Posidonia ’10 to offer Far East shippers opportunities

Traditional emerging maritime markets from Asia look set to firm their grip on world shipping through an all-time record participation at Posidonia 2010, one of the world’s largest trade shipping events to be held for the 22nd time in Greece, June 7th to 11th at the Hellenikon Exhibition Centre.
The recent spate of new-building orders from Greek ship-owners is a tangible sign of recovery and has reignited the interest of Asia’s traditional shipbuilding superpowers Korea, Japan and China, who will field their biggest ever participation at Posidonia this year,” said Theodore Vokos, Project Manager, Posidonia Exhibitions S.A., the organizers of the biennial event.
“India’s ascendance as a world shipbuilding force is another contributing factor to Asia’s undisputed leadership in the shipbuilding industry. The country’s first ever national Pavilion at Posidonia serves as a reminder of India’s great ambitions and aspirations to be perceived as a key shipbuilding nation and services provider to the international maritime scene,” he said. The committed Far East presence at Posidonia 2010 is already 45 per cent larger compared with the 2008 Exhibition bringing the total floor space of Asian participation up to 3,166 sqm, an increase of 1,000 sqm from two years ago.
Some 20,000 trade visitors are expected to attend the exhibition, breaking the previous record set in 2008. This number is likely to grow as the world emerges from recession with many of them expected to focus on the three key growth areas of shipbuilding, ship equipment and the maritime service industries. Organizers expect to welcome more than 1,700 exhibitors from 80 countries.