In International Shipping News 17/08/2016
Senior executives from major listed shipping companies involved with the crude oil tanker and product tanker sectors of maritime transportation will participate on sector panel discussions at Capital Link’s New York Maritime Forum to be held in New York City on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, organized in partnership with DNB.The Forum will also feature panel discussions on other shipping sectors, such as dry bulk, containers, LNG, LPG, and fuel oil as well as on other topics of critical significance for the industry, such as bank finance, capital markets, restructuring, insurance and private equity. The Forum features government and business leaders and senior executives from the transportation, energy, logistics and maritime related sectors.This Forum is both an investment and industry conference. Besides discussing trends, developments and investment opportunities in the global maritime industry and related sectors, it also aims to highlight the significance of New York as a maritime center and attract more maritime related business to the area.FORUM OVERVIEW AND STRUCTUREThe Forum is organized in partnership with DNB and in cooperation with the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, the Empire State Development, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and The Port Authority of NY & NJ.The Forum is an initiative that aims to highlight the significance of New York as a maritime center and attract more maritime related business to the area, while also discussing trends, developments and investment opportunities in the global maritime industry and related sectors.PRODUCT TANKERS PANEL
Moderator:Mr. Ben Nolan, Director, Shipping Research – StifelPanelists:Mr. Jerry Kalogiratos, CEO – Capital Product Partners ( NASDAQ : CPLP )Mr. Marco Fiori, CEO – d’Amico International Shipping (Borsa Italiana: DIS)Mr. Jason Klopfer, Commercial Director – Navig8 Product Tankers (N-OTC:EIGHT)CRUDE OIL TANKERS PANELThe panel will discuss trends and developments in the crude oil sector, including the effect of declining oil prices on the sector and topics such as supply and demand, asset values and freight rates, second hand and newbuild markets, access to capital-all key factors affecting the crude oil tanker market today.Moderator:Mr. Nicolay Dyvik, Head of Shipping Equity Research – DNB MarketsPanelists:Mr. Leonidas Vrondisis, CFO – Gener8 Maritime ( NYSE : GNRT )Mr. Ted Petrone, Vice Chairman – Navios Corporation ( NYSE : NNA )Mr. Robert Burke, CEO – Ridgebury TankersMr. George Saroglou, COO – Tsakos Energy Navigation ( NYSE : TNP )TARGET AUDIENCEThe audience will include the senior executives of publicly listed and privately held shipping, energy, commodity and logistics companies, commercial and investment bankers, institutional investors and financial advisors as well as a broader spectrum of industry participants such as shipping and liner companies, container leasing companies and operators, ship managers, ship brokers, ship agents, ship charterers, port terminal operators, port security, naval architects and engineers, classification societies, marine insurers and underwriters, marine arbitrators, maritime lawyers, marine mediators, marine advisors and consultants, maritime technology and marine educators.KEYNOTE SPEAKERLuncheon Keynote Speaker: Ms. Kathleen C. Hochul, Lieutenant Governor – State of New YorkPRESENTATION AND PANEL TOPICSDry Bulk Sector PanelBrexit: Implications & Impact on Shipping & New YorkContainer & Liner Shipping PanelBank Finance & Shipping PanelLPG Shipping PanelCapital Markets & ShippingInvesting for Yield through ShippingOptimizing Fleet Efficiency in a Challenging MarketMaritime Arbitration: Global Trends & Developments – New York as Maritime Arbitration CenterInvestments in Container Leasing: Lemons & Lemonade in a Challenging MarketInsurance & Reinsurance Trends & Developments New York as an Insurance & Reinsurance CenterThe Port of New York & New Jersey a Major Maritime & Transport HubAnalyst PanelGlobal New York – New York as a Business & Investment DestinationPrivate Equity PanelOverview of New York’s Maritime EconomyFuel Oil & BunkeringNew York as a Logistics HubLNG Sector PanelNew York as a Maritime Education CenterRestructuring PanelShipbroking – Enhancing the S&P Market Liquidity New York as a Shipbroking CenterProduct Tankers PanelMaritime & Admiralty Law PanelCrude Oil Tankers PanelSPONSORSORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: DNBIN COOPERATION WITH: New York Stock Exchange • NASDAQ • Empire State Development • New York City Economic Development Corporation • The Port Authority of NY & NJGLOBAL LEAD SPONSOR: Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.GLOBAL GOLD SPONSORS: Columbia Shipmanagement • DNV-GL • DVB • EY • Tototheo GroupGLOBAL SPONSORS: Blank Rome LLP • Clyde & Co • Jefferies • Norton Rose Fulbright • Reed Smith • Seward & Kissel LLP • Tufton Oceanic • Vedder Price • Watson Farley & WilliamsSPONSORS: Aegean Marine Petroleum • AMA Capital Partners • The American Club • CIT • Clay Maitland • Credit Suisse •Fearnley Securities • Nordea Bank • Poten & Partners • Stifel • The Marshall Islands Registry • World Fuel ServicesSUPPORTING SPONSORS: Accuritas Global Solutions • CR Ocean Engineering • Hill Betts & Nash LLP • Poles TublinMEDIA PARTNERS: All About Shipping • Lloyd’s List • Maritime Executive • Ship2Shore • TradeWinds • WorldOils
Source: Capital Link
The panel will discuss the trends and developments in the product tankers markets, such as supply and demand, asset values and freight rates, second hand and newbuild markets, access to capital — all key factors affecting the product tanker market today.
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS: Association of Ship Brokers & Agents • Maritime Association of Port of New York and New Jersey • The Maritime Law Association of The United States • North American Marine Enviroment Protection Association • New York Maritime Inc. • Partnership of New York City • New York Shipping Association, Inc. • Society of Maritime Arbitrators • Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association
Source: Capital Link
