Shipping’s unique role in providing most of everything that the world’s people need and want was once again the focus for an international audience, as Turkey hosted the 2016 World Maritime Day Parallel Event (4-6 November).rnrnThe event in Istanbul , which focused on the World Maritime Day theme, “Shipping: Indispensable to the World was formally opened by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim, who emphasized that almost everyone on the planet is dependent on shipping.
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Also speaking at the opening ceremony were Mr Binali Yildirim, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey and Mr. Ahmet Arslan, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, Turkey. A keynote speech was given by Mr. Jakob Stausholm, Group CFO of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S.
