Shipping Forum Podcast

IS GERMANY BECOMING THE EUROPEAN HUB FOR ALTERNATIVE FINANCE FOR GLOBAL SHIPPING?An increasing number of international credit providers establish an operating presence in Germany, taking advantage of the footprint and resources of the German maritime cluster, providing access to a multitude of non-bank alternative finance credit sources. The panel will discuss the reasons behind this trend as well as the product offerings by the various providers.Moderator: Dr. Clemens Hillmer, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams LLPPanelists: Mr. Elias Sakellis, CEO - Australis Maritime Mr. Cruise Chi, Executive Managing Director - Bocomm Shipping Leasing (Europe) GmbH Mr. Axel Siepmann, Managing Director - Braemar Naves Mr. Martin Hugger, Managing Director - Meerbaum Capital Solutions Mr. Maximilian Otto, Co-Founder & Managing Director - Oceanis Mr. Oliver Faak, Partner & Head of Europe - Transport Capital