Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition, 4th-8th June 2018, Athens
SMI will be taking organising both a UK Group stand and UK Showcase at Posidonia 2018.
Greek ship owners and operators are leading the world by controlling the world's largest commercial fleet making up some 20% of total world deadweight tonnage.
In mid-2017 there are 69 fleets under Greek control over 1 million DWT comprising of over 2,800 ships. Keeping this huge commercial armada in business requires Greek owners to spend upwards of US$ 4 billion per year just on repairs, drydocking, conversions, equipment upgrades and general maintenance.
The increasing demands of regulations have seen major investments by fleet operators in cutting-edge Nox/Sox scrubbers, ballast water management systems, plus navigation and other shipboard technology.
With modern second hand tonnage entering the world market, the Greeks are continually upgrading their fleets since they are in the main cash rich and taking the opportunity to buy quality tonnage at very keen prices. This tonnage should need maintaining, converting and upgrading work which means opportunities for the British supply chain.
The Society for Maritime Industries (SMI) is the group organiser fir the UK Group. There is no known DIT Trade Access Program grant support for this show and bidding for the 2018 shows will not be known until Feb/March 2018. Full details can be found at the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/yb62v8zr
SMI are also organising a UK showcase at Posidonia, which comprises a lightwall space, brochure rack, exhibitor pass, showguide and website entry. The showcase spaces will be on a first come first served basis.
Full details of this option are available at:
https://tinyurl.com/ybllr878
or contact Clementina Upton or Tom Chant at the Society of Maritime Industries. Deadline is May 4th 2018. Tel:020 7628 2555 Email: events@maritimeindustries.org or tom.chant@maritimeindustries.org
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