Posidonia set to break more records

Featuring a record 1,920 exhibitors from 92 countries and covering 16 percent more space than its last edition two years ago, Posidonia 2018 opens at Athens Metropolitan Expo on Monday. The landmark event of global shipping will this year be covering an ever greater spectrum of related products, services and activities.

"The list of exhibitors has been expanded more than ever before, both in numbers and in scope," Theodore Vokos, the executive director of Posidonia Exhibitions, said at a press conference on Thursday in Piraeus to present the June 4-8 event. He added that the exhibition includes 22 national pavilions and the presence of International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim, European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc and eight shipping ministers.

Its program boasts a diverse list of 40 seminars and conferences.

Friday sees the...