Geopolitical developments and shifting power balances affecting maritime routes, trade flows, and the operational environment of international shipping were at the center of the “Geopolitics at Sea: Shipping Between Global Powers” panel at Naftemporiki’s 10th Shipping Conference.
The panel participants included:
- Costas Delaportas, CEO, DryDel Shipping
- Yiannis Dragnis, CEO, Goldenport Holdings Inc.
- Savvas Kalenteridis, Geopolitical analyst, author, and host of the “Geopolitics” show on Naftemporiki TV
- Christina Margelou, Head of Shipping Finance, Eurobank
- Stamatis Tsantanis, CEO, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
- The panel was moderated by Antonis Lagadianos, Managing Partner and Founder of LCI Law.
Opening the discussion, Lagadianos explained that there is a universal perception that shipping has been transformed into a geopolitical tool and a means of leverage in recent years, driven by ongoing instability. He stressed that the latest geopolitical instability is the war in the Middle East, which led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz for nearly three months. He also pointed out that if the situation does not normalize quickly, market conditions will certainly worsen.
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