PLC has joined forces with PDA Trade Fairs, bringing in the power of a global exhibition organizer to this key industry event. With the full support and involvement of PDA Trade Fairs, IIR Exhibitions have maximizing opportunities for both the Indian market and the wider international audience. The combined skill sets of a global event organizer with over 30 years experience in the maritime sector, and the specialist local market knowledge and deep understanding of the Indian maritime sector and business world means that INMEX India 2009 is perfectly placed to deliver huge commercial rewards. The event promises to provide visitors with multi layered benefits.

Not only are visitors benefiting from attending India's largest Maritime Exhibition. The event also provides the right opportunity to the visitors to take part in the free to attend B2B Forum, which provides in depth information on the industry. The B2B Forum is completely unique to INMEX India and the participants in the forum can debate and strategize along with industry policy makers and senior dignitaries, informed Ms, Nicky Mason, MD, IIR Exhibitions. The topics for the B2B forum include Shipping & Shipbuilding; Marine offshore; Dutch Innovation Showcase; Ports, Logistics & Multimodalism.

Since its inception in 1999 the event has continued to successfully enable exhibitors to achieve and indeed exceed their business objectives. Each edition continues to bring hundreds of Indian and international suppliers, together with thousands of visitors from public and private sector organizations across India, to strike deals face-to-face and to make profitable new business alliances. INMEX India is the established lead event in India and has witnessed exponential growth in both exhibitor and visitor numbers since its inception. For the past ten years this pre-eminent trade fair and B2B forum has been facilitating commercial opportunities within India for international maritime companies, and continues to seek more ways to expedite this.


CONTACT DETAILS
Ms. Manisha Chaudhry, Precision PR & Media, +91 9899797810, manisha@precisionpr.org

KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, HEAVY INDUSTRIES, MEDIA, TRANSPORT, TECHNOLOGY

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