Posidonia 2014, the world’s most prestigious shipping exhibition, opened its doors again last week at the Athens Metropolitan Expo with the biggest in the event’s long history with organizers confirming new record in terms of participant countries and exhibition size, and the conferences and seminars program marking a significant growth compared to the 2012 event. More than 1.800 exhibitors and some 19,000 visitors from a record 93 countries and territories will attend Posidonia 2014, a tangible testament to the trade- mark event’s ever growing global appeal.
Posidonia’s international appeal was reinforced by the fact that it's the national maritime exhibition of the Greek shipping community, which dominates global shipping with their ever expanding fleet currently standing at 3,669 ocean going vessels over 1,000 gt. Greek shipping is the worldwide leader representing 16.16% of the global fleet in dwt and 46.72% of the European fleet in gt.
Also with the Greek fleet’s ongoing expansion and modernization strategy, shipping service and product providers from all sectors of the industry were queuing for some quality time in the company of the Greek shipowners who last year spent $13bn under their new-building program, investing in more than 300 new-buildings.
The traditional shipbuilding powers of the Far East featured prominently this June 14 with their biggest ever contingent of shipyards at any Posidonia show. Morover, participants came from from every corner of the world this year in particular companies from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) registered a 200% increase with a large number of companies from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman seeking investment and partnership opportunities in Greek shipping assets.
Once again, the biggest national participation was from China, followed by Korea and Japan, while this year Hong Kong make a long-awaited comeback after a 10 year absence, with Turkey returning after 2006 and Georgia in its maiden appearance.
Posidonia also unveiled details of its robust Conference & Seminars Program during which government officials, industry analysts, bankers and financiers, shipowners and delegates gathered together to debate emerging trends and provide insights into the industry’s future. Some of the hottest and most controversial issues pertaining to the global shipping industry were tabled during press conferences, workshops, roundtable discussions and seminars on issues ranging from future trends in vessel design, composite material, fuel emissions and bridge technology to injury and illness at sea, maritime risk management, energy savings and from ecoship technologies to maritime communication.
Posidonia 2014 was opened by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on June 2nd, before it officially opens to the public a few hours later
The traditional shipbuilding powers of the Far East featured prominently this June 14 with their biggest ever contingent of shipyards at any Posidonia show. Morover, participants came from from every corner of the world this year in particular companies from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) registered a 200% increase with a large number of companies from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman seeking investment and partnership opportunities in Greek shipping assets.
Once again, the biggest national participation was from China, followed by Korea and Japan, while this year Hong Kong make a long-awaited comeback after a 10 year absence, with Turkey returning after 2006 and Georgia in its maiden appearance.
Posidonia also unveiled details of its robust Conference & Seminars Program during which government officials, industry analysts, bankers and financiers, shipowners and delegates gathered together to debate emerging trends and provide insights into the industry’s future. Some of the hottest and most controversial issues pertaining to the global shipping industry were tabled during press conferences, workshops, roundtable discussions and seminars on issues ranging from future trends in vessel design, composite material, fuel emissions and bridge technology to injury and illness at sea, maritime risk management, energy savings and from ecoship technologies to maritime communication.
Posidonia 2014 was opened by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on June 2nd, before it officially opens to the public a few hours later
