Embracing Change and Seizing Opportunity Theme of SHIPPINGInsight’s Shipowner and Port Leadership Roundtable
New York, November 4, 2024 –Maritime shipowners and port luminaries will join SHIPPINGInsight on November 20 th to discuss how they are addressing change and searching for opportunities during the Shipowner and Port Leadership Roundtable. This ever popular discussion is a key attraction of the conference, which brings together the maritime community to focus on achieving goals through innovation.
“We are not traveling this period of change alone,” stated SHIPPINGInsight’s Carleen Lyden Walker. “It is critical that we come together to examine options and opportunities as we craft the way forward.”
Key panelists include Captain Robert Hughes, Chief Commercial Officer, McAllister Towing; Beth Rooney, Port Director of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; Jan-Willem van den Dijssel, Americas Lead at Cargill Inc. Ocean Transportation; Paolo Magnani, EVP Legal Affairs- MSC USA; Boriana Farrar- Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel, Patriot Maritime; and Mads Petersen, Chief Operating Officer, Pangaea.
SHIPPINGInsight’s conference, entitled “Solutions Through Innovation: Bringing Good Ideas to Reality” features a discussion on the top three challenges facing maritime today for fleet optimization, presentations on solutions, a shipowner/port roundtable followed by a focus on innovation, which will feature information on MARAD’s US Maritime Innovation Center. Additional elements include the North American launch of TOOL, a networking platform for ocean technology and investors, plus SHIPPINGInsight’s world renowned SHARK TANK.
The day will begin with a WISTA Breakfast featuring Women Entrepreneurs.
SHIPPINGInsight’s conference is part of New York Maritime Days, which includes an event hosted on November 19 th by MAPONYNJ on Alternative Fuels, Marine Money on November 21 st and NAMEPA’s Regions event on November 22 nd .
Leading partners include ABS, Holland & Knight, Windward, TOOL, Signal Fusion, and the American Club with organizational partners such as MAPONYNJ, Marine Money, Connecticut Maritime Association, American Waterway Operators, WISTA, Seaman’s Church Institute, NAMEPA, Tulane Law, Naval and Maritime Consortia, Marine Link, Maritime Executive, Journal of Commerce, Informa, and Actualid.
Registration is open and may be accessed HERE.
About SHIPPINGInsight
Originally established in 2012, SHIPPINGInsight continues year-over-year collaboration to address change. Focusing on fleet optimization and innovation, the event provides a forum for ship owners and solution providers to exchange ideas and discuss challenges in facing the transformation of the industry. Since its inception, SHIPPINGInsight has been attended by over 8000 registered delegates from forty-two countries, with over 850 shipowners and hundreds of speakers. For more information, please visit www.shippinginsight.com.