Sponsors

CLASSNK

EVENT SPONSOR

ClassNK creates rules that safeguard ships, their crews, and the marine environment. With more than 190 million gross tons on our register, ClassNK is the world's largest classification society, helping ensure the safety of 20% of the world's commercial tonnage.

Since we established our Piraeus Office in 1975, we have been committed to providing the highest level of service to the Greek Maritime Community. From newbuilding plan approval and the surveys and services necessary to keep a ship safe throughout its life, to cutting edge environmental research & development, ClassNK is working with leading Greek shipowners to ensure a safer, greener future for the Greek Shipping Industry.

www.classnk.or.jp

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd

Excel is an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and a provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. Excel owns a fleet of 40 vessels, and, together with seven Panamax vessels under bareboat charters, operates a total of 47 vessels (7 Capesize, 14 Kamsarmax, 21 Panamax, 2 Supramax and 5 Handymax vessels) with a total carrying capacity of over 4.0 million DWT. Excel’s Class A common shares have been listed since September 15, 2005 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EXM and, prior to that date, were listed on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) since 1998. For more information about Excel, please go to our corporate website www.excelmaritime.com.

www.excelmaritime.com

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

RBS is proud to be associated with the eighth Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards. Deep client relationships and support for owners throughout the market cycles have been key factors in our commitment to the industry stretching back over 250 years.
RBS aims to provide solutions to all of its clients’ financing and banking needs, including debt finance for second hand tonnage and newbuildings, alongside other core products such as wealth management and equity capital markets capability. RBS also has a dedicated shipping desk within the main Treasury, as well as a global network of offices to underpin its position as one of the world’s leading ship finance banks

www.rbs.com

Capital Ship Management Corp.

Sponsoring: International Personality of the Year

Capital Ship Management Corp. currently operates a mixed fleet of 43 vessels and total carrying capacity of approximately 3.3 million tons deadweight. The fleet includes the vessels of Nasdaq-listed Capital Product Partners L.P. and consists of 29 tankers (3 VLCCs, 5 Suezmaxes, 21 MR/Handy product tankers), 7 modern bulk carriers and 7 container carriers. In addition, the Company has successfully overseen the construction of 40 newbuilding vessels over the last 10 years in Japanese, Korean and Chinese shipyards. The high caliber and the wide range of Capital's ship management services and its strong safety and environmental performance track record have been widely acknowledged in the shipping industry by, amongst others, BP Shipping, Shell, Lloyd’s Register and the 2009 Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping awards as "Tanker Company of the Year".

www.capitalship.gr/

TSAVLIRIS SALVAGE GROUP

Tsavliris is one of the most active emergency response contractors for maritime casualties worldwide and the most frequent user of the LOF contract, having handled over 2000 casualties. With tugs on permanent station at strategic locations worldwide, the Group’s international activities embrace every service relating to marine salvage & towage, extending to complex wreck removals and partnering today’s ship owner in fulfilling its obligation to protect the marine environment from pollution. Tsavliris is committed to maintaining a modern global network for providing rapid assistance to shipping. This is achieved through the deployment of its own salvage assets as well as friendly co-operation with regional and international salvage firms.
Tel: +30 210 422 1000

www.tsavliris.com

MARINE PLUS

Marine Plus was established in 1988 as a provider of high quality technical services to the Greek shipping industry.
The company's main activities include shipyard representation WORLDWIDE for shiprepair and conversion, brokerage of newbuilding projects in China, supply of marine spare parts, marine equipment representation, de-slopping/de-mugging of tankers, pre-sale inspection, ISM/ISPS external audits etc.
All key company staff have technical background or education and hands-on experience as mariners/ex chief engineers,
ensuring the company can provide a professional and knowledgeable service to the Greek Shipping Community.
With over 20 years experience in China, Marine Plus can effectively provide almost any technical support required by vessels trading in the Far East,
ranging from drydockings, conversions, newbuilding contracting/supervision, minor voyage or port repairs, supply of spares, supplies and provisions, inspections and more.
The company has two new branch offices, Singapore and Istanbul, providing their quality services to the local markets as well as supporting the technical needs of Greek vessels calling there.

www.marineplus.gr

Germanischer Lloyd

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is dedicated to ensuring the safety of life and property at sea, and the prevention of pollution of the marine environment.
Besides state of the art classification, Germanischer Lloyd is offering a comprehensive range of services to better support it's partners to achhieve their respective business objectives. This offering includes fleetmanagement and shipdesign software, consulting and engineering services, training and management systems certification. Improving fuel efficiency of inividual vessels and whole fleets is the central theme of GL's new services and development activities. GL's Piraeus presence has been strengthened recently to provide these services locally.

www.gl-group.com                     

XRTC BUSINESS CONSULTANTS

XRTC Business Consultants Ltd., has been active in the Shipping Finance and Advisory arena since its inception in 1999. Throughout its life XRTC acted as commercial representative of international banks in the Greek Shipping market, advised National and International Institutions and consulted international shipping companies. The company arranged a large numbers of shipping transactions through its International Partners and enjoys an excellent record.

Since 2009, XRTC has been working closely with the Chinese ship finance market aiming to assist Chinese Banks to penetrate into the Greek Shipping Market. In 2010 XRTC has signed a financial Advisory Services Contract with China Development Bank thus acting as Preferred Shipping Finance Consultant of the Bank. XRTC won the “Shipping Financier of the Year 2010” Award in Lloyd’s List - Greek Shipping Awards, for its successful involvement as Project Advisor for the completion of the first Chinese ship financing transaction (CDB- Cardiff).   

www.xrtc.gr

JETOIL BUNKERING

JetOil Bunkering is part of Mamidoil – JetOil SA, a member of the Mamidakis Brothers Group. Mamidoil – JetOil is involved in the trading and distribution of petroleum products. In 2009 the company celebrated its 40 YEAR anniversary of continuous strong presence in the Greek and international markets.

JetOil Bunkering is the largest privately owned supplier of marine bunker fuels in Greece. JetOil supplies consistently high quality fuel for ships of all types. Instant availability, competitive pricing and responsive service is delivered by a team of bunker specialists. The company’s extensive customer base includes ship owners from Greece and abroad as well as reputable brokers and traders. Consistent product quality and around the clock operations are coupled with the highest standards of safety and environmental awareness, to ensure you receive a high quality product by an efficient trouble free delivery service. JetOil is committed to maintain and raise health, safety and environmental standards throughout the industry.

www.jetoil.gr

THE AMERICAN CLUB

Headquartered in New York, the American Club is the only P&I mutual domiciled in the Americas. Part of the International Group, it offers full cover for Protection and Indemnity and Freight, Demurrage and Defense risks.

The Club has in recent years grown and globalized its tonnage. In addition to New York, the Club's Managers, Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., have operations in London, Piraeus and Shanghai. The Club's presence in Greece reflects the great importance of its local membership. The American Club takes pride in its Greek Members, and is honored to serve this dynamic and highly influential sector of world shipping.

www.american-club.com

Lloyd's Register

Lloyd’s Register works around the world to assess and certify ships, systems and facilities to improve quality and increase safety. We work with ship yards, operators and owners to provide innovative, value-added solutions that help improve performance in ship design, construction and operation.
Because life matters, safety is not negotiable. Standards have to be applied consistently, and we have the confidence and experience to do this. Throughout our history we have led the developments that have made lives safer and helped preserve the environment. We are delighted to sponsor the award for Achievement in Safety or Environmental Protection.


For Lloyd’s Register, life matters.www.lr.org

Star Bulk Carriers Corp.

Star Bulk is a global shipping company providing worldwide seaborne transportation solutions in the dry bulk sector. Star Bulk's vessels transport major bulks, which include iron ore, coal and grain and minor bulks such as bauxite, fertilizers and steel products. Star Bulk was incorporated in the Marshall Islands on December 13, 2006 and maintains executive offices in Athens, Greece. Its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "SBLK". Currently, Star Bulk has an operating fleet of fifteen dry bulk carriers, consisting of seven Capesize, and eight Supramax dry bulk vessels with a combined cargo carrying capacity of 1,625,943 deadweight tons. The average age of our current operating fleet is 10.5 years.

www.starbulk.com

CARBON POSITIVE

With many years of expertise in shipping, sustainability and the carbon markets (including carbon forestry), Carbon Positive is the destination consultancy for owners and operators proactively playing a role in shipping’s fight against climate change and preparing for future regulation. The company’s team of accomplished industry experts delivers a comprehensive sustainable shipping programme, which includes a phase dedicated to voluntary carbon offsetting strategies. Carbon Positive’s Programme for Ships (CPPS) includes an innovative on board energy audit and uses innovative multi-criteria tools to aid member’s decision-making in the selection of available technical and operational energy efficiency measures.

Incorporating the core elements; measure, reduce and offset, CPPS enables member vessels to manage emissions ahead of regulation, improve fuel efficiency and proactively address environmental corporate responsibility issues. Carbon Positive’s global network of environmental management professionals in partnership with top marine technical consultants, classification societies and other specialist service providers ensures that Carbon Positive’s bespoke programmes and services, including guidance on offsetting and trading strategies, remain second to none.


www.carbonpositive.com

Athens Exchange

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) is the primary market for securities, derivative products and ETFs trading in Greece, both for private and institutional investors. It provides the regulatory framework, for conducting transactions, for dissemination of information related to its listed companies and market participants, to the investment community. Our mission is to provide an efficient, transparent and accessible exchange market with a simplified admission procedure. ATHEX is constantly innovating, hence having “state of the art” technology to bring shipping companies and investors (local and international) a faster, more efficient trading platform, whilst ensuring fair securities pricing mechanisms.

www.athex.gr

ALPHA BANK

Alpha Bank, founded in 1879, is one of the largest banks in Greece with assets of approximately Euro 63 bln. With more than 900 branches, the Alpha Bank Group is also active in international banking markets, with presence in Cyprus, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, Albania, F.Y.R.O.M. and the United Kingdom.

Alpha Bank has successfully concluded fourteen years of activity in the field of financing the Greek controlled shipping fleet with concentration on financing modern and newbuilding vessels. It maintains a high quality portfolio, consisting of bilateral as well as syndicated loans, amounting currently to approximately US$ 2.1 bln.

The Bank also offers a full range of financial products and services, meeting the specialised requirements of shipping companies as well as the personal needs of their principals and staff.

On August, 29, 2011, the Boards of Directors of Alpha Bank and Eurobank EFG announced that they have reached agreement on a combination of Alpha Bank and Eurobank EFG by way of a merger, in order to create a leading Bank in Greece and Southeastern Europe.

Consolidation of two highly complementary private sector banks with substantial synergies and a clear strategic rationale will play a vital role in the economic recovery of Greece. 

The new Group will have leading positions across all major banking segments in Greece.

www.alpha.gr

Aspida Maritime Security Corp

Sponsoring: Piraeus International Centre Award

Aspida Maritime Security is an experienced Private Maritime Security Company (PMSC) offering a comprehensive range of Maritime Security and Risk Mitigation Solutions to customers worldwide. Being the first Hellenic company in this field, with Headquarters in Athens and offices in London and Limassol, Aspida provides flexible, high quality, cost-efficient and most importantly tailor-made maritime security services. Focusing on Armed Security Teams - fulfilling all recent IMO Guidelines for ‘the use of Armed Security Guards onboard merchant vessels’ - other activities range from Training and Security Consultancy to Intelligence. Aspida is a signatory of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Companies and a founding member of the Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI).

www.aspida.org