20 Listed Shipping Company Executives, Analysts and Financiers toParticipate in Capital Link's 4th Invest in International ShippingForum Thursday, March 25, 2010 in New York City
Mar 8, 2010 09:18:17 (ET)
NEW YORK, NY, Mar 08, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- 20 listed Company CEOs, CFOs and COOs, as well as several analysts, bankers, financiers and other leading market participants, will participate in panels or presentations at the 4th Annual Capital Link Invest in International Shipping Forum.
The Forum will be held in New York City on Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 7:30 am until 5:45 pm EDT.
The objective of the Forum is to provide investors with a comprehensive review and outlook of the various shipping markets and provide an update on issues of critical significance for the shipping industry today. The Forum aims to enhance the information flow between investors and shipping companies and to increase the awareness about shipping as an industry to a wide audience of investors.
The Forum covers dry bulk, tankers (products & crude oil), containers, commodities, the ability of shipping companies to meet their financing needs through bank loans or access to the capital markets, consolidation, fleet expansion opportunities and M&A in shipping. Panel discussions include executives from listed shipping companies, charterers, shipbrokers, bankers and financiers, securities research analysts, and market experts.
SECTOR PANELS There will be panel discussions (each one lasting 40 minutes) on several sectors and industry topics, as follows:
Container Panel moderated by Mr. Matthew Troy, Citigroup Investment Research, Freight Transportation, with executives from:
-- Euroseas (ESEA, Trade ), Mr. Aristidis Pittas, CEO
-- Goldenport Holdings , Mr. John Dragnis, Commercial Director
-- Synergy Management Services, Kevin Kennedy, Director
Dry Bulk Panel moderated by Mr. Gregory Lewis, Credit Suisse, Equity Research, with executives from:
-- DryShips (DRYS, Trade ), Mr. Pankaj Khanna, COO
-- Excel Maritime Carriers (EXM, Trade )
-- Safe Bulkers (SB, Trade ), Mr. Polys Hadjioannou, CEO
-- Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK, Trade ), Mr. Akis Tsirigakis, CEO
-- TBS International (TBSI, Trade ), Mr. Joseph Royce, CEO
Tanker Panel moderated by Mr. Robert Bugbee, President, Scorpio Group, with:
-- General Maritime Corporation (GMR, Trade ), Mr. Jeffrey Pribor, CFO
-- Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG, Trade ), Mr. Mats Berglund, Senior Vice
President and Head of Crude Transportation Strategic Business Unit
-- Teekay Corporation (TK, Trade ), Mr. Peter Evensen, Executive Vice
President
-- Tsakos Energy Navigation (TNP, Trade ), Mr. Nikolas Tsakos, CEO
Product Tanker Panel with executives from:
-- Omega Navigation (ONAV, Trade ), Mr. Gregory McGrath, CFO
-- Torm (TRMD, Trade ), Mr. Jesper Bo Hansen, President, Torm USA
-- Poten Partners, Ms. Megan McCurdy, Head of Marine Research and
Consulting
Growth Opportunities & Access to Capital with executives from:
-- Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW, Trade ), Mr. Nicholas Tavlarios,
President
-- Euroseas (ESEA, Trade ), Mr. Aristidis Pittas, CEO
-- Navios Maritime Holdings (NM, Trade ), Mr. Ted Petrone, President, Navios
Corporation
-- Paragon Shipping (PRGN, Trade ), Mr. Michael Bodouroglou, CEO
Operating a Mixed Fleet: Advantages and Synergies, with:
-- Euroseas (ESEA, Trade ), Mr. Aristidis Pittas, CEO
-- Goldenport Holdings , Mr. John Dragnis, Commercial Director
-- OceanFreight (OCNF, Trade ), Mr. Demetris Nenes, COO
-- Top Ships (TOPS, Trade ), Mr. Alexander Tsirikos, CFO
Shipping and Bank Financing, moderated by Mr. George Cambanis, Senior Partner, Global Shipping Leader, Deloitte, Hadjipavlou, Sofianos & Cambanis, with:
-- Mr. Brett M. Esber, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
-- Mr. Harris Antoniou, Global Head Energy, Commodities & Transportation,
Fortis Bank Nederland
-- Mr. Robin Das, Deputy Global Head of Shipping, HSH Nordbank
Shipping and the Capital Markets moderated by Mr. Gary Wolfe, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP, with:
-- Mr. Loli Wu, Managing Director, Investment Banking Head of Americas
Transportation & Infrastructure, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Securities
-- Mr. David Herman, Vice President, Credit Suisse
-- Mr. Hal Malone, Senior Vice President, Maritime Group, Jefferies
-- Mr. William Kelly, Managing Director, Head of Equity Capital Markets,
Knight Capital Markets
-- Mr. Clifford Teller, Executive Managing Director - Investment Banking,
Maxim Group
PRESENTATION TOPICS There will be presentations on the following topics:
-- The Global Economy and the Commodities Markets by Mr. Guy Verberne, Head
of Economics and Investment Strategy, Fortis Bank Nederland
-- Investment Opportunities and Challenges in Shipping Today by Mr. Emil
Yiannopoulos, Partner, Assurance Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
-- Order Book and Freight Challenges by Mr. Michael Hojsgaard, Managing
Director, Nordia Bulk
-- Vessel Recycling - Scrapping by Dr. Anil Sharma -- Founder, President
and CEO, Global Marketing Systems, Inc.
-- The Added Value of Classification to Financial Institutions and Owners
in Today's Capital Markets by Dr. H. Klein, CEO, Germanischer Lloyd
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS
-- Forecasting the Future: Shipping and Financial Markets, by Mr. Clay
Maitland -- Managing Partner, International Registries (The Marshall
Islands Registry -- the world's third largest ship registry), Founding
Chairman of NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection
Association)
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS There will be company presentations by the management of:
-- DryShips Inc. (DRYS, Trade )
-- Euroseas Ltd (ESEA, Trade )
-- Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (EXM, Trade )
-- Goldenport Holdings Inc.
-- Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NM, Trade )
-- Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
-- OceanFreight, Inc. (OCNF, Trade )
-- Paragon Shipping (PRGN, Trade )
-- Seanergy Maritime Holdings (SHIP, Trade )
-- Safe Bulkers (SB, Trade )
-- Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK, Trade )
-- TBS International (TBSI, Trade )
-- Top Ships (TOPS, Trade )
-- Tsakos Energy Navigation LTD (TNP, Trade )
