Suppliers’ workshop at Seatrade Europe with senior buyers of Meyer Werft, Neptun, Meyer Turku
Seatrade Europe, the leading European cruise and river cruise convention, offers a Suppliers’ Workshop with the senior buyers at Meyer Werft, Neptun and Meyer Turku.
The workshop is particularly interesting for manufacturers and suppliers in the hotel and restaurant equipment and fitting sectors, in kitchen equipment, laundry machines, locking systems, light & sound, and IT.
Other target groups are suppliers of complete concepts for restaurants, theatre and similar systems on board. Seatrade Europe Cruise & River Cruise Convention will be held at the Hamburg Messe site from 9 to 11 September 2015.
Good prospects for equipment suppliers
The order books of many European cruise ship building yards are well filled. At present they comprise 29 new ships for the 2015 to 2018 period. Seven new cruise ships will enter into service before the end of 2015, and Meyer Werft already has further orders. The US based Carnival Group will have 9 new cruise ships built for its various markets from 2019 to 2022. Five of these billion-dollar orders go to Fincantieri in Italy, four to Meyer Werft in Germany and Finland. And there are also orders from Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, and MSC. All of these ships will need to be equipped and fitted out – giving great opportunities for maritime equipment suppliers to benefit from this boom market. In 2014, cruise ship companies spent EUR 6.97 billion* on equipment, services and provisions for their vessels in Europe alone – and the upward trend continues.
(*Contribution of Cruise Tourism to the Economies of Europe, 2015 Edition).
Suppliers’ Workshop – new fields of business for companies
The workshop will be held on the second day of the Seatrade Europe convention, on 10 September 2015, starting with an introduction by the shipbuilding companies Meyer Werft and Neptun Werft, a river cruise vessel specialist.
“The shipyards are very keen to find good suppliers of lighting equipment, LEDs and furniture. They are particularly interested in companies that specialise in interior fittings,” says Bernd Aufderheide, President and CEO Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH.
“The Suppliers’ Workshop at Seatrade Europe gives a unique platform, especially for newcomers who have not previously operated in this market, and outstanding opportunities to talk to the real decision makers right from the start”.
Reliable partners
As a rule, the completion of a cruise ship at Meyer Werft involves up to 800 suppliers. Partners at regional, national and international level have a key role to play. Meyer Werft currently sources supplies worth about EUR 200 million per annum from the region, in a radius of about 150 kilometres around the yard in Papenburg, Emsland. It is also important to maintain a functioning network of suppliers from beyond the region and at international level.
“Nowadays we have to think globally to be successful,” says Ralf Sempf, Head of Materials Management/Purchasing at Meyer Werft. “We source some 25% of our purchase volume from outside of Germany, mainly from other European countries,” he adds.
About Seatrade Europe:
Seatrade Europe, the leading European cruise and river cruise convention, will be held at the heart of Hamburg, the great port city on the River Elbe. This is where the industry decision makers and insiders will meet to hold discussions, set new trends, and network. The exhibitors include shipyards, ship outfitters and equipment suppliers, food and beverage suppliers, classification companies, cruise ports and ship brokers. Operating a cruise ship is a highly complex business, calling for mastery of logistics – including mini-hospitals and large-scale kitchens, waste disposal systems and entertainment equipment. The specialist conference that takes place in parallel features outstanding speakers on the key topics of current importance to the industry. Seatrade Europe will be held from 9 to 11 September 2015.
