Greek Prime Minister Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis presided this evening over the official opening of Posidonia 2022, as the event welcomes back to Athens the global maritime community following the pandemic-induced cancellation of the 2020 event.
Greek Prime Minister Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis presided this evening over the official opening of Posidonia 2022, as the event welcomes back to Athens the global maritime community following the pandemic-induced cancellation of the 2020 event.
The Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition will be held from June 6-10 at the Athens’ Metropolitan Exhibition Centre. 1,929 companies from 88 countries will exhibit their products and services during Posidonia next week.
MSC Lirica has operated from her summer base of Piraeus for the past 6 weeks and owner MSC Cruises has paid tribute to the Greek travel trade and the country’s holidaymakers who have so far boarded the ship.
Environmental Protection Engineering (EPE) has launched POWERKLOR – a complete disinfection solution for ship surfaces which generates sodium hypochlorite on-demand using only salt and water.
Costa Cruises presents its offer for Greek cruise enthusiasts who during the season will have different opportunities to embark from the port of Athens choosing from several 8-15 days Eastern Mediterranean itineraries on board Costa Venezia and Costa Deliziosa.
The first International Day for Women in Maritime on 18 May 2022 provides a platform to highlight and celebrate the achievements of women in maritime and identify areas of improvement for gender balance.
A significant distinction for Franman as it receives the Great Place to Work 2022 Certification.
The 96th International Annual Convention and Conference will take place in Athens on 20-22 September 2022, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
This will be organised and hosted by the International Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Piraeus.
The Convention titled WE ARE TOGETHER / TOGETHER FOR SHIPPING / TOGETHER FOR THE FUTURE
is the first global shipping Convention with physical attendance to be held in Greece since the start of the pandemic.
It is an honour for Greece to be assigned this event, once again, after the successful global event hosted in 2007.
The entire worldwide network of the Propeller Club, consisting of 72 Clubs in ports around the world will be represented.
Together, they will set the tone of this exciting three-day event dedicated to news and developments, opportunities, challenges and concerns related to the future of global shipping.
"With this Convention, Greece stands at the epicentre of world shipping in a highly significant way.
Our country assumes the position it rightly deserves, " said the President of the Propeller Club Piraeus, Costis J. Frangoulis.
"It will be a Convention of national and global importance, full of the ideals of the sea, of cooperation, of evolution.
We are looking forward to your participation."
The agenda and the detailed program of the conference will be announced soon. In the meantime, please save the date - 20-22 September 2022.
Latest MSI quarterly report points to decline in new gas fuel orders as Methanol and Ammonia options gather momentum and longer term risks are weighed.

World Shipping news for the marine professional. Read maritime news online.