June 4th, 20180John Hadjipateras had been planning to make the case for LPG as a ship fuel at Posidonia this week. His plans, however, have been somewhat sideswiped by last week’s news that fellow VLGC operator BW LPG had made a $1.1bn move to acquire his company. Hadjipateras will not be drawn on the takeover talk when Maritime CEO comes calling....
June 4th, 20181We will get a chance to hear what’s uppermost in owners’ minds at Posidonia in the next few days. Posidonia beats all other major shipping events in the calendar in giving participants a real pulse for what shipowners are thinking. Whether it is on the exhibition floor or at the myriad parties and receptions across Athens and...
June 1st, 20185The Greek shipping community’s reputation for hospitality is unrivalled. Bei Hong offers an insight into how to get the best out of the gathering, and avoid some of the pitfalls. Let’s just say if a Norwegian broker invites you on a boat ride, look out! For nigh on 50 years, Posidonia has been the benchmark for shipping events...
June 1st, 20183Who’d be a maritime inventor? A combination of the glacial pace of legislation and the notoriously last minute approach to technology take-up by shipowners makes even the best laid plans difficult to market to maritime customers. Take scrubbers. They’re set to be a hot topic at this year’s Posidonia where Maritime CEO magazine will...
June 1st, 20181Stuart Rivers, CEO of the Sailors’ Society charity, writes exclusively for Splash today, reminding those attending next week’s jamboree in Athens not forget about the daily problems faced by the men and women working out at sea. Next week, more than 20,000 visitors are expected to attend one of the largest and most anticipated...
May 31st, 20181Greek shipping stats keep coming in thick and fast to the Splash newsroom ahead of next week’s Posidonia exhibition in Athens. Online pricing portal VesselsValue is the latest to issue their take on the Greek merchant fleet, crowning John Angelicoussis (pictured left) as the highest valued Greek shipping billionaire, whose 129 ships...
May 31st, 20180The shipping markets are about to have their biennial summer breather as the world’s most famous shipping show comes into view. As you read this more than 3,000 construction workers are assembling the stands for the record breaking exhibition near Athens airport, while caterers in the capital and Piraeus will be chilling ship-loads...
May 30th, 20180The latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine launches today with a suitably Greek flavour to proceedings given that the publication will be distributed across Posidonia-related events in Athens and Piraeus next week. Inside we look at Greek ship finance, likely Posidonia talking points plus we try to get inside the mindset of the typical...
May 28th, 20180With Clarkson set to play a large role as ever at Posidonia, which starts next week, Stephen Gordon, the managing director of Clarkson Research Services, has crunched the numbers to look at the dominant role the Greek fleet has in world shipping. Writing in the latest Clarkson weekly report, Gordon noted that 10 years on from the...
May 28th, 20180Expect more bankers to be in attendance at next month’s Posidonia than at any time since the start of the global financial crisis 10 years ago. With all data pointing to the rapid growth of the national merchant fleet – the Union of Greek Shipowners puts the Greek fleet at 20% of the world total – local analysts at Petrofin Bank...
