On the agenda
Chinese Maritime Market · Trade Growth · Shipbuilding · Business Opportunities
Programme
John Guy
14:00
Intertanko seminar: the tanker world today
session
Leading figures from the tanker industry give their thoughts on the key issues of the day.
Basil Papachristidis
Frederick Tsao, Martin Stopford, Peter Swift, Bob Bishop, Richard Leslie
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16:00
Registration
break
Registration for the Shipping China 2004 conference.
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18:00
Welcome reception
social
Welcome reception hosted by V.Ships.
shipping-china-2004
08:00
Registration and coffee
break
Registration and coffee on the opening morning.
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09:00
Conference opening
session
The organisers open the conference.
Trond Lillestølen, Jannis Kostoulas
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09:10
Setting the scene; identifying the objectives
session
Keynote speakers on China's long and short term trade and energy requirements.
Hong Shanxiang, Lu Haihu, Zhang Ye, William Schubert, Arthur Kroeber, Martin Stopford, Wei Jiafu, Shi Jia Mao
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11:10
Break
break
Mid-morning break.
shipping-china-2004
11:40
The shipping markets and market forces
session
Market forecasts and whether China is a threat or an opportunity for global shipping.
Marianne Lie
Nick Hubbard, Colin Cridland, Martin Stopford, Wang Chunlin, Basil Papachristidis, Wang Shouren
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12:45
Lunch
break
Luncheon for delegates.
shipping-china-2004
14:10
Shipfinance
session
Where the money will come from to finance China's shipping development.
Gust Biesbroeck
Liang Xiang, Rob Heijliger, Paul O'Neill, Frederick Tsao, John O. Hjelset
shipping-china-2004
15:20
Break
break
Afternoon break.
shipping-china-2004
15:50
Financing structures
session
Whether Norwegian, German and lease structures suit Chinese ship finance needs.
John O. Hjelset
Christian Ness, Ulf Holländer, Sander Scheepens, Richard Greiner
shipping-china-2004
17:20
Conclusions of the first day by the conference chairman
session
The conference chairman sums up the first day.
shipping-china-2004
17:30
Cocktail reception
social
Cocktail reception for delegates.
shipping-china-2004
19:00
Dinner
social
Conference dinner.
shipping-china-2004
09:00
Shipbuilding industry
session
Whether China is changing the world shipbuilding map.
Simon Pressly
Tan Zuojun, Dong Qiang, Andy Westwood, Demos Petropoulos, Chris Williams, Roberto Cazzulo, Umberto d'Amato, Alan Buckland, Antony Prince
shipping-china-2004
11:00
Break
break
Mid-morning break.
shipping-china-2004
11:30
Ship-recycling in China
session
Whether ship breaking in China can be clean, green and cost-effective.
Robert C. North
Yan Heming, Thomson Kam, Tom Peter Blankestijn, Frank Petersen, Jinhui Li
shipping-china-2004
13:00
Lunch
break
Luncheon hosted by Deloitte.
shipping-china-2004
14:30
Strategic business alliances and joint ventures
session
What happens when Chinese culture and business practices meet global shipping.
Arthur Bowring
Bob Bishop, John Wang, Sam Ignarski, Øystein Meland
shipping-china-2004
15:45
Break
break
Afternoon break.
shipping-china-2004
16:15
Synthesis: a focused agenda for industry and government executives
session
Round table on concrete steps to develop China's maritime capacity.
Wei Jiafu, Arthur Bowring, Marianne Lie, Frederick Tsao, Simon Pressly, Peter Swift, Ugo Salerno, Dong Qiang, John O. Hjelset
shipping-china-2004
17:30
Conclusions by the conference chairman
session
Closing conclusions from the conference chairman.
shipping-china-2004
17:45
Farewell reception
social
The conference closes with a farewell reception.
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Speakers & panel
Organizer
Ioannis (Jannis) Kostoulas
President
Mare Forum
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Panelist
Sam Ignarski
Charles Taylor Consulting Plc (Wavelength)
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Moderator
Arthur Bowring
President
Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group
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Panelist
Jinhui Li
Administrative Director
Basel Convention Regional Center, China
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Panelist
Tom Peter Blankestijn
Manager Maritime Policies and Regulatory Affairs
P&O Nedlloyd Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Panelist
Thomson Kam
General Manager
Airmington Holdings Ltd.
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Panelist
Yan Heming
President
China National Shipscrapping Association
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Moderator
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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Panelist
Antony Prince
President
G.T.R. Campbell Marine Consultants Ltd
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Panelist
Alan Buckland
Marine Business Director Asia
Lloyd's Register
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Panelist
Roberto Cazzulo
Deputy Director, Marine Division
RINA SPA
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Panelist
Chris Williams
Director Corporate Finance
Graig Shipping Plc, UK
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Panelist
Demos Petropoulos
Head of Shipping
SFS Group Public Company Ltd.
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Panelist
Andy Westwood
Regional Manager China
Det Norske Veritas
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Panelist
Dong Qiang
Vice President
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC)
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Panelist
Tan Zuojun
Vice-President
China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC)
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Moderator
Simon Pressly
Captain, General Manager & Director
Dorchester Maritime Limited, UK
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Panelist
Richard Greiner
Research Director, Shipping Industries Group
Moore Stephens, UK
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Panelist
Sander J.W. Scheepens
Head of Investment Management Asia
NFC Shipping Funds / DVB Investment Management
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Panelist
Christian Ness
Managing Director
Ness, Risan & Partners, Norway
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Moderator
John O. Hjelset
Chief Representative
DnB NOR ASA Beijing Representative Office
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Panelist
Paul O'Neill
Director, Aviation and Transport Group
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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Panelist
Liang Xiang
General Manager, Export Credit Department
The Export & Import Bank of China
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Panelist
Wang Shouren
Secretary General
China Shippers' Association
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Panelist
Wang Chunlin
Executive Director
Pacific Basin Shipping
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Panelist
Colin Cridland
Director Research
Braemar Seascope
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Moderator
Marianne Lie
Managing Director
Norwegian Shipowners' Association
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Panelist
Shi Jia Mao
Assistant President
China Shipping (Group) Company
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Panelist
Arthur Kroeber
Managing Editor
The China Economic Quarterly, China
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Keynote
Captain William Schubert
U.S. Maritime Administrator
U.S. Maritime Administration
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Keynote
Lu Haihu
Chairman
Shanghai International Port (Group) Co. Ltd
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Keynote
Hong Shanxiang
Vice Minister
Ministry of Communications, China
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Panelist
Richard Leslie
Permanent Secretary
International Association of Classification Societies Ltd.
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Panelist
Bob Bishop
Chief Operating Officer
V.Ships shipmanagement UK
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Panelist
Martin Stopford
Managing Director
Clarksons Research
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Moderator
Basil Papachristidis
Chairman
Hellespont Steamship Corp.
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Chair
John Guy
Consulting Editor, Conference Chairman
The Maritime Advocate
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26 February 2004
Shanghai, China
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