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96TH ANNUAL CONVENTION AND CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROPELLER CLUB

On Wednesday, September 21st 2022, Danae Bezantakou, Secretary General of the International Propeller Club Port of Piraeus moderated the panel “Ports in today’s fast changing environment” during the 96th Annual Convention and Conference of the International Propeller Club.
The main topics of discussion were how current external pressures will impact shipping and trade, along with new environmental regulations, technology trends, increasing cyber threats and the foreseeable tonnage effect on port operations.

Speakers of the panel were the following:
Fotis Dalmyras, CEO of Andriaki Shipping
Erik Holmgren, Economic Officer of the U.S Embassy to Greece
Christian Johnsen, Partner of Jones Walker LLP
Sotirios (Sotiris) Theofanis, PhD, Professor of Practise & Programme Lead, MSc in Shipping & Port Management of City College
Sean O’Toole, Senior Manager, Port/Terminal Operations at Hapag Lloyd.
In the photo below, you may also find Costis Frangoulis, Founder & CEO of Franman and President of the International Propeller Club Port of Piraeus