MARITIME AGENDA 9th Offshore Arabia Conference and Exhibition 4 -, . , · - t t J' > . wt OFFSHORE ARABIA Marine Money Offshore Arabia Conference & Exhibition Under the Iheme: "Navigating the Future & Facing the Challenges" 28 th of February - 1 st of March 2018 Sheikh Rashid Hall F & C Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre United Arab Emirates #offshorearabia Date: 28th February – 1st March 2018 Venue: Sheikh Rashid Hall F and C, Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. Offshore Arabia is a focused prestigious meeting place of the Offshore Industry, and it’s diverse spectrum from the Oil & Gas sector to the Marine & Maritime Industry. www.offshorearabia.ae Date: 15th of March 2018 Venue: Emirates Tower, Dubai, UAE ( Gulf Ship Finance Forum) Historically low contracting of new vessels, a potential uptick in global trade from new political initiatives, new financing sources from the Far East. The Marine Money conference in Dubai will bring together many of the most influential shipowners, operators, traders, financers, investors and maritime experts in the fields of legal, finance, sale and purchase and consultancy from the Middle East region and abroad. Middle East Petroleum and Gas Conference Date: 22nd to 24th of April 2018 Venue: Abu Dhabi, UAE MPGC 2018 will address the challenges faced by the oil and gas markets in a period of continuing uncertainty in the relationship between OPEC production cuts, US oil production and oil prices. Simultaneously, the markets are seeing healthy refining margins, a dramatic rise in Middle East product trade and flows, lower LNG spot and more attractive contract prices. The impact of the 2020 global sulphur cap and new trading partnership models between NOCs, IOCs and international trading companies, whilst low prices have discouraged big new NOC refining investments. Posidonia 2018 Date: 4 to 8 June 2018 Venue: Athens, Greece Posidonia set a high benchmark for visitor numbers. Over 22,000 visitors crowded the stands and attended the many events in the four halls and conference rooms at the state-of-the-art Metropolitan Expo. The energy and excitement of the popular Posidonia Games kicked off five days of great business for the 1,825 exhibiting companies from over 90 countries. 72 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2018
A unique business platform for the global shipping industry 22,000 1,825 101 VISITORS EXHIBITING COMPANIES COUNTRIES Welcomed by the owners of a fleet of over 4,000 vessels 4-8 June 2018 Metropolitan Expo, Athens Greece www.posidonia-events.com MARASINEWS.COM 73