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World and U.S. Bulk Shipping a Seminar to be held in:

HOUSTON

October 25th-26th 1978

SAN FRANCISCO

October 30th-31st 1978

The seminar format as conceived by H.P.

Drewry (Shipping Consultants) Inc. will appeal to companies and organizations involved in the many aspects of international seaborne com- merce.

Each two-day seminar will provide a com- prehensive picture of the trades, costs and revenues of World and US tanker and dry bulk cargo shipping and a forum for the study of the volatile nature of shipping costs, revenues and US shipping problems. A further aim is to compare and contrast US and non-US shipping costs and revenues.

Topics: World trade review and outlook—

Seaborne trade and transportation of oil and gas—Seaborne trade and transportation of dry bulk commodities—Structure and trends of the tanker market—Structure and trends of the dry bulk carrier market—Structure of shipping costs and revenues—Prospective costs and revenues in the tanker market—Prospective costs and revenues in the dry bulk market—

Current U.S. shipping problems and policies in the global context.

NEW YORK

November 2nd-3rd 1978

WASHINGTON

November 7th-8th 1978

Participants will receive comprehensive documentation before a seminar. Only sum- mary papers will be presented at the seminar to leave the maximum time for question and discussion.

The seminar team: directors of H.P.

Drewry (Shipping Consultants) Ltd. London, assisted by Professor Victor Norman of the

Norwegian School of Economics and Business

Administration in Bergen.

Registration: to encourage active participa- tion, to create an informal atmosphere and to promote meaningful discussion, the number of participants at each venue will be restricted to 100. Fees are $425 per delegate, $360 for subse- quent registrations from the same company for attendance at one venue. Fees include all docu- mentation, refreshments, two lunches and an evening social function.

HPD (SHIPPING CONSULTANTS) INC.

Suite 318

Box 42999

Houston

Texas 77042

Name

Title

Address • Here is my cheque, made payable to HPD (Shipping Consultants) Inc. • Please bill my company. • Please send me your seminar brochure.

I am interested in the venue

Company Telephone State

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