Envirofresh Produce of Australia at Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention, Miami USA 5-9 March 2001

Imagine presenting your product or service to every major cruise vessel owner and operator in the world. This equates to 368 4/5 star hotels with an average occupancy numbering 657 (source Cruise & Ferry Info, Halmstad, Sweden. August 2000), serving over 260 million meals per annum.

In its 17th year Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention & Exhibition provides such an opportunity. Last year the convention and exhibition attracted 10,175 attendees including 1016 cruise line attendees from 90 different cruise line owners and operators representing over 360 cruise ships. There were 968 exhibitors from 103 countries.

The Force 7 Group Pry Ltd has previously assisted the Commonwealth Department of Tourism in preparing its National Cruise Shipping Strategy and the “Cruising Down Under” exhibit in 1994. At that convention we recognised the opportunity to promote Australian food and wine products to the cruise line owners and operators.

Next March we will be promoting Australia as a cruise destination and Australian produce as a high quality, environmentally clean option which can be delivered quickly to most global destinations, in A1 condition.

You are invited to participate at the above Convention as an advertiser in our Directory which will provide a state by state overview of facilities and products. The Directory will be distributed from the exhibition, also by mail to the cruise and ferry owners/operators. As well, participants will be posted on the Marine Australia and Food & Beverage internet sites; the latter site will be developed as new participants join us.

You may prefer to take advantage of a sponsorship opportunity. We are promoting two sponsorship packages. The first (A$10,000) comprises a 2m x 1m x 3m high exhibition space, one full page advertisement and one full page editorial in the Directory, also your product distributed daily throughout the Convention and from our stand between 4pm and 6pm. The second sponsorship package (A$5,000) comprises a 2m x 1m x 3m high exhibition space, one full page advertisement and one full page editorial in the Directory.

It is important that we quickly assess the amount of stand space required to finalise our booking commitment. To that end we would ask prospective sponsors to register their interest by October 30, 2000.

To register your interest or for further information please ring 1800 852 100 or email force7@ozemail.com.au

For information on the Miami Convention visit www.cruiseshipping.net