CO2 Shipping & Terminals Conference 2024




Unlocking CO2 shipping’s role supporting rapid decarbonisation |
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Riviera Maritime Media’s CO2 Shipping & Terminals Conference 2024 will take place in London, providing a strategic location for discussions on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).
The conference will focus on the role of scaled-up shipping in national decarbonisation efforts, explore project timelines and volumes, and address standardisation for efficient cargo matching. Sessions will cover market dynamics, vessel suitability, regulations and financing barriers.
Once again, this conference is an opportunity for maritime professionals to align with the growing opportunities in CO2 shipping as it moves towards commercial adoption. The programme will bring together experts across the CCUS value chain to find solutions for unlocking the potential of CO2 shipping.
Why attend?
- Gain insights on national decarbonisation plans dictating CO2 capture and shipping growth
- Understand shipping market dynamics as pioneering carriers position themselves
- Discover maturing terminal and vessel solutions overcoming scalability barriers
What will I learn?
- Projected CO2 shipping demand levels and key early mover emitter plans
- Optimal vessel designs, propulsion modes, cargo systems for varying requirements
- Standardisation frameworks enabling ship-shore compatibility and efficient matching
Benefits of attending
- Strategise your fleet’s diversification policies factoring in CO2 shipping
- Build benchmarks for terminal and vessel financing amid fluid commercial, operational and regulatory contexts
- Explore incentives advancing scalable, verifiable CO2 capture and shipping
- Sharpen decisionmaking on newbuild designs suiting charterer needs
Who will be there?
- Policymakers providing CCUS strategy and incentive updates
- Emitters detailing CO2 evacuation plans and shipping partnerships
- Port authorities discussing infrastructure connectivity enhancements
- Terminal and vessel designers showcasing cutting-edge technologies
- Shipowners planning speculative newbuild programmes
- Charterers discussing CO2 shipping service procurement
- Financiers outlining capital allocation criteria and mechanisms
- Class society representatives on rulemaking supporting safety
When will it be held?
- Tuesday 18 June 2024, as UK CCUS ramps up and EU projects advance
Where will it be held?
- London: Close to Europe’s CCUS clusters, ports and shipping decision makers
Who will you meet?
Financial Institutions and Banks
International shipowners, operators and managers
Terminal owners/operators
CCS storage providers
Carbon-intensive industry heads
Investors and market outlook experts
Industry standards, class, regulatory and governmental authorities
Legal, insurance, technology and risk management experts
Supply chain professionals and solutions providers
Our programme allows for significant networking including meeting, renewing and making new industry contacts. Our exhibition is the ideal forum to market products and services to the industry’s decision makers.
Enquiries
For sponsorship, branding, exhibition and other promotional enquiries, please contact Ian Pow via ian.pow@rivieramm.com or call on +44 20 8370 7011.
All Speakers

George Whittaker

Daniel Fletcher

Christina Sevajee

Carlos Guerrero

Spyros Leoussis

Ruth Herbert

Stephen Booth

Erik Mathias Sørhaug

Alex Young

Kiyoshi Sekiya

Anders Lepsøe

Constantinos Chaelis

Carsten Manniche

Nina Lynn

Baris Dolek

Alistair Black

Paul Taylor

Thor Thomsen

Mark Westley

Chris Wright

Jeff Davison

Jakob Nielsen

Anoop Taneja

Roger Brandwood

Adam Cox
Programme
Unlocking CO2 shipping’s role supporting rapid decarbonisation |
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TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2024
Time | Session / Paper | Presenters/Authors |
07:30 |
Registration, coffee and networking |
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08:30 |
Welcome address from Riviera |
Edwin Lampert, Executive Editor & Head of Business Relations, Riviera Maritime Media |
08:40 |
Opening remarks from Societe Generale |
Paul Taylor, Managing Director, Global Head of Shipping & Offshore, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking |
08:50 |
Opening keynote: Why northwest Europe will be the global centre of CO2 shipping |
Baris Dolek, Shipping and Commercial Manager, Northern Lights |
09:10 |
Q&A |
SESSION 1: UK CCUS VISION
Time | Session / Paper | Presenters/Authors |
09:30 |
Panel: The new UK CCUS Vision outlines plans for a competitive carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) market using competition to drive down costs. It aims to unlock £5Bn in economic growth from CCUS by 2050. This opening session will analyse the overall direction and urgency for CCUS deployment in the UK, including key incentives, project pipelines, timelines and shipping implications.
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Panellists: Ruth Herbert, Chief Executive, Carbon Capture & Storage Association Alistair Black, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright |
09:55 |
Session Q&A |
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10:15 |
Networking coffee break |
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SESSION 2: RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN CCUS PROJECTS
Time | Session / Paper | Presenters/Authors |
10:45 |
Optimisation of CCS projects involving LCO2 transportation by ship and offshore injection
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Carlos Guerrero, Global Market Leader Gas Carriers, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore |
11:00 |
European CCUS initiatives are advancing rapidly and have near-term CO2 evacuation and shipping requirements. This session will deliver updated insights on the full value chain from capture to storage and share key lessons and forecasts for additional phases.
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Anoop Taneja, Senior Business Development Manager, TotalEnergies Daniel Fletcher, Head of CCUS Business Development, BP Jeff Davison, Development & Transportation, Storegga |
11:45 |
Session Q&A |
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12:05 |
Networking lunch |
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SESSION 3A: MIDSTREAM INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CCUS
Time | Session / Paper | Presenters/Authors |
13:15 |
Innovation and progress in LCO2 carrier design
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Mathias Sørhaug, Business Development Director, CO2 Shipping and OCC, DNV Maritime |
13:30 |
Session Q&A |
SESSION 3B: MIDSTREAM INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CCUS
SESSION 4: THE CO2 SHIPPING MARKET PIONEERS
Time | Session / Paper | Presenters/Authors |
14:50 |
Panel: With early mover projects advancing, this panel discussion will examine demand growth, assess vessel supply availability, and gauge readiness across the maritime transport ecosystem.
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Panellists:
Anders Lepsøe, Chairman, Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS |
SESSION 5: FINANCING NEEDS FOR SCALABLE CCUS AND SHIPPING - A QUESTION TIME-STYLE INTERVIEW
Time | Session / Paper | Presenters/Authors |
15:20 |
Interview: In this session, we adopt the popular BBC Question Time format, where our expert interviewees will discuss the options available for project developers and shipping companies to access necessary capital, a key barrier to scalability. The discussion is especially timely with increasing EU taxonomy and reporting mandates.
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Interviewees: Paul Taylor, Managing Director, Global Head of Shipping & Offshore, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking |
SESSION 6: GLOBAL OUTLOOK FOR CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORKS AND STANDARDS IN CO2 SHIPPING
Time | Session / Paper | Presenters/Authors |
15:50 |
Scaling up the shipping trades of the CO2 value chain: technology considerations and challenges ahead.
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Constantinos Chaelis, Global Gas Markets & Technology Lead, Lloyd’s Register |
16:10 |
Session Q&A |
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16:30 |
Lightning talks: Operational readiness considerations for scaling CO2 terminals
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George Whittaker, General Manager, Energy Transition, Bechtel
Jakob Nielsen, Sales Director, TGE Marine Engineering GmbH
Adam Cox, Energy Strategy, Worley Consulting |
SESSION 7: THE EMITTERS VIEWPOINT
Time | Session / Paper | Presenters/Authors |
17:00 |
Panel: How emitters in the UK and Europe are taking on the challenge of evacuating their emissions and enacting their decarbonisation strategies.
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Panellists:
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17:45 |
Session Q&A |
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18:10 | Closing remarks |
Edwin Lampert, Executive Editor & Head of Business Relations, Riviera Maritime Media
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18:15 | Evening Drinks Reception |
*Programme subject to amendments/change
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FOLLOW THE CCS & CO2 COMMUNITY
Who Attended
Arcelor Mittal Air Products AS Babcock International Group Bellona BP International Ltd Chart Industries Clarksons Gas DNV Drax Power Eastern Pacific Shipping Ecolog Graphite Innovation & Technologies HD Hyundai Europe R&D Center GmbH Helleniq Upstream S.A Houlder Ltd
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Lloyd’s Register Maran Gas Maritime Inc.
Maritime London MC Shipping Ltd Navigator Gas Navigator Terminals UK Nickel Institute Northern Lights JV Pace CCS Petredec Global Port of Rotterdam Prime Marine RWE Supply & Trading GmbH SBM Offshore Seapeak Maritime A/S Shell Shipping Technology Storegga Integrated Total SA The Carbon Capture & Storage Association Trelleborg Westbury Ltd UK Government Watson Farley & Williams LLP Wintershall Norge AS Wood PLC Worley
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Exhibition
Exhibition
The CO2 Shipping & Terminals Conference, Europe is an opportunity for sponsors and exhibitors to engage with the community.
To showcase your brand and leverage this opportunity, take advantage of one of the many sponsorship and exhibition packages available.
To discuss your presence including attending, speaking or sponsoring, please contact:
Ian Pow, Brand Manager on ian.pow@rivieramm.com or call +44 20 8370 7011
Confirmed exhibitors to date:
GAC
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Who's Attending
Below is a list of companies represented at the conference:
ABS Greenture Spa |
James Fisher & Sons Plc Vopak Belgium |
Exhibition
The CO2 Shipping & Terminals Conference, Europe conference is an opportunity for sponsors and exhibitors to engage with the community.
To showcase your brand and leverage this opportunity, take advantage of one of the many sponsorship and exhibition packages available.
To discuss your presence including attending, speaking or sponsoring, please contact:
Ian Pow, Brand Manager on ian.pow@rivieramm.com or call +44 20 8370 7011
Confirmed exhibitors to date:
GAC
Tickets & NEW VENUE
Ticket Information
Delegate rate - £900.00 plus VAT Delegate package includes: • Access to our live conference sessions • Delegate pack • Coffee and refreshments • Lunch • Drinks reception
For ticket enquiries, please contact Ian Pow - Ian.pow@rivieramm.com / +44 20 8370 7011
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For more information please contact
Ian Pow, Brand Manager, ian.pow@rivieramm.com / +44 20 8370 7011
New Venue
Hilton Waldorf
Adelphi Suite / Palm Court
Aldwych
London WC2B 4DD
Hotel website
Blending Edwardian grandeur with modern comfort, this iconic hotel is located in the heart of London’s West End: a four-minute walk from the Royal Opera House; Covent Garden, the British Museum, and Trafalgar Square are all within a mile. All guests can enjoy access to an on-site leisure club featuring swimming pool, steam room, sauna and modern fitness suite, a restaurant, tearoom and 2 bars.
Directions
Covent Garden underground station (Piccadilly line, with direct connection to Heathrow Airport) is 5-minute walk away.
Holborn underground station (Piccadilly and Central lines) and Temple underground station (Circle and District lines) are both reachable with a 10-minute walk.
Car park
The hotel does not have a car park however it works closely with the following sites:
www.q-park.co.uk/en-gb/cities/london/chinatown
www.q-park.co.uk/en-gb/cities/london/leicster-square
Discount Code of 30% offered: WALDORF30
Bedroom reservations
To make a room reservation, please contact HotelRes, our sole agency partner for this event on +44 (0)330 128 9950 or email reservations@hotelresuk.com.
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