NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Aug 15, 2016) - Senior executives from major listed shipping companies involved with the dry bulk sector of maritime transportation will participate on a sector panel discussion 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 containers, LNG, LPG, fuel oil, crude oil tankers and product tankers 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 STRUCTURE
The 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.
REGISTRATION
To register please go to the link below:
https://forums.capitallink.com/shipping/2016NYmaritime/
Qualified attendees, as specified on the registration page, can register at no cost.
DRY BULK PANEL
The panel will discuss the trends and developments in the dry bulk shipping markets, such as demand and supply fundamentals, freight rates and asset values, trading routes, access to capital and sector outlook.
Moderator:
Mr. Nicolay Dyvik, Head Shipping Equity Research - DNB Markets
Panelists:
- Mr. Anastasios Margaronis, President - Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX)
- Mr. Gary Vogel, CEO - Eagle Bulk Shipping (NASDAQ: EGLE)
- Mr. Loucas Barmparis, President - Safe Bulkers (NYSE: SB)
- Mr. Stamatis Tsantanis, President & CEO - Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ: SHIP)
- Mr. Hugh Baker, CFO - Scorpio Bulkers (NYSE: SALT)
- Mr. Hamish Norton, President - Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ: SBLK)
TARGET AUDIENCE
The 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 SPEAKER
Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Ms. Kathleen C. Hochul, Lieutenant Governor - State of New York
PRESENTATION AND PANEL TOPICS
- Dry Bulk Sector Panel
- Brexit: Implications & Impact on Shipping & New York
- Container & Liner Shipping Panel
- Bank Finance & Shipping Panel
- LPG Shipping Panel
- Capital Markets & Shipping
- Investing for Yield through Shipping
- Optimizing Fleet Efficiency in a Challenging Market
- Maritime Arbitration: Global Trends & Developments - New York as Maritime Arbitration Center
- Investments in Container Leasing: Lemons & Lemonade in a Challenging Market
- Insurance & Reinsurance Trends & Developments New York as an Insurance & Reinsurance Center
- The Port of New York & New Jersey a Major Maritime & Transport Hub
- Analyst Panel
- Global New York - New York as a Business & Investment Destination
- Private Equity Panel
- Overview of New York's Maritime Economy
- Fuel Oil & Bunkering
- New York as a Logistics Hub
- LNG Sector Panel
- New York as a Maritime Education Center
- Restructuring Panel
- Shipbroking - Enhancing the S&P Market Liquidity New York as a Shipbroking Center
- Product Tankers Panel
- Maritime & Admiralty Law Panel
- Crude Oil Tankers Panel
SPONSORS
ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: DNB
IN COOPERATION WITH: New York Stock Exchange • NASDAQ • Empire State Development • New York City Economic Development Corporation • The Port Authority of NY & NJ
GLOBAL LEAD SPONSOR: Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd.
GLOBAL GOLD SPONSORS: Columbia Shipmanagement • DNV-GL • DVB • EY • Tototheo Group
GLOBAL SPONSORS: Blank Rome LLP • Clyde & Co • Jefferies • Norton Rose Fulbright • Reed Smith • Seward & Kissel LLP • Tufton Oceanic • Vedder Price • Watson Farley & Williams
SPONSORS: 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 Services
SUPPORTING SPONSORS: Accuritas Global Solutions • CR Ocean Engineering • Hill Betts & Nash LLP • Poles Tublin
MEDIA PARTNERS: All About Shipping • Lloyd's List • Maritime Executive • Ship2Shore • TradeWinds • WorldOils
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
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please visit: https://forums.capitallink.com/shipping/2016NYmaritime/
Or, contact Nicolas Bornozis at forum@CapitalLink.com or at (212) 661-7566.
ORGANIZER - CAPITAL LINK, INC.
Founded in 1995, Capital Link is a New York based investor relations, financial communication and advisory form with strategic focus on the maritime, commodities and energy sectors, MLPs, as well as Closed-End Funds and ETFs. In addition, Capital Link organizes ten investment conferences a year in the United States and Europe all of which are known for combining rich educational and informational content with unique marketing and networking opportunities. Capital Link is a member of the Baltic Exchange. Based in New York City, Capital Link has presence in London, Athens & Oslo.