June 2010 Update
Please find below the May update from the International Team at
the BMF. If a specific event interest you, please contact the
International Team at 01784 223641. A full calender of our events
can be viewed by clicking the "International Calendar" tab in the
menu on the left.
Ft Lauderdale 
Superyacht UK Pavilion at Ft
Lauderdale International Boat Show 2010
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
October 28-1 November 2010 is the KEY Superyacht event in the
American boat show calendar. Coming a month after the Monaco Yacht
Show, it provides an important opportunity for companies to
continue their sales efforts with the European builders and the
American market. As a key port for Superyachts it also
provides opportunities to meet the captains, engineers and
crew.
We have secured a new location closer to the
Superyacht builders in the Yacht Builders and designers tent.
A 10x10ft stand includes:
- Counter with logo x1
- Stool x 1
- Graphic (10ft wide x 10ft high) inc design and production x 1
(if you keep the graphic generic it can be used for subsequent
years and be a cost saving)
- Carpet
- Electrics (US) - lights and power
- Round table 3 chairs
- Wi-Fi
- SYUK bar meeting area - access for drinks
The cost will be £5418 for a new exhibitor +
BMF admin fee
If you are interested or need more information
contact Tom Chant tchant@britishmarine.co.uk
01784 223 642
METS
Last few stands available in the
British Pavilion at METS
METS 2010 (Marine Equipment Trade Show) in
Amsterdam 16th-18th November is the world’s largest marine
equipment trade show and will play host to over 165 British
companies.
With the show selling 90% of its space, now is
the time to commit. The BMF have a few stands available in the
prominent British Pavilion. Companies wishing to exhibit within the
UK Pavilion should contact Chris Grosscurth in the International
team cgrosscurth@britishmarine.co.uk
01784 223 641
Government Grants Available
UK Trade & Investments Tradeshow Access
Programme (TAP) support is available to UK manufacturers if you are
New to Export. These grants of £1000 are to help manufacturers
exhibit at trade shows. These grants are limited in availability so
apply as soon as possible. Contact Chris cgrosscurth@britishmarine.co.uk
01784 223 641
Boot Dusseldorf
BMF at Boot Dusseldorf - January
22nd – 30th 2011
Boot is one of the largest boat shows in the
world it attracts over 260,000 visitors. The BMF stand, in
Hall 16 (sailboat hall) will offer a meeting place and
product/brochure display for UK companies, as well as flying the
flag for the UK marine industry. This is an inexpensive way to
exhibit at the show and will be an ideal platform to meet with key
contacts.
We have confirmed sailboats on the stand to
include Rustler and Cornish Crabbers. This is the ideal platform
for sailboat companies to test the market.
If you would like to take advantage of this
opportunity and for more information please contact Chris cgrosscurth@britishmarine.co.uk
01784 223 641
Orust
Mission to “Open Yards at Orust”
Sweden, August 27-29 2010 _s.png "Swedish flag")
Based on the island of Orust, approx 1 ½ hours
north of Gothenburg, the Open Yards event is a unique event in the
normal run of industry boatshows. Yards like Hallbery Rassy,
Najad, Nord West, Regina and Malo Yachts have an open door policy
for trade and public visitors alike over a three day period in
August.
The yards are also complemented by stands for
equipment suppliers. There are 120 yachts and 90 exhibitors
at this year’s event, which spans 4 different towns on the
island.
The Swedish market has rebounded well in the
current climate, the recent ICOMIA (International Council of Marine
Industry Associations) trend report showed that business has
improved in the six months prior to March 2010.
We are proposing to take a mission to the show
for companies new to the market. The objective is to learn
about the Swedish market, facilitate introductions to the local
market distributors and agents and to see at first hand the Swedish
manufacturing capabilities on Orust.
The BMF team will research the
travel/accommodation options and endeavour to arrange meetings for
Mission companies. We envisage travelling on the
26th August and returning to the UK on the
28th but each delegate would be able to arrange their
own itineraries. The main exhibitor evening is Friday August
27th and Mission delegates would be able to attend
this.
The Open Yards event is run by SWEBOAT (the
BMF’s counterpart in Sweden); the event web site is
http://www.sweboat.se/open-yards-2010.aspx
and we have some further information on our web site at
http://www.britishmarine.co.uk/what_we_do/international_development/international_calendar/open_yards_at_orust.aspx
Please contact Tom Chant if you are interested
in attending the event tchant@britishmarine.co.uk
01784 223 642
UK Trade Mission to Brazil
Mission to Brazil in co-operation with the SSA, 7 - 13
August 2010
In cooperation with SINAVAL (Brazilian Union of Shipbuilding,
Shiprepair and Offshore Industries), the SSA (Shipbuilders and
Shiprepairers Association) and UKTI (UK Trade & Investment) are
taking a selected group of shipbuilders and ship repairers,
shipyard consulting engineers and marine equipment suppliers on a
Market Visit. If BMF member companies have serious intentions to
tackle this market this could be an ideal opportunity for them to
explore the emerging Brazilian market. The visit will coincide with
the Navalshore 2010 Naval and Offshore Shipbuilding Exhibition in
Rio de Janeiro where there may be an opportunity of presenting at
the Conference.
For more information please click here to
download a PDF on the event.
Post Event Reports
Turkey
Prospective UK business generated by
Turkish yard tour
Press Release dated 18/6/2010
Twelve UK companies recently participated on a
Tour of nine Turkish boatbuilding yards in the Antalya freezone
region and have reaped the benefits of exploring new export
areas.
The Tour was supported by UK Trade &
Investment (UKT&I) and local logistical management and yard
contact was undertaken by Ozgur Tuna, Trade and Investment Manager
responsible for Marine at the British Consulate in Istanbul.
The BMF commissioned the support via an Overseas Market
Information Service (OMIS) – this service is available to all UK
companies.
An array of potential business opportunities
for UK companies were formulated at the Turkish Yards including
opportunities to tender for new build projects, the chance to
present new technological advances and one to one meetings with
senior representatives.
Delegates were welcomed at a reception by the
Asbas, the operator of the Antalya Free trade Zone and were warmly
greeted.
Michael Grove, European Sales Manager,
Savage Marine Ltd commented “The tour was extremely well organised,
having a representative from the British consulate in Istanbul with
local knowledge of the area and business practice in Turkey was a
real bonus.
The shipyards we visited made a real
effort to welcome us and their presentations and show rounds were
very interesting and informative, I believe that our business will
benefit from the tour as I identified a number of opportunities
during our meetings”.
David Piper of Energy Solutions (UK) Ltd
said: “The Yard Tour gave us the opportunity to see a variety of
extensive opportunities in the south of Turkey. It would have been
impossible to achieve this independently. We met with senior staff
and were privileged to get incredible access to their
operations.”
UKTI Meet the Buyer at Seawork
First event hailed a success by International
Delegates
UKTI Meet the Buyer at Seawork, organised by
the British Commercial Boatbuilders Association (BCBA) with support
from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) was hailed a great success at
the recent Seawork International Show in Southampton.
Held over two days, 16 – 17 June 2010, the
event provided direct access to decision makers from UK
boatbuilders and distributors. It involved an organised
programme of one-to-one meetings, lasting 20-25 minutes, each with
international Buyers.
This year’s event included 100 individual
meetings with 13 buyers from 9 countries, which included Turkey,
Romania, Panama and Malaysia. In amongst the meetings the Buyers
took the opportunity to look around the Seawork Exhibition to see
what British manufacturers have on offer.
“UKTI Meet the Buyer at Seawork was full
of meetings with producers and distributors and I hope to
work together with them in the future successfully, the event was
extremely well organised with a variety of good UK suppliers” Said
Erdal Mengazi of Servernav Shipyard, Romania
“I must thank you for inviting me to
attend the UKTI Meet the Buyer at Seawork. When the concept was
described to me I could not picture how it would work, but after
attending I can now say that I have met some truly innovative
suppliers that I may not have known existed were it not for
your event” Oh Kean Shen of Pen Marine, Malaysia