Outline Agenda
*Please note topics/timings may be subject to alteration. Draft only.
0830 - Registration and Coffee
0900 - Chairman’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
Chairman to be announced
Biography pending.
0915-0945 - Keynote Address - 2020 Global Sulphur cap: Is your wait and see strategy succeeding?
- What are the range of abnormalities we should prepare for on the introduction of the IMO 2020 global sulphur cap?
- Logistics: Implications of bunker suppliers’ stock shifting in the run-up to 2020.
- Will the live testing of low sulphur blended fuels bring surprises?
Herbert has over 25 years of executive management experience in enterprise value creation in global shipping and offshore; integrating finance, operations and relationship management.
Herbert is based in Rotterdam and currently Senior Vice President, Centre Testing International (CTI) with global responsibility for their maritime client relations. CTI is the leader in industrial, consumer and maritime environmental / hazardous material testing. His prior responsibilities include Chief Commercial officer, Misuga shipping and Senior Vice President, DVB Bank.
Session 1
The Regulatory Landscape
0945-1010 - Preparing for the regulation
- Options for 2020 compliance and current case studies.
- Monitoring and testing fuel to ensure high quality and avoid operational issues.
- Beyond 2020 – Meeting the IMO 2050 greenhouse gas emissions target
Biography pending.
1010-1035 - A port’s perspective
- The role of the port authority in 2020
- Is there the right infrastructure to supply and bunker compliant fuels?
- How will port infrastructure change over the next few decades?
Biography pending.
1035- 1105 – Tea/Coffee Break
Session 2
Vessel Design and Operation in 2020
1105-1130 - Predicting and avoiding operational issues in 2020
- Avoiding compatibility issues when switching from HFO to LSF – what to look for and how to train crew to be aware of initial problems to avoid long-term engine damage.
- Sourcing compliant fuel ahead of time and maintaining fuel quality.
- The importance of continuous monitoring and testing fuel to ensure compliance with the regulation.
- Technical issues - will there be an ISO standard for 0.5 per cent bunker fuels?
Biography pending.
1130-1155 - Engine lubricant considerations
- Selecting the right cylinder oil in a 2020 environment.
- How will the shift to low-sulphur fuel affect marine lubricant supply and demand?
- Supplying lubricants for variable fuel qualities and avoiding operational difficulties.
Biography pending.
1155-1240 - Shipowner panel discussion - Future-proofing your fleet.
A discussion on how shipowners are changing the design and operation of their fleets to improve energy efficiency and go beyond compliance. The panel will also look at the ROI of technologies and available finance.
Moderated by:
Capt. Herbert Soanes, Senior Vice President, Center Testing International (CTI)
Herbert has over 25 years of executive management experience in enterprise value creation in global shipping and offshore; integrating finance, operations and relationship management.
Herbert is based in Rotterdam and currently Senior Vice President, Centre Testing International (CTI) with global responsibility for their maritime client relations. CTI is the leader in industrial, consumer and maritime environmental / hazardous material testing. His prior responsibilities include Chief Commercial officer, Misuga shipping and Senior Vice President, DVB Bank.
Panellist to be announced
Biography pending.
1240-1400 – Lunch Break
Session 3
Electric Propulsion and Alternative Fuels
1400-1425 - Fuel consumption and alternative propulsion
- Guidelines for navigators – voyage planning and the weather
- Alternative propulsion, fuels and power supply; At Sea and In Port
Arno has been a sailor for eighteen years; since 2007 he sailed as Master on cargo-vessels. Next to that he has also made a career as Master on various types of offshore-vessels (tug/ahts/psv/osv). Arno is proud of his worldwide experience as bi-lingual manager; and his hands-on experience as navigator; ocean-crossing, tropics and ice-navigation.
Arno is also the owner of Noah Shipping, a small company registered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Noah Shipping started for the purpose of writing invoices for work as freelance Master mariner. Noah Shipping is a marine-consultancy with a large network and specialises in cargo shipping and offshore.
1425-1450 - Methanol and alternative fuels
- The possibility for methanol as a marine fuel.
- Barriers towards adoption of methanol and other alternatives at the larger scale.
- Case studies of methanol and ethanol on ferries and small vessels.
Speaker to be announced
Speaker to be announced.
1450–1520 – Coffee Break
Roundtable Discussions
1520-1645 – These roundtables are open to all participants (end users, suppliers, sponsors etc) and will take place simultaneously – all hosted by key partners and sponsors. Each table can host up to 10 participants, and delegates will be invited to sign up throughout the morning to the roundtable they wish to attend, via our interactive WebApp.
The content in these interactive Roundtable sessions will be focused on solutions and business strategy and they will last for 1.15 hours in total, with the discussion itself lasting 40 minutes, followed by 35 minutes, for a short 5-minute summary from each table to the whole room. Between 4 and 6 tables will be hosted.
1700-1715 – Conclusions, followed by Networking Drinks