HCM City (VNA) - The sixth edition of INMEXVietnam, one of the region’s most comprehensive international businessplatforms for the maritime industry, opened at the Saigon Exhibition andConvention Centre (SECC) in HCM City on March 29.

The expo has attracted more than 300 companies and brands fromChina, Germany, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Norway, Singapore, theUAE, the UK, the United States and other countries. 

The three-day event features a comprehensive showcase of thelatest marine products, equipment and services in areas like shipbuilding,shipping, marine engineering, offshore engineering and technology, dredging andports and logistics.

There will be a seminar organised by the National OceanographyCentre (NOC) and Inmatech Corporation.

The seminar, “World class marine science and technology for yourbusiness”, will focus on four topics: using NOC science, technology andspecialist facilities to improve business; marine geoscience: resources,hazards and climate change impacts; people and oceans: environmental coastalzone impacts from global changes; and eco-system and biogeochemical data-ledsolutions to global problems.

The seminar will take place from March 29 to 31.

Inmatech will also present a seminar on digital shipping on the 31st coveringmarine BWMS, operational risk intelligence solutions for the maritime industry,ADMIRALTY digital services, and maritime satellite communication andapplication.

The 11th HVACR Vietnam, the only focusedindustrial show in the country featuring heating, ventilation, air filtrationand purification, air conditioning and refrigeration technology and machinery,is also taking place at the same venue.

Two hundred and fifty local and international companies and brandsare showcasing their latest technologies and solutions.

In the period from 2009 to 2014, the country’s imports of HVACRproducts grew at a compounded annual rate of 11.9 percent. In 2014, they wereworth 1.5 billion USD. The two expos will open to visitors through March 31.-VNA