When everything connects, performance flows
Unlock the Power of Three across vessel, voyage and people at SMM Hamburg.
1-4 September 2026
Tuesday - Friday
Hamburg Messe und Congress (HMC)
Stand 198
B2 ground floor
The world's leading
shipping exhibition
WHY VISIT LR AT SMM Hamburg
Get closer to the decisions shaping your fleet
SMM Hamburg is an opportunity to strengthen long-standing relationships and support the decisions shaping future fleets, from new construction and energy transition to operational performance and digital adoption.
Meet our Experts
Specialists across Class, Digital and Advisory
Connect with LR experts throughout the week to explore your challenges and uncover practical solutions for your fleet.
Claudene Sharp Patel
Technical Director
Nick Gross
Global Containership Director
Jez Sims
Nuclear Technology Director
Martin Layng
Commercial Director, North Europe
Jens Grunenberg
Commercial Manager, Germany
Ambrish Bansal
Senior VP, Management Consultancy & Advisory
Manos Agaoglou
Head of Advisory, North Europe
Charlie McKinlay
Fuels and Technologies Lead, The Decarbonisation Hub
Jeremy Daoust
Head of Market Management & Insights
Reddy Develapalli
Strategic Research Manager
Kassandra Biggemann Tejero
Senior Innovation Manager, Safetytech Accelerator
Luke Shu
Technical Advisory Manager
Ivan Stojanovic
Lead Advisory Consultant
Discover our SMM Hamburg 2026 programme
Join our sessions to gain practical insight into the decisions shaping fleet performance, compliance and future readiness.
Visit the Lloyd's Register stand 198 B2 ground floor at SMM Hamburg to connect with our experts and explore innovative solutions for the future of maritime.
Location: SMM | LR stand, #198 | Hall B2 (ground floor)
LR is proud to once again sponsor The Captain’s Table: Innovation Demo Day. Join our Digital Transformation Consultant, Peter Broadhurst, as he takes the stage to share insights, ideas, and innovations shaping the future of digital transformation.
Location: Digital Hub Logistics & Commerce, Am Sandtorai 32, 20457 Hamburg.
To discover more click HERE.
Here at LR, we're transforming hull structure rules through advanced, up to date standards with a strong technical foundation, moving from prescriptive requirements towards a more goal-based approach that supports more predictable, transparent, and optimised design at the earliest stage. By embedding class intelligence directly into the design workflow, we help shipyards and designers reduce iteration, improve traceability, and move toward approval with greater confidence. Rule checks become part of client's automated workflows. This event will explore why bringing class insights into the design phase earlier can help streamline the overall process. It will also explore the benefits of 3D model-based approval and the role of the Open Class eXchange (OCX) standard in enabling greater interoperability across the ship design and approval process.
To register your interest click HERE.
Location: SMM | Meeting room A3.2
ESG is no longer just about reporting. It's becoming a key driver of competitiveness in the maritime industry. As expectations from customers, investors and regulators continue to rise, leading organisations are using ESG to strengthen resilience, unlock business value and gain a competitive edge.
Join Lloyd's Register for an exclusive session featuring insights from the Maritime ESG Maturity Index (MEMI), the industry's first ESG benchmarking framework, alongside the launch of LR's new ESG Guidance document, designed to help maritime organisations move from ambition to action. Through benchmark findings, real-world case studies and a forward-looking perspective, discover what sets ESG leaders apart, where the biggest opportunities lie, and how maritime organisations can turn ESG into a catalyst for growth, resilience and long-term success.
Session Lead: Ambrish Bansal
Session contributor: Manos Agaoglou
To register your interest, click HERE.
Location: SMM | Meeting room A3.2
As shipping accelerates its transition towards a lower-carbon future, retrofit decisions are becoming increasingly complex and strategic. This panel will explore technologies such as onboard carbon capture, wind-assisted propulsion, engine retrofit solutions and digital performance technologies, examining their technical maturity, operational implications, and potential to deliver long-term value. Drawing on insights from Lloyd’s Register’s Retrofit Research Programme, panellists will discuss how owners and operators can navigate uncertainty, prioritise investments, and make informed decisions in a rapidly evolving regulatory and market landscape. The session will provide practical perspectives on the opportunities, challenges, and trade-offs shaping the future of vessel retrofits.
Location: SMM | Energy Efficiency Stage | Hall A4
Join Andy McKeran, LR's and OneOcean's Chief Growth Officer at Xinde Forum as he dives into the hot topic of the future state of digital transformation in maritime.
To register click HERE
Location: Radisson BLU Hotel, Dag-Hammarskjöld-Platz, Hamburg
This session explore how Safetytech Accelerator is advancing battery transportation safety through innovative technology, industry collaboration and real-world testing. The presentation and interview will examine emerging solutions to reduce battery fire risks and support safer maritime operations.
Location: SMM | LR stand, #198 | Hall B2 (ground floor)
After a busy day at SMM Hamburg, relax with us at our 'Fisch und Schiff' Reception.
This is the perfect opportunity to meet fellow maritime peers and enjoy a traditional cone of fish and chips paired with a refreshing bottle of Alsterwasser.
To register, click HERE.
Visit the Lloyd's Register stand 198 B2 ground floor at SMM Hamburg to connect with our experts and explore innovative solutions for the future of maritime.
Location: SMM | LR stand, #198 | Hall B2 (ground floor)
This session will start with a briefing on the ‘chicken and egg’ stalemate between fuel producers and shipwoners and how pooling demand creates the bankable contracts needed for green fuel projects. After this introduction, the panel will look at real-world case studies of successful aggregation.
The discussion will cover:
1. De-risking investment: how long term ‘take or pay’ contracts from buyers enable fuel producers to reach Final Investment Decisions
2. Green Corridors: using specific trade routs as test beds for aggregated demand
3. Overcoming competition law: strategies for companies to collaborate on fuel procurement without violating anti-trust regulations.
Location: SMM | Energy Efficiency Stage | Hall A4
As the maritime industry continues its digital transformation journey, understanding where organisations stand today is becoming increasingly important in shaping their strategic direction. Building on the insights of our Digital Maturity Index, this event will examine the use of AI in ship management, bringing together industry leaders to discuss opportunities, challenges and priorities that will shape the digital future of ship management in an increasingly AI-enabled landscape.
To register your interest click here
Location: SMM | Meeting room A3.2
The Forum will see the launch of new initiatives and involve key stakeholders across the containership segment on a global stage. There will be a series of panel discussions to explore deployment trends and solutions for greater operational efficiency and resilience across the containership network.
Attendance: by invitation only. Please email kelly.fletcher@lr.org.
Location: Steigenberger Hotel Hamburg
For decades, shipping has wrestled with the same challenge: one party invests, another captures the benefit. Today, that challenge is becoming even more complex. FuelEU pooling, compliance surpluses, wind-assisted propulsion and proposed ETS-backed funding mechanisms are creating new sources of value that extend far beyond fuel savings. Efficiency is no longer just a technical improvement. It is becoming a strategic and tradable asset. At the same time, new compliance markets and commercial models are emerging around decarbonisation. Revenues, incentives and compliance benefits can now be created, traded and shared across multiple stakeholders, raising new questions about who captures value and who assumes the risk. Yet many of the industry's existing commercial arrangements were not designed for this new reality.
Shipowners may make the investment, while charterers, operators or other stakeholders receive much of the benefit. Unless commercial incentives can be aligned, many of the technologies needed to accelerate maritime decarbonisation may struggle to achieve scale. This session brings together legal experts, shipowners, charterers, fuel suppliers and compliance market makers to debate one of the most important commercial questions facing the industry. From FuelEU surplus revenues and compliance pooling to alternative fuels, wind-assisted propulsion and ETS-backed incentives, the discussion will explore how value should be allocated, how contracts may need to evolve, and what commercial models can unlock investment across the maritime value chain. If decarbonisation creates value, who deserves the reward?
Location: SMM | Energy Efficiency Stage | Hall A4
Visit the Lloyd's Register stand 198 B2 ground floor at SMM Hamburg to connect with our experts and explore innovative solutions for the future of maritime.
Location: SMM | LR stand, #198 | Hall B2 (ground floor)
Join Claudene Sharp-Patel, our technical Director, at the SMM Energy Efficience Stage. This session focuses on offshore energy technologies as integrated systems that must deliver reliability, efficiency, and security under harsh marine conditions. It explores how engineering design, digitalization, AI, and operations contribute to stable and future ready offshore energy supply.
Location: SMM | Energy Efficiency Stage | Hall A4
Location: SMM | Digital Stage
Visit the Lloyd's Register stand 198 B2 ground floor at SMM Hamburg to connect with our experts and explore innovative solutions for the future of maritime.
Location: SMM | LR stand, #198 | Hall B2 (ground floor)
Stay informed
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See you in Hamburg
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