Clay Maitland

On a quest for quality in shipping

Maritime TV’s ‘Mondays with Maitland’ – The Vision for the Future of the U.S. Coast Guard


In this eighth interview in the series, from his position as Chairman of MMPC, Maitland provides his thoughts on the vision for the future of the U.S. Coast Guard… Continue reading

NAMEPA and Fednav Win the Environment Award at the Inaugural Lloyd’s List North American Awards Event in Houston

The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and Canadian-based Fednav were both recipients of the Environment Award at the Lloyd’s List North American Awards dinner held last evening in Houston, Texas. Over 300 people from Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean attended this inaugural event. The Environment Award is one of 17 awards presented by Lloyd’s List. Other awards included a Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Robert Somerville, formerly Chairman and CEO of ABS, as well as Newsmaker of the Year presented to Columbia Pictures for the movie “Captain Phillips” Continue reading

NAMEPA and WGMA “Winds of Change in Shipping”Conference

The North American Marine Environment Protection Association and the West Gulf Maritime Association hosted a conference on the “Winds of Change in Shipping” in Houston today.

Clay Maitland, founding chair of NAMEPA welcomed the participants.

“NAMEPA is six years old now,” Maitland said noting that he and Carleen Lyden-Kluss, and others, established the organization to promote awareness within the maritime industry of the environmental requirements and regulations that the industry faces.

Maitland thanked the WGMA for co-hosting the conference and introduced Paul “Chip” Jaenichen, the acting maritime administrator for the United States Department of Transportation.

“I’d like to talk this morning about the ever-changing state of shipping,” Jaenichen said.  “I think we all know that change is coming.”

His list of changes included geo-political and… Continue reading

Maritime TV’s ‘Mondays with Maitland’ – A New Vision for America’s Maritime Academies


Another interview in a Maritime TV series featuring Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, International Registries, Inc., and Chairman of the Merchant Marine Policy Coalition (MMPC), entitled ‘Mondays with Maitland’. The program addresses issues of the day throughout the international maritime industry. In this seventh interview in the series, from his position as Chairman of MMPC, Maitland provides his thoughts on a vision for the USMMA at Kings Point, the State Academies and a New Maritime Academy for Alaska… Continue reading

A Look Back at the National Maritime Strategy Symposium- What Needs to Happen Next


Another interview in a Maritime TV series featuring Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, International Registries, Inc., and Chairman of the Merchant Marine Policy Coalition (MMPC), entitled ‘Mondays with Maitland’. The program tackles issues of the day throughout the international maritime industry. In this sixth interview in the series, from his position as Chairman of MMPC, Maitland provides his thoughts on the recent National Maritime Strategy Symposium and what needs to happen next in this effort to re-vitalize the U.S. flag merchant fleet… Continue reading

The Commercial Impacts of Decisions: Trade Routes, Chartering, and Futures


HELLENIC-AMERICAN / NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

20th Annual Joint Shipping Conference

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 – THE WALDORF-ASTORIA STARLIGHT ROOF – 301 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY

Moderator: CLAY MAITLAND

SCOTT BORGERSON, CEO, Cargometrics
PETER KANELOS, CFO, Eletson Corporation
TED PETRONE, President, Navios
STEFANIE KASSELAKIS-KYLES, General Counsel, Poten & Partners… Continue reading

Carleen Lyden-Kluss Interviews Clay Maitland on Maritime TV