The Lebanese Capital Beirut hosted the first day of the East Med Maritime Conference EMMC on the 19th of June 2019, held under the patronage of Prime Minister Mr. Saad Hariri and the strategic partnership of the Lebanese Directorate General of Land and Maritime Transport, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, at Hilton Beirut Habtoor Grand Hotel, in the presence of the Minister of Public Works and Transport Youssef Fenianos, representing PM Al-Hariri and the Director General of Land and Maritime Transport Engineer Abdulhafeez Al-Qaisi, in addition to maritime, offshore and ports experts and maritime academics.
 In its first edition, the event gathered major experts widely known in the maritime and offshore sectors and the maritime academic sector, with over 32 specialized international speakers from different local and regional countries, and more than 30 sponsors, in participation of around 220 delegates.
Professionally organized by Oceanic Spark sarl, the maritime media and networking company in the Middle East and around the globe, and publisher of Robban Assafina magazine, the EMMC 2019 discussed the maritime industry’s challenges and sustainability of the East Med ports, logistics’ sector, current and future projects, in the presence of major shipping lines, ship owners, shipyards, shipping brokers and related industries, in addition to notable maritime academies.