Breaking news from Maritime Week Gibraltar
STOP PRESS: The Hon Fabian Picardo QC MP, Chief Minister, HM Government of Gibraltar, will formally open Maritime Week Gibraltar on Tuesday 25 June.
The week’s highlights include a high-powered International Conference, a specialist course on Bunker Quality & Claims Management, an opening reception hosted by HM Government of Gibraltar, some spectacular networking events, an official behind-the-scenes tour of Royal Navy vessel HMS Echo and the opportunity to board and explore bunker barges, visit Gibraltar’s busy dry dock, and much more.
The outstanding line-up of speakers includes over 30 top-level international and local representatives from key organisations, including:
Shell * Carnival Corporation * Oldendorff * Baleària * Heidmar * Wilhelmsen * Wärtsilä * Peninsula Petroleum * World Fuel Services * Veritas Petroleum Services * Intertek ShipCare * Lloyd’s Register * AmSpec * BIMCO * Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) * International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) * HM Government of Gibraltar * Gibraltar Port Authority * Gibraltar Maritime Administration * Supreme Court of Gibraltar * The Royal Navy, and many more…
Speakers include:
Guillermo Alomar, Fleet Director, Balearia
Victor Morales, Global Head of Sales & Marketing, Peninsula Petroleum
James Ramagge, Partner, Triay and Triay
The Maritime Week Gibraltar conference will be held on board the Sunborn Gibraltar, a luxurious 5* superyacht hotel situated in the Ocean Village complex.
Sessions at the Conference will include:
The Global Picture – This session will look at Gibraltar’s role as a key global maritime centre in the context of the global shipping, port and maritime sectors and demonstrates that Gibraltar is ‘open for business’.
The Bunkering Sector – This session will focus on developments in the bunker markets, looking at how companies are preparing for a post-IMO 2020 future.
Environmental Challenges and Opportunities – This session will look at how the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s 0.50% sulphur cap is forcing bunker suppliers and buyers to take action. But what is the best action to take and is time running out?
Legal Issues in Shipping – The session will look at the key issues occupying maritime lawyers, from ship arrest to IMO compliance, from terms and conditions to bunker contracts.
LNG: The Fuel of the Future – This session will examine the benefits and challenges of using liquefied natural gas for inland markets and the maritime sector as a means of reducing emissions.
Port Hub Development – This session will look at some of the key elements that make ports attractive to shipowners and operators and encourage them to make the right choices when looking for maritime services.
Yachts and Superyachts – this session will look at one of the fastest-growing maritime sectors and what owners and managers of yachts and superyachts are looking for when deciding which ports to call ‘home’.
Future Developments and Trends – This session will also look at developments in the bunkering blockchain and how these might impact the bunkering supply chain to enhance efficiency and accuracy in the shipping industry.
Bunker Quality and Claims Management Course
Taking place on Monday 24 June 2019, this intensive training course will focus exclusively on fuel quality and claims management, examining the major fuel contamination problems that hit the markets in Houston, Panama and Singapore in 2018, causing serious – and very expensive – machinery problems. It will also look at 2020 fuel quality expectations and how to prepare supply chains and ships for handling the 0.50% sulphur fuels that are now starting to appear in the market.
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