Seatrade Maritime Events

What Seatrade Maritime Events does

Seatrade Maritime Events, founded in 1970 and headquartered in London, is a B2B events and media brand serving the global maritime industry, operated by Informa Markets, the events division of publicly listed Informa PLC (LSE: INF). The brand runs a portfolio of flagship live conferences and exhibitions across major shipping hubs, including CMA Shipping in Houston, the Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress in Jeddah, Seatrade Maritime Crew Connect Global in Manila, Seatrade Maritime Qatar in Doha, and Seatrade Maritime UAE in Dubai, targeting shipowners, operators, ports, regulators, crewing agencies, and maritime technology vendors. Around these live events the company has built a year-round digital ecosystem comprising Seatrade Maritime News (approximately 70,000 unique monthly users), the corporate website averaging 171,000 monthly visitors, a 14,000+ professional community, and 65,000+ social media followers.

Core products and platforms include the live events themselves, awards programs (Seatrade Maritime Awards, #20under40, Crew Connect Global recognition), the Better Stands sustainability programme for exhibitor stand design, and Maritime Marketing Solutions, a digital add-on offering content marketing, lead generation, and advertising packages built on the brand's first-party maritime audience data. The business model is multi-revenue-stream: exhibition and sponsorship fees from the five flagship events, attendee registration revenue, paid digital marketing solutions sold to maritime vendors, and awards-related sponsorship. Geographic operations span the United Kingdom, United States, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, with 51-100 employees supported by Informa Markets' global corporate infrastructure. A formal charity partnership with Mission to Seafarers anchors CSR positioning rather than revenue.

Name

Seatrade Maritime Events

Legal name

Informa PLC

Website

https://seatrademaritimeevents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Event Exhibitions and Conferences: Revenue generated from hosting maritime exhibitions, conferences, and networking events in key shipping hubs. Companies pay to exhibit, sponsor, and participate in these events.
2. Digital Marketing Solutions: Marketing services offered to exhibitors including digital advertising, audio advertising, print advertising, sponsored content, video interviews, custom podcasts, and custom webinars to boost brand awareness and generate leads.
3. On-demand Content Access: Recorded conference content made available for a limited time to registered event guests after each event.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Seatrade Maritime Events organizes and operates B2B maritime exhibitions, conferences, and networking events in key global shipping hubs, complemented by a year-round digital content platform (Seatrade Maritime News) and digital marketing solutions for exhibitors and sponsors. The portfolio serves shipping industry professionals and maritime brands through live events, awards programmes, content, and targeted marketing services.

Product overview

Seatrade Maritime Events is a B2B maritime events, conferences, and awards brand operated by Informa Markets since 1970. The portfolio comprises multiple regional live events (CMA Shipping, Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress, Seatrade Maritime Crew Connect Global, Seatrade Maritime Qatar, Seatrade Maritime UAE), the Seatrade Maritime News digital content platform reaching 70,000 monthly users, Maritime Marketing Solutions add-on services for exhibitors, the Better Stands sustainable exhibiting programme, and the Seatrade Maritime Awards scheme including #20under40 and Crew Connect Global Awards. Seatrade Maritime TV and on-demand content extend engagement beyond live events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CMA Shipping: Major shipping conference and exhibition event held in the USA.
• Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress
• Seatrade Maritime Crew Connect Global
• Seatrade Maritime Qatar
• Seatrade Maritime UAE
• Seatrade Maritime News
• Maritime Marketing Solutions

Products and services

• CMA Shipping Annual B2B shipping conference and exhibition held in Houston, Texas, serving maritime professionals in the North American market.
• Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress Maritime and logistics congress event held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, connecting regional and international maritime professionals.
• Seatrade Maritime Crew Connect Global Global crew connectivity conference and exhibition held in Manila, Philippines, focused on the maritime crewing sector.
• Seatrade Maritime Qatar Maritime event held in Doha, Qatar, focused on the Qatar maritime industry.
• Seatrade Maritime UAE Maritime event held in Dubai, UAE, serving the Middle East maritime market.
• Seatrade Maritime News Year-round digital content platform providing maritime industry news, insights, articles, interviews, webinars, and podcasts to maritime professionals.
• Maritime Marketing Solutions Digital marketing services for exhibitors and sponsors, including digital, audio, and print advertising, sponsored content, video interviews, custom podcasts, and webinars, leveraging Seatrade's first-party maritime audience data.
• Better Stands Programme Sustainable exhibiting programme with Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers, aimed at eliminating disposable exhibition stands from Seatrade events by 2030.
• Seatrade Maritime Awards Premier award scheme recognizing achievement and excellence in the maritime industry, raising the benchmark for industry progress.
• #20under40 Awards Award initiative showcasing young talent in the maritime sector, recognizing the top 20 maritime industry professionals under the age of 40 driving change and innovation.
• Crew Connect Global Awards Awards ceremony celebrating achievement in the global crewing sector, recognizing the people, products, and innovations driving the future of the industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14K+ global maritime professionals in community
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Mission to SeafarerscoreOthersSeatrade Maritime is proud to support its charity partner, The Mission to Seafarers. This organization supports the men and women working at sea and has grown to become one of the largest seaport-based welfare operators in the world. With over 90% of world trade carried by sea, employing 1.89 million seafarers, they offer practical, emotional, and spiritual support through ship visits, seafarers' centres, and welfare services. The Mission to Seafarers works in 200 ports around the world, caring for seafarers of all ranks, nationalities and beliefs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nor-Shipping: Organizer of the Nor-Shipping exhibition and conference in Oslo, an established biennial maritime industry gathering. Competes for European shipping-sector exhibitors and sponsors.
• Marintec China: Major maritime exhibition organized by Informa Markets and Shanghai Seafarers Exhibition Co. in Shanghai, part of the same parent group. The single most comparable peer in scale and content to Seatrade's regional flagships.
• Posidonia: Organizer of the biennial Posidonia exhibition in Athens, one of the largest global maritime trade shows. Directly competes with Seatrade's CMA Shipping and regional flagships for international shipping exhibitors and sponsors.
• SMM Hamburg (Hamburg Messe und Congress): Organizer of SMM, the leading biennial international maritime trade fair in Hamburg. A direct competitor for global shipowner, shipyard and marine supplier marketing budgets.

Broad incumbents

• Lloyd's List: The historic maritime intelligence publication, now owned by Informa's maritime data division. Competes with Seatrade Maritime News for maritime professional readership and digital advertising dollars across content and data.
• RX Global (Reed Exhibitions): One of the world's largest B2B exhibition organizers, part of RELX. Operates wide-ranging industry trade shows and competes with Informa Markets / Seatrade for both global exhibition share and enterprise sponsor marketing budgets.
• Clarion Events: Global B2B event organizer with a broad portfolio of trade shows and conferences. Comparable as a competing professional-events platform rather than as a direct maritime-content competitor.

Others

• Marine Insight: Online maritime news, education and training platform reaching large seafarer and maritime professional audiences. Adjacent competitor for maritime professional attention and digital content mindshare.

Emerging players

• Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference: Annual offshore energy and maritime event in Amsterdam focused on offshore oil & gas, wind and marine services. Overlaps with Seatrade's maritime exhibitor base in adjacent offshore verticals.
• Riviera Maritime Media: Independent B2B maritime publisher producing magazines, webinars and conferences for the commercial marine sector. Competes for niche maritime content audience and smaller-scale industry event sponsorship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MaritimeIC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@seatrade-maritime
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maritime-informaconnect

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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