A rules-driven structural reconfiguration is reshaping global shipping, influenced by port fees, the EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime regime, shifting timelines under the IMO net-zero framework, and rising port charges and data-compliance requirements. Meanwhile, the Middle East crisis has reinforced how quickly security shocks can affect routing decisions, operating costs, and service planning. This keynote will explore how shipping leaders can respond to both regulatory change and geopolitical volatility with disciplined strategy, measured execution, and a long-term view.

Ongoing conflicts and security risks in the Middle East, together with shifting trade policies, the regionalization of supply chains, and geopolitical uncertainty are reshaping container shipping networks and service reliability. This panel will discuss service-pattern adjustments, the feeder-capacity boom and cascading effects, fleet renewal decisions and fleet deployment strategies under changing fuel requirements and limited yard availability, and how liner operators are rebalancing network design, port coverage, transshipment structures, and service resilience in a market shaped by weaker freight rates, heavy vessel deliveries, and continued geopolitical uncertainty.

Rinaldi Gumulya

Senior Shipping Analyst

Alphaliner (AXSMarine)

Constantin Baack

CEO, MPC Capital AG & 

CEO, MPC Container Ships ASA

Kun Li

Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer

Seaspan

Dr. Martin Kröger, LL.M.

Chief Executive Officer

German Shipowners' Association (VDR)

Zhi-Lin Liu

General Manager, Trade Development & Planning

Pacific International Lines (PTE) Ltd

14:40–15:25 Panel Discussion 2: New Landscape for Dry Bulk: Structural Drivers and Key Risks 

Shifting long-haul commodity flows and potential post-conflict trade realignment are reshaping tonne-mile demand and earnings dynamics in dry bulk. This panel will discuss the new drivers of market balance, including ramp-ups such as Simandou, rising bauxite and other emerging cargoes, ageing-fleet renewal decisions under tightening energy-efficiency and emissions compliance, and how regional supply shifts and port/logistics bottlenecks in key loading areas can constrain effective supply and amplify volatility.

Elaine Yu Kai

Senior Freight Charterer

South32 Marketing

Dimitris Monioudis

Chairman

INTERCARGO's Technical Committee

Jack Pringle

Global Head, Energy Transition Advisory

Lloyd’s Register

Propulsion efficiency is a practical lever for near-term fuel and emissions reduction. This keynote will highlight how propulsion upgrades translate into measurable performance gains, what drives results in real operations, and how to assess savings with clear verification and realistic ROI/payback expectations for fleet deployment.

Chen Fuxin

CEO

Zhenjiang Tongzhou Propeller Co., Ltd.

Wind-assisted technologies and other retrofit measures are emerging as credible, near-term options to cut fuel consumption and emissions while improving compliance outcomes. This keynote will highlight key performance drivers, practical evaluation methods, and scalable retrofit pathways.

Baiqian Jiang

Technical Sales Manager

Anemoi Marine Technologies, UK

15:45–16:00 Tea Break

Changing trade patterns, operational uncertainty, and shifting market conditions are reshaping tanker flows and market balance. This panel will examine how these factors are influencing tonne-mile demand and vessel utilization across crude and product tanker segments; how route planning, insurance, and chartering decisions are adapting to a more complex operating environment; and how owners, charterers, and market participants are managing volatility, commercial exposure, fleet renewal, and asset strategy.

Moderator: 

Michael Xu

Partner & Global Co-Head of Tankers

SSY

Girish Sreeraman

Area Business Development Director

DNV Maritime

Jean-Charles Gordon

Vice President - Maritime & Logistics

Kpler

Pankaj Khanna

CEO

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp.

Capt. Sanjay Mittal

Director, Overseas Business

Primeco Navigation Limited

Shipping investment is being reshaped by market volatility, tighter compliance requirements, and shifting sources of capital. This panel will explore where financing is still available, how investors, owners and operators are repricing risk and returns, and how refinancing, collateral, covenants and exit strategies are evolving in a more uncertain market environment.

Moderator: 

Aw Yong Woon

Director - Asia

Maritime Strategies International

Mark O’Neil

President & CEO

Columbia Group

Michael Kay

APAC Head of Financing & Debt Solutions

DNB Carnegie

Ning Han

General Manager

ShipBid.net Singapore

Stephan Vetter

Director - Debt Origination & Structuring, Mobility APAC

KfW IPEX-Bank Asia Ltd.

Zhongyi (John) Su

Founder, Chairman & CEO

Erasmus Shipinvest Group

Norman Ni

Regional Head (Singapore)

Hong Kong Ship Registry

*Please note that the schedule, timings and speakers may be subject to change.