Shipping analysts from Credit Suisse, Gregory Lewis, Maxim Group's Charles Rupinski and Merrill Lynch's Ken Hoexter will participate in a virtual panel discussion on the container shipping sector on Tuesday September 18.

The Virtual Analyst Forum has been organised by Capital Link, a New York investor relations and financial communications firm focusing on shipping, in co-operation with the New York Stock Exchange.

A live audio webcast of the analyst forum will be available on Capital Link's shipping website at www.CapitalLinkShipping.com, where it will remain archived afterwards. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes before it starts, a company statement said.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Gregg Krowitz, managing director of the New York Stock Exchange, and cover demand, supply, freight rates and asset values, valuations, focusing on current trends and the sector's outlook.

Participants can submit questions to the analysts before or during the event through the special event page at www.CapitalLinkShipping.com