Held on 4 – 8 April 2022, the much-anticipated Singapore Maritime Week 2022 brought together industry experts and thought leaders from various sectors within the maritime industry to discuss and share insights on four key areas – innovation, sustainability, services and talent.
In line with this year’s theme of ‘Transformation for Growth’, Transport Capital spoke at the 4th Annual Capital Link Singapore Maritime Forum and Marine Money Singapore Ship Finance Forum 2022.
Watch the video recordings below to hear what our leaders shared at the various conferences.
4th Annual Capital Link Singapore Maritime Forum
Topic: New Generation Ship Manager
Moderator: Demetris Chrystostomou, Managing Director Asia Region / Group Director Business Development at Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd
Panellists:
- Philip Clausius, Founder and Managing Partner at Transport Capital
- Christophe Grammare, Managing Director at AAL Shipping
- Arjun Batra, Executive Chairman at Drewry
- Caroline Yang, President – Singapore Shipping Association (SSA)
In this digital conference, Philip highlighted the importance of shipowners in today’s market: “Ship operations have dramatically increased in complexity over the last few years both in regulatory perspective and commercial pressure in terms of optimisation. It’s simply not possible anymore for owners without a stable fleet size to follow all these trends and be compliant with all these regulations.”
“Once you’ve made the decision to work with any third-party ship managers, you have to give it some time for the relationship to develop. This is not something that can be done overnight,” he added.
Topic: Innovation and Technology of the Maritime Singapore Ecosystem
Moderator:
Joshua Politis, Deputy Managing Partner, Transport Capital & Chief Investment Officer, TC Ventures Panel
Panellists:
- Tarun Mehrotra, Chief Strategy Officer, RightShip
- Nakul Malhotra, Vice President, Emerging Opportunities Portfolio, Maritime Services, Wilhelmsen Group
- James Ong, Head, M&A and Strategy, IMC Pan Asia Alliance Group
Sparking the conversation, Joshua said: “With big trends such as ESG and decarbonisation to happen, you need various sources of capital. You need the governments, you need the banks, you need equity providers, but you also need risk capital to fund some of these. These radical changes would not happen without it. As you know, it is a fragmented market. The question is – is shipping ready?”
Topic: Financing Options in a Bull Market
Moderator:
Lizzie Roe, Senior Counsel, Watson Farley & Williams Panel
Panellists:
- Vijay Kamath, Head of Southeast Asia, South Asia and Middle East, Transport Capital
- Jolene Chew, Co-Head, Origination and Structuring, Offshore Marine and Shipping, Clifford Capital
- Markus Wenker, Chief Financial Officer, FSL Trust Management
- Ali Susanto, Managing Director, Braemar Naves Corporate Finance Mr. Shi Lei, Senior Executive Director, FPG Asset & Investment Management Asia
Offering a wider view on the availability and access to capital, Vijay highlighted: “There is capital; but it’s heavily focused on the ‘E’ (environment) element in ESG. There are players who would stay with equities, and there are opportunities and capital available for each market. However, that focus is still ‘E’ while there is a lack for ‘S’ (social) and ‘G’ (governance).”
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