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DECEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018

Κ. ΔΟΥΚΑΣ: Να πάρει θέση ο Ελληνικός Εφοπλισμός 06. ΝΙΚΟΣ για τα Εθνικά θέματα πριν να είναι αργά 08. ΚΩΣΤΑΣ ΔΟΥΚΑΣ: Ὃλα πᾶνε πρίμα γιά τήν ναυτιλία Μπεζαντάκου: Ο άνθρωπος θα έχει πρωταγωνιστικό 14. Δανάη ρόλο στο shipping για τα επόμενα 50 χρόνια

20. 111 STATEMENTS BY SHIPPING EXPERTS FOR 2017 72. GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2017: THE WINNERS Ετήσια Συνάντηση Ναυτικής 76. 11η Τεχνολογίας 2017 Cruises: Απολογισμός 2017 και δυναμικός σχεδιασμός 77. Celestyal ανάπτυξης για το 2018 Καζάκος: Κυπριακή Ναυτιλία - Προς τα που θα 78. Θωμάς αρμενίζει το 2018; Hellas Annual Forum debates 80. WISTA shipping’s challenges and owners’ response Shipping Summit 2017 81. Greener “New Requirements -The Horizon is Crowded”

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Κ. Δούκας, Δημοσιογράφος, Μέλος ΕΣΗΕΑ.

Διαβολικές συμπτώσεις. Το 1929 στην Αμερική ο τότε πρόεδρος Herbert Hoover είχε δηλώσει ελάχιστες εβδομάδες πριν το κραχ... “Σήμερα στην Αμερική βρισκόμαστε πιο κοντά στο να πετύχουμε την ολοκληρωτική νίκη έναντι της φτώχειας, από κάθε άλλη στιγμή στην ιστορία οποιασδήποτε χώρας”. Την ίδια στιγμή ο μεγάλος Henry Ford μια εβδομάδα πριν απολύσει μαζικά 75,000 εργάτες δήλωσε: “Η κρίση οφείλεται στο ότι ο μέσος άνθρωπος αρνείται να εργαστεί ευσυνείδητα εκτός και αν δεν μπορεί να το αποφύγει. Υπάρχει πολλή δουλειά, αρκεί οι εργάτες να θέλουν να δουλέψουν”. Αξίζει να αναφέρουμε ότι έναν περίπου χρόνο πριν, 15.000.000 εργάτες είχαν χάσει την εργασία τους - περίπου το 1/3 του συνολικού δυναμικού της χώρας. Την ίδια στιγμή που τα 2/3 του συνολικού πλούτου της χώρας κατείχε μόλις το 5% του πληθυσμού. Το αποτέλεσμα αυτής της πολιτικής ήταν η απαξίωση κάθε ιδιωτικής περιουσίας, οι μαζικές απολύσεις, η αυξανόμενη φτώχεια, η αύξηση της παιδικής εργασίας, η άνευ όρων εργασία όταν αυτή ελάμβανε χώρα για έναν μισθό 20 δολαρίων το μήνα και χωρίς καμία ασφάλιση για εργατικά ατυχήματα, το κλείσιμο 5000 τραπεζών, η χρεοκοπία για δεκάδες χιλιάδες μικρομεσαίες επιχειρήσεις, το 100% κούρεμα των ομολόγων βετεράνων πολέμου που σε μία νύχτα έχασαν όλες τις οικονομίες τους κλπ. Οι αποθήκες των εργοστασίων στοίβαζαν προϊόντα που κάνεις δεν μπορούσε να αγοράσει, τα σπίτια παρέμεναν κενά γιατί κανείς δεν μπορούσε να πληρώσει το ενοίκιο, ώστε τελικά ακόμα και οι κάτοικοι της Νέας Υόρκης να αναγκαστούν με τη βία να εγκαταλείψουν τα σπίτια τους ή και να εκδιωχτούν από την αστυνομία. Σε μια στιγμή τα έχασαν όλα, οδηγούμενοι εξαναγκαστικά να ζήσουν σε σκουπιδότοπους που έμειναν στην ιστορία ως “Χωριά του Χούβερ”. Ο Χούβερ έχασε τις εκλογές και την Άνοιξη του 1933 πρόεδρος της Αμερικής αναλαμβάνει ο Ρούσβελτ. Το NEW DEAL που προσπάθησε να εφαρμόσει για την λεγόμενη…επανεκκίνηση της οικονομίας δεν ήταν παρά η περαιτέρω εγκαθίδρυση του καπιταλισμού στην Αμερική. Τα προγράμματα στόχευαν στην ανακούφιση των φτωχότερων στρωμάτων και των ανέργων, με την αναμόρφωση του χρηματοπιστωτικού συστήματος. Έτσι λοιπόν ετοιμάστηκε πρόγραμμα 100 ημερών που περιελάμβανε συγχώνευση τραπεζών, εξασφάλιση καταθέσεων μέχρι 2,500 δολάρια, πρόγραμμα δημοσιονομικής πολιτικής με μείωση μισθών των δημοσίων υπαλλήλων με σκοπό αντίστοιχη μείωση του ελλείματος, μεταφορά όλων των αποθεμάτων χρυσού στο Υπουργείο Οικονομικών. Με το δεύτερο NEW DEAL από το 1935 έως το 1938 θεσπίστηκαν επιδόματα πείνας για ηλικιωμένους, οικογένειες με παιδιά και ανέργους. Τα έσοδα για επιδόματα αυτά προέκυψαν από νέους φόρους στις μισθωτές υπηρεσίες. Θεσπίστηκαν ελάχιστα δικαιώματα

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των εργαζομένων όπως μέγιστες ώρες εργασίας ανά εβδομάδα, 25 σεντς ανά ώρα, απαγόρευση της παιδικής εργασίας. Για πολιτικούς και όχι εισπρακτικούς λόγους επιβλήθηκε φόρος 75% επί των εισοδημάτων των πολύ πλουσίων που δεν εφαρμόστηκε ποτέ. Επιπρόσθετα θεσπίστηκε η λεγόμενη…αναδιανομή του πλούτου με τον «Φόρο Αναδιανομής των Κερδών», η οποία ποτέ δεν εφαρμόστηκε λόγω της αντίδρασης των επιχειρήσεων να μοιράσουν κέρδη σε μισθούς και μερίσματα, και καταργήθηκε το 1939. Πολλά σημεία των νόμων κρίθηκαν αντισυνταγματικά. Μετά από 6 χρόνια NEW DEAL η ανεργία εκτινάχτηκε από το 10% στο 19% το 1938. Ο Ρούσβελτ κατηγορούσε τις μεγάλες επιχειρήσεις πως πολεμούσαν το New Deal. Τελικά αποφάσισε την άνοιξη του 1938 να εγκαταλείψει τις προσπάθειες για την εξισορρόπηση του προϋπολογισμού και να προχωρήσει σε ένα πρόγραμμα δαπανών 5 δισ. δολαρίων για να αυξήσει την αγοραστική δύναμη. Καθοριστικό ρόλο κάθε φορά που η Αμερικανική Ιστορία βρισκόταν σε κρίση είχαν μεγάλες οικογένειες τραπεζιτών όπως οι Στάνταρντ, Πουρ, Ροκφέλερ, κλπ. οι οποίοι κατείχαν το μεγαλύτερο κομμάτι πλούτου στην Αμερικανική Ήπειρο. Σχεδόν 85 χρόνια αργότερα η Ελλάδα πιστή στην αντιγραφή και τον Αμερικανικό μιμητισμό, προσπαθεί επί ματαίω να εφαρμόσει τις μεταρρυθμίσεις που επιτακτικά ζητούν οι Θεσμοί της Ευρώπης και της Αμερικής. Ζει επικές στιγμές ανεργίας, φτώχιας, απελπισίας, την ίδια στιγμή που ο πλούτος - τι σύμπτωση – είναι στα χέρια των ολίγων. Το NEW DEAL για την Ελλάδα εφαρμόζεται κάθε φορά στα λόγια εδώ και χρόνια. Με Ζάππεια, επανεκκίνηση της οικονομίας, Θεσσαλονίκες, εξόδους από τα μνημόνια. Στην αρχή υποσχέσεις, ρήξη, κόκκινες γραμμές, κατάργηση φόρων, κοινωνικό κράτος. Στο τέλος «μεταρρυθμίσεις», εκποίηση δημόσιας περιουσίας, φορολόγηση μεσαίων στρωμάτων, στραγγαλισμός της οικονομίας, πείνα, πράσινα άλογα, έντιμος συμβιβασμός, Μνημόνια, εδαφικές γκρίζες ζώνες. Μάταια πασχίζουν οι Ελληνικές κυβερνήσεις να φτιάξουν ένα πρόγραμμα δημοσίων δαπανών για την έξοδο από την κρίση. Οι αγορές είναι εκεί, παρούσες να «αξιολογήσουν» την Χώρα η οποία κρίνεται επιεικώς ανεπαρκής να δανειοδοτηθεί σύμφωνα με τους οίκους Αξιολόγησης όπως ο οίκος STANDARD & POOR’s. (Τι σύμπτωση ξανά). Άλλωστε στην περίπτωση της Αμερικής το πρόβλημα της κρίσης λύθηκε με έναν τρομακτικό τρόπο. Με την έλευση του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου. Με αυτό τον τρόπο πήρε μπροστά η οικονομία της χώρας. Ας ευχηθούμε να μην επαναληφθούν όλες οι συμπτώσεις. Ας ελπίσουμε ότι η κρίση στην Ευρώπη δεν θα λυθεί με τα ίδια λάθη και τις ίδιες συνταγές του παρελθόντος. Ας ελπίσουμε ότι οι πιο ισχυροίθ θα σηκώσουν ανάστημα. Ας ελπίσουμε τώρα περισσότερο από ποτέ ότι η Ιστορία δεν θα επαναληφθεί μέχρι τέλους.

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πλοίων. Ἡ αὒξηση αὐτή, τόσο στά τάνκερς, ὃσο καί στά πλοῖα ξηροῦ φορτίου καί τά κοντέϊνερς, ἀναμένεται νά φθάσει τό 10%. Αἰτία ἡ πρόβλεψη ὃτι τό παγκόσμιο ἐμπόριο, πού αὐξάνεται συνεχῶς τά τελευταῖα χρόνια, ἐφέτος θά ἀναπτυχθεῖ μέ ρυθμό 3,8%, πού ἀποτελεῖ ρεκόρ. Τό ἰσοζύγιο μεταξύ προσφορᾶς καί ζητήσεως χωρητικότητος, τείνει νά ἐξισορροπηθεῖ, καθώς ἀνασχέθηκε ὁ ρυθμός τοποθετήσεως νέων παραγγελιῶν πλοίων στά ναυπηγεῖα, πού σημαίνει ὃτι ἡ ἀγορά αὐτή αὐτορρυθμίζεται, ὃπως συμβαίνει πάντα. Μπορεῖ οἱ ἐφοπλιστές νά ἐπωφελοῦνται πρόσκαιρα ἀπό τίς χαμηλότερες τιμές τῶν νιουμπίλντινγκς, ἀλλά ὃταν πιά ὁ ἀριθμός αὐτός λειτουργεῖ σάν μπούμεραγκ σέ βάρος τῆς ναυλαγορᾶς, τότε καταβάλλεται προσπάθεια γιά νά ἰσχύσει ὁ κανόνας τῆς προσφορᾶς καί τῆς ζητήσεως. Πρός τήν κατεύθυνση αὐτή λειτουργεῖ καί ἡ συγκυρία ὃτι διαλύονται περισσότερα παλαιά πλοῖα, ἀφοῦ ἡ τιμή τοῦ σκράπ ἒχει φθάσει στό πολύ ἱκανοποιητικό ποσό τῶν 450 δολ. ὁ τόννος. Αὐτή ἡ τιμή ὠθεῖ πολλούς Ἓλληνες καί ξένους ἐφοπλιστές νά ὁδηγήσουν πολλά παλαιά πλοῖα στά διαλυτήρια, ἐπωφελούμενοι τῶν ὑψηλῶν τιμῶν. Τό δεύτερο εὐχάριστο γεγονός εἶναι ὃτι ἡ ἑλληνόκτητη ναυτιλία γιά πρώτη φορά ἂγγιξε τό μεγαλύτερο ποσοστό συμμετοχῆς στόν παγκόσμιο στόλο, φθάνοντας τό 16,7%. Ταυτόχρονα ὁ ἑλληνόκτητος ἐμπορικός στόλος ἒχει μειώσει τόν μέσο ὃρο ἡλικίας στά μόλις 11,2 ἒτη, ἒναντι 15 ἐτῶν πού ἦταν τό 2008. Αὐτό σημαίνει ὃτι ὁ ἑλληνόκτητος ἐμπορικός στόλος ἒχει σημαντικά ἀνανεωθεῖ καί, κατά συνέπεια, εἶναι περισσότερο ἀνταγωνιστικός. Τά καλά

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Manpower Supply (PMS) S.A. CARIBBEAN SEA DIVER is theCEO bestProfessional cost effective solutions to your needs.

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Underwater hull cleaning, polishing (3 stages micro polishing), Sea cleaning, Tail shaft wear down reading,Propeller Rope guard removal and installation, Blanking ofchest sea chest & discharges, BPCO Ltd, our partners in Greek Market are always developing new opportunities, and always shaft wear down reading, Rope guardAnode removal and installation, Blanking of sea chest & discharges, Rudder bearing clearance reading, replacement, Change of transducer, Underwater epoxy taking care in the correct way of the Greek clients.

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Hull Repair 1995 & provide services such as Afloat Repairs, Safety Hull Repair welding & cutting, Insert welding repairs with dry-cofferdam, Crack repair, Rudder Underwater Services and Ship Supplies throughout Indian ports, with Fernando De Gracia Underwater welding & cutting, Insert welding repairs with dry-cofferdam, Crack repair, Rudder blade repair. our head office in Professional Kandla and Branches Mumbai and CEO Manpowerat Supply (PMS) S.A. blade repair.

Visakhapatnam.

Why choose MARINE GROUP?in 1903, has attended CROMWELL & UMA Cia. S.A., established • SERVICOS We are only company in India provide all the three almost allthe international reputable ship owner’s vessels ATLANTIS SUBAQUATICOS LTDAto was stablished in 2003 in ATLANTIS SERVICOS SUBAQUATICOS LTDA was stablished inwork2003 services such as –Ports Afloatfrom repairs, Safety &experience Supply (Ship Argentina our head offices and the city calling of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Buenos Aires -got Argentina; where all personnel, and Dive Team, the Company anthe expressive position within the and Dive Team, theare Company got anofexpressive position the • In Afloat Repairs, we are only company having of Grade A to EH36 (Thickness Range towithin 25mm) machinery, equipment, consumables and materials readily available for immediate national andstock internation market Underwater Ship8dispatch.

Husbandry. national and internation market of Underwater Shipthe Husbandry. approved by&BV, DNV-GL. are specialized inneeds, all types of class approved repairs including Main/Auxiliary CROMWELL Cia. S.A. canWe tackle any mechanical, steel,nearby pipes, boilers orimportTherepair main offi ce iswhether strategically positioned most The offi ceports is to strategically positioned the most importEngine, Hydraulic & Electro Hydraulic Crane Maintenance, Refrigeration Repairs, Underwater etc. electrical; from a normal urgency “voyage repair” abut major general repairs or steel work antmain Brazilian theafloat Company alsonearby developed aServices fast response ant Brazilian ports but the Company also developed aports fast includes response • In Safety Services, wewith are the second company in India, who provide all Annual which Servicing and as with our trained staff many years’ experience in ship repairs and ship building, system, allowing the attendance inLSA/FFA other Brazilian such system, allowing the attendance in other Brazilian ports suchCargo as base Certification and approved by 7Salvador major classification societies.

The Same Team approved for operational Indian experienced mechanical/electrical technicians/fitters, steel/pipe builders andopened certified welders, Santos, Paranagua, Itaguai, and São Sebastião.

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ATLANTIS SERVIÇOS SUBAQUÁTICOS LTDA, also known as ATLANTIS DIVE WORKS,Mylapalli, is an quality. ATLANTIS SERVIÇOS SUBAQUÁTICOS LTDA, also known as ATLANTIS DIVE WORKS, is A. anOrtis, Owner of UMA MARINE GROUP Fernando ISO 9001/2008 certified company and also have class approved by ABS, BV, DNVGL, LR, NKK, RINA ISO 9001/2008 certified company and also have class approved by ABS, BV, DNVGL,Marine LR, NKK, RINA Director, Cromwell Engineers and RBNA. In order to keep a constantly improvement, ATLANTIS will update for the version ISO and RBNA. In order to keep a constantly improvement, ATLANTIS will update for the version ISO 9001/2015 still in 2016.

9001/2015 still in 2016.

UMA MARINE GROUP is serving shipping industry since 1995 & provide services such as Afloat Repairs, Safety

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άπου στα μέσα του 2000 συναντηθήκαμε με τη Δανάη Μπεζαντάκου στα γραφεία μος, κάνοντας μία πρώτη συζήτηση για μία ιδέα που είχε εκείνη για κάποιο συνέδριο. Ακόμα θυμάμαι την ακούραστη διάθεσή της για δημιουργία, την αυτοπεποίθησή της, τον δυναμισμό που είχε, την αποφασιστηκότητα, την διορατικότητα, την στρατηγική της. Στοιχεία που την ακολουθούν ακόμη και σήμερα σε συνδυασμό με τις απαραίτητες δόσεις εμπειρίας που αποκτήθηκε όλα αυτά τα χρόνια. Η Δανάη είναι αυτό που βλέπεις. Κοινωνική, ήρεμη, δυναμική, υπομονετική, ομαδική, ακούραστη, διορατική, μα πάνω από όλα είναι η Δανάη. Οι επιτυχίες των στρατηγικών της επιλογών δεν την άλλαξαν. Θυμάται από που ξεκίνησε αλλά έχει και στόχο για το που θέλει να πάει. Τα 20 χρόνια που τη γνωρίζω μπορώ με σιγουριά να πω πως δουλεύει ακάματα για την προβολή διεθνώς της πρώτης Ναυτιλίας του κόσμου, την Ελληνική. Στην συνέντευξη που ακολουθεί θα καταλάβει ο αναγνώστης που την ξέρει ότι η Δανάη είναι ακόμα όπως την γνώρισε για πρώτη φορά, και αυτός που δεν την ξέρει - πράγμα εξαιρετικά σπάνιο - ότι θα πρέπει να την γνωρίσει άμεσα. Ν.Δ

Π.Δ: Το «NAVIGATOR FORUM» έχει καθιερωθεί για δεκαεπτά συναπτά έτη από το 2001, σαν ετήσιος χώρος συνάντησης καταξιωμένων στελεχών της Ελληνικής και διεθνούς ναυτιλιακής κοινότητας και συμβάλλει ουσιαστικά στην ανάδειξη και την ανάλυση των κρίσιμων θεμάτων που απασχολούν τη ναυτιλία. Πώς ξεκίνησε η ιδέα αυτή, τι δυσκολίες αντιμετώπισε στη διάρκεια όλων αυτών των ετών και πού βρίσκεται σήμερα; Ποιά είναι τα σχέδιά σας για το μέλλον; Δ.ΜΠ: Αντιλαμβανόμενη την ανάγκη ύπαρξης μίας εκδήλωσης όπου θα συναντώνται οι Decision Makers της Ελληνικής Ναυτιλίας και θα συζητούν καίρια θέματα που απασχολούν και επηρεάζουν τόσο τον κλάδο όσο και την κοινωνία μας, η μητέρα

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Δανάη Μπεζαντάκου

Ο άνθρωπος θα έχει πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο στο shipping για τα επόμενα 50 χρόνια Η κα. Δανάη Μπεζαντάκου, Διευθύνουσα Σύμβουλος, της NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS κατά την διάρκεια της συνέντευξης στον Παναγιώτη Δούκα, αρχισυντάκτη του περιοδικού ΝΑΥΣ μου Ιωάννα Μπεζαντάκου είχε την ιδέα της διοργάνωσης ενός ετήσιου Forum, όπου εκπρόσωποι από κάθε τομέα όπως των πλοιοκτητών , των ναυλομεσιτών , των ναυπηγοεπισκευαστικών εταιρειών, των πρακτόρων, των ρυμουλκών, των σημαιών, των τεχνικών εταιρειών, θα τα συζητούν με σκοπό την εύρεση λύσεων. Πριν από 17 χρόνια αποφάσισα να υλοποιήσω αυτή την ιδέα και κάπως έτσι το 1ο Navigator Forum έγινε πραγματικότητα το 2001. Τότε δεν υπήρχαν πολλά ναυτιλιακά συνέδρια και η ιδέα αυτή ήταν όντως πρωτοποριακή. Το Navigator είναι ένα Forum το οποίο δεν έχει κερδοσκοπικό χαρακτήρα. Διοργανώνεται γιατί θεωρούμε πως είναι βασικό σε μια τόσο μικρή χώρα όσο η Ελλάδα που αποτελεί το 0,2% του παγκόσμιου

πληθυσμού και διαχειρίζεται το 20% του παγκόσμιου εμπορίου να υπάρχει ένα «ΕΝΑ ΣΗΜΕΙΟ ΣΥΝΑΝΤΗΣΗΣ» στο οποίο οι εκπρόσωποί της θα συζητούν όσα μας αφορούν. Δυσκολίες εννοείται ότι υπήρξαν και υπάρχουν. Το να φιλοξενούμε κάθε χρόνο περισσότερα από 500 στελέχη της Ελληνικής Ναυτιλίας και φέτος περισσότερα από 650 στο Hellas Liberty, είναι αποτέλεσμα σκληρής και πολυετούς προσπάθειας, ιδιαίτερα όταν τα τελευταία χρόνια οι εκδηλώσεις που αφορούν ναυτιλιακά ζητήματα έχουν αυξηθεί αρκετά. Όσον αφορά τα σχέδια για το μέλλον…Το Navigator είναι ένα συνέδριο το οποίο δεν εφησυχάζεται στις δάφνες του. Προσπαθεί συνεχώς να προσφέρει μια καλύτερη εμπειρία στους συμμετέχοντες και να αποτελεί ένα

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Π.Δ: Ο πατέρας σας καπτ. Δημήτρης ενέπνευσε πρόσφατα τη σκέψη του με ένα απόσπασμα του Ζακ-Ίβ Κούστου: «Κατά τη διάρκεια ολόκληρης της ιστορίας του κόσμου, ο άνθρωπος έπρεπε να αγωνιστεί ενάντια στη φύση για να επιβιώσει. Σήμερα ο άνθρωπος έχει αρχίσει να συνειδητοποιεί ότι για να επιβιώσει, πρέπει να προστατεύσει τη φύση “. Πόσο αληθινό και επίκαιρο είναι αυτό σήμερα; Δ. ΜΠ: Οι άνθρωποι της θάλασσας που εκτός από τα καλά της έχουν αντιμετωπίσει και την οργή της, γνωρίζουν από πρώτο χέρι τις επιπτώσεις που μπορεί να έχει στο περιβάλλον η ρύπανση και η υπερχείλιση των ποταμών που καταλήγουν στη θάλασσα. Πρέπει να συνειδητοποιήσουμε όλοι πως δεν πρέπει να σκεφτόμαστε το περιβάλλον και την λήψη μέτρων για την προστασία του, όταν φτάνουμε να θρηνούμε θύματα. Πρέπει για παράδειγμα να σταματήσουμε να αλλάζουμε τη ροή των ποταμών για να χτίσουμε σπίτια ή να φτιάξουμε πάρκα, γιατί οπωσδήποτε όλα αυτά θα τα πληρώσουμε κάποια μέρα. Συνεπώς, δεν πρέπει να μένουμε στα λόγια, αλλά όλοι μαζί πολίτες και πολιτεία πρέπει να κάνουμε ο καθένας ότι του αναλογεί. Οφείλουμε να προσέχουμε το περιβάλλον και αυτό πρέπει να γίνει κτήμα και γνώση των νεοτέρων ήδη από τη σχολική ηλικία. Διότι μπορεί να έχει ακουστεί αρκετές φορές, αλλά δεν ξέρω κατά πόσο το έχουμε συνειδητοποιήσει πως, είμαστε ένοικοι αυτού του πλανήτη και όχι ιδιοκτήτες και πρέπει να κινητοποιηθούμε άμεσα γιατί ίσως πια είναι αργά για αργότερα, αφού το περιβάλλον το δανειστήκαμε από τους επόμενους και δεν το κληρονομήσαμε από τους προηγούμενους. Π.Δ: Τόσο εσείς όσο και ο πατέρας σας Capt. Δημήτρης Μπεζαντάκος έχετε παροτρύνει πολλές φορές τους παράγοντες της ελληνικής ναυτιλίας να αφήσουν την απαισιοδοξία κατά μέρος, προσπαθώντας ο καθένας από τη θέση που υπηρετεί, να συντελέσει ώστε να παραμείνει η Ελληνική ναυτιλία ισχυρή και πρώτη παγκοσμίως. Πόσο υλοποιήσιμη είναι αυτή σας η επισήμανση;

εφαλτήριο όπου θα λαμβάνουν χώρα συζητήσεις όπου οι άνθρωποι της ναυτιλίας θα συμμετέχουν και θα εκφράζουν την άποψη τους για αυτά τόσο με εκπροσώπους της Ελληνικής Ναυτιλίας αλλά και της ναυτιλίας διεθνώς. Π.Δ: Πόσο καθοριστικός ήταν ο ρόλος των γονιών σας καπτ. Δημήτρη & Ιωάννας Μπεζαντάκου στην πορεία του συνεδριου Navigator; Δ. ΜΠ: Θα πω πολύ καθοριστικός! Αλλά όσον αφορά στην εξέλιξη θα εξάρω το γεγονός ότι στήριζαν τις προσπάθειές μας, ακόμα και όταν οι απόψεις μας ήταν αντίθετες και αυτό γιατί εκείνοι ήταν που μας έμαθαν πως πρέπει να μαχόμαστε και να παλεύουμε γι΄ αυτό που πιστεύουμε ακόμα και όταν το ρίσκο είναι μεγάλο ή λίγοι πιστεύουν στην ιδέα σου και φυσικά αυτό πρέπει να τους αναγνωρίσουμε. Είμαστε μια οικογένεια με 4 παιδιά όπου έχουμε ζήσει μαζί τόσο καλές όσο και δύσκολες στιγμές. Προφανώς και είναι δύσκολο να αναλαμβάνεις να συνεχίσεις και να πας ένα βήμα παρά πέρα μια επιτυχημένη επιχείρηση και ένα έργο ετών όπου σου παραδίδουν οι γονείς σου. Βέβαια, όπως καταλαβαίνετε οι ισορροπίες είναι λεπτές καθώς όλοι πια έχουν δύο ρόλους και το αίμα νερό δε γίνεται.

Δ. ΜΠ: Γνωρίζουμε όλοι οτι η βιομηχανία της ναυτιλίας έχει παγκόσμιο χαρακτήρα και δε γνωρίζει σύνορα. Το σύνολο των δραστηριοτήτων της έχει βαρύνουσα σημασία για την παγκόσμια οικονομία, ιδίως για την Ελλάδα όπου η ναυτιλία μαζί με τον τουρισμό και τον πρωτογενή τομέα αποτελούν τις μοναδικές μας ελπίδες για την αντιμετώπιση της κρίσης που όλοι βιώνουμε. Αναφέρθηκα σε αυτό γιατί δεν πρέπει να ξεχνάμε ότι η ναυτιλία κάνει κύκλους . Υπάρχουν χρόνια κερδοφόρα και χρόνια με ζημιά. Οι Έλληνες εφοπλιστές έχουν όμως δείξει ότι ξέρουν πότε να αγοράζουν και πότε να πωλούν πλοία, όπως και να δοκιμαζουν καινουργιους τύπους πλοίων. Η παγκόσμια κρίση επηρέασε και τη ναυτιλιακή βιομηχανία σε όλο το φάσμα της. Η κατακόρυφη πτώση των ναύλων (και ιδιαίτερα των φορτηγών) προκάλεσε τεράστια προβλήματα κυρίως λόγω των αρνητικών εξελίξεων διεθνώς και έχει περιορίσει σημαντικά τη μεταφορά φορτίων. Οι δείκτες είναι αυτοί που θα έπρεπε να κάνουν όλους περισσότερο αισιόδοξους υπέρ ημών. Το 2017 οι Έλληνες εφοπλιστές διαχειρίζονταν 4.199 πλοία και πάνω από 309 εκατ. τονους αφήνοντας την Ιαπωνία, την Κίνα και την Γερμανία να ακολουθούν με διαφορά. Εδώ μπορούμε να αναφέρουμε με περηφάνια ότι ο στόλος

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μεμονωμένων ελληνικών ναυτιλιακών εταιρειών φτάνει ή ξεπερνά το στόλο των περισσότερων χωρών του κόσμου και μάλιστα ισχυρών οικονομιών όπως της Ρωσία, Κίνας, Βραζιλίας, Ολλανδίας, Ινδονήσιας για να αναφέρω μερικές (οι αριθμοί μιλάνε από μόνοι τους, αυτά τα μεγέθη δεν πρέπει να τα ξεχνάμε). Ένα θέμα που απαιτεί τη δέουσα περίσκεψη είναι ότι οι Έλληνες έπαψαν να στελεχώνουν τα κατώτερα πληρώματα των πλοίων και αυτό σημαίνει ότι όταν λείψει από ένα κράτος η γνώση του λοστρόμου, του λαδά, του μαραγκού και οι πολίτες ενός άλλου κράτους (συνήθως της Ασίας) αποκτούν την εμπειρία και τη γνώση του βαποριού είναι αρκετά επικίνδυνο. Επομένως πρέπει να γίνει κατανοητό πως πρέπει να προσκαλέσουμε περισσότερους Έλληνες να στελεχώσουν τα εμπορικά μας πληρώματα και να κληρονομήσουν την εμπειρία και τη γνώση που για τόσα χρόνια μας κρατάει στην κορυφή. Π.Δ: Το 2016 ήρθε το 1ο Young Executives Shipping Forum (YES Forum) ως μια εξελικτική πρωτοβουλία σας με στόχο τη δημιουργία ενός ανοιχτού διαλόγου μεταξύ των Decision Makers της Ναυτιλίας και των Νέων Στελεχών. Θα θέλαμε να μας δώσετε μερικά στοιχεία γι’ αυτό. Δ. ΜΠ: Το YES Forum είναι μια πλατφόρμα ανοιχτού διαλόγου μεταξύ Decision Makers της της Ναυτιλιακής Βιομηχανίας και του θαλάσσιου Τουρισμού, των νέων υποψηφίων στελεχών της, καθώς και νέων ανθρώπων που θέλουν να γνωρίσουν τους κλάδους αυτούς. Αυτό που επιδιώκουμε είναι η νέα γενιά να έρθει πιο κοντά στην ιστορία της ναυτιλίας και του τουρισμού μας, να γνωρίσει τις καταξιωμένες εκθέσεις των ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ και τον τρόπο δικτύωσης σε αυτές. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο πιστεύουμε πως συμβάλουμε στη δημιουργία της επόμενης γενιάς που θα στελεχώσει τις θέσεις εργασίας, θα συνεχίσει την ιστορία μας αλλά και θα κληθεί να διατηρήσει την πρωτιά παγκοσμίως. Στο 1ο Young Executives Shipping Forum το οποίο πραγματοποιήθηκε στα πλαίσια των Ποσειδωνίων 2016, έλαβαν μέρος περισσότεροι από 1300 συμμετέχοντες, ανάμεσα τους στελέχη 300 Ναυτιλιακών Εταιρειών και φοιτητές από 60 Πανεπιστήμια Ελλάδας και εξωτερικού. Η προσπάθεια συνεχίστηκε και στέφθηκε με επιτυχία όταν τον Μάιο του 2017, διοργανώθηκε το YES to Sea Tourism στα πλαίσια των Posidonia Sea Tourism 2017 στο οποίο συμμετείχαν περισσότεροι από 600 νέοι. Η ναυτιλία είναι ένας ιδιαίτερα γοητευτικός κλάδος, ο οποίος απαιτεί να έχεις γερό στομάχι, να είσαι αφοσιωμένος στη δουλειά

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σου χωρίς να κοιτάς το ρολόι. Παράλληλα όμως μπορεί να σου προσφέρει πολλά. Κάθε μέρα είναι διαφορετική, κάθε μέρα αντιμετωπίζεις μια διαφορετική περίπτωση και έρχεσαι σε επαφή με ανθρώπους από διαφορετικές γωνιές του κόσμου. Οι νέοι σήμερα διστάζουν να προσπαθήσουν, να αφοσιωθούν και να δεσμευτούν, χωρίς βέβαια αυτό να αντικατοπτρίζει την πλειοψηφία. Φυσικά και υπάρχουν νέοι που μπορούν να προσφέρουν πολλά στον κλάδο μας. Αυτό που θα συνιστούσα στους νέους είναι να αφοσιωθούν στον στόχο τους, να προσπαθούν και να προσδοκούν την επίτευξή του. Είναι επίσης βασικό να έχουν τα αυτιά τους και τα μάτια τους ανοιχτά, να ενημερώνονται για την επικαιρότητα, να ακούν τους παλαιότερους που έχουν την εμπειρία των ετών αλλά να προσπαθούν πάντα να κάνουν το επόμενο βήμα και να σκέφτονται ‘out of the box’. Ευκαιρίες υπάρχουν για όλους εκεί έξω αρκεί να είναι προετοιμασμένοι να τις αναγνωρίσουν και αποφασισμένοι να τις κρατήσουν. Ο λόγος που δημιουργήσαμε το YES είναι για να δοθεί η δυνατότητα στους νέους που θέλουν να μπουν στη ναυτιλία αλλά και τα στελέχη της να έρθουν σε επαφή, να κάνουν διάλογο και να ανταλλάξουν απόψεις. Μόνο αν είμαστε σε επαφή και συνεργαστούμε θα μεταλαμπαδευτεί η γνώση και η εμπειρία και θα μπορέσουμε να παραμείνουμε πρώτη δύναμη του κόσμου. Επίσης οι νέοι θα πρέπει να συμμετέχουν περισσότερο σε εθελοντικές δράσεις. Αυτά που θα μάθουν και οι εμπειρίες που θα πάρουν είναι πολλές και σίγουρα θα τους βοηθήσουν στα πρώτα βήματα της καριέρας του και όχι μόνο. Είμαι σίγουρη πως αυτό θα σας απαντήσουν και οι Εθελοντές. Π.Δ: Τελευταία ακούμε όλο και πιο συχνά ότι η εποχή του unmanned ship πλησιάζει. Ωστόσο, ο ανθρώπινος παράγοντας στο χώρο της ναυτιλίας είναι δύσκολο να αντικατασταθεί ιδιαίτερα όταν μιλάμε για άρτια εκπαιδευμένους ναυτικούς. Πιστεύετε ότι το ελληνικό Υπουργείο Ναυτιλίας έχει σήμερα προχωρήσει σε όλες τις απαραίτητες ενέργειες για να βοηθήσει τους άρτια καταρτισμένους αξιωματικούς και το εκπαιδευμένο προσωπικό να είναι πάντοτε διαθέσιμοι για να κυβερνήσουν τον μεγαλύτερο εμπορικό στόλο του κόσμου; Δ. ΜΠ: Επιτρέψτε μου πάνω σε αυτό να πω ότι η θάλασσα δεν τιθασεύεται εύκολα από μηχανήματα και computers. O ανθρώπινος παράγοντας θα αργήσει να αποσυρθεί από τη θάλασσα και θα έχει πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο στο shipping για τα επόμενα 50 χρόνια. Αυτό βέβαια δε σημαίνει πως πρέπει να κλείνουμε τα μάτια μας στο καινούριο. Πριν

μερικά χρόνια αν κάποιος μας έλεγε ότι η διαχείριση μεγάλων Εταιρειών θα μπορούσε να γίνει από το σπίτι, από άλλη χώρα ή από άλλη ήπειρο μέσω ενός υπολογιστή θα τον βγάζαμε τρελό. Αυτό όμως συνέβη, και γι αυτό το λόγο θα πρέπει να είμαστε προετοιμασμένοι για τις τεχνολογικές εξελίξεις και για την εκπαίδευση των αξιωματικών μας ώστε να διατηρήσουμε την πρωτοκαθεδρία μας στο παγκόσμιο ναυτιλιακό γίγνεσθαι. Πρέπει ωστόσο να λάβουμε υπόψη ότι οι νέοι έχουν μια διαφορετική κουλτούρα , έχουν απομακρυνθεί από τη θάλασσα, και έχουν μάθει να δουλεύουν από τα γραφεία. Είναι σημαντικό να υπάρχει ένα σχέδιο το οποίο θα βασίζεται σε κάποια έρευνα ώστε να περάσουμε στην επόμενη μέρα διοίκησης του unmanned ship. Π.Δ: Σήμερα είναι προφανές ότι η κλιματική αλλαγή επηρεάζει βαθιά και για μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα τη ζωή μας. Η ναυτιλιακή βιομηχανία δεν θα ξεχωρίσει από αυτή την εξέλιξη. Ακόμη και αν οι τεχνολογίες δεν είναι απόλυτα έτοιμες, πιστεύετε ότι η κατεύθυνση είναι σαφής; Δ. ΜΠ: Στη ναυτιλιακή βιομηχανία - αν και συνήθως καθυστερεί να εντάξει τις νέες τεχνολογίες -, τα τελευταία χρόνια έχουν γίνει πολλά βήματα στην καινοτομία και την τεχνολογία στα πλοία. Η ναυτιλία δεν θα μπορεί να μείνει εκτός και να μην επηρεαστεί από την κλιματική αλλαγή καθώς δεν πρέπει να ξεχνάμε ότι εξυπηρετεί και μεταφέρει προϊόντα και πρώτες ύλες που χρησιμοποιούν οι υπόλοιπες βιομηχανίες. Αυτό σημαίνει πως αν επηρεαστεί κάποια άλλη βιομηχανία ή ναυτιλία θα πρέπει να προσαρμοστεί αναλόγως όπως άλλωστε προστάζουν οι κανόνες τις αγοράς. Π.Δ: Πόσο επιτακτική είναι σήμερα η ανάγκη εκσυγχρονισμού της δημόσιας ναυτικής εκπαίδευσης, ιδίως σε θέματα υποδομής και τεχνογνωσίας και στενότερης συνεργασίας με τη ναυτιλιακή αγορά; Δ. ΜΠ: Ο εκσυγχρονισμός της ναυτικής παιδείας τόσο της δημόσιας αλλά και της ιδιωτικής θα αποτελεί πάντα καίριο ζήτημα. Είναι τέτοια η φύση του επαγγέλματος όπου πάντα οι ναυτικοί θα πρέπει να γνωρίζουν τις τεχνολογικές εξελίξεις ώστε να ταξιδεύουν στις θάλασσες τα πλοία με ασφάλεια. Οι πρωτοβουλίες και οι δράσεις στο κομμάτι αυτό είναι αρκετές και ενθαρρυντικές θα μπορούσα να πω τόσο από το Υπουργείο Ναυτιλίας και Νησιωτικής Πολιτικής, όσο και από Έλληνες εφοπλιστές. Είναι επίσης σημαντικό οι ναυτικές σχολές να ενισχύσουν τη συνεργασία τους με την αγορά

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αλλά και τα σχολεία, τόσο για να μάθουν οι νέοι την σημαντικότητα και τα πλεονεκτήματα του ναυτικού επαγγέλματος, να γνωρίσουν τη ναυτιλία και να βρουν αυτό που τους αρέσει όπως τόνισε και ο κ. Βενιάμης σε ομιλία του στο Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου πρόσφατα. Η επαφή των σχολών με την αγορά θα ενισχύσει επίσης και την απορρόφηση των αποφοίτων των ναυτικών σχολών από Ελληνικές Ναυτιλιακές Εταιρείες. Π.Δ: Πόσο σημαντική είναι η ενσωμάτωση της τεχνολογίας στις ναυτιλιακές επιχειρήσεις και με ποιούς τρόπους πιστεύετε ότι η εφαρμογή του «πράσινου μοντέλου» στη ναυτιλία μπορεί να βελτιώσει την ασφάλεια και την απόδοση του πληρώματος; Δ. ΜΠ: Η ενσωμάτωση πράσινων τεχνολογιών στη Ναυτιλία είναι πολύ σημαντική και η ναυτιλία είναι ένας από τους τομείς ο οποίος ακολουθεί πιστά όλες τις αλλαγές καθώς αποτελούν προτεραιότητα τόσο για τις Ναυτιλιακές Εταιρείες τόσο το περιβάλλον, όσο και οι άνθρωποί της. Αξιοσημείωτο όμως είναι πως αν και είναι η βιομηχανία που μολύνει λιγότερο τις θάλασσες και τους ωκεανούς βάσει ερευνών έχει επωμιστεί τους περισσότερους κανονισμούς ή εφαρμογή των οποίων έχει ένα εξαιρετικά μεγάλο κόστος. Όπως είπε και ο κ. Προκοπίου σε κάποια ομιλία του, θα πρέπει να αναλογιστούμε αν όλοι αυτοί οι κανονισμοί επιβάλλονται όντως με σκοπό την προστασία του περιβάλλοντος ή υπάρχουν άλλοι λόγοι που στόχο έχουν έναν την απόκτηση κερδών από έναν υγιή και κερδοφόρο κλάδο όπως αυτόν της ναυτιλίας. Π.Δ: Το φετινό συνέδριο διεξήχθη στο Hellas Liberty (Πειραιάς) και το επόμενο θα

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πραγματοποιηθεί στη Χίο. Με ποιά κριτήρια επιλέξατε αυτές τις δύο περιοχές; Τι σημαίνουν για εσάς ο Πειραιάς και η Χίος αντίστοιχα; Δ.ΜΠ: Ο Πειραιάς είναι το μεγαλύτερο λιμάνι της χώρας και η πλειοψηφία των Ελληνικών Ναυτιλιακών Εταιρειών διατηρεί τα γραφεία της εκεί. Αποτελεί το κέντρο των ναυτιλιακών αποφάσεων που σχετίζονται με το κλάδο μας. Το πλοίο Hellas Liberty έχει ιδιαίτερη ιστορική σημασία. Τα πλοία αυτά ναυπηγήθηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου (1941 - 1945). Δεκαοκτώ αμερικανικά ναυπηγεία «έχτισαν» 2.710 πλοία τύπου Liberty. Κατά μέσο όρο το κάθε πλοίο ήθελε 42 ημέρες για να χτισθεί. Υπολογίζεται ότι κάθε μία ημέρα ναυπηγούνταν τρία Liberty. Tα φορτηγά πλοία Liberty ήταν πλοία έκτακτης ανάγκης με σκοπό τη μεταφορά πολεμοφοδίων, τροφίμων κτλ. Όταν τελείωσε ο πόλεμος άλλα χαρίστηκαν και άλλα δόθηκαν αντί ελαχίστου τιμήματος σε Έλληνες όπου είχαν συνεισφέρει στη μάχη κατά του άξονα με τα εμπορικά τους πλοία. Όταν έχουμε στη χώρα μας ένα από τα τρία εμπορικά Liberty που σώθηκαν σήμερα παγκοσμίως, το οποίο και μας χάρισαν οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής μετά από ενέργειες των ελληνικών κυβερνήσεων και άλλων σημαινόντων προσωπικοτήτων της ναυτιλίας, οφείλουμε να γνωστοποιούμε σε όλους την ιστορία του και να τους παρακινούμε να συμβάλουν στη συντήρησή του. Είναι αξιοσημείωτο να πούμε ότι καπετάνιοι που συμμετείχαν στο Forum, ήρθαν με τα παιδιά τους, τους έδειχναν σε ποια καμπίνα κοιμόντουσαν και τους περιέγραφαν πως ηταν η ζωη πανω στο Λιμπερτυ εν πλω. Είναι μεγάλη χαρά για μας ότι οι μεγαλύτεροι επέστρεψαν σε έναν γνώριμο χώρο και οι νεότεροι τον έμαθαν και εξέφρασαν το

θαυμασμό τους γι αυτόν. Στο τέλος του NAVIGATOR FORUM ανακοινώσαμε πως το επόμενο θα διεξαχθεί στη Χίο. Ένας από τους λόγους για αυτή μας την επιλογή είναι ότι η Ελλάδα δεν είναι μόνο η Αθήνα. Όταν το NAVIGATOR Forum ξεκίνησε δεν υπήρχαν πολλες παρόμοιες εκδηλώσεις. Σήμερα υπάρχει μια πληθώρα ενεργειών, που λαμβάνει χώρα στους ίδιους συνεδριακούς χώρους, με τους ίδιους ομιλητές που μπορεί κάποιος εύκολα να παρακολουθήσει ανάλογα με το πεδίο ενδιαφέροντος του. Έτσι, καθώς θέλουμε πάντα να προσφέρουμε κάτι διαφορετικό σε όσους μας ακολουθούν τόσα χρόνια και καθώς θεωρούμε πως τέτοια Forum πρέπει να γίνονται και σε άλλες πόλεις αλλά και νησιά της Ελλάδας, επιλέξαμε τη Χίο. Στη Χίο είναι και η έδρα του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου και το τμήμα Ναυτιλίας και Επιχειρηματικών Υπηρεσιών το οποίο ήδη έχει αγκαλιάσει την ιδέα. Τέλος θεωρούμε πως η επαρχία και τα νησιά μας πρέπει να πάψουν να αποτελούν μόνο αφορμή για την ανακοίνωση κακών ειδήσεων όπως το προσφυγικό και η κατασκευή κέντρων φιλοξενίας. Το νησί της Χίου είναι γνωστό σε όλους τους ναυτιλιακούς κύκλους παγκοσμίως ότι με τους Χιώτες κατοίκους του, τους εφοπλιστές και τους αξιόλογους ναυτικούς του έπαιξε και παίζει πολύ σπουδαίο ρόλο συνεισφέροντας τόσο στην τοπική όσο και στην εθνική οικονομική ευημερία. Οι Χιώτες εφοπλιστές, πέρα από την οικονομική ανάπτυξη έχουν επιτελέσει ένα μεγάλο κοινωνικό έργο με δωρεές όπως νοσοκομεία, γηροκομεία, παιδικούς σταθμούς, πολιτιστικά κέντρα και άλλα. Αυτή η πλευρά του νησιού πρέπει να τονιστεί και να αναδειχθεί και εμείς φυσικά προς αυτή την κατεύθυνση θα εργαστούμε.

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Frank Coles , Transas CEO

“If vessels, shore authorities, ports, regulators and training facilities worldwide work together on technology on a common operating platform, there is the potential to achieve extraordinary gains in operating efficiencies, but also a step change in safety.

Tough financial conditions are only likely to exacerbate risks, as added pressure to balance the books can prompt the short-cuts that compromise safe operation. At Transas, we believe we have a responsibility to drive and influence positive change within our industry. But we cannot do this alone. It is a duty that lies on the shoulders of every player in the sector. Bringing about change requires motivation, a vision, political support, and sustained momentum.”

Theodore Vokos, Posidonia Exhibitions’ Executive Director

“Stakeholders of the East Med’s and Black Sea’s interdependent destinations must work together to reinvent the region’s combined offering. In order to convince operators to redeploy more of their assets to the region and add new itineraries, we must develop a long-term vision based on mutually beneficial strategies. Strategies designed to create a cohesive, consistent and alluring product that will spur demand for the region and create new homeport destinations. Coupled with a parallel privatisation programme for strategic ports and marinas which is in advanced planning stages, it seems more than certain that the overall sea tourism product of Greece across cruising and yachting stands to reap significant long-term benefits if the right actions are taken.”———“Greece offers a very lucrative investment opportunity for the world’s cruise industry and from what we have heard from the Greek government authorities and the cruise line industry’s decision makers, the potential of a future collaboration in local infrastructure projects is likely to happen as intentions are very evident from both sides”

Παναγιώτης Κουρουμπλής, Υπουργός Ναυτιλίας και Νησιωτικής Πολιτικής

«Θέλουμε να κάνουμε την Ελληνική σημαία θελκτική και ζητούμε τόσο από τις τράπεζες και τους χρηματοδότες όσο και από την Ε.Ε.Ε να στηρίξουν αυτή την προσπάθεια.»

Κωνσταντίνος Αξαρλόγλου Πρύτανης και Καθηγητής Διεθνών Επιχειρηματικών Σχέσεων του ALBA Graduate Business School

«Ζούμε σε μία εποχή αναταραχών. Νέες τεχνολογίες διαταράσσουν τον τρόπο με τον οποίο επικοινωνούμε, συναλλασσόμαστε και ταξιδεύουμε. Ήδη διανύουμε την εποχή των οχημάτων χωρίς οδηγό και της ενοικίασης αυτοκινήτων, σε αντιδιαστολή προς την ιδιοκτησία αυτοκινήτων. Επομένως, η γνώση του παρελθόντος δεν βρίσκεται πια στο επίκεντρο της μάθησης. Αντ’ αυτού, πρέπει όλοι να αναπτύξουμε τις απαραίτητες δεξιότητες (π.χ. ταχύτητα, προσαρμοστικότητα, καινοτομία κτλ.) ώστε να αντιμετωπίσουμε τις επιδράσεις των “τεχνολογιών που διαταράσσουν” και έτσι να “μάθουμε πώς πρέπει να μαθαίνουμε.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Christopher J. Wiernicki ABS Chairman, President and CEO

“As requirements change, it is imperative for classification societies to provide services and solutions that keep pace. ”———“As shipping routes expand into harsher and colder environments, industry needs a trusted advisor that can help navigate new challenges without compromising safety.”———““The focus on cyber safety is increasing, and that is changing the expectations industry has for classification services.”

Roger Ringstad, Managing Director of Seagull Maritime

“Today, recruiting skilled crews and retaining their loyalty calls on owners to demonstrate that they offer a viable career path. Investing in and refining the software that supports competency and safety offers tangible evidence of owner commitment to best practice.”

Michael Røssland, VP Norsafe Academy

“A trainer or teacher at a maritime school or training centre should know the latest information in LSA. This is particularly true regarding freefall lifeboats which have gone through major design changes in the last ten years.”

Terry Gidlow, Waterfront Maritime Services Chief Executive Officer

“Clients have been calling out for a port agency that can provide the best of both worlds: an agency that has real in-depth regional expertise but a single global approach.”

Henk Kamp, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs

“The North of the Netherlands is leading the way in the transition to sustainable energy. The Northern provinces and municipalities were the first to have a plan for implementing the Dutch Energy Agreement. The chemical park in Delfzijl is underlining these ambitions by switching to sustainably produced steam.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Patrick Verhoeven, ECSA Secretary General

“Putting unrealistic pressure on IMO with regional measures that will gravely hurt a global sector and do very little for climate is not the way to proceed. It will unduly complicate the achievement of an effective and timely global agreement in IMO that everyone in the end wants.”———”The withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement should not jeopardise an ambitious global strategy to reduce the CO2 emissions of shipping. We are therefore pleased that the EU and China appear to be working towards reinforced co-operation on delivering a climate agreement for shipping at the International Maritime Organization.”

Marios Demetriades, Minister of Transport, Communications and Works of the Republic of Cyprus

“The Cyprus flag has grown extensively over the past thirty years and now ranks amongst the top international fleets, with the third largest fleet within the European Union. As a well-established and quality Registry that’s committed to safety, security and excellence, the benefits of flagging with Cyprus are of considerable interest to German shipowners.”

Christian Bahr, Cyprus sales executive in Germany

“Cyprus has become one of the world’s largest and best known shipping centres.

In today’s challenging operating environment, choosing a high quality, sustainable flag that is committed to safety, security and excellence can pay dividends. Ease of registration, low registration fees, a competitive tonnage tax scheme, strategic geographical location, and robust regulatory protection are all key considerations. And as shipowners are actively exploring ways of improving margins, I have no doubt that the shipowning community here in Germany will be extremely interested in the many benefits that Cyprus can offer.”

Maarten Wetselaar, Integrated Gas and New Energies Director at Shell “Global LNG trade demonstrated its flexibility time and again in 2016, responding to shortfalls in national and regional gas supply and to new emerging demand. The outlook for LNG demand is set to grow at twice the rate of gas demand, at 4 to 5% a year between 2015 and 2030.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Henrik Sørensen, DESMI Group CEO

“India as a very interesting and promising market. We expect the stable political environment with focus on growing the economy, improving infrastructure, and Make in India, to mention some, to give us even more business opportunities in future”.

Øyvind Sundgot, Chief Marketing Officer Metizoft

“A lot has happened in a short time. The future requirement that will include all of the world’s seagoing vessels above 500 tons deadweight is happening earlier than anticipated. The European Union formally adopted the requirement, with some adjustments, based on the IMO – Hong Kong Convention on 30th December 2013. The new EU Ship Recycling Regulation means that EU-flagged vessels of 500 GT and over will be required to carry and Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM). When calling at EU ports, vessels from non-EU countries will also be required to carry an IHM, identifying all the hazardous materials on board. This means that the maintenance and quality assurance of the documentation is strengthened and it will therefore be very important for owners to have control of this.”

Maarten Jansen, Thordon Bearings’ Regional Manager

“With the emergence of more stringent environmental regulations in the late 1990s most dredgers are now fitted with water-lubricated cutter shaft bearings, said Jansen.

Dredgers have to operate in some very ecologically sensitive environments and owners cannot risk polluting seas and sediments with grease and oil. For dredger owners, a water-lubricated cutter shaft bearing is often a key factor in being awarded these sensitive area projects.”

Dan Sten Olsson, CEO and owner of the Stena Sphere

“Digitalization is the direct communication of the truth and opens up for fast adjustments and improved performance by automation or improved human judgment.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Esben Poulsson, Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping

“We are confident IMO can adopt an ambitious strategy by 2018 matching the spirit of the Paris Agreement. However, IMO needs to agree a baseline year for peak CO2 emissions from shipping, as well as setting out some serious long term aspirations for dramatically cutting the sector’s total CO2 by the middle of the century. Ambitious CO2 reduction objectives will only be achievable with alternative marine fuels which do not yet exist, although we are very confident that they will be available in the not too distant future.” ——“It is very important that IMO sends a clear and unambiguous signal to the global community that shipping’s regulators have agreed some ambitious objectives, with numbers and dates, for reducing the sector’s CO2 emissions, in the same way that land-based activity is now covered by government commitments under the Paris Agreement. Shipping has a very good story to tell about reducing CO2 but this is difficult to convey so long as there is no clear signal from IMO as to what our collective CO2 reduction objectives should be. Dramatic CO2 reductions alongside increasing trade can only be achieved with the development of alternative fossil-free fuels – something which needs to be identified by the IMO strategy. The long term future of the industry, like the rest of the world economy, must eventually be fossil fuel free. The trajectory for getting there, not least the development of alternative fuels, could well take us several decades. But this will only be achieved if the industry itself pushes for the adoption by IMO of some suitability ambitious objectives so that all concerned are under no illusion about the scale of the task ahead.”— ————“Over the next 30 years, new technologies and environmental challenges will completely transform shipping: a vital industry that moves the essentials of life and around 90% of global trade.”

Jan-Erik Räsänen, Head of New Technology Foreship

“This is a critical moment for shipping, given the range of technologies and many combinations available, and different views on whether battery technology is best installed at newbuild stage or during a retrofit. Cruise owners are aware that battery technology has been proving itself in the ferry market, especially in the commuter sector. The basic technologies we have in our hands today will be around for the coming 5-10 years. However, costs are likely to fall over the next two years, while I expect different battery chemistries to serve energy and power applications. This is a decisive moment for alternative energy sources in shipping. I am convinced that one of the main cruise ship players will make a commitment to battery power before the end of this year, and Foreship’s goal is to consider the complete picture and design the best-performing ship.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Dr. Uwe Lauber CEO MAN Diesel & Turbo

“As a creative mission, digitization goes way beyond the development of technologies. It is an approach and way of thinking that involves interdisciplinary networking, data analysis and interaction.”

Pekka Pakkanen, Product Manager at NAPA

“Shipping is clearly the “greenest” option for transporting cargo. However, there is still a lot to improve on both technical and operational performance. There are proven technical innovations like Mewis ducts, rotor sails, air lubrication etc. that could enable double digit reduction in greenhouse gases for existing fleets.”

Anne Katrine Bjerregaard, Head of Secretariat at Green Ship of the Future

“Although shipping is the least polluting mode of transport (for now), we are not green enough and it will take serious efforts to bend the emission curve from shipping, particularly, if you believe that need the need for shipping will continue to increase. Going green can be linked to significant savings in terms of energy and fuel: Look at the long-term perspective rather than the short term investment and engage in collaborative projects on the subject to build up knowledge and network.”

Mate J. Csorba, Principal Specialist, Marine Cybernetics Advisory DNV GL – Maritime “On-board communication networks have become the ‘nervous system’ of vessels’ integrated machinery. A growing share of disruptions and down time in offshore operations can now be traced back to problems with networked equipment. Having a comprehensive overview of the ’health’ of the network on board will allow owners to schedule preventive measures at convenient times, enable better maintenance planning and perhaps even result in extended lifespan of aging assets.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 David Dingle CBE, Chairman of Chairman of Maritime UK & Carnival UK

“As the UK triggers Article 50 and looks to a future outside the European Union, the maritime sector has a unique and critical role in ensuring the country makes a success of Brexit. With a resolve to increase exports and sign ambitious trade deals with countries across the world the maritime industry has a unique opportunity to make ‘Global Britain’ a reality, and it is ready to do so. The trade and investment relationship between the UK and China has deepened over recent years. A significant number of British companies are already working with China and we are looking forward to opening new chapters in these relationships, and beginning others.” - - - - - “China and Britain are both global maritime and trading powers with a global outlook. We are working together to solve global issues, build economies of the future, and develop our strong trade, investment and people links. We are leaders and strong believers in truly global trade. UK exports to China grew 63% from 2010 to 2015, and China is expected to be the UK’s second largest foreign investor by 2020. The maritime sector has a crucial role to play at the heart of this - in facilitating trade between our countries, but also through the export of our own innovative world-leading products and services, and through attracting inward investment. As Britain goes out into the world, determined to increase exports and sign ambitious trade deals, we have a unique responsibility to make ‘Global Britain’ a reality. Leaving the European Union, the UK will have the opportunity to forge new trade deals with countries around the world, including some of the most exciting, dynamic, and fastest growing economies.

The fact that we stand here today demonstrates our commitment to strengthening the UK-China relationship as we prepare to leave the European Union.”

Dr. Kirsi Tikka, ABS Executive Vice President for Global Marine

“Technically innovative designs that advance the use of LNG as fuel will play an increasingly important role in the marine sector. As industry considers future fuel strategies, design concepts that promote the use of LNG as fuel will play an increasingly important role in that mix.”

Johan Petter Tutturen, DNV GL – Maritime Business Director Gas Carriers

“When we look at today’s LNG market we predict that in the years to come we will see the rise of post-Panamax LNG carrier designs which are dimensioned to fit of the new Panama Canal. Capacities of over 175,000 m3 are feasible given the new restrictions.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Henrik Uhd Christensen, CEO VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S

“The downturn has been deeper and longer than what could have been predicted a few years ago. The contours of a weakened market emerged in the years 2013-2014, combined with an absence of positive trends in the market economy to cushion the fall. You would have to go back decades to find a similar situation where the cargo newbuild market had fallen by more than half, as is the case now. Meanwhile, the operational market – the vessels in operation – are under pressure due to low demand and low freight rates. “Even well-established shipowners see their liquidity dwindling these days; and some may go under, while consolidation in the form of mergers and acquisitions will also continue. I believe in a recovery in 2018. We are now seeing that parts of the market, most recently dry cargo vessels, are on the road to recovery.”

Craig Jasienski CEO Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics ASA

“The Car and Ro-Ro shipping markets have changed significantly in recent years, and will face considerable change. Changes in manufacturing, technology, artificial intelligence, regulations and commercial demand will alter the world of transport as we know it.”

Nikolaos Kakalis, DNV GL’s Manager for R&D and Advisory Services in South East Europe and Middle East

“In order to increase the competitiveness of modern LPG carriers, novel ship designs need to simultaneously account for the market and trade route characteristics; excellent safety and ease of operation; cargo and fuel flexibility; and, overall energy efficiency combined with economic viability. Therefore, a holistic approach to the design of modern LPG carriers is required, taking into advantage market insight, technology innovation, advanced computer tools and industry-wide collaboration with strong partnerships.”

Christian Ioannou Marine Catering Training Consultancy (MCTC) Managing Director

“There are definitely enough people out there but how many of them are competent enough to serve on multi-national crew vessels where there are so many different diet preferences and eating habits? It is vital that Ship Managers and Owners ensure their catering crew are fully trained and qualified in all aspects of food nutrition.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Donald Harrell, Chairman of IUMI’s Facts & Figures

“Marine risks continue to grow both in size and complexity and it is vital that underwriters fully understand the potential losses that they are being asked to insure. It is gratifying to see the year-on-year decrease in total losses, but we must take particular notice of the recent increase in major casualties and the reasons for this. The offshore sector continues to face challenges that look likely to get worse before they get better. Energy risks per se have not reduced, but the premium base from which they are settled, or reinsured, has shrunk dramatically. The disaster in the port of Tianjin in 2015 serves as a reminder of the growing accumulation risk that continues to dog our sector and one that will only intensify over the coming years. As marine underwriters, we must continue to innovate and provide cost-effective insurance solutions to enable seaborne trade to continue without interruption.”

Sergey Frank, President and CEO, Sovcomflot

“Aframax is one of the key size categories for tankers employed in transportation of liquid hydrocarbons. These are ships that are most in demand to cater for Russian oil exports. Sovcomflot and Shell are initiating the conversion of this segment of large-capacity tankers to gas engine fuel. Sovcomflot aspires to become a leader in the global transformation of maritime transport towards more efficient and environmentally friendly systems and technologies. The market is set a new standard of navigation safety and quality, which is especially important for the operation of ships in environmentally vulnerable areas of the world ocean.”

Trond K. Johannessen, President and CEO, Hatteland Display

“Large format 4K displays are meeting a growing demand from the maritime technology community for screen technology that enables enhanced user-interface designs for new smart ship bridge systems.”

Ilias Tsakiris American Hellenic Hull CEO

“If we are to honor those remarkable individuals who have made their mark on Greek and world shipping, we have to immediately address the challenge of recruiting the right talent. We must train them under the same principles and values and in that way keep alive the spirit of the great Greek shipowners and seafarers. Only if we invest in the next generation can we ensure that Greek shipping will continue to evolve and remain a global leader.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Capt. Fu Chengqiu Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος του ΟΛΠ

“Η Ελληνική κρουαζιέρα που έχει στενές σχέσεις με την ναυτιλία και τον τουρισμό έχει μεγάλη προοπτική. Λόγω της πλεονεκτικής γεωγραφικής του θέσης, το λιμάνι του Πειραιά έχει γίνει μία απαραίτητη στάση στη Μεσογειακή κρουαζιέρα γεγονός που αποδεικνύει ότι έχει μεγάλη προοπτική. Όσον αφορά την αγορά κρουαζιέρας σημειώνεται μεγάλη ανάπτυξη στη Άπω Ανατολή και ιδιαίτερα στην Κίνα, επειδή υπάρχει τεράστια ζήτηση από τους κινέζους για τουρισμό στο εξωτερικό μετά από το Άνοιγμα και τις Μεταρρυθμίσεις της Κίνας που έφερε την οικονομική ευημερία. Και ο τουρισμός με κρουαζιερόπλοια έχει γίνει νέα μόδα στην Κίνα. Ίδια μόδα έχει γίνει και ο τουρισμός στην Ελλάδα μετά από τις καλύψεις των ειδήσεων για την στρατηγική συνεργασία της COSCO SHIPPING με τον ΟΛΠ. Οι κινέζοι γνωρίζουν τώρα όλο και περισσότερο την Ελλάδα και η Ελλάδα έχει γίνει ο πόλος έλξης χιλιάδων κινέζων τουριστών. Για πιο ισχυρή εμφάνιση στην αγορά αυτή, η Air China θα προσθέσει απευθείας πτήσεις από Πεκίνο στην Αθήνα από τον φθινόπωρο, ενώ η COSCO SHIPPING έχει υπογράψει συμφωνία με τις Κινεζικές Ανατολικές Αερογραμμές που είναι η τρίτη μεγαλύτερη Αεροπορική Εταιρεία της Κίνας, δηλαδή με απευθείας ναυλωμένες πτήσεις να φέρνουν γκρουπ κινέζων τουριστών στην Ελλάδα και μετά να επιβιβάζονται στα κρουαζιερόπλοια που ξεκινούν το ταξίδι από τον Πειραιά στην Μεσόγειο, την Αδριατική και το Αιγαίο. Αυτό θα αυξήσει τις αφίξεις κινέζων τουριστών και θα ενισχύσει τα έσοδα από τον τουρισμό, την ευημερία του λιμανιού, την ανάπτυξη του ελληνικού τουρισμού, ακόμη και την ανάκαμψη της ελληνικής οικονομίας. Η διακίνηση επιβατών κρουαζιέρας του λιμανιού τώρα είναι περίπου 1 εκατ. τον χρόνο, ενώ ο βραχυπρόθεσμος σκοπός μας είναι να την αυξήσουμε μέχρι 1.5 εκατ. και μακροπρόθεσμος 3 εκατ. Θέλουμε να συνεργαστούμε με την ελληνική κυβέρνηση, συνεργάτες και πελάτες μας, να προσφέρουμε καλύτερες υπηρεσίες, ώστε να αγκαλιάσουμε τουρίστες από την Κίνα και κάθε μέρος του κόσμου σαν να είναι στο σπίτι τους”.

Chris Thomas, Director of Operations, Evoqua (UK)

“Over the next five years, ballast water system suppliers could struggle to meet demand if they fail to invest in their production and supply lines. The investments will mean that shipowners and shipyards will not have to worry about long lead times, which could delay installation and commissioning schedules, resulting in vessel offhire.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Howard Fireman ABS Chief Technology Officer and University of Michigan alumnus

“Technical review for safety and regulatory compliance will be critical to verify automated systems meet expected standards. This is where classification societies play a vital role by establishing and maintaining independent rules.”———“By expanding the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis to simulate the LNG BOR in cargo tanks, owners are able to better predict boil-off gas and account for it in future designs and operations of LNG carriers.”

Esben Poulsson President of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA)

“In line with our efforts, together with our fellow maritime stakeholders, to further enhance Singapore’s position as a leading International Maritime Centre, we believe that more needs to be done in the fields of ship finance and marine insurance. Our efforts on these two fronts are ongoing and remain very much work-in-progress. We continue to be very active in engaging all the relevant stakeholders in both fields and have also been collaborating with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to help raise the profile of the Exchange with an eye to increasing listings from the maritime sector”.

Niclas Dahl, Vice President, Marine Separation & Heat Transfer Business Unit, Alfa Laval

“We know that ship owners and operators want to comply with bilge water regulations.

We also know that there are problems associated with conventional systems even if they are type approved, and we want to make to ship owners aware that.”

Claudia Ohlmeier, Group Leader Port State Control, DNV GL – Maritime

“The rise of risk based port inspection regimes means it is more important than ever for ships to keep a clean Port State Control (PSC) record.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Alastair Marsh LR CEO

“We see a very exciting future for Singapore, which is bringing disruptive, transformational thinking, especially in digital, data and software to the marine and offshore industry. Singapore can take a lead by continuing to focus on collaboration, partnerships and co-innovation – working with key partners in government, academia and business.”

Mats Bjorkendahl, Evoqua’s Regional Sales Manager, SeaCURE BWMS “The shipping industry remains a very personable industry so it is vital any supplier has local people, with local knowledge on the ground in daily contact with local shipowners, fleet managers and superintendents.”

Stuart Ostrow ShipMoney President

“By adopting a digital payment strategy and reducing the amount of cash onboard, Masters and seafarers can build a sustainable initiative, which will save time and money. For seafarers, absorbing exchange rates and the cost of sending money can make a huge difference in their monthly pay packet. Using an online porthole and reducing these costs, will give seafarers more power over how much money they send home, and how they spend it. This doesn’t mean to say that vessels should be cashless, rather just have less cash. For an average fleet of 50 vessels and 20 crew onboard each ship, the costs of transporting cash can be in excess of $580,000 per annum.”

Raymond Siliakus, Exhibition Manager, Europort

“Increasingly, the maritime sector will come to rely on having a highly skilled workforce that can innovate to counter tough market conditions.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Theodore Kontes, President, Union of Cruise Ship owners and Associated members

“Political unrest, the migrant crisis and terrorist attacks in Turkey as well as the unstable situation in Syria, Egypt, Lebanon and Israel have forced cruise lines to relocate their fleets to other destinations for 2017. This will result in an estimated reduction of cruising in Greece, of about 15 %, in comparison to 2016. However, new markets will open for Greece in the cruise sector. These markets are from Russia, China, India and other Asian Countries. Groups are already booked. Homeporting in the Port of Piraeus has increased in 2016 and efforts should be made in order to maintain and even improve this further. Greece with Piraeus as her main port should become the main Hub for East Med. To this end, Berth allocation and simplification, Non-Schengen guest’s visas issuance are the main tasks for improvement, as well as the harbors infrastructure through the cruise industry Committee established. “

Tony Allen Director (Greece) North P&I Club

“Good seamanship is not just about following procedures, but also employing common sense and judgement. When it comes to maritime casualties, the right crew with the right attitude and safety culture has a vital role to play.”————-“As ever, Greek shipping continues to lead the way, with more than 20% of the world fleet and 50% of the EU fleet still owned and operated by the Greek shipping community. In the decade since the global financial crisis, Greek shipping has demonstrated its ability to sail in high winds and weather the storm, and we will continue to do all that we can at North to play our part in that success.”

Bjørnar Dahle, Sales and Business Development, Vestdavit

“Being able to leave and rejoin the vessel safely to explore the wonders of nature or enjoy watersports is now part of the cruising experience. For owners of the expedition ships and mega-yachts of today, protecting these assets and handling them safely with maximum efficiency has become an operational imperative.”

Kyriacos Anastassiadis Chairman CLIA Europe and CEO Celestyal Cruises

“We need to continue building a trust between the cruise lines and stakeholders through frequent communication, to better ensure the future of all industry players”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Larry Pimentel President & CEO of Azamara Club Cruises

“Greece needs to start thinking out of the box and try to promote the authentic and the unconventional, look beyond the iconic, traditional destinations and create new, alternative products that offer fresh, innovative, deeper connections for cruise line guests. And the Greek government’s commitment to the cruise sector’s development could be the catalyst for the creation of a common vision and a corresponding plan to work closely together in creating these new experiences.”

Filip Tsankov Gibdock Ship Manager

“The internal surfaces of sea chests, for example need to be painted with antifouling coatings that are suitable for the flow conditions of seawater through the chest.

These standards demand deep cleaning and close attention to detail.”

Michel Nestour, Vice President, Global Port and Destination Development, Carnival Corporation & PLC

“It is the right time for Greece to promote the rest of the country beyond the famous destinations in order to tap into the vast potential of the cruise industry. Santorini and Mykonos are not the only great Greek destinations and Greece needs to promote more destinations, especially through social media, which do not require an increased budget. ”

Tom Fecke, Secretary General, CLIA Europe

“Greece must reach out to China and promote itself as a destination in great detail and differentiate it from other neighbouring troubled destinations. It also needs to invest in enhancing its existing infrastructure to prepare it for the influx of the new builds for over 4,000 passengers which will account for more than half of the estimated 230,000 guest additional capacity projected to enter in the period between 2020-2026”.

Richard Vogel Pullmantur’s President & CEO

“So Greece has the advantage of political stability and if it works hard to reinvent its offering, invest in its infrastructure and diversify its product portfolio it has a great chance to grow its homeporting and guest volumes. The question remains what Greece will do to maintain the extra business it now enjoys, when Turkey and the other countries of the region open again for business.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Theodora Riga, Manager of Strategic Planning & Marketing Department, PPA

“The planned infrastructure improvements will benefit the cruise sector overall by providing best-in-class customer service experience to the operators of the cruise ships as well as by enhancing the overall experience of their guests. New value added services for the cruise lines and passengers are at the core of Piraeus Port Authority’s vision to promote overall product awareness in the Chinese market and act as a facilitator to capture higher volumes of tourists from the Far East.”

Capt. Moin Ahmed, Director General of IMSO

“Ensuring safety of life at sea is a matter of optimum capacity utilised by the operators. It can be best achieved through the development of the right human skills and the use of befitting technologies”.

Peter Broadhurst, Inmarsat Senior Vice President for Safety and Security “In small island states, vessels mostly operate on coastal routes or in domestic waters between neighbouring islands.” Despite providing a lifeline to the communities they serve, vessels sometimes don’t have their own lifeline if something goes wrong. They can be poorly equipped to communicate in an emergency, and often rely on mobile phones which can go out of range.”————-“Cybercrime is an inevitable downside of the digital economy, on land or at sea. The threats from cyberattack demand robust technical solutions, network integrity, operational and training support, and raised awareness across the maritime sector.”

Kristijan Pavic, President, Med Cruise

“Greece needs to invest in capacity and efficiency issues in terms of port infrastructure and operational efficacy as well as promote its offerings to the emerging Chinese markets. Together with a berth allocation system and a focus on sustainability and cooperation, Greece could have a better future as a destination of choice for cruise operators and passengers alike.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Simon Bennett, ICS Director of Policy

“Shipping, because of its great size, is currently responsible for about 2.2% of annual anthropogenic CO2 emissions. According to IMO, shipping has reduced its total CO2 emissions by more than 13% between 2008 and 2012, despite increased maritime trade, but there is a perception that shipping, whose emissions cannot be attributed to individual nations, may have somehow ‘escaped’ the Paris Agreement. The shipping industry is committed to the delivery of further environmental improvements in the interests of sustainable development. But sustainable development requires a global shipping industry that is economically sustainable too.”————’The perennial challenge facing shipowners is overcapacity, aided and abetted by government subsidies and support measures that encourage shipyards to produce ships that are surplus to requirements. If governments are serious about helping the shipping industry deliver on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the OECD needs to reboot efforts to have a global agreement on the elimination of market distorting measures from shipbuilding. Despite being in existence for over 50 years it’s disappointing that the working party on shipbuilding has still made little progress, with the last round of negotiations on a new OECD agreement having been suspended several years ago.’

Lars A. Malm, Director, Strategic Business Development and Client Relations, The Swedish Club

“When an accident takes place, the emergency plan comes into play, but can the operator be sure that it works? On paper it may look fine – however reality is often a different matter. We need to simulate that reality, and so we developed Emergency Response Training to help ship operators become better at emergencies before they happen.”———“Collisions between vessels can prove to be costly and time consuming, leaving owners out of pocket for substantial amounts over a long period of time. These losses consist mainly of deductibles and loss of earnings, and can have significant cash flow implications.”

Professor Paul Dorey of CSO Confidential and Visiting Professor in Information Security, Royal Holloway College

“Cyber security investment needs to be appropriate to the risk, as nobody has the luxury of bottomless digital budgets. The more we digitise, the more interesting the systems become to cyber attackers and the more significant the potential impact could be when they do attack.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Ukko Metsola, Vice President, Royal Caribbean Cruises

“Asia is the world’s fastest growing market and China is the main driver of the continent’s outbound tourism market with an estimated annual 120 million Chinese tourists flooding global destinations each year. With 2018 earmarked as the European Union - China tourism year, the opportunity for Eastern Mediterranean to position itself as a key cruise destination for Chinese tourists is today more important than ever before.”

Mark Lerche, Head of Danish Marine Group

“In 2016, Norwegian shipyards received the only orders to build eight expedition cruise vessels. This year, American SunStone Ships ordered four expedition cruise vessels to be built in China yet based on a Norwegian vessel design and Finnish cabin design. This shows, that Norway holds a strong position in the exploration cruise market and is currently looking for new suppliers. Scandinavian suppliers are well-known for providing high quality and sustainable solutions in maritime equipment and services along with design and interior. These attributes fit right into the exploration cruises that demand high-end quality from the engine room to the cabins and public spaces.”

Anastasios Papagiannopoulos, President of BIMCO

“BIMCO is focused on driving efficiency, creating better information and increasing simplification, but all of our work to increase digitalisation across the industry comes with a risk, and in everything – our work on cyber safety and security will remain a top priority, ensuring that our members’ ships are safe, that their seafarers are aware of the dangers and our members’ important information is secure”.

Peter Hinchliffe, ICS Secretary General

“We call upon the EU and China, and indeed all IMO Member States, to support the industry proposals. The priority of governments should be to focus on the development of alternative, fossil-free fuels and IMO should assess whether holding CO2 below 2008 levels can be achieved with technical and operational measures alone.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Juha Koskela, Managing Director of ABB’s marine and ports business

“The maritime pilot is an ancient profession but marine software is becoming a vital tool in the modern day port.”————-“We are living through one of the most exciting periods in the history of the maritime industry,” says Juha Koskela, Managing Director, ABB Marine & Ports. “We believe the next generation of ships will be electric, digital and connected as the industry moves towards the use of new energy sources and automated ship operations.”

Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO, DNV GL

“We are entering a new era with the accelerated uptake of more IT-technology in shipping. Digitalization of information flows will have a positive impact on safety and environmental performance. By creating ships and ship technology in a virtual environment new ideas and technology can be realized and tested in a shorter time frame.”

Dustin Eno Navigate Response’s COO

‘The intensity of media, social media and stakeholder pressure that can be associated with even minor incidents often catches companies by surprise. Unfortunately, delays or mistakes in media management are often interpreted as signs that a company is either incompetent or hiding something. Such assumptions can quickly damage vital relationships, lead to third party interference and lead to potentially expensive litigation.’If the average person can name a ship, it’s probably because it sank. Unfortunately, this selective knowledge of our industry makes people quick to believe anything negative about the maritime sector and sceptical of anything positive. One of the best ways to overcome this hurdle is to communicate with key audiences openly, early and often.’

Oscar Wezenbeek, Managing Director at AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business “Delivering globally accessible and easy-to-use onboard primers and top coats is essential for productive onboard maintenance, especially in an industry where seafarers face increasing time and cost pressures.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Wayne O’Brien DESMI’s Vice President of Sales at the Danish-based company’s Asian-Pacific organisation

“Nothing’s quite as informative or as memorable as having someone share real life experiences about what responding to an oil spill is really like – working to contain the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill, for example. And with something that is as important, as challenging and dynamic as a large oil spill, lessons learned in the classroom need to remain as sharp in participants’ minds as possible. There are, of course, differences between equipment types, meaning it’s almost always best to train with the type of equipment your people will use. Then there’s the know-how aspect. Situations can occur out there that simply aren’t covered in instruction manuals – and you may have to come up with creative solutions to a problem no one has ever encountered before.

That’s when experience counts, and when the course instructor’s track record and expertise can make a real difference.”

Kristina Effler, Manager Global Business Management, Alfa Laval PureBallast

“The Ballast Water Management Convention entered into force on 8 September of last year, and these frame agreements are a clear sign that the ballast water treatment market is moving forward. Shipowners are beginning to look beyond individual installations towards long-term solutions that will ensure compliance for their entire fleet.”

Martial Claudepierre, Business Development Manager, Bureau Veritas

“Industry uptake of hybrid and battery technology has been driven by environmental regulation. But owners are also finding performance benefits and, for some operations, significant financial benefits seem likely – particularly as the availability of renewable energy increases.” image caption: Martial Claudepierre, Business Development Manager, Bureau Veritas with Seaspan’s Harly Penner in front of the battery banks on board Seaspan Swift in Vancouver last week.

Mário Ferreira, Mystic Cruises, CEO

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Panos Kirnidis, CEO of the Palau International Ship Registry

“The maritime industry knows that smart ships and smart technology is the way forward and yet there seems to be reluctance on the part of some owners to fully embrace the technology. When the world economy turns and the shipping world recovers, progress in technology will be one of the real driving forces. The time to embrace this technology is now. Smart ships are here and so are smart registries”.

Thomas van Thiel, “By the Ocean we Unite”

“Today, it is estimated that 23,000 kilos of plastics are dumped into the world’s oceans every single minute. These materials are fragmenting into ever smaller particles, damaging the marine environment and marine life, and entering the food chain. Plastics also act as sponges to other toxic chemicals already in the seas, concentrating areas of pollution. Removing plastics from the oceans is not currently feasible, but we must identify sources and effects because prevention is not only the better option, but cheaper than cleaning the oceans.”

Peter Keller, SEA\LNG chairman

LNG far exceeds alternative options in terms of emissions reductions. It emits zero sulphur oxides (SOx) and virtually zero particulate matter (PM). Compared to existing heavy marine fuel oils, LNG emits 90% less nitrogen oxides (NOx) and through the use of best current practices and appropriate technologies to minimise methane leakage, offers the potential for up to a 25% reduction in GHGs.

Captain John Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer, The Nautical Institute

“The increasing sophistication of technology is opening the door to serious discussions about the remote control of ships, perhaps one day leading to completely autonomous vessels. While moving in this direction gives wonderful opportunities to improve reliability, one of the key challenges will be to balance the cost of reliability against performance and financial viability through savings. That is really a matter for the technologists and the economists to address.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Jon Rysst, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager North Europe, DNV GL

“There is an increasing awareness of the impact of shipping emissions in ports and this is driving investments in cold ironing. This is leading to ports both requiring and incentivizing the use of alternative maritime power (AMP). As access expands, alongside the rise of fully electric and hybrid vessels, cold ironing could soon become standard procedure in many ports around the world – with a noticeable positive impact on air quality.

Domenico Carlucci, Managing Director, MarTrust

“The problem for ship owners and managers is that their banks often do not have a thorough understanding of the maritime industry, or access to the relevant information or contacts to complete compliance checks quickly and accurately. As a result, these processes can end up being burdensome and costly for both the banks and more importantly for ship operators and ship management companies, which need to move quickly and take advantage of the most suitable offers from suppliers to manage operating costs. The truth is that the problems are not with the banks but the banks do find it extremely hard to manage the cost of compliance in the maritime space.”

Elisabeth Tørstad, CEO, DNV GL – Oil & Gas

“We have seen impressive and important innovative efforts across the energy industry, resulting in cost saving and efficiency gains. The oil and gas industry must continue on a path of strict cost control to stay relevant. Coming from a tradition of technological achievements, and having the advantage of existing infrastructure and value chains, this industry has the potential to continue to contribute to energy security and shape our energy future”.

Pål Børre Kristoffersen, JIP Project Manager, DNV GL – Oil & Gas

“Industry players need confidence that security countermeasures can deal with more frequent and sophisticated cyber-attacks, which are becoming increasingly costly and harder for companies to recover from. Dealing with cyber-security challenges has become a key focus area for the oil and gas sector, and there is greater awareness of the requirements that need to be in place”.

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15 years to go for scrap (77%) ▪ The majority of the participants believe that the availability ▪ The participants believe that significant number of owners will of 0.5% S fuels will be sufficient to cover the needs of the industry go for advanced renewal surveys to delay the installation of BWT (74%) Tim Kent, Technical Director, Marine and Offshore, Lloyd’s Register systems as per IMO requirements ▪ On the question as to whether the price differential of 0.5% S “Networks of autonomous surface and underwater vessels are set to radically fuels as compared to HFO will make the scrubber option a cost-efchange the nature of maritime operations. Developments ▪ The clear majority of the participants do not believe that the widely reported in the no. of installed BWT systems, their so far utilization and the comfective one, there was no clear conclusion media, such as those in autonomous shipping, are happening with greater pace petence of the crews are giving confidence in the safe and effective ▪ On the question whether the different companies have than expected as little as 2 years ago. These developments enabled by technology use of the systems (75%) already commenced the techno-economical assessment of the provide new opportunities and potential for disruptive business models. However, Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined the Quadriga sustainable ship ▪ 55% of the participants do not believe that the “Trump” paavailable options, the result was divided (58% yes, 42% no) the principal challenges will be the integration of these autonomous systems into ping project – an initiative from Hamburg-based Sailing Cargo, rameter will affect the enforcement of environmental regulations in current maritime operations, legal and regulatory requirements, and not least the which to build theproblems, world’s biggest sailing cargo frequent ship. general and the USCG req. for BWM in particular BWMaims – upon technical alternatives, impact seafarers.”

plan approval comments

The project outlines a plan to build a 170-meter car carrier, The Vice Chairman of the Committee, Vasileios Lampropoulos, capable of carrying between 1,700 and 2,000 cars, which will gave an overview of the so far experiences with the installation be equipped with four DynaRig masts and will operate on hybrid of BW treatment systems and the problems we are facing. The propulsion with sails and diesel-electric engines, and an optionpresentation covered the different technologies including a comparal battery system for peak loads. The vessel will be capable of ison between them, selection criteria, challenges of the differsailing at 10-12 knots with the aim of reaching 14-16 knots in ent technologies, service experience, health and safety issues, George Morrison, Thordon the next few years through combined expertise. maintenance, challenges for the crew and shore staff, approval and

Drones in use for fleet in service surveys

Based on a question raised by a member of the Committee before the meeting, DNV GL’s Technical Director, Geir Dugstad, showed a video with a close up survey carried out on-board an OBO vessel using drones. The benefits of the survey method were explained Bearings’ regional manager and highlighted.

“The introduction of new pollution regulations has led to a return to seawater lubri-

operation comments, etc. cated propeller shaft bearing systems, especially for those vessels trading in U.S. or Wind-assisted propulsion offers a realistic option for introducing Live voting by the participants took place at the end of the session.

Chairman’s address Polar waters, where the discharge of oil fromclosing any oil-to-sea interface in quantities that renewable power into shipping.

LR’s Low Carbon Pathways The following results are noted: During the presentations, various discussions took place between may be will harmful toenter thethe environment is restricted.”

2050 study found that low carbon ships need to ▪ Filter + electrolysis and filter + UV are believed to be the all participants. The meeting came to a close, with remarks of the fleet by 2030 in order for shipping to reduce its emissions in line most popular systems (48% and 45% respectively) acting Chairman, Mr Socratis Dimakopoulos who expressed his with the Paris Agreement and this means significant changes in ▪ The vast majority of the participants believe that the internaoverall satisfaction on the presented material and the discussions the industry are required. that took place. tional organizations and regulators should recognize the need for more time until the implementation of the BWM convention (80%) ▪ The majority of the participants believe that the BWM conBlueOcean June 2016_1/2 27/05/2016 14:51 Page 1 vention will force significant number of vessels of all types above

The meeting was very satisfactory and followed by a cocktail reception.

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Lord Mountevans, Maritime London Chairman

“The Hong Kong and UK maritime business communities have a unique historical relationship and very strong ties. Nearly 10% of the world’s ships are managed or owned in Hong Kong, it is home to one of the world’s leading hub ports and an important gateway to mainland China. Both the UK and Hong Kong look beyond their borders and provide world beating maritime expertise to global shipowners, traders and charterers.”

Chan Fan, Frank, JP, Secretary for Transport & Housing, Hong Kong Government

“By working together, London and Hong Kong can grow together. Both cities are key international shipping and trading hubs with a shared outward looking and entrepreneurial spirit. Both serve regions beyond their own borders and both have an exciting future. We are delighted by the prospect of a closer working relationship than ever before.”

Helle Hammer, IUMI Political Forum Chair

“Recent amendments to SOLAS are a move in the right direction but they do not go far enough. The legal requirements prescribed by SOLAS were originally developed for fires on board general cargo vessels and these ships are structurally very different to a container vessel; and cargo is stored differently. We believe the mode of firefighting set out in SOLAS is not suitable for a modern containership.”

Dieter Berg, President IUMI

“Although the next generation of clients will demand a more rapid and responsive marine insurance sector, they will also require more customised solutions and that represents a significant opportunity for us. I predict a much greater future need for consultancy, claims management and loss prevention advice and the income we can derive from those activities will address the shortfall in future premium income.

Digital innovation does not have to destroy value in our market. Underwriting is a personal business driven by relationships and it is that strength that will help protect the sector in the future. Trust and reliability are the core currencies of marine insurance and these qualities cannot be replaced digitally – we need to capitalise on that”.

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DIGITALIZATION IN SHIPPING - NAFS SHIPPING MAGAZINE review energy efficiency

James McDonald, chairman of IUMI’s Offshore Energy Committee agement is all-inclusive.” lished security operations centres, Broadhurst continues. “Owners will be

“In recent years it would appear that claims have exceeded the global premium Broadhurst adds that the fully-managed approach will be critical. An able to get a view of what is going on at both the ship and the fleet level, base and the last two underwriting years have seen significant losses. The impact individual ship’s vulnerability to cyberattack may only be exposed when and track causes behind any security compromises, whether they are of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey are unlikely to deliver the same magnitude ofperloss energy unit price the positioning 36cm by 30 cm cm. at Sixa port months later, for energy its departure frombyor30 arrival is denied, examplestorage becausefor dynamic due to attacks or to the presence of malware on than board.

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efficiency of around 45%. of thethe major the size of bers of shipslanding operating solely on batteries, fails, bestcriteria solutiontoisminimize to go out and get another one because at a critical time for shipping.

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Shipboard tests a maintenance maritime UTM (Unified Threat Managethemonitoring roles training, and technology and support in addressing application they need to fully digitalize vessel operations.” efficiency.

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Jean-François Segretain, Technical Director, Bureau Veritas, Marine & Offshore

“The end goal is to be able to survey cargo spaces, ballast tanks and confined spaces remotely and effectively. If we can do this with drones we can help reduce risks to our surveyors and ship crews by minimising the need, for example, to erect expensive staging whilst covering the survey scope which would otherwise require surveyors to work at height or perform tank inspections by means of rafting.”

Katerina Stathopoulou, member of the Executive Committee of WISTA International

“Diversity in the workforce promotes sustainability and this can only be achieved by engaging the underutilized talents of the female workforce. In the maritime industry, male and female talent and skills are complementary, and therefore, Shipping Women are indispensable to the Maritime world.”

Tom Perlich, Founder & President, Ecochlor

In order to “assist” we must first listen to the ship owners concerns and questions and then work together with the ship owners to satisfy the regulatory requirements. This support might be sharing our working knowledge of the regulations, explaining the compliance process that has been developed with other ship owners or modifying our training to suit the special needs of their crew and support personnel. It is clearly more than simply providing them with an approved piece of equipment for their vessels.

Steen Jørgensen Sales Manager Automation DESMI Pumping Technology A/S

“The requirements to get your vessels registered and insured are the same in Europe and Asia. Accordingly, global shipowners, operators and shipyards must take the power quality into consideration when applying frequency converters, UPS and LED lights on the vessels.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, Chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) & CEO of DNV GL – Maritime

“Over the last several years we have been leveraging digitalization to improve the experience of our classification customers. The roll out of electronic certificates is a significant step forward in our pathway towards modernizing classification. Electronic certificates will smooth our customer’s interactions with class, allow stakeholders across the industry to capture value from digitalization, and give us a platform for future improvements.”

Paul Stanley, GNS CEO

“Shipping companies are generating more data and operating in an ever more complex business and regulatory environment, but many are still learning what the potential of all of the available data might be. The maritime industry is making a transition from running on paper to using digital systems, and at the moment crews may still spend upwards of 30% of their time on administration and other low value activity.”

Andrew Marshall, Coldharbour Marine’s Chief Executive

“Big bulk carriers are usually deployed on long haul routes and lengthy ballast voyages can lead to significant organism regrowth. Ships fitted with in-line BWTS technologies cannot guarantee full compliance with discharge standards at the end of a long ballast voyage. Some try to ignore the regrowth issue, but the fact is that no BWTS technology is 100% kill effective. If treatment is only undertaken during uptake, the few organisms that survive will thrive and multiply over a long ballast voyage in the food rich, benign environment of the ballast tank. The longer the ballast leg, the greater the risk of significant regrowth, meaning that ballast water could easily fail to meet discharge standards several weeks later, especially during high biota growth periods such as spring and summer.”

Mark Woodhead, KVH senior vice president, EMEA

“A cyber-attack can severely impact and impair vessel performance. Many cyber incidents onboard are triggered accidentally by seafarers opening phishing email attachments or hyperlinks, or using infected removable media, so this training programme explores how to minimise these risks by making personnel more aware of the types of malware.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Rory Macfarlane, Partner, Ince & Co Hong Kong (photo-45)

Businesses must recognise a simple fact: there will be - or has already been - a cyber-attack on your business. But a cyber-attack being inevitable does not mean a ‘company-ending’ cyber-breach will be. Companies that make honest assessments of their businesses and get on the front foot will be able to mitigate their cyber-risk dramatically.

Larry Rumbol, Marine Condition Monitoring Manager, Parker Kittiwake “Engineers today face a multitude of challenges brought about by new equipment, technology and operating methods. Their best line of defence is to proactively monitor the condition of the engine through testing a range of parameters to understand the conditions within the system, allowing them to take control of the risks.

By taking sophisticated spectroscopy technology out of the laboratory and bringing it straight to the engineers onboard in the form a simple, compact analyser, we can help the crew to maximise the operational efficiencies of their vessels whilst also preventing unplanned downtime and reducing costs.”

Dragos Rauta, Intertanko’s technical director

The shipping industry is ‘green’ and is striving to become ‘greener’ which is certainly costing a lot of ‘Green backs’. Though the industry is facing a big green tsunami, shipping is resilient but it is up to the industry to ensure the “regulations being imposed upon it are practical and will do their job”.

Philip Nielsen, EMEA New Business & Account Director, ShipServ

“Greek shipping companies are known for adapting quickly to market changes, particularly in relation to buying and selling vessels, which has enabled them to be so dominant within the market. As the drive for efficiency and cost reduction becomes more critical, their entrepreneurial flair will be even further empowered by adopting digital transformation to gain competitive advantage.”

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statements by shipping experts 1 1 1 Jan Toschka, Shell Marine Executive Director

“The quality of marine lubricants is critical for engine reliability; the application of the right technical services enable ship owners and operators to optimise their vessels’ total cost of ownership. In today’s highly competitive and challenging maritime sector, operational reliability and excellent account management have become table stakes.”

Angus Frew, BIMCO’s Secretary General & CEO

“The most important thing on BIMCO’s agenda is the environment. We have the implementation of the 2020 Sulphur cap to contend with, and we want a clear strategy and reduction objectives on carbon emissions. Being proactive in these environmental discussions is the only way to make sure that we, as an industry, are regulated in a way that makes practical sense.”

Ian Thurloway, Chevron Marine Lubricants Brand and Marketing Manager

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Ugo Salerno, Chairman and CEO of RINA

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Marinakis, Ioannidis, Radziwill and Martinos win awards in front of 1,200 at annual shipping gala GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS 2017: THE WINNERS sonality of the Year for a year of big deals in shipping that saw investments of about $1 billion across tankers, container shipping and dry bulk. Judges also highlighted the shipowner’s philanthropic activities.

Lloyd’s List’s Greek Shipping Newsmaker of the Year Award went to John Michael Radziwill, chief executive of new dry bulk company GoodBulk. GoodBulk was launched last December on the Norwegian over-thecounter market and has already built up a fleet of 19 vessels including 17 capes, with options to buy another six.

The Award is decided by the editorial staff of Lloyd’s List.

SHIPOWNER Evangelos M. Marinakis was named Greek Shipping Personality of the Year for 2017 and veteran Onassis Group personality Pavlos J. Ioannidis was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Athens on Friday, November 24 at the 14th annual Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards.

A record attendance of fully 1,200 Greek and international shipping personalities gathered at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel for the 2017 event, organised by Lloyd’s List, the international maritime newspaper established in 1734.They hailed the brightest performers for 2017, including some of the industry’s best-known personalities and companies, and enjoyed an exciting event programme that reflected increasing interest in digitalisation and its impact on the industry’s future. ClassNK, a longtime supporter of the event, was once again overall lead sponsor of the Greek Shipping Awards.

Greece’s minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Panagiotis Kouroumblis, opened the ceremonies and presented a donation on behalf of the event organisers to ‘Argo’, the charity supporting children with special needs in the families of Greek seafarers.

Guests enjoyed a pre-dinner cocktail reception hosted by the Malta Ship Registry while China Classification Society offered the traditional champagne toast to the health of Greek shipping.

The annual awards recognise achievement and meritorious activity in the Greek shipping industry as well as promote Greece as a maritime centre. Winners are chosen by an independent panel of judges representing a broad cross-section of the Greek shipping industry.

THE 2017 WINNERS Evangelos M. Marinakis was voted 2017 Greek Shipping Per-

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Pavlos J. Ioannidis was awarded the Lloyd’s List / Propeller Club Lifetime Achievement Award for an outstanding career notable for wartime heroism and aviation as well as shipping. A close colleague of Aristotelis Onassis, Mr Ioannidis became CEO of the Onassis Foundation shipping business after Onassis’ death and applied aviation training methods and culture to shipping for the first time – not only for the Olympic fleet but, through his positions on the boards of the Union of Greek Shipowners and Helempa, for the wider benefit of Greek shipping.

Ioannis Martinos won the New Generation Shipping Award, open to personalities of no more than 40 years of age. A mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate from Tufts and MIT, Mr Martinos established his own company, Signal Maritime, in 2014 and has not shied away from testing new ideas. Signal has become an innovative leader in using and developing new data tools for the industry, including a revolutionary new app for navigating the tanker spot market.

Capt. Fu Chengqiu was elected International Personality of the Year, the only award open exclusively to non-Greeks. Capt. Fu, who started his career with COSCO 40 years ago as a 3rd officer on a vessel, has been managing director of the Piraeus Port Authority since 2016 when COSCO acquired majority ownership of the port. Prior to that he was in charge of Piraeus Container Terminal.

The recipient of the Dry Cargo Company of the Year Award for 2017 was Carras (Hellas), one of Greece’s oldest-established shipping companies. Long associated with shipping legend John M. Carras who led the company from the 1930s until he passed away, Carras (Hellas) has renewed its fleet with seven high-quality eco-newbuilding bulkers since 2016. The judges cited the company as embodying Greek shipping’s finest traditions.

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As Tanker Company of the Year the panel chose one of the industry’s largest names – Maran Tankers Management, the tanker arm of the Angelicoussis Shipping Group. During 2017, Maran ordered seven VLCCs bringing the number on order to 11 on top of 39 tankers on the water. It also sealed a number of important charters with oil companies, including seven to be employed long-term by Chevron.

The judges chose Golden Star Ferries as Passenger Line of the Year for its commitment to its service between Rafina and the Cyclades islands at a difficult time for coastal services, and its expansion with the purchase of two more vessels, including the luxurious conversion of ‘Superferry’ in 2016 and its first high-speed ferry ‘Superrunner’ earlier this year.

Masters Shipping won the Shipbroker of the Year Award. Masters recently celebrated its 50th year. It was the first company worldwide to declare itself a specialist passenger ship broker. Over its history it has been instrumental in more than 1,000 deals and has provided crucial support to the nation’s cruise and ferry lines. The company is still going strong with an impressive roster of new transactions in the last two years.

The Shipping Financier of the Year Award went to Christina Margelou. As head of shipping for Eurobank, Ms Margelou has led the bank to become an active lender with a current portfolio of about $1.4 billion. But she and her team are taking a traditional relationship approach and Ms Marelou emphasises that the bank likes to be selective and keep things simple.

Leading marine coatings developer NanoPhos Marine was awarded the Technical Achievement Award. Exploiting the advantages of nanotechnology, the Lavrion-based company has introduced a pioneering range of efficient, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective coatings for ships.

Naftika Chronika was recipient of this year’s prestigious Piraeus International Centre Award. The leading Greek shipping publication, established in 1931, has been a constant, trusted reference point for the industry and generously circulates copies free to universities and marine academies each month. Judges also praised the publishers’ new initiative, isalos.net, a platform launched to promote

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wider knowledge and understanding of the shipping sector.

Panos Zachariadis, technical director of Atlantic Bulk Carriers, won the Award for Safety or Environmental Protection. He has been part of the Greek delegation to IMO since 2004 and has left a wide imprint on the industry, providing influential input in many of the major global ship safety and efficiency debates ever since.

The Seafarer of the Year Award was won by Captain Iakovos Papageorgiou Daniil. Capt. Daniil, a Master of 15 years’ experience, rescued a shipwrecked crew of eight in the Indian Ocean in June 2016 when in command of the Diana Containerships-owned vessel ‘Hamburg’ en route to Singapore. Capt Daniil diverted his vessel and successfully found the men’s life-raft 300 miles off the coast of Oman in a region where merchant ships are at risk from pirates.

The Maria Tsakos TCM Training Centre was winner of the 2017 Education or Training Award. It has offered more than 800 courses with more than 4,000 attendees since being established four years ago. The centre was singled out by judges for an innovative curriculum and high-quality instructors and equipment.

The Ship of the Year Award went to the ‘Georgios Averof’, the Hellenic Navy’s most historic ship and the oldest operational steel warship in the world.

The Lloyd’s List Intelligence Big Data Award was presented to Aspida which impressed the Lloyd’s List Intelligence assessment panel with its Vessel Security Information and Event Management (VSIEM) platform. VSIEM has been developed to provide a variety of benefits to enhance maritime cyber security.

The Awards are supported by prominent bodies in Greek shipping, including the Union of Greek Shipowners, the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee.

Supporting organisations also include The Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association, the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association - Helmepa, the Hellenic Shipbrokers’ Association, the Association of Greek Passenger Shipping Companies, the Propeller Club, International Port of Piraeus, WISTA Hellas, the Association of Banking & Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping, and the Piraeus Association for Maritime Arbitration.

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11η Ετήσια Συνάντηση Ναυτικής Τεχνολογίας 2017 Με μεγάλη επιτυχία ολοκληρώθηκε η 11η Ετήσια Συνάντηση Ναυτικής Τεχνολογίας 2017, που διοργανώθηκε από το Ελληνικό Ινστιτούτο Ναυτικής Τεχνολογίας (ΕΛ.Ι.Ν.Τ) στο Ίδρυμα Ευγενίδου, στις 12 & 13 Δεκεμβρίου 2017. Το Συνέδριο χαιρέτισαν ο Πρόεδρος του ΕΛ.Ι.Ν.Τ. κ. Μ. Μαντζαφός, ο Υπουργός Ναυτιλίας και Νησιωτικής Πολιτικής κ. Π. Κουρουμπλής, ο Πρόεδρος του Ναυτικού Επιμελητηρίου Ελλάδος (Ν.Ε.Ε) κ. Γ. Πατέρας, ο Πρόεδρος της BIMCO κ. Α. Παπαγιαννόπουλος, ο Πρόεδρος της Ένωσης Εφοπλιστών Ναυτιλίας Μικρών Αποστάσεων (ΕΕΝΜΑ) κ. Χ. Σημαντώνης, και o Πρόεδρος της HELMEPA Δρ. Γ. Γράτσος. Την ετήσια συνάντηση τίμησαν με την παρουσία τους σημαντικά στελέχη και τεχνικοί σύμβουλοι της ναυτιλιακής κοινότητας καθώς και εκπρόσωποι του Πολιτικού και Ακαδημαϊκού χώρου. Η φετινή διοργάνωση εστίασε στην Γαλάζια Οικονομία αναδεικνύοντας τον σημαντικό ρόλο της ναυτικής τεχνολογίας στην ανάπτυξη κατάλληλων τεχνολογικών λύσεων που θα συμβάλλουν τόσο στην ανάπτυξη των θαλάσσιων οικονομικών δραστηριοτήτων όσο και στη βελτίωση της περιβαλλοντικής τους απόδοσης. Επιστημονικές και ερευνητικές εργασίες αναλύθηκαν από καθηγητές Πανεπιστημιακών Ιδρυμάτων, ενώ ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον υπήρξε στην παρουσίαση ναυτιλιακών προϊόντων, Ελληνικών και Ευρωπαϊκών οίκων διεθνούς εμβέλειας. Ιδιαίτερη ανταπόκριση και μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον, υπήρξε στην Στρογγυλή Τράπεζα, με θέμα «Towards the autonomous ship and digital shipping», στην οποία σημαντικά στελέχη της ναυτιλιακής

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κοινότητας ανέλυσαν τις τάσεις, τα εμπόδια αλλά και τις μελλοντικές εξελίξεις, οι οποίες αναμένεται να επηρεάσουν το επιχειρησιακό μοντέλο των ναυτιλιακών εταιρειών, αναδεικνύοντας ταυτόχρονα τον ανθρώπινο παράγοντα. Παράλληλα, στο πλαίσιο της mini Στρογγυλής Τράπεζας αναλύθηκε το θέμα του Υγροποιημένου Φυσικού Αερίου ως ναυτιλιακό καύσιμο και οι προοπτικές του τόσο παγκοσμίως όσο και στην Ελλάδα, ενώ παρουσιάστηκε η πρωτοβουλία Marine LNG Network, η οποία αφορά στην δημιουργία ενός δικτύου συνεργασίας και πληροφόρησης σε θέματα LNG, της ναυτιλιακής και ενεργειακής κοινότητας. Κορυφαίο γεγονός του συνεδρίου αποτέλεσε, το καθιερωμένο βραβείο ΕΛ.Ι.Ν.Τ 2017 το οποίο απονεμήθηκε κατά τη διάρκεια του Επίσημου Δείπνου στο Ναυτικό Όμιλος Ελλάδος, στον κ. Στ. Χατζηγρηγόρη για τη διαχρονική του προσφορά στη προαγωγή της ναυτικής τεχνολογίας στην Ελλάδα.

Η φετινή διοργάνωση εστίασε στην Γαλάζια Οικονομία αναδεικνύοντας τον σημαντικό ρόλο της ναυτικής τεχνολογίας στην ανάπτυξη κατάλληλων τεχνολογικών λύσεων που θα συμβάλλουν τόσο στην ανάπτυξη των θαλάσσιων οικονομικών δραστηριοτήτων όσο και στη βελτίωση της περιβαλλοντικής τους απόδοσης.

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Celestyal Cruises: Απολογισμός 2017 και δυναμικός σχεδιασμός ανάπτυξης για το 2018 Με αισιοδοξία υποδέχεται η Celestyal Cruises τη νέα χρονιά, έχοντας αποτιμήσει θετικά την πορεία της το 2017, η οποία χαρακτηρίζεται από αύξηση των Ευρωπαίων τουριστών, από την ανθεκτικότητα των μακρινών αγορών, όπως οι ΗΠΑ και ο Καναδάς και από το στρατηγικό της άνοιγμα στην Κινεζική αγορά. Παρά τις γεωπολιτικές εξελίξεις και την αστάθεια στη γείτονα χώρα, το 2017 κλείνει με θετικό πρόσημο για τη Celestyal Cruises, καθώς διατηρήθηκε ο αριθμός επιβατών στους 100.000 με δραστηριοποίηση δύο πλοίων στο Αιγαίο, το Celestyal Olympia και το Celestyal Nefeli, πραγματοποιώντας 598.000 προσεγγίσεις σε ελληνικά λιμάνια. Σύμφωνα με όσα ανέφερε ο κος Κ. Αναστασιάδης, Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος, Celestyal Cruises στην πρόσφατη συνέντευξη Τύπου της εταιρείας: «Εκκινούμε το 2018 με νέο, στρατηγικό σχεδιασμό, καθώς ενισχύουμε το Δίκτυο Πωλήσεων με στόχο την αύξηση πωλήσεων κατά 50% για την αγορά της Ευρώπης και της Ασίας και 10% για την αγορά της Αμερικής, ενώ παράλληλα συνεχίζουμε να χτίζουμε το brand της Celestyal εστιάζοντας στα δυνατά της σημεία που είναι η υψηλή ποιότητα των υπηρεσιών και φιλοξενίας που παρέχουμε και είναι αυτά που μας ξεχωρίζουν και μας χαρίζουν διεθνή αναγνώριση».

προβολής και διαφήμισης της Ελλάδας στο εξωτερικό. Τέλος, η Celestyal Cruises, ανέπτυξε, για ακόμη μια χρονιά, έντονη κοινωνική δράση, αναλαμβάνοντας σημαντικές πρωτοβουλίες Κοινωνικής Υπευθυνότητας και υποστηρίζοντας εμπράκτως όσους έχουν ανάγκη. Το 2017, η Celestyal Cruises υποστήριξε το πρόγραμμα επιμόρφωσης «Αρχιμήδης», που ξεκίνησε από τη Σάμο με την επιμόρφωση της εκπαιδευτικής κοινότητας του νησιού και αναμένεται να ολοκληρωθεί εντός του 2018 για το σύνολο της σχολικής κοινότητας όλων των βαθμίδων. Πρόκειται για ένα πρόγραμμα που υλοποιεί σε συνεργασία με το Ίδρυμα Θεοχαράκη και επιφανείς εκπαιδευτικούς της επιστήμης των μαθηματικών της χώρας, στοχεύοντας να «αγγίξει» περισσότερα από 2.000 παιδιά του νησιού. Και η χρονιά κλείνει φέτος μία εξαιρετικά σημαντική διάκριση και την βράβευσή της ως Best for Service των Cruise Critic Editor’s Picks 2017 που προστίθεται στη σειρά των διεθνών διακρίσεων που έχει λάβει η εταιρεία μέχρι τώρα, σφραγίζοντας την επιτυχημένη πορεία της και δίνοντας ώθηση για τα επόμενα βήματα ανάπτυξης.

Εστιάζοντας στην αναβάθμιση της εμπειρίας των επιβατών της και έχοντας αφουγκραστεί τις επιθυμίες τους, η Celestyal Cruises «συστήνει» το 2018, τη νέα 7ήμερη κρουαζιέρα «Ειδυλλιακό Αιγαίο». Σε αυτό το πρόγραμμα παρέχεται η δυνατότητα διανυκτέρευσης στη Μύκονο και τη Σαντορίνη και ολοήμερης παραμονής στη Μήλο, προσφέροντας στους επιβάτες περισσότερο χρόνο σε αγαπημένους προορισμούς, ενώ παράλληλα ενισχύονται και τονώνονται οι τοπικές κοινωνίες. Ο κος Αναστασιάδης ανέφερε χαρακτηριστικά το παράδειγμα της Μήλου όπου από το 2017 καταγράφεται αύξηση προσεγγίσεων στο νησί της Μήλου κατά 21%. Επιπλέον, τόνισε την προσπάθεια της εταιρείας για επιμήκυνση τη τουριστικής περιόδου με την αναχώρηση των πλοίων της 20 ημέρες νωρίτερα σε σχέση με το 2016. Επιπλέον το 2018, τα δρομολόγια της εταιρείας θα παραταθούν για δύο περίπου εβδομάδες με δύο τριήμερες κρουαζιέρες «Εικόνες Αιγαίου» στις 2 και 9 Νοεμβρίου και δύο 4ήμερες κρουαζιέρες εικόνες Αιγαίου στις 29 Οκτωβρίου και 5 Νοεμβρίου. Το 2019 προβλέπεται, επίσης, 12% αύξηση των προγραμματισμένων αναχωρήσεων με 100 αναχωρήσεις συνολικά. Παράλληλα, η Celestyal Cruises παραμένει πιστή στη δέσμευσή της να συνεισφέρει στην ελληνική οικονομία και επιχειρηματικότητα με μέσο όρο ετήσιας συνεισφοράς €30εκ. για την κρίσιμη για τη χώρα μας τριετία 2014-2017. Σύμφωνα με τον Αντιπρόεδρο Επιχειρήσεων της εταιρείας, καπ. Γεώργιο Κουμπενά, το 2017, η συνολική συνεισφορά της Celestyal Cruises στην ελληνική οικονομία ανήλθε σε €103εκ., με €30εκ. εξ αυτών να αφορούν άμεσες λειτουργικές δαπάνες, ενώ δαπανήθηκαν €5.5εκ. σε ελληνικές επιχειρήσεις (τρόφιμα/ποτά) και €3εκ, για έξοδα

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Θωμάς Καζάκος: Κυπριακή Ναυτιλία - Προς τα που θα αρμενίζει το 2018;

Θωμάς Α. Καζάκος, Γενικός Διευθυντής, Κυπριακό Ναυτιλιακό Επιμελητήριο

Ο Κυπριακός Στόλος παρέμεινε ο 11ος Μεγαλύτερος Στόλος στον κόσμο και 3ος μεγαλύτερος στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (Ε.Ε.). Η Κύπρος επίσης, θεωρείται το Μεγαλύτερο Κέντρο Πλοιοδιαχείρισης στην Ε.Ε. και ανάμεσα στα πρώτα τρία τέτοια κέντρα παγκοσμίως. Η συνεισφορά της Κυπριακής Ναυτιλίας στην Οικονομία της Κύπρου ανέρχεται στο 7% του Ακαθάριστου Εγχώριου Προϊόντος. Στοιχεία του 2017, καταδεικνύουν ότι παρά τις ασταθείς Ναυλαγορές διεθνώς τα προηγούμενα χρόνια, οι εισροές στη Δημοκρατία από τις Θαλάσσιες Μεταφορές ξεπέρασαν το €1 δισεκατομμύριο για ακόμη μία συνεχή χρονιά. Επιπρόσθετα, στην Κύπρο λειτουργούν πέραν των 200 πλοιοκτητριών, πλοιοδιαχειρίστριων και ναυτιλιακά συναφή εταιρειών παγκοσμίου φήμης και αναγνώρισης. Ο ευρύτερος Τομέας της Ναυτιλίας, εργοδοτεί γύρω στους 4500 υπάλληλους και 55,000 ναυτικούς, με ψηλές απολαβές. Η Ναυτιλιακή Βιομηχανία αποτελεί ίσως τη μόνη βιομηχανία που στηρίζει την Κυπριακή Οικονομία χωρίς κρατικές επενδύσεις και δραστηριοποιείται ταυτόχρονα τόσο επιτυχώς επί παγκόσμιας βάσης, ελέγχοντας ένα στόλο 2500 ποντοπόρων πλοίων από την Κύπρο. Το Κυπριακό Νηολόγιο επίσης θεωρείται, από τα πιο ποιοτικά και ασφαλή διεθνώς. Η έγκριση από την Ε.Ε. το 2010, του ειδικού καθεστώτος “Ανοικτού Νηολογίου”, ενίσχυσε σημαντικά την εικόνα της Κυπριακής Σημαίας και δημιουργεί προσδοκίες περαιτέρω ανάπτυξης της Κυπριακής Ναυτιλίας.

Το “Σωτήριον Έτος” 2018 έχει ήδη καταφθάσει. Σε λίγες εβδομάδες επίσης, θα πραγματοποιηθούν εκλογές για την ανάδειξη του νέου Προέδρου και Κυβέρνησης για τα επόμενα πέντε χρόνια. Το γενικό συμπέρασμα της περσινής μας ανασκόπησης τέτοιο καιρό ήταν ότι “η Κυπριακή Ναυτιλία τα πέντε προηγούμενα δύσκολα χρόνια για τη χώρα μας, παρέμεινε ένας από τους πιο σημαντικούς αιμοδότες της Κυπριακής Οικονομίας, με χειροπιαστές προοπτικές περαιτέρω ανάπτυξης”. Πως βρίσκει λοιπόν, την Κυπριακή Ναυτιλία το απελθών έτος και ποιες είναι οι προκλήσεις και οι προοπτικές της για το νέο έτος; Στη Χρονιά που μόλις πέρασε:

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Η πρόσφατη δε ομόφωνη απόφαση της Βουλής τον περασμένο Ιούλιο για τη δημιουργία ανεξάρτητου “Υφυπουργείου Ναυτιλίας” από τη 1η Μαρτίου 2018, αναμένεται ότι θα βοηθήσει ουσιαστικά στην περαιτέρω ανάπτυξη της Κυπριακής Ναυτιλίας και κατ’ επέκταση, της Οικονομίας, όπως και οι αξιέπαινες προσπάθειες προώθησης της Κυπριακής Ναυτιλίας που έγιναν τα τελευταία χρόνια στο εξωτερικό από τη Ναυτιλιακή Διοίκηση, με την ενεργό συμμετοχή της Ναυτιλιακής Βιομηχανίας, καθώς και του Κυπριακού Οργανισμού Προσέλκυσης Επενδύσεων (CIPA), ειδικά για την περίπτωση του “Brexit”. Στη Χρονιά που μόλις μπήκε, εντοπίζονται οι ακόλουθες ανάγκες και απαραίτητα ενισχυτικά μέτρα: 1. Άμεση Υλοποίηση Υφυπουργείου Ναυτιλίας Όπως προαναφέρθηκε, η ομόφωνη Κοινοβουλευτική έγκριση του Υφυπουργείου Ναυτιλίας, αναμένεται να λειτουργήσει ως πειστικός μοχλός παραμονής της υφιστάμενης Ναυτιλιακής Βιομηχανίας στην Κύπρο και έλξης επιπρόσθετων ποιοτικών πλοιοκτητών και ναυτιλιακών εταιρειών στην Κύπρο, δεδομένου ότι αυτή η νέα θεσμική δομή θα αποφέρει ακόμη πιο γρήγορη και αποτελεσματική επίλυση λειτουργικών προβλημάτων ναυτιλιακών

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εταιρειών. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο, θα έχει αλυσιδωτά θετική επίδραση στην περαιτέρω μείωση της ανεργίας και στην ενίσχυση άλλων οικονομικών κλάδων που παρέχουν υπηρεσίες προς τη Ναυτιλιακή Βιομηχανία, καθώς επίσης, στη στενή συσχέτιση της Ναυτιλίας με τον αναδυόμενο Τομέα Ενέργειας. Καθίσταται λοιπόν επείγον, η πλήρης αξιοποίηση του εναπομένοντα χρόνου μέχρι την έναρξη λειτουργείας του Υφυπουργείου τον Μάρτιο του 2018, καθώς και της σχετικής Μελέτης η οποία έχει ειδικά εκπονηθεί από το Υπουργείο Μεταφορών, για την υλοποίηση όλων των απαραίτητων λειτουργικών προϋποθέσεων έτσι ώστε το “Υφυπουργείο Ναυτιλίας” να είναι σε είναι σε θέση να λειτουργήσει αποτελεσματικά από την πρώτη μέρα εφαρμογής του νέου αυτού υποσχόμενου θεσμού, ειδικά σε σχέση με την Αναδιάρθρωση του Τμήματος Ναυτιλίας και να καταστεί έτσι λειτουργικά, πιο ευέλικτο και ακόμη πιο αποδοτικό και εκσυγχρονισμένο σε εξειδικευμένα θέματα όπως πλήρης μηχανογράφηση και ψηφιοποιήση των εν λόγω υπηρεσιών προς ναυτιλιακές εταιρείες.

2. Προώθηση – Επέκταση Κυπριακού Ναυτιλιακού Φορολογικού Συστήματος Η έγκριση του πλήρους αναβαθμισμένου Κυπριακού Ναυτιλιακού Φορολογικού Συστήματος από την Ε.Ε. το 2010, αποτελεί ίσως, την πιο σημαντική επιτυχία της Κυπριακής Ναυτιλίας, καθώς διασφαλίζει τη βιωσιμότητα του Κυπριακού Νηολογίου και της Ναυτιλιακής Βιομηχανίας και με αυτόν τον τρόπο, την απρόσκοπτη συνέχιση της ουσιαστικής συνεισφοράς της Ναυτιλιακής Βιομηχανίας στην Κυπριακή Οικονομία, όπως αυτό επιβεβαιώθηκε εμπράκτως και κατά τη διάρκεια της πρόσφατης οικονομικής κρίσης που πέρασε η Κύπρος όπου, παρά τα υψηλά επίπεδα “κουρέματος” που δέχθηκαν ναυτιλιακές εταιρείες, αυτές παρέμειναν στην Κύπρο και στηρίζουν αδιάκοπα την Οικονομία. Χαρακτηριστικά αναφέρεται ότι τα τελευταία πέντε χρόνια έχει παρουσιαστεί αύξηση πέραν του 65% σε ναυτιλιακές εταιρείες που έχουν ενταχθεί στο εξειδικευμένο και ανταγωνιστικό ναυτιλιακό φορολογικό σύστημα της Κύπρου και τα έσοδα από τη Ναυτιλία έχουν αυξηθεί κατά 25%. Θα πρέπει λοιπόν να συνεχιστεί και ενταθεί η Προώθηση του νέου Συστήματος σε άλλες χώρες στο εξωτερικό για την προσέλκυση περισσότερων πλοίων στο Κυπριακό Νηολόγιο και Ναυτιλιακών Εταιρειών στην Κύπρο, καθώς και η Επέκταση του Συστήματος, με τη συμπερίληψη επιπρόσθετων ναυτιλιακά συναφή δραστηριοτήτων ή/και επιπρόσθετων φορολογικών κινήτρων προς τη Ναυτιλία, με στόχο την ανάπτυξη από την Κύπρο εξειδικευμένων συσχετιζόμενων υπηρεσιών όπως, για παράδειγμα, χρηματοδότησης αγοράς πλοίων, διαχείρισης πρώτων υλών και ναυπηγικών μονάδων.

3. Άρση Τουρκικού Εμπάργκο σε Κυπριακά πλοία Από το 1987, το Τουρκικό Εμπάργκο σε Κυπριακά πλοία αποτελεί την “Αχίλλειο Πτέρνα” της Κυπριακής Σημαίας, παρεμποδίζοντας

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την περεταίρω ανάπτυξη του Κυπριακού Νηολογίου. Καθίσταται λοιπόν επάναγκες, να ακολουθηθεί μία πολυεπίπεδη διεκδικητική εκστρατεία από την Κυπριακή Πολιτεία τόσον στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση αλλά και διεθνώς, για την άσκηση μέγιστης πίεσης στην Τουρκία να άρει άμεσα αυτή την παράνομη απαγόρευση (πχ., μέσω της επικειμένης αναθεώρησης της Τελωνειακής Ένωσης Τουρκίας / Ε.Ε., ή/και σαν “Μέτρο Οικοδόμησης Εμπιστοσύνης” σε ένα νέο κύκλο διαπραγματεύσεων του Κυπριακού Προβλήματος).

4. Κρατική Στήριξη Ναυτικής Εκπαίδευσης και “Γαλάζιας Ανάπτυξης” Συνέχιση της κρατικής / πολιτειακής στήριξης κρατικών και ιδιωτικών Εκπαιδευτικών Ναυτικών Σχολών στην Κύπρο, για την προσέλκυση νέων στο ναυτιλιακό και ναυτικό επάγγελμα και με τον τρόπο αυτό, τη διασφάλιση βιώσιμης στελέχωσης και ανάπτυξης της Ναυτιλιακής Βιομηχανίας. Ταυτόχρονα, ανάγκη προώθησης της “Γαλάζιας Ανάπτυξης” μέσω στήριξης του υπό σύσταση, “Κυπριακού Ιδρύματος Θάλασσας”. Καταληκτικό Σχόλιο: Το 2017, βρήκε τη Ναυτιλία διεθνώς να απολαμβάνει βελτιωμένα ναύλα μετά από μία πολυετή περίοδο “θαλασσοταραχής” χαμηλών εσοδών λόγω της αντίστοιχης κατάστασης της Διεθνούς Οικονομίας. Κατά την ίδια χρονιά, η Κυπριακή Οικονομία παρουσίασε σημαντική θετική ανάπτυξη. Η δε πορεία της Κυπριακής Ναυτιλίας το 2017, απόρροια των αξιέπαινων ενεργειών που είχαν αναληφθεί από την Κυβέρνηση και τη Ναυτιλιακή Βιομηχανία τον περασμένο χρόνο, ήταν σωστά “χαρτογραφημένη”. Αποκορύφωμα των ενεργειών αυτών αποτέλεσε, η θεσμική αναβάθμιση της Κυπριακής Ναυτιλιακής Διοίκησης, με την ομόφωνη έγκριση από τη Βουλή τον Ιούλιο 2017, σε ανεξάρτητο Υφυπουργείο Ναυτιλίας και τη δημιουργία θέσης Υφυπουργού Ναυτιλίας παρά τω Προέδρω, γράφοντας ουσιαστικά μία νέα σελίδα Ναυτιλιακής Ιστορίας για την Κύπρο. “Αρμενίζοντας” ήδη στο Νέο Έτος, για να καταστεί το 2018, ως πραγματικά “Σωτήριον Έτος” για την Κυπριακή Ναυτιλία, θα πρέπει το Υφυπουργείο Ναυτιλίας να λειτουργήσει με ευελιξία και αποτελεσματικότητα. Ο/Η δε Υφυπουργός Ναυτιλίας θα πρέπει να θέσει σαν κύριους στόχους τον άμεσο σχεδιασμό και υλοποίηση “Κρατικής Ναυτιλιακής Πολιτικής” τόσο σε βραχυπρόθεσμη αλλά περισσότερο, σε μακροπρόθεσμη βάση καθώς και την περαιτέρω αναβάθμιση των υπηρεσιών εξυπηρέτησης ναυτιλιακών εταιρειών. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο, η Κυπριακή Πολιτεία θα καταστεί έτοιμη να ανταποκριθεί γρήγορα και αποτελεσματικά στις χειροπιαστές προοπτικές περαιτέρω ανάπτυξης της Ναυτιλιακής Βιομηχανίας, η οποία όχι μόνο συνεισφέρει ουσιωδώς στην Οικονομία και την Κοινωνία, αλλά επίσης ενισχύει έμπρακτα την πολιτική οντότητα της χώρας μας.

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WISTA Hellas Annual Forum debates shipping’s challenges and owners’ response The WISTA Hellas 2017 Annual Forum brought key players from the Greek and international shipping community together for an lively panel discussion on the uncertainty dominating the global market at Intercontinental Hotel in Athens on Monday 27 November. More than 300 prominent shipping professionals attended the forum.

For the first time, the agenda for the annual gathering included two panel discussions: the first debating the theme: “What are the challenges that may affect the shipping industry?” and moderated by Yannis Perlepes, General Manager of NAFTEMPORIKI Newspaper; and the second featuring panellists discussing “How ship owners cope with the industry challenges ahead?” under the moderation of John Cotzias, President of Hellenic Shipbrokers Association, Projects Finance, Xclusiv Shiprbrokers Inc. Panagiotis Kouroublis, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy opened the forum with a video message. The first panel was composed of (in alphabetical order): Stamatis Bourboulis, General Manager, Euronav Ship Management (Hellas) Ltd; John Kokarakis, Technical Manager, Bureau Veritas; Theodore Kontes, Director, Majestic International Cruises; President, Union of Cruise Ship Owners & Associated Members; Hamish Norton, President, Star Bulk Carriers Corp; Christiana Prekezes, Executive Coordinator, Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association – HELMEPA; Kostas Vlachos, Chief Operating Officer, Consolidated Marine Management Inc. The second panel was composed of (in alphabetical order): Sadan Kaptanoglu Shipping Manager, Kaptanoglu Shipping; Vassilis Mantzavinos, General Manager Greece UniCredit Bank AG; Milena Pappas, Commercial Director, Star Bulk Carriers Corp; Aristides J. Pittas, CEO, Chairman of the Board of EUROSEAS LTD; Valentios “Eddie” Valentis, Chairman and CEO, Pyxis Tankers; Lila Μ. Vergou, Chief Operating Officer, Vergos Marine Management S.A. Each panelist offered their insight into the forum’s themes and responded to questions about the greatest challenges facing shipping today. Follow-up dialogues by representatives from major market sectors added further to the success of the event leading to an open and impulsive discussion that kept the audience focused till the very end. Issues discussed included global financial instability, maritime training, challenges faced by the maritime sector, new technology onboard the vessels, environmental concerns, automated ships, digitalization, cyber-security, Ballast Water Treatment Convention, climate changes and new investments and financing opportunities in an constantly changing and unpredicted business environment. A wide range of opinions and perspectives were aired, ensuring strong engagement throughout the debate.

In her opening address, WISTA Hellas President Angie Hartmann said: “I would like to thank our members for their active participation to our activities and for making WISTA an industry voice in the Greek Shipping community”. Ms. Hartmann presented to the audience WISTA Hellas and said: “This year also marks the first time that we’ve expanded the agenda of our annual forum with two panel discussions so that more representatives of the shipping industry

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could express their opinion and have sufficient time to discuss with you”. The President, also thanked on behalf of the Board of Directors the panelists, sponsors, media supporters and supporting organizations.

Closing the forum, Mrs. Hartmann thanked once again the panelists, sponsors, media supporters, supporting organizations and the audience for a constructive and successful event, and invited everyone to a cocktail reception which lasted long into the evening.

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Greener Shipping Summit 2017 “New Requirements -The Horizon is Crowded”

The shipping industry is ‘green’ and is striving to become ‘greener’ which is certainly costing a lot of ‘Green backs’. So said Intertanko’s technical director Dragos Rauta, addressing the Greener Shipping Summit 2017, in Athens, November 14. Though the industry is “facing a big green tsunami”, Rauta said “shipping is resilient” but it is up to the industry to ensure the “regulations being imposed upon it are practical and will do their job”.

Though the industry’s regulator, the IMO, seems to have won something of a victory with the European Parliament and European Union agreeing just before the Summit to revise the EUs Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to exclude shipping to allow IMO’s CO2 reduction strategy to proceed, ship operators have to be more proactive in putting their view, if regulations “are to be more realistic and holistic” it was stressed throughout the day-long Summit.

Indeed, speakers and delegates saw the EU’s decision as a way of putting pressure on IMO. Rauta, Dimitrios Kostaras, gm, Pantheon Tankers Management, Bureau Veritas’ vp technology and business development, John Kokarakis and Panos Zachariadis, technical director, Atlantic Bulk Carriers and regular member of Greece’s IMO delegation, all saw the decision as a threat, warning Imo to take action or else.

Whether this is the case or not, shipping is faced with challenges as the regulations continue to come and will have to be implemented at a considerable cost. As summit chairman, Kostaras stressed: “There is great uncertainty about what is required and the extent

of the improvement that will be achieved. We all need accurate information and should never make implementation a last minute decision.” Further he warned: “Be very careful about the choice being made when it comes to equipment, which is largely untest, so make sure the equipment meets your specific needs.”

Organised by Newsfront / Naftiliaki, under the auspice of the highly influential Hellenic Marine Technical Managers Association, (Martecma), the Summit some 530 delegates from 161 companies and 15 countries registered for the Summit held at the Eugenides Foundation.

A great deal was heard about scrubbers and the SOx cap. On the cap, Kostas Vlachos, COO of CMM, said any changeover can not occur “overnight” without serious economical consequences. “All stakeholders, regulators, refineries, owners, associations, makers and states, have to play a very important and critical role for the effective, efficient and soft implementation.” He noted there are various options available for implementation along with respective challenges and the pros and cons of each one of them must be considered carefully prior to the final decision taken. “On the other hand the refineries based on actual demand vs supply data shall decide for the proper investments timely so that compliant fuels to be available,” he said.

“Engine makers love them,” declared Jesper Arvidsson of MAN Diesel & Turbo. “No engine modifications are usually needed, and if they are they are minor.” Concerning the SOx cap, he said

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“fuel quality varies so much it causes problems for engines”.

But there is uncertainty about regulations and when it comes to scrubbers a big investment is required so the uptake has been slow, but, said Arvidsson: “We expect to see more financing solutions being offered to operators on the part of the makers and the fuel suppliers”.

Stavros Hatzigrigoris, MD Maran Gas Maritime, and Martecma Chairman, also talking about scrubbers and the financials involved noted oil majors are chartering VLCCs with scrubbers. Indeed, like Hatzigrigoris several speakers pointed out charterers are driving the move to implement regulations, by their choice of ship.

The availability of low sulphur fuel was a major concern for many attending this week’s Greener Shipping Summit 2017. IMO’s decision to reduce the bunker fuel specification to 0.5% from 1st January 2020 is clear, however “there remains a great deal of uncertainty around the regulatory framework, much of which may not become any clearer until 2019” said Sara Lawrence, global technical manager, Shell Marine.

“What is clear is that this industry change could result in up to 300m barrels per day of HSFO being displaced by 0.5% sulphur fuel,” she said. Lawrence maintained refineries are starting to prepare and will be ready. She said “in reality all fuel options will have a role to play in meeting the legislation”. “It is our view that at least initially, a significant portion of this will be 0.5% fuel oils that are likely to differ from traditional fuel oils and therefore similar challenges to those seen for the 0.1% ECA fuel should be anticipated,” she said.

She was confident Shell will be able to supply across the fuel options, adding the lubricant choice is determined by the fuel choice, the engine type and the operation. “Changes in fuels and lubricants and the increased uncertainty re-emphasises the need for robust technical services, which can help to reduce risk and minimise costs,” said Lawrence.

Maria Kyratsoudi, FOBAS specialist Lloyd’s Register, said as we head towards 2020 it will be costly and those that decide to wait and ignore what is coming will create serious commercial distortion.

“Using distillate fuels and ultra low sulphur fuel oils, is the most possible scenario for compliance for the majority of the owners,” she said. LR has “already experienced compatibility and cold flow property issues as well problems with the variation of the quality of these specific fuels in several key parameters. New ISO 8217:2017

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addresses changing natures of the marine fuel products, with the future likely to see more synthetic and renewables blended into the predominantly hydrocarbon fuels.

“It will be a gradual transition to a decreasingly conventional fuel mix to new types of fuels or means of compliance. Definitely there will certainly not be a single solution for everyone,” said Kyratsoudi.

Are ballast water treatment systems working, was another question being asked. ABS’ vessel performance analyst Antony Vourdachas, noted there are currently six USCG Approved systems, some USCG AMS and 60-plus with Imo Resolution MEPC.174(58) 2008 G8 Type approval. “Despite this, there is a lack of feedback on the operational performance of the various treatment systems installed.” He said a questionnaire inquiring about challenges and lessons learned regarding installed BWTS systems was sent to 27 shipowners, covering 220 vessels and eight technologies. “Analysing responses, only 14% of the systems installed are functioning satisfactorily. Another 14% are reported as totally inoperable,” he said. Dividing the challenges into hardware, software failures, logs and manual, spares and maintenance “each technology type suffers from each problem to a varying degree”. A set of best practices has been developed covering, Installation, commissioning, planning and execution, training, operations, maintenance and repair, and contingency measures to assist owners with the whole of the BWTS project.

The session on ‘soft skills’ or the art of encouraging personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people, generated great interest. Panagiotis Koutris, md, Kristen Marine / Roxana Shipping and Intertanko committee member, outline a project by OCIMF and Intertanko to promote soft skills, while Stephen Bligh, senior principal consultant, DNV GL, addressed the need for soft skills when it come to inspections and audits.

Data collection and analysis and the technology that is available to help shipping become more efficient, safer and greener, by meeting the demands of the regulators, was also widely discussed.

Dimitris Theodossiou, the man behind Danaos Management Consultants noted data analytics has been always fundamental to capitalise on shipping investments. But, “big data has offered the industry very advanced tools to analyse current and historic information in order to streamline vessel operation for safety, efficiency and, of course, for the environment,” declared Theodossiou.

The shipping industry is ‘green’ and is striving to become ‘greener’ which is certainly costing a lot of ‘Green backs’. So said Intertanko’s technical director Dragos Rauta, addressing the Greener Shipping Summit 2017

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