On the agenda
US Shipping Market · Regulatory Change · Energy Transportation · Market Trends
Programme
Richard T. du Moulin, Richard Larrabee
20:00
Welcome reception
social
Welcoming reception on the eve of the forum.
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08:00
Registration and coffee
break
Registration and coffee on the opening morning.
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09:00
Opening
session
Opening of the forum by the conference chairmen.
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09:10
Setting the scene; identifying the objectives
session
Keynote speakers from government and industry on balancing profit, safety, security and the environment.
Thomas Collins, Jacques Michaux, Oluf Ulseth, Ugo Salerno, Robert E. Kramek, Bob Bishop
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09:50
Break
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Mid-morning break.
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12:00
Lunch
break
Luncheon with an address on energy production and consumption.
Matt Simmons
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13:10
Flag states - the currents of change
session
Flag administrations, class and owners debate price competition against quality competition.
Michael Grey
Clay Maitland, Steven Bligh, Arthur Bowring, Alan Gavin, Bruce Carlton, Hans Payer, John Mervyn Jones, Thomas Gilmour, Stewart Wade
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15:20
Break
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Afternoon break.
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16:00
The quest of Ulysses
session
Trends in global commodity movements and how owners, charterers and capital providers can all win.
Joseph J. Cox
Tim Gaughan, Derek Solon, Peter Tirschwell, Philip Rogers, Hugh Baker, Anthony Gurnee
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18:10
Conclusions first day by the conference chairmen
session
The conference chairmen sum up the first day.
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18:15
Cocktail reception
social
Cocktail reception hosted by International Registries.
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19:30
Conference dinner
social
Conference dinner for delegates.
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09:00
The capital markets
session
Consolidation, newbuildings and the price of money in shipping.
Taco van der Mast
Robert Bugbee, Ron Beck, Peter Georgiopoulos, Paul Leand, Axel Schroeder, Svein Engh, Carl Erik Haavaldsen, Graham Porter, Antony Argyropoulos
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11:10
Break
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Mid-morning break.
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11:20
Is the barometer rising for ports and terminals?
session
Security, bottlenecks and investment in ports and terminals.
Daniel F. Sheehan
Linda Fagan, Kathy Metcalf, William Gray, Stephen Shaffer, Pieter van Agtmaal, Robert DeMotta
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13:10
Lunch
break
Luncheon with an address on safety and profitability.
Terje Stallstrom
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14:10
Fair winds and following seas for short sea shipping
session
Building an economic and environmental case for short sea shipping.
Peter Shaerf
William Schubert, Pieter van Agtmaal, Nicolette van der Jagt, Peter Gatti, Lloyd Thompson, Charles G. Raymond, Jacques Michaux, Thomas A. Allegretti
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16:30
Break
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Late-afternoon break.
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17:00
Synthesis: the passage plan
session
Round-table setting an agenda and priorities for government, industry and stakeholders.
Michael Grey, Peter Shaerf, William Schubert, Daniel F. Sheehan, Taco van der Mast, Joseph J. Cox
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18:00
Conference conclusions by the conference co-chairmen
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Closing conclusions from the conference co-chairmen.
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18:10
Farewell reception
social
The forum closes with a farewell reception.
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Speakers & panel
Organizer
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
President
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Panelist
Robert Demotta
Managing Director Marine
Aon Risk Services
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Stewart H. Wade
Vice President
American Bureau of Shipping
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John Mervyn Jones
Director
Bahamas Maritime Authority
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Anthony Argyropoulos
Chief Financial Officer
Performance Shipping Inc.
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Thomas A. Allegretti
President & CEO
The American Waterways Operators
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Carl Erik Haavaldsen
President
Benor Tankers
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Graham Porter
Managing Director
Seaspan Container Lines
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Thomas Gilmour
Rear Admiral, Assistant Commandant
US Coast Guard
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Moderator
Peter Shaerf
Senior Vice President
American Marine Advisors, USA
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Moderator
Taco van der Mast
Managing Director
NIB Capital Bank
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Moderator
Joseph J. Cox
President
Chamber of Shipping of America
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Panelist
Terje Staalstrom
Senior VP, Class Policy and Quality Management
Det Norske Veritas
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Commander Linda Fagan
Foreign and Offshore Compliance Division
US Coast Guard
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Lloyd Thompson
Senior Transportation Planner
Moffatt Nichol
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Panelist
Rear Admiral Robert C. North
President
North Star Maritime, Inc.
Former Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety & Environmental Protection
U.S. Coast Guard
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Nicolette van der Jagt
Secretary General
European Shippers Council
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Stephen Shaffer
Project Economist
Moffatt Nichol
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Hans Payer
President
Germanischer Lloyd (on behalf of IACS)
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Bruce Carlton
Acting Deputy Maritime Administrator
MARAD (MTC)
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Philip Rogers
Group Head of Research
Galbraiths, UK
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Clay Maitland
Managing Partner
IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
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Hugh Baker
Director Global Shipping Group
ING Bank, UK
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Paul Leand
Vice President
American Marine Advisors, Inc.
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Tim Gaughan
Captain
Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited
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Pieter van Agtmaal
Managing Director
Royal Netherlands Shipowners Association
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Kathy Metcalf
President
Chamber of Shipping of America
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Arthur Bowring
President
Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group
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Bob Bishop
Chief Operating Officer
V.Ships shipmanagement UK
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Peter Tirschwell
Editor in Chief
Journal of Commerce
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Charles Raymond
President & CEO
CSX Lines LLC
Chairman
MTS Advisory Committee
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Peter Georgiopoulos
Chairman
General Maritime
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Matthew R. Simmons
Chairman & President
Simmons & Company International
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Robert E. Kramek
Admiral (ret.), President & COO
American Bureau of Shipping
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Capt. Stephen Bligh
Director & Head Maritime Advisory Services UK
DNV Region UK
Former CEO
Maritime & Coastguard Agency (UK)
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Captain William Schubert
U.S. Maritime Administrator
U.S. Maritime Administration
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Fotis Karamitsos
Director Maritime Transport
European Commission
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Keynote
Oluf Ulseth
State Secretary
Norwegian Ministry of Trade & Industry
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Keynote
Jacques Michaux
Deputy Head of Unit
European Commission DG TREN
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Keynote
Admiral Thomas Collins
Commandant
US Coast Guard
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Chair
Richard Larrabee
RADM (ret.), Director Port Commerce
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
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Chair
Richard T. Du Moulin
President
Intrepid Shipping LLC
Chairman
INTERTANKO North American Committee
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26 April 2004
New York, USA
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