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rel=\"noopener\">Official conference site \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/header>\n\n      <section class=\"hero\" aria-label=\"Event hero\">\n        <div class=\"copy\">\n          <div class=\"eyebrow\">Thessaloniki \u00b7 Friday 4 September 2026<\/div>\n          <h1>International Maritime <strong>Transport Conference<\/strong><\/h1>\n          <p class=\"lead\">A focused international forum on how innovation, sustainability and geopolitics are reshaping Greek shipping, ports and maritime economic development.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"support\"><b>GASCM supports the conference<\/b> as one of the bodies under whose auspices\/support the event is presented, strengthening the link between maritime transport, ports, logistics and supply chain competitiveness.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"cta-row\">\n            <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/international-maritime-transport-conference-in-thessaloniki-2026-tickets-1996371360480?aff=oddtdtcreator\" 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University<\/b><small>Thermi Campus, Building A \u2014 Auditorium Costas Th. Grammenos<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n            <div class=\"fact\"><div class=\"icon\">03<\/div><div><span>Organizers<\/span><b>International Hellenic University<\/b><small>Department of Supply Chain Management and Logistics<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n            <div class=\"fact\"><div class=\"icon\">04<\/div><div><span>Language<\/span><b>English &amp; Greek<\/b><small>International audience and Greek maritime ecosystem<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"stats\">\n            <div class=\"stat\"><b>6<\/b><span>thematic panels<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"stat\"><b>7h<\/b><span>programme<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"stat\"><b>8<\/b><span>supporting bodies<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/aside>\n      <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"sections\" aria-label=\"Conference focus\">\n        <h2 class=\"section-title\">Why this event matters for the supply-chain community<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"cards\">\n          <article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag\">Ports &amp; Logistics<\/span><h3>Port competitiveness is supply-chain competitiveness.<\/h3><p>The conference connects port strategy with logistics flows, regional development and international trade resilience.<\/p><\/article>\n          <article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag\">Innovation &amp; Sustainability<\/span><h3>Technology must create measurable maritime value.<\/h3><p>Discussions cover innovation, alternative technologies, decarbonisation and the practical transformation of maritime operations.<\/p><\/article>\n          <article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag\">Geopolitics &amp; Corridors<\/span><h3>Greek ports are part of a wider strategic map.<\/h3><p>Energy corridors, regional connectivity and geopolitical shifts make maritime transport central to the next decade of growth.<\/p><\/article>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <section class=\"programme\" aria-label=\"Programme highlights\">\n          <h2>Programme highlights<\/h2>\n          <div class=\"panel-list\">\n            <div class=\"panel\"><time>11:45<\/time><b>Keynote Presentation<\/b><small>Innovation for Greek ports, islands and cruise development<\/small><\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel\"><time>12:00<\/time><b>Geopolitics, Energy &amp; the Vertical Corridor<\/b><small>The evolving role of Greek ports and innovation<\/small><\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel\"><time>13:00<\/time><b>Nuclear Innovation for Maritime<\/b><small>Future-proofing shipping and port operations<\/small><\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel\"><time>13:45<\/time><b>Maritime Innovation as a Growth Engine<\/b><small>Sustainability, economic development and port competitiveness<\/small><\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel\"><time>15:15<\/time><b>Building the Port of the Future<\/b><small>The role of construction and infrastructure companies<\/small><\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel\"><time>16:00<\/time><b>Emerging Maritime Technologies<\/b><small>What is real, what comes next, and what it means for business, strategy and policy<\/small><\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel\"><time>17:15<\/time><b>Smart Cruise &amp; Smart Destinations<\/b><small>Unlocking economic value through Greek ports<\/small><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"logos\" aria-label=\"Auspices and support\">\n          <h2>Under the auspices \/ with the support of key national bodies<\/h2>\n          <div class=\"logo-grid\">\n            <div class=\"logo-pill\">Enterprise Greece<\/div>\n            <div class=\"logo-pill highlight\">GASCM \/ \u0395\u0395LBE<\/div>\n            <div class=\"logo-pill\">Hellenic Ports Association<\/div>\n            <div class=\"logo-pill\">Hellenic Chamber of Shipping<\/div>\n            <div class=\"logo-pill\">Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association<\/div>\n            <div class=\"logo-pill\">Hellenic Management Centre<\/div>\n            <div class=\"logo-pill\">Region of Central Macedonia<\/div>\n            <div class=\"logo-pill\">Ministry bodies<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n      <\/section>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/main>\n  <footer>\n    <div class=\"container\">Event information retrieved from the official conference website on 27 August 2026. <\/div>\n  <\/footer>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A focused international forum on how innovation, sustainability and geopolitics are reshaping Greek shipping, ports and maritime economic development.<br \/>\nGASCM supports the conference as one of the bodies under whose auspices\/support the event is presented, strengthening the link between maritime transport, ports, logistics and supply chain competitiveness.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":3962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,30,72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eelbesupportevents","category-30","category-participationevents"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3960,"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3959\/revisions\/3960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logistics.org.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}