Shipping Innovation and the Portuguese Ministry of the Sea are delighted to announce they have joined forces to launch the inaugural Portugal Shipping Week in September this year.
The event, which will be held in Lisbon during the week of September 17 to 21, will be chaired by Portuguese Minister of the Sea Ana Paula Vitorino (pictured). Populated by a large number of events run by industry supporting organisations as well as sponsors, Portugal Shipping Week will showcase Portugal’s role as a global shipping and logistics maritime centre.
Welcoming news of the event, the Minister said: “This type of week seeks to place Portugal on the international agenda of today’s shipowners, operators and investors.
“We are delighted to be working with Shipping Innovation on this exciting project and we look forward to welcoming the global shipping industry to Lisbon in September to meet and network with the leaders of the Portuguese Maritime sector, in the context of the Portuguese government's policy to promote the Ocean, and linked to several international maritime events that will take place in Portugal in 2018,” she added.
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Director of Shipping Innovation, said the launch of Portugal Shipping Week was a great opportunity to celebrate the country’s immense shipping heritage and its bright future.
“The week will also bring together the Portuguese speaking world from Europe, Asia, Africa and South America and will offer an exciting opportunity for high level industry and regulator networking and thought leadership,” he said.
Photo: Ana Paula Vitorino, Portuguese Minister of the Sea