Next week the global maritime industry will gather in Athens, Greece for the 2016 edition of the international trade fair Posidonia.
The organisers of Posidonia have confirmed that the biennial trade fair has amassed 15 percent growth in size for this year’s event. They say that a total of 40,000 square metres of exhibition floor space has been committed to over 1,800 exhibitors from 89 countries. There will be 40 conferences hosted alongside the exhibition, many of which focus on ship efficiency and environmental/green shipping aspects.
The gravitas of Posidonia and its reputation is owed to its status as the home of Greek Shipping, who represent 19.63% of the global fleet in DWT and 50% of the EU fleet. The greek-owned fleet’s average age is 11.2 years and comprises 4,585 ships. Greece’s ocean-going shipping sector maintains the highest ranking in the world and continues to expand with the current newbuilding order book containing 350 ships under construction.
“The growth of Posidonia is the result of the resilience of the Greek shipping industry which has managed to cope with the current challenging conditions and maintains its leadership position thanks to its entrepreneurial spirit and by continuously upgrading and reinventing its product,” said Theodore Vokos, Executive Director, Posidonia Exhibitions S.A., during a recent press conference to mark the launch of the 25th edition of Posidonia.
Posidonia 2016 will be held from June 6 – 10 at the Athens Metropolitan Expo. The event is organised under the auspices of the Greek shipping community and the five major associations representing Greek shipping interests: Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy, Municipality of Piraeus, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Union of Greek Shipowners, Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee, Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association and Association of Passenger Shipping Companies.
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