The Swiss Embassy in Korea, Swiss Business Hub, will operate the Switzerland pavilion at the shipbuilding, maritime, and energy industry exhibition KORMARINE 2025, to be held Oct. 21–24 at BEXCO in Busan.
Switzerland is a landlocked country, but it has established itself as a maritime powerhouse based on world-class precision manufacturing and innovative engineering. Switzerland's innovation ecosystem, in which industry, academia, and research institutes work closely together, underpins the development of sustainable marine technologies.
In particular, high-pressure compressors, cryogenic equipment, automation solutions, and precision sensors made with Swiss technology are making major contributions to improving efficiency and decarbonization in the global shipbuilding and shipping sectors. The headquarters of MSC, the world's No. 1 container shipping company and a cruise operator, is in Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva is also home to the headquarters of SGS, a global inspection company with around 100,000 employees worldwide.
At the Switzerland pavilion at KORMARINE 2025, corporations and institutions including Burckhardt Compression, Alfa Laval Switzerland, Peter Fuchs, Studer Cables, Trafag, Enerproject, ABB, and Switzerland Innovation will participate.
Burckhardt will present high-pressure gas compression solutions; Alfa Laval Switzerland will present cryogenic technologies; the Peter Fuchs Group will present precision engineering and valve and hydraulic systems; and Studer Cables will present heat-, oil-, and fuel-resistant cables.
Trafag will exhibit marine pressure, temperature, and level monitoring sensor technologies; Enerproject will exhibit gas compression systems applicable across the marine energy industry; and ABB plans to introduce a range of innovative solutions, including energy transition, digital automation, and smart marine systems. Switzerland Innovation will highlight Switzerland's innovation ecosystem and collaboration network in marine technologies.
Andrea Clementi, head of the Swiss Embassy in Korea's Swiss Business Hub, said, "Switzerland is leading the sustainable transition of the maritime industry based on innovation, and its precision manufacturing and engineering, as well as a quality-centered approach embedded across industries, form the foundation for Switzerland to earn the trust of marine corporations worldwide," adding, "We expect this KORMARINE 2025 to further expand cooperation between Switzerland and Korea."
On Oct. 22 at Park Hyatt Busan, a networking event, Swiss Marine Night, will be held for participating corporations and maritime industry experts to connect. On the same day at BEXCO, Alfa Laval Switzerland, Peter Fuchs, and Studer Cables will each hold seminars on the themes of "transitioning to alternative fuel technologies," "manufacturing fuel system components," and "Swiss cable solutions for sustainable and safe marine applications."
The Swiss Embassy in Korea, Swiss Business Hub, supports the entry of Swiss corporations into Korea and the investment and exports of Korean corporations to Switzerland, and provides tailored advisory services to domestic corporations seeking to collaborate with Swiss technology corporations.