Celebrating a Landmark 40th Anniversary
Celebrating a landmark 40th anniversary of connecting the shipping community in North America, CMA Shipping will take place April 1 – 3, 2025 at Hilton Stamford, Stamford, CT.
The SMA is honored to be a Supporting Partner of the event, which is brought to you by Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) and Seatrade Maritime.
Under the guidance of new CMA President John Lindquist, Director of Marine Development, Stabilis Solutions, industry titans such as the incoming CMA Commodore Todd Clough, President & CEO, Fairfield Chemical Carriers LLC, Michael D. Tusiani, Chairman, Poten & Partners and Rear Admiral John Okon, President, State University of New York Maritime College, are among those confirmed to lead discussions throughout the 2025 conference on key areas such as trade disruption, alternative fuels, diversity, and crewing. They lead a formidable speaker roster, which now boasts more than 70 industry specialists, including:
• Elpi Petraki – President of Operations, WISTA International; Chartering & Business Development Manager, ENEA Management Inc; and Second Vice President, Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association (HSSA)
• Dr Beatriz Canamary – U.S. Maritime Knowledge Expert, PortXchange
• Rear Admiral John Okon – President State University of New York Maritime College
• Michael Lund – Deputy Secretary General, BIMCO
• Roberto P. Cazzulo – Chairman, IACS
• Robert Ashdown – Secretary General, International Association of Classification Societies
• Heidi Heseltine – CEO, Halcyon Recruitment & Co-Founder, Diversity Study Group, Halcyon Recruitment
• Carl King – Founder, Organic Marketing Services
• Jim Lawrence – Chairman, Marine Money; President and Founding Partner, MTI USA and MTI Network
• Paul Mazzarulli – Americas Representative, Baltic Exchange
The conference at CMA Shipping runs throughout the three-day event, and flows harmoniously alongside the Supplier Expo, dedicated networking events, and the famous Gala Dinner, where the achievements of this year’s Commodore, Todd Clough, will be celebrated.Registration is now open for CMA Shipping 2025 at: www.cmashippingevent.com.