Shipping and the law / All About Shipping
30 ottobre 2019

“The Shock of the New and the Human Factor”

 

Shipping and the Law – Xth Edition

“The Shock of the New and the Human Factor”

Naples, Maschio Angioino, 9th and 10th October 2019

“Shipping and the Law”, the conference organized by Studio Legale Lauro, this year reaches a major milestone, celebrating its Tenth Edition Anniversary. The event, which every year brings together many of the most important personalities in the shipping sector, will be held in the fascinating venue of ‘Maschio Angioino’ Castle, a renaissance symbol of Naples located in the heart of the ancient maritime city, nearby City Hall and the antique Angevin dock. The conference sessions, this year focusing on “The Shock of the New and the Human Factor”, will take place on 9th October in the 14th Century “Barons Hall” and will continue in the morning of 10th October in the Library of the Neapolitan Society of Homeland History.
Among the several personalities who will participate in this special 10th Edition of the Conference, will be the leaders of the main shipowners associations: the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) president Esben Poulsson and its vice president Emanuele Grimaldi; the European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA) president elect Claes Berglund (Stena);  the past president ECSA John Lyras and Thomas Rehder; the Confitarma president Mario Mattioli and the Confitarma Young Shipowners Group president Giacomo Gavarone.Among the other personalities from the shipping sector who have confirmed their participation as speakers will be: Clive Aston, former president of London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA); Giorgio Berlingieri, president of Associazione Italiana di Diritto Marittimo (AIDM); Leo Drollas, former Sheik Yamani ‘think tank’ head; Federico Deodato, C.E.O. of P.L. Ferrari; Mauro Iguera, C.E.O. of CR Group; Prof. Måns Jacobsson, former Director and Chief Executive Officer of the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Funds, who will talk about the legal challenges arising from unmanned ships; Umberto Masucci, president of the International Propellers Club of Italy; Alberto Moroso, president of the Associazione Italiana di Tecnica Navale (Atena); Ugo Salerno, C.E.O. of  RINA; and Fabrizio Vettosi, general manager of Venice Shipping and Logistics.

As in past editions, an opening speech will be given on the morning of 9th October by a representative of the Italian Government and as well as addresses and lecturers from experts in the international shipping sector, the conference will benefit from  contributions from other high profile personalities, which shall present  the session topics in a wider frame. Such personalities include: the futurologist Hamish McRae, who will talk about the longer-term future of the World and Europe’s place within it; the vice president of Istituto per gli Affari Internazionali (IAI), a former ltalian Joint Chief of Staffs, General Vincenzo Camporini, who will address the evolution/revolution of the international balances; and Prof. Roberto D’Alimonte, who will talk about the future of liberal democracies.

Besides these high-profile attendees and interesting topics, what makes the annual appointment of Shipping and the Law so special in the panorama of shipping events, is the pleasant and friendly climate combined with the strong sense of belonging to our informal – but at the same time unique – club, which this year will celebrate its 10th Anniversary.

Link: http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/18/the-shock-of-the-new-and-the-human-factor/

9 ottobre 2017

ALL ABOUT SHIPPING: Shipping and the Law VIII edition, 12th-13th October 2017, Naples- Register Now!

 

The eighth edition of the international conference Shipping and the Law, organised by Studio Legale Lauro, will take place on the 12th and 13th October 2017 on the stage of the eighteenth-century Court Theatre of the Royal Palace of Naples.

The conference will include the presence of a number of leading figures among ship-owners, bankers, maritime law experts, insurers and other players of the shipping sector from around the world and feature a Gala Dinner by invitation in the Royal Apartments of the Palace for the conference and the Speakers, Delegates, and the Authorities, hosted by CR MAG and SMIT.

The conference procedings will be officially opened on Thursday 12th October followed by a welcome from maritime lawyer and conference organiser Francesco S. Lauro. It will be followed by a roundtable titled “Full Steam Ahead in the Age of Uncertainty” on important challenging topics, among them ‘The threats and the opportunities for European operators in relation to the rise of the maritime economic power of China and other countries of the Far East’, ‘How can the maritime world deal with the global warming’, ‘The future of shipping in the age of growing protectionism or uncertainty created by Trump, Brexit and new political movements’.

This roundtable will include the president of the International Chamber of Shipping Esben Poulsson, the president elect of the European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA) Panos Laskaridis, the president of Confitarma Emanuele Grimaldi, the president elect of Confitarma Mario Mattioli, the director for Waterborne Transport in Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport within the European Commission Magda Kopczynska, past president of the Union of Greek Shipowners and of the ECSA John C. Lyras and former ECSA president Thomas Rehder, chief economist of the Sheikh Yamani’s Center for Global Energy Studies Leo Drollas, the president of Banchero Costa Lorenzo Banchero, the political analyst Roberto D’Alimonte, the UK House of Lords member Baroness Byrony K. Worthinghton.

The morning session will be moderated by Terry Macalister, former Energy Editor of The Guardian and David Osler, Finance Editor of Lloyd’s List.

After a lunch hosted by Palumbo Group, the conference proceedings will continue with a session dealing with shipping and port infrastructure finance with the participation of owners, bankers and investment funds managers, the head of the credit section of the Italian Banking Association (ABI) Raffaele Rinaldi, VSL CEO Fabrizio Vettosi and the economist Arturo Capasso.Among others, the president of the Port Authority and vice-mayor of Antwerp Marc Van Peel, the president of the Port Authority of Naples Pietro Spirito, the CEO of Tsavliris Salvage Group George Tsavliris, the president and the president elect of the Italian Young Owners Andrea Garolla and Giacomo Gavarone and the most senior italian Owner Peppino D’Amato will take part to the afternoon proceedings.

 

On Friday 13th October morning the session “The Law and Shipping” will be opened by the Comité Maritime International vice president Giorgio Berlingieri‘s brief account of the outcomes of the recent CMI assembly in Genoa, and by former International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Funds Director Mans Jacobsson’s keynote speech “Compensation for pure economic loss in relation to tanker oil spills“. Past president of London Maritime Arbitrators Association Clive Aston will introduce a roundtable with General Counsel Scorpio Group Luca Forgione; arbitrator and mediator St Philips Stone Chambers Jonathan Lux; Wärtsilä’s General Counsel Luigi Morselli; Hill Dickinson’s partner David Pitlarge.The last session of the conference “Better Vessels for a Better World”, moderated by Umberto D’Amato and Alberto Moroso, will be dedicated to new technologies. Participants will include RINA Services CEO Michele Francioni, a representative of Tefin who will speak on a new system to prevent fires on Ro-Ro vessels, while Board member of Caronte & Tourist Lorenzo Matacena will talk on gas propulsion. Among the speakers Wärtsilä’sMatteo Natali, WinDG’s Volkmar Galke, ABB and Eaton representatives, Ecospray’s Franco Porcellacchia  and Crossbeam’s Chairman John Wiik will talk about ‘smart ships’, digitalisation and scrubbers.

A post conference programme will follow on the island of Ischia in the evening of Friday 13th October up to Saturday 14th afternoon.

Link: http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2017/10/09/shipping-and-the-law-viii-edition-12th-13th-october-2017-naples-register-now/

25 ottobre 2015

All About Shipping.co.uk – Shipping & The Law 2015 debates the industry’s role in ‘Brave New World’

SHIPPING AND THE LAW 2015 NAPLES FM ABOVE...

Naples, 25 October 2015. Experts from Italy and around the world gathered in Naples on October 15 and 16 to debate the most pressing issues affecting the shipping industry today. From Mediterranean migration and regulation to finance and risk management, the conference saw two days of unique peer-to-peer interaction.

The event also considered the future of shipping – in both Western and Eastern markets – as well as immediate prospects, recent legal developments and what the future holds for the next generation.

Keynote speakers considered how shipping must respond to the changes acting upon it, both structural or external.

IMO Secretary-General Emeritus Efthimios Mitropoulos acknowledged the current challenges but predicted that once these had passed, “shipping will, like the mystical phoenix, arise from its ashes anew”.

Måns Jacobsson, former director of the IOPC Funds discussed the implementation of international shipping treaties and warned that uniformity has yet to be achieved, despite the industry’s desire for it.

Mediterranean migration was never far from the agenda and discussed by numerous speakers including Diletta Lauro and professor Roberto D’Alimonte. Confitarma President Emanuele Grimaldi rejected the concept of compensation for owners forced to divert for rescue “shipping cannot be a substitute for a proper search and rescue effort as this implies merchant shipping is a permanent part of a solution, which it cannot be”.

Conference organiser Francesco Lauro suggested the concept of a ‘White Knight’ fund for the depressed dry bulk and container markets. Prosperous owners could he said, extend a helping hand to struggling companies in return for a stake with high upside potential.

Held for the first time over two full days, Shipping & The Law 2015 also included sessions on ship finance, law, insurance, technology and innovation and future trends. Other notable speakers included ECSA President Thomas Rehder, SSA President Esben Poulsson, ICS Vice Chairman John C Lyras and RINA CEO Ugo Salerno.

John Lyras was critical of a regulatory regime that enacted laws before the technology was in place to implement them. Regulation should be global or not apply at all, he maintained, saying that West “is shooting itself in the foot, so to speak, by continuing to adopt them on a unilateral basis”.

Shipping & The Law brings together some of the most notable personalities of the industry from ship owning, shipbuilding, finance and insurance and other maritime experts.

Among the personalities who participating this year were Lorenzo Banchero, Giuseppe Bottiglieri, Peppino D’Amato, Federico Deodato, Mauro Iguera, Roberto Martinoli, George Tsavliris, Mario Mattioli and John Xylas.

The Conference was held in the octagonal chapel of Pio Monte della Misericordia where delegates admired ‘The Seven Acts of Mercy’, one of the most magnificent masterpieces of the Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio.

Art Historian John T Spike presented a commentary on the painting, alluding to its central theme of ministering to the needs of others. This allegory of charity he said, was still relevant to an era of mass migration by people fleeing conflict.

About Studio Legale Lauro
Established in 1993, Studio Legale Lauro has offices in Naples and in Rome and offers a wide range of legal services in Maritime, Commercial and International Law matters. Its lawyers provide specialised assistance in Shipping, Transportation, Commercial, Corporate, Banking, Insurance, Construction and Bankruptcy law, whether in an advisory capacity or as counsel in litigation proceedings in Italian courts and arbitration tribunals. Through its work with leading Italian and foreign shipowners, banks and financial lenders, Studio Legale Lauro has developed significant expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions, in Partnership and Joint Venture Agreements, and in various types of Financing Transactions. It also regularly acts on behalf of Shipowners, P&I Clubs, Underwriters, Charterers, Traders, Logistic Operators, Ship-Builders, Port and Infrastructure Builders, Banks and generally for maritime and commercial clients worldwide.

Link: http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2015/10/25/shipping-the-law-2015-debates-the-industrys-role-in-brave-new-world/

3 ottobre 2014

All About Shipping – Maritime industry’s big names assemble for Shipping and the Law 2014

Maritime industry’s big names assemble for Shipping and the Law 2014

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SHIPPING and THE LAW 2014 ITNaples, Italy, October 3, 2014. Some of the biggest names in European and international shipping will gather in Naples next week for the fifth annual Shipping and the Law conference organised by Studio Legale Lauro.

Participants include leading Italian and international shipowners, as well as key players from sectors including banking, chartering, hull and P&I insurance, maritime law and arbitration.

New for 2014, a pre-conference workshop, ‘Eco-Ships: Investing in New Technologies’ sees shipowners, vendors and regulators consider the pros and cons of this controversial subject. Presentations are followed by a panel, chaired by Michele Francioni, CEO of Rina Services and including a contribution from Emanuele Lauro, CEO of Scorpio Group.

The main conference includes opening keynote speeches from Emanuele Grimaldi,  Managing Director of Grimaldi Group, John C. Lyras, of the Union of Greek Shipowners.
Vincenzo Camporini, Past Chief of Defence General Staff for Italy will provide a geo-political outlook while Marco Del Panta, Principal Director for Migration Issues at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will discuss Italian and EU migration policy.

Sessions during the day include input from some of shipping’s biggest international names. Richard Fulford-Smith, Managing Director RS Platou co-chairs a new session ‘Global challenges and strategic decisions in the current shipping markets’, with contributions from Vincenzo Petrone, President Fincantieri, Jeffrey Pribor, Head of Maritime Investments Jefferies, Ugo Salerno, CEO of Rina and John Wiik, CEO of the Norwegian Hull Club.

Other key subject areas covered during the day include the latest developments in Ship Finance, Insurance and aspects of Maritime Law and Arbitration.

Conference organiser Francesco Lauro says the confidence shown in the event by the local and international shipping community is evidence of the programme’s relevance to today’s markets.

“Once again, Shipping and the Law will be welcoming some of shipping’s most influential thinkers and practitioners as we tackle the big topics facing the industry in the near term. Our speakers, chairmen and delegates can expect a lively exchange of views and an opportunity to hear viewpoints from across the spectrum.

The event includes a Gala Dinner on October 8 which will take place at the aristocratic Circolo Nazionale dell’ Unione.

Organized by law firm Studio Legale Lauro, the conference takes place on October 7and 8 in Naples, home to more than half of Italian tonnage. To register for the conference and for further information on the programme, please visitwww.shippingandthelaw.org.

About Studio Legale Lauro
Established in 1993 in Naples, Studio Legale Lauro offers a wide range of legal services in Maritime, Commercial and International Law matters. Its lawyers provide specialised assistance in Shipping, Transportation, Commercial, Corporate, Banking, Insurance, Construction and Bankruptcy law, whether in an advisory capacity or as counsel in litigation proceedings in Italian courts and arbitration tribunals. Through its work with leading Italian and foreign shipowners, banks and financial lenders, Studio Legale Lauro has developed significant expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions, in Partnership and Joint Venture Agreements, and in various types of Financing Transactions. It also regularly acts on behalf of Shipowners, P&I Clubs, Underwriters, Charterers, Traders, Logistic Operators, Ship-Builders, Port and Infrastructure Builders, Banks and generally for maritime and commercial clients worldwide.

More information: www.shippingandthelaw.org www.studiolegalelauro.it/shipping2014.
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