What's Next: a glance into the future of shipping
30/05/2018 00:00:00 – 09:00 a.m. - Athens, Greece (Benaki Museum, 138 Pireos St.)
BMS United partnered with the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) to offer "A Glance into the Future of Shipping". Set in the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture in Athens, on Wednesday 30th May, the conference offered delegates a unique opportunity to hear about key issues affecting the industry and participate in a lively debate.
BMS, as one of the world's leading maritime solution providers, and IBIA, the voice of the global bunker industry, arranged a dynamic and interactive series of discussions around diverse topics, which covered a broad spectrum of points at issue, but with a specific emphasis on future challenges for the Shipping Industry:
- The IMO’s 2020 Global Sulphur Cap
- Digitalisation and Future Ship Design
- Future Prospects: Risk management and Shipping Economics
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Presentations
Session 1 - New Rules & New Fuels
- Justin Murphy, Chief Executive Officer - IBIA
Compliance & Enforcement of the New Regulations
- Nigel Draffin, Technical Consultant and Board Member - IBIA
Fuel Availability and Choices
- Lauran Wetemans, GM Downstream LNG - Shell
Shell's Perspectives on LNG before and after 2020
- Edmund Hughes, Head, Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency - IMO
A Regulatory Update on Implementation of the 0.50% Sulphur Limit for International Shipping
- Steve Esau, General Manager - SEA/LNG
Why LNG as a Marine Fuel?
- Steffen Volder Kortegård, Technical Manager - Bunker One
Availability and Quality, 2020 onwards
Session 2 - Future Shipbuilding
- Bertram Volker, Senior Project Manager - DNV GL
Digitalisation, Smart Ship Operation & Future Ships
- Oskar Levander, Vice President Innovation - Rolls-Royce
Redefining Shipping
- Pinelopi Rapti, Mechanical Engineer & Giuseppe Tringali, Managing Director - Leadship
Ship Design after 2020
- Anne- Katrine Bjerregaard, Head of Secretariat - Green Ship of the Future
Creating a Tech-savvy, Innovative and Sustainable Maritime Industry
- Panayiotis Mitrou, Technology & Innovation Manager, Marine & Offshore Business Development - Lloyd's Register
Driving Electrification: the Case of Elemed Project
- Panicos Georgiou, Director - eSafe Solutions LTD
Cybersecurity in the Shipping Industry
Session 3 - Shipping Market Dynamics & Trends
- Dennis L. Andersen, Senior Oil Risk Manager - Global Risk Management
Oil Market Disruptions
- John N. Kotzias, President - Hellenic Shipbrokers Association/Partner, xclusiv
Shipping Markets: Status & Perspectives
- Panayiotis Zacharioudakis, Director - Ocean Finance
European Shipping Reaction on New Regulations and Relative Incentives
- George Polychroniou, Executive Director - DEPA S.A.
LNG Bunkering
- Simon Ward, Director - Ursa Shipbrokers
Ship Sale & Purchase: the Real Future Market
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