The annual UK P&I Club Reception was well attended by members, brokers and correspondents in the Hansa Lounge in Hamburg on 29th November. There was a distinct Christmas feel to the evening with the Christmas market in the town hall square in full swing.
Posidonia started back in 1969 under the patronage of Greek shipowners and has grown dramatically since. This year the exhibition attracted 22,000 people with 1,800 exhibitors from 90 countries. The exhibition is hosted at the Metropolitan Expo - four halls packed with shipping’s finest!
A lot is being said about the implications of blockchain technology on the shipping supply chain and the prophesised benefits it will eventually bring to the industry, such as cost and time savings.
