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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:What would the world be like without shipping? 
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DESCRIPTION:Many countries take it for granted that shipping will do its wo
 rk against a remuneration. But how significant is that work?During the pan
 demic and the Evergiven incident the repercussions from the stoppage of sh
 ipping were felt to a certain extent. But what if transportation came to a
  complete stop for certain time periods?Would the impact be limited to wha
 t we know\, or would the magnitude be similar to an avalanche?It is submit
 ted that shipping serves global supply chains and the stability of all mar
 kets\, ensuring peace for societies and prosperity for citizens. Programm
 eModerator:Jan Hoffmann\, Head\, Trade Logistics Branch\, UNCTAD Speakers
 :Nigel Pusey\, Chief Executive Officer\, Container Trades Statistics LtdMa
 ximilian Weidenhammer\, Consultant\, UNCTADOnno Hoffmeister\, Project Offi
 cer\, Transport Section\, UNCTADHelio Vicente\, Director of Employment Aff
 airs\, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Rohan Masakarola\, Founder
 \, Shippers&#039\; Academy InternationalGina Panayiotou\, Founder and CEO\
 , Oceans ArenaGeorge Theocharidis\, Professor of Maritime Law and Policy\,
  World Maritime University (WMU)&lt\;p&gt\;Many countries take it for gran
 ted that shipping will do its work against a remuneration. But how signifi
 cant is that work?&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;During the pandemic and the Everg
 iven incident the repercussions from the stoppage of shipping were felt to
  a certain extent. But what if transportation came to a complete stop for 
 certain time periods?&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Would the impact be limited to
  what we know\, or would the magnitude be similar to an avalanche?&lt\;/p&
 gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;It is submitted that shipping serves global supply chains a
 nd the stability of all markets\, ensuring peace for societies and prosper
 ity for citizens.&lt\;br&gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;stro
 ng&gt\;Programme&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Moderator:&lt\;/p
 &gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Jan Hoffmann&lt\;/strong&gt\;
 \, Head\, Trade Logistics Branch\, UNCTAD&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&
 gt\;&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Speakers:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&l
 t\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Nigel Pusey&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Chief Executive O
 fficer\, Container Trades Statistics Ltd&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;stro
 ng&gt\;Maximilian Weidenhammer&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Consultant\, UNCTAD&lt\;
 /li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Onno Hoffmeister&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Pr
 oject Officer\, Transport Section\, UNCTAD&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;st
 rong&gt\;Helio Vicente&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Director of Employment Affairs\,
  International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&g
 t\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Rohan Masakarola&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Founder\, Shippers&
 #039\; Academy International&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Gina 
 Panayiotou&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Founder and CEO\, Oceans Arena&lt\;/li&gt\;&
 lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;George Theocharidis&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Professo
 r of Maritime Law and Policy\, World Maritime University (WMU)&lt\;/li&gt\
 ;&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/node/4222
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