In September 2018 Batumi hosted the second Georgia International Maritime Forum (GIMF) under the organization of Georgia Maritime Transport Agency.

Georgia International Maritime Forum (GIMF) aims at discussing the relevant and trending industry related topics through bringing together high officials from the industry from different parts of the world and the region. GIMF opens a platform for taking the key issues of integrated maritime transportation policy and ocean management outside Europe, namely into the Black Sea and Mediterranean area.
The organizing team of the forum referred to Shindi with request to prepare animated presentation that would introduce the history and opportunities of maritime industry of the region.
