The international maritime industry is turning the Hamburg Messe und Congress exhibition center into its epicenter for SMM Hamburg 2026, the world’s largest gathering of the shipbuilding sector, taking place from September 1 to 4. The event cements Hamburg’s role as the operational hub where the engineering, supply and maintenance contracts that will guide the maritime transport transition over the next decade are negotiated. Spain is represented by three energy-sector ship repair operators with 100% Spanish ownership: Navantia, Zamakona Yards and Hidramar. The remainder is largely foreign-owned capital disguised behind local brands.
An estimated 2,300 exhibitors and 50,000 attendees from 120 countries, along with more than 90,000 square meters spread across twelve halls, will bring together shipyards, shipowners, technology suppliers and classification societies to address the challenges of decarbonization, energy efficiency and fleet digitalization.
Hall B6
From the Canary Islands, participants include Zamakona Yards, Turbo Cádiz, PL Ships Services, Hidramar, Tenerife Shipyards, Bluematt (Acosta Ingeniería, Marítima/Subdron), Alfaship and Alimia’s Greek subsidiary in Las Palmas, Astilleros Canarios, accompanied by the Zona Especial Canaria (ZEC), the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Port Authority (Puertos de Tenerife) and the Las Palmas Port Authority. International players with a strategic presence in the Canary Islands’ ports are also taking part, notably Unimars Catering Services — a global holding company specializing in maritime supply and technical logistics with an operational base in the Canary Islands — alongside underwater repair multinationals such as FN Diving Rotterdam.
Those supported by Proexca and the CMC are participating with public funding from the European A3MAtlantic project. Co-financed at 85% by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding through the Interreg VI-D Madeira-Azores-Canaries (MAC) 2021–2027 program, the European A3MAtlantic project is promoting at the German trade fair the services of Centre for Enterprise Learning C. and the Chamber of African Blue Economy (Ghana), Côte d’Ivoire PME and Blue Côte d’Ivoire (Côte d’Ivoire), together with entities from Cape Verde such as the Autoridade da Zona Económica Especial Marítima em São Vicente and the Câmara de Comércio de Barlavento.
Mainland Spain
Spain’s naval and industrial representation is rounded out by Astilleros Armon S.A. (Hall B2), Astilleros Guadalquivir Seville Shipyard and BMT Repairs. The sector’s associative and industrial network is supported by the Foro Marítimo Vasco (Basque Maritime Cluster), the Asociación de Industrias del Metal de Galicia (ASIME), the Cluster del Naval Gallego (Aclunaga), the Cluster Marítimo de Cantabria (MarCA) and the Cádiz Naval Industry network.
The national maritime technology, propulsion and equipment sector is represented by manufacturers including Ibercisa Deck Machinery S.A., Industrias Ferri S.A., Detegasa, Gefico Enterprise S.L., Bound 4 Blue SL — a pioneer in wind-assisted propulsion —, Cryospain S.L., Frizonia Refrigeración-Climatización SL, Gabadi S.L., Azcue Pumps, AMPO Foundry, Ingeteam, Peter Taboada S.L., Vicus Desarrollos Tecnológicos S.L. (VICUSdt), FAED Group, FJ (Jove Group), Aage Hempel Crame Marine Electronics, Alintra Systems, Auxiliar de Seguridad en La Mar S.A. (Duarry), Gali Group, Gamesa Induction, Golden Owl, H2SITE, MarineSolar Energy Solutions, Obeki Electric Machines, Otis Elevators Marine, Pomar Water, Progener (Grupo Emenasa), Quantum Water, Radio Ondas Servicios Marítimos (ROSM Group), Reinosa Forgings & Castings, Replasa Advanced Materials, Rudder Marine Service, SCM Sistemas, Silecmar, Skandiaverken S.L.U., Solé S.A., Svenska Bearing, Toimil Marine, Transmisiones Electromecánicas SL, Trillo Anclas y Cadenas, Tube-Mac Piping Technologies, Ultratecno and Talleres Zitron (Zitron Marine Division).
At the international level, this year’s event is introducing the new Energy Efficiency Center and an expanded Maritime Security and Defense area (Expo MS&D) in Hall B8, complemented by five conference stages featuring the Maritime Future Summit, the Global Maritime Environmental Congress (GMEC) and the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum.
The article Navantia, Zamakona and Hidramar: Spanish-owned capital showcases repair advances at SMM Hamburg 2026 was first published on canarymaritime.com.
