Shipping industry speaks out on how you can finance your fleet in today’s tight market

Do you want to discover innovative alternative financing structures for managing costs and raising funds in a tight credit market? Are you keen on understanding the latest analytical techniques for financing structures, credit assessment and risk mitigation? Do you want to hear practical strategies and case studies on how ship owners and ship builders can respond effectively to the current market trends to obtain financing?

If your answer is yes to any of the above questions, Shipping Finance Asia 2009 is a must for you to attend!

Shipping Finance Asia 2009 has been specially developed to equip you with the latest updates and knowledge you require to understand how you can access funds today and in the future successfully. The 2nd Shipping Finance Asia 2009 will provide you with the latest trends and developments in ship-financing, practical case studies on how you can overcome challenges in shipping finance and critical expert insights on the viability and pitfalls of alternative financing solutions available in the market.

In addition, industry experts will provide you with an accurate analysis of the market outlook of the shipping industry, particularly the offshore production sector which will guide you on capital budgeting of vessels and where you should be focusing your investments on. You definitely cannot afford to miss this event.

Practical case studies analysis from Ship Owners

Khalid M Hashim Managing Director Precious Shipping Public Co Ltd	Clarence Lui Chief Financial Officer BW Shipping	Peter Borup Managing Director Norden Shipping (Singapore)Pte Ltd
Sabrina Chao Vice Chairman Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited	David Lim Ngee Cheong President, Shipping Titan Petrochemicals Group Ltd
Economic Address by	Offshore production sector analysis by
Luca Silipo Asia Pacific Chief Economist Natixis	Andrew Reid Asia Pacific Chief Economist Douglas Westwood
Other expert speakers include
K K Devanandan Managing Director, MSI Ship Management IMC Corp Group	Nigel Anton Global Head of Shipping Finance Standard Chartered Bank	Paul Chang Head of Shipping Asia HSH Nordbank
Janos F Koenig Co-Founder Eurofin Group	Seong-Koon Wah-Sun Managing Director, Global Shipping Asia HypoVereinsbank AG	Joachim J Skorge Managing Director Corporate Finance DnB NOR
Thomas Preben Hansen CEO Rickmers Trust Management	Farzin R Karma Managing Director Ulysses Systems (Singapore) Limited	Kenneth Ng Vice President of SGX Asia Clear Singapore Exchange
Divay Goel Director and Head of Operations Asia Drewry Maritime Services	Peter Murray Senior Partner Ince&Co	Gervais Green Head of Shipping Finance Norton Rose

Book early to secure your place in our interactive workshops!

Pre conference workshop A- 23 February 2009, 0900-1200 Strategies for crew retention and maximisation of crew performance to achieve optimal financial returns Pre conference workshop B- 23 February 2009, 1300-1600 Shipbuilding contracts- analysing strategies for the negotiation of key contractual terms for risk minimisation Post conference workshop C- 26 February 2009, 0900-1200 Islamic financing structures for ship-financing Post conference workshop D- 26 February 2009, 1300-1600 Mitigating risk with Forward Freight Agreements in the Asian marine industry

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time.

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