Posidonia 2024 marks a significant milestone for the maritime industry, as exhibitors and visitors gather in Greece, highlights Union of Greek Shipowners president Melina Travlos.
Shipping connects people, economies and cultures. Posidonia embraces the same spirit. It effectively serves as a platform for the shipping industry and the wider maritime cluster to exchange views, provide business opportunities, showcase innovations, and generate solutions to current challenges.
Nowadays, volatility is a universal challenge. In this ever-changing and unpredictable international environment, shipping continues to offer its invaluable services reliably. Shipping is the backbone of the global economy, supporting the welfare of humanity.
Greek shipping, being the largest international and cross-trading fleet, has a strategic and indispensable role in global trade and economy. Representing more than 20% of the global capacity and more than 60% of the European Union-controlled fleet, Greek shipping is at the forefront of the green transition with the largest alternative fuel capable fleet in the world.
We continue to invest heavily in new technologies and digitalization, drastically improving our environmental footprint. Our defining characteristics are exceptional resilience and adaptability, which have established us as the leading maritime nation. Embracing our maritime heritage, our seamanship, we try to strengthen these qualities that are key to our ability to effectively navigate the challenges of our time.
…Melina Travlos said.
As informed, the smooth functioning of international trade and subsequently global economic growth are inseparably linked with shipping. Without shipping, moreover, there can be no energy transition. Therefore, the competitiveness of our industry is essential for the world.
