In the latest in our series of round table debate we talked to industry leaders in the Isle of Man about how they see the future panning-out for this important maritime cluster. Is the future as rosy as they would like or if diversification in the type of businesses they attract in, the name of the game?
Panellists included:
Lesley-Anne Walker, Director of the Isle of Man Maritime and chair of the Isle of Man Superyacht Forum;
Lee Clarke, General Manager Isle of Man Maritime;
Cameron Mitchell, Director, Isle of Man Ship Registry;
Bruce MacGregor, Director of PDMS;
Kuba Szymanski, Secretary General of InterManager;
Tony Whittaker, Company Contracts Manager & Company Secretary, Shell Ship Management Ltd;
Robert Hockel, Managing Director Shell Ship Management Ltd;
Luke Tippett, Managing Director Dohle (IOM) Ltd;
David Furnival, Executive Chairman Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement