Platts Tanker Economics
Transforming Risk and Regulation into Business Opportunity
20 – 21 October, 2008
Hilton Athens
Athens, Greece
http://www.platts.com/Events/2008/pc863/

Optimization and consolidation is crucial to the international oil industry. Market fundamentals such as the development of supply chain processes and the achievement of margin and profit targets rely on this.
Vital to this process is the ocean tanker freight markets. From trading to transportation, bunkering to brokering, owners and charterers have to adapt to prohibitive oil as well as the changing requirements in the fuel price, regulatory and economic environment. This is imperative to re-establishing viable business opportunity and the best methods of maximizing net back.
Platts Tanker Economics conference will consider expert views from the wider industry; allowing ship owners, operators and managers to maximize their competitive position and awareness in the market, while limiting their exposure to price, regulatory and delivery risks.
Topics Will Include:
• Managing Tanker Risk
• The Changing Dynamics of Bunkering and the Low Sulphur Clean Fuel Challenge
• An Analysis of the New-Build Market
• New Management Strategies in Shipping Finance
• The Financing Cost of Maintenance and Regulation
• Port Expansion within Sustainable Environment
• The Future Fuel and Energy Efficiency Challenge
Speakers Include:
• Peter Swift, Managing Director, INTERTANKO
• Emmanuel A. Vordonis, Managing Director, Thenamaris Ships Management Inc.
• Urs M. Dur, Vice President Equity Research – Shipping & Logistics, Lazard Capital Market
• Alan Gavin, Marine Director, Lloyd’s Register
• Luis Mateus, Head of Research & Consulting, Riverlake Shipping Geneva
• Alexander Prokopakis, General Manager, JetOil Bunkering
• Carlos Lazcano, Commercial Manager, CEPSA Marine Fuels SA
• Wade DeClaris, Vice President of Business Development, World Fuel Services, Inc.
• Søren Christian Meyer, Key Account Manager, O.W. Risk Management
Paul Hailey, Managing Editor, PFC-Oil, Platts
• Brian Murphy, Editor-PFC Freight, Platts
• William J. Sember, ABS President and Chief Operating Officer, ABS Europe
• Socrates Leptos-Bourgi, Principal Assurance and Business Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)
• Michael Tartsinis, Chief Executive Officer, Global Oceanic Carriers Ltd.
• Andreas Kindahl, Associate Director, Corporate Ratings, Standard & Poor's
• Barry Wingate, Director, HSBC Global Shipping
• Socrates Leptos-Bourgi, Principal Assurance and Business Advisory Services, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC)
• Megan McCurdy, Senior Analyst - Marine Projects & Consulting, Poten & Partners
• Willem Hoebée, Manager Shipping, Port of Rotterdam Authority
• Zabi Bazari, Technical Manager, Ship Energy Services, Lloyds Register Marine Consulting Services

For more information about the conference, contact:

Sophie Adams
Tel: +44-20-7176-6658
sophie_adams@platts.com