Greener Shipping Summit November 2024

Reshaping shipping: Challenges and Opportunities ahead

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Eugenides Foundation, Athens, Greece

 Organised by Newsfront / Naftiliaki – Under the auspices of MARTECMA

08:30-09:30   |   Registration and Coffee       –       Sponsored by  

09:30-10:00   |   Welcoming remarks & keynote speech

Conference chairman: George Kriezis, Technical Director, Neptune Lines – Neptune Dry

Keynote speaker: TBA

 
10:00 – 11:30   |   Session I: Continuous design improvement. Realistic options and Utopias

Moderator: Haris Giantzikis, Technical Manager, Arcadia Shipmanagement Co Ltd

• Greece and EU: Chances for a new start-out on ship repairs and shipbuilding

   Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Chief Executive Officer, Skaramangas Shipyards

• Building resilience from the design of the vessel for long-term risk management?

• ABB Dual Fuel Electric Plus (DFE+) solution for LNG carriers

   Stig Leira, Manager Decarbonization Solutions, VTR LNG & FSRU, ABB Marine and Ports

• Energy saving devices, from construction to savings

    Stelios Kyriakou, Chief Technical Officer, ERMA FIRST

    Frank Palekrassas, Chief Product Officer, METIS

 
Questions & Answers

 11:30 – 12:00   |  Coffee break        –        Sponsored by  

 
12:00 – 13:30   |   Session II: Improve Efficiency and Navigating the Geopolitical Turmoil in Full Gear

Moderator: TBA

• Political unrest disrupts shipping routes and alters supply chains

• Full picture hull management

   Stavros Sklavounos, Hull Performance Solution Manager, Hempel

• Always Clean Hulls: Revolutionizing vessels efficiency

   Philippos Sfiris, Head of Market Strategy and Vessel Performance, GIT Coatings

• Rapid technological change and adaptability

• Digitalization to improve effectiveness and adaptation in the changing worldwide market

   Helle Ellebjerg Due, Commercial Product Manager – Digital Solutions, MAN Energy Solutions

• Supply chain optimization

• Lack of skilled workers due to difficult working conditions and the emerging role of technology

Questions & Answers

 13:30 – 14:30   |    Lunch      –       Sponsored by    

 
14:30 – 15:30   |   Session III: Decarbonization and the transitions to cleaner energy

 
Moderator: TBA


• Myth vs Reality: What to expect when using biofuels based on an in-depth analysis of biofuel quality

   Albert Leyson, Senior Director – Fuel Management, Drew Marine USA Inc

• The role of energy in the pathway to sustainable maritime

   Lefteris Koukoulopoulos, Regional Decarbonization Specialist, DNV

• How green are the alternative forms of energy that could replace fossil fuels in shipping?

   Panos Zachariadis, Technical Director, Atlantic Bulk Carriers

• Regulatory Developments and Industry Impact

   Konstantinos Theocharis, Engineer, Regulatory Affairs, ABS

• Ammonia as an alternative fuel

   Antonis Georgantzis, Chief Executive Officer, Latsco Marine Management

 • RINA proposal as fuel solution: Flexibility

   Antonis Trakakis, Technical Director, RINA; Chairman, CIMAC Hellas

 
Questions & Answers

 
15:30 – 16:30   |   Owners’ Voice: Are New Regulations and Geopolitical Tensions the Gamechanger?

 Moderator: Panos Kourkountis, Technical Director, Sea Traders SA; Chairman, MARTECMA

• Leonidas Polemis, Chief Executive Officer, Empire Chemical Tankers

• George Souravlas, Chief Executive Officer, Load Line Marine