Last week’s Posidonia 2024 has already gone down in history as the best-attended in the biennial event’s 55 years of existence, and organizers are already busy responding to inquiries and preregistration applications for the next event, scheduled for June 1-5, 2026. This year’s version of the world’s largest shipping exhibition boasted 2,038 exhibitors from over 60 countries and territories on June 3-7, attracting over 32,000 visitors, its organizers announced on Thursday. Having broken all previous records in terms of exhibition space, number of exhibitors and visitors, Posidonia 2024 was also the place where the maritime world came together once again to finalize and confirm highly lucrative new business deals or announce previously signed contracts.
One such occasion was the showstopper announcement of Navig8’s tanker fleet and pool business being taken over by ADNOC L&S in a reported $1.5 billion deal that was made public during Posidonia 2024. Theodore Vokos, managing director of Posidonia Exhibitions SA, said: “It is humbling to witness such a strong response to Posidonia 2024 by the global shipping and maritime community.
Every sector of the marine economy and all shipping associations gathered once again in high volumes and high spirits to showcase innovations, network, do business, discuss, and debate the future of the industry. From shipyards to shipowners, ship registries to ship chandlers, classification societies, propulsion system manufacturers, ener.