Indonesia Participates in Posidonia Ship Exhibition in Greece
8 June 2018 14:46 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia participated in the 2018 international exhibition Posidonia for the first time. It was the largest shipping exhibition in Greece and was followed by major shipbuilders. The Indonesian Embassy in Athens, Greece, said Indonesia's participation as a form of seriousness in the development of the maritime sector.
In the exhibition, Chairman of the Indonesian National Shipowners' Association, Carmelita Hartoto Hardikusumo, explained about the development of Indonesia's shipping sector. Meanwhile, Indonesia's Ambassador to Greece, Ferry Adamhar, gave an explanation on Indonesia's position as a maritime country.
Posidonia exhibition was held for five days and ended on June 8. On the second day, Tuesday, June 5, Indonesian booth became the center of attention for shipping businessmen, both local and from various countries. Dozens of visitors came to the Indonesian booth, especially during the Happy Hour event.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the Indonesian booth on the first day. The Greek conglomerate Yannis Vardinoyannis also visited the Indonesian booth and had a dialogue with Ambassador Ferry and Hartoto. Vardinoyannis is the Managing Director of Anek Line and one of the conglomerate family members of the Vardinoyannis who controls the oil and gas and inter-island transportation sectors.
The 50-year-old Posidonia exhibition is the largest shipping exhibition in the Mediterranean region. Most exhibitors and visitors are international maritime business actors, such as owners of shipping companies, ship agents, and the maritime equipment industry.
Indonesia is geographically surrounded by the sea and has about 17,000 islands known as the Archipelago Country. The name "Indonesia" itself comes from Greek; "Indos" and "Nesos", meaning Indian Islands or India.
Meanwhile, Greece is now known to have mastered the international shipping, with the number of fleets reaching 4,092 ships with 320,597,574 Deadweight Tonnage (DWT) and 188,904 Gross Tonnage (GT). Especially in the tanker and cargo sector, the capacity of the Greek fleet reached 171.3 million tons or 81.57% of the world's capacity.
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