On May 8, Mare Forum will return to the lively city of Rome where leading
Italian and international shipowners, CEOs from shipping, trading and
brokerage companies, key investors in shipping, bankers, consultants and
entrepreneurs, classification societies, financial institutions, regulators
and the media will gather at this prestigious conference and where an
exchange of views, visions and valuable information will make this forum
another unforgettable and meaningful experience.
The strength in depth of a
mature maritime cluster has helped Italy’s shipowners, shipyards, brokers,
banks, ports and growing international service businesses to survive the
global crisis. They have done that by reaching out around the globe. Italian
expertise and flair is in demand globally, as are Italian ships.
To find out why, and to connect to the strong and growing Italian maritime
cluster come to Rome and meet the people that matter. In the free flowing
yet structured Mare Forum ideas and contacts join and feed on each other to
create visions and new opportunities.
Rome is a great city and Mare Forum in Rome will bring together the best of
Italy’s marine businesses and top shipping players with their global
counterparts. Be part of that, enjoy it, and go home with a valuable Italian
connection.
We look forward to seeing you there..

Wednesday
8 May 2013
Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi
ROME - ITALY
[for the programme see below]
The
Speakers and Discussion Panelists
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as of 2 May 2013 -
[The list of speakers and
discussion panelists will be updated daily]
Paolo
D’Amico
President, Confitarma,
Chairman, d'Amico International Shipping,
President of Federazione del Mare
Conference Chairman
Emanuele
Grimaldi
CEO Grimaldi Group
Ugo
Salerno
CEO, RINA
Michael
Thamm
CEO of Costa Crociere
Coco
Vroon
Managing Director, Vroon BV
Liu
Haijin
Board Director & President New Century and New Times Shipbuilding
Magda
Kopczynska
Head of Unit on Shipping Policy and Logistics, European Commission
Rajaish
Bajpaee
CEO, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
Anil
Sharma
President, GMS Inc.
Valeria
Novella
President, Giovani Armatori
Giuseppe
Bottiglieri
President, Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company SpA
Angelo
d’Amato
CEO, Perseveranza
SpA
Federica
Barbaro
Managing Director, PB Tankers SpA
Stefano
Messina
Chairman of Gruppo Messina SpA
Giuseppe
Mauro Rizzo
Managing Director and CEO, Rizzo-Bottiglieri-De Carlini Armatori S.p.A.
Jannis
Kostoulas
Managing Director, Mare Forum
Robert
Lorenz-Meyer
Past President BIMCO, President Ernst Russ GmbH & Co. KG
Philip
Embiricos
Past President, BIMCO
Khamis
Juma Buamim
Chairman Drydocks World and Maritime World
Tom
Boardley
IACS Council, Chairman and Lloyd’s Register, Marine Director
Martin
Stopford
Managing Director Market Analysis, Clarksons
Mariella
Bottiglieri
Managing Director Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company SpA
Kirsi
Tikka
President, Europe Division, ABS
Enrico
Buschi
Fincantieri Chief Operating Officer
Fabrizio
Vettosi
Managing Director, Venice Shipping and Logistics S.p.A., Investment &
Advisory
Randa
Maria Morgan
Senior Policy Underwriter
SACE SpA, Export Credit and Structured Finance Division
Carlos
DiMottola
Partner,
Venice Shipping and Logistics S.p.A., Investment & Advisory
Lorenzo
Rosato
Bravo Tankers
Maurizio
D'Amico
Director, D'Amico, Società di Navigazione S.p.A
Ed
Mills-Webb
Partner, Clyde & Co LLP
Mauro
Iguera
Managing Director, CAMBIASO RISSO MARINE SpA
Umberto
Masucci
Vice President Federatione del Mare
Francesco
Fuselli
Managing Director, Banchero Costa & Co., SpA
Ralph
Leszczynski
Head Research Department, Banchero Costa & Co SpA
Wilhelm
Magelssen
Shipping, Offshore & Energy Group, Pareto Project Finance AS
Marco
Albers
Head of Transport & Export Finance
Managing Director, DekaBank,
Germany
Dr.
Jerzy Majewski
Deputy Head of Origination Europe, Shipping
HSH Nordbank AG
Janos
Koenig
Managing Director, Eurofin
George
Xiradakis
Managing Director of XRTC Business Consultants Ltd.
Philip
van Aerssen
Associate Director, ABN AMRO BANK
Michele
Francioni
Chief Operating Officer, RINA
Apostolos
Poulovassilis
Regional Marine Manager, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA),
Lloyd's Register
Stefano
Penco
Vice President, Southern Europe Region, ABS
David
Peel
European Manager, Rightship
George
Tsavliris
Chairman, INTERMEPA
Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
Pierpaolo
Campostrini
Managing Director
CORILA - Consortium for Managing Scientific Research on Venice
Lagoon System
Dimitris
Lyras
Director,
Lyras Shipping Ltd.
Chen
Yajun
Sales Director New Century and New Times Shipbuilding
Qian
Jun
Assistant General & Business Director
Jiangsu Yangzijiang & Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding
Kevin
O'Hara
Director, AMA Capital
Partners LLC
Hansruedi
Winter
Director, Bayside Services SA
Jonathan
Le Feuvre
COO, ABC Maritime AG
Marco
Poliseno
Director
Marine Division, Poliass - Marine & General
and
many more to confirm

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as of 1 May 2013 -
[The list of speakers and
discussion panelists will be updated daily]
Wednesday
8 May 2013
Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi
ROME - ITALY
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Wednesday 8 May
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08:00 |
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Registration
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09:00 |
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Opening and Welcome
Paolo
D’Amico
President, Confitarma,
Chairman, d'Amico International Shipping,
President of Federazione del Mare
Conference Chairman
Jannis
Kostoulas
Managing Director, Mare Forum
Magda
Kopczynska
Head of Unit on Shipping Policy and Logistics, European
Commission |
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09:30 |
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session 1
Where is the shipping
industry going?
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Session chairman:
Ugo
Salerno
CEO, RINA
Speakers:
Michael
Thamm
CEO of Costa Crociere
Emanuele
Grimaldi
CEO Grimaldi Group
Khamis
Juma Buamim
Chairman Drydocks World and Maritime World
Coco
Vroon
Managing Director, Vroon BV
Tom
Boardley
IACS Council, Chairman and Lloyd’s Register, Marine Director
Enrico
Buschi
Fincantieri Chief Operating Officer
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10:50 |
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Discussion between speakers,
discussion panelists and audience participants
DISCUSSION PANELISTS:
Liu
Haijin
Board Director & President New Century and New Times
Shipbuilding
Angelo
d’Amato
CEO,
Perseveranza SpA
Lorenzo
Rosato
Bravo Tankers
Rajaish
Bajpaee
CEO, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
Federica
Barbaro
Managing Director, PB Tankers SpA
Stefano
Messina
Chairman of Gruppo Messina SpA
Giuseppe
Mauro Rizzo
Managing Director and CEO,
Rizzo-Bottiglieri-De Carlini Armatori S.p.A.
David
Peel
European Manager, Rightship
Dr.
Jerzy Majewski
Deputy Head of Origination Europe, Shipping
HSH Nordbank AG
Kevin
O'Hara
Director, AMA
Capital Partners LLC
Umberto
Masucci
Vice President Federatione del Mare
Janos
Koenig
Managing Director, Eurofin
Francesco
Fuselli
Managing Director, Banchero Costa & Co., SpA
Carlos
DiMottola
Partner,
Venice Shipping and Logistics S.p.A., Investment & Advisory
Philip
van Aerssen
Associate Director, ABN AMRO BANK
Mauro
Iguera
Managing Director, CAMBIASO RISSO MARINE SpA
George
Tsavliris
Chairman, INTERMEPA
Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
Pierpaolo
Campostrini
Managing Director
CORILA - Consortium for Managing Scientific Research on Venice
Lagoon System
Dimitris
Lyras
Director, Lyras Shipping Ltd.
Chen
Yajun
Sales Director New Century and New Times Shipbuilding
Qian
Jun
Assistant General & Business Director
Jiangsu Yangzijiang & Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding
All
conference speakers
More
discussion panelists to be announced
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11:10 |
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Break hosted by CONFITARMA
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session 2
Light ahead in
the tunnel?
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What are our market perceptions and
expectations on commodities, trade and shipping markets? |
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The view from the shipbrokers –
analysts
The view from the bridge
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11:30 |
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Session co-chairmen:
Robert
Lorenz-Meyer
Past President BIMCO,
President Ernst Russ GmbH & Co. KG
and
Philip
Embiricos
Past President, BIMCO
Speakers:
The view from the
shipbrokers – analysts
Martin
Stopford
Managing Director Market Analysis, Clarksons
Ralph
Leszczynski
Head Research Department, Banchero Costa & Co SpA
Wilhelm
Magelssen
Shipping, Offshore & Energy Group, Pareto Project Finance AS
Anil
Sharma
President, GMS Inc.
The view from the bridge
Giuseppe
Bottiglieri
President, Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company SpA
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13:00 |
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Discussion between speakers,
discussion panelists and audience participants
DISCUSSION PANELISTS:
Liu
Haijin
Board Director & President New Century and New Times
Shipbuilding
Lorenzo
Rosato
Bravo Tankers
Rajaish
Bajpaee
CEO, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
Federica
Barbaro
Managing Director, PB Tankers SpA
Stefano
Messina
Chairman of Gruppo Messina SpA
Giuseppe
Mauro Rizzo
Managing Director and CEO,
Rizzo-Bottiglieri-De Carlini Armatori S.p.A.
Angelo
d’Amato
CEO,
Perseveranza SpA
Jonathan
Le Feuvre
COO, ABC Maritime AG
David
Peel
European Manager, Rightship
Dr.
Jerzy Majewski
Deputy Head of Origination Europe, Shipping
HSH Nordbank AG
Kevin
O'Hara
Director, AMA
Capital Partners LLC
Umberto
Masucci
Vice President Federatione del Mare
Francesco
Fuselli
Managing Director, Banchero Costa & Co., SpA
Carlos
DiMottola
Partner,
Venice Shipping and Logistics S.p.A., Investment & Advisory
Philip
van Aerssen
Associate Director, ABN AMRO BANK
Janos
Koenig
Managing Director, Eurofin
Mauro
Iguera
Managing Director, CAMBIASO RISSO MARINE SpA
George
Tsavliris
Chairman, INTERMEPA
Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
Pierpaolo
Campostrini
Managing Director
CORILA - Consortium for Managing Scientific Research on Venice
Lagoon System
Dimitris
Lyras
Director, Lyras Shipping Ltd.
Chen
Yajun
Sales Director New Century and New Times Shipbuilding
Qian
Jun
Assistant General & Business Director
Jiangsu Yangzijiang & Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding
All
conference speakers
More
discussion panelists to be announced
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13:40 |
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Lunch hosted by

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session 3
Where is my
Bank?
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Where is ship finance capacity for
new business?
Are more banks avoiding the shipping market?
Are new banks entering the shipping market, buying market share?
Are equity providers, hedge funds and HNWI stepping in?
The European, Asian and American Capital Providers perspective
Restructuring issues
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14:40 |
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Session co-chairmen:
Mariella
Bottiglieri
Managing Director
Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company SpA
and
Janos
Koenig
Managing Director, Eurofin
Speakers:
Marco
Albers
Head of Transport & Export Finance
Managing Director, DekaBank,
Germany
Randa
Maria Morgan
Senior Policy Underwriter
SACE SpA, Export Credit and Structured Finance Division
Fabrizio
Vettosi
Managing Director, Venice Shipping and Logistics S.p.A., Investment &
Advisory
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15:20 |
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Discussion between speakers,
discussion panelists and audience participants
DISCUSSION PANELISTS:
Giuseppe
Bottiglieri
President, Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company SpA
Lorenzo
Rosato
Bravo Tankers
Rajaish
Bajpaee
CEO, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
Federica
Barbaro
Managing Director, PB Tankers SpA
Stefano
Messina
Chairman of Gruppo Messina SpA
Giuseppe
Mauro Rizzo
Managing Director and CEO,
Rizzo-Bottiglieri-De Carlini Armatori S.p.A.
Angelo
d’Amato
CEO,
Perseveranza SpA
David
Peel
European Manager, Rightship
Dr.
Jerzy Majewski
Deputy Head of Origination Europe, Shipping
HSH Nordbank AG
Philip
van Aerssen
Associate Director, ABN AMRO BANK
Kevin
O'Hara
Director, AMA
Capital Partners LLC
Hansruedi
Winter
Director, Bayside Services SA
Umberto
Masucci
Vice President Federatione del Mare
Francesco
Fuselli
Managing Director, Banchero Costa & Co., SpA
Carlos
DiMottola
Partner,
Venice Shipping and Logistics S.p.A., Investment & Advisory
Mauro
Iguera
Managing Director, CAMBIASO RISSO MARINE SpA
Janos
Koenig
Managing Director, Eurofin International Ltd.
George
Tsavliris
Chairman, INTERMEPA
Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
Pierpaolo
Campostrini
Managing Director
CORILA - Consortium for Managing Scientific Research on Venice
Lagoon System
Dimitris
Lyras
Director, Lyras Shipping Ltd
Janos
Koenig
Managing Director, Eurofin
Chen
Yajun
Sales Director New Century and New Times Shipbuilding
Qian
Jun
Assistant General & Business Director
Jiangsu Yangzijiang & Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding
Marco
Poliseno
Director
Marine Division, Poliass - Marine & General
All
conference speakers
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16:00 |
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Break
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session 4
New ships, New
fuels, Innovations
Investment Opportunities
Should we see opportunities where others see problems?
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16:20 |
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Session co-chairmen:
Valeria
Novella
President, Giovani Armatori
and
Kirsi
Tikka
President, Europe Division, ABS
Speakers:
Michele
Francioni
Chief Operating Officer, RINA
Apostolos
Poulovassilis
Regional Marine Manager, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA),
Lloyd's Register
Stefano
Penco
Vice President, Southern Europe Region, ABS
Ed
Mills-Webb
Partner, Clyde & Co LLP
Maurizio
D'Amico
Director, D'Amico, Società di Navigazione S.p.A
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17:10 |
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Discussion between speakers,
discussion panelists and audience participants
DISCUSSION PANELISTS:
Lorenzo
Rosato
Bravo Tankers
Rajaish
Bajpaee
CEO, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
Federica
Barbaro
Managing Director, PB Tankers SpA
Stefano
Messina
Chairman of Gruppo Messina SpA
Giuseppe
Mauro Rizzo
Managing Director and CEO,
Rizzo-Bottiglieri-De Carlini Armatori S.p.A.
Angelo
d’Amato
CEO,
Perseveranza SpA
David
Peel
European Manager, Rightship
Dr.
Jerzy Majewski
Deputy Head of Origination Europe, Shipping
HSH Nordbank AG
Kevin
O'Hara
Director, AMA
Capital Partners LLC
Umberto
Masucci
Vice President Federatione del Mare
Francesco
Fuselli
Managing Director, Banchero Costa & Co., SpA
Carlos
DiMottola
Partner,
Venice Shipping and Logistics S.p.A., Investment & Advisory
Philip
van Aerssen
Associate Director, ABN AMRO BANK
Janos
Koenig
Managing Director, Eurofin
Mauro
Iguera
Managing Director, CAMBIASO RISSO MARINE SpA
Enrico
Paglia
Research Manager, Banchero-Costa & Co. SpA
George
Tsavliris
Chairman, INTERMEPA
Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
Pierpaolo
Campostrini
Managing Director
CORILA - Consortium for Managing Scientific Research on Venice
Lagoon System
Dimitris
Lyras
Director, Lyras Shipping Ltd.
Chen
Yajun
Sales Director New Century and New Times Shipbuilding
Qian
Jun
Assistant General & Business Director
Jiangsu Yangzijiang & Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding
All
conference speakers
More
discussion panelists to be announced
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17:50 |
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Synthesis and
Conclusions
Giuseppe
Bottiglieri
President, Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company SpA
Paolo
D’Amico
President, Confitarma,
Chairman, d'Amico International Shipping,
President of Federazione del Mare
Conference Chairman |
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18:00 |
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DRINKS |
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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES ARE
REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE:
(as of 5 May)
ABC Maritime
ABN AMRO
ABS
ABS Europe Southern Region
Albanna Group
Alix Partners
AMA Capital Partners
Amoretti Armatori Group
Associated Shipbroking
Assonave
Astolfo Di Amato & Associati Avvocati
Banca Intesa Sanpaolo
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Banca Popolare dell’ Emilia Romagna
Banca Popolare di Sviluppo
Banchero-Costa & Co. SpA
Banco di Napoli
Bayside Services
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
BIMCO
Bonelli Erede Pappalardo
Bravo Tankers
BseaG Srl.
Burke & Novi Srl.
Cafima Group SAPA
Calisa SpA
Cambiaso & Risso
Cambiaso & Risso Monaco
Cambiaso Risso Marine SpA
Campagnola Advisers
Caronte & Tourist Spa
Cayman Registry
Chiomenti Studio Legale
Clarksons Research Studies
Clyde & Co
Comando Generale del Corpo delle Capitanerie di
Porto
Confitarma, Italian Shipowners' Association
CORILA - Consortium for Managing Scientific
Research on Venice Lagoon System
Costa Crociere
Credit Agricole CIB
Credit Suisse AG
D'Amico Società di Navigazione SpA
Danish Ship Finance
DekaBank
Drydocks World-Dubai and Maritime World
Eurofin International Ltd.
Europe Division ABS
Federazione del Mare
Fincantieri
Finint Corporate Advisors Srl.
Fratelli D'Amico Armatori
Future Care Inc.
Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company SpA
GMS Inc. USA
Grimaldi Group
Gruppo Messina SpA
HSH Nordbank AG
IACS Council
Il Secolo XIX - ShippingOnline.it
Il Sole 24 Ore
Ince & Co. LLP
Informazioni Marittime
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
Jiangsu Yangzijiang & Jiangsu New Yangzi
Shipbuilding
Jotun Italia SpA
Lauro IT SpA
Legance Studio Legale Associato
Lloyd's Register EMEA
Lloyd's Register Group
Lyras Shipping Ltd.
MAN Diesel & Turbo Benelux
MAN Diesel & Turbo Italia Srl.
Mare Forum
Marnavi SpA
Marwave Shipmanagement BV
MED Offshore SPA
MED Offshore SPA
Mediocredito Italiano
Mediterraneon / Universal News Agency
Mednav Srl.
MF - Milano Finanza/ Ship2Shore
Michele Bottiglieri Armatore SpA
Millenia Maritime Inc.
Morfini SpA
Motia Compagnia di Navigazione SpA
European Commission
MPS
MPS Capital Services Banca per le Imprese SpA
NCTM Studio Legale Associato
New Century & New Times Shipbuilding
Nord/LB
Norton Rose
Pappalardo & C. Srl.
Pareto Project Finance – Shipping, Offshore &
Energy Group
PB Tankers SpA
Perseveranza SpA
Pl Ferrari
Poliass - Marine & General
Porto & Diporto
Price Waterhouse Coopers SpA
Raets Marine France Sarl
Rightship
Rimorchiatori Napoletani Srl.
RINA Services SpA
RINA SpA
Rizzo-Bottiglieri-De Carlini Armatori S.p.A.
RS Platou LLP
SACE SpA, Export Credit and Structured Finance
Division
Sekavar SA
Sgaravato Studio Legale Tributario
Shell Italia Marina Srl.
Shell Italia Marina Srl.
Shell Marine Products
SHIP2SHORE
Si Consociati
Sipex Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers SA
Stephenson Harwood
Studio Capuano Altiero
Studio Casani e Associati
Studio Chiomenti
Studio Coccia e Associati
Studio D'Antonio
Studio GMR
Studio Legale Associato - Cimmino Carnevale De
Filippis
Studio Legale Lauro
Studio Legale Mordiglia
Studio Tecnico Navale Romano Srl.
Thomas Miller P&I Ltd.
Tsavliris Salvage Group
UK P&I Club
UniCredit
Unicredit SpA
Unina
Unitramp Srl.
V Ships
V.Ships Monaco S.A.M.
Venice Shipping & Logistics SpA
Venice Shipping and Logistics SpA, Investment &
Advisory
Vernicos Tugs & Salvage
Vodafone N.V.
Vroon Group BV
Vroon Offshore Italia Srl.
Watson, Farley & Williams
World Fuel Services Corp. |