Oct 28 - 29, 2025 
Nashville, Tennessee 
IMX is a strong fit for companies selling to towing and barging operations, ports and terminals, shipyards and repair facilities, dredging and marine contractors, and fleet service providers.
Booth Rentals Built for Towboat, Barge, Port, & Shipyard Decision-Makers
May 27-29, 2026 | Music City Center, Nashville, TN
The Inland Marine Expo is purpose-built for the inland and intracoastal marine transportation industry. Exhibiting at IMX places your brand directly in front of fleet operators, port leaders, and service decision-makers, within a show environment that prioritizes hands-on product evaluation and practical, operations-focused discussions.
- Support hands-on evaluation: Build a demo-first footprint that lets operators and shoreside leaders see equipment, materials, and systems up close. IMX explicitly sets the expectation for hands-on interaction, not passive browsing.
- Convert traffic into fleet meetings: Add meeting-ready seating for maintenance planning, retrofit discussions, and vendor qualification. IMX highlights networking and exhibit hall time as a core value for exhibitors.
- Communicate operational value fast: Make your story scannable around uptime, safety, compliance, and cost of ownership. Speak the language of the river industry, and the work gets easier.
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End-to-End Execution for Inland Marine Expo
Turnkey End-to-End Services: We manage the entire process so your team can focus on product demonstrations, fleet conversations, and relationship building on the IMX show floor.
In-house Production: About 97% of your booth components are produced at one of our own facilities. This helps us ensure delivering quality booths and within the decided timelines.
Pre-show Trial Run: Your booth is fully assembled before shipping, so you can confirm sightlines, demo flow, product placement, and storage access.
One Point of Contact: A dedicated project manager oversees your booth from design to teardown. This simplifies coordination while you focus on meeting towboat operators, port authorities, shipyards, and service buyers.
Itemized Quote, Zero Post-show Billing: Design, fabrication, graphics, logistics, installation, and dismantling are managed under one scope, so budgets and timelines stay controlled.
Plan around education and networking peaks: IMX promotes education sessions, keynotes, and networking events that drive attendee movement. We plan booth flow and staffing zones to capture pre-session and post-session traffic.
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Our booth turned out great at Global Pet Expo, and we received several compliments from attendees! Your team was also nice to work with and very responsive to everything.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Expect a mix of towboat and barge operators, port and terminal teams, fleeting and harbor services, shipyards, contractors, engineers, consultants, and related agencies.
A demo-first, meeting-forward booth performs best. IMX positions the expo as hands-on and built for meaningful connections across the “brown water family.”
Use a simple story structure. Lead with one operational outcome such as uptime or safety. Support it with a physical demo, a short spec card, and a real-world application example.
Yes. IMX notes attendees expect hands-on interaction. Booth layouts can include demo counters, equipment display zones, and safe traffic flow for repeated walkthroughs.
IMX promotes networking events and exhibit hall engagement. A booth designed with a clear meeting zone helps your team turn introductions into scheduled follow-ups and RFQ conversations.
Planning should begin 8 to 10 weeks in advance to allow time for design approvals, demo planning, regulatory review if needed, and logistics coordination.
Yes. We also build booths for SeatradeCruiseGlobal, RiverWorks Expo, and others, helping your brand connect with vessel operators, marine engineers, port authorities, and inland waterways professionals across the marine transportation industry.
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