On 2-5 November 2021, one of the largest international events in the field of maritime transport Europort 2021 took place in the Netherlands at the Rotterdam Ahoy exhibition center.

The National Stand of Ukrainian companies of the maritime industry was presented at Europort 2021 with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Netherlands. MediaCompas and the Enterprise Europe Network Ukraine Consortium co-organized the National Stand with the financial support of the USAID Competitive Economy of Ukraine Program.

The event became a unique opportunity to establish new cross-border contacts and meet with potential business partners, to study the latest trends in the maritime industry. A total of 351 companies from more than 30 countries registered for the event. Among the participants were 13 companies from Ukraine, including Intellectual maritime technology, Corr-Map, Olivia maritime, Shipping, Mediacompas, SMG smart maritime group, Artelmarine, Ukrainian maritime cluster, Kliver.

The exhibition was dedicated to innovative technologies and the latest products of world manufacturers and suppliers in shipbuilding, port administration technologies, international and domestic navigation and professional fishing. The focus was on special purpose vessels, including the construction of seagoing vessels, dredgers, the construction of naval vessels, boats, inland waterway vessels, fishing vessels and super yachts. The exhibition presented shipbuilding and ship repair technologies, navigation equipment, ship propulsion systems, deck equipment, security systems, port facilities, radio engineering, information technology, services (classification, financing, navigation, etc.) and much more.

Photo by Iryna Drabok