Clarksons Research, the data and analytics arm of the Clarksons group, will attend the bi-annual shipbuilding and marine equipment trade fair SMM in Hamburg from 1 to 4 September and will be on Stand B1.OG.303, sources indicated on 31 August 2026. The item said the company will use the event to review the market backdrop to this year’s fair.
Steve Gordon, who serves as Global Head of Clarksons Research, was quoted in the report as noting the scale of gatherings at the show, writing: “This week, 50,000 industry participants will gather at the biannual SMM ...”. The verified note identifies the comment in the context of the firm setting out its presence and the themes it will address at the exhibition.
The reports item carries the headline SMM 2026: Strong Order Flow, Shifting Agenda and frames Clarksons Research’s participation as part of a broader industry response to that environment. Clarksons Research is described in the material as a provider of market data and analytics and will be drawing on that remit while engaging with attendees at its stand.
Clarksons at SMM
According to the verified notes, Clarksons Research will review the market backdrop to this year’s SMM directly on the show floor, bringing what the firm identifies as its data and analytics capabilities to bear. The presence at Stand B1.OG.303 is presented as an opportunity for the research team to present findings and engage with the industry in person.
The account specifies Steve Gordon’s role and links his comments to the scale of attendance, underscoring the trade fair’s continued function as a convening point for a wide range of marine and shipbuilding stakeholders. No further details of the firm’s presentations or the content of its sessions were provided in the verified notes.
Attendance and market signalling
The verified summary highlights a substantial attendance figure for SMM, citing 50,000 participants, which the report used to underline the event’s significance. The headline chosen by reports, which refers to “strong order flow” and a “shifting agenda,” frames the fair as taking place against a market backdrop the report considered notable.
Beyond the specific attendance figure and the stated participation by Clarksons Research, the supplied notes do not expand on the substantive points Clarksons might deliver at SMM, nor do they enumerate competing exhibitors or sessions. The verified material confined itself to announcing the firm’s attendance, its stand location and the framing comment from Mr Gordon.
Clarksons Research’s attendance at SMM will be visible at Stand B1.OG.303 throughout the four-day event, as set out in the reports note dated 31 August 2026. Industry participants seeking the firm’s market perspective are directed by that announcement to visit the stand during the period 1–4 September.
The report as supplied to The Maritime Gazette’s production desk supplies these factual points without additional elaboration. Readers seeking fuller detail on Clarksons Research’s presentations or on any formal material released at SMM will need to consult the firm’s statements made during the fair or subsequent reporting that draws from its outputs.