London Ship Finance Forum November 2024

AGENDA

1430 Arrivals & Registration

1500 Welcome by Harry Theochari, Chair, Maritime London

1510 Session 1 Does shipping now have the environment to finance the decarbonisation transition?
Global supply chain disruption in recent years has created the strongest earning environment since 2008. Has the strength of owners’ balance sheets, the increased regulatory certainty from the IMO and the EU and the commercial viability of carbon abatement technologies created the market conditions for new capital to enter the market and accelerate the industry’s decarbonisation?

Moderator: Eleanor Martin, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Panellists:

Gihan Ismail, Director, Marine Capital
Alastair McDonald, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Purus
Dmitri Mikhno, Director, Clarksons
Elias Sakellis, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Australis Maritime
Helen Tveitan, Chief Executive Officer, Carisbrooke Shipping Holdings Ltd

1620 Refreshments break

1640 Session 2 How does shipping and maritime win the battle for capital allocation within banks?
Current demand is down for shipping debt. Both internal and external regulation have affected capital requirements and borrowing costs for ship finance. Banks now have to manage standardised risk allocation models, unsympathetic to shipping. Enhanced transparency requirements both in terms of governance and decarbonisation is making lending to shipping entities more onerous for both parties. Against this backdrop how do shipping banks win the battle for budget?

Moderator: Lindsey Keeble, Partner, WFW

Panellists:

Stephen Fewster, Global Head, Shipping Finance, ING
Gaurav Moolwaney, Managing Director, Transportation Finance, Global Credit Markets, Standard Chartered Bank
Michael Parker, Chairman, Global Shipping, Logistics & Offshore, Citi

1800 Drinks Reception

1930 Event ends