IMO : Symposium on alternative low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels – 9 and 10 February 2021

Notes

The agenda is below or can be downloaded here (PDF) 

Day 1 Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 11.00 – 14.00 UTC 

11.00 Introduction and opening remarks 

11.15 Introduction of the Symposium by moderator, Mr Sveinung Oftedal (Norway – Chair of ISWG-GHG) 

11.20 Block 1: Using alternative sustainable fuels. Lessons-learnt from alternative fuel use by shipowners 

• CMA-CGM – Challenges faced and lessons-learnt on operating LNG-fuelled containerships
• Mr. Paul Hexter, President, Waterfront Shipping Company – Experience from operating tankers on methanol
• Eastern Pacific Shipping – Testing biofuels on commercial maritime routes
• Mr. Toshi Nakamura, General Manager, Green Business Group, NYK Line Green Business Group  -Expectations from a shipowner on using ammonia as marine fuel for zero-emission ships 
• Mr. Simon Bergulf, Director of Regulatory Affairs for A.P. MØLLER – MAERSK – Moving towards zero-carbon shipping (title tbc)

12.20 Q&A session 

12.40 Block 2: Building alternative fuel-ready ships. State-of-play in shipyards, ship designers and technology providers 

• Mr. Peng Guisheng, Senior Engineer, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC), China  – Ammonia-fuelled 23,000 TEU ultra-large container ship concept design
• Dr. Junkeon Ahn, Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority – A Korean perspective: 2030 Green Ship-K Initiative
• Mr. Takeo Akamatsu, Deputy General Manager, Marine Department, Itochu Corporation, Japan Integrated ammonia fuelled vessel project, from technology development to commercial operation, including establishment of ammonia fuel supply chain
• EUROMOT – Building future-proof marine engines

13.40 Q&A session 

14.00 Close of the session 

Day 2 Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 11.00 – 14.00 UTC 

11.00 Block 3: Providing alternative fuels; building the supply-chain and required infrastructure. State-of-play of preparing for use of alternative fuels in the wider maritime industry 

• Mr. Peter Alkema, port of Amsterdam, Chair of the IAPH Working Group on Clean Marine Fuels – Lessons-learnt from LNG bunkering for bio-LNG and other alternative fuels
• Ms. Linda Hammer, DNV-GL – Transition to zero emission solutions for shipping in Norway 
• Dr. Sotirios Mamalis, ABS – Hydrogen as Marine Fuel – Infrastructure and Fuel Supply Challenges
• Mr. Daryl Wilson, Executive Director, Hydrogen Council – State of play, prospects, and barriers for hydrogen as a marine fuel
• Dr. Bryan Comer, International Council on Clean Transportation (Pacific Environment) – Providing alternative marine fuels: Supply-chain sustainability considerations, required
• infrastructure, and how IMO can help

12.05 Q&A session 

12.25 Block 4: Prospects for alternative sustainable fuels. Research & Development and demonstration projects, including involvement / opportunities for developing countries in the production and utilization of alternative sustainable marine fuels 

• Pr. Roberto Shaeffer, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Case study: prospects for alternative marine fuel production in Brazil
• Mr. Jesse Fahnestock, Getting to Zero Coalition – Mapping of zero emission pilots and demonstration projects
• Chile’s Hydrogen Strategy and opportunities for marine fuels
• Dr. Jasmine Lam, Maritime Energy and Sustainable Development (MESD) Centre of Excellence, Singapore – Will alternative fuels be ready for shipping to meet its GHG target in 2050?
• UK – Zero-carbon fuels in the UK Clean Maritime Plan 

13.30 Q&A session 

13.50 Summary and conclusion of the Symposium 

14.00 Close of the session and of the Symposium