Goldsea Hamburg Marine Seminar Successfully held
The Goldsea International 2026 Hamburg Marine Seminar successfully held at Hamburg Marriot Hotel On May 5, 2026. This event marked the sixth one in Goldsea International’s Maritime Seminar Series, attracting distinguished guests from the shipping industry. Experts from Liberian Registory, Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow (hereinafter referred to as ‘ERG’), Lloyds Registry, Orbyt Global Group and SENDA delivered insightful presentations.
The seminar was hosted by Goldsea International Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Goldsea International”), a professional consulting firm specializing in ship S&P and leasing, ship design and construction, ship financing advisory, shipping market intelligence, ship digitalization, and customized craft ship model services.
Mr. Wang Jianjun, Founder of Goldsea International, shared his views on the development trend of the new shipbuilding market in light of the current political and economic environment. He provided an in-depth analysis of the main factors affecting the supply and demand of ships and shipbuilding prices, and introduced the order status, average ship age, and the ship scrapping market in terms of various ship types. He also gave a special introduction to the allocation of Chinese shipyards.
Mr. Thomas Klenum, Executive Vice President of the Innovation and Regulatory Affairs at the Liberian Registry, delivered a speech entitled Energy Efficiency of Short-Sea Shipping from a Flag State Administration Perspective. He first defined Short-Sea Shipping, then elaborated on the impact of the IMO energy efficiency framework and IMO DCS, pointing out that the energy efficiency of short-sea shipping is driven by operational efficiency. In addition, he conducted an in-depth analysis of the impact of the IMO Carbon Intensity Indicator on short-sea shipping supported by detailed data.
Ms. Hanna Marbun, Senior Associate at ERG, delivered a speech entitled Overview of Newbuild Financing. She pointed out that newbuilding financing helps ease the liquidity pressure arising from high capital expenditure while generating no operating cash inflow during ship construction. With graphical illustrations, she explained the structures of pre-delivery financing and post-delivery financing, as well as various leasing structures and their corresponding financing models.
Mr. Martin Layng, Commercial Director of North Europe Lloyds Register, shared a presentation titled Small Vessel Design Analysis and Trends. He pointed out that against the current decarbonisation trend, constrained by port limitation, shallow draught access and supply chain tensions, small vessels maintain resilient demand in the Nordic market due to their relatively high average fleet age and limited vessel renewal. Vessel design will keep pace with evolving regulatory requirements; methanol-fuelled ships will take a leading position in the short term, while the adoption of ammonia will bring structural impacts in the long run. In terms of ship types, container ships will take priority, followed by general cargo and mini bulk.
Mr. Martin N. Mikkelsen, Chief Digital Solutions Officer at ORBYT Global, introduced the company’s system designed to help shipowners and carriers comply with regulatory and reporting requirements. The system aims to assist clients in transforming environmental compliance management from a daily operational challenge into a competitive edge, thereby safeguarding their fleets, businesses and our oceans.
Mr. Simon Xiong from SENDA delivered a speech titled Strategic Analysis of China’s Marine Spareparts Market. Supported by substantial detailed data, he reviewed and analyzed the global spare parts market, China’s current market position and achievements, as well as the bottlenecks China faces and corresponding solutions. He noted that China is evolving from merely a spare parts manufacturer into a solution provider. Despite existing bottlenecks in high-end and new energy system sectors, such challenges are being gradually resolved amid policy support, industrial and global integration. As the world’s largest hydrogen producer and a leading manufacturer of green methanol and ammonia, China will create favorable supply-side conditions for the adoption of alternative fuels.
Mr. Wang Jianjun stated: “Hamburg is a major shipping hub in Germany and one of the most crucial transit seaports in Europe. It’s great pleasure at having the opportunity to share the outlook of the shipping market with all attendees here, and hoped that the Goldsea International Seminar would serve as a bridge for communication and exchange among all participants.” He congratulated the speakers on their outstanding presentations and thank all attendees for their active participation.
The seminar concluded successfully amid lively discussions and enthusiastic engagement from participants.
About Goldsea Int
Goldsea International Company Limited (‘Goldsea Int’) is a consultancy company specializing in New Building, Sales and Purchase, Shipping Finance Advice, Chartering, Ship Design, Shipping Market Intelligence, Ship Digitization, and Craft Ship Model services. Goldsea experts share with you a few decades of experience in the shipping and offshore markets in China, South Korea, the UK, Singapore, and Hong Kong. For more details, please visit our website www.goldseaint.com