Marine Week plays host to global maritime industry
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An expo of the world’s shipbuilding and maritime industries, Marine Week 2013, was held at Bexco in Busan from October 22 to 25.
The exhibition, held biennially since 2001, is a combination of three different events: the Naval & Defence exhibit, the Sea-Port exhibit and the Kormarine exhibit.
VIPs at the expo cut the ribbon to open the exhibition. (photo courtesy of the ROK Navy)A total of 1,590 companies from 55 countries took part in the fair, sponsored by the Republic of Korea Navy, the city of Busan and the Korea International Trade Association. Twelve nations including the United States, Britain and Germany, had their own booth. Including the outdoor displays, a total of 2,420 booths welcomed visitors from across the world.
The Sea-Port exhibit saw displays from Korean and foreign port authorities, shipping companies, designers of port-automation systems and radio-frequency identification equipment makers, a technology used to track containers. Forklift, crane and logistics equipment makers and makers of container transportation systems were on display, too.
Visitors look around an exhibit during Marine Week. (photo courtesy of the ROK Navy)
At the Kormarine exhibit, there were displays of shipbuilding, offshore plants and environmentally friendly industrial exhibitions, ranging from oil exploration and drilling equipment to different types of engines and navigation, security and environmental protection systems.
At the Naval & Defence exhibit, a total of 170 military contractors from 17 nations showed their state-of-the-art weaponry. Korea displayed its Aegis Destroyer, Type 214 submarine and its air-cushion vehicl es, as well as torpedoes, unmanned submarines, mine-detection robots and special diving equipment.
In a simulation booth, visitors were able to navigate naval ships to any of 50 ports from around the world. Foreign delegates visited some of Korea’s shipyards and military contractors, including Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, LIG NEX1 and Samsung Thales.
Marine Week exhibition booths (photo courtesy of the ROK Navy)
The source of news: Korea.net
