Posidonia is one of the most important international meetings for the promotion of the maritime industry. Panama's presence at the fair aimed at strengthening ties with Greece, one of its main commercial partners in the maritime sector. It was also an opportunity to hold important conversations with global shipowners, charterers, and operators, attract new clients and thus increase the 8,536 ships that make up the Panama Ship Registry, the largest in the world.

The Panamanian pavilion, composed by the Panama Maritime Authority, Panama Canal Authority, PROPANAMA and the Consulate of Panama in Greece as host, was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and gathered more than 35 businessmen from the maritime sector, who closed deals for more than $500,000.

Throughout the event, meetings were held with prominent members of the sector for bolstering Panama's position in this industry. The AMP, is the second state institution, generating revenues of more than $100M per year and thus, contributing to the country’s development and economy.

The AMP’s General Director of Merchant Marine, Rafael Cigarruista said that "anyone who intends to become a maritime service provider must participate in Posidonia, since Posidonia offers opportunities to maintain personal contact with our clients, establish new contacts with potential clients, precisely in the Greek market, the world’s largest merchant fleet with some 5,400 ships, of which we have around 540 vessels."

Representatives of companies offering shipyards, freight forwarders, ship repairs, ship and bunker supplies, tugboats, shipping registers, consultancy and maritime legal services participated actively in this fair, which took place at the Metropolitan Expo Center, in Athens.

The Panamanian delegation was formed by the Minister of Maritime Affairs, Noriel Araúz, the Panamanian Ambassador to Greece, Julie Lymberópulos, the Deputy Comptroller of the Republic, Dagoberto Cortez, the AMP’s General Director of Merchant Marine, Rafael Cigarruista and Carmen Gisela Vergara, Executive Director of the Authority for the Attraction of Investments, and the Promotion of Exports of Panama (PROPANAMA).

Posidonia 2022 took place from June 6 to 10 and gathered more than 1,800 exhibitors from 88 countries representing the most influential sectors of the maritime industry. It was the largest of its history.