Erhan Esinduy, Regional Manager of the Liberian Registry's Istanbul office, was honored to speak at the Global Maritime Summit organized by Seatrade on March 22nd - 23rd in Istanbul.

On the first day of the seminar, Mr. Esinduy provided a presentation regarding the Ballast Water Management Convention and Liberia's efforts at the IMO to have the implementation delayed for existing ships. On the second day, Mr. Esinduy participated on a panel discussion regarding "Ships of the Future" wherein he discussed the Registry's leading role as the world's most technologically advanced flag with the launch of its e-certificates, electronic seafarer certification system (Sea-System) and electronic oil record books (e-ORB), amongst other developments. Both presentations were well received by a full house of participants.