Focusing on the rising interconnection of maritime transport and energy
commodities, as well as on the promising prospects for
the transportation of energy cargoes
by the
Greek merchant fleet
,
IENE
is organizing its
2nd International Seminar on
«Energy and Shipping»
on
March 6, 2013, at the
Eugenides Foundation Conference Centre (387,
Syngrou Ave.) in Athens. This year’s Seminar is held under the auspices of the
Greek Chapter of the “International
Chamber of Commerce – Hellas”, while Greece's Minister of Maritime and the
Aegean, Mr.
Kostis Moussouroulis, will be the keynote speaker, signalling
his government’s interest of this crucial sector for the country’s economy.
Moreover, several other speakers
have already confirmed their participation at this IENE seminar including Mr.
George
Gratsos, President of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, Mr.
Nicolas A. Vernicos, President of ICC
Hellas,
Prof. Harilaos Psaraftis, School of Naval Architecture &
Marine Eng., Division of Ship Design & Maritime Transport, National
Technical University of Athens,
Prof.
Andreas G. Merikas, Managing Director-Shipping Division of First Business
Bank and Chairman, Dpt. of Maritime Studies & Chairman of the Maritime
Financial Management Lab (University of Piraeus),
Mr.
George Prokopiou, Chairman, Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd,
Mr.
Steve Christy, Director, Gibson
Shipping Energy, London, U.K.,
Mr. Christian
Krohn-Hansen
, Chartering Manager of
StealthGas Inc., the Vice Chairman & Deputy
CEO, Public Gas Corporation of Greece S.A. (DEPA) Mr.
Spyros Paleoyannis, Mr.
George Polychroniou, Division Head,
Strategy & Corporate Development of DEPA, Mr.
Georgios M. Teriakidis,
Marketing Business Development Manager, Regional Office East Med., Black &
Caspian Seas, Det Norske Veritas, Athens, Ms.
Anthi Miliou,
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 to the transportation of fuel resources, such as
crude oil,
oil
products,
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 2nd “Energy and
Shipping” International 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.
The seminar is sponsored by
Prime Marine Corporation, whereas the
event’s media partners include the daily “
Kathimerini’,
“
SeeNews”, “
Maritime Economy”, as well as the
Energia.gr website.
For the full programme and registration form, please click on the special
banner on
www.iene.gr