Your step-by-step guide to a successful trade fair participation

After receiving your signed main exhibitor or co-exhibitor application, we will send you an admission letter.

It contains your access data for our Online Service Center (OSC) - the place where you can book most services that lead you to success:
Stand construction, wall graphics and electricity, only to name a few.
 

OSC with LogIn   OSC without LogIn  Download Guide (PDF)

Media Entry and Co-Exhibitor

Upload and amend your data for the online and printed exhibitor directories and the Seatrade Europe app at the Online Shop for Media in the Online Service Center.

Online Service Center

Our official and only partner for catalogue and media entries as well as digital marketing is NEUREUTER FAIR MEDIA GmbH.

Do you have questions regarding your media entry? Please contact NEUREUTER FAIR MEDIA GmbH:

Send e-mail

Register your co-exhibitors easily via our Online Service Center.

Online Service Center

Service bookings and standbuilding

Please use the Seatrade Europe Online Service Center (OSC) and order your desired services and stand equipment as soon as possible. The current prices are valid until 9th August 2023. For orders received later, an express surcharge of 20% applies. 

Online Service Center

Have you thought of everything? You can find the entire catalogue of our bookable services here:

Overview Services

All deadlines of the order dates can be seen here:

Deadlines

Your free quota of digital exhibitor passes will be made available to you in the Exhibitor Ticket Shop for downloading to your smartphone, for example. We recommend that you personalize your exhibitor passes and then make them available:

Online Service Center

Please remember to take care of your applications and approvals regarding your stand construction (e.g. booth height approval or approval of multi-storey exhibition stands). This is the direct way to the respective forms.

Applications & approvals

Binding minimum requirements are full-surface floor covering (carpet, etc.), stand lettering (company name) and stand partition walls decorated in a manner visually appropriate to the surroundings. Exhibitors are required to demarcate their rented booth space with booth boundary walls unless they bring their own booth. 


Please order the required flooring and your stand partition walls at the Online Service Center (OSC):

Online Service Center

Make sure that you order your waste disposal in due time here:

Online Service Center


Every exhibitor is obliged by the Conditions of Participation and the Technical Guidelines to avoid and dispose of waste. Therefore, please order your required waste bags or roll containers in advance at the Online Service Center (OSC). Waste deposited in front of the stands will be disposed of before and during the event for a fee.

A surcharge of 20% per m³ or part thereof will be levied for valuable/raw materials that have not been declared and/or remain in the hall after you have left your stand. Hazardous waste will be disposed of at cost.

The set-up and dismantling times can be found here:

Set-up and dismantling times

Please pay attention to the traffic guide and delivery information:

Traffic guide

No construction or dismantling passes are required for the construction and dismantling periods. Access to the Hamburg Messe exhibition grounds during the set-up and dismantling periods is via a cash deposit arrangement (see Traffic guide (PDF)).

Organize an exhibitor event like a pro

Press conference, stand party or workshop: Exhibitor events taking place during Seatrade Europe on the premises of Hamburg Messe will be listed. Register exhibitor events here:

Registration form exhibitor events

When making your plans, please note that your party can start at 4:30 p.m. at the earliest and end at midnight at the latest. If you want to play music, you are required to notify GEMA.

Here you will find all the important forms for your party:

Application for a stand party (PDF)

Questionnaire on music use (PDF)

Are you still looking for a conference room for your seminar, press conference or business appointment? Please contact Ms. Carola Tepper, she will inform you about the availabilities.

Send e-mail

Invite your customers

As an exhibitor, you have the opportunity to invite your customers to visit the Seatrade Europe Expo completely free of charge. Regardless of how many visitors will use your ticket code, you will not incur any costs. Use your individual promo code, which we sent to you by e-mail or order invitations in our Online Service Center to invite your customers:

Online Service Center

Find all the information about how to perfectly invite your customers here:

Promo Codes

You did not get the promo code or have questions about the coupon codes? Please contact us!

Send e-mail

Simply add your individual promo code to the banner generator on our website and download the graphic for e.g. your e-mail signature:

Banner generator

Increase your visibility

On our social media channels you can find all news about Seatrade Europe in Hamburg. Become more visible and inform your customers about your business and products at #STCEurope. Use our social media reach for updates on your appearance at the trade fair and get in touch with cruise professionals from all over the world. Are you reporting on an exciting topic as part of your participation in Seatrade Europe? Let us know! Tag us on:

Facebook @SeatradeCruiseEvents

LinkedIn @seatrade-cruise

Twitter @SeatradeCruise

Expand the presence of your brand through our sponsorship opportunities. We’re happy to support you with a range of measures that allow you to reach your target group without any scatter.

Discover Sponsoring Possibilities

We serve you talent - Find all information about the Job Route here: 

Job Route

We award your HR strategy - Participate in our Lightning Pitch Competition here:

Apply now

Prepare your time on-site

In addition to the conference tickets free of charge you receive according to your stand size, we offer you a 50% discount on additional tickets you might want to buy. Enter the code "EXCO2023" and select the category "Exhibitor" in the conference ticket shop and the discount will be deducted.

Conference ticket shop

Take a look at the Seatrade Europe Conference programme:

Conference programme 2023

The Seatrade Europe app for iOS and Android is now available for download in the stores. Look forward to comprehensive exhibitor profiles, interactive hall plans, the complete programme and more.

More information

Mark your calendar

The 2023 conference theme "Scaling Sustainably" underscores the agenda with discussions taking a deeper dive into navigating both the present and what lies ahead and focusing on the importance of continued reinvention and expansion that is both responsible and practical. Take a look at the Seatrade Europe Conference programme:

Full programme 2023

In addition to the conference tickets which you receive free of charge according to your stand size, we offer you a 50% discounts on additional tickets you might want to buy. Enter the code "EXCO2023" and select the category "Exhibitor" in the conference ticket shop and the discount will be deducted.

Conference ticket shop

You are invited: From 16:30 – 18:30 on Wednesday and Thursday, our networking format "It's wine o'clock" will transform the Plaza in Hall A1 into a relaxed and communicative meeting place for exchanging ideas with experts from the maritime industry.

We are looking forward to meeting you as an exhibitor at Seatrade Europe on Wednesday and Thursday!

At the two stages Showcase Deck and Creators‘ Deck you will experience conference sessions where the most interesting minds of the industry will discuss upcoming trends - from interior design to sustainability solutions. Free of charge for all visitors.

Take a look at the program here:

Showcase Deck

Creators‘ Deck

Our Cruise Night will take place on 07th September 2023 at the International Maritime Museum (by invitation only). Enjoy an evening with relaxed networking!

Please download your two tickets in our Online Service Center (Book your services > Exhibitor ticket shop > Exhibitor passes):

Online Service Center

Tickets must be personalized when ordering, but only the name of the company is checked at the entrance. Therefore, the tickets are company-specific and there is no need to change the name on the ticket if the recipient changes.