Gmec (global maritime environmental congress)

Hamburg, Germany, September 7th- 8th, 2010

The global maritime environmental congress (gmec) is the first inter-industry, international conference on “maritime environmental protection”. The main focus of the congress is on the ecological challenges for the maritime industry and the opportunities that sustainable action gives for the economic strength of the industry. Thus, gmec provides a platform for representatives of IMO (International Maritime Organization), the European Commission, governments, port industries, shipping and the shipbuilding industry to discuss what has been achieved so far and to set targets for 2020. Participants will address subjects such as reduction of emissions to the air and water and on shore. Other major topics will include sustainable waste management and sensitive handling of ballast water. These discussions may determine the course for the environmental future of the global maritime industry.

gmec will be held at CCH-Congress Center Hamburg on September 7 and 8, 2010 – on the occasion of SMM, the world’s premier shipbuilding trade fair. The principal gmec Chairmen are Micky Arison, Chairman and CEO Carnival Corporation & plc; Corrado Antonini, CEO Fincantieri; and Spyros Polemis, Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). gmec is in the future to take place every two years. Patronage has been undertaken by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.(www.gmec-hamburg-com)