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The TMS Ship Finance and Trade Conference 2025 brought together global industry pioneers, financial experts, and policymakers for transformative discussions on the future of maritime trade, finance, and sustainability. The conference served as a vital platform for addressing key challenges, exploring financial innovations, and advancing sustainability-driven solutions for the maritime sector. Challenges for maritime decarbonisation Al-Maghafi cautioned that these changes might slow sustainab...
A host of expert speakers have been confirmed for the TMS Ship Finance and Trade Conference, which takes place on Tuesday, 18th February, at the Taj Exotica Resort, the Palm Dubai. The Conference, which has the theme of Financing Green Shipping Solutions, is the seventh conference in this series and looks set to be the best one yet. Development of shipping Nawal Al-Maghafi, an award-winning journalist and documentary maker, will moderate this session Keynote addresses will be made by Dr Ibr...
The TMS Ship Finance and Trade Conference will be held on February 18th at the Taj Exotica Resort on the Palm, Dubai and several top-quality speakers have now been confirmed as the exciting conference programme takes shape. The overall theme of the conference will be ‘Financing green shipping solutions.’ Keynote presentations Proceedings will get underway with keynote presentations by two industry figures, Dr. Ibrahim Al Nadhairi, CEO of ASYAD Shipping, and Capt. Ammar...
The Nautical Institute (Singapore Branch) is pleased to announce the final speaker line-up and agenda for its 2024 Annual Conference, a cornerstone event at the Singapore Safety at Sea Week. This year’s conference, themed "Charting a Greener World – Dealing with Sustainability, Emergency Preparedness, and Seafarer Well-being," comes at a critical time for the maritime industry, as recent high-profile maritime casualties underscore the pressing need for innovative solutions...
A new report from law firm HFW shows that London handled over 85% of the world’s maritime arbitration across 2022, with its closest competitor – Singapore – handling the equivalent of some 5% of the UK jurisdiction’s caseload. The report – The Maritime Arbitration Universe in Numbers – analyses the latest figures from maritime arbitration associations and institutions, including those not yet publicly available. London handled approximately 1,907 new cases in...