India Shipping Summit 2010

Friday, 24th September

9.30 OPENING & KEYNOTE SESSION

Opening Address

Keynote Address:
The role of a clear vision and leadership in maritime business in challenging times
Shri K Mohandas, Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India

Session focus

India did remarkably well even during the worst phase of the global economic recession. The country, together with China, is now ranked among the large economies leading the global recovery process. How does it help shipping?
Will the gradual shift of the global economic centre of gravity to Asia help shipping in India? Will that compel the Indian Government to focus more on shipping, shipbuilding and ports for reasons strategic if not only commercial?

Will all future maritime growth be led by private and foreign companies and capital, with the Indian Government at best playing only the role of a facilitator wherever it can?
How can maritime players benefit from the renewed economic optimism in India?

11.30 Coffee break

12.00 Question Time style panel debate, concluding with the delegates’ voting on a number of questions

Speakers will include:
S. HAJARA, Chairman & Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India
MARK LONG, Global Head of Transport, Shipping, Services & Offshore, HSBC Bank plc
Y. KHATAU, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Varun Shipping & President-Designate, BIMCO
NOBORU UEDA, Chairman, IACS & Chairman & President, ClassNK

13.00 LUNCH sponsored by

14.30 Parallel Session 1:
FINANCE, CAPITAL AND MERGER & ACQUISITION IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRIES
(with tea break 16.00 - 16.15)

Has the time come for Indian players to think big and out of the box as the country's economy enters a new development phase?
What has changed since the recession?
What can shipowners and shipbuilders do to attract support from banks and other lenders?

Attracting money: Maritime industries versus other sectors.
Indian state-controlled banks versus private and foreign banks: Challenges, opportunities and dilemmas for maritime players.

16.15 Question Time style panel debate on “BANKS AND MARITIME INDIA: BUILDING A NEW PARTNERSHIP BY THINKING BOLD ’, followed by the delegates’ voting.

Speakers will include:
NIGEL ANTON,Managing Director & Head Shipping Finance, Standard Chartered Bank
TOBIAS KÖNIG, Managing Partner, König & Cie KG
RICHARD NICHOLSON, Managing Director, Macquarie Capital Funds - Ports Sector
HARALD SERCK-HANSSEN, Global Head of Shipping, Offshore & Logistics, DnB NOR Bank ASA
MARK LONG, Global Head of Transport, Shipping, Services & Offshore, HSBC Bank plc (panellist)

14.30 Parallel Session 2:
CONTAINER, BREAKBULK AND COASTAL SHIPPING: NEW OPPORTUNITIES, NEW CHALLENGES (with tea break 16.00 - 16.15)

Tracking containerisation as a new trend in India.
Inland infrastructural hurdles and the containerisation prospects.
India’s growing international trade: breakbulk and project cargoes.
Coastal shipping as an effective mode of transport to heavily congested Indian roads and railways: How to benefit?

16.15 Question Time style panel debate on “CONTAINERISATION CAN CHANGE THE FACE OF INDIAN SHIPPING?’, followed by the delegates’ voting.

Speakers will include:
S. HAJARA, Chairman & Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India (panelist)
RIZWAN SOOMAR, Managing Director, Maersk Line (India & Sri Lanka)
DIRK VISSER, Senior Shipping Consultant, Dynamar B.V. & Managing Editor DynaLiners

19.00 Welcome reception sponsored by

20.00 Welcome dinner sponsored by

Saturday, 25th September

09.30 Parallel Session 1: sponsored by
INDIA’S VIGOROUS HUNT FOR OIL AND GAS FROM SHALLOW TO ULTRA-DEEP WATER: UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHIPPING

Deepwater oil and gas exploration and production still at a nascent stage, which means opportunities for a long time to come.
More opportunities for shipowners, shipbuilders, services companies and technology providers, as the Indian offshore sector moves farther into deep and ultra-deep water, and into the distant and challenging Andaman Sea.
Huge new opportunities in energy transportation as India’s demand for crude, petroleum products and LNG grows rapidly.

(with coffee break 11.15 - 11.45)

12.00 Question Time style panel debate on “INDIA’S OIL AND GAS SECTOR OFFERS LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EVERYONE”, followed by the delegates’ voting.

Speakers will include:
RAGHAVAN ASHOK, Country Manager - India, ABS
CHOW WAI LAYE LOUIS, General Manager Commercial (Conversions), Keppel Shipyard Ltd
V. KUMAR, Managing Director, Bharati Shipyard

09.30 Parallel Session 2:
QUALITY MANNING FOR WORLD SHIPPING
(with coffee break 11.15 - 11.45)

Should India focus mainly on supplying quality manpower to world shipping?
As education spreads deeper into geographical and social interiors of the country, more Indians are aspiring for a career in shipping.
Quality control is an issue in Indian private sector maritime education.
Should India/world handle attacks by pirates differently to change the perception of the industry among young men and women.
Question Time style panel debate, followed by the delegates’ voting.

Speakers will include:
Capt. KERSI DEBOO, Director and Principal. Anglo-Eastern Maritime Training Centre
ANDREAS DROUSSIOTIS, CEO, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
Capt. SATNAM S. KUMAR, Managing Director, V.Ships (Asia) Pte Ltd

11.45 Parallel Session 3: sponsored by
A New Era: How Will Greener Shipping Work?

How can the current world fleet comply with upcoming legislation? And what does it mean in practical terms for the Indian maritime community?
What can shipping do to improve its operational environmental footprint and impact?
What is the likely future scenario regarding marine fuels?
What would encourage more shipping companies to invest in green technologies?
Question Time style panel debate, followed by the delegates’ voting.

Speakers will include:
Capt RAHUL CHOUDHURI, Regional Manager - Asia Pacific, DNV Petroleum Services

13.00 LUNCH

14.30 Parallel Session 4: sponsored by
SHIPBUILDING IN INDIA: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK

There is unanimity that India has the potential to emerge as a shipbuilding giant: What is holding it backthen?
The outlook of the shipbuilding sector in Asia: where does India fit into the scheme of things?
Does India need overseas shipbuilding giants to come and help its yards to leapfrog into the big league?
While the Indian Government seemingly lacks interest and private shipbuilders are simply not big enough: What is the way forward?

(with tea break 16.00 - 16.15)

16.15 Question Time style panel debate on “HOW CAN INDIA REALISE ITS FULL POTENTIAL AS A SHIPBUILDING POWER?”, followed by the delegates’ voting.

Speakers will include:
CHOW WAI LAYE LOUIS, General Manager Commercial (Conversions), Keppel Shipyard Ltd
PAUL DEAN, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
V. KUMAR, Managing Director, Bharati Shipyard
V/Adm B.S. RANDHAWA, PVSM AVSM VSM, Indian Navy (Retd), Maritime Consultant, speaking on behalf of the Indian Register of Shipping
Dr RANJAN VARGHESE, Head of Construction, Univan Ship Management Ltd
V/Adm B.S. RANDHAWA, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd representative (panellist)

14.30 Parallel Session 5:
THE CHARTERING REVOLUTION CONTINUES

An overview of India’s exports and imports.
Rising voice of protectionism in India versus the hard truths in terms of the national tonnage: A reality check.
Charterers and owners: Changing practices in changing times.
Indian state-controlled companies and chartering.
The Role of trust and relationships in chartering business in India.

(with tea break 16.00 - 16.15)

16.15 Question Time style panel debate - on “TRUST AND RELATIONSHIP – A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR CHARTERING BUSINESS IN INDIA?”, followed by the participants’ voting.

Speakers will include:
RALPH LESZCZYNSKI, Head of Research, Banchero Costa Group
RAJIV MUKERJI, Managing Director, Tata NYK Shipping Pte Ltd

19.00 Networking drinks sponsored by

20.00 Farewell Gala dinner