Maritime Authority of Cayman Islands to Host Second Annual Shipping Summit

The Cayman Islands will host its 2nd Annual Cayman Islands Shipping Summit this week, titled "Cayman - the crossroads to the Americas."

The event website reports:

After the very successful 1st Cayman Islands Shipping Summit  held in 2013, Mare Forum and OreCoal in cooperation with the Maritime Authority of Cayman Islands (MACI) are organizing the 2nd edition in which new ideas, opportunities and challenges facing the shipping world will be explored.

This year the conference will specifically investigate how the Cayman Islands can take a more proactive role in this interesting, albeit volatile and exciting  maritime industry. The aim is to illuminate the advantages and achievements made by the Maritime Authority of Cayman Islands. Despite many economic challenges, MACI has managed to prove itself an aggressive contender on an international level by revamping its legislation, provision of services, innovating technology and competitive pricing.

The conference will share and debate views from shipowners, operators, charterers, traders, analysts, bankers, consultants, entrepreneurs, classification societies, regulators, port and terminal operators, the media, and other members of the maritime industry – from this region and all over the world. The summit will provide an active forum for participants to network, learn, discuss, and debate the various issues concerning the maritime industry.

Campbell Houston will represent the OGSR at the event and report back to us with feedback later this week.