March 23, 24 & 25, 2015
Hilton Stamford Hotel, Stamford, Connecticut
Supporting Organizations:
Admiralty Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York • American Salvage Association (ASA) • Association of Ship Brokers & Agents
(ASBA) • The Baltic Exchange • BIMCO • Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) • Connecticut Maritime Coalition (CMC) • Cyprus - U.S. Chamber of
Commerce • Federal Bar Association – Admiralty Law Section • Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce • The Hong Kong Shipowners' Association
INTERCARGO • International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) • International Bar Association (IBA) • International Bunker Industry
Association (IBIA) • International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) • InterManager • INTERTANKO • The Liberian Shipowners' Council Ltd. • The Maritime
Industry Foundation • The Maritime Law Association of the United States (MLA) • National Association of Maritime Organizations (NAMO)
The Nautical Institute • North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA)• Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce
NYMAR: New York Maritime, Inc. • Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) • Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF)
Society of Maritime Arbitrators (SMA) • The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (SNAME) • Women's International Shipping & Trading
Association (WISTA)
Media Sponsors:
Ampersand World • Argus Media • Bunkerspot • Bunkerworld • Commodity Appointments • Digital Ship • EduMaritime Network • Elaborate
Communications • Fairplay • Fathom Shipping • gCaptain • Global Maritime Hub • Green4Sea • Green Shipping International • HANSA International
Maritime Journal • IHS • ISSA Ship Supplier • Lloyd's List • Marine Log • Marine Money International • Marine NewsWire • Mariner's Annual
Maritime-Connector.com • Maritime Executive • Maritime Media • Maritime Professional • Maritime Reporter • Maritime Security International
Matrix Maritime Media • Mercator Media • Morgan Marketing & Communications • Motorship • Navigator Publishing • Petromedia Group
Petrospot • Professional Mariner • Rhodes Communications, Inc. • Safety4Sea • The Sailings Group • Seatrade • Ship Management International
Ship Technology Global • ShowMeTransport.com • Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) • SustainableShipping.com • Tanker Operator
Tanker Shipping & Trade • TradeWinds • Worldoils
March 23, 24 & 25, 2015
Hilton Stamford Hotel, Stamford, Connecticut
Tradition: Celebrating the Best, Improving the Rest
The finest sense of the word carries with it an accumulated wisdom, style,
skill, accomplishment, success and traditions at their best are cherished,
nurtured and even held sacred. But, as any next generation knows,
challenging accepted wisdom and practices is a hallmark of true growth
and development. Questioning fosters exploration, encourages curiosity
and empowers those who might create better ways, science and solutions.
So this year we celebrate the best of our industry’s traditions, whether it
be putting our ships to the test to meet the world’s needs or rescuing
refugees in the Med. We also tip our hat to those who are constantly
bringing forth new and better ways of doing things – and we are very for-
tunate to have so many of you with us this year. The $40 million dollar
project of a prior generation may today be a billion, but the skills, vision,
imagination and commercial talents needed are there, successfully evolved
from the best that went before. Please come celebrate, come debate,
come do business, come join us in March. Thank you all.
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MONDAy, MARCH 23, 2015
2:00 pm – Tradition: Celebrating the Best, Improving the Rest – GRAND BALLROOM I
CMA President’s Welcome & Opening Remarks
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Ian Workman, President, Connecticut Maritime Association and Vice President, International Sales, World Fuel Services
“We’ve always been an industry, now we need to be a business.”
The opening session of CMA Shipping 2015 will look at evolving prospects and pressures on the industry - from ownership, vessel operations, freight, finance, technical
innovation, safety management, talent recruitment, international governance and regulatory engagement to see how changes in the industry and the challenging markets of
the past five years, have impacted the industry, in what way traditional practices have been altered and what that means for each of us.
How does industry leadership view the current state of affairs and a vital global industry contend with a
world of challenges and still make money?
Environmental Policy versus economic and operational pragmatism
How to marry financial incentives to best sustainable practices
Regulation: Implementation without verification…competition on an uneven playing field
Effectively re-examining historic terms of trade, from basic contracts to finance structures to terms of payment
Harnessing new Technologies
Articulating the career path
Geo-political traps, sanctions, war, refugees, terrorism
Afternoon Refreshment Break
Sponsored by:
Keynote Address
• Admiral Paul F. Thomas, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, United States Coast Guard
Co-Moderators:
Peter Hinchliffe, Secretary General, ICS
Robert Bishop, Executive Director, V.Group and Vice Chairman, INTERTANKO
Speakers
• Nikolas P. Tsakos, President & CEO, Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. and Chairman, INTERTANKO
• Masamichi (Matt) Morooka, President & CEO, NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd. and Chairman, ICS
• Gerardo A. Borromeo, Vice-Chairman & CEO, Philippines Transmarine Carriers, Inc. and President, InterManager
• John S. Denholm, Chairman & CEO, J & J Denholm Ltd. and President, BIMCO
• Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive Vice President, Marine & Offshore Division, Bureau Veritas and Chairman, IACS
• Nicholas A. Pappadakis, CEO, A. G. Pappadakis & Co. and Chairman Emeritus, INTERCARGO
• Admiral Paul F. Thomas, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, United States Coast Guard
5:15 pm
Opening Session concludes
5:30 pm
Opening Cocktail Reception in
Exhibit Area
Sponsored by:
TuESDAy, MARCH 24, 2015
9:15 am – “Lead, Follow or Get out of the Way” – GRAND BALLROOM I
Thought leaders and successful executives look at some of the exciting opportunities ahead..
Session Sponsored by:
Moderator
• Katharina Stanzel, Managing Director, INTERTANKO
Welcome Address: Ensuring Engineering and Technology Keep Pace with our Passion and
vision for the Future
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Christopher J. Wiernicki, Chairman, President & CEO, ABS
Oil, Energy & Ships
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast in
Exhibit Area
Sponsored by:
Society of
Maritime Arbitrators
Keynote Address: Blueprints for Sustainable Energy Growth in a rapidly expanding world
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Chris Midgley, Chief Economist, Shell International Petroleum Company
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Katherine B. Spector, Head of Commodities Strategy, CIBC World Markets Corp.
Jerry Lichtblau, Director of Research & Analysis, True North Chartering, LLC
Art Regan, President & CEO, Principal Maritime Management LLC
Ole B. Hjertaker, CEO, Ship Finance International Limited
The Band Plays On: A closer look at oil markets & ships
CLEvER LEADERS…..BOLD IDEAS – GRAND BALLROOM I
Shifts in the way Brokers, Class, Finance, Pools, Managers, Fuel Suppliers and other vital services have traditionally managed their
businesses calls for attention. What will the Businesses look like in ten years? What size and shape companies will predominate?
Will it be access to capital, personnel talent, technology, corporate vision, innovative ways of meeting the evolving needs of customers
that matter most and drives change? And, what about the CMA Community, where much of this change is taking place?
Moderator
• Angus R. Frew, Secretary General & CEO, BIMCO
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Tom Boardley, Marine Director, Lloyd’s Register
John Bamford, Partner & Managing Director, Sale & Purchase, Simpson Spence & Young
Roberto Giorgi, Honorary President, V.Ships
Jason P. Klopfer, Commercial Director - Americas, Navig8 Group
Ian Workman, Vice President, International Sales, World Fuel Services and President, Connecticut Maritime Association
Morning Refreshment Break
Sponsored by:
TuESDAy, MARCH 24, 2015
FINANCIAL INCENTIvES FOR OWNERS – GLEN ROOMS
Financial Incentives for Owners: Realizing Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Environmental Solutions
Presented by:
This special panel - supported by the Liberian Registry - will address the new market dynamics of using financial products
to enhance fleet fuel efficiency, the role of the NGO and the regulatory landscape, as well as some of the solutions available
to owners to take advantage of these changes, such as innovative finance for efficiency and compliance and available
incentives from various stakeholders.
Moderator
• David H. Tongue, Secretary General, INTERCARGO
Providing Capital for Fuel Efficiency and Environmental Compliance
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Oliver Petrakakos, COO, EfficientShip Finance (ESF)
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Christian R. Mollitor, Vice President, Liberian Registry
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Alisdair Pettigrew, Consultant & Senior Adviser, Carbon War Room Shipping Operation
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Brian Van der Waag, Infrastructure Group, Investment Banking, Janney Montgomery Scott
Incentivizing Solutions
The Landscape
Investing in Regulatory Driven Green Technologies: Private Equity view on Green Technologies
and Sustainability
12:30 pm – Luncheon Reception in Exhibit Area
Sponsored by:
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm - Delegates Luncheon – GRAND BALLROOM II
Welcome
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Sponsored by:
Bureau Veritas
Professional Mariner “Plimsoll Awards”
The editors of Professional Mariner magazine will present three Samuel Plimsoll Awards, two for Outstanding Service, one for an individual and one for an organization, who have been instrumental
in making the industry safe for mariners. The third award, for Innovation, will recognize a product, service or procedure that significantly improves the well-being of seafarers.
TuESDAy, MARCH 24, 2015
TRACK 1 – TRuTH OR CONSEQuENCES
Session Sponsored by:
In a world of $50 barrels of oil: A series of
Financial, Operational and Technical
Questions of Special Relevance today
Moderator
• Robert N. Kunkel, President, Alternative
Marine Technologies
The ECO early economic verdict
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Salvatore d'Amico, Fleet Director, d'Amico
Società di Navigazione S.p.A.
The ECA calculus
The new sulfur emissions limits on vessels went into
effect January 1, 2015. The US EPA has announced its
enhanced coordination with Coast Guard to monitor compliance.
What must you do to comply? What actions/omissions can be a violation?
How do you set up operational mechanisms to prove
compliance and train your crewmembers on what do?
EPA is already requesting information on compliance.
How do you respond?
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Jeff King, Partner, K&L Gates LLP
2:15 PM – AFTERNOON SESSIONS
TRACK 2 – OuR PEOPLE, OuR FuTuRE TRACK 3 – BLACK ELEPHANT EvENTS
Crewing 69,000 ships equals a whole lot of people: Opportunity and challenges post Maritime
Labor Convention (2006/2014 amendments)
Moderator
• George J. Hoyt, Founder, Face of Shipping
What the Industry is doing to meet the challenges
• Kishore S. Rajvanshy, Managing Director, Fleet
Management Ltd.
• Ole Chr. Schroder, Director, Environmental
Compliance, Scorpio Group
• Michael Wilson, President, Laurin Maritime
(America) Inc.
• Douglas B. Stevenson, Director, Center for
Seafarers’ Rights, Seamen’s Church Institute
• Phil Parry, Chairman, Spinnaker Global
"Future Proofing" the industry's next
generation
The TK Foundation: Supporting and Inspiring
the Future Generation
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Susan Karlshoej, Managing Director,
TK Foundation
The 21st century Maritime College Curriculum
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Dr. Timothy G. Lynch, Provost, Vice President,
Academic Affairs, SUNY Maritime College at
Fort Schuyler
Contending with the often unexpected from a
complex globe. Commercial solutions to both
visible and still invisible jarring events
Sanctions
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Jane Freeberg Sarma, Attorney,
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Member Self Assessment: Helping control
the most likely accidents
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Capt. Karl Lumbers, Director, Ship Inspection
& Loss Prevention, Thomas Miller P&I Ltd./
UK Club
SPECIAL BREAKOuTS: SPOTLIGHT ON
The unintended, potentially hugely expensive realities of BIG ship accidents and
security (plus salvage lessons from 2014)
Salvage Panel Sponsored by:
ULMVs are everywhere. Given the dramatic trend toward Ultra
Large Merchant Vessels of all classes, some vigorous forethought
is overdue. The consequences of a mega ship casualty portend
impacts across the shipping industry. Salvors and underwriters
have been voicing concern for years, but the Law of Unintended
Consequences says that all shipping interests have a stake in the
development of response planning. The panel will quantify the
contemporary reality, note some of the difficult prospects posed,
particularly by a mega -container ship event, and suggest ways
to take this pressing discussion forward.
Moderator
• Bob Umbdenstock, Director, Planning &
Corporate Relations, Resolve Marine Group.
TuESDAy, MARCH 24, 2015
TRACK 1 – TRuTH OR CONSEQuENCES
LNG as a Fuel
Moderator
• Robert N. Kunkel, President, Alternative
Marine Technologies
LNG as the environmental friendliest fuel in
shipping: NOx, SOx, Particles and CO2
LNG as the most promising alternative ship fuel:
business cases for US and Europe ECA zones
• Dr. Gerd-Michael Würsig, Business Director
LNG fuelled ships, DNV GL Maritime,
Oil and Gas
Alternate Fueled Engine development and
experience
• Ole Grøne, Senior Vice President of Promotion
and Sales, MAN Diesel & Turbo
The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF):
An industry collaboration initiative puts forward Quality Guidelines for Training,
Bunkering and Safety Practices
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Mark Bell, General Manager, SGMF
CyBER SECuRITy: A special session
focused on critical security issues
and concerns for the industry
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Admiral Paul F. Thomas, Assistant
Commandant for Prevention Policy,
United States Coast Guard
Dr. Tor E. Svensen, CEO, Maritime, DNV GL
James A. Watson, President & COO,
ABS Americas
Dr. Hermann J. Klein, President, STG The
German Society for Maritime Technology
TRACK 2 – OuR PEOPLE, OuR FuTuRE TRACK 3 – SPECIAL BREAKOuTS:
SPOTLIGHT ON
CMA Education Foundation Challenge
Competition
Co-Moderators
• Beth A. Wilson-Jordan, Senior Associate,
Flagship Management LLC and Vice President,
CMA Education Foundation
• Molly McCafferty, Manager, Claims and Legal
Affairs, Clipper Bulk (USA) LLC and Director,
CMA Education Foundation
Session Presented by:
Awards sponsored by:
5:30 pm – Cocktail Reception in Exhibit Area
Sponsored by:
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm – Job Fair
Sponsored by:
The CMA Shipping 2015 Job Fair is a continued feature of the show, created by the ideas and demands of our members. A forum to benefit
both companies looking for qualified employees and prospective job
seekers, there will be table-top displays hosted by companies looking
to hire.
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Jonathan Spencer, Average Adjuster and
Principal, The Spencer Company
Bob Sanguinetti, CEO, Gibraltar Port Authority
Bernie Cissek, Chairman, Eagle Underwriting
Group Inc.
Todd Schauer, VP-Operations, Resolve Marine
Group
Phil Reed, Special Casualty Representative
(LOF) and Principal, Reed Maritime
Mediterranean boat refugees:
When the finest traditions of seafaring are put to the challenge
of an enormous human tragedy. The increasing complications
are, among others, the huge numbers of migrants in the
Mediterranean, the changes in migration possibilities to
Europe, diseases and links to criminal networks. The focus of
the panel will not be on the migration issue itself (even though
this is such an important topic), but specifically the effect that
rescuing large numbers of migrants in distress has on crew members and shipping companies.
Moderator
• Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, IRI /
The Marshall Islands Registry & Founding
Chairman, NAMEPA
Introduction
• Dr. Jason Zuidema, Executive Director, North
American Maritime Ministry Assoc. (NAMMA)
Crew consideration
Safety considerations
Cost and insurance considerations
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Benjamin Strong, Director, Amver Maritime
Relations, U.S. Coast Guard
Peter Hinchliffe, Secretary General, ICS
Capt. Joshua Bhatt, Master, Campbell Shipping
Pvt. Ltd.
WEDNESDAy, MARCH 25, 2015
8:45 am – 9:45 am – Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area
MORNING SESSIONS – TRACKS 1, 2, 3 & 4
TRACK 1 – BIG DATA – BIG QuESTIONS – 10:00 AM START
What would Shipping look like if Google were in charge??
In this age of big data it is not about optimizing the connectivity to the vessel
so much as a focus on implementing applications that utilize the connectivity
to optimize business operations. This is the challenge which will build
completely different organizations, will allow closer integration between
charterers and operators, allow ship managers to demonstrate their value to
ship owners and drive savings and productivity.
Keynote Address: The Connected Ship, the smart ship: the best ideas
from the minds of men and women – only some of which you have
seen in the Trade Magazines
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Yasushi Nakamura, Representative Director & Executive Vice President,
ClassNK
Moderator
• Neville Smith, Director, Mariner Communications
Harnessing Data into Actionable Insights: 5 ways to optimize your
business
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John D. Veson, Co-President, Veson Nautical Corporation
Morning Refreshment Break
TRACK 2 – MARKETS, vALuES, CAPITAL – 10:00 AM START
Session Sponsored by:
Global Commodity Review: presentations by leading
commodity analysts, owners, traders and chief economists
Keynote Address: To Own or to Charter?
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Ed Coll, CEO, Pangaea Logistics Solutions
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Dr. Arlie G. Sterling, President, Marsoft Inc.
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Dr. Martin Stopford, President, Research, Clarkson Research Services Ltd.
Urs M. Dür, CFO, TBS Ocean Logistics Inc. / TBS Shipping Services Inc.
Dr. Anil F. Sharma, President & CEO, GMS (Dubai)
Jeremy Penn, CEO, The Baltic Exchange
Moderator
The Markets: “It’s Still Supply and Demand, Stupid” or Will we ever
stop shooting ourselves in the foot? A look ahead...
Sponsored by:
WEDNESDAy, MARCH 25, 2015
TRACK 1 – BIG DATA – BIG QuESTIONS
The Ship-Shore Interface and Productivity
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Brent C. Bruun, Executive Vice President, Mobile Broadband,
KVH Industries, Inc.
Big Data: the impact of predictive analytics on maritime safety and
efficiency
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Warwick Norman, CEO, RightShip
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Darrell Wilson, President, MTI Network (USA), Inc.
TRACK 2 – MARKETS, vALuES, CAPITAL
The Significance of Clusters
Moderator
• Joseph J. Cox, President & CEO, Chamber of Shipping of America
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Paul “Chip” Jaenichen, Maritime Administrator, U. S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration
Andreas Nordseth, Director General, Danish Maritime Authority
Esben Poulsson, Chairman, Enesel Pte. Ltd. and Hon. Secretary,
Singapore Shipping Association
When every cabin has wifi… Beyond CrewToo
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TRACK 3 – BuNKERS – 10:00 AM START
TRACK 4 – ARBITRATION uPDATE – 9:15 AM START
Session Sponsored by:
Bunkering in Challenging Times
The international bunker market is nothing if not resilient and is able to cope with most things thrown at it.
Waves of new regulation – most notably the new low sulphur restrictions in the North American Emission
Control Area (ECA) which came into force on 1 January – are having an impact and causing some concern,
but the new rules were long anticipated and many will have been well prepared. In contrast, the collapse of
oil prices was not predicted. While a 50% drop in bunker prices may well have thrown a lifeline to some, for
others it has proved disastrous. Throw into the mix the overnight disappearance of one of the world’s largest
and most respected trading companies, and the chaos is complete. This bunker session will examine what
has changed and what the future holds.
Moderator
• Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Founder, Managing Director & Publisher,
Petrospot Limited
KNOW BEFORE FIXING – 4TH EDITION
Presented by:
Society of Maritime Arbitrators
Session Sponsored by:
Panel 1. Evidence and “Adverse Inference” in New york Maritime
Arbitration Disputes
This session will address the matter of “adverse inference” that may develop regarding evidence and documents in a dispute. Following on from introductory remarks by Dr. Bulow, the panel will discuss the problems of collecting documents and evidence in preparing for an arbitration. Issues that develop during a
charter as a dispute arises will be discussed. These include insurance, P&I, brokers communications, claims
and operations records.
Moderator
• Dr. Austin Dooley
WEDNESDAy, MARCH 25, 2015
TRACK 3 – BuNKERS
TRACK 4 – KNOW BEFORE FIXING – 4TH EDITION
SESSION ONE: THE TECHNICAL ISSuES
Introductory Remarks
• Dr. Lucienne Bulow
Bunker Quality
This presentation will consider what are the fundamental elements that should be drawn into the new IMO
Guidelines on assuring the quality of fuel delivered for use on board ships. It will then consider how the
IMO reached the decision to move ahead with the quality issue, in particular the emergence of new port
authorities willing to consider regulating bunker suppliers, and then discuss the relative merits of the systems
currently being heralded as the benchmarks for industry leaders in terms of quality assurance, e.g. Singapore, Antwerp and Gibraltar.
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Tim Wilkins, Regional Manager Asia-Pacific, INTERTANKO Asia
2015 ECA – A New Direction for Marine Fuels?
This presentation will consider the immediate impact the change in ECA legislation has had upon fuel
types purchased and the additional analytical that testing and parameters to be considered for monitoring
distillate fuel quality, along with an assessment of new hybrid fuel products.
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Steve Bee, Global Business Director, Intertek Ltd
Marine Distillates
This presentation will look at marine distillates, examining recent experiences with the cold flow properties
of distillate fuel and providing some examples of the problems that have been encountered by those using
0.1% Marine Gasoil and 0.1% compliant fuel oil.
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Denis Eley, Marine Fuels Quality Manager, World Fuel Services Corp.
2020: Ready or Not?
A look ahead to the next milestone facing the marine industry – the 2020 date for a global 0.5% sulphur
cap on bunker fuels. Can the industry meet the new regulation? This presentation looks first at current
world consumption of petroleum products and then looks at refiner options based on the IPECA analyses,
before examining world average crude quality of residues based on assay data from the US SPR 800 million
barrel crude reserve. Finally it examines the options open to shipowners: liquefied natural gas, ultra low
sulphur diesel or scrubbers + Intermediate fuel oils.
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Dr. Rudy Kassinger, Consultant
Q&A Panel Discussion
Panel Members
• Bengt Nergaard
• Michael Northmore,
• Robert Meehan
• Capt. Mukul Bhushan
Panel 2. The CyAs of COAs And MOAs – Issues in Arbitration
The panel discussion will review issues arising in arbitrations involving Contracts of Affreightment and in
the various types of Memorandums of Agreement that have recently appeared in NY arbitrations.
WEDNESDAy, MARCH 25, 2015
TRACK 3 – BuNKERS
TRACK 4 – KNOW BEFORE FIXING – 4TH EDITION
Coffee Break
Moderator
• Jack Warfield, President of The Society of Maritime Arbitrators
SESSION TWO: THE COMMERCIAL ISSuES
An industry in Crisis – 2008 to 2014 – What Happens Now?
The international bunker industry needs to reboot itself. This presentation will look at the impact on the
global industry of the demise of OW Bunker from a commercial point of view. What does it mean for structural balance of the middlemen – the traders – as they interact with the suppliers and the buyers? Who
are the winners? Who are the losers?
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Adrian Tolson, Managing Director, Aegean Oil USA LLC
Panel Members
• Capt. Tom Fox
• Klaus Mordhorst
• Soren Wolmar
• Ken Berger
Identifying Risk
OW’s demise was a catastrophe, not only for its 600+ staff but also for many oil companies, bunker sup-
pliers, traders, shipowners, operators and charterers. Several have followed OW into bankruptcy and, in
turn, this has hurt their own suppliers and buyers. Clearly, the bunker market now has been shown to be
a dangerous place: what has been the impact in terms of counterparty risk, credit risk and business trust?
Has the world changed forever or is this just an unfortunate blip?
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Simon Hasslacher, Senior Analyst and Manager, Infospectrum Ltd. –
Americas
Q&A Panel Discussion
12:15 pm – Luncheon Reception in Exhibit Area
Sponsored by:
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm - Delegates Luncheon – GRAND BALLROOM II
Welcome
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Scott R. Bergeron, CEO, Liberian Registry
Sponsored by:
WEDNESDAy, MARCH 25, 2015
AFTERNOON BREAKOuT SESSIONS
TRACK 1 – THE GENERATIONAL SHIFT – 2:15 PM START
The Generational Shift
Session Sponsored by:
What did your Father teach you? Was it right?
What have you taught him?
How would you build your own business today? Would it be shipping?
Tradition: Celebrating the Best, Improving the Rest
Thoughts on some current events:
The tyranny of Commissions and Margins – always thus?
China, ECO, Gas, Public v. Private…
PE Debate: All Exiting? Implications?
Price of Energy
Moderator
• Dagfinn Lunde, Chairman, Executive Ship Management
Speakers
• Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen, CEO, Stolt-Nielsen M.S. Ltd. (invited)
• Vassilis E. Kertsikoff, Chairman & CEO, Eletson Gas LLC
• Phrixos B. Papachristidis, CEO & Managing Director, Hellespont Ship
Management GmbH & Co. KG
• Fritz Heidenreich, President & CEO, Q88 LLC
• Nikolas P. Tsakos, President & CEO, Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. and
Chairman, INTERTANKO
Afternoon Refreshment Break
TRACK 2 – LEGAL SESSION – 2:10 PM START
SESSION ONE: TRANSACTIONAL
SESSION TWO: LITIGATION
Session Sponsored by:
Co-sponsored by: The Maritime Law Association of the united States
(MLA) and The Admiralty Committee of the Association of the Bar of the
City of New york
SESSION ONE: TRANSACTIONAL
Moderator
• John J. Benson, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Diligence in Offshore vessel Transactions: What to Look For
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Philip R. Rymer and Capt. Marcus P. Dodds, Partners, Reed Smith LLP
Hot Regulatory and Enforcement Topics
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Jeanne M. Grasso, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
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Dr. Jean-Pie Gauci-Maistre, Advocate, GM International Services Limited
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Michael S. Timpone, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP
Flying the Maltese Flag: What you need to know
Topic TBA
Sponsored by:
WEDNESDAy, MARCH 25, 2015
TRACK 1 – THE GENERATIONAL SHIFT
TRACK 2 – LEGAL SESSION
SESSION TWO: LITIGATION
Moderator
• Neil A. Quartaro, Counsel, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Interaction of u.S. Admiralty and Bankruptcy law
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Bruce G. Paulsen, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP
Drifting Away from the Principle of uniformity
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George M. Chalos, Managing Partner, Chalos & Co., PC
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Peter G. Pamel, Partner & Head of Marine Group, Border Ladner
Gervais (BLG)
Ship Arrest in Canada – Interplay with the Bankruptcy Courts
Ethics and E-Discovery in Shipping Disputes
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Vincent J. Foley, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
The CMA will submit its CMA Shipping 2015 Legal Sessions to The Maritime Law Association of the United
States (“MLA”) for approval for CLE credits.
CONFERENCE ENDS
WEDNESDAy, MARCH 25, 2015
5:30 pm - Commodore Gala Reception in Exhibit Area
Sponsored by:
7:30 pm - Commodore Gala Dinner –
GRAND BALLROOM I & II
Sponsored by:
Commodore Award presented to the 2015 Commodore
Capt. Panagiotis N. Tsakos, Founder, Tsakos Group
By the 2014 Commodore
Robert Bugbee, President & Director, Scorpio Tankers Inc. & Scorpio Bulkers Inc.
‘Til Late – Commodore Afterglow – Hotel Lobby
Sponsored by:
March 23, 24 & 25, 2015
Hilton Stamford Hotel, Stamford, Connecticut
We would also like to thank the following companies for their special sponsorships at Shipping 2015:
Silver Level Corporate Sponsors
EXECUTIVE SHIP MANAGEMENT
Bronze Level Corporate Sponsors
Speakers’ Dinner Sponsor
Commodore Gala Dinner Toast
Conference Tote Bags
Special Promotional Sponsorship
Conference Name Badges
Conference Room Wi-Fi
Conference Badge Lanyards
Private Commodore Reception
Internet Café
Exhibit Area Water Coolers & Reusable Bottles
Conference Room Bottled Water
Conference Room Pads
Presentations Web-Link
Photos by: Chris Preovolos (www.preovolos.com)
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PARTIAL CONFERENCE:
Monday, March 23 includes Afternoon Session, Private Web-Link of Speaker Presentations, Delegate Handbook, Afternoon Coffee and Evening Opening Reception.
o CMA Member
$895
o Non Member
$945
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Tuesday, March 24 includes All Tuesday Sessions, Private Web-Link of Speaker Presentations, Delegate Handbook, Tuesday Breakfast, Lunch Reception & Luncheon, Coffees and Tuesday Evening Reception.
o CMA Member
$995
o Non Member
$1,295
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Wednesday, March 25 includes All Wednesday Sessions, Private Web-Link of Speaker Presentations, Delegate Handbook, Wednesday Breakfast, Lunch Reception & Luncheon, Coffees, Gala Dinner Reception and Commodore Gala Dinner*
and Commodore Afterglow. NOTE: *Available on a first come/first serve basis with preference given to Full Conference delegates).
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o without Gala Dinner
$1,295
$995
o Non Member*
o without Gala Dinner
$1,395
$1,195
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