We attended the 2nd Naftemporiki Shipping Conference that took place on Tuesday, 26 January 2016 at Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso, Vouliagmeni. The issue discussed was: “Four Challenges For Shipping: employment, environment, financing, the shipping hub of Piraeus.” • Session 1: Shipping and Employment shipping industry’s contribution to the reduction of unemployment • Session 2: Impediments to the shipping industry the global aspect of the industry, its competitive international frame of operation and the regulatory settings • Session 3: Trends and perspectives freight markets, shipping finance from credit institutions and alternative sources, technology & innovation as pillars of the shipping industry • Session 4: The shipping hub of Piraeus coastal shipping, cruise industry, ship broking and the port industry