Last week the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) Canada held several events to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its popular Dry Bulk & Commodities Conference. Special guests in Vancouver this week included the ICS International Chair, Luis Bernat and ICS President, Punit Oza who put a one-day ICS Voyage Chartering Essentials Course ahead of the conference on Thursday. The one-day conference included an impressive line-up of international speakers including BIMCO’s Secretary-General & CEO, David Loosley, senior shipping executives from Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd, Swire Bulk and Swire Shipping, and Norden. ICS Canada Chair, Hugo Brent, also announced the launch of a student grant for the ICS Online Academy. Deadline for application is December 8th.
