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LISW15 Board of Advisors, agreed saying be even bigger and better than the inaugural
that the scale of world shipping was growing event, according to Jeremy Penn, Chief

and predictions were that trade would double Executive of The Baltic Exchange and Chairman
by 2030.of the LISW15 Steering Group.

“You can argue about the predictions but“We expect to have 100 or so events running
it’s clearly growing,” he said. “The degree to during the week and there will be some events

which ships need business services to support that we don’t know anything about,” he said.

them means that there’s going to have to be He said a focal point for the week would be
business service customers around the world. the Conference on the Thursday, which involved

It’s never going to be more in London, Shanghai an excellent line up of high proile speakers, and
or Singapore. It is how you capitalise on that the Gala Dinner on the Thursday evening – both

synergy and not just thinking how are you taking place at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
competing with us?”“There will also be a reception at Lancaster

“It’s not about competition, it’s about how you House, so the Government support has been
work together.”really fantastic and meaningful,” he said.

Mr Woodman said the UK Government Mr Penn added: “What we want to project
already had a close, open relationship with the to the world is the importance of London as a

Singaporean Government among others.shipping centre and the level of support from the

“We understand what they are trying to do, Government ofice.”
and we look quite closely with great interest He said LISW15 was not about trying to

of what Hong Kong is trying to do and we keep up with the growth of other maritime
keep an eye on what is happening in China centres around the world, as London was

and Shanghai. So, I think it is being clear about “rather different”.
where things are complementary as well as “I think, what we are trying to do is to run a

where they are competitive.”really good week in London and it’s a natural
Michael Parker, Global Industry Head for the thing for London to do. I think only London can

Shipping, Logistics and Offshore Industries of run something like this – we are the most truly
Citgroup and Vice Chairman of EMEA Banking, international maritime centre.”

said shipping was “in an era of signiicant change”.Mr Parker, of Citigroup, added: “There are a
“The association of ownership of ships and lot of other conferences that take place and a lot

countries gets less and less important,” he said.of other maritime centres quite justiiably claim

“The largest nationality of ship owners in to have legitimacy but I think London has more
the world is Greek but it has nothing to do with of everything that it can offer that forum.

the Greek economy. So, it’s a great opportunity“London International Shipping Week is
for London to show how a great opportunity to come together and

that centre of thoughtcommunicate on the issues that affect the
and discussion that future health of the industry. Hellespont, as a

this week offers putsship owner and ship management company, is
London at the centre interested in the entire spectrum of the shipping

of how this industrybusiness from the commercial to the technical,
can develop.” and this event provides a platform to determine

LISW15 is the latest developments in each sector,” said

promising toPhrixos Papachristidis, CEO, Hellespont Group.

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