A review of Oi Connect 2020 registration data demonstrates the potential value of the ocean tech and science visitors to event exhibitors
The last year has seen many different consequences to different markets. If you're selling coffee from a store, you've seen sales plummet. However, if you sell laptops and home office equipment, you're probably having your best year yet.
For the ocean tech community, market conditions seem to be buoyant. Speaking to a number of Oi Connect’s leading clients about their current situation, it would appear that the order books are strong.
In the news recently, DLM has announced a new partnership with Dunlop as an official global distributor of the 18" Dunlop Tyre, commonly utilized by the Cable Laying Industry.
Elsewhere, Kongsberg Maritime has reached an agreement to supply Norway's Institute of Marine Research (IMR) with four autonomous vessels, and Subsea 7 recently announced the award of a sizeable contract. The scope of work includes engineering, project management, and procurement. While the books look good for many in the ocean tech community, maintaining a qualified pipeline for the coming months will be necessary. Existing contacts will play an important part, alongside new tenders and developing and creating new products.
Digital events can also play a crucial role in keeping the books full and opening ocean tech businesses up to a global market. The team running the Oceanology International portfolio has been busy studying results from the last Oi Connect event held in December 2020 and can report on how many visitors have expressed an interest in particular products/services:
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV): 2533
Acoustic: 2257
Bathymetric Survey: 2050
Oceanography: 1744
Remote Operated Vehicle - ROVs: 1724
Marine Survey: 1673
UXO Services: 1656
Data Acquisition/Management: 1561
Robotics: 1460
Survey Equipment: 1431
Sonar & Systems: 1419
The data has been pulled from the registration data of Oi Connect 2020, and it clearly demonstrates the potential value of the ocean tech and science visitor to those exhibitors who invested in Oi Connect last year.
A New Opportunity for 2021
Oi Connect has listened to all attendees' feedback and made several tweaks and structural leaps to ensure that they can connect qualified visitors to ocean tech exhibitors. There's no need to scour the seven seas looking for leads. You will find them at Oi Connect 2021, 11-14 May 2021.
To find out more about being part of Oi Connect this year, contact us here, or visit the main website here. But hurry, time is running out to drop anchor and set yourself up for success.
