Freshly Minted – October 21, 1999

STANDING ROOM ONLY IN HELLAS

Marine Money’s 1st Annual Ship Finance Forum Greece, sponsored together with MeesPierson, was an enormous success. Over 175 people turned up at the Athens Intercontinental Hotel today to learn about Capital Opportunities for Shipowners. A very strong, owner-oriented program brought 100 shipowners into the standing room only ballroom at the InterCon. “Get big, go public, or get out” warned Andreas Vergottis, shipping equity analyst at Warburg Dillon Read.

It was a busy week in Piraeus shipping circles generally with Nedship celebrating its 25 year anniversary today. The MeesPierson global shipping group also converged on Piraeus for an industry group meeting.

FERRY BUZZ IN NEW YORK

The austere model room of the venerable New York Yacht Club, usually crowded with hulls of early America’s Cup winners and cries of “Bring Back the Cup !”, was crowded yesterday with ferry owners wailing a different cry, “Bring Back the Ferry!.”

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