19-20 November 2024 | Location TBC
Main Conference Day Two - Thursday November 16
Conference Day Two
7:45 am - 8:15 am
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
8:15 am - 8:20 am
CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
8:20 am - 9:00 am
KEYNOTE: DEVELOPING THE JONES ACT LNG SHIPPING MARKET
Tim Casey -
Chief Executive Officer,
Seaside LNG
In this keynote session, Tim Casey, Chief Executive Officer at Seaside LNG explores:
• Developing a bunkering operation in a new U.S. port or region
• US Shipbuilding specifically jones act LNG ATB’s
• Determining optimal design
• Continuing to develop new and utilizing existing LNG infrastructure to continue transitioning to net zero • US renewable LNG developments
9:00 am - 9:30 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: OPERATORS’ OUTLOOK ON THE 2040 BASKET OF FUELS AND GREEN FINANCING
Arturo Cruz -
Director of Business Development,
Crowley
Edward Washburn - Senior Vice President, Fleet Operations, Pasha Hawaii
Lana Piterova - Fuel Procurement Manager, Global Fuel Sourcing and Operations, Royal Caribbean Group
Gerben Dijkstra - Head of Business Development, Anthony Veder
This panel will cover Operator’s outlooks on the current state of each alternative marine fuel candidate, exploring their beneficial characteristics and challenges of scaling whilst also laying out the road to viability, green financing structures and mass-use in the sector.
• What are the main considerations from an Operator’s standpoint when it comes to exploring vessels running on a new fuel?
• What has been explored so far beyond LNG?
• What does the next 10 years look like? How will the fuel progress and become an increasingly possible/desirable option to be
used a marine fuel?
• Safetyconcernsforeachfuelwhiletransportingandwhilstbunkering/onthevessel?Canthesebemitigatedovertime?
Lana Piterova
Fuel Procurement Manager, Global Fuel Sourcing and OperationsRoyal Caribbean Group
9:30 am - 10:00 am
SESSION RESERVED FOR FINCANTIERI BAY SHIPBUILDING
10:00 am - 10:40 am
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE PATH TOWARDS INCLUDING THE MARITIME SECTOR IN THE US RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD PROGRAM
Blake Littauer -
Director, Business Development,
Puget LNG
Margaret Doyle - Manager, T-Sea Green Alternative Fuels Program, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition
Mihaly Wekler - Director of Biogas Services, Anew
• Overview of the US Renewable Fuel Standard, RIN credits and estimates of new revenue streams available
• Discussion of the US maritime industry joining forces to lobby for inclusion in the Renewable Fuel Standard
• Debate regarding the practicalities of such a program and manoeuvring around potential hindrances
10:40 am - 11:10 am
MORNING COFFEE & NETWORKING BREAK
11:10 am - 11:40 am
THE BEAUTY OF LNG TYPE C TANKS: FUEL HANDLING AND BUNKERING
Sunny Xiangyang Xu -
Partner,
C-LNG
• Introduction to projects using Type C tanks, including our delivered and ongoing projects such as the 14k TEU containerships, the 3250TEU containerships, and 7500 CEU PCTCs.
- Focusing on Ship layout, lifecycle cost, assessment of cargo space loss, tank and gas supply system design, construction, and installation, as well as troubleshooting and solutions encountered during commissioning and gas trials.
- Applicability of Type C tanks and their gas supply systems to different types of vessels:
- Application of Type C tanks on bunkering vessels
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
LNG-POWERED ICON CLASS VESSELS – THE WORLD’S LARGEST CRUISE SHIP
Simon Zielonka -
Director, New Build and Marine Projects,
Royal Caribbean Group
• Developing the safety culture and change of mindset in relation to the change to low flashpoint and gaseous fuels • Challenges associated with bunkering cruise vessels with large overhanging structures and availability of suitable
bunker vessels
• De-risking the bunker process to allow sim-ops with guest movements on/off vessel • What is next for the cruise industry?
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
GULF COAST AND WEST COAST LNG BUNKERING BUILD OUT – LEVERAGING SMALL SCALE LNG CAPABILITIES TO EXPAND KEY MARKETS
• Overview of Stabilis’ Bunkering Solutions
• West Coast – Port of Long Beach Case Study
• Gulf Coast – Supply and Demand Dynamics
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
1:40 pm - 2:10 pm
PANEL: DESGAGNES’ EXPERIENCE AS THE ONLY OPERATOR OF LNG TANKERS IN EASTERN CANADA
Jake Digel -
Vice President - Business Dvelopment,
REV LNG
Christopher King - Director of Operations, Petro-Nav Desgagnés
• Why did we opt for LNG?
• An overview of our key challenges in the first 5 years of working with LNG • What are the key challenges we see going forward?
• WhatisrequiredinordertohaveotheroperatorsswitchtoLNG?
2:10 pm - 2:40 pm
NATURAL GAS 2.0: DECARBONIZATION OF EXISTING LNG INFRASTRUCTURE INTO HYGROGEN AND ADVANCED CARBON – A CHALLENGE OR A NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
- Exploration of novel business opportunities for owners and operators through carbon sales.
- Outlook with ETS and FuelEU
- Enabling simultaneous decarbonization of LNG operations and realization of new revenue streams
2:40 pm - 3:10 pm
HARVEY GULF INTERNATIONAL – THE EVOLUTION OF LNG BUNKERING IN THE US MARINE MARKET
Dain Detillier -
Executive Vice President – LNG Operations,
Harvey Gulf International Marine
• Development of LNG Infrastructure to support Marine Assets
• How LNG is a long-term solution in an ESG Environment
• Future of LNG Bunkering in North America
3:10 pm - 3:40 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: LNG IN THE CARRIBBEAN
Megan McCurdy -
Director Marine Sales,
Eagle LNG Partners
Elbert “Ellie” Hepburn - President and Chief Executive Officer, Elnet Maritime and Elnet Lightering, The Bahamas
In this keynote session, we hear from some of the leading players in the Caribbean region about the current availability of LNG as a marine fuel and plans for expanded availability in the years to come. The session explores short-term and long-term ex- pansion plans, pricing concerns and outlines the expanding opportunity provided to operators frequenting the region.
Elbert “Ellie” Hepburn
President and Chief Executive OfficerElnet Maritime and Elnet Lightering, The Bahamas
