Our Team

15+ years' experience in commercial roles with leading shipowners' and shipbroking firms in Oslo, Copenhagen and Shanghai. Previous companies include Maersk Tankers, RS Platou, Lorentzen & Stemoco and Optima Shipbrokers. Expertise in asset management, S&P, newbuilding and chartering projects. MSc degree in Marketing from Norwegian Business School BI. Joined Newport Shipping in April 2018 to lead the sales process.

M: +47 99506658

M: +86 15021748068

E: lianghui.xia@newportshipping.com

Entrepreneurial and driven Ship Finance Executive, with over 25 years of leading industry experience in domestic and international market places. Global Head of Ship and Offshore Finance for the last 15 years in leading financial institutions like DVB BANK SE Amsterdam, HSH Nordbank AG Hamburg or UniCredit Bank AG Hamburg and Singapore. Proven track record of marketing and executing transaction across multiple shipping sectors. Loans were executed globally with clients in all maritime centres and with clients of all sizes and structures from small to large, multinational, publicly listed enterprises. Very strong global network within the maritime and financial industry.

M: +49 15140484129

E: ingmar.loges@newportshipping.com

Ege is the Managing Director of NMS and advisor to the board of Newport Group responsible for overall direction, strategy and funding. He was previously the founder and Managing Partner of Titanium Capital. Ege has also worked for Deutsche Bank's financing business for over a decade. He has deep knowledge of and experience in mergers & acquisitions as well as all financing from common equity to senior debt as well as secured and unsecured transactions. Over his finance career, Ege has raised over USD110 billion through 150+ transactions for institutional funds, financial institutions, corporates, UHNWIs, sovereigns and SWFs. He holds a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University.

E: ege.akcasoy@newportshipping.com

25+ years' experience in FMCG, Retail, Sport, Software and Shipping. Cenk has held high roles in within these industries as the Managing Director and CFO. He has worked with firms such as Unilever, Harvey Nichols, Pepsi and ICRON Technologies.

E: cenk.ozeker@newportshipping.com

25+ years' experience in shipbuilding, ship repair and conversions. 15 experience as a shipyard manager. Project and planning manager, 500+ projects completed for Containers. Tankers and Bulk Carriers. Joined Newport Shipping in 2012 as Shipyard Superintendent.

M: +90 533 764 1378

E: abdullah.toksoz@newportshipping.com

18+ years' experience in ship repair sales and operation for reputable ship repair yards. Supervised more than 600 drydocking and retrofit projects. Educated with degree in mechanical engineering.

M: +90 533 315 4962

E: emre.cesim@newportshipping.com

15+ years experience in maritime industry. He has worked for ship repair and ship conversion projects at internationally well known shipyard groups as project planning engineer, tender desk engineer, sales and marketing regional manager and marketing deputy manager for 10 years. He has deep knowledge and experience for ship repair, conversion, project management, planning, estimation, contract management and negotiations. Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Yildiz Technical University.

M: +90 553 922 5514

E: kerem.dalgin@newportshipping.com

15+ years experience in ship repair, conversion and industrial projects. He has worked at internationally well-known shipyard groups as production engineer, project engineer, project repair manager (in repair, conversion and industrial divisions), sales and marketing regional manager and planning department manager more than 15 years. He has deep knowledge and experience for ship repair, conversion, retrofitting, project management, planning, organization, estimation, budget control and contract management. Naval Architect and Marine Engineering from Yıldız Technical University - Istanbul.

M: +90 539 858 0101

E: erdal.turk@newportshipping.com

10+ Experience on international maritime industry including design, new building, operation, conversion, repair and perfectly organised with shipyards, owners, and classification societies. Well proven planning and solutions for bottlenecks during the approval stage and commencing of projects.

E: turgay.colak@newportshipping.com

20+ years' with Barclays, 5 years in Gibraltar covering the Mediterranean region including Cyprus, Malta, Spain and Portugal. Results focussed chartered banker with syndicated leveraged finance experience. Varied sales, due diligence, compliance & governance roles. Joined Newport Shipping in March 2018 to lead the administrative and governance process.

M: +44 (0) 7826924266

E: wayne.stalley@newportshipping.com

25+ years' experience in the financial services sector. Former International Corporate Manager with Barclays Wealth and Investment Management Division. Responsible for client onboarding and investment in Barclays Private Wealth and Investments practice. Joined Newport Shipping in January 2013 as Financial Controller.

M: +44 (0) 7554517966

E: bayram.ukuser@newportshipping.com

Extensive accounting/analytical experience & knowledge in the Shipping, Banking, Real Estate & Energy industries. 10+ years working within the shipping industry for companies such as Maersk Line, Eastern Pacific Shipping & Lomar Shipping. Joined Newport Shipping in July 2019 as a Finance Analyst.

M: +44 (0) 7741 647 755

E: frank.dunstone@newportshipping.com

Previous companies include KPMG, BAE Systems and Broadridge Financial Solutions with experiences within auditing, financial modelling and engineering. BEng with honours degree in Aerospace Engineering from Queen Mary University of London. Joined Newport Shipping in May 2018 as an Analyst.

M: +44 (0) 7514380645

E: omer.ukuser@newportshipping.com

15+ years of experience in Shipping sector as General Manager for reputable group.

M: +30 6955477720

E: stavros.lousis@newportshipping.com

10+ years working experience in the Maritime and Banking Industries as Personal Assistant and Analyst. Business Administration Graduate from Technological Education Institute of Piraeus with a Master's Degree focused in Shipping from University of Piraeus.

M: +30 6945777577

E: dionysia.lagou@newportshipping.com

Over 15 years of specialised banking experience in leading financial institutions: HSH Nordbank, BNP Paribas, UniCredit Bank, NordLB, UOB and DBS. Solid track record of originating transactions especially within the shipping finance segment with regional as well as global clients ranging from family-owned companies to multinational conglomerates. Has established global network within the maritime (all segments ranging from bulkers, containerships, tankers, car carriers, gas carriers and offshore vessels) and financial industry.

M: +65 9068 6969

E: woon.awyong@newportshipping.com

19+ years' experience within the fields of shipyard procurement managment, newbuilding project management and shipping financial leasing. Previous positions as Head of Procurement for major Chinese private yard, Commercial Manager for newbuilding contracts on behalf of one of the major financial leasing firms in China, and Marketing Director for the one of the public shipping group in China.

M: +86 18018688383

E: honggang.li@newportshipping.com