{"id":1478,"date":"2025-02-11T14:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitify.eu\/kt\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2025-02-11T14:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:05:40","slug":"navigator-forum-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitify.eu\/kt\/navigator-forum-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"NAVIGATOR FORUM 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1881853694\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-238818\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1859663037\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/digitify.eu\/kt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/09-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitify.eu\/kt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/09-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/digitify.eu\/kt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/09-1-800x211.jpg 800w, https:\/\/digitify.eu\/kt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/09-1-1400x369.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/digitify.eu\/kt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/09-1-768x202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitify.eu\/kt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/09-1-1536x405.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitify.eu\/kt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/09-1-600x158.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1859663037 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-3973238663\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<div id=\"ui-id-2\" class=\"eltdf-accordion-content ui-accordion-content ui-corner-bottom ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-accordion-content-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-id-1\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"eltdf-accordion-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<p><strong>NAVIGATOR FORUM 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The annual Maritime Conference\u00a0<strong>NAVIGATOR 2008<\/strong>\u00a0was successfully organised for the eighth consequent year on Wednesday, 12th November 2008 in Athens Golf Club, Glyfada with the participation of more than 300 of the most distinguished members of the Hellenic Shipping Community\u00a0<span class=\"plain_italics\">(Ship Owners, CEO, Executive Directors, General Managers, Operations\/Technical\/Supply\/Crew Managers). The Conference was organised under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine, The Aegean and Island Policy chaired by Professor Alexandros Goulielmos from the University of Piraeus, Department of Maritime Studies and assisted by John Faraclas of SHIPPING International Monthly Review in London. More than twenty journalists from the press and the media plus four TV channels covered the event, which was also supported by an exhibition of more than a dozen stands that included sponsors, clients and Members of the\u00a0<strong>NAVIGATOR\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0international umbrella.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Minister of the Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine, The Aegean and Island Policy, Mr. Anastasis Papaligouras, made the opening address of the Conference and also pointed out the importance of the human factor as a crucial element of the success and competitiveness of the Hellenic fleet.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst other issues, Mr. Papaligouras defended the fact that although there is a serious crisis and a recession in the global economy, it should not become the stumbling block for the continuation of our competitive advantage in the global economic field.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Minister of the Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine, The Aegean and Island Policy, Mr. Panos Kammenos talked about the \u201cSafety At Sea\u201d issue and announced the participation of Hellenic Coast Guard Officers onboard the frigate \u201cThemistocles\u201d that will safe guard the sea-lanes outside Somalia, strengthening the efforts against piracy.<\/p>\n<p>The speech of the Chairman of Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Hellenic Parliament, Mr. Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, was concentrated on the Human Resources Factor in Shipping, while the General Director of Athens Exchange, Mr. Gkikas Manalis analyzed the new favourable prevailing rules for the Shipping Companies entering the Stock Market. Among the distinguished personalities who honored the Conference with their presence was the General Secretary of Ports and Port Policy, Mr. Georgios Vlachos, the Deputy Commandant of the Hellenic Coast Guard, Vice-admiral Mr. Georgios Giannimaras and the President of Masters and Mates\u2019 Union of Greek Merchant Marine, Mr. Georgios Vlachos. Christina Bezantakos\u2019 presentation of \u201c<strong>NAVIGATOR LTD.<\/strong>\u00a0services\u201d was sharp and to the point.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. R. Vis, a former ABS surveyor and currently Principal of Viswa Lab paper with 45 slides on \u201cUnderstand Fuel Treatment plants on board: find fuel contaminants correctly\u201d was very interesting for its detailed coverage. Nicholas Tsavliris, principal of Tsavliris Group, one of the world\u2019s leading Salvage masters, successfully tackled a difficult issue, that of \u201cSalvage Tug: an Historical Review\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Insurance is the name of the game and Stelios Drakakis, head of ISB Hellas Ltd, took the podium explaining with his very \u201ccompact\u201d nine slides \u201cThe Emerging Russian Marine Insurance Industry: Challenges and Perspectives. The case for Greek Shipping\u201d. It took eleven minutes to Jeppe Guld to explain \u201cThe changing face of ship management\u201d. The Vice President of EMS Ship Management Denmark A\/S has also employed the projection of his company\u2019s services within 17 compact slides.<\/p>\n<p>Then came a short presentation with 41 slides by Thomas Worsoe, head of sales of risk management products from OW Bunker Malta Ltd on \u201cHedging Bunkers in a volatile market\u201d. Just before the coffee break, Robert Hockham, from Transas Ltd., delivered a 32 slides paper on \u201cTransas Integrated Systems\u201d. Amalia Karagouni-Kyrtsos\u2019 paper on \u201cCaretta\u2019s Odyssey\u201d due to unforeseen circumstances and her absence was read by one of her colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Safor Miki Felix from Cameroon talked about \u201cThe Shipping Industry in Cameroon\u201d. John Faraclas\u2019 controversial 14 minutes paper on \u201cAn overview of Shipping today \u2013 proper risk assessment\u201d, provoked the audience for future questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>The Norton Lilly Services<\/strong>\u201d were presented by its chief commercial officer, Dennis Fuller.Modern trading issues such as \u201cThe Global LPG market: an un-walked path for many, a \u2018limited-risk\u2019 solution for few. Past, present and future\u201d was presented by Christos Triantafylllidis, Oil-gas Broker of Stealth Maritime.<\/p>\n<p>Theo Xenakoudis, Managing Director from IRI, Inc in Greece talked about \u201cChallenges: Maintaining Quality and the Registry of the future\u201d was also an interesting and well-presented topic. Nick Goussopoulos, head of the department of Maritime Studies from New York College had really a message to pass on. It remains to be seen how the state responds to his well-based arguments. Watch this space for the \u201cHellenic Shipping and Maritime Education\u201d. John Pachoulis, President of the Union of the Hellenic Shipbrokers Association delivered one of the best papers on the \u201cFreight Market developments after the recent stock exchange crisis\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He was followed by Areti Laios, who took the place of WISTA\u2019s President Anna Maria Monogioudi\u00a0<em>(she was abroad on WISTA missions)<\/em>, and talked about \u201cShipping crisis: women\u2019s perspective\u201d. The last presentation come from Professor George Nicolaides on \u201c For the new technology oil spill-antipollution system \u2013 by using magnetic technology\u201d, a well delivered paper from an expert in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Over the late lunch at the exhibition hall the networking was on to be interrupted by the well-awaited lottery and gifts session.<\/p>\n<p>We would also like to advise you that this unique Shipping Event was covered by all the major Greek publications. In particular, we mention the Communication Sponsor of this year\u2019s Conference, one of the biggest Shipping Magazines,\u00a0<strong>\u201cNAFTIKA CHRONIKA\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h5 id=\"ui-id-3\" class=\"eltdf-title-holder ui-accordion-header ui-corner-top ui-state-default ui-accordion-header-collapsed ui-corner-all\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"ui-id-4\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/h5>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3973238663 {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#text-3973238663 > * {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-390557960\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1502265191\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3743606751\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 150%;\">GALLERY<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3743606751 {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#text-3743606751 > * {\n  color: 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