«Odessa» exhibition and conference was first organized in 1994. It is a meeting hub for 250 companies from more than 20 countries. Over the years it has become the main event of Ukrainian marine industry and one of the major civil marine exhibitions in the South-Eastern Europe.
Integration processes into the European Union, drastic changes of the market, and an increasing interest of foreign partners towards productive capacities of Ukrainian shipbuilding industry necessitated to run the trade show on a yearly basis.
“Odessa 2016” trade show is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and Association of Ukrainian shipbuilders «Ukrsudprom» in accordance with Event Plan of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. The events are co-ordinated by the Black and Azov seas ports Association(BASPA).
The events are also supported by Odessa regional administration, Odessa city council, Black Sea International Shipowners Association (BINSA), Black Sea Region Association of Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers (BRASS), Danube Commission, Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA, European Business Association, Federation of Employers in Transportation of Ukraine, European Union of transport workers of Ukraine, Container lines Association of Ukraine.
Issues within the framework of the conference:
• Sea ports infrastructure development strategy. Investment promotion conditions and measures in accordance with marine doctrine of Ukraine;
• International intermodal transportation (container, truck-ferry, rail&ferry transport): how to optimize cargo delivery;
• Place of Ukraine in Eurasian transport projects. Marine silk road of XXI century;
• Prospects of river transportation development in Ukraine (the Dnieper, The Southern Bug), the Lower Danube development;
• Building of new terminals (grain, LNG terminals, ect.), agro-logistics;
• Development of transport and logistics market. Supply chain security. Custom clearance.
• Green logistics in Ukraine: ideas, practice, prospects; Alternative energy on transport;
• Special and dangerous cargo transportation
Events program within the International Black Sea Transport Forum:
• Round table «Development of container market in the Black Sea region» (Organizer: Container Lines Association of Ukraine)
• Round table on on training and certification of seafarers (Moderator: Association of crewing agencies of Ukraine)
• Round table «Special and dangerous cargo transportation»
At the exposition of the exhibition you may find:
• Shipbuilding and shiprepair industry (shipbuilding and shiprepair plants, planning and design offices)
• Equipment for shipbuilding, ship repair, hydraulic engineering
• Hull gear, navigating systems and equipment, shipboard propulsion
• Welding equipment and technologies for shipbuilding and ship repair
• Ports, port equipment, port service
• Sea and river shipping
• Industry specific services: insurance, surveyor service, agenting service, registration, classification, consulting, marine education and science
• Ecology and security in the water carrier industry
• Protective outfit, symbology

We are pleased to invite you to take part in the 13th international exhibition on shipping, shipbuilding, ports development “Odessa 2016” and the conference.

Exhibitions & Conference Organizing Committee
Tel./Fax: +38 (0482) 355999
e-mail: odessa@mediacompass.com.ua, stoyak@mediacompass.com.ua