Seatrade Maritime Qatar 2026 takes place on 8 and 9 December 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, bringing the shipping, ports, offshore and maritime services industry together in Qatar for the latest edition of the Seatrade Maritime series run by Informa Markets.
The event combines a conference and an exhibition and draws shipowners and operators, port authorities and terminal operators, shipbuilders and repair yards, classification societies, maritime lawyers and insurers, energy logistics providers and the technology companies serving the sector. Qatar's own maritime cluster, anchored by Hamad Port, the national shipping and logistics groups, and the fleet that carries the country's liquefied natural gas exports, provides the core of the local participation.
Seatrade Maritime Qatar is relevant to executives because Qatar is one of the world's largest LNG exporters and is in the middle of a major expansion of its production capacity, with a corresponding programme of new LNG carrier orders that has been among the largest shipbuilding commitments in the industry's history. The commercial, financing, crewing and technical decisions around that fleet, together with the growth of Hamad Port as a regional transshipment and logistics hub, make Doha an important market for the international maritime industry.
The conference agenda typically covers LNG and energy shipping, fleet decarbonisation and alternative fuels, port development and digitisation, maritime regulation and safety, ship finance and insurance, and the development of Qatar's maritime services and shipbuilding capacity. Senior figures from Qatari energy and shipping companies, international shipowners and charterers, port operators, financiers and regulators take part.
For chief executives and commercial leaders at shipping companies, ship management and crewing firms, shipyards, port and terminal operators, marine insurers and the banks and lessors that finance vessels, Seatrade Maritime Qatar is the principal opportunity to engage with Qatar's maritime decision makers in one setting. It also draws participation from the wider Gulf, where port investment and energy shipping are shared priorities.
Registration and the conference programme are available on the official event site.
