It is with great pleasure we welcome you to the twenty-fifth anniversary of the annual Hellenic/Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce joint shipping conference in New York City. Our industry continues to be disrupted in so many ways, that we felt a conference devoted to a discussion of disruption would be appropriate this year. We are confident that this year’s program will allow for lively discussions of some of the important and challenging issues facing the maritime industry in turbulent and fast-changing times.