FORUM environmental performance, safety and service, and also in proactive social responsibility. Shipping has a good story to tell and we must ensure that it is heard more widely, but it’s important that it is based on reality”, Lowry said.
John Kokarakis, Vice President, Hellenic Bureau Veritas-"LNG as ships' fuel and the development of the IGF Code" “Oceans, shipping and the environment - Looking to the future” Moderators: dr. Kirsi Tikka, PresiDISCUSSION PANELS dent & COO Europe Division, ABS A series of panel discussion debated and Pascal Lamy, Member of the critical industry topics, including: Global Ocean Commission - Panel“Seafarers: Shipping's sine qua non Captain Panagiotis N. Tsakos, Professor Stratos Papadimitriou, list: Apostolos Belokas, Managing factor” Editor, GREEN4Sea and Diamantis Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus Moderator was Michael Grey, LonN. Manos, Managing Director, don correspondent of BIMCO. PanelCostamare Shipping" lists: Philip Wake, Chief Executive, The The Closing speech was made by Nautical Institute - "Seafarers' EducaCaptain Panagiotis N. Tsakos, tion and Training" and Professor Stratos Founder, "Maria Tsakos" Foundation Papadimitriou, Department of Marwho stated: itime Studies, University of Piraeus“Concluding, I would like to offer "Preparing shipping's future workforce" some of my thoughts and conclusions for your further consideration. “The state of shipping markets - FuFirstly, I need to mention that we all ture prospects” need to invest time and effort and to Moderator was Nikolas P. Tsakos, channel our resources towards the President and CEO, Tsakos Energy Navone and only priority: the human eligation (TEN). He described the various Harry Hajimichael of Tsakos Shipping (right) with guests ement, our people, our seafarers, segments of shipping. From Gas (LNG), which is indeed the most imporwhich is going through a period of tant asset that we have. growth, to conventional tankers and I think that we should all agree the challenges they face in today’s enthat the competence and the seavironment to the exciting future of manship of our seafarers is the key cruise ships. Panellists: Jeremy Penn, success parameter to ensure a safe CEO, The Baltic Exchange”, Lars Dencker and sustainable shipping. Seafaring Nielsen, President and CEO, Jellicoe needs to be a high esteemed proTankers, Stavroula Betsakou, Head, fession which should provide job Tanker Research, ICAP - "The tanker market" satisfaction, safety and security, Keith Bainbridge, Managing Director, open frontiers and a challenging CS LNG Ltd-"The LNG market" and Tom occupation AND ABOVE ALL the Strang, Senior Vice President, Marine feeling that you belong to a family Operations, Costa Crociere SpA-"The Nicolas Pappadakis, AG. Pappadakis & Co Ltd., Nicolaos Fistes, which encompasses all its memADK Maritime, Karen Kokabi, Blueship (right) state of the cruise shipping market" bers with affection, love and devotion irrespective of their nationality and their work onboard or “Bank shipping finance & capital markets” ashore. Moderator was Costas Grammenos, Pro-Vice Chancellor, City Secondly, we need to ensure that our future investments in shipUniversity London, Deputy Dean, Cass Business School. Panellists: ping will be made in a sensible manner so as to ensure the susAndy Georgiou, Head of Greek Shipping, The Royal Bank of Scottainability of our industry. We should also try to include in our conland, Nicolas Bornozis, President, Capital Link, Inc. and Eric H. Schsiderations and in our research the human element and the less, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities LLC interaction of people with the modern equipment and technol“The rush for energy efficiency & its impact on ships” ogy that is installed onboard our vessels. Moderator was Nick Brown, Marine Chief Operating Officer, Thirdly, we should continue to work in continually improving Lloyd's Register Panellists: Stavros Hatzigrigoris, Managing Directhe safety and the environmental standards of the shipping. tor, Maran Gas Maritime Inc., Ioannis Psarros, Project Leader, This is not only a legal requirement but also our responsibility, The Boston Consulting Group and Dragos Rauta, Technical Direca business need and a society expectation. As a seafarer I feel tor, Intertanko “A regulatory update (including air pollution prevention, balthat I have to express my concern for the ever increasing regulast water management and ship recycling)” lations which increase not only in numbers but also in complexModerator was Andreas Chrysostomou, Former Chairman, IMO ity. I think that it is about time to start considering not only how Marine Environment Protection Committee Panellists: Professor to adopt new regulations but how to implement practically and Dinos Arcoumanis, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic and dr. effectively the existing ones”. 40 SHIPPING OCTOBER 2014