CMA’s 2008 Shipping Conference got off to a brilliant start on St. Patrick’s Day. It was not only bigger, 2,000 attendees by latest count, but if possible was one of the best ever in terms of content. Understanding that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, the organizers brought Ireland to the conference much to the chagrin of the local pubs, Tiernan’s and Tigin. Bob Kunkel of Seacoast Electronics was serving Guinness and Harps at the Seacoast booth and then brought in the pipes and drums from the Rockland County Emerald Society for entertainment.
It is grossly unfair to gloss over the program, which is dedicated to every part of shipping, but it would also be impossible to describe it all. So instead we will exhibit our prejudice and focus on the market sessions
This is only an excerpt of CMA’s Irish Feis
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Tags: · Ann Wyman, Atlas Shipping, Basil Mavrolean, Bob Kunkel, Charles Parkes, Charles Timberlake, Charles Weber, Citi, Clarkson, CMA, DVB Bank, Goldman Sachs, John Bamford, Justine Fisher, Louis Dreyfus, Martin Stopford, Michel Bourgery, Navios, Northern Navigation America, Oivind Lorentzen, Peter Sandler, Seacoast Electronics, SSY, Ted Petrone, Tesoro
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