Companies on the participant list
Was your company represented at The 30th International Bunker Conference? See the companies represented at IBC 2009.
The International Financial Crisis
The real extent of the credit crunch is yet not known but is already affecting the shipping industry - and the bunkering sector is as vulnerable as any other. Freight rates are expected to continue to plummet while operating costs rise. The predictions for 2009 and perhaps 2010 are pessimistic and economists are yet not able to fully explain why this has happened.
A Proactive Industry
Whatever happens to the world economy, there will always be a demand for cargo transportation by sea, which means that there will always be a demand for fuel – of whatever configuration is deemed to be the most efficient and proper by technology and the environment - to power the ships which carry that cargo. The bunkering industry’s challenge is to continue to provide a first-class service and product which is both safe and efficient. That will require nerve, and it will require continuing investment in technology, and in people, wherever possible.
The IBC 2009 Programme Committee
To ensure quality our main asset is a close cooperation with leading industry institutions including ExxonMobil, Shell, DNV, Höegh Autoliners, The Torvald Klaveness Group, Wilhelmsen Premier Marine Fuels AS, Grieg Star Shipping, Stena Oil, Norse Bunker/WFS and Marine and Energy Consulting, who all are represented in the IBC Programme Committee.
