The Maritime Standard (TMS) has announced that the seventh annual The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference will take place November 16, 2022. The conference will, as last year, be an in-person event and will be held at the Atlantis, The Palm, where it was staged a number of times pre-pandemic.

The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference is also the only event of its type that has continued to be held face to face throughout the pandemic, supporting the industry during difficult times, TMS said.

Trevor Pereira, Managing Director, The Maritime Standard, said: “It will be great to be back at The Atlantis which is such a fantastic venue. The night before, the Ballroom will be packed with executives from across the shipping industry, but in particular leaders of all the region’s leading tanker owners and operators will be present.

As in previous years, having these two stand-out events back to back in the same location makes sure we attract the key decision makers in this sector, making the conference a unique, must attend occasion for anyone connected with tanker shipping.”

This year the theme of the conference will be “Reshaping The Market – Tanker Shipping Post-Pandemic,” reflecting the importance of recognising the significant challenges that still exist as a result of the impact of Covid and the long lasting effects it will have on so many aspects of this business.

Tanker shipping is going through a period of high uncertainty and volatility as world economies battle to recover from two years of stress and strain caused by lockdowns and associated supply chain disruptions.

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, continued Covid-related economic slowdowns in major economies, as well as changing structural shifts in energy use to meet climate change targets, makes the future of the tanker shipping business hard to predict with confidence.