PTG Annual Current Trends in Shipping Review 2024

This annual symposium, presented by the SMI Ports & Terminals Group and hosted by Clyde & Co, offers essential market intelligence, analysis, and perspectives in response to the unprecedented challenges currently facing the shipping industry.

Join us in person for this crucial event, where maritime professionals will gain the latest expert insights into market conditions and operational dynamics that are shaping the future of the ports, shipping, and logistics sectors. The symposium is designed to empower decision-making by providing attendees with actionable intelligence and strategic insights.

The interactive Q&A sessions will allow you to engage directly with our panel of experts, seek clarity, challenge assumptions, and contribute to a dialogue that will inform your strategic decisions. Whether it's navigating market shifts or understanding capacity utilisation, the insights gained from this symposium will be crucial for your strategic planning and operations.

Speakers

Our expert panel of speakers:

Gordon Rankine, Director, Beckett Rankine

Gordon is Chair of SMI’s Ports and Terminals Group and has more than 40 years of experience in the planning and design of ports and marine facilities around the UK coastline and across the world. Currently working on the development of new ship berths in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, Gordon has also been responsible for Beckett Rankine’s international port development projects including those in Malaysia, India, Qatar, Uruguay, Angola and previously Russia, Ukraine, Libya, and China. These projects have included modernising container terminals, harbours and berthing facilities for oil and LNG tankers, dry bulk and RoRo ferry terminals.

Trevor Crowe, Director, Clarksons Research 

Trevor Crowe is a Director of Clarksons Research, a leading provider of market intelligence on shipping and trade and offshore and energy markets and part of the Clarksons Group. Trevor joined Clarksons Research in 1997 as a shipping market analyst, later becoming both the senior editor of a range of market intelligence reports as well as the Clarksons group senior containership market analyst. Trevor is today the Director of the Market Research Group within Clarksons Research, managing a wide range of research activity and products, including the market-leading Clarksons Research intelligence reports and websites. Prior to joining Clarksons he held a postgraduate position in the Oxford University economics department focussing on commodity and international trade research.

Sarah Holden, Shipping Research Manager, Clarksons Research 

Sarah Holden is a Shipping Research Manager at Clarksons Research and has more than a decade of experience in shipping market analysis. Sarah is responsible for a broad range of research and intelligence reports that track and analyse trends in the shipping industry, including freight and asset markets across the different vessel types, global seaborne trade patterns, shipbuilding and fleet developments, impacts from environmental regulations and the ongoing Green Transition. Sarah is based in London, and before joining Clarksons Research graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in Geography.

Nigel Pusey, CEO, Container Trades Statistics Ltd 

Nigel’s career spans the breadth of the global shipping industry, highlighted by key roles such as Chief Commercial Officer at Maersk Line in Copenhagen and CEO of Container Inland Services within the AP Moller–Maersk Group. He further distinguished himself as CEO of The Maersk Company Limited (UK) and Non-Executive Chairman of INTTRA. Nigel’s leadership prowess extended to his tenure as Chief Commercial Officer at Inchcape Shipping Services. Prior to his time with AP Moller–Maersk, Nigel played pivotal roles at P&O Nedlloyd and P&O Containers, including positions such as Corporate Finance Director and Managing Director of Southern Africa. With his wealth of experience, Nigel is an accomplished maritime authority, driving innovation and excellence throughout his career.

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