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The Greece Branch 2018 Forum

Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

2020: The year that will change shipping

The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Greece Branch held its 14th Annual Forum, on Tuesday, 11th December 2018 at Eugenides Foundation.

The title was: «2020: The year that will change shipping» and the Forum was well attended by over 500 shipping professionals from the Greek and International shipping market.

A welcome address was made by Mrs Natalia Margioli - Komninou, FICS, Managing Director of the ICS Greece Branch and Hellenic Management Centre and Mr Nicolas A. Tsavliris, FICS, Chairman of the ICS Greece Branch and Tsavliris Salvage Group.

The panel included the following distinguished speakers:

Mr Jonathan Elvey, Maritime Arbitrator, Mediator & Legal Consultant, Jon Elvey Consultancy

Mr Panayiotis Mitrou, MICS, Technology & Innovation Manager, Marine & Offshore, Business Development, South Europe, Lloyd's Register

Mr George Lazaridis, MICS, Head of Market Research & Asset Valuations, Allied Shipbroking Inc.


Mr Mark Pearson, Managing Director, Maran Tankers Management Inc.

Mr Nicolas A. Tsavliris, FICS, Chairman, ICS Greek Branch & Tsavliris Salvage Group

Mr Harry Vafias, President and CEO, Stealthgas Inc.

Mr Adrian Wooldridge, FICS, CCO, Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation

The panel was moderated by Mr Simon Ward, FICS, Director, Ursa Shipbrokers.

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This year, the panel had a very productive discussion concerning the impact of new marine pollution rules being enforced by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) from 1st January 2020, specifically low sulphur emissions.

Rather than address whether to fit scrubbers or not they examined the likely effects from a technical, legal, commercial, operational and financial viewpoint, and what problems, or opportunities may occur for shipping in general. In addition they discussed the many political and trade issues which may also influence the market going forward.

The panel was in agreement on one thing: it is very difficult to predict with any certainty what will happen in reaction to these rules because there are so many moving parts, but there will be winners and losers in all areas of the industry.

During the panel discussion, there was an impressive interaction between the audience and the panelists. Participants were asking questions to the speakers, commenting on the topics addressed and even, expressing their opinions and views. This fact proved once again that the ICS Annual Forum is not only a meeting point of shipping professionals but a platform of exchanging ideas and learning from each other.

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The ICS Greece Branch celebrated its fourteen distinction students and five International Prize Winners, that have excelled in the ICS Professional Qualifying Examinations during the last academic year. All of them were honored during the Awards Giving Ceremony, which was included in the Annual Forum's proceeding.

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The awarded Distinction Candidates were:

Introduction to Shipping Examination: Mrs Konstantina Nikolaou, ACA Shipping Corp

Legal Principles in Shipping examination: Mrs Christina Gkioni, Hellenic Management Centre

Port Agency examination: Mr Leonidas Manolis, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd.

Shipping Finance examination:

  • Ms Alexia Adrianopoulos, Cape Shipping S.A.
  • Mr Dimitris Lamprou, Super Eco Tankers Ltd
  • Mr Theofanis Matsopoulos, Universal Carriers
  • Eleni Anna Siskou, PWC
  • Arsinoi Siskou, PWC

Shipping Business examination:

  • · Mr Anthony Jolley, Ellery Shiptrade
  • · Mrs Anastasia Kalyvioti, Actimar Shipping
  • · Mr George Nicodemou, Handy Chart Ltd
  • · Mr Panagiotis Pachis, Pontos Marine Inc.
  • · Mr Antigonos Theodorakis, Hellenic Container Transport

Economics of Sea Transport & International trade examination: Mr Panagiotis Dimakopoulos, Interunity Management Corporation S.A.

Overall Performance: Mr Poseidon Thomas Kalozoumis, Neureus Shipping S.A.

Also, five Greek Students were the International Prize winners having achieved the highest marks worldwide:

  • Mr Dionysis Diamantopoulos, Shipping Business examination
  • Mrs Thomais Dova, MICS, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd. (Dry Cargo Chartering examination)
  • Mrs Sara Jones, Shipserve International Inc. (Economics of Sea Transport & International trade & Port Agency examinations)
  • Mr Paraskevas Kousounadis, FICS, Halkidon Shipping Corp. (Ship Sale & Purchase examination)
  • Mrs Foteini Konstantinou, Shipping Law examination)

The Prize Winners were also awarded by Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani MP, Under Secretary of State and Minister for Shipping in the UK Government, and the new International President of the ICS, Lord Mountevans during the Prize Giving Ceremony held in Trinity House of London in October 2018.

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The 14th Annual Forum of the ICS Greece Branch was held with the kind contribution and support of the following sponsors:

AB Maritime Inc., Acropolis Chartering & Shipping Inc., Arrow Shipping Hellas S.A., Capital Ship Management Corp., Cass Technava Maritime S.A., Chios Navigation Hellas Ltd., Clarksons Platou Hellas Ltd, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd., Element Shipmanagement S.A., Euronav Shipmanagement (Hellas) Ltd, European Product Carriers Ltd., GAC Shipping S.A., Hollman Fenwick Willan International LLP, Horizon Tankers Ltd, Ifchor S&P Ltd, International Registries - The Marshall Islands Registry, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc, Nereus Shipping S.A., Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., Super Eco Tankers Management Inc., Target Marine S.A., Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd, Tsavliris Salvage Group,  URSA Shipbrokers S.A.

 


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