World's largest floating book fair

The vessel, which aims to promote education and cultural development, is operated by the german christian nonprofit organisation gba ships. Jul 16, 2016 namibias city of walvis bay has been in anticipation as the worlds largest floating book fair was set to dock on its shores on saturday. This is the worlds largest floating book fair which travels the world, selling books at affordable prices and sharing the love of reading and literature, around the globe. The logos hope a christian ministry vessel which hosts the worlds largest floating book fair has arrived in port elizabeth. Aug 30, 2016 logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is returning to tema after her last visit in 2010. Logos hope offers an expanded selection of over 5,000 titles at affordable prices. The selections is comprised entirely of englishlanguage books, covering a range of subjects including science, sports, hobbies, cookery, arts. The worlds largest floating book fair will dock at the mexican ports of veracruz, tampico, coatzacoalcos and progreso during a four monthvisit in national waters. Mv logos hope is under the organization om ships international. Eager and excited children and adults were seen heading to the port saturday afternoon, the first day. The last visit to the island was in 2017 when a total of over 160,000 visitors went on board the ship at both ports.

World s largest floating book fair the logos hope, which docked at port klang from 29th september to 23rd october has been attracting thousands of visitors from all over the place for their largest floating book fair. The logos hope, which travels the world packed with volunteers from more than 50 nations, will be. Earlier this year spokesman david oettl said visitors would. Worlds largest floating book fair february 27, 2012 yannahthewanderer 17 comments after deliberating which place to go this sunday, i decided to go to the floating book fair, a ship docked in manila that provides high quality books for a fraction of the cost. The ship s 400 crew members are volunteers who have come. Mv logos hope, the world s largest floating book fair, is slated to return to kingston and montego bay, st james, from may 12 to july 2 with 5,000 different titles of books for sale to the general public, all below market prices the books for sale will cover a range of subjects including science, sports, hobbies, cooking, medicine, languages, as well as childrens titles, academic texts. Worlds largest floating book fair docked in mobay before. With 56 stalls of 34 publishers, the first kolkata book fair was organised on march 5, 1976. My husband and i went for a short visit on the weekends and it was a fun one. Crewmembers are really geared up about visiting tema again to close this tour of africa. The worlds largest floating book fair is almost back. Held annually in midoctober, this fair is considered by many to be the most important book fair in the world for negotiating international rights and licensing deals. The logos hope is a nonprofit enterprise operated by gba ships, an international, charitable. Worlds largest floating book fair docks in abu dhabi.

The mv logos hope will be visiting port of spain from 2nd 26th january, 2020. The worlds largest floating book fair opened in dubai on friday with the arrival of the ship, logos hope, at port rashid, the stateoftheart cruise terminal operated by dp world, uae region. Nickey iyambo, the library with thousands of books on a variety of subjects will be open to the public to explore and experience. Jamaicans invited to visit floating book fair in kingston. It has been in the city since july 26, 2015, bringing with her 400 voluntary crew members from across the globe. The ship carries more than 5 000 book titles and over 500 000 volumes, and is operated by 400 crew members from 60 different countries. Worlds oldest oceangoing ship holds largest floating. The ships book collection covers a vast range of topics including educational, childrens books, business, language, hobbies, music and general knowledge. The worlds largest floating book fair, logos hope, will make its first visit to south africa in march. Logos hope world largest floating book fair blogger.

Oct 06, 2015 worlds largest floating book fair to bring international crew back once more october 6, 2015, 9. The worlds largest floating book fair has arrived in kingston, giving the jamaicans the chance to access over 5000 books at below market. Worlds largest floating book fair docks in abu dhabi the. Logos hope, worlds largest book fair, returns to guyana dec. Laura howard, project coordinator at gba ships, who flew in with. Floating book fair makes stop in haiti the haitian times. Many may still remember doulos, logos hopes former sister ship. As her tour of africa begins, maputo will be the only stop in mozambique.

Renowned for its expansive book fair, the mv logos hope offers more. The last visit to the island was in 2017 when more than 160,000 visitors went on board the ship at both ports. Logos hope, the largest floating book fair will return to port of spain share it with your friends. Worlds largest floating book fair sails into yangons. The logos hope, which carries a crew of international volunteers. Mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, to. The fiveday annual event in midoctober is held at the frankfurt trade fair grounds in frankfurt am main, germany.

This is the newest and largest vessel, carrying the worlds largest floating book fair and an international crew of 400 people. Worlds largest floating book fair docks in yangon frontier. Book fairs around the world gather millions of books. Worlds largest floating book fair heads to five south. The mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, now docked at the carib cement companys port in rockfort, kingston, will be. Many may still remember the ships last visit in july 2017, when over 18,000 visitors were welcomed up the gangways. I consider myself blessed because i was able to visit all of the three book fairs so far in this lifetime. Kingston, jamaica the worlds largest floating book fair, the mv logos hope, will return to jamaica from february to march 15, docking in both montego bay and kingston. The worlds largest floating book fair brings with it more than five thousand book titles. The world s largest floating book fair, logos hope, will make its first visit to south africa in march. Worlds largest floating book fair arrives in the country.

Jamaicans in the western end of the island have been using the opportunity to see the world s largest floating book fair, logos hope since the ship docked at the montego bay pier on thursday, february. And now, three years later, they are back with over 5000 titles at affordable prices. Mv logoshope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is expected to return to jamaica from february to march 15, 2020, docking in both. Feb 29, 2016 the world s largest floating book fair, logos hope, will make its first visit to south africa in march. Logos hope logos hope, the largest floating book fair. Nov 18, 2019 the worlds largest floating book fair, mv logos hope, will arrive in guyana within two weeks. This newer and larger ship features a greater space for visitors and more comfortable browsing in the air conditioned book fair and cafe area.

Kingston, jamaica the worlds largest floating book fair, the mv logos hope, will return t. Visit the world s largest floating book fair now in cebu philippines. The worlds largest floating book fair is currently in south. Japans chitetsu watanabe confirmed as the worlds oldest man living at 112 years old. The mv logos hope, which claims to be the worlds largest floating book fair, docked in yangon last week, welcoming people onboard to peruse thousands of titles at its belowdecks book store. Logos hope celebrates 10 years as worlds largest floating. Many may still remember the last visit in 2009, when over 43,000 visitors were welcomed up the gangways during our 14day stay. Now, logos hope will be making another voyage to two ports in trinidad and tobago. The special feature about this book fair is it is the worlds largest floating book fair and probably one of its kind. Patrons are invited to browse its selection of over 5,000 educational books and. Book lovers in seychelles are not missing out on the opportunity to stock up on literature now that they can choose from over 5,000 titles while visiting the worlds largest floating book fair, the logos hope which docked in the island nations port capital of victoria, friday afternoon. Logos hope celebrates 10 years as worlds largest floating book. Logos hope floating book fair comes to south africa. Logos hopes on board book fair offers an expanded selection of over 5,000 different book titles of various genres at affordable prices.

The worlds largest floating book fair, logos hope, has docked on south african shores for the first time. Jamaicans invited to visit floating book fair in kingston buzz. The mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, now docked at the carib cement companys port in rockfort, kingston, will be welcoming persons on board from february 27 to march 17. They do have some classics in stock but most books are somehow related to god, christianity or christian believes in a buddhist country. The worlds largest floating book fair, mv logos hope, will arrive in guyana within two weeks.

Worlds largest floating book fair returns to the bahamas. Worlds largest floating book fair to dock in uae uae. Get ready for mv logos hope the worlds largest floating. The worlds largest floating book fair is returning to. Years later, mv logos hope, the newest and fourth ship operated by gba ships e. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon visit portauprince, haiti for the first time. Worlds largest floating book fair in kingston loop news. Frankfurt book fair to be held from october 11 to 15, this is the worlds largest fair for books, based both on the number of publishing companies represented, and the number of visitors. They are known as the worlds largest floating book fair and sell over 5,000 different titles of books at discounted rates in all the ports they visit. Doulos, former sister ship of logos hope visited mozambique in 2005, where nearly 21,500 visitors were welcomed up the gangway. Vincent for the first time in almost a decade many may still remember the last visit in 2009, when over 43,000 visitors were welcomed up the gangways during our 14day stay.

Worlds largest floating book fair heading back to phuket. Worlds largest floating book fair berths in hong kong south china. Logos hope floating book fair brings 400 volunteers to. Worlds largest floating book fair comes to kingstown in. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon make her first ever visit to mozambique. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of. The worlds largest floating book fair ship, logos hope, will dock in colombo from 30th august until 22nd september. At the opening of the ships book fair in galle, sri lanka two days ago july 1 the crew held a parade of nations to highlight the national costumes of a selection of countries around the world. Earn cash for the school or get double the profit with scholastic dollars. Worlds largest floating book store docks in port elizabeth. Worlds largest floating book fair berthed in hong kong all. Om international is a christian organization whose vision is to see christcentered lives and communities reproducing and becoming catalysts of. Namibian vice president nickey iyambo officially welcomed the logos hope floating book fair and its crew of about 400 volunteers representing 60 nationalities at the port of walvis bay on saturday.

More than a floating book fair clickthecity travel. Frankfurt book fair germany is the worlds largest trade book fair, based on the number of publishing companies represented. The uaes literature stock is due to increase by more than 7,000 titles, on what is slated as the world s largest floating book fair, when the logos hope ship docks in dubai and abu dhabi. They cover a wide range of subjects including science, sports, christian literature, hobbies, cookery, arts, medicine, and languages. Worlds largest floating book fair will make stops in mexico. The last visit of doulos in south africa was in 2005, where nearly 82,000 visitors were welcomed up the gangway across two ports in south africa. As the ship heads to the caribbean, ghana will be the last stop in africa and only stop in west africa. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon return to port of spain, trinidad and tobago. Book lovers in seychelles are not missing out on the opportunity to stock up on literature now that they can choose from over 5,000 titles while visiting the world s largest floating book fair. In addition to maintaining the huge library of books, the volunteers stage cultural events to educate and entertain visitors on board. Mv logos hope is a ship operated by the german christian charitable organization gba ships. Logos hope in bangkok the worlds largest floating book fair. Worlds largest floating book fair to open here again.

Feb 22, 20 logos hope in bangkok the worlds largest floating book fair. The ship welcomed over 81,000 visitors up its gangway during its visit to the. The ship will visit both montego bay and kingston up to march 15, 2020. Jamaicans invited to visit floating book fair in kingston jamaica.

Get ready for mv logos hope the worlds largest floating book. Welcome to logos hope, the worlds largest floating bookstore. The worlds largest floating book fair, logos hope, will soon berth at kuching with its multinational volunteer crew. Mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will be visiting st. Meet the logos hope, a floating bookshop and an incredible international. Worlds largest floating library docks in namibia cgtn africa. Mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will return to doha next month as she travels through the arab peninsula.

After an official opening by namibias vice president dr. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, arrived in doha yesterday, carrying a stock of half a million books in more than 5,000 titles from a wide variety of topics at affordable prices. Worlds largest floating book fair sails into yangons port. Having previously visited in 2011, logos hope welcomed over 44,000 visitors up. Now, logos hope will be making another voyage to st. The best books and stories brought to life with unforgettable characters. The frankfurter buchmesse fbm is the world s largest trade fair for books, based both on the number of publishing companies represented, and the number of visitors. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon be back in sri lanka. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is returning to tema after her last visit in 2010. Dubai the world s largest floating book fair, on the logos hope, is due to dock in dubai saturday, and move on to abu dhabi on february 7. October is celebrated as the month for international books fairs.

Logos hope, the fourth ship the organisation has operated and the worlds largest floating book fair, is a unique vessel and concept. Worlds largest floating book fair the logos hope, which docked at port klang from 29th september to 23rd october has been attracting thousands of visitors from all over the place for their largest floating book fair. Vincent before continuing to grenada, colombia and other ports in the caribbean. Jamaicans invited to visit floating book fair in kingston cvmtv. Last july 4, i went to subic bay with my mama, papa and youngest brother to visit mv logos hope, the world s largest floating book fair. Mar 22, 2016 durban, 22 march 2016 the worlds biggest floating book fair has reached durbans shores. Mv logoshope, the worlds largest floating book fair, is expected to return to jamaica from february to march 15, 2020, docking in both montego bay and kingston. Sep 24, 2015 worlds largest floating book fair sails into yangons port logos hope, the worldtravelling floating bookstore, will be berthed at ahlone international port terminal, yangon and open to the public from october 3 to 14. Logos hope the worlds biggest floating book fair my. Worlds largest floating book fair logos hope to call on colombo port sri lanka on march 18 27th january 2011.

Logos hope is back in penang from 3rd to 28th september 2015 for the second time before heading to africa. Feb 29, 2020 the mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, now docked at the carib cement companys port in rockfort, kingston, will be welcoming persons on board from february 27 to march 17. The vessel will be in montego bay until sunday, february 23. The ship carries more than 5 000 book titles and over 500 000 volumes, and is operated.

Logos hope returns to ja in february news jamaica gleaner. Worlds largest floating book fair berthed in hong kong. Worlds largest floating book fair to return to jamaica. The ship will be berth at the kingstown port from november 23 to december 3, where persons can experience the book fair and international cafe. Patrons are invited to browse its selection of over 5,000 educational books and other resource material, which are on sale.

Worlds largest floating book fair berths in hong kong. This publicly accessible deck offers visitors an introduction to the vessel and the organisation, a book fair featuring over 5,000 different titles of. Worlds largest floating book fair is coming to maputo. The ship will open to the public on august 30 to allow visitors the opportunity to purchase books and meet crew members. Worlds oldest oceangoing ship holds largest floating book. The onboard book fair will offer an expanded selection of over 5,000 different titles of books at affordable prices. Worlds largest floating book fair arrives the namibian. Floating book fair returns to jamaica jamaica observer. It is considered to be the most important book fair in the world for international deals and trading. Mv logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, to visit st. Many may still remember our last visit in 2009, when nearly 100,000 visitors were welcomed up the gangways during the 27day stay. The logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, has arrived in trinidad. The logos hope, because it sails around the world, has its own currency.

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The worlds largest floating book fair is currently in. The logos hope, which is known as the worlds largest floating book fair, returns to the bahamas, this time with three bahamians brandon kemp, shawna sands and vonette pierre, among the 400 volunteers on board who have traveled through asia, africa and the southern caribbean over the course of the last year sharing their lifechanging stories. Oct 10, 2017 logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon visit kingstown, st. Since this is a christian mission ship, most of the titles, sourced from around the world, are christianthemed. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon visit kingstown, st. Get ready to board the worlds largest floating book fair. Floating book fair to anchor in dubai uae gulf news. When entering the book section we were mostly quite disappointed since the worlds biggest floating book fair also seems to be the worlds smallest library. When logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, docks in montego bay on february, there will be 400 volunteers from over 60 countries on board, among them one jamaican. Oct 01, 2017 international kolkata book fair it is the worlds largest nontrade book fair, asias largest and the most attended book fair in the world with over 2.

Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon make her first ever visit to south africa. Hott 93 the worlds largest floating book fair is almost. Logos hope in bangkok the worlds largest floating book. The doulos is well known as the worlds largest floating book fair which sell books at very affordable prices. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon bring its international crew with their life changing stories to colombo, before she saiis to africa. The world s largest floating book fair ship, logos hope, will dock in colombo from 30th august until 22nd september. Logos hope, the worlds largest floating book fair, will soon arrive in nassau. The famous ferry mv logos hope will return to bangkok with the world s largest floating book fair starting feb 8. Logos hope, the world s largest floating book fair, is currently berthed at ocean terminal, harbor city in hong kong until this weekend, before setting sail to africa. I consider myself blessed because i was able to visit all of the three book fairs. Logos hope, the largest floating book fair in the world, has returned to abu dhabi for a second time with a replenished batch of books and a renewed crew of 400 volunteers. Now, logos hope will be making its last port visit before crossing the atlantic.