Floating display at Gulf Maritime

These will be displayed in a magnificent new aluminium marina created by Seaspray Aluminium Boats, a local UAE company.

The marina will be located in the lagoon about 200 metres from the rear door of the new Expo Centre Sharjah.

"Being able to display and demonstrate a wide range of new UAE built vessels in the water will dramatically enhance the event," said project manager, Lilian Segundo of the Expo Centre Sharjah. "The ability to actually demonstrate vessels at sea will strongly reinforce the effect of the builder's exhibit inside the main exhibition hall."

Most of the leading local ship and boat builders will have prototypes of their vessels on display. On stage there will be a 20 metre crew boat, an 18 metre house boat and a 11 metre salt craft from Seaspray Aluminium Boats (Emirates), a 21.5 metres crew boat and a 54 feet motor yacht from GMMOS/Grandweld, along with expected floating displays from Riviera Pool, and Emirates Inflatable Boats and static displays from Gulf Craft, Al Shaali Marine and many more companies.

Gulf Maritime is a major new maritime exhibition and conference to be staged in Sharjah under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qassimi, the Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and jointly organised by Baird Publications of Australia and Expo Centre Sharjah.

Aimed precisely at the owners and operators of all kinds of commercial and government ships and boats, shipbuilders and port managers, Gulf Maritime will feature a large number of international and local maritime companies. Exhibitors include designers, builders and suppliers of equipment and services for all kinds of ships and boats, suppliers of port equipment and services as well as government organizations and port authorities. Being a complete industry event, it will also feature a series of seminars to be presented by renowned speakers on various topics. The exhibition will be open from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm everyday on March 25, 26 and 27, 2003.