The 12th annual Seawork International exhibition and conference was up all round. 
• UP! 479 exhibitors – 10% up on last year
• UP!  7049 visitors – 8% up on last year
• UP!  789 overseas visitors – 11.2% up on last year

Overseas visitors showed a strong increase and were enhanced by naval attachés from South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Chile.  Captain Oscar Vargas, Head of the Chilean Naval mission was so impressed with his first visit to Seawork that he intends to return next year with members of his London team.