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Judge at ESG Shipping Awards in 2023 & 2024
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Speeches / public interventions
- “State of the Bunker Industry – an assessment by leading industry shipping associations” (2024), Panellist at IBIA Annual Convention 2024, Athens, Greece, November 6
- “The development of a strategic plan for the transformation of Greece into a marine technology hub” (2024), Panellist at HIMT Conference at Posidonia, Athens, Greece, June 6
- “Dry bulk commodities and shipping outlook” (2024), Panellist at S&P Global Commodity Insights Forum at Posidonia, Athens, Greece, June 4
- “The Energy Transition: Green Shipping” (2024), Panellist at at 22nd Mare Forum Athens conference, Greece, April 18
- “Energy transition, Pioneering to 2030-2050 and beyond” (2024), Panellist at 7th Mare Forum Geneva conference, Switzerland, March 19
- “The Future of Freight” (2023), Panellist at S&P Global Commodity Insights conference, London International Shipping Week, September 13
- “State of the Maritime Industry” (2023), Panellist at CMA Shipping 2023 Conference, Stamford (CT), USA, March 21
- “Maritime ESG” (2022), series of interventions on LinkdedIn
- “At the Helm of Global Shipping: Ensuring Continuity in times of Change” (2022), Panellist at Isalos.net and Real Time Graduates Posidonia Conference, June 9
- “ESG in shipping” (2022), Panellist at Green4Sea virtual forum, April 28
- “Decarbonisation and Key Challenges for the Dry Bulk Sector” (2021), Panellist at 2021 Tripartite Forum, November 18
- “ESG towards sustainable shipping” (2021), Panellist at Green4Sea virtual forum, April 21
- “Decoding shipping: the day after the pandemic” (2021), Panellist at Isalos.net maritime e-conference, March 18
- “Trends in dry bulk trade and shipping” (2021), Panellist at Mare Forum digital conference, February 11
- “Sustainable shipping” (2020), Panellist at Thessaloniki Sustainability Summit, September 7
- “A Guide to Bulk Carrier Operations” (2020), Panellist at Nautical Institute webinar on the occasion of its new publication, August 27
- “Dry bulk under siege” (2020), Panellist at Mare Forum digital conference, June 25
- “Shipping 2020: Revisiting the role of shipping in international prosperity” (2020), Panellist at Isalos.net conference, London, UK, Feb. 26
- “Shipping and the Environment” (2020), Panellist at “European Shipping Week 2020”, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 20
- “Energy Transition in the maritime sector” (2019), Panellist at Green Award 25th Anniversary Conference, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 28
- “Shipping’s G-6 Summit” (2019), Panellist at CMA Shipping 2019 Conference, Stamford (CT), USA, April 2
- “Global Shipping Regulation at a Crossroads” (2019), Panellist at Safety4Sea London Forum, London, UK, Mar. 28
- “Dry Cargo Sector-Opportunities and Threats” (2019), panel Moderator at “Why Go Maritime in an era of changes?” Isalos.net Conference, London, UK, Feb. 21
- “Bureau Veritas UK & Ireland Committee Meeting” (2018), Guest speaker, London, UK, Oct. 4
- “The vessel of the future: what lies ahead” (2018), Panellist at “World Trade & Commerce: why Go Maritime in this turbulent era?” Isalos Conference, London, UK, February 15
- “Regulation and shipping. A new relationship” (2017), Panellist at “Fleet Transformation: the event 2017” Conference, London, UK, October 25
- “The Heads of State” (2017), Panellist at CMA Shipping 2017 Conference, Stamford (CT), USA, March 20
- “Opportunities for Maritime Services Under the Belt & Road Initiative” (2017), Panellist at seminar organised by Cass Business School, Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board & Hong Kong Trade Development Council, London, UK, February 28
- “Low-level corruption: a heightened risk for shipping companies” (2017), Panellist at IHS Maritime & Trade Risk Forum 2017, London, UK, January 24
- “Regulatory & Market Developments: New Challenges & Industry Response” (2016), Panellist at Capital Link’s 6th Annual Operational Excellence & Maritime CSR Forum, London, UK, November 2
- “Shipping economics research: from theory to practice” (2016) at IEMN-IAE, Université de Nantes, ENSM, Nantes, France, March 18
- “LNG markets & shipping” (2015) at Intertanko meeting, Athens, Greece, September 24
- “Analysing the prospects of energy shipping markets” (2015) at Texas A&M University, Texas, USA, February 19
- “The (contrasting) prospects of key energy shipping markets” (2013) at the “Energy & Shipping” 2nd International Seminar, IENE, Athens, Greece, March 6
- “The economics of Oil & Gas sea transportation” (2012) at the “Energy & Shipping” 1st International Seminar, IENE, Athens, Greece, February 3
- “The Shipping Piece of the LNG Puzzle in South East Europe: Prospects and Opportunities” (2011) at the “LNG South East Europe Conference”, the LNG Journal, Athens, Greece, November 24
- “Liquefied Natural Gas as an energy source for the Greek and international markets” (2010) at the “Energy Conference”, Technical Chamber of Greece, Athens, March 8 (in Greek)
- “Geo-strategic dimensions of the energy policy of Greece” (2010) (invited speech – presentation in Greek)
- “Caspian – Black Sea – SE European Gas Corridors and the LNG parameter: A scenario bundles approach” (2009) at the 10th European Conference “Energy, Policies and Technologies for Sustainable Economies”, International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Vienna, Austria, September 7-10
- “Game Theory contributions to Terrorism in Merchant Shipping: an Application to Port Security” (2009) at International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) 2009 Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 24-26
- “A Game Theory analysis of the LNG market: The scenario bundle method and the security of gas supply for Greece” (2008) at the 2nd International Conference on Game Theory and Management (GTM 2008), St. Petersburg, Russia, June 26-27
- “Early Commitment and Entry Deterrence in an LNG shipping market” (2008) at the 2nd International Symposium on Ship Operations, Management, and Economics, SNAME Greek Section, Athens, Greece, September 17-18
- “Investment Rules and Competition Patterns in LNG Shipping: A Game Theory Approach” (2007) at the International Conference “Challenges and Trends in Shipping” (IAME 2007), Athens, Greece, July 4-6
- “A model-based approach for tactical decision making in oil spill response” (2008) at the “2nd International Symposium on Ship Operations, Management, and Economics”, SNAME Greek Section, Athens, Greece, Sep. 17-18
- “A decision-making model for oil spill response at the tactical level” (2007) at the International Symposium on Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Protection (SSE07), Athens, Greece, Sep. 20-21
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Professional articles
- “ESG is a vital roadmap for driving sustainable success in dry bulk shipping” (2024), Safety4Sea portal, April
- “The challenges with decarbonising bulk carriers” (2024), with E. Vergetis, Baltic Transport journal, Jan/Feb issue, pp. 44-45
- “The defining agenda-setting question for maritime ESG and its appropriate framing” (2023), New Money portal, May (in Greek)
- “The future of shipping: business survival in this decade and beyond” (2022), Riviera maritime portal, July
- “A strategic mindset on ESG is key for long term sustainability” (2022), Safety4Sea portal, May
- “Major milestone achieved in 2020 towards shipping’s decarbonisation” (2021), Riviera maritime portal, January
- “The reduction of GHG emissions at the center stage of the International Maritime Organization’s 75th meeting of the Marine Eonvironment Protection Committee” (2020), Naftika Chronica magazine, December issue (in Greek), pp.78-80
- “Intercargo at the forefront of past and current challenges in Dry Bulk Shipping” (2020), Naftika Chronica magazine, August issue (in Greek), pp.66-68
- “Intercargo aims at a quality self-assessment scheme widely adopted by the dry bulk sector” (2020), Naftika Chronica magazine, April-May issue, p.76
- “Shipping and the Environment: the need for a global perspective” (2020), Naftika Chronica magazine, March issue, pp.48-50
- “Intercargo’s activities, priorities, and objectives at a time of growing challenges” (2019), chapter in book ‘INTERCARGO: the First 40 years’
- “Intercargo’s priorities for dry bulk carriers” (2018), Naftika Chronica magazine, August issue (in Greek), pp.64-65
- “(Shipping) Regulations should be measured and wise” (2018), Naftika Chronica magazine, May issue, p.134
- “About speeds limits vs. slow steaming in shipping” (2018), Interview at Ship Technology Global, Issue 52
- “Intercargo is now representing ship owners with over 1,500 bulkers of 138 million dwt, growing by 48% year-on-year” (2017), Interview at Hellenic Shipping News portal
- “Intercargo and the challenges of dry bulk shipping” (2017), Naftika Chronica magazine, August issue (in Greek), pp.86-87
- “Important challenges in the Ballast Water Management regulation implementation” (2017), Naftika Chronica magazine, March issue (in Greek), p.52
- “Intercargo: Industry’s trends on loss prevention” (2017), in Safety4Sea Opinions
- “Regulatory challenges for dry bulk shipping are continuing in 2017” (2017), The Flag – Newsletter of the Bahamas Maritime Authority, March issue
- “Intercargo and the challenges in the dry bulk shipping industry” (2017), Naftika Chronica magazine, January issue (in Greek), pp.74-75
- “Intercargo Safety Perspectives 2017” (2016), in Safety4Sea Perspectives 2017
- “Shipping Economics Research: there is more to share between academia and industry” (2016), The Maritime Economist magazine, winter issue
- “Introducing the ‘planetary’ representation of merchant fleets: the oil tankers system” (2015), The Maritime Economist magazine, summer issue
- “LNG shipping prospects: an update on the occasion of Posidonia 2014” (2014), Maritime Economies newspaper, Posidonia Special Issue
- “Energy shipping prospects: the upside potential of LNG” (2013), Maritime Economies newspaper, February issue
- “LNG shipping review” (2012), with P.-A. Leroy, LNG Shipping Review – LNG Journal supplement, September issue
- “The Second Wave of LNG shipping” (2012) (in Greek), Maritime Economies newspaper, April issue
- “An Emissions Calculation and Speed Optimization Tool for Different Ship Types” (2012) (in Greek), with G. Kapetanis et al., Naftika Chronica magazine, June issue
- “The LNG market and its prospects” (2007) (in Greek), with H.N. Psaraftis, Naftika Chronica magazine, December issue
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Scientific papers / research
- “Estimating the operational effects of a bunker levy: The Case of Handymax Bulk Carriers” (2014) with G. Kapetanis, H. Psaraftis, Transport Research Arena 2014, April 14-17 , Paris – La Défense, France
- “Modeling tankers’ optimal speed and emissions” (2012) with H.N.Psaraftis, SNAME Transactions Volume 120, Archival Paper presented at SNAME Annual Meeting, October 24-26, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- “Container transportation as an Interdependent Security problem” (2010) with H.N.Psaraftis, Journal of Transportation Security, 3:197-211
- “Modelling Security Aspects of Merchant Shipping: a Piracy setting” (2010) with H.N.Psaraftis, N.P.Ventikos, IAME 2010 Conference, July 7-9, Lisbon, Portugal
- “Caspian – Black Sea – SE European Gas Corridors and the LNG parameter: A scenario bundles approach” (2009) with H.N. Psaraftis, 10th IAEE European Conference “Energy, Policies and Technologies for Sustainable Economies”, September 7-10, Vienna, Austria
- “Oligopolistic Competition in LNG shipping: A Game Theory approach” (2009) with H.N. Psaraftis, Maritime Economics & Logistics Journal, 11:2, pp. 227-246
- “A Game Theory analysis of the LNG market: The scenario bundle method and the security of gas supply for Greece” (2009), with H.N. Psaraftis, “Contributions to Game Theory and Management”, Vol.II, pp. 92-113, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg University, & 2nd International Conference on Game Theory and Management (GTM 2008), 26-27 June 2008, St. Petersburg, Russia
- “Game Theory contributions to Terrorism in Merchant Shipping: an Application to Port Security” (2009) with H.N.Psaraftis, N.P.Ventikos, IAME 2009 Conference, June 24-26, Copenhagen, Denmark
- “Liner shipping costs and logistics: a literature survey and taxonomy of problems” (2009) with H.N.Psaraftis, P.Tsiligiris, International Symposium on Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Systems, April 23-24, Singapore
- “Early Commitment and Entry Deterrence in an LNG shipping market” (2008) with H.N. Psaraftis, 2nd International Symposium on Ship Operations, Management, and Economics, SNAME Greek Section, September 17-18, Athens, Greece
- “Investment Rules and Competition Patterns in LNG Shipping: A Game Theory Approach” (2007) with H.N. Psaraftis, International Conference: Challenges and Trends in Shipping (IAME 2007), July 4-6, Athens, Greece
- “A model-based approach for tactical decision making in oil spill response” (2008) with N.Kakalis, N.Ventikos, Y.Ventikos, H. Psaraftis, 2nd International Symposium on Ship Operations, Management, and Economics, SNAME Greek Section, Sep. 17-18, Athens, Greece
- “A decision-making model for oil spill response at the tactical level” (2007) with N.P.Ventikos, H.N.Psaraftis, International Symposium on Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Protection (SSE07), Sep. 20-21, Athens, Greece
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Theses / dissertations
- “Analysis of Competition & Strategic Investments in the LNG market” (2009), PhD Thesis, NTUA
- “International Project Finance in the Energy Sector” (2000), M.Sc. Dissertation, UMIST
- “A study of no-steady flow in the Greek National Natural Gas Pipeline System” (1999), Diploma Thesis (in Greek), NTUA
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Education & training
2021: completed the Executive Education programme “Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility” at London Business School.
2015-2018: other professional training in this period was among other on “Leadership Development”, “Strategic Intelligence”, and “The Geopolitics of Energy”.
2009: Ph.D. from the National Technical University of Athens – NTUA (Laboratory for Maritime Transport, School of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering).
2004-2005: at the International Centre for Shipping, Trade, and Finance of Cass Business School (City University London).
2000: M.Sc. in International Business from UMIST (Manchester Business School).
1999: Master in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in energy from NTUA.
A certified mechanical engineer since year 2000.
Among other distinctions, awarded two scholarships in support of his postgraduate studies.
A Reserve Officer of the Greek Army.
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