Vassilios Demetriades: Regulators and industry should work together in this decarbonization journey
Vassilios Demetriades, Shipping Deputy Minister to the President of Cyprus Τhe Covid-19 pandemic, followed by the was in Ukraine, has had a considerable and ongoing impact on the global shipping industry. For 2023, it is clear that world trade growth…
Philippos Philis: The Shipping sector will face serious challenges
Philippos Philis, President, European Community Shipowners’ Association The global economy is going through a challenging period after the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine and the associated sanctions imposed on Russia. Stable access to ship financing, maintaining the…
George Pateras: Prudency and preparedness to tackle what lies ahead in Shipping
George Pateras, President, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping Going through past reports on the prospects of the Maritime Industry, may be quite amusing since after the passing of time you realise how wrong people have been in attempting to forecast the…
Semiramis Paliou: 2023 is going to be a very challenging and demanding year
Semiramis Paliou, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Diana Shipping Inc. & Chairperson, Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association – HELMEPA 2023 is going to be a very challenging and demanding year for the maritime industry, as shipping will have to continue…
Maria Deligianni: All CLIA cruise lines have successfully returned to operation
Maria Deligianni National Director, Eastern Mediterranean, CLIA For the cruise industry, 2022 was a transitional year emerging from the pandemic and progressively returning to normality. All CLIA cruise lines have successfully returned to operation in 100 cruise markets around the…
Elpi Petraki: Collaboration will also remain a key theme for 2023
Elpi Petraki, President, WISTA INTERNATIONAL During 2022, WISTA International continued to take steps towards improving diversity and inclusion in the maritime and shipping sectors, working with several partners to address the current gender imbalance across the industry and create more…
John Cotzias: We are very concerned about the Russian – Ukraine war
John Cotzias, President, Hellenic Shipbrokers Associations There is no easy way to predict whether maritime trade will be better or worse in 2023 than it was in 2022. The dry cargo market will mainly be affected by how China moves….
Eleni Polychronopoulou: 2023 is expected to be another year of intense challenges
Eleni Polychronopoulou, President, HEMEXPO, (Hellenic Marine Equipment Manufacturers & Exporters) 2023 is expected to be another year of intense challenges for the shipping industry. The uncertainty around future marine fuels will continue next year, while at the same time two…
Danae Bezantakou: Shipping is about tradition, trust, cooperation and human relations
Danae Bezantakou, CEO Navigator Shipping Consultants Ltd, Concept founder of YES Forum Maritime Industry is always a field full of challenges that could be turned into opportunities. 2023 shall not be an exception. According to recent reports and predictions, Human…
Ioannis Chiotopoulos: Hope for a safer and greener maritime industry globally
Ioannis Chiotopoulos, Senior Vice President & Regional Manager South East Europe, Middle East and Africa, DNV Maritime I am very optimistic about the prospects of the maritime industry for the coming years. Why? Because we have continually proven how robust…