The International Forum organized by Navigator Shipping Consultants Ltd. was held for the 16th Consecutive year and proved that it still remains one of the most popular events in the shipping industry.
The event took place on Friday, November 4th 2016 at the Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso. More than 500 executives of Shipping Community, Ambassadors from 25 countries, members of the banking sector, representatives of major maritime organizations, academics, students and press representatives were present at the NAVIGATOR 2016 – “The Shipping Decision Makers Forum”.
The Managing Director of Navigator, Mrs. Danae Bezantakou, welcomed the participants and urged them to stop making crisis a brand and try to take advantage of the opportunities that arise through this situation.
The President of the Company, Capt. Dimitris Bezantakos, in his opening speech encouraged all decision makers of the Greek Shipping Industry to leave pessimism aside and strive in order to maintain its leading position in the world.
The Forum was inaugurated by Mr. Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Former Minister of the Hellenic Ministry of Shipping and the Aegean, as well as by Mrs. Eva Kaili, Member of the European Parliament.
Antipollution SA was one of the main sponsors and our company was awarded for its contribution to the event. We are delighted to take part at the biggest shipping event that promotes maritime industry in Greece and around the world.
Moreover, panelists emphasized on the importance of the shipping companies applying technological integration and analyzed ways in which the implementation of the “green model” can improve the performance of the crew, with regards to Safety and the logistics chain.