Panel Speakers

Lawrence Rutkowski – Seward & Kissel LLP
Thomas Roberts – Compass Maritime Services, LLC
Basil Karatzas – Compass Maritime Services, LLC
Robert DiMarsico – Poseidon Capital Corp.
Randee Day – Seabury Group Investment Banking & Advisory Services
Bruce Paulsen – Seward & Kissel LLP
Philip Roche – Norton Rose LLP
Peter Mellett – BankServe Insurance Services Ltd.
Deepak Matta – Ship Management Services Inc.
John Arthur – Ship Management Services Inc.
John Ashmead – Seward & Kissel LLP

Seminar Agenda

• Introduction – Larry Rutkowski
• Vessels Today: Prices & Valuations, a Challenging Market – Basil Karatzas
• Surviving a Distressed Shipping Market: Loan Restructuring Strategies – Larry Rutkowski
• Problem Shipping Credits – Bob DiMarsico
• Unleashing the Warrior Within – Surviving a Distressed Shipping Market – Randee Day
• Q & A
• Ship Arrests in the U.S. – Bruce Paulsen
• Problem Shipping Loans and Mortgage Enforcement – the view from England – Philip Roche
• Problem Shipping Loans Insurance Issues – Peter Mellett
• Costs and Technical and Crew Issues Related to Ship Arrests – John Arthur and Deepak Matta
• Q & A
• Shipping Bankruptcy Issue – John Ashmead