Air Liquide Advanced Technologies
Air Products AS
Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad & Tobago

Avient
Avenir LNG
BP Shipping
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore
BW LNG
Capital Clean Energy Carriers
Centrica Energy
DNV
Ebara Elliott Energy
Engie
Excelerate Energy
FLEX LNG Management Ltd
Floyd Zadkovich
FTI Consulting
Gate Terminal BV
GIIGNL
GTT
GTT Gaztransport & Technigaz
GTT Training Ltd
Hempel Marine

Hoegh EVI

International Registries (UK) Ltd. - Marshall Island

International Registries Inc
K Line LNG Shipping UK
KN Energies
Lansdowne Moritz

Lankhorst Ropes

Lisnave
Lloyds Register
MannTek AB
Maran Gas Maritime Inc
Marine Engineerinc
MISC Berhad

MOL LNG Transport (Europe) Ltd

Nakilat
National Grid

Oceanix Services
Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
Orion Global Transport
Peninsula
PHC London
Poten & Partners
Pronav Ship Management GmbH & Co. KG
PT Pertamina International Shipping

Queen Mary University of London

Safeen Group

Samson Rope Technologies

Schulte Group

SEA-LNG

Seapeak
Shell Trading and Shipping Ltd
Smit Lamnalco

SOHAR Port
South Hook LNG Terminal Company Ltd
Straatman Mooring Systems
T.EN Loading Systems
Technip Energies | Loading Systems
Tension Technology International
Titan LNG
Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure
Tunable
UK P&I Club
UniSea
V.Group
Victrol
VPS Emsys
Woodside Energy Trading Singapore Pte Ltd (UK Branch)
Worldwide Marine Technology Ltd

Registration, coffee and networking

Market round-up: energy markets, drivers and trends

• The outlook for pricing  and availability of LNG and bioLNG  

• The LNG vessel global order book and shipyard capacity  

• Global LNG terminal developments

Gary Regan, Managing Consultant, Lansdowne Moritz  

Keynote

The new SOHAR Port LNG bunkering hub and how it will affect global LNG trade

Emile Hoogsteden, CEO, SOHAR Port and Freezone

Q&A

Leaders’ Panel

How should the LNG industry respond to geopolitical and energy security risks?

• How are LNG shipping companies responding to regional conflicts? How are they approaching the safety risks in the Red Sea?  
• What are the contractual implications of operating in conflict zones?   
• How is the drying up of the Panama Canal influencing LNG shipping, in terms of operations and fleet strategy?  
• New sanctions against Russia and their impact on LNG shipping  
• What can the industry do to discourage ‘shadow fleets’ which have the potential to harm people and the environment in the case of an incident?    

Capt. Marco Nuytemans, VP Europe Region – ETM Director, Excelerate Energy 

Karolina Mentz, Contract Review Director, UK P&I Club

James Hammond, Business Manager, Regional Gas Specialist / Business Development Manager, DNV

Jithender Ammireddy, Senior Superintendent, Marine Assurance, Centrica

Damon Thompson, Partner - London, Floyd Zadkovich

Q&A

Networking coffee break in the exhibition area

Sponsored by:

Enhancing flexibility and compatibility in FSRU, FSU and LNG bunkering operations. 

IMO update: the evolution of CII 

Panel  
Balancing environmental compliance with the commercial needs of the business  

• Will it be cost effective to retrofit steam turbine vessels or, alternatively, will companies pursue newbuild programmes?  

• How will the tightening environmental regulations affect charter rates?  

• What strategies are ship owners and operators pursuing to reduce GHG emissions in the short-term?   

• Planning for 2030 and beyond, how appealing are the opportunities to expand into alternative fuels or CO2 shipping?

Lightning talk

Next generation LNG terminals & bunkering vessels 

• Return of experience from membrane bunkering vessels & new design to cope with a growing market demand
• Double the lifetime of the LNG terminal by ensuring its NH3 Readiness (onshore & floating assets)
  

Networking lunch

Case Study

Mitigating the environmental impact of LNG fuelled ships

Well to wake, Technology Readiness Levels, Regulation, and Market Pressures.
How rigorous science and enlightened regulators can avoid stranded assets.

Steve Price, Methane Abatement Innovation Programme Director (MAMII), SafetyTech Accelerator, LR

Decarbonising LNG carriers by using high-quality gas data 

Per Christian Johnsrud, Business Development Manager, Tunable 

Q&A

Networking coffee break in the exhibition area

Sponsored by:

Lightning Talk

Elvira Toro Aguirre, Business Developer, Air Liquide

Roundtable Discussions

1. European LNG market demand
2. Time charter party developments 
3. Large scale LNG vessels: advantages and challenges 
4. EU ETS processes and compliance 
5. How to accurately measure carbon emissions on LNGCs
   
6. Methane slip solutions 
7. How to ensure LNG composition quality 
8. New technologies to improve STS safety      

1. Dainius Sivickis, Head of Business Development and Marketing, KN Energies
2. Hannah Foo, Senior Legal Counsel (LNG), Engie
3. Rob Farmer, Global Head, Maritime Advisory Services, Poten & Partners
4. Damon Thompson, Partner - London, Floyd Zadkovich
5. Dr Paul Balcombe, Lecturer in Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Queen Mary University of London
6. Benoit Grovel, Gas Expertise Team Director, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore
7. Yannis Papanastasiou, Director of Operations, Orion Global Transport
8. Joachim de Ruiter, QHSE Manager, Victrol

16:45

17:05

Chair’s closing remarks 

Edwin Lampert, Executive Editor & Head of Business Relations, Riviera Maritime Media

18:00

Drinks Reception

Sponsored by:

19:00

Industry Dinner

Sponsored by:

LNG bunkering commercial and technical market developments  

• The LNG bunkering demand outlook  

• A comparison of LNG and HFO pricing and how it is affecting the uptake of LNG as a marine fuel  

• New ports deploying LNG bunkering barges  

• How competition with new fuels will impact the mid- to long-term demand for LNG bunkering  

Julien Boulland, Sustainable Shipping - Commercial Department, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore 

A bunkering vessel owner’s perspective: LNG’s role in our mid- to long-term plans  

• The energy transition and how Avenir fits into it 

• Plans for our LNG bunkering vessel fleet in the short to mid-term  

• The role of bio-LNG and the latest developments to make the “LNG bridge” even longer  

• Our view of the long-term opportunities in a net zero shipping industry  

Jan Schubert, Commercial Director – LNG Bunkering, Avenir LNG 

Q&A

Lightning talk

Christopher Campos, Area Sales Manager (Asia Pacific & China), Ebara Elliott Energy

Networking coffee break in the exhibition area

Sponsored by:

Mooring system snapback protection and solutions to manage sustained overload events

Unexpected overload events can be hazardous for both crew and equipment.  This presentation will: 

• Discuss prevention strategies that can be leveraged to avoid accidents. 
• Evaluate the snapback solutions available in the market and their dependability to catch all the required energy.
•  Help owners and operators choose the right system for each mooring arrangement. 
• Present an innovative approach and solution leading to safer operations.  
  

Panel 
SIRE 2.0: what are the industry’s experiences of the new inspection regime?   

• Practical experiences of SIRE 2.0 inspections  

• What do inspectors want to see in their inspections of the vessel, the crew procedures and STS operations?  

• Are there any improvements that could be made to the process?  

• What are OCIMF’s plans for updates of SIRE 2.0?  

Lloyd Swindell, Deputy General Manager/QSHE Manager, K Line LNG Shipping UK 

Lightning talk

Prabjot Bains, Sales Executive QRH/ SSL, Straatman Mooring Systems

Networking lunch

Panel  
How can we avoid a bidding war for crew as LNG fleet developments accelerate?  

• The role of cross-training crews from other vessel types    

• How to maintain the quality of graduate training as the level of onboard experience declines  

• How will owners ensure the same level of service as the relevant engineering and operational skills become scarce?   

• How will the owner ensure the level of service and understanding of the vessel crew of the newly developed TCP details related to the consumption and machinery performance of new builds?  

• Is there scope for terminals and charterers to relax their matrix requirements?   

Q&A

Lightning talk

Legal risks related to bunkers in the LNG sector

Damon Thompson, Partner - London, Floyd Zadkovich 

Networking coffee break in the exhibition area

Sponsored by:

Panel 

How will the geographical shifts in LNG supply and demand change the industry?

• How is LNG demand and infrastructure development in Asia likely to evolve over the next 5 to 10 years?  

• What developments can we expect to see on the supply side, from expanding hubs in the Middle East and the US?   

• Will we see a surge in large scale LNG carriers to accommodate the longer trade routes?  

• Ramifications of changes to the length of term of contracts for time charter party (TCP) and supply and sales and purchase agreements (SPA)  

• How will these shifts affect the global LNG landscape?  

• How will European ship owners respond to this new dynamic?

Panellists include:  

Q&A

Chairman’s closing remarks

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