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
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.
During this exclusive session, you will gain insight into LR's new hull structure rules and discover how LR is enabling connected engineering workflows through its next generation initial hull design software.
Attendance: Register your interest 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
Attendance: By invitation only. If you would like to register, please email advisory@lr.org.
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
Take place at our stand n.198 Hall B2 (ground floor). 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)
We are delighted to invite you to our official reception at SMM Hamburg for an exceptional networking experience with a 'Fish & Ships' twist.
Location: SMM | LR stand, #198 | Hall B2 (ground floor)
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
Hosted by LR and OneOcean, this event will feature insightful presentations and a dynamic panel discussion diving deep into the current and the future state of digital transformation in maritime, with a strong focus of the role of AI in ship management.
Express your interest 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)
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
Explore the latest insights from LR
Press release11 Aug 2026
LR launches industry-first framework for digital 3D model approval
News article10 Aug 2026
LR strengthens offshore energy capabilities with senior APAC appointment
Press release30 Jul 2026
LR and Argentine Naval Prefecture strengthen technical cooperation to enhance navigation safety
Press release29 Jul 2026
LR strengthens submarine assurance capability with expanded structures framework
See you in Hamburg
The global maritime community comes together here. We look forward to meeting you.
