Event Sponsors 2017

Argus is an independent media organisation with more than 800 staff. It is headquartered in London and has 21 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading and production centres. Argus is a leading provider of data on prices and fundamentals, news, analysis, consultancy services and conferences for the global crude, oil products, LPG, natural gas, electricity, coal, emissions, bioenergy, fertilizer, petrochemical, metals and transportation industries. 

Established to provide shipbroking, chartering and vessel agency services, the Armitt Group now provides global logistics and stevedoring services through terminals on the Thames and Mersey. Specialists in the distribution of steel products (particularly automotive sector coil), bulk chemicals, project and dry bulk cargo. Armitt also owns Mersey Bunkering, a global supplier of marine fuel and lubricants.

AP-Networks has long been the preeminent global benchmarking and assessment firm for capital projects and asset-intensive shutdowns, turnarounds, overhauls, and refurbishments in the energy and petrochemical industries. In the process, we’ve assembled the most comprehensive practice and outcome databases in Industry. 

ABP is the UK’s leading port operator, with a unique network of 21 ports across England, Scotland and Wales. ABP and its customers handle around 92 million tonnes of cargo annually. Together with our customers, we support 84,000 jobs and contribute £5.6 billion to the UK economy every year.

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is an integrated maritime solutions leader, with more than 130 years of experience in the shipping industry. Managing a fleet of over 600 vessels, our 20,000 employees enable the delivery of safe, reliable and efficient ship management services through a network of 10 ship management, 23 crew service and five wholly-owned maritime training centres across the world.

GLOBAL PR & COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTS

With our specialist communications expertise, industry knowledge and contact networks, BLUE is the leading global PR and communications consultancy for the marine and energy markets. BLUE is recognised by PR Week as a ‘Top 150 Consultancy’.

Founded in 1903, Brookes Bell provides comprehensive technical and consultancy services worldwide across all the major maritime and scientific disciplines. We enjoy a reputation for being the “go to” firm for expert witness skills, technical dispute resolution, forensic analysis and casualty investigation.

Capital Link is a 21 year old Advisory, Investor Relations and Financial Communications firm with a strategic focus, among other, on the global maritime sector. Capital Link has focused on elevating the profile of shipping to a wider audience around the world, including investors, analysts, bankers, financiers and industry participants. 

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. 

Columbia Shipmanagement was established in Limassol, Cyprus, in 1978. With over three decades of experience in managing all types of vessels, CSM has become a leading force in its field providing a range of services from technical, crew and commercial management, to new building supervision, consulting and cruise vessel services.

Essex Court Chambers is a leading set of barristers’ chambers, specialising in commercial and financial litigation, arbitration, public law and public international law.
Many of the most recognisable names in shipping litigation and arbitration practised at Essex Court Chambers before accepting judicial appointments, and the current members continue to be regarded as leaders in the shipping field.
The barristers at Essex Court Chambers advise and act in disputes both in the UK and worldwide. 

Founded in 1999 Faststream Recruitment Group has grown to become the global market leader in Maritime recruitment with businesses in Europe (UK), Asia (Singapore) and North America (Houston).

Gray Page is a specialist maritime consulting group, with offices in the UK, Singapore and USA. Often working in sensitive, complex circumstances, we assist our clients by investigating cargo theft, losses, damage, fraud and piracy; locating assets, vessels and witnesses. We also help clients prepare for, respond to and recover from crisis events.

Hill Dickinson work with clients across the entire breadth of the marine sector. From leading shipowners, cruise and ferry operators, charterers, shipyards, P&I clubs, and port and terminal operators, to underwriters and traders, salvors, and the cargo, logistics and warehousing industries. From shippers, traders, commodities end-users and trade associations such as GAFTA and the RSA, to specialist yacht finance houses and banks, owners and borrowers.

Infospectrum provides expert analysis and business intelligence in the arenas of ocean freight and commodities. Both industries suffer major challenges with regard to establishing beneficial ownership, financial strength and market performance. Our products, which range from concise counterparty risk appraisal reports to in-depth due diligence and consultancy, are designed to help our clients assess potential partners and make timely, well-informed credit and commercial decisions.

The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) is the Irish government agency which provides support to national and international maritime businesses in Ireland. The IMDO provides government and industry with a range of information and reporting across the sector and works with international businesses to help them set-up or expand in Ireland. The IMDO is also Ireland’s designated Shortsea Shipping Agency and provides independent advice and guidance on EU funding initiatives.

The Isle of Man Maritime Group are an entrepreneurial group of Isle of Man based organisations with interests in the maritime sector who have come together to showcase the Isle of Man as a leading international maritime centre of excellence.

KVH Industries, Videotel, and KVH Media Group deliver award-winning maritime satellite communications via mini-VSAT Broadband, the No. 1 maritime VSAT network; comprehensive e-learning and training solutions; and licensed news and entertainment content for fleets and crews worldwide.

When it comes to shipping, experience counts. Since 1979, we’ve been a trusted partner to leading organisations within the industry. Combining our expertise with strong collaboration and insight, we deliver a fast, effective response to even the most urgent shipping challenge.

Nautilus International is a trade union and professional organisation representing more than 22,000 maritime professionals in the UK, Netherlands and Switzerland.Our mission is to be an independent, influential, global trade union and professional organisation, committed to delivering high quality, cost effective services to members and other maritime professionals.

Orka is a Research & Development company that creates and provides training technologies including online learning management systems, computer based training solutions, serious games, virtual reality simulations, augmented reality based modules and mixed reality systems for Maritime Industry.

The Port of Dover is Europe’s busiest ferry port, handling up to £119bn or 17% of the UK’s trade in goods, 5 million vehicles and 12 million passengers. It is also an award-winning cruise port and hosts some of the world’s most prestigious cruise lines. Other successful businesses include a cargo terminal, a top award-winning marina and several niche activities.

The Thames is the UK’s busiest inland waterway and home to its second biggest port. Use of the river is set to grow markedly over the next twenty years under a ground breaking ‘Vision’ project led by the Port of London Authority.

Widely recognised as one of the leading commercial sets, whose expert barristers practice across all the major business sectors and in a wide variety of jurisdictions all over the world. We have long enjoyed a pre-eminent international reputation for shipping and aviation law; both well-established practice areas within Quadrant Chambers. Our barristers have significant and acknowledged expertise in chancery and commercial litigation and arbitration both in the UK and abroad.

Established in 1997, Quantum Contemporary Art are a London art gallery specializing in figurative painting and drawing. We exhibit work by 30 contemporary artists all over the world at art fairs in London, New York, Miami, Toronto, Singapore, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Zurich and Boston.

Reed Smith is a leading international law firm with offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. More than 100 maritime lawyers make up our Shipping Practice, spread across offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Houston, London, Piraeus/Athens, Paris, Dubai/Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and Singapore.

At S&P Global Platts, we provide the market insights so you can make better informed trading and business decisions. We’re the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets. Customers in over 150 countries look to our expertise in news, pricing and analytics to deliver greater transparency and efficiency to markets. S&P Global Platts coverage includes oil and gas, power, petrochemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.

A multi-university and cross-industry consortium looking at the future of shipping in a carbon constrained world.

Simpson Spence Young is the world’s largest independent shipbroker. We are agile, responsive, and autonomous with the experience and expertise to provide outstanding client service across the globe.

Spinnaker Global are specialists in shipping, logistics and renewable energy recruitment, executive search and HR consulting.

The Swedish Club was founded in 1872 and is today a leading mutual insurance company, owned and controlled by its members. The Club writes Protection & Indemnity (P&I), Freight Demurrage & Defence (FD&D), Hull & Machinery (H&M), and Hull Interests, Loss of Hire, War Risks and any additional insurance required by shipowners or charterers. It also writes Loss of Hire for Mobile Offshore Units and FPSOs.

Thome Group supplies fully integrated ship management services to the shipping and offshore sectors. With a culture of continuous improvement, Thome Group ensures its clients remain competitive in the global marine market.

V.Group is a leading global maritime service provider, specialising in the outsourced technical management of maritime assets and the provision of a wide-range of high value supporting technical, workforce and commercial services.