• Overview
• Agenda

Conference Agenda

• Tuesday 6th March:

• 0900

  Welcome and introduction

  H.E. Capt Ian Finley, Conference Chairman, Permanent Representative of the Cook Islands to the IMO

• 0910

  Opening address

  Andrew Winbow, Assistant Secretary-General, Director Maritime Safety Division, IMO

• 0920

  What does the future hold for the chemical tanker market?
  
  - Chemical demand trends
  - Freight rates
  - Earnings and prices

  Adrian Brown, Senior Research Analyst, SSY

• 0945

  The chemical tanker market - the Asian perspective

  Demand for chemical tankers: GDP growth and product flows
  Freight trends
  Supply of chemical tankers: Asian fleet growth and development
  Outlook: demand versus supply
  Demand and supply swing factors

  Rudi Stalmans, General Manager – Integrated Logistics Solutions, SPI Marine (Asia)

• 1010

  Product tanker market overview

  The latest overview of the market covering:

  - Freight rates
  - Newbuildings
  - Trade patterns

  Simon Chattrabhuti, Head of Tanker Research, Clarksons

• 1035

  Discussion

• 1100

  Tea and coffee sponsored by Milbros Software

• 1130

  Biofuels outlook 2012
  Ethanol and biodiesel trades

  Arno van den Bos, Consultant, Ecofys

• 1155

  Ship finance - where are we today?

  Thomas Falck, Chemical, LPG & Product Tanker Group, DVB Bank

• 1220

  Impact of market downturn on chemical and product tanker companies
  
  What are the signs that a restructuring/creditor negotiation is more or less likely to be a success?
  

  Aage Figenschou, Director, Figenschou Consultancies

• 1245

  Discussion

• 1300

  Lunch

• 1400

  The Ballast Water Convention and its implementation

  Brian Elliott, Senior Project Officer, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

• 1425

  Ballast water treatment system installation: a case study
  
  Pump room and deck BWT installations - the challenges
  

  Tor Atle Eiken, Director, Ocean Saver

• 1445

  Discussion

  David Davenport Jones, Director, Technology and Business Development at ABS Europe will join the panel.

• 1500

  Piracy off the Horn of Africa
  Situation update

  Capt Haslam, RN,, Chief of Staff, EUNAVFOR

• 1520

  Piracy: IMO update

  Hartmut Hesse, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Maritime Security and Anti-Piracy Programmes, IMO

• 1540

  Discussion

• 1600

  Tea and coffee sponsored by Milbros Software

• 1620

  Piracy and the role of private security

  Peter Cook, Director, Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI)

• 1640

  Legal and practical considerations of piracy
  
  - Can I refuse to transit the high risk areas?
  - Insurance issues
  - Armed guards - where are we now?
  - Unseaworthiness and BMP

  Stephen Askins, Partner, Ince & Co

• 1700

  Discussion

• 1715

  Reception sponsored by DVB Bank

• Wednesday 7th March:

• 0900

  H.E. Capt Ian Finley, Conference Chairman, Permanent Representative of the Cook Islands to the IMO

• 0905

  Update on regulations affecting the carriage of oils and fats:
  
  -    FOSFA
  -    EU
  -    Codex Alimentarius
  
  

  Dr John Hancock, Technical Manager, Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations (FOSFA)

• 0930

  The cost of compliance
  Chemical tanker operators, struggling in difficult market conditions, face the additional heavy costs of new regulations and customer demands
  

  Hugo Finlay, Managing Director, Essberger Tankers

• 0955

  Regulatory update
  An overview of forthcoming issues affecting the chemical and product tanker sector

  Janet Strode, General Manager, IPTA

• 1015

  Discussion

• 1030

  Tea and coffee sponsored by Milbros Software

• 1100

  Maritime Labour Convention 2006
  The flag state perspective
  

  Capt. Doug Bell, Deputy Director, The Bahamas Maritime Authority

• 1125

  Maritime Labour Convention - the seafarer's view

  Fabrizio Barcellona, Seafarers' Section Secretary - Deputy, International Transport Workers' Federation

• 1145

  Discussion

• 1200

  Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from shipping
  
  -    Finalisation of guidelines for EEDI
  -    Outcome of UNFCC COP 17
  -    Market Based Measures for International Shipping – IMO  the way forward
   

  Sveinung Oftedal, Specialist Director Norwegian Ministry Of the Environment, Chairman BLG Sub-Committee IMO

• 1225

  Maritime greenhouse gas reduction measures
  State-of-play within the EU

  Marten Koopmans, Accredited representative to the IMO, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

• 1245

  Discussion

• 1300

  Lunch

• 1400

  SIRE programme
  At the heart of the SIRE system is a large database of objective technical and operational information about a range of vessels used for carrying oil, gas and chemicals. Latest updates.
   

  Rob Collier, Compliance Manager, Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)

• 1425

  Chemical tanker operations
  
  Addressing the risks associated with increased use of nitrogen as an inerting medium
  
  

  Axel Kahl, Marine Technical Manager, Chemicals, Shell Chemicals

• 1450

  Discussion

• 1500

  Bunker quality issues
  How are the latest environmental requirements affecting bunker quality worldwide?
  

  Tim Wilson, Principal Specialist Engineer, Lloyd's Register EMEA

• 1520

  Bunkers

  How to avoid disputes over quantity and quality

  Alvin Forster, Risk Management Executive, North of England P&I Association

• 1545

  Discussion

• 1600

  Closing remarks

  
  

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