Securing the Global Fleet: A Greece–Norway Dialogue at Posidonia 2026 in Hellenic Shipping News 15/06/2026 On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Quality Flag Forum entitled “Securing the Global Fleet: A Norway–Greece Dialogue” was held as part of Posidonia 2026, the International Shipping Exhibition. The event was organised by Isalos.net, the Norwegian Maritime Authority, and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Athens, and took place at the Posidonia Seminar Room Central of the Athens Metropolitan Expo exhibition centre, which once again hosted the Posidonia exhibition this year. The conference, held under the scientific auspices of the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of the University of the Aegean, took the form of a panel discussion featuring distinguished representatives of the Norwegian and Greek maritime communities, as well as the wider international shipping industry, academia, institutional bodies, and associations. In the presence of H.E. Ms Harriet E. Berg, Ambassador of Norway to Greece, the event commenced with opening remarks by institutional representatives of both the Norwegian and Greek governments. In particular, the keynote opening addresses were delivered by Mr Even T. Sagebakken, State Secretary at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries of the Kingdom of Norway, and Mr Stefanos Gkikas, Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy of the Hellenic Republic. During his address, Mr Sagebakken emphasised, among other things, that: “Norway and Greece are not just comparable in their maritime weight; we are national partners. We share a commitment to a rules-based international shipping system, to the IMO as the legitimate forum for global maritime governance, and to seafarers as key workers whose rights and welfare must be protected, especially in times of conflict. The conversations we are having today on maritime security, regulatory frameworks, and the practical experience of our two industries are not theoretical exchanges. They are