With just a fortnight to go until the record-breaking third edition of Geneva Dry, organisers are busy liaising with panels to make the world’s premier commodities shipping conference a vital gathering to assess how best to navigate today’s volatile markets.
Scheduled for April 28 and 29 and the Hotel President Wilson on the shoreline of Lake Geneva, the annual summit for dry bulk, shipping’s largest segment, features its largest, most high-calibre speaker line-up to date, with new sessions designed to ensure the event is both topical and relevant.
Top names in shipping from the likes of ADM, Anglo American, Bahri, Cetus Maritime, CTM, Drydel, Himalaya Shipping, Klaveness, Louis Dreyfus, Oldendorff, Seanergy Maritime, South32, Star Bulk, SwissMarine, Trafigura, Vale, Wah Kwong, and Western Chartering are among the many senior executives who will be taking the stage to dissect the markets, and give delegates a steer on where the dry bulk sector is heading over the next 24 months.
“We are currently navigating a perfect storm of complexity,” commented V Subramaniam, a director of the event. “Trade flows are being redrawn by geopolitics. Wars are shuttering chokepoints. Regulatory frameworks are multiplying faster than compliance teams can absorb them. Technology is reshaping commercial decision-making at a pace the industry has never experienced. In that environment, reading the market is no longer enough. You have to engage with it – and you engage with it through the people actually navigating it, in real time, with real money at stake.”
Reading the market is no longer enough. You have to engage with it
A bonus workshop due to take place on the morning of April 28, ahead of the official conference opening is drawing plenty of interest, as are the many cocktail parties and side events going on around the Swiss city during the final week of April leading into May.
The Digital Dry Hard Talk specialist workshop will be on a first-come, first-served basis on the ground floor at the Hotel President Wilson. The session will aim to go beyond the sea of solutions, buzzwords, and bold promises to assess what’s actually delivering results and what’s falling short in the world of digital.
Following a welcome address by Delphine Bachmann, State Councillor in charge of the canton’s Department of Economy and Employment (DEE), the 2026 version of Geneva Dry opens with the Commodities Shipping Outlook and is followed by a risk management session then a special looking at AI, digitalisation and the dry bulk workforce, before closing out day one with the always popular hour devoted to the future of fixing.
Day two starts with a digital drivers panel – with input coming from the outcome of the workshop the day prior – before moving onto the dry decarbonisation session, at which point the conference closes out with cargo-specific panels on minor bulks, agri-commodities, coal and iron ore.
Sign up today to join the more than 700 top names in shipping coming to Geneva Dry in two weeks.
Companies attending Geneva Dry 2026 include: 2020 Bulkers, ABS, ADM, ADM Investor Services, Affinity Shipping, Africa Global Logistics, AGA Partners, Allegiant, AlliA Insurance Brokers, Amart Shipping, Ambica Logistics, AmSpec, Andrew Moore & Associates, Anemoi Marine Technologies, Anglo American, ANLINE Shipping, AP Marine, Ariston Navigation, ARMI Shipmanagement, Arrow, A.R. Savage & Son, Asparta, Astrobulk, Asyad Shipping, Atlantic Eastern Navigation, Augustea Oceabulk Maritime, Authentic Carriers, Auto Chartering, Auxin Shipping, Avalon Shipbroking, Avant Carriers Chartering, AXSMarine, Bahri, BALTA, Baltic Exchange, Banchero Costa, BBC Chartering, Beaufort Shipping, Belships, Bernhard Schulte, BIMCO, BIS, Black Sea Law Company, Blue Astra Maritime, Blue Visby Services, BPG Shipping, Braemar, Bridge Labs, British Steel, Bruges AI, Bryce, Bulk Egypt, Bulk Freight Solutions, Bunker Holding, Bureau Veritas, Burmester & Vogel, CALLS Shipping, Cambiasso Risso, Campbell, Candler Schiffahrt, Cargill, Carmeuse Trading & Services, Caravel Group, Castlewood Capital Partners, Cetus Maritime, Chesptow Maritime, Chesva Enterprises, CHS Inc, Clarksons, ClassNK, Cleanup Commodities, Cobelfret, Columbia Group, Complexio, Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers, CSN Mining International, CTM, Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha, d’Amico Società di Navigazione, Danalec, DennisMathiew, Department of Economy and Employment Geneva, Devbulk, Diamond Shipbroking, DNV, Drydel Shipping, Dualog, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, EBE, Eksen Chartering, Eramet, Erma Tech Group, European Energy Exchange, Exen Global, Eyssautier-Verlingue, Fednav, Fertmax, Fichte & Co Legal Consultancy, Filhet-Allard Maritime, First Citizens Bank, FIS, FixEnergies, Flame Trading, Fleet Robotics, Franco Compania Naviera, G2 Ocean, GAC, GBH, Geoserve, Getting the Market, Global Risk Management, Goldman Sachs International, GP Shipping, Greenheart Management, GT Wings, Gunvor Services, Gujarathi Empire Group, Hadley Shipping Group, HarborLab, Hayfin, Heidelberg Materials Trading, Hempel, Himalaya Shipping, Holcim Trading, Hong Kong Maritime and Port Development Board, Houlder, Howden, İÇDAŞ, IFCHOR Galbraiths, IHB Shipping, IMI, Inchcape Shipping Services, Incremental Maritime, Infospectrum, Ingenieurbüro Weselmann, Inmarsat, Intercargo, Interchart, International Registries, Interocean, InvestHK, ION Commodities, ISA Independent Ship Agents, Iskele Shipping, Island Oil Hellas, Istia Maritime, Japan Ship Centre JETRO, JME Navigation, Jump Trading, Kanakia Shipping, KC Maritime, KGI Securities, Kiesco, Kiran Holding – Hanbulk Chartering, Klaveness Combination Carriers, Klaveness Digital, “K”Line Bulk Shipping, Kpler, KWH Logistics Group, Kyla Shipping, LDC, Ledgid, Legasea, LETH Agencies, LHG Mining, Lila Global, LLC “LBS”, Lloyd’s Register, LSEG, M2Intelligence, MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping, Mandarin Shipping, Manta Marine, Marcura, Marex Financial, Marfin Management, MARGLOBAL, Marine Brokers, Maris Investments, Marubeni Corporation, MB Shipbrokers, Med Brokerage, MEDTRAMP, Merchant Recruitment, Mercy Ships, Metbulk Shipbrokers, Metis Cyberspace Technology, MIDSHIP Group, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., M/MARITIME, Mota-Engil Guinee, MSI, MVS Marine Services, NABSA, Navios, Neptune Maritime Leasing, Neudorf Maritime, Newton Commodities, Nextvoyage, Noatum Maritime Services, NOPAC Shipping & Trading, Norsul, Nova Marine Carriers, Novamaxis, NYK, OBT Shipping Group, Oceanbulk Maritime, Oceonix, OceanPass, Ocean Recap, OceanWings, Odesa National Maritime University, Oldendorff Carriers, Opulence Voyage, Ore & Metal Co., Oshima Shipbuilding, Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Paralos Asset Management Limited, Paralos Shipping, Paratus, Pavia Chartering, Peter Doehle Schiffahrts-KG, Petro Inspect, Pharaday, Polforce Shipping, Posidonia Shipping, Profision Shipping Capital Management, Prosmar Risk, PSS Shipping Services, PureteQ, Quadra Commodities, Range Shipping, Referans Denizcilik, Reliance Logistics Company, RightShip, ROVESA, S5 North Europe, S&P Global, Safe Bulkers, Sagitta Marine, SCG/Chesva Enterprises, SCM, SEA, Seabulkers, Seanergy Maritime Holdings, Seathrew Marine, Secro, Secureload, SEDNA, SFR Shipping & Trading, SGX Group, Shell Marine, Shipfinex, ShipMoney, Shipnext, Ship Trade House, Signal Ocean, SMT Shipping, South32, Southport Agencies, Spinnaker Global, SSY, Star Bulk, Stavian Singapore, Steamship Mutual, Steinweg Brokers, StoneX, STREAM, SUISSENÉGOCE, Sulnorte, Sumisho Marine, Sumitomo Corporation, Sustainable Shipping Initiative, Swift Marine, Swiss Bulk Marine, SwissMarine, Syroco, Taylor Maritime, TCC Group, Team Fuel Corp., TEO Shipping Corporation, The Shipping Collective, Thomas Miller, Thurlestone Shipping, Tiryaki Shipping, TMA Bulk, TOCOMAR, Toppoint, Toqua, TradeWinds, Trafigura, Traxys North America, Triton Bulk, TTS HUB, Tug Network Team, UK P&I Club, Unimar, United Maritime Corporation, Unitramp Srl Shipbrokers, Vale, Vale Base Metals, Valiant Shipping, Vertis Environmental Finance, Veson Nautical, Vesselindex, Victor Surveys, Viet Thuan Group, Vikand, Viswa Group, voestalpine Rohstoffbeschaffungs, Voyager Portal, V.Ships, Wah Kwong Maritime, Wallem Group, Wartsila Voyage, Waypoint Port Services, Weathernews, Western Bulk, Wilhelmsen Ship Management, Willis, Wilson & Sons, Windward Shipping, WinGD, WISTA Switzerland, Wood Mackenzie, Wooyang Shipping, World Economic Forum, WTW Willis, YK Bulkers, ZERO44 and ZeroNorth.
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