LNG

Oct 8 (LNG) - Senior executives from leading LNG, oil and product tanker shipping companies will discuss the trends, developments and outlook of the global commodities and shipping markets at the Annual New York Maritime Forum scheduled for October 15 at The Metropolitan Club in New York City.

Executives from 34 shipping and maritime companies will attend the event held in cooperation with the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq global exchange, New York City Economic Development Corp. and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

The LNG panel will comprise Harald Gurvin, Chief Financial Officer of Flex LNG, Andy Orekar, Chief Executive of GasLog Partners and Kenneth Hvid, President and CEO of Teekay Corp. The luncheon will be addressed by several keynote speakers, including Meg Gentle, CEO of US Gulf Coast LNG developer Tellurian Inc.

The Teekay General Partners board overseeing Teekay LNG Partners and its fleet of almost 50 LNG carriers, has overhauled its board of directors to help tackle the evolving strategies in the shipping sector.

Teekay LNG Partners, the New York-listed affiliate of the shipping company with 48 liquefied natural gas carriers in its fleet, has made board changes as it continues to develop its LNG strategy.

Teekay Corp., the Canadian oil and gas shipping line with an LNG fleet heading towards 50 vessels, said President and Chief Executive Peter Evensen plans to retire in January to be replaced by Kenneth Hvid, currently head of Teekay Offshore Group.