Greece has been a maritime nation since antiquity. The legacy is alive in the modern era. Shipping is one of the pillars of the Greek economy contributing around 7.5\% to Greece’s gross domestic product. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the once thriving Greek ship-building and repair industry. Greek shipyards once worked two or three shifts a day, but workers are now lucky, if they get 30 shifts a year. As late as the 1980s, workers in Perama would work two or three shifts a day to meet demand.

The Greek Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) organizes a Symposium to discuss ways through which our yards will come out of their dire straits and contribute again to our economy. The Symposium will take place at Evgenidion Foundation Auditorium, on June 13th 2016, commencing at 14:00 with free entrance. A variety of speakers-stakeholders will talk about the past, the present and the future. The theme of the Symposium is the resurrection of Greek Shipyards.

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