The Big Change

On April 27th 2022, at Piraeus Club in Greece, Mare Forum hosted a shipping conference with top principals actively participating, discussing, debating and brainstorming about shipping, trade investments and ship finance, and the future of shipping and trade from now to 2030 – 2050 and beyond.

Participants included Principals, Ship-owners, Ship-managers, Charterers, Traders, Capital providers, Energy Executives, Regulators, Maritime Lawyers, Consultants, shipbuilders, Classification Societies, Press, and shipping services providers. The conference was chaired by Mr. George Gourdomichalis president and managing director of Phoenix Shipping & Trading.

There were a total of 4 sessions, followed by the Cocktail Reception hosted by eShipfinance.com.

Dagfinn Lunde, co-founder and Chairman of eShipfinance.com participated in the following sessions as a panelist:

Session 1

The Big Change – Is the world sailing in unknown waters?

Shipowners, charterers, capital providers, regulators, and energy providers, in the multi-relationship structure of their interests, focusing on sustainable and commercially viable industry in today’s geopolitics.

Session 2

Designing the ship of the future; what is now needed to start reducing emissions immediately?
‍Sense and nonsense about fuels and innovations. Who bears cost and risk?