The Organising Committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex) recently signed a sponsorship agreement with leading Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri as the diamond sponsor for Dimdex 2016, to be held at the Qatar National Convention Centre from March 29 to 31. Dimdex 2016 is held under the patronage of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
Brig Dr (Eng) Thani A al-Kuwari, chairman, Dimdex, said: “The strength of our partnership with Fincantieri is reflected in their continued commitment to Dimdex as one of our most prominent returning exhibitors. We are proud that key organisations like Fincantieri are so strongly maintaining their support to Dimdex as it continues to grow, bringing together this year an even greater number of participants.”
Headquartered in Trieste, Italy, Fincantieri is one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, leading in cruise ship design and construction. It has among its clients the major cruise operators, the Italian and the US Navy, several foreign navies, and it is partner of some of the main European defence companies within supranational programmes.
Achille Fulfaro, vice-president, Fincantieri Middle East Market Development said: “Fincantieri is proud to be a sponsor and exhibitor of Dimdex, a world class exhibition and conference that creates a platform for international defence industry leaders to share knowledge as well as showcasing innovative maritime defence technologies. We are delighted to continue to support Dimdex in this effort to inspire the advancement of the defence industry globally”
Dimdex 2016 is set to be the largest specialised maritime naval defence and security exhibition in the Mena region. Several new countries will be partaking this year as well as new exhibitors demonstrating the latest technologies. Dimdex 2016 also sees an expansion in the event’s scope to cover new sectors such as maritime aviation, naval base security, unmanned aerial vehicles, maritime patrol aircraft and coastal surveillance systems.
With sale to date of almost 98% of the total space reserved for exhibitors this year, Dimdex is forging ahead in its commitment to support Qatar’s vision of becoming the most sought world-class hub within the Middle East, bringing together industry experts from all over the world to share cutting edge technologies to meet the maritime security needs of the region.