EXHIBITION - Tarragona Port Authority and other partners of the MED-PCS Project attended the European Maritime Day, which this year was held in the Port of Piraeus, on the 28th and 29th of May 2015. MED-PCS partners had the opportunity to make contact with partners of other maritime projects, to address the outcomes of the MED-PCS Project and to initiate contacts for future project proposals.

The EMD 2015 conference attracted a record number of participants from the European maritime community

It brought together over 1300 participants to discuss about the potential of the blue economy.

On May 30 & 31, the city of Piraeus hosted a series of public happenings at various locations of the city, celebrating its rich maritime history and culture.

OCEAN FINANCE 30 MAY 2015

During this year’s European Maritime Day, held in Piraeus on 28-29 May 2015, took place a special workshop organized by the European Commission – DG Mobility and Transport dedicated to LNG for shipping. OceanFinance participated in the event and contributed to the discussion over the latest EU and IMO environmental regulations, the risks and opportunities of LNG as a shipping fuel and the gaps and bottlenecks in existing EU and National regulations for LNG’s adoption with Dr. Zacharioudakis presentation about “POSEIDON MED: The LNG Bunkering Project for the East Mediterranean Sea”.

This year’s European Maritime Day in Pireaus has gathered state representatives, CEOs, stakeholders, scientists and experts around Europe and beyond to a very successful event, where were discussed various opportunities and challenges of the maritime sector. Participants of the Conference presented and shared the best practices of their countries in order to facilitate blue growth within the dynamic area of ports and seas.

As such the LNG FOR SHIPPING: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES session was organized to contribute to the discussion over the challenges of the maritime sector focusing on the preliminary results of a study launched by DG-MOVE with the support of Price Waterhouse Coopers and DNV-GL. The study’s first results about the perception of the risks and opportunities of LNG as a shipping fuel and the gaps that exist in the regulatory framework for LNG-fuelled ships and the provision of LNG fuel were placed under discussion in an effort to address issues and define solutions towards the LNG era.

ABOUT PIRAEUS

Piraeus is a port city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens urban area, 12 kilometres (7 miles) southwest from its city center (municipality of Athens), and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.

Piraeus has a long recorded history, dating to ancient Greece. The city was largely developed in the early 5th century BC, when it was selected to serve as the port city of classical Athens and was transformed into a prototype harbour, concentrating all the import and transit trade of Athens. During the Golden Age of Athens the Long Walls were constructed to connect Athens with Piraeus. Consequently, it became the chief harbour of ancient Greece, but declined gradually after the 4th century AD, growing once more in the 19th century, especially after Athens' declaration as the capital of Greece. In the modern era, Piraeus is a large city, bustling with activity and an integral part of Athens, acting as home to the country's biggest harbour and bearing all the characteristics of a huge marine and commercial-industrial centre.

The port of Piraeus is the chief port in Greece, the largest passenger port in Europe and the second largest in the world, servicing about 20 million passengers annually. With a throughput of 1.4 million TEUs, Piraeus is placed among the top ten ports in container traffic in Europe and the top container port in the Eastern Mediterranean. The city hosted events in both the 1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens. The University of Piraeus is one of the largest universities in Greece.

In addition to being the largest marine–based shipping centre of Greece, Piraeus is also the commercial hub of Greek shipping, with most of Greece's shipowners basing their commercial operations there, largely centred around the street Akti Miaouli. In its capacities as host to Greek shipping, Piraeus has been affected significantly by the various governments of Greece. Following World War II, the Greek government attempted to nationalize the proceeds of the insurance payments given to Greek shipowners who had lost vessels as a result of those vessels having been commandeered by the Allied Forces; the insurance had been provided by Lloyd's of London and guaranteed by the coalition of the allied forces. Although Greek shipowners ultimately won their case against the Greek government in the British courts, most were uninterested in continuing to base their headquarters in Piraeus, both out of distrust of the Greek government, and because the war had left the greater Athens area in a state of severe poverty. As a result, Greece's ship owners left Piraeus en masse in favour of operations in London, New York, Alexandria and other major shipping cities.

EMD HEADLINE THEMES

* Brussels 2008: "A regional approach to the implementation of Maritime Policy"

* Rome 2009: "Integrated Maritime Policy and the contribution of maritime clusters"

* Gijón 2010: "How to foster innovation?"

* Gdansk 2011: "Maritime Policy: Putting People First"

* Gothenburg 2012: "Sustainable Growth from the Oceans, Seas and Coasts"

* Valletta 2013: "Coastal Development and Sustainable Maritime Tourism"

* Bremen 2014: "Innovation driving Blue Growth"

* Piraeus 2015: "Ports and Coasts, Gateways to Maritime Growth"

* Turku 2016: "Investing in blue growth – smart and sustainable solutions"

* Poole 2017: "The Future of our Seas"

* Burgas 2018: Bulgaria "TBA"

* Lisbon 2019: Portugal "TBA"

* Cork 2020: Ireland "TBA"

* Den Helder 2021: The Netherlands "TBA"

* Ravenna 2022: Italy "TBA"

* Brest 2023: France "TBA"

* Svendborg 2024: Denmark "TBA"

EXHIBITION - Tarragona Port Authority and other partners of the MED-PCS Project attended the European Maritime Day, which this year was held in the Port of Piraeus, on the 28th and 29th of May 2015. MED-PCS partners had the opportunity to make contact with partners of other maritime projects, to address the outcomes of the MED-PCS Project and to initiate contacts for future project proposals.

CONFERENCE

Programme 

CONTACTS

Enterprise Europe Network South West
Business West, Leigh Court
Abbots Leigh, Bristol, BS8 3RA 

LINKS & REFERENCE

https://www.oceanfinance.gr/european-maritime-day-2015-piraeus/

http://www.med-pcs.eu/news-actually/83-european-maritime-day-ports-and-coasts-gateways-to-maritime-growth

http://www.conferenceexpo.co.uk/maximising-space-at/

http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/maritimeday/en/2014

http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/maritimeday/en/home

http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/maritimeday/en

http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/maritimeday/en/about-emd

http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/maritimeday/en/poole-2017

http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/maritimeday/en/exhibition

CREATION - The European Maritime Day (EMD) was officially created on 20 May 2008 where the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering, Council President Janez Janša, and Commission President José Manuel Barroso signed a Joint Tripartite Declaration establishing it.

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