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In an extremely well-attended event, the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Greek Branch celebrated 10 years in Greece, by organizing its 10th Annual Forum, on Wednesday, 10th December 2014, at the Eugenides Foundation.

The title was: «That Sinking Feeling: When will the shipping market rise again? » and the Forum has been well attended by over 400 shipping professionals – from the Greek and International shipping community - covering all spectrums of the industry.

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"Our strategy is Dubai become a global shipping center." Said Mr. Nawfar Al-Jourani, Communications Manager of Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), speaking at the Piraeus Marine Club Friday, 04.09.2015.

He pointed out that Dubai, through a wide range of initiatives and regulations has created a safe investment environment for the shipping industry leaders from around the world.

Alongside spoke: Mr. Samer Qudan, Partner & Regional Head of Corporate Stracture ALTAMIMI & CO and Omar N. Omar, Partner, ALTAMIMI & CO, who analyzed the advantages of a company which is based there and the processes required for establishing .

Νote that the law firm ALTAMIMI & CO, is the largest and most dynamic in the Middle East, with 16 offices in 9 countries and 330 partner lawyers.

Speakers prefaced Mr. Christos Vardikos, the law firm Vardikos & Vardikos and Consul of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

Business briefing The Panel tackles some of the most hotly debated issues in shipping today: trends to watch in newbuilding; second-hand and demolition markets; sector overviews and game changers; investor sentiment and paucity of finance; vessel valuations and resolving loan-to-value questions; and the opportunities and risks of technology and the 'connected ship'.
Panel
Richard Fulford-Smith Managing Partner Affinity Shipping
Guy Campbell Chairman The Baltic Exchange
Christopher J. Wiernicki Chairman IACS
Klaus Stoltenberg Global Head of Ship Finance Deutsche Bank
Henriette Brent-Petersen Managing Director Shipping & Offshore Research DVB Bank
Ioannis Martinos Managing Director Signal Maritime
Tuesday, 14 June 2016 12:21

Lim Kitack Secretary-General IMO

Lim Kitack
Secretary-General
International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Keynote Tradewinds Shipowners Forum 2016 Athens Greece Posidonia
5th Analyst &Investor Capital Link Shipping Forum
A Posidonia Conference Program Event
Monday, June 06, 2016, Athens, Greece

Business & Investment Opportunities Across Shipping Sectors - Panel Discussion

Moderator:
Mrs. Sofia Kalomenides, Partner, Central & Southeast Europe Accounts, Business Development Leader & Capital Markets Leader, EY

Panelists:
• Dr. John Coustas, CEO, Danaos Corporation
• Mr. Evangelos Marinakis, Chairman, Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.
• Mr. George Economou, Chairman, President & CEO,DryShips Inc.
• Mr. George Procopiou, Chairman, Dynagas LNG Partners LP
• Mr. Athanasios Martinos, Managing Director, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited (EASTMED)
• Dr. Nikolas Tsakos, President & CEO, Tsakos Energy Navigation; Chairman, Intertanko

A new shipping company, a new way of thinking but with the Greek traditional "recipe" ship management, which is economical and also better quality, set up the Venturi Fleet Management SA ...

The Director, Alan Carney, with great experience in equivalent position in both Greek shipping companies as to foreign companies, speaks at maritimes TV for selection of Piraeus as a basis, receiving ten ships under full management in a short space, finding capable staff, certification from the US Coast Guard and as stated, it is only the beginning ..

interview:Markos Kantzios

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Piraeus, 30 November 2015 – After being appointed as the new Regional Manager for the Maritime Region East Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas in July, Ioannis Chiotopoulos took the opportunity today to introduce himself to the Greek maritime press in DNV GL’s Piraeus office.

"The Greek ship owners are very proactive. We have to offer them much, beyond infrastructure available, our appropriate organizational structure as well as the strategic location of Dubai, we have the status of zero taxation. "Said Mr. Nawfar Al-Jourani, Communication Manager of Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), in an interview with maritimes TV.

Interview: Mark Kantzios

Camera: studio Panos Halkidis

Presence of the Minister of Marine and Aegean Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, signed today at the Ministry, the final agreement between PPA SA - SEP SA for new investments worth 230 million euros in the port of Piraeus.

Camera: Alex Tsambas
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