CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Conference Programme

08:30

Registration and refreshments

09:30

Welcome by

Clive Woodbridge
Editor, The Maritime Standard

09:45

Inaugural Address by

Trevor Pereira
Managing Director, The Maritime Standard

10:00

Keynote Address

Dr. Ibrahim Al Nadhairi,
CEO
ASYAD Shipping and Drydock Services

10:15

Session 1: Tanker trades – assessing the short and long term picture

Supply and demand – what will be the underlying trends shaping the market in the short and long term in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic?
What changes in oil and petrochemical trade flows can we expect to see?
How will evolving OPEC strategies affect the tanker market in 2022 and beyond?
Climate change actions- assessing the impact on tanker shipping of global environment protection initiatives.
Projecting likely crude oil and product tanker fleet growth
Scrapping – is this the key to future market stability
Evaluating the specific characteristics of the Middle East and Subcontinent tanker sector now and the future
How can digitalisation be harnessed to strengthen tanker market resilience?
Gas carrier trades -the brightest light at the end of the tunnel?

Session chair:

Clive Woodbridge, Editor, The Maritime Standard

Speakers:

Capt. Abdulkareem Al Masabi,
CEO,
ADNOC Logistics & Services

Mrs. Hk Joshi,
Chairperson and Managing Director,
The Shipping Corporation of India

Capt. Saif Almheiri,
Managing Director,
Abu Dhabi Maritime

Mr. Shehab Al Rahma,
Manager – Oil Terminals Commercial,
DP World UAE

Capt. Rado Antolovic, PhD,
CEO,
Drydocks World

Mr. Ali Shehab,
Global Director of Special Projects and Services,
DNV

Panos Mitrou,
Global Gas Segment Manager,
Lloyd’s Register

Mr. Navin Kumar,
Director,
Drewry Maritime Research

12:15

Panel Discussion/ Q&A Session

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Session 2: The importance of support businesses and services for tanker trade growth and development

Matching tanker repair, maintenance and conversion services to meet evolving owner and operator requirements
Classification societies – harnessing new tools to keep tanker shipping safe and secure
Developing smart ship management and chartering services
Maritime training and education – investing in human capital in innovative ways
Ship agencies – strengthening partnerships for tanker shipping.
Keeping vessels safe, secure and environmentally compliant
Ship finance in the post-pandemic era – funding the tankers of the future?
Crew mental and physical health – what is best practice?

Session chair:

Andrew Baird, Partner, WFW

Speakers:

Ian Edwards
Area Manager,
Middle East & Africa, DNV

Saleem Kadernani
Vice President, Commercial for the Middle East, South Asia & Africa Region, Inchcape Shipping Services

Chris Peters
CEO,
Emirates Ship Investment Company LLC

Jonathan Hudson
Market Leader- Tanker owners & adjacent stakeholders,
Bureau Veritas

Prof. Mustafa Amin Massad
Founder & President,
Jordan Academy for Maritime Studies

Petros Doukas
Mayor, Sparta & Former Deputy Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, Greece

15:15

Panel discussion/ Q&A Session

15:30

Refreshment Break

15:45

Session 3 – Harnessing new technology and fresh ideas to shape the tanker shipping business of the future

Are remote surveys and inspections here for the long term and what technology is needed?
Developing alternative fuels and propulsion systems for the tankers of the future
Ensuring tanker safety and security
Hull coatings – technology and service enhancements that will cut tanker costs
3D printing – a solution for spare parts logistics?
Modernising maritime law frameworks
Big Data – where next for IT innovation?
Scrubbers and ballast water treatment – developing creative retrofit solutions

Session chair: