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JOIN US FOR A COMPLIMENTARY LIVE WEB SEMINAR
THURSDAY JULY 23, 2009 11:00 AM EDT
(4:00 PM LONDON) (5:00 PM PARIS) (6:00 PM ATHENS)
DURATION: 30 MINUTES FOLLOWED BY Q&A SESSION
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Ship Recycling (Scrapping)
Trends, Developments, & Outlook
Presented by
Media Sponsor
Overview
As the ship recycling industry faces the greatest challenges and changes for a generation, the Capital Link Shipping Ship Recycling (Scrapping) Webinar will look at the key issues confronting this sector. With the current world financial crisis looming over the shipping industry, ship owners are reassessing their fleets across all segments - drybulk, tanker and container.
The objective of the Ship Recycling (Scrapping) Webinar is to update your knowledge and get new information about the ship recycling industry. In recent years, the ship recycling industry has experienced changes that have resulted in greater cooperation between ship owners and ship recyclers as both seek greater economic efficiencies and continued improvements with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ship recycling convention in environmental protection, quality, and safety standards.
Further topics included in the Ship Recycling (Scrapping) Webinar are:
- The role of a Cash Buyer in ship recycling
- Vessel scrapping impact on tonnage supply and freight rates
- Extraordinary quantities of vessel tonnage being recycled
- Development strategy of the ship recycling industry
- Boosting cooperation in global ship recycling industry
Featured Speaker
Dr. Anil Sharma, DBA, MBA
Founder, President & CEO
Global Marketing Systems, Inc.
Dr. Anil Sharma is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of GMS. Originally from India, Dr. Sharma earned a Bachelors Degree in Business. He then traveled to the United States in 1982 and completed his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Marshall University in West Virginia and went on to earn a Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) from the U.S. International University in California. Dr. Sharma worked in academia for 10 years and moved rapidly through promotions from visiting lecturer to chairman of the Business Department at Frostburg State University in Maryland. In 1992, Dr. Sharma launched GMS in USA, primarily to buy old ships from USA and Russia. In May 1996, Dr. Sharma resigned from his fully tenured faculty position to devote full attention to the ever-expanding global activities of GMS. For about five years now, GMS has been the largest Cash Buyer in the world for ships for recycling. GMS negotiates more than 100 ships every year for recycling yards in the Indian sub-continent. With exclusive offices in all major ship recycling centers and a team of professionals worldwide, GMS has maintained leadership in the ship-recycling market. GMS was the first ISO 9001:2000 certified cash buyer. GMS is the only Cash Buyer working closely with the IMO, ship-owners, government institutions and the ship recycling community to develop and understand the proposed Convention on Ship Recycling. Dr. Sharma has been invited to speak on Ship Recycling at seminars and conferences worldwide.
Q&A Session
Participants can submit questions to the panelists prior to or during the event through the special feature on the event page, or they can email them to us at questions@CapitalLinkWebinars.com.
The Ship Recycling (Scrapping) Webinar is organized by Capital Link, a New York-based Investor Relations and Financial Communications firm with strategic focus on shipping,
Registrants can download the PowerPoint Presentations from this webcast
A Free and Invaluable Resource
This webinar will also be available on demand at any time after the live broadcast.
Transcript
A transcript of the panel discussion will be publicly available at no cost within approximately 48 hours after the event and those interested can request it when they register for the event or afterwards through the event page at websites indicated.
About GMS (USA)
Established in 1992, USA based GMS is the world's largest Cash Buyer of ships for recycling. With exclusive representatives in all of the major ship recycling markets in the world, GMS negotiates more than 100 vessels for recycling every year. In 2008, the company delivered in excess of 4 mill DWT of tonnage. In 2009, the company expanded operations by opening an office in Dubai, UAE. Some of the world's largest ship owners sell their ships exclusively to GMS. We are the world's FIRST ISO 9001:2000 certified Cash Buyer. We are also the FIRST Cash Buyer to develop and promote a Green Ship Recycling Program. GMS is the only Cash Buyer to work closely with the IMO, shipowners, government institutions, various associations and the ship recycling community to facilitate the development of the proposed Convention on Ship Recycling. The company contributes extensively to agendas that create a safer and responsible ship recycling processes. GMS holds the record for doing the BIGGEST deal in ship recycling history! GMS has successfully delivered several ULCCs, VLCC, VLGCs, OBOs, Containers, Capesize Bulk Carriers and other large vessels. In fact, GMS has delivered one of the largest ULCCs for recycling. Vessels are bought on simple "as is where is" or "delivered" terms. Our specialized teams can reactivate laid-up vessels and steam them to the recycling yards under buyers risk, name and flag. If vessels cannot be reactivated, they are towed to their destination. All purchases are done on simple CASH terms. When it comes to competitive prices, accurate guidance, solid performance and integrity, shipowners turn to GMS.
About Capital Link
Capital Link is a New York-based Investor Relations and Financial Communications firm. Capitalizing on our in-depth knowledge of the shipping industry and capital markets, Capital Link has made a strategic commitment to the industry becoming the largest provider of Investor Relations and Financial Communications services to international shipping companies listed on the US and European Exchanges. Capital Link's headquarters are in New York with a presence in London and Athens.
In our effort to enhance the information flow to the investment community and contribute to improving investor knowledge of shipping, Capital Link has undertaken a series of initiatives beyond the traditional scope of our investor relations activity, such as:
- www.CapitalLinkShipping.com: A web based resource which provides information on the major shipping and stock market indices, as well as on all shipping stocks. It also features industry reports from major industry participants and interviews with CEOs, analysts and other market participants. The information on the website is not an offer to buy or sell any kind of securities nor does it constitute investment advice of any kind. Capital Link does not represent or warrant the accuracy of the information in this site. The user of the site acknowledges that he/she accesses the information at his/her own risk and cannot hold Capital Link liable for any matter in any way and will use the website in accordance with the Terms and Conditions specified on the website.
- Weekly Capital Link Shipping eNewsletter: Weekly distribution to an extensive audience in US & European shipping investor community.
- Sector Forums & Webinars: Periodically, we organize panel discussions among CEOs and analysts on various shipping sectors (containers, dry bulk, tankers) and on other topics of interest.
- Capital Link Investor Shipping Forums: in New York, Athens and London, which bring together investors, financial advisors, listed companies CEOs, analysts, and shipping industry participants.
- www.MaritimeIndices.com: Capital Link Maritime Indices: Capital Link developed and maintains a series of stock market maritime indices which track the performance of U.S. listed shipping stocks (CL maritime Index, CL Dry Bulk Index, CL Tanker Index, CL Container Index, CL LNG/LPG Index, CL Mixed Fleet Index, CL Shipping MLP Index - Bloomberg page: CPLI).
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