SCHEDULE AND SESSIONS

 

This information is current as of July 8, 2011. Please continue to check back as this page will be updated frequently.

 

PRELIMINARY SESSIONS

 

Spanish Operations

LNG Ferries

Evolving Regulations

Training for New Regulations

Outsourcing

EU Issues

Developments in Africa

Choice of Fuel

Dealing With Sulphur

 

 

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:00 am

Session 1: Opening

  • Moderator
    Mike Grainger – LSA, Australia
  • Welcome to Barcelona
    Luis Mora – FRS Iberia, Spain
    Isaias Táboas – Secretary of Transport, Spain
    Isabel Durantez – Director General of Merchant Navy, Spain

9:20am

  • Keynote
    Michael Grey – Lloyd's List, UK

 

 

 

9:40am

Session 2: Spanish Operations

  • Energy Management: A Holistic Approach
    Carlos Alvarez-Cascos – Acciona Trasmediterannea, Spain
  • Strait of Gibraltar Services - an Overview
    Jose Luis Hormaechea – Port of Algeciras, Spain
  • Mediterranean Ro-Ro Traffic and the Spanish Ports Model
    Santiago Garcia Milá – Port of Barcelona, Spain
  • Question Period

 

 

10:40am

FLASH PRESENTATION - FRS

 

 

10:50am

COFFEE BREAK

 

 

11:20am

Session 3: LNG Ferries

  • Rules for LNG-fueled Ships
    Torill Grimstad Osberg – DNV, Norway
  • Medium Sized LNG Ferries for Norway
    Ingvald Fardal – Fjord Line, Norway
  • Pragmatic Solutions for LNG Ferries
    Raimon Strunck – Flensburger, Germany
  • Question Period

 

12:20pm

FLASH PRESENTATION - RTA

 

 

12:30pm

LUNCH

 

 

 

1:45pm


Session 4: Evolving Regulations

  • Moderator
    Mark MacDonald – Bay Ferries, Canada
  • A Workable EEDI for Ferries
    Esa Jokioinen – Deltamarin, Finland
  • Medium Speed for the HSC Code
    Robert Clifford – INCAT, Australia
  • Defining the Right Vessel for Strait of Gibraltar
    Roy Beswick – COMARIT, Morocco
  • Question Period

 

 

2:45pm

FLASH PRESENTATION - CARUS


 

 

2:55pm


Session 5: Training for New Regulations

  • STCW/MLC
    David Dearsley – Videotel International, UK
  • Dangerous Goods Incidents: Causes and Prevention
    James Douglas – Exis Technologies, UK
  • Question Period

 

 

 

3:30pm

 

Session 6: Outsourcing

  • Global Trends in Service and Support
    Charles McGill – Austal, Australia
  • Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Ship Management
    John Waggoner – HMS Global Maritime, USA
  • What Underwriters Really Think about Insuring Ferry Industry Risks
    Simon Swallow – Shipowners P&I Club, UK
  • Question Period

 

 

4:30pm

HAPPY HOUR

 

7:00pm

TAPAS HOPPING NETWORKING EVENT

 

 

 

 

 

9:00am

Session 7: EU Issues

  • Moderator
    Neil Baird – Baird Publications, Australia

  • Current Maritime Issues
    Jesus Bonet Company - European Commission, DG MOVE, Belgium
  • Industry Response
    Alfons Guinier – ECSA, Belgium
  • Question Period

 

 

 

9:45am

Flash Presentation - WEBRES

 

 

 

9:55am

 

Session 8: Developments in Africa

  • Transportation Revolution in Lagos, Nigeria
    Olumuyiwa Omololu – EKO Water Buses, USA
  • New Service Across the Red Sea
    Hussein Gamiel Elharmiel – Alkahera Co. for Ferries and Marine Transport, Egypt
  • Developments Around Lake Victoria
    Anders Hansen – OSK ShipTech, Denmark
  • Question Period

 

 

10:55am

Coffee Break

 

 

 

11:20am

 

Session 9: Choice of Fuel

  • Choice of Fuel
    Oskar Levander – Wärtsilä, Finland
  • Methanol – the Fuel of the Future?
    Per Stefenson – Stena Rederi AB, Sweden
  • Electrical Propulsion for a Small Danish RoPax
    Kristian Caroe Lind – OSK ShipTech, Denmark
  • Question Period

 

 

 

12:20pm

Flash Presentation - AUSTAL

 

12:30pm

Lunch

 

 

1:45pm

 

Session 10: Dealing with Sulphur

  • Moderator
    Christophe Mathieu – Brittany Ferries, France

  • The Political and Regulatory Landscape
    Johan Roos – Interferry, Belgium
  • Supply and Pricing of Low Sulphur Fuel
    Colin Birch, Purvin & Gertz, UK
  • Dry Scrubber Technology
    Marcel Lodder – MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, Germany
  • Closed-Loop Fresh Water Scrubbers
    Leonardo Sonzio – Wärtsilä
  • Question Period

 

 

2:45pm

Flash Presentation - FLENSBURGER

 

 

 

2:55pm


Session 11: Interferry

  • Activity Report, AGM
    Len Roueche – Interferry, Canada
  • Ferry Safety Forum
    Roberta Weisbrod – Sustainable Ports, USA
  • The Voice of the Ferry Industry in Europe
    Johan Roos – Stena Rederi AB, Sweden
  • Panel
    Günther Becker – FRS, Germany
    Helen Deeble – P&O Ferries, UK
    Pim de Lange – Stena Line bv, Netherlands
    Darrell Bryan – Clipper Navigation, USA
    Mike Grainger – LSA, Australia
  • Hand Over of Interferry Flag from Outgoing to Incoming President
    Luis Mora – FRS Iberia, Spain
    Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer – RTA, Dubai, UAE
    Khalid Al Zahed – RTA, Dubai, UAE
  • Invitation to Dubai
    Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer – RTA, Dubai, UAE
    Dr. Khalid Al Zahed – RTA, Dubai, UAE


3:55pm

Flash Presentation - HOGIA

 

 

 

4:05pm


Session 12: Wrapping Up

  • Conference Summary
    Michael Grey – Lloyd's List, UK

 

 

4:25pm

Closing - Goodbye from Barcelona

  • Luis Mora, FRS Iberia
  • Excelentisim Mr. Xavier Trias i Vidal, Mayor of Barcelona
  • Mr. Sixte Cambra i Sánchez, President of the Port of Barcelona

 

 

4:30pm

 

7:00pm – Midnight

 

 

10:00am - 1:30pm