All third-party ship management groups are stepping up investments in an arms race for more efficiency and further growth to improve their market power. The buzz words are fleet monitoring, optimization and predictive maintenance.

The implementation of the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap [ds_preview]by 2020 poses another major challenge for all players in the maritime world. Meanwhile consolidation keeps moving ahead with the recent takeover of the 46 vessels fleet of H. Schuldt by V.Group.

ian beveridge Jul2018 bLook forward to exclusive insights and assessments on »Strategies to success and future competitiveness« by Ian Beveridge, CEO of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), one of the leading ship managers globally.

This year‘s 22nd HANSA Forum will address the most crucial topics in shipping and ship financing. Join us to discuss best ideas and investment cases and to hear how major shipowners and operators are planning ahead.

Hear it, see it – join the strategic shipping debate at this year’s HANSA Forum!

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Look forward to an impressive line-up of speakers:

  • Keynote: Anthony Firmin, COO, Hapag-Lloyd
  • Ian Beveridge, CEO, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
  • Joep Gorgels, Global Head Transportation and Logistics Clients, ABN Amro
  • Erik Helberg, CEO, Clarksons Platou Securities
  • Tim Kent, Technical Director, Marine and Offshore, Lloyd’s Register
  • Thomas Björn Larsen, Senior Vice President, Head Skuld Hamburg
  • Susanne Mertens, Senior Consultant, Silverton Maritime Solutions
  • Svend Stenberg Mølholt, Group COO, Monjasa
  • Jens Christian Nielsen, Managing Director, Frachtcontor Junge
  • Otto Schacht, Executive Vice President Sea Logistics, Kühne & Nagel
  • Marcus Schärer, Global Marketing Manager, Shell Marine
  • Swen Scholtyssek, Partner, KPMG Law
  • Dominik Stehle, Executive Vice President, deugro Group
  • Sverre Bjorn Svenning, Global Head of Research, Fearnleys
  • tba, Danish Ship Finance
  • Christoph Toepfer, Director Australis Maritime
  • Clemens Toepfer, Managing Director, Toepfer Transport
  • Tobias Zehnter, Global Head Ship Finance, NordLB

Join us to network and mingle with hundreds of colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere with cocktails and food in the splendid surroundings of the Sofitel Hotel. With more than 450 high-level delegates from ship owners and managers, banks, investors, brokers to advisors and other service providers, the HANSA Forum has proven to be one of the must-attend shipping conferences around the world – now in its 22nd year.