IENE’s 2nd International Seminar on «Energy and Shipping» will
take place on
March 6, 2013, at the
Eugenides Foundation Conference Centre in Athens. As global activity is rapidly building up on oil and gas transportation, this year’s seminar on «Energy and
Shipping» is very topical. In the view of the fact that a significant share of
maritime transport worldwide is controlled by Greek companies or belonging to
Greek interests, IENE is organising for a second year running this special
seminar in collaboration with a number of ship operators and energy traders.
Mr.
Kostis Moussouroulis, Greece's Minister of Maritime and the Aegean,
will be the keynote speaker of the seminar, signalling his government’s
interest for this crucial sector for the country’s economy.
Several other speakers have already conformed their participation
at this IENE’s seminar including Mr.
George Gratsos, President of the Hellenic
Chamber of Shipping,
Prof. Harilaos Psaraftis, School of Naval Architecture
& Marine Eng., Division of Ship Design & Maritime Transport, National
Technical University of Athens, Mr.
George Polychroniou, Division Head,
Strategy & Corporate Development of Greece's Public Gas Corporation (DEPA), Mr.
Steve Christy, Director, Gibson
Shipping Energy, London, U.K., Mr.
Georgios M. Teriakidis, Marketing Business
Development Manager, Regional Office East Med., Black & Caspian Seas, Det
Norske Veritas, Athens, Ms.
Anthi Miiliou, RIC, Hellenic Lloyd's S.A.,
Dr.
Konstantinos Gkonis, Shipping Energy Advisor, LNG Research, Barry Rogliano
Salles Shipbrokers, Paris, France, Mr.
George Koutinas, Insurance Expert,
Koutinas S.A. and Mr.
Costis Stambolis, Executive Director, IENE.
This year’s «Energy and Shipping» International Seminar is
focusing on:
- Energy cargoes and shipping
- Operations, technologies and special vessels (LNG, LPG, FSRU)
- Overview of the global oil and gas markets - implications
for shipping
- Financing and insurance
Today, a large segment of global maritime activity is
dedicated in the transportation of fuel resources, such as crude oil, liquefied
natural gas (LNG), special freight (LPG), traditional hard coal, as well as
more sophisticated materials such as enriched uranium. It is worth noting that on
certain routes (e.g. China - North America, China-Europe) the overwhelming
majority of energy trade is conducted by Greek owned vessels. Since energy
freighting offers a profitable opportunity for the Greek merchant fleet, the
seminar’s invited speakers will analyse the various aspects and prospects of
the sector and, also, identify investments opportunities.
IENE’s International “Energy and Shipping” Seminar will
conclude with a round table discussion on the importance of maritime energy
transportation and its role in securing many countries' energy sufficiency and,
by extension, to the world economy.
For the full programme and registration form, please click on the special
banner on www.iene.gr