PEOPLE • SEEN & HEARD Sea Asia anchors busy Singapore Maritime Week
The Sea Asia 2017 exhibition and conference jointly organised by Seatrade and the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) took place at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands from April 25-27, forming the anchor event of Singapore Maritime Week.
‘Since the first event in 2007, Sea Asia has trebled in size,’ Seatrade chairman Chris Hayman said at the opening, ‘and we are expecting more than 16,000 participants from around 80 countries for this year’s edition.’ This year’s edition of the biennial event attracted more than 400 exhibitors from Asia and the rest of the world.
‘Despite economic uncertainties and challenges in the maritime industries Asia will continue to drive global shipping for some time to come,’ said Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore’s
Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister of Transport, also at the Sea Asia opening. ‘Supported by a growing middle
Casting off – (l to r) Minister Khaw Boon Wan, Chris Hayman, Andreas Sohmen-Pao, MPA chairman Niam Chiang Meng, and UBM Asia evp Michael Duck
class and rising incomes Asia remains the fastest growing region in the world.’
Minister Khaw Boon Wan
The same theme of a growing middle class globally was reiterated by SMF chairman Andreas Sohmen-Pao, who also saw signs of improvements in shipping markets following a lengthy downturn. ‘Let us remember cyclical businesses usually go up after going down,’ he said, adding: ‘already we have seen green shoots of recovery in
Exposhipping Istanbul enjoys international success
The 14th International Exposhipping Istanbul Maritime Exhibition and Conference, jointly organised by the Turkish Chamber of Shipping (IMEAK) and UBM, took place at the Pendik Green Park Hotel & Convention Center from March 21 to 24.
Among officials taking part in the opening ceremony (pictured) were Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication deputy undersecretary Ahmet Selçuk Sert, IMEAK president Metin Kalkavan, Turkish Shipbuilders’ Association (GISBIR) president Murat Kirani and UBM EMEA (Istanbul) chairman Serkan Tiğlioğlu.
Exposhipping Istanbul showcased 133 companies and 568 brands from 42 countries, and attracted nearly 5,000 professional visitors, some 20% of whom were international, over the four days.
The two-day Global Maritime Summit conference programme powered by Seatrade featuring 30 international and Turkish speakers addressing topics that
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included markets, environmental regulations, ballast water technology, shipbuilding and demolition.
In his opening speech GISBIR chairman Murat Kirani pointed out that Turkish shipyards were ‘modern, technologically advanced and internationally certified,’ offering a wide range of commercial and military vessel types. Due to the current shortage of commercial newbuilding orders
globally, maintenance & repair activities and naval work formed the mainstay of their activities, he added.
At the end of the show UBM’s Serkan Tiğlioğlu announced that the show’s move to the Pendik location close by the Tuzla shipyard hub had proved a great success, and that the formerly biennial event would now take place annually with preparations already underway for the 2018 edition.
the dry bulk and container sectors after a prolonged period of weakness.’
Elsewhere during the week speakers highlighted the need for shipping to embrace digitalization, with OOCL ceo Andy Tung suggesting that the Hong Kong-based container line was re- examining potential tie-ups with on-line retailers following the examples set by Maersk and CMA CGM in linking with Amazon and Alibaba.
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