FT Business, acknowledging the significance of maritime transportation, presents, in association with Boussias Communications, the World Shipping Congress, to be held in Athens on Sunday 19 and Monday 20 February 2012.

Featuring a combination of keynote addresses, presentations, interactive panel discussions, parallel "focus sessions", closed sessions, private meeting and networking opportunities, the World Shipping Congress will gather the elite of international shipping, world trade and financing to analyse, discuss and forecast the major strategic issues of the Shipping Industry at an era of high economic uncertainty and financial fragility.

Presidents of Shipowners' Associations representing 3 continents, 10 major Shipping Countries and almost 60% of the international fleet assemble in Athens to assess the major shipping issues and define strategies to cope with the volatile environment in world economy and finance. The summit will be chaired by the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Spyros Polemis.

Major Greek and International Shipowners debate with experts and delegates shipping financing prospects, focus on core industry issues and define the future course of demand and supply.

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