Posidonia 2018

Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/06/2018 - 08/06/2018
10:30 am - 7:00 pm

Location
Athens Metropolitan Expo S.A.

Categories

• Event

For further information, please contact:
Posidonia Exhibitions SA
Tel.: +30 210 4283608
Fax: +30 210 4283610
Email: [email protected]
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Posidonia provides direct access to Greek shipping and the owners of the largest fleet under the control of any one national group, dominating the newbuilding orderbook and S&P market.

Greek owners are drivers of the world shipping industry. The Greek-controlled fleet, the largest commercial armada ever, powers ahead. Greek shipowners are major customers of ship yards around the globe; in 2016 some 365 ships of near 33m dwt were on order in China, Japan, South Korea, Finland, Philippines, Romania and Vietnam. Continuing the Greek fleet diversification, this included all ship types; VLCC, suezmax, aframax, LNG and LPG carriers, dry bulk carriers, multi-purpose vessels and container ships, drillships, offshore supply vessels and ro-pax units.

As they upgrade and expand their fleets, Greeks continue as leaders in the sale and purchase market ships and major customers of finance and insurance providers. Keeping the Greek fleet of around 335m dwt trading also makes Greek owners cherished customers of marine equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Complying with the avalanche of international regulations will see them investing billions of dollars in ballast water management (BWM) systems, air emission controls and Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV). Plus the information technology and services supporting their ambitions.

Posidonia exhibitors are positioned at the heart of this multi-billion market, face to face with buyers ready to do business.

At Posidonia 2016, the Greek newbuilding orderbook stood at about $22bn, accounting for almost 10% of the total ships on order worldwide by vessel numbers. In the first three quarters of 2016, Greek interests had invested a confirmed $2.4bn on nearly 200 secondhand ships.

Greek owners are among the biggest investors in new equipment, with BWM retrofits, for example running up to $5m for a VLCC.

Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) aims to quantify and reduce CO2 emissions from shipping, creating a new kind of benchmarking system in Europe. It presents a boost for shipyards, equipment manufacturers and classification societies.

Making the industry cleaner and more efficient and to prove this is the case has also massively increased the information gathering and management required both ashore and on board. It is hardly surprising that digitalisation, green propulsion and eco-fuel efficient shipping are now the industry’s watchwords.

Be ready to do business with Greek owners keen to evaluate new technologies, source equipment and to develop partnerships for their demanding fleet expansion and renewal programmes. Nowhere else do they gather to do business on this scale, joined by top decision makers and buyers from all sectors of the international shipping industry.

“For half a century the Union of Greek Shipowners has been closely associated with Posidonia’s growth to its leading position in the international events calendar. We look forward to again welcoming you to this unique gathering at the heart of shipping and to productive and enjoyable business that has become the trademark of Posidonia.”
Theodore Veniamis
President, Union of Greek Shipowners