Next week, London will be hosting the maritime world at the London International Shipping Week 2023, with hundreds of events attracting thousands of international industry decision-makers.
In this newsletter we highlight a selection of events organised by Maritime London Members as part of LISW23, as well as some events we support.
We start with a call to sponsors our fundraising tennis competition (all proceeds go to charity!), to be held on the last day of LISW23 (Friday, 15th September) – we look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible! The following events are listed in chronological order.
We look forward to seeing you in London next week!
The Maritime Grand Slam is a fun mixed doubles round robin tennis tournament, which will take place on Friday 15th September (the last day of LISW23) 9am-2pm at the Conway Lawn Tennis Club, 93 Conway Road, London N14 7BD.
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE – £1,500 (excl VAT) Includes: 2 players*; up to 5 guests; logo on all marketing and merchandise; free shirts for players; BBQ and unlimited refreshments (tea, coffee, water, alcohol). * Non-player sponsorship also available, we will try to seek out tennis players to represent a team.
The LMAA and Quadrant Chambers are pleased to be co-hosting a panel discussion as part of London International Shipping Week 2023: ‘The Future of Maritime Arbitration’, taking place on Monday 11 September 2023 at 11.30 am at Quadrant Chambers and virtually.
The following topics will be discussed:
– Hot topics for users of maritime arbitration – legislative reform? – Adapting to changing risks – Maritime disputes in international arbitration
This will be a hybrid event, however, there’s no longer availability to attend the event in person, please contact marketing@quadrantchambers.com to be added to the waiting list.
The UK Government’s Shipping Concierge will bring together shipping companies, the maritime professional and business services, and senior government officials to showcase why the UK is a GREAT place to do business. With senior speakers from across the industry and a lively panel discussion moderated by Jos Standerwick of Maritime London, this event will help you understand the benefits of trading in the UK and serves as a brilliant way to start your week in London.
Windward is pleased to invite you to “Raise the Bar with Maritime AI™” at the LISW23! Come join us on the rooftop for delightful drinks and appetizing starters with our shipping and maritime experts. This is a “gin-gin” situation that you won’t want to miss!
📅 Date: September 11, 2023 ⏰ Time: 5:30-8:00 p.m. 📍 Venue: Halkin, 4th floor, 10 Lower Thames Street, London
15th Annual Capital Link Shipping & Marine Services Forum
The 15th Annual Capital Link Shipping & Marine Services Forum will take place on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 116 Pall Mall in London. The event is held in cooperation with the London Stock Exchange, in conjunction with the 2023 London International Shipping Week, and supported by Maritime London.
The Forum presents a unique opportunity to meet and network with a large, high-caliber audience of ship owning and offshore executives, institutional investors, research analysts, industry experts, commercial and investment bankers, risk advisors, private equity and venture capital firms, high-net worth investors, and financial media. The event will be open to the buy and sell side communities as well as the media. By attending, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the current state of the shipping and marine services industry, the subsequent effects on their investments, and a clear focus on the opportunities and challenges ahead.
The Quadrant LISW Debate – Debating new horizons in Trade Finance and Decarbonisation
Quadrant Chambers is proud to be a silver sponsor of this year’s London International Shipping Week. Shipping is at the heart of Quadrant Chambers, and we have been a keen supporter of this important global shipping event for over eight years.
We are very pleased to be holding the first Quadrant LISW Debate: Debating new horizons in Trade Finance and Decarbonisation.
Join Simon Rainey KC, Rob Thomas KC, Ruth Hosking and Koye Akoni as they debate (1) whether the Court of Appeal were right in Unicredit Bank AG v Euronav NV and the likely wider impact on trade finance and (2) where the balance is to be struck between the stakeholders in a changing regulatory environment regarding greener shipping and decarbonisation. Chirag Karia KC will chair the debate.
This will be a hybrid event. We have limited places in person, if you would like to attend in person please click here to register your interest. There will be opportunities for networking before and after the debate. All places will be confirmed. If you would like to watch online, please register for the webinar, an email will come to you from Zoom. If you are unable to attend but would like a copy of the recording, please click decline where you can opt to be sent the recording once published.
12 SEPTEMBER 2023 13:00-17:30 FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION
Connected Future Conference & Drinks Reception
Join Inmarsat Maritime for the ‘Connected Future’ conference on September 12 held at Inmarsat HQ in 99 City Road, London (see here for more information).
Moving from smart talk to practical solutions and bringing stakeholders together will be the key themes of an industry event organized by Inmarsat, a Viasat business, in partnership with Smart Maritime Network during London International Shipping Week 2023. The conference will focus on the increasingly decisive role satellite technology plays in shaping smarter and more sustainable shipping.
In addition to panelists from some of the most pioneering users and developers of digital solutions in maritime, Inmarsat has confirmed guest speaker Helen Sharman CMG OBE, who became the UK’s first astronaut in 1991, is President of the Institute of Science and Technology. The science communicator will bring an extraordinary perspective to an event which is shaping up as the maritime technology highlight of LISW 2023.
The London conference is the flagship in a series of Inmarsat events focusing on the smart solutions that nurture profitability as shipping pursues its digitalisation and decarbonisation aims. In this instance, separate panel sessions will focus on Enabling smarter and more profitable operations and Enabling a sustainable future.
12 SEPTEMBER 2023 14:00-18:00 (REGISTRATION FROM 13:30)
WISTA UK Session: The Time is NOW!
On the occasion of LISW 2023, WISTA UK in association with Seatrade Maritime invites you to join us for two insightful panel discussions and outstanding Keynote Speeches, followed by a networking reception.
Event timetable: 13:30 – Registration 14:00 – Welcome Address 14:05 – Ministerial Address by Nusrat Ghani MP, Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade, Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit, and Minister for Industry and Economic Security 14:10 – Opening Keynote Address by Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General Elect, International Maritime Organization (IMO) 14:20 – Panel Session 1: Green Roles are the Future 15:00 – Coffee break 15:10 – Motivational Speaker/Keynote Address 15:20 – Panel Session 2: Responsible Leadership: A CEOs Guide to ESG in Shipping 16:00 – Presenting the First ESG Index for Maritime 16:05 – ICS Diversity Toolkit Presentation 16:10 – Closing Keynote 16:15 – Networking Reception
The event will take place on the 19th floor of 240 Blackfriars Rd, which is home to Seatrade Maritime, the partner for the event.
Stephenson Harwoods invites your to join the “Black swan events: the risk of the unexpected – what we have learnt and what we can do?” seminar, followed by a networking drinks reception, on 13 September 2023 6-9pm at their offices in Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 7SH.
The seminar will examine recent unexpected events, their effect on the shipping industry and the lessons we have learnt. We will discuss events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine and look at how the industry was affected, how it responded, what we have learnt and what can be done in the future. Our speakers will consider a number of aspects within the shipping industry including shipbuilding, insurance and finance.
Shipbuilding Contracts, Technological Innovation and Decarbonisation
Co-hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright and Quadrant Chambers, this event will be held on 14 September 2023 08:30-10:30 at Norton Rose Fulbright, 3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AQ.
For shipping to meet global decarbonisation objectives, new technology and alternative fuels will be critical. The recent boom in demand for newbuilding vessels has been driven partly by the need to move away from older vessels which will struggle to meet increasingly stringent decarbonisation targets. New vessels will have to adopt new technology such as using novel fuels including ammonia, dual fuel engines, fuel cells, battery power, carbon capture, shore power connections, sails and other innovations.
However, with new technologies come new risks for both buyers of newbuilding vessels, technology providers and shipyards.
Poonam Melwani KC will moderate an interactive panel discussion on how shipbuilding contracts will have to adapt – covering the risks, complications, opportunities and ways to manage them. Poonam will be joined by James Turner KC, Charlotte Winter, Ieronymos Bikakis and Andrew Craig-Bennett, columnist, “Splash 24/7”.
Spaces will be allocated will be on a first come, first served basis.
14 SEPTEMBER 2023 09:00-10:00 The Future of UK Maritime Dispute Resolution – Opportunities and Challenges
Minister Mike Freer, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the UK Ministry of Justice and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) are pleased to invite you to a fireside chat event during London International Shipping Week 2023 on 14 September from 09:00-10:00 at the HFW offices in 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ.
Under the theme ‘The Future of UK Maritime Dispute Resolution – Opportunities and Challenges’ the participants will discuss the UK’s key role in global maritime arbitration, and insights into the direction of global maritime arbitration. There will also be time for some Q&A at the end.Speakers: • Minister Mike Freer MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Ministry of Justice • Damian Honey, Partner, HFW • Daniella Horton, Maritime Arbitrator, LMAA • Gemma Morgan, Commercial Barrister, Quadrant Chambers
Please register by 12 September 2023. By registering for the event, your information will be shared with the supporting organisation, HFW.REGISTER
14 SEPTEMBER 2023 14:00-16:00
Ship recycling – has the industry met its own perfect storm?
Norton Rose Fulbright and Maritime London joined forces to organise the ‘Ship recycling – has the industry met its own perfect storm?’ event held as part of the London International Shipping Week 2023 on September 14 2-4pm at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright, 3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AQ.
With the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships entering into force in two years’ time, will this bring a change for the industry and make recycling of ships easier, or will it change little in practical terms? With the influx of newbuild box ships soon to enter the market and IMO decarbonisation regulations making older ships difficult to trade, BIMCO estimates 15,000 ships will need recycling in the next ten years.
Against an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, the demand for sustainable recycling of vessels, and a complex and fragmented regulatory framework, make compliance and the physical scrapping of deep-sea tonnage challenging.
Join Jos Standerwick, Chief Executive, Maritime London, as he moderates a panel discussion exploring how the sector will respond to the current market conditions, what shipowners should be considering when thinking of the life cycle of the asset, the role that ship recycling plays in the industry’s wider ESG obligations and what other market participants need to consider. He will be joined by Philip Roche (London) and Michael Jurgen Werner (Brussels) of Norton Rose Fulbright, and Dr Anil Sharma, Founder & CEO, GMS to cover all angles of this interesting topic.
The 8th OSCAR Dragon Boat Race will take place on Friday 15th September 2023 in London. This annual event has already raised over £900,000 towards the total raised by the OSCAR Campaign which now exceeds £2.25m. 25 teams compete against one other and the top six teams battle it out in a final. There is a bar, food, quayside games and activities and musicJ to get everyone in the mood. It’s an excellent networking event and good fun. Most importantly, no training is required for those who want to race.
Each team pays a £500 registration fee for 10 rowers and a team drummer and pledges to raise or donate £5000. Extra team members are charged at £50 per person on top of the registration fee to cover costs and food on the day. Find out more and sign up here.
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