Conference
“… the best I have seen in more than 35 years…”
Esben Poulsson, Torm Singapore Pte Ltd
The Asian Voice in World Shipping: Clearer & Stronger
| TUESDAY, 21 APRIL 2009 |
1000 – 1230 hrs
THE ASIAN VOICE IN WORLD SHIPPING: THE MAJOR BULK TRADES
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The outlook for the major bulk trades, both dry and liquid, and how the forward order book for newbuildings will affect the relationship between ship supply and demand for shipping services.
Session Chairman:
Andreas Sohmen-Pao, Chief Executive Officer, BW Maritime
Panelists:
Robert Lorenz-Meyer, Managing Partner, Ernst Russ GmbH & Co KG and President Designate, BIMCO
Klaus Nyborg, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Basin Shipping (HK) Limited
Li Zhen, Assistant President, Sinotrans Group
Kenneth Koo, Group Chairman & CEO, Tai Chong Cheang Steamship Co (HK) Ltd
Jeremy Penn, Chief Executive Officer, The Baltic Exchange
Yudhishthir Khatau, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Varun Shipping
Company Limited
1400 – 1630 hrs
THE ASIAN VOICE IN WORLD SHIPPING: CONTAINER SHIPPING & LOGISTICS
How the global economic outlook is impacting the major liner trades, both inter-continental and intra-Asian, and what this means for container ship operators, cargo interests and ports and terminals.
Session Chairman:
S.S. Teo, Managing Director, Pacific International Lines, Chairman, Singapore Maritime Foundation, President, Singapore Shipping Association
Panelists:
Eng Aik Meng, President, APL
Hiroyuki Maekawa, President & CEO, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd; and President, Japanese Shipowners’ Association
Jesper Praestensgaard, Chief Executive, Asia Pacific, Maersk Line
Kuah Boon Wee, CEO, Southeast Asia & Singapore Terminals, PSA International
Zhang Jian Wei, Director, Sinotrans Group, Executive Director & President, Sinotrans Limited and Chairman, Sinotrans Air
Randy Chen, Special Assistant to the President, Wan Hai Lines Limited
| WEDNESDAY, 22 APRIL 2009 |
0900 – 1130 hrs
THE ASIAN VOICE IN WORLD SHIPPING: OFFSHORE MARKETS
Offshore development in the region from the perspective of both contractors and service providers. As more and more shipping companies move into the offshore sector, what is the scale and nature of the opportunities it provides and what are the requirements for success? What the offshore sector means for the shipyards, now and in the future.
How will the current oil price volatility impact exploration in Asian waters?
Korea and Singapore lead the way in offshore technology. What is the outlook for this sector and how soon will China join the established players?
Shipping lines across the region are moving to establish offshore supply fleets. What is the supply/demand outlook for these increasingly sophisticated craft?
FSUs, FSRUs, CNG – what lies ahead for this rapidly changing and highly innovative technology?
The orderbook for drill ships has reached record levels. Is this demand likely to continue at present levels and will prices moderate in the future?
What are the operating challenges for the offshore industry in Asian waters, including recruitment of quality crews and environmental considerations? Is piracy an issue for the offshore sector?
Session Chairman:
Choo Chiau Beng, CEO, Keppel Corporation and Chairman, Keppel Offshore & Marine
Panelists:
Shriyans Kumar Jain, Executive Director – Chief Offshore Logistics, Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation Limited, India
Lionel Lee, Managing Director, Ezra Holdings Limited
Per Didrik Leivdal, Chief Executive Officer, Pareto Securities Asia Pte Ltd
Sven Børre Larsen, Executive Vice President & CFO, Prosafe Production Public
Limited
Deepak Munganahalli, Senior Vice President, Asia and Pacific Unit, Transocean Eastern Pte Ltd
1430 – 1700 hrs
FINANCE FOR ASIAN SHIPPING
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- The impact of the credit crunch on the availability and cost of finance for shipping
- The outlook for the existing shipbuilding order book in the current environment
- Debt versus equity: financing options for Asian shipowners
- The Alternative Sources of Capital including Sovereign Wealth Funds and Islamic Finance
- Trust versus KG
Session Chairman:
Harald Serck-Hanssen, Global Head of Shipping, Offshore and Logistics, DnB NOR
Speakers will include:
Dagfinn Lunde, Member of the Board of Managing Directors, DVB Bank SE
Philip Clausius, President & CEO, FSL Trust Management Pte. Ltd (as Trustee Manager for First Ship Lease Trust)
Paul Chang, Head of Shipping Asia, General Manager Hong Kong Branch, HSH
Nordbank AG
Hamish Norton, Managing Director, Jefferies & Company, Inc.
Erik Valen, Head of Corporate Finance – Asia, Nordea Markets Corporate
Finance, Nordea Bank
Chris Lowe, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
TECHNICAL DAY (whole-day parallel session on 22 April) 0900 – 1130 hrs EMISSIONS & BALLAST WATER Session Chairman: Speakers will include: 1430 – 1700 hrs SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP CONVERSION Session Chairman: Speakers will include: |
| THURSDAY, 23 APRIL 2009 |
0900 – 1130 hrs
(3 parallel sessions)
CHARTERERS’ FORUM
The outlook for sea transport from the perspective of Asian cargo interests, looking at the outlook for raw material demand from the regional economies and the implications for the supply side from a questionable orderbook. The charterer’s voice in the debate about quality shipping and quality crew and the environmental responsibilities of the industry.
Session Chairman:
Keith Denholm, Director, Pacific Carriers Limited and Past Chairman, Freight Market Information User’s Group Dry Section, The Baltic Exchange
Speakers will include:
Jonathan Stoneley, Environment & Compliance Manager, Cargill
Ocean Transportation and Chairman, Rightship
Jonathan Le Feuvre, Managing Director, Fearnleys Asia
Sadan Kaptanoglu, Owner, HI Kaptanoglu Shipping Group
Rodolfo Sabonge, VP Market Research & Analysis, Panama Canal Authority (ACP)
Khalid Hashim, Managing Director, Precious Shipping
THE CREWING CHALLENGE
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Just how serious is the challenge of finding quality crew for Asian shipowners as the fleet expands? A panel of international specialists will look at the problems of recruitment, training and retention of crew in a competitive environment, and how these issues may affect operating costs in the future.
Session Chairman:
Torben Skaanild, Secretary General, BIMCO
Speakers will include:
Amit Ray, General Manager, DNV SeaSkill Asia
Doris Magsaysay Ho, Chairman & CEO, Magsaysay Lines Inc
Bo Pinel, Business Development Director, Navitas Telecom
Alfonso Castillero, Director General of Merchant Marine, Panama Maritime Authority
Capt Satnam Singh Kumar, Managing Director, V Ships, Singapore
Panelist:
Peter Cremers, Chairman, Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA)
THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION
Organised in association with BIMCO39
This session will provide delegates with knowledge on how to take advantage of today’s communication tools to create efficient communication internally and externally.
Session Chairman:
Capt Mohit Batra, Senior Consultant, Drewry Maritime Services (Asia) Pte Ltd
Online Networking – how to use it for business purposes
Introducing how companies are using online networking communities such a LinkedIn and Facebook for business purposes.
Andrew Wee, WhoIsAndrewWee.com
Crisis Communication – how to navigate in troubled waters
Presenting techniques on how to deal with the press in difficult times.
Jesse W. Lewis Jr., Founder and CEO, Admiralty Associates International
How Wrong Can it Go? – When bad communication leads to legal disputes
Covering pitfalls, do’s and don’ts for finalizing contracts and how to communicate most efficiently in order to avoid legal disputes.
Chris Grieveson, Partner, Ince & Co
1430 – 1700 hrs
(2 parallel sessions)
LNG SHIPPING
Organised in association with The Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators (SIGTTO)
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The last twelve months has seen an increase in both numbers and size of ships in the trade and this has brought its own challenges in respect to technology, crewing and port operations.
Significant also, has been the start up of offshore development in the LNG business. Floating LNG opens up small reserves to a hungry market in several areas round the world, and the first Floating LNG system is expected to be operational in 2011.
Session Chairman:
James MacHardy, Former General Manager, SIGTTO
Speakers will include:
Capt Narendra Kumar, LNG Assurance Superintendent, BP Shipping
Trym Tveitnes, PhD, Chief Technical Officer, FLEX LNG Management Ltd
Kenneth Wilson, Independent Consultant, LNG Shipping Economics & Commercial Advisory Services
Lindsay East, Partner, Shipping Group, Reed Smith
Stephen Ainscough, General Manager Projects, Thome Group
MARINE INSURANCE
A panel of marine insurance experts will discuss whether hull and cargo premiums can remain unaffected by the rising claims environment. Conversely P&I rates have escalated and is this trend set to continue? And how should owners best insure against risks such as the worrying recent trend of pirate attacks in and around the Gulf of Aden?
Session Chairman:
Nick Sansom, Head of Marine, Asia, Global Marine & Energy, Marsh (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Speakers will include:
Roger Sellek, Managing Director – Global Financial Services, A.M. Best
John Tan, Chief Executive, Asia Capital Re Insurance Pte Ltd
Gregory Thomas, Senior Vice President, Head of Offshore Syndicate,
AssuranceForeningen SKULD
Alistair Groom, Chief Executive (Charles Taylor P&I Division), The Standard Steamship Owners' Protection & Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Limited
Simon Stonehouse, Marine Hull Underwriter for Brit Insurance Ltd and
Syndicate 2987 at Lloyd's, Chairman, Lloyd’s Joint Hull Committee
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