Events
Marine Energy Transition Forum
October 22 @ 8:00 am–5:00 pm
The Marine Energy Transition Forum 2024
Tuesday 22 – Wednesday 23 October 2024
Port House, Antwerp
TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER
08:00
Conference Registration & Exhibition Opens
Welcome Coffee
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OPENING KEYNOTE SPEECH
09:00
Opening Keynote Speech
SESSION ONE – ONE SIZE FITS ALL?
The opening session of METF 2024 will give delegates a ‘refresh’ on implemented and upcoming global (IMO) and European environmental regulations as they impact shipping and, more specifically, vessel segments. It will canvas the opinions of a cross-section of key maritime stakeholders, including owners, operators, charterers, and fuel suppliers. Which regulations are fit for purpose, and which may be candidates for future revision? Speakers in this session will ‘stress test’ environmental mandates, including CII, the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), FuelEU Maritime and the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation.
09:15
Luisa Puccio, Senior Director Shipping Policy & Communications, European Community Shipowners’ Associations
Steve Esau, Chief Operating Officer, SEA-LNG
Marlene Hermfisse, Head of Berlin Office, eFuel Alliance
Cherry Almeida, Partner, Caland Advocaten
Panellist:
Philippos Ioulianou, Director of Energy & Renewables, Columbia Group
10:15
Networking Coffee Break
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SESSION TWO – THE RIGHT STUFF
Industry conferences and media channels regularly report on the search for the ‘silver bullet’ in terms of shipping’s future fuel, and the sector’s energy transition often bears all the hallmarks of a fuel ‘competition’. The reality is that the discussion is much more complicated and nuanced than this, and some of the new fuels may be more suited to some vessel types and trades than others. This session will include class societies, vessel architects, fuel suppliers and owners who will discuss issues such as vessel design, projected demand for the alternative fuels, as well as the outlook for fuel supply and bunkering infrastructure on a global basis as they relate to vessel segments. The discussion will look at tramp, short sea and inland shipping, as well as deep sea trades.
10:45
Wouter Vuijk, Business Manager Sustainable Transport, Port of Rotterdam
Renewable Fuels – The Opportunity for Risk-Based Ship Design
Niels de Vries, Head of Energy, C-Job Naval Architects
From Waste to a Sustainable Future
Alex Miles, Director of Project Development, Enerkem
A Safe, Multifuel Future
Claudia Beumer, Membership & Communications Manager, SGMF
Methanol- The Most Promising Alternative Marine Fuel
Raj Dewan, Director – Low Carbon Market Development, Americas, Methanex Corporation
How to identify the right fuel mix to bet on?
Maria Strandesen, Founder, Strandesen Consult ApS
12:15
Networking Lunch
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SESSION THREE – TECH-TONIC SHIFT
While the headlines may focus on the availability and scalability of new energy sources for shipping, there is an increasing realisation that available and developing technologies can make a major contribution to reducing shipping’s GHG emissions and meeting decarbonisation timelines.
This session will look at the contribution of the new/old kid on the block – wind propulsion technology – as well as the potential for onboard carbon capture, battery propulsion, recent developments in engine technology and the future for the dual fuel engine (always with an eye on vessel type). Big data’s contribution to shipping’s decarbonisation will also be considered.
13:15
Navigating Regulatory Waters: Suction sail system and EU compliance
Cristina Aleixendri Muñoz, Co-Founder & COO, bound4blue
Henk Verstraeten, Head of Sales Marine & Power Benelux, MAN Energy Solutions
Thorsten Halbreder, Business Strategy Manager, Hydrogenious Maritime
Ammonia as a Marine Fuel – Apollo Project
Toni Stojcevski, General Manager, Project Sales & Development, Wärtsilä
SESSION FOUR – OWNING IT
This session will bring shipowners, charterers and cargo owners together for a full and frank discussion on their strategies for decarbonisation. We will also add some financial institutions to the mix and confront the elephant in the room – recruiting and skilling shipping’s future workforce to deliver the industry’s decarbonisation ambitions.
14:45
Guillaume Morauw, Policy Analyst – Sustainable Finance, Environmental Defense Fund
Dr Charlie McKinlay, Fuels and Technology Lead, Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub
Making Green Logistics Easy
Erik Hofmeester, Head of Fleet Management, Samskip
Madadh MacLaine, Secretary General, Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs)
Dr Jose Gonzalez Celis, Senior Director – Sustainability, CLIA
Panellist:
Raj Dewan, Director – Low Carbon Market Development, Americas, Methanex Corporation
16:00
Networking Coffee Break
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SESSION FIVE – A SHORE THING
METF 2024 will conclude with a focus on the increasingly pivotal role of ports in shipping’s energy transition. Shipping’s decarbonisation will not happen without the support and expertise of both the global bunker hubs, as well as so-called second tier ports. Ports will be the entry and exit points for the transport of new energies, of which shipping will be an off taker as both cargo carrier and fuel consumer.
Again, keeping a sharp focus on the various vessel types that make up the global fleet, this session will focus on terminal and bunker supply infrastructure and the provision of shore power for vessels at berth. It will also look at how ports are implementing their decarbonisation strategies, including the energy provision for their in-port fleet of vessels.
16:30
Navigating Sustainable Port Operations – A Shipping Service Perspective
Chris Greenwood, Vice President – Survey & Inspection, Inchcape Shipping Services
Michiel Nijboer, Senior Investment Consultant, Royal HaskoningDHV
Conventional Bunkering in Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Arne Strybos, Program Manager – Fuel Transition, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
Challenges of Decarbonisation – A Terminal Perspective
Fanni Arvai, Innovation & Sustainability Manager, ICO Terminals
Franke Harteveld, General Manager Sales & Strategic Development, Fuel Gas Supply Systems, Wärtsilä
17:40
Closing Remarks
17:30 – 19:00
Post Conference Drinks Reception – 6th Floor, The Port House, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
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