Expo Centre Sharjah exhibitions in April attract over 43,000 visitors

Of this, 668 visitors were from the GCC region. The show also attracted a substantial number of visitors from China, India, Lebanon, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, UK, Azerbaijan, and Iran. The MidEast Watch and Jewellery Show, which was host to 300 leading jewellers from across the globe, was the first to feature the year's spring collection in the region. The show also witnessed the largest participation of Hong Kong and Singapore-based jewellers in the Middle East.

The Retail Middle East Exhibition, the region's only dedicated trade show for the retail industry, which was held from April 17-19, was visited by key players from the retail industry of 43 countries. The total number of visitors to the show was 2,162. Once again, a majority of the visitors to the event were from the GCC region through significant numbers also turned up from Australia, China, Egypt, Germany, India, France, Iran, Jordan, Pakistan, Taiwan (ROC), Uganda, UK, and USA. The Show along with the Retail Professional's Conference that was held on the sidelines on April 18 was a huge success.

The last event of the month, which was the Gulf Maritime Exhibition from April 24-26, attracted 2,708 trade visitors from the maritime industry of 45 countries. Of the total visitors, 1,368 visitors were from the GCC States. A majority of the rest of the visitors were from Australia, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Tanzania, Turkey, UK, USA, and Yemen. The Gulf Maritime Exhibition is the Middle East's premier maritime event dedicated to meeting the complete requirements of the commercial, government, and military maritime industry.

The event was in its fourth edition this year and hosted over 150 leading marine companies from across the world. A major attraction for the regional maritime industry was the product presentation sessions and the industry specific seminars that were held on the sidelines on all three days of the show. The product presentation seminars were an important platform for maritime professionals to familiarise themselves with new launches in the region and also with the advances taking place globally in the field of maritime technology.

Whereas almost all exhibitors reported receiving good response at the show, a significant number confirmed receiving secure orders.

UAE-based Al Masaood Group's MTU Marine Engines Division announced on the floors of the Gulf Maritime Exhibition at Expo Centre Sharjah that it had received a confirmed order amounting to 1 million Euros for supplying one ship set to a shipbuilding company from Hamriyah Free Zone (HFZ).

The Italian Lifestyle in the Emirates Exhibition will be held at Expo Centre Sharjah from May 23-26.