On the occasion of SMM, IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven also joined the Tradewinds Shipowner Forum. He participated in a panel discussion on the new shipping market reality, and its implications for trade, risk and opportunity. Led by Tradewinds editor-in-chief Julian Bray, the panel further consisted of John Wessel (Oldendorff Overseas Investments), Mirjam Peters (Höegh Autoliners), Uwe Lauder (Everlience) and John Denholm (J.&J. Denholm and chairman of ICS). In the debate, Patrick emphasised that shipping and ports are not simply facing more disruption, but are operating in a more structurally volatile world, and that the winners will be those that turn resilience, adaptability and flexibility into competitive advantage.
L-R: Patrick Verhoeven, John Denholm
