Conference Programme 2016

The conference will kick off with the keynote address by some of the most influential personalities in the business, senior executives with many years’ experience in their chosen fields.

• Brexit- will this worsen capital constraints within the shipping sector?
• World oil prices-what does the future hold and what are the implications for regional offshore shipping markets
• Container shipping- is it time to be optimistic again?
• The ports perspective- investing locally to meet global trade patterns
• Tankers and global trade- sustaining positive performance
• Looking ahead to 2017 challenges and opportunities
• Restructuring: avoiding an uncontrolled collapse

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• Taking the merger route- economies of scale and improved fundamentals
• Being bold and investing positively
• Attracting shipping investment to the region: putting UAE government strategy into practice
• Planning for the long term in ports provision
• Iran: Re-engaging with the global economy
• Diversification and restructuring- putting a business on a recovery path

• Adapting Islamic Finance to shipping market needs
• Financing port developments in a multinational context
• The US$ 1.5 billion shipping fund- developing innovative financial solutions
• Alternative financial tools- are there legal pitfalls?
• Embracing new ways of thinking in funding shipping projects
• Using Sharia compliant financing options in practice