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With scores of shipowners booking their flights for late April to Switzerland for the world’s top dry bulk event, Vasileios Gkikas will be on hand to answer some of the most pressing questions on the agenda.
Gkikas, global lead for dry bulk at class society ABS, tells Splash the questions he tends to field the most concern the incoming emissions regulations and how to achieve compliance in a way that reduces the risk of incurring penalties. Owners are keen to understand the evolution in alternative and sustainable marine fuels, ranging from the technical challenges associated with their use to availability and price, he says.
Clients also want to understand other commercial factors around fuels and energy efficiency, namely whether there are incentives from charterers for more efficient vessels. They are also greatly interested in knowing how to manage their risks in a wider global context, maintaining safe and secure vessel operations at a time when geopolitical factors are continuing to pose threats.
“More companies are recognising that digitalisation through systematic use of operational data can help them understand how their ships run and identify margins for efficiency improvements that can directly translate into fuel savings, emissions reductions and regulatory compliance,” Gkikas says.
The class executive is especially looking forward to two highly relevant sessions during the upcoming trade summit: the Digital Efficiency Drivers At Sea panel as well as the Dry Decarbonisation debate.
The first session explores how digitalisation can enhance dry bulk shipping operations to the benefit of both shipowners and charterers, while the decarbonisation discussion will ask who will genuinely pay for shipping’s green transition while identifying some of the low hanging fruit that delegates might not be aware of today in their bid to slash emissions.
“For ABS, Geneva Dry represents an opportunity to hold pragmatic discussions around the challenges and opportunities facing the dry bulk market. With everything that is going on in the world economy right now, we feel sure there will be plenty to discuss,” says Gkikas, a returning delegate to the event scheduled for April 28 and 29 at the Hotel President Wilson on the shore of Lake Geneva.
Geneva Dry brings together all elements of the commodities shipping sector to host the ultimate dry bulk shipping event.
Split into sectors, panels will bring together analysts, financiers, miners, traders and shipowners to discuss where the markets are headed. Sessions include:
- Minor Bulks
- Agri-commodities
- Coal
- Iron Ore
The full Geneva Dry agenda can be accessed here.
Geneva Dry registration, at just $780, can be accessed here.
Special Geneva Dry hotel room rates can be found here.
The over 220 companies attending Geneva Dry 2025 include: 2020 Bulkers, ABS, Aderco, Admaren, Aferrari Maritime Advisory, Affinity, Alberta Shipmanagement, Amart Shipping, Ambica Logistics, AmSpec, Anglo American, A.O. Schifffahrt, Ariston Navigation, AR Savage & Son, Arrow, Asia Shipping Media, Asiatic Lloyd Maritime, Asyad Shipping Company, AXSMarine, Bahri Dry Bulk, Balena Projects, Baltic Exchange, Banchero Costa, Beaufort Shipping, Berenberg Bank, Bery Maritime Inc., BIMCO, BIS Services, Blue Astra Maritime, Blue Visby Services, BPG Shipping Company, Braemar, BroadPeak Partners, BUDD Group, Bulk Commodity Trade, Bulk Egypt, Bureau Veritas, Burmester and Vogel, CALLS Shipping, Cambiaso Risso, Cargill, Castlewood Capital Partners, Cetus Maritime, Charterers P&I Club, Chesva Enterprises, Chinaland Shipping, Clarksons Port Services, CMA CGM, Coach Solutions, Cobelfret, COFCO International, Colfletar, Consortium Maritime Trading, Copenhagen Commercial Platform, Cross Office, CR International, CSBL, CSN Mining International, CTM, d’Amico Dry, Dataloy, DennisMathiew, Devbulk, DNV, Drydel Shipping, DryLog, Dualog, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, Eastmen Shipping Co., EBE, Eksen Chartering, Eltronic FuelTech, EMSS DMCC, Enesel, Eramet, Erhardt Logistics, European Energy Exchange, Exen Global, Fednav, F.G.M. Chartering, Fleet Cleaner, G2 Ocean, GAC, GAC Services, GeoServe, Goulandris Brothers, GP Shipping, Granos Oros, Great Eastern Shipping Company, Grieg Shipbrokers, Hadley Shipping Group, Harbor Lab, Harren Group, Hartree Partners, Heidelberg Materials Trading, Hempel, HFW, Himalaya Shipping, HR Maritime, H. Vogemann, IFCHOR GALBRAITHS, IHB Shipping, Inchcape Shipping Services, INCOFE, Independent Ship Agents, Infospectrum, Inmarsat, INTERCARGO, Iskele Shipping, Isle of Man Ship Registry, JBG Shipping Agency, JJ Ugland, Kaizen Ship Management, KC Maritime, KGJS/BTG, Klaveness, Kpler, LA Marine, Latitude Brokers, Leeway Brokers, LETH Agencies, Liengaard & Roschmann, Lloyd’s List Intelligence, Lloyd’s Register, London Stock Exchange Group, Lykiardopulo & Co, Mandarin Shipping, Manta Marine Technologies, Marcura, Marex, Marfin Management, Mariner Communications, Maritime Optima, Marshall Islands Registry, MasOceans, Med Shipping Agency, Metbulk Shipbrokers, Metbulk Shipping, Mid-Ship Group, Montfort Trading, Mulberry Shipping and Consulting, NAPA, Navis, Neptune Maritime Leasing, Nextvoyage, Norbulk Shipping, Norden, NorthStandard, Nova Marine Carriers, Novamaxis, OBT Shipping Group, Oceanbulk Maritime, Ocean Recap, OceanWings, Orion Reederei, Overhorn Swiss, Pan Marine Group, Paralos Asset Management, Paralos Shipping, Paratus, Petro Inspect, Plutofylax Shipping Corporation, P&O Maritime Ukraine, Port Scope, Precious Shipping, Pyxis Logistics, Quest Group, Range Shipping, RightShip, Rustibus, RZHA, S5 Agency World, Safe Bulkers, S-Bulkers, SEA, Seaber, Seanergy Maritime Holdings, SEDNA, Seven Oceans, Seven Seas Marine Management, SGM Shipping Services, SGX Group, Siddhartha Logistics, Signal, Soki Kisen, South32, Southport Agencies, Spinergie, SS Rice News, SSY, Star Bulk, Steamship Mutual, StoneX, SUISSENÉGOCE, SwissMarine, Taylor Maritime Investments, TCC Group, Team Fuel Corp, TheOceann.ai, Thurlestone Shipping, TMA Bulk, Tradeviews, Trafigura, Triton Bulk, Tsakos Shipping, Two Oceans, United Maritime Corporation, Universal Shipping, Vale, Vale Base Metals, Valiant Shipping, Veson Nautical, V.Group, VPS, Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, Wallem Group, Walter Cuminns Group, Waypoint Commodities, WBL Shipping Agency, Weathernews, Western Bulk, Wilson Sons, Windward Shipping and ZeroNorth.
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