OREANDA-NEWS. February 16, 2012. At the last assembly of directors of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) the Baltic Marine Festival was given the status of “Approved by UFI” (UFI Approved Event). To date, the certificate of UFI has already endorsed 8 of the 36 exhibition projects of ExpoForum. Among them are such exhibitions as "The Russian industrialist", "The Saint Petersburg International Book Salon", "Power and Electrical Engineering", "Welding", "Zoosfera", etc. This given status is a credit of trust, a mark of quality given by UFI, and which affirms absolute transparency of the occupied areas, exhibitors and visitors. Receiving the status of an UFI Approved Event is especially important for attraction of foreign participants, and for cooperation with the international organisations. Thus, the Baltic Marine Festival, which will take place in St. Petersburg on 31 May-3 June 2012 became the only boat show in Russia endorsed by UFI.