Metropolitan Expo Center

US fuel-agnostic green lubes firm Shipglide to debut at Posidonia

Florida-based Shipglide is making its Posidonia debut this year (on June 3-7) and is on the verge of opening its first offices in Greece through a strategic joint venture.

The company describes its mission as being a pioneer of change in the maritime industry by offering a proven and fuel-agnostic air lubrication system tailored to suit every kind of vessel.

Foodexpo put off

The annual international food and drink exhibition Foodexpo, originally scheduled to take place next weekend (March 7-9), has been postponed until May 16-18, due to coronavirus concerns, it was announced Friday.
It will take place at the Metropolitan Expo Center next to Athens International Airport.

Posidonia debut 
for Space Horizon

Maritime consulting firm Space Horizon will be making its first Posidonia appearance as an exhibitor this year to promote the company's innovations to a global audience of shipping industry decision-makers.
Posidonia will be taking place from June 1 to 5 at the Metropolitan Expo Center next to Athens International Airport.

Shipping walks the regulatory tightrope

The viability of international shipping regulators' ambitious goals and the industry's readiness to develop technologies and solutions designed to aid compliance for the industry are topics to be tabled and discussed during various conferences and seminars at Posidonia 2020, which will take place at the Metropolitan Expo Center next to Athens International Airport on June 1-5.

Newsfront summit aims to boost local maritime industry

Publisher, print buyer and media and event consultant media group Newsfront/Naftiliaki is organizing an event titled "Support the Local Maritime Industry Summit" on June 7, in the context of the Posidonia 2018 shipping exhibition at the Metropolitan Expo Center next to Athens International Airport.

Tsipras says shipping can teach the country

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras launched the Posidonia international shipping exhibition on Monday evening at the Metropolitan Expo Center next to Athens Airport, asking Greek shipowners to have confidence in the government "and for their help so that we can build a new relationship with the state, for the benefit of society and the economy."

Posidonia growth a 'great show of faith' in the local shipping sector

The expansion of the upcoming Posidonia shipping exhibition to an unprecedented size in terms of exhibitor and expected visitor numbers, its span across sectors and the interest it generates among corporations and governments, is being hailed as a "great show of faith" during a period of adversity both for the Greek economy and the shipping industry in general.