Event Sponsors 2019

Inmarsat sets the standard in maritime communications with the world’s most advanced commercial global mobile satellite network. When it matters most, thousands of vessels depend on Inmarsat to enhance operational efficiency, promote crew welfare and maximise safety at sea.

DNV GL is the world’s leading classification society and a recognized advisor for the maritime industry. We enhance safety, quality, energy efficiency and environmental performance of the global shipping industry – across all vessel types and offshore structures.

With a casualty management history dating from the Titanic and the Lusitania up to the Costa Concordia – Hill Dickinson offer value without compromise. Our international team comprises more than 100 dedicated legal experts and Master Mariners who provide a one-stop shop for the maritime sector across personal injury, transactional and contentious matters.

Lloyd’s Register are a leading international provider of classification, compliance and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, helping clients design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance, using our expertise and over 250 years’ experience to deliver the smart solution for everyone.

The UK Ship Register is part of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency, an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport. We have a reputation as being a modern, world-renowned, quality flag with many advantages which include no annual tonnage tax fees. Our customers benefit from a personalised round-the-clock service, with services and fee packages to suit individual customer requirements.

ABS, a leading global provider of classification and technical advisory services to the marine and offshore industries, is committed to setting standards for safety and excellence in design, construction and operation.

Founded in 2007, Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has brought about a radical change in the local maritime sector through an extensive range of industry initiatives and regulations which support its ambitious approach to creating a safe investment environment for industry leaders from all over the world, while reaffirming Dubai’s position as a first-class international maritime hub.

HFW is a sector-focused global law firm with over 500 lawyers working across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Our shipping lawyers provide a comprehensive service to the global maritime business community. Home to the world’s largest and most diverse team of maritime lawyers, our network covers all major marine hubs.

The Baltic Exchange is the world’s only independent source of maritime market information for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts. Our international community of more than 600 members encompasses the majority of world shipping interests and commits to a code of business conduct overseen by the Baltic.

Bureau Veritas is a leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification (TIC) services, and is the largest TIC providing classification, certification and technical services to the marine and offshore industries. The Group, is listed on Euronext Paris, belongs to the Next 20 index, and has 75,000 employees in around 1,400 offices and laboratories world-wide.

Norton Rose Fulbright is one of the few global law firms able to provide all the services needed by today’s sophisticated shipping companies. We have more than 4,000 lawyers based in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. Recognised for our industry focus, shipping has been at our core throughout our 200-year history.

The BDO Shipping team delivers a wealth of knowledge and expertise to clients in the shipping industry. The merger of BDO UK and Moore Stephens LLP has extended our reach and brought new expertise and resources to add to our shipping experience. We continue our longstanding association with the shipping industry and place customers at the heart of what we do.

The extent of our experience is demonstrated by a net book value of vessels acted for in London that exceeds US$10 billion. We work with BDO international member firms and offices in all of the main global shipping locations.

Braemar Shipping Services PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is an international provider of shipbroking, financial advisory, technical and logistics services.

Braemar has long term relationships with ship owners, charterers, providers of finance to shipping and offshore, oil and gas majors, and marine underwriters.

The Group has global coverage and over 800 experienced staff of shipbrokers, financial advisors to shipping, marine surveyors, engineers and logistics experts located at key offices in London, Singapore, Houston, Hamburg, Dubai and Melbourne.

From the Edge to Cloud and Ship to Shore, Dell EMC OEM is bringing Business Value to the Maritime Industry. Dell EMC’s Marine Type Approved IT solutions are built to the highest standards of safety, quality and efficiency and are specially engineered for use in the marine and offshore industries. The portfolio includes servers, IoT gateways, embedded box PCs, workstation and networking solutions designed to comply with classification standards for temperature, humidity, vibration, electro-magnetic compatibility and enclosure location classes. Whatever you’re working on, we can help you build it and get it to market faster than you can on your own. Let us show you how.

Gibraltar, recognised as a Maritime Centre of Excellence, with its unique location at the crossroads of Mediterranean and Atlantic shipping lanes, offers a vital link between all shipping stakeholders in order to deliver the best possible service to visiting ships, in a safe and efficient operating environment.

Often working in sensitive, complex circumstances, we assist our clients by investigating problems, such as: cargo theft, losses, damage, suspected fraud, suspicious events and piracy. We uncover information, find evidence, interpret data and resolve anomalies; as well as undertaking in-depth due-diligence, research studies and risk analysis.

With a heritage reaching back 150 years, Ince Gordon Dadds is a dynamic international law firm, which services our global client base from offices across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Our preeminent international Shipping Group has the ability and expertise to service client needs across time zones.

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) is an international ship classification society providing ship classification and certification as well as technical inspection services. IRClass is a Member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).

Covering a wide range of shipping, offshore and industrial projects, our team of dedicated professionals brings international standardisation and assurance to your doorstep.

NYMAR is a member-based association, consisting of over 200 members including maritime professionals and corporations in the greater metropolitan New York area. Our goal is to promote the benefits of the region as a maritime business center in order to attract more businesses to share in the opportunities available.

The world’s leading shipping employers work in partnership with Spinnaker Global to recruit their staff and executives. They depend upon Spinnaker for talent management support and reliable salary & reward data.

20 years in the industry. 40 staff UK and Singapore. Success in 60 countries.

Recruitment. Executive Search. HR Consulting. Secretariat of the Maritime HR Association and the Seafarer Employers’ Association.

The Standard Club is an International Group mutual insurance association covering shipowners, operators and charterers. For over 100 years, the club has provided quality service to members, and still sets great store in responsiveness and support, especially in times of crisis. It now insures about 10% of the world fleet.

As the leading global provider of maritime support services, V.Group is driving the transformation of our industry. Operating around the clock and around the world, V.Group gives every client the quality, efficiency and performance they need. Covering crew management and recruitment, quality ship management and technical services, together with supporting management and commercial services, V.Group’s industry knowledge is unrivalled.

Watson Farley & Williams is the world’s pre-eminent law firm in the maritime sector, with over 35 years’ experience providing premium legal services to the maritime industry. Our team is the largest dedicated maritime practice of any law firm in the world, with almost 200 lawyers and 60 partners within our wider Maritime Sector Group.

Willis Towers Watson is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth.

We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas — the dynamic formula that drives business performance.

ATPI Griffinstone specialises in managing the complexity of moving ship’s crews. As international leaders in marine travel, we provide a highly responsive service that focuses cost effectiveness, flexibility and duty of care. Part of IAG Group

Clarksons Platou is the lead provider of Chartering, Sale and Purchase, Newbuilding and Demolition for the shipping and offshore industries. Our financial division delivers debt and equity capital solutions and offers debt restructuring, corporate finance and equity research across the global maritime, oil services and natural resources sectors. This is underpinned by world leading data, research and analysis for the shipping and offshore markets.

The UK P&I Club is a leading provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community.

Established in 1869 the UK P&I Club insures over 240 million tonnes of owned and chartered shipping through its international offices and claims network.