Last Thursday, the 5th annual Marine Money Istanbul Ship Finance Forum took place within sight of the Bosporus at the Swissotel. In our mind, there could not be a more appropriate setting for this or any shipping conference.
After greetings from Marine Money’s Mia Jensen and Kevin Oates, Mr. Metin Kalkavan, as Chairman of the Turkish Chamber of Shipping gave brief introductory remarks which included interesting numbers on the Turkish shipbuilding industry. He was followed to the podium by Mr. Lucien Arkas, the Chairman of Arkas Holdings, who gave the keynote address. Mr. Arkas provided a concise history of his 44 years in shipping. But more importantly, he attributed the Turkish owners’ success in this industry to their high level of entrepreneurship, courage and self-esteem
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