The University, as a global centre of excellence recognised by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the United Nations General Assembly, plays a significant role in maritime and ocean education, research, capacity-building, and economic development while promoting the roles of women in the maritime and ocean sectors.

Wortelboer Anchors & Chaincables provides chains and connecting parts for shipping industry and is based out of Netherlands.

Headquartered in state-of-the-art offices in Southampton, WP Group (WP) is one of the UK’s fastest growing and most progressive fuels and fuel services companies for marine industry. WP is customer focused and takes pride in providing the highest quality products and industry leading service solutions to a growing, UK wide, customer base.

The company professionally designs, develops and manufactures azimuth thruster. Their products have the feature of high propulsive efficiency, low noise, well operation and anti-wind for propeller. They are widely used in ships with high requirements of operation, such as harbor tugs, car ferries, marine platform engineering ships, dynamic positioning engineering ships and others.

X Shore creates high performance all-electric powered boats that are changing and charging the boat industry for a fossil free tomorrow. The boats are a result of Scandinavian design that blends with nature, Swedish maritime craftsmanship, innovative solutions and cutting-edge technology.

Xeneta is the ocean freight rate benchmarking and market intelligence platform transforming the shipping and logistics industry. Xeneta’s powerful reporting and analytics platform provides liner-shipping stakeholders the data they need to understand current and historical market behaviour – reporting live on market average and low/high movements for both short and long-term contracts.

Xiphos Systems Corporation provides unique computing solutions, built around flight-proven miniature processing products, which includes use of industrial-grade components in a fault-tolerant architecture intended for use in harsh environments, such as those susceptible to pressure, vibration, radiation or temperature extremes.

XPRIZE is a globally renowned organisation that helps solve the world's greatest challenges by creating and managing large-scale incentivised prize competitions that create impact in five areas - Learning, Exploration, Energy & Environment, Global Development and Life Sciences.

YADA was founded in 1993, and currently has 100,000 m2 workshop. YADA has 12 production lines, including welded pipes, seamless steel pipes, pipe fittings, flanges, prefabricated pipes, heating coils, double-wall pipes, pressure vessels, pipe supports, pump towers, skids, etc., with an annual capacity of 60,000 tons. YADA has supplied the above products for more than 2,000 ships both domestically and abroad, including LNG offshore projects.

Yara Marine Technology, since 2010, has been at the forefront of maritime emissions reduction, working closely with ship-owners, yards, and naval architects as partners in an effort to drive the change toward sustainable shipping, offer a comprehensive portfolio of cutting-edge green technologies, spanning from SOx Scrubbers and Vessel Optimisation solutions (RoutePilot AI, FuelOpt, and Fleet Analytics) to turnkey Shore Power solutions.

Yiu Lian Dockyard, founded in 1989, is one of the wholly-owned subsidiaries of the China Merchants Industry Holdings Co., Ltd. (CMIH), the first-grade subordinate enterprise of China Merchants, and is mainly engaged in the repairing and refitting business of various ocean-going ships and drilling platforms.

Yusen Logistics is a leading global provider of International Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, and Supply Chain Solutions. With more than 631 distribution centers/offices in 350 cities in 47 countries, we work with large and small companies across different sectors to support and improve their logistics operations. Let us design a supply chain solution for your business.

Zamil Offshore Services was founded in 1977 as a 100% Saudi Company working in diversified business fields. It is renowned as the largest offshore & marine services provider in the Middle East. Its scope of work covers; offshore marine services, ship chandelling, ship chartering, offshore hook-up projects, offshore shipbuilding, ship & rig repair and sea ports operation and management.

Established in 2022, Zava Marine Corporation is a renowned supplier of high-quality ship parts for the maritime industry. Their offerings include deck equipment, offshore drilling gear, lifeboats, marine ropes, oil separators, air compressors, and more. With a commitment to reliability and efficiency, they deliver tailored solutions for fishing vessels, container ships, oil tankers, and offshore platforms.

Zebra Technologies empowers organizsations to thrive in the on-demand economy by making every front-line worker and asset at the edge visible, connected and fully optimised. With an ecosystem of more than 10,000 partners across more than 100 countries, Zebra serves customers of all sizes – including 94% of the Fortune 100 – with an award-winning portfolio of hardware, software, services and solutions that digitise and automate workflows.

ZEM Fuel Systems Limited are a Scottish company located in St. Andrews with a strong research, development, and deployment background specialising in creating engineering solutions to decarbonise the maritime industry. The ZEM Fuel Systems team aspires to establish itself as a world leading provider of highly efficient green technology solutions that contribute to decarbonising the maritime sector globally.

Zenith Energy provides bulk energy storage to Europe and beyond with a focus on safety and results. Zenith Energy provides storage and handling for an array of energy products that power every part of modern life.

Founded in 2003, Zhonggu Shipping Group is one of the earliest enterprises specialising in domestic container shipping in China. After 20 years of development, it has become a company integrating shipping, logistics, fuel supply, ship management, crew management, port operations, industrial investment, and finance. A comprehensive modern enterprise group integrating insurance, Internet technology and other sectors.