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Senior executives from major listed shipping companies involved with the LPG shipping, LNG shipping and fuel oil and bunkering sectors will participate on sector panel discussions at Capital Link's New York Maritime Forum, due to be held at New York's Metropolitan Club on Tuesday, 13th September, organized in partnership with DNB.

The forum will also feature panel discussions on other shipping sectors, such as dry bulk, containers, product tanker, crude oil tanker and fuel oil as well as on other topics of critical significance for the industry, such as bank finance, capital markets, restructuring, insurance and private equity.

Due to attend the event are government and business leaders and senior executives from the transportation, energy, logistics and maritime related sectors.

This forum is both an investment and industry conference. Besides discussing trends, developments and investment opportunities in the global maritime industry and related sectors, it also aims to highlight the significance of New York as a maritime center and attract more maritime related business to the area.

Forum overview and structure

The event is organized in partnership with DNB and in cooperation with the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, the Empire State Development, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and The Port Authority of NY & NJ.

The event is an initiative that aims to highlight the significance of New York as a maritime center and attract more maritime related business to the area, while also discussing trends, developments and investment opportunities in the global maritime industry and related sectors.

Fuel oil & bunkering panel

This panel will discuss the trends and developments in the fuel oil and bunkering sector, such as demand and supply fundamentals, freight rates and asset values, trading routes, access to capital and sector outlook.

Moderator:
Mr. John Keough, Partner - Clyde & Co LLP

Panelists:

Mr. Charles Davies, VP, Commercial Services - World Fuel Services
Mr. Gregg Schwartz, Director of Strategic Development - Aegean Bunkering USA (NYSE: ANW)
Mr. Marc Refsoe Holm, Leader US Fuel Desk - Maersk Oil Trading

Target audience

The audience will include the senior executives of publicly listed and privately held shipping, energy, commodity and logistics companies, commercial and investment bankers, institutional investors and financial advisors as well as a broader spectrum of industry participants such as shipping and liner companies, container leasing companies and operators, ship managers, ship brokers, ship agents, ship charterers, port terminal operators, port security, naval architects and engineers, classification societies, marine insurers and underwriters, marine arbitrators, maritime lawyers, marine mediators, marine advisors and consultants, maritime technology and marine educators.

Keynote speaker
Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Ms. Kathleen C. Hochul, Lieutenant Governor - State of New York

LPG shipping panel

The panel will discuss the trends and developments in the LPG sector, such demand and supply fundamentals, freight rates and asset values, trading routes, access to capital and sector outlook.

Moderator:
Mr. Christian Wetherbee, Director - Citi, Airfreight, Surface & Marine Transportation Research

Panelists:

Mr. Christian Andersen, CEO - Avance Gas Holding Ltd (NO: AVANCE)
Mr. John Lycouris, CEO - Dorian LPG (NYSE: LPG)
Mr. Patrick De Brabandere, COO - Exmar (EBR: EXM)

LNG shipping panel

The panel will discuss the trends and developments in the LNG sector, such as demand and supply fundamentals, freight rates and asset values, trading routes, access to capital and sector outlook.

Moderator:
Mr. Jeffrey Goetz, Managing Director - Poten & Partners

Panelists:
Mr. Tony Lauritzen, CEO - Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE: DLNG)
Mr. Oliver Simpson, Director Commercial Shipping - Excelerate Energy
Mr. Callum Ludgate, Managing Director - Sovcomflot UK

Presentation and panel topics

Dry Bulk Sector Panel
Brexit: Implications & Impact on Shipping & New York
Capital Markets & Shipping
Investing for Yield through Shipping
Optimizing Fleet Efficiency in a Challenging Market
Maritime Arbitration: Global Trends & Developments - New York as Maritime Arbitration Center
Investments in Container Leasing: Lemons & Lemonade in a Challenging Market
Insurance & Reinsurance Trends & Developments New York as an Insurance & Reinsurance Center
The Port of New York & New Jersey a Major Maritime & Transport Hub
Analyst Panel
Container & Liner Shipping Panel
Bank Finance & Shipping Panel
LPG Shipping Panel
Global New York - New York as a Business & Investment Destination
Private Equity Panel
Overview of New York's Maritime Economy
Fuel Oil & Bunkering
New York as a Logistics Hub
LNG Sector Panel
New York as a Maritime Education Center
Restructuring Panel
Shipbroking - Enhancing the S&P Market Liquidity New York as a Shipbroking Center
Product Tankers Panel
Maritime & Admiralty Law Panel
Crude Oil Tankers Panel