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ME ShipTech 2015Conference

8th Annual

8 – 9 December 2015 | The Address Hotel Dubai Marina | Dubai | UAE

#ShipTech

www.meshiptech.com*Conditions apply, confirmation required at [email protected]

Supporting Association Media Partners

World ils

Why you need to be there: New international and regional expert speakers

Have your say with interactive audience polling

Discover how future shipping technologies can benefit you

Network with the region’s industry leaders

Learn the latest regulatory changes and how to achieve compliance

Be part of the discussion on the big issue of crew and manning capability

Shipowners and operators attend

for FREE!*

Achieving operational efficiency and sustainability through proven technology and solutions

ME ShipTech Speaker Faculty include:

Per WistoftCEO

UACCUAE

Bader Al GhouthManager

Marine Department Saudi Aramco

Lars ModinManaging Director

International Tanker Management Singapore

Capt. Jitendra MisraManaging DirectorEmarat Maritime

UAE

Ahmed Al FalahiManaging Director

GEM Ships UAE

Capt. Aziz AnsariGeneral Manager

D&K ShippingUAE

Samir BailouniFleet Director

NakilatQatar

Ali ShehabDy. CEO

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

Niels Bjorn MortensenDirector of Regulatory AffairsMaersk Maritime Technology

A.P Moller MaerskDenmark

Strategic Partners

Michel DeleuranExecutive Vice President

Milaha MaritimeQatar

Supporting Maritime Authority Silver Sponsor Associate Partner

Craig EasonDeputy Editor

Lloyd’s List

Industry Support Partners

Tel: +971 4 335 2437 | Fax: +971 4 335 2438 | Email: [email protected]

WHY YOU SHOUD BE THERE

C-LEVEL panel discussions on the current state of the global and regional maritime industry

Live polling and time dedicated to audience Q&A, making the conference as interactive as possible

Regulation half-day: the morning of day two is dedicated to understanding the latest regulatory changes and technologies being employed to achieve compliance

An expert panel will discuss the latest and most creative innovations in shipping technology, from wind propulsion to air bubble lubrication, as well as eco-vessel performance

Back by popular demand, we are giving YOU the chance to voice your opinion via our live voting and polling system.

Learn what other ship owners and operators consider to be the most important factors moving forward and what markets conditions are currently of most concern to them.

Live polling and the results will be revealed throughout the two day conference, relevant to specific sessions.

FEATURING LIVE POLLING! HAVE YOUR SAY

Back for its 8th year, ME ShipTech will continue in helping to guide ship owners and operators through ongoing difficulties caused by the global regulatory landscape and market changes.

With the oversight and guidance of our esteemed ShipTech advisory board, made up of leading regional shipping professionals, this year’s agenda covers the most important topics including ballast water convention systems, Co2 regulations, NoX and SoX, crewing and manning standards and the yearly industry overview and trends.

ME ShipTech brings together ship owners, operators, charterers and ship technology providers to discuss how advances in ship technology are meeting the challenge of achieving operational efficiency and sustainability for ship owners and operators.

In addition, the conference offers the perfect networking environment to meet, exchange ideas and connect with your industry peers.

WELCOME TO THE 8TH ANNUAL ME SHIPTECH CONFERENCE

ADVISORY BOARD AND SPEAKER FACULTY INCLUDES:Craig Eason, Deputy Editor, Lloyd’s List Bader Al Ghouth, Manager, Marine Department, Saudi Aramco Ali Shehab, Dy. CEO, KOTC Talal Bakheet, Past President, Vela International Marine Limited, Saudi ArabiaZahid Rahman, Vice President, Marine Business Development Team, ME and Africa, Lloyds Register Capt. Aziz Ansari, General Manager, D&K Shipping Niels Bjorn Mortensen, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Maersk Maritime Academy Technology, A.P Moller Maersk Per Wistoft, CEO, United Arab Chemical Carriers Lars Modin, Managing Director, International Tanker Management Samir Bailouni, Fleet Director, Nakilat Capt. Jitendra Misra, Managing Director, Emarat MaritimeMichel Deleuran, Executive Vice President- Maritime, MilahaAhmed Al Falahi, Managing Director, GEM Ships

Lars Christianson, Chief Trade Officer, United Arab Shipping Company Joseph McCarney, Chairman, IACCSEA Willem Moelker, Head of Oil and Gas, Damen Shipyards Sharjah Karsten Lunsgaard Hae, Chief Instructor Maritime, Maersk Training Per Sønderstrup, Director, Regulation, Manning and Certification, Danish Maritime AuthorityOmar Abu Omar, COO, TASNEEF Dabasis Bose, Fleet Manager, D&K Shipping Capt. Gamal Fekry, CEO, Red Sea marine Management Capt. Saleem Alavi, Maritime AdvisorOskar Levander, VP Innovation, Engineering and Technology- Marine, Rolls-Royce Sebastian Eggert, Senior Specialist- Ship Management and Operation, DNV GL- Maritime Software Jamil Al Ali, Manager- New Fleet Building Project Group, Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

WHO YOU WILL MEET:

ShipOwners

Ship Operatorsand Charterers

ClassificationSocieties

Technology andService Providers

MarineConsultants

Shipyards Shipbuilders andEngine Makers Law Firms Banks and

Financiers Government

Bodies

FOUNDING PARTNERS & ADVISORS

Bader Al GhouthManagerMarine Department Saudi Aramco

Talal Bakheet Past PresidentVela International Marine LimitedSaudi Arabia

Zahid RahmanVice President, Marine Business Development Team Middle East and AfricaLloyd’s Register, UAE


Attend ME ShipTech 2015 to ShAre PerSPectiveS With the MoSt diStinguiShed ShiPoWnerS And oPerAtorS globAlly

We are delighted to announce that Lloyd’s List Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards 2015 will take place on Wednesday 9 December, at the Armani Hotel, Dubai. This event is without a doubt the biggest night in the Middle East shipping industry calendar, where you and your team can get together for a fantastic night of celebration and networking with key players.

Over 400 shipping professionals from across the region attended the event last year and with tables already being booked, this year is set to be the biggest to date.

Don’t miss out! Reserve your place at the biggest night in Middle-East shipping today. Go to llloydslist.com/awards for more info and to book your table now.

* This event is not included as part of the main conference

Maximise your time at ME ShipTech 2015!

P IMO P ADNATCO & NGSCO P Saudi Aramco P Bakri Navigation P Blue Lines Shipping P CMA CGM P Columbia Ship management Ltd P Emarat Maritime LLC P E ships P GEM Shipping P GAC P Gulf Navigation Holding P Kuwait Oil Tanker Company P Maersk P Mediterranean Shipping P Mideast Ship Management P Milaha (Qatar Navigation) P Mubarak Marine P NCC Odfjell Chemical Tankers P Nordic Tankers A/S P NYK Line P Oman Shipping Company P P&O Maritime P Pioneer Ship Management P Qatar Gas P Nakilat P Rasgas

P Red Sea Marine P Sharaf Shipping P Simatech Shipping LLC P Topaz Energy Marine P TORM P Transworld Group P UACC P UASC P BP Marine P Total P Shell P Lukoil P Eniram P Wartsila P Rolls Royce P Man Diesel P Drydocks World P DMCA P Lloyds Register P DNV-GL P Class NK P RINA P Zamil Offshore P The Tanker Manager P Aggreko P Marorka

Some of the Organisations who attend ME ShipTech include: PARTNER WITH US!

Are you a technology provider or an advisor to the shipping industry?

Is the Arabian Gulf & Middle East your focus market?Position yourself as an expert to this influential and unrivalled maritime audience and help shipping companies maximise their performance. Be a partner to ME ShipTech 2015.

All our partnership packages are customised to our client’s exact specifications. Speaking opportunities are also available to our key partners. Invite your clients, showcase your solutions or become a moderator and position your organisation as an industry leader.

For more information please contact Arshed Hussain at [email protected] or Tel: +971 (0) 4 4072715

09.00 Opening remarks from the chairman Craig Eason, Deputy Editor, Lloyd’s List

09.10 Welcome address from Saudi Aramco

09.25 Assessing the outlook of shipping and trade: how evolving markets and an increasingly uncertain regulatory landscape are effecting global maritime trends• Will there be future stability despite persistent oversupply

and volatility in rates?• Assessing the cross-segment outlook and performance • The Panama Canal expansion and its impact on global

trade and routes • Identifying the impact of global port developments

Ali Shehab, Dy. CEO, KOTC Lars Christianson, Chief Trade Officer, United Arab Shipping

Company Lars Modin, Managing Director, International Tanker

Management Ahmed Al Falahi, Managing Director, GEM Ships Omar Abu Omar, COO, TASNEEF Capt. Gamal Fekry, CEO, Red Sea Marine Management

10.05 The Middle East establishing itself as a leading global shipping hub: how heavy infrastructure investment, easing political tensions and wavering commodity prices are transforming the regional landscape• Assessing the impact of significant port and logistics

infrastructure investment across the region• Understanding the short and long term effects of falling

oil prices • Iran sanctions: an update on recent developments and

their impact on Middle East trade and shipping Ali Shehab, Dy. CEO, KOTC Capt Aziz Ansari, General Manager, D&K Shipping Capt Jitendra Misra, Managing Director, Emarat Maritime Per Wistoft, CEO, United Arab Chemical Carriers Representative, DP World

10.35 Structured speed networking session

11.05 Morning refreshments and networking break

11.35 Live Polling

11.55 Keeping compliant: an assessment of the key regulatory changes effecting global and regional ship owners • A summary of the key regulatory changes to have

occurred over the past 12 months• The challenges of differing standards requirements

between the IMO, US Coastguard and other regulatory bodies

• Understanding the Middle East specific challenges in response to the global regulatory landscape

Niels Bjorn Mortensen, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Maersk Maritime Technology - A.P Moller Maersk

12.35 Overview of new and existing technologies and what strategies are being employed by ship owners across the region• An update on global scrubber technology and usage• Retrofitting trends: what technologies are ship owners in

the Middle East investing in?• Assessing the new and approved technologies being

utilised to increase efficiency and ensure compliance Craig Eason, Deputy Editor, Lloyd’s List

13.15 Lunch and networking break

14.15 Innovative technologies and solutions driving future efficiency for ship owners • An overview of current and emerging innovations in

shipping technology• How can ship owners benefit from innovative solutions in

achieving maximum efficiency and compliance?• Evaluating wind propulsion as an example of innovation• How are eco-ships performing in line with increasing

regulations and demand for improved efficiency? Jamil Al Ali, Manager- New Fleet Building Project Group,

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company Oskar Levander, VP Innovation, Engineering and Technology-

Marine, Rolls Royce

14.55 Assessing the options: utilising alternative fuels in order to achieve compliance and boost efficiency simultaneously • Looking at the progress of the IMO fuel availability study

and how it will impact ship owners in the region • How has demand for distillate developed since the ICA limit

changed?• Assessing the increasing interest in hybrid fuels• Understanding the parameters considered when looking at

the global bunker situation• LNG as an alternative and the infrastructure investment

needed for ship owners to fully utilise it Niels Bjorn Mortensen, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Maersk

Maritime Technology - A.P Moller Maersk Willem Moelker, Head of Oil and Gas, Damen Shipyards

Sharjah Samir Bailouni, Fleet Director, Nakilat Capt. Saleem Alavi, Maritime Advisor

15.35 Afternoon refreshments and networking break

16.05 The implication of ECA regulations on Base number of cylinder oils• Identifying the impact of ECA emissions regulations on two

stroke cylinder engines • The actions to take to ensure optimum cylinder lubrication • Understanding oil feed rate considerations when using new

cylinder oils• Assessing the different types of cylinder oils and

lubrications available Representative, Castrol Marine

16.45 Fuel and Lubricant Quality control round-up panel

17.15 Chairman’s review and closing remarks

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CONFERENCE DAY ONE


TUESDAY 8 DECEMBER 2015

Shipowners and operatorsattend for FREE!*

09.00 Opening and welcoming remarks from the chairman Craig Eason, Deputy Editor, Lloyd’s List

09.10 The monitoring, reporting and verification of Co2 emissions: understanding the legal framework and practical steps ship owners can take to ensure compliance• The proposed regulations and deadlines• Understanding the requirements and reporting measures

that need to be taken• The benefits and potential pitfalls of a ‘market based

measure system’

09.40 Ballast Water Management Convention: with time running out, when and what technologies should ship owners be investing in whilst accounting for the confusion between un-aligned regulatory bodies and type approval criteria• An update on regulation and where the IMO and US

Coastguard are in terms of type approval criteria• Assessing regulation timelines and the risk of non-

compliance • Which US Coastguard type-approved BWMS are proven

as good investments and which technologies should be given extra consideration

• Balancing cost and compliance: guidance for ship owners on future strategy

Representative, Goltens 10.20 Morning refreshments and networking break

10.50 NoX Tier III compliance: how the regulation is progressing and addressing the strategic challenges of choosing between retrofitting or new build investment• An update on upcoming regulation deadline and differing

ECAs. • New build vs retrofitting: assessing the strategic options

ship owner have in achieving compliance• The benefits and challenges of new and existing

technologies including selective catalyst reduction • What are the potential repercussions of non-compliance?

Joseph McCarney, Chairman, IACCSEA

11.30 Let’s talk money: eco-efficient favourability, the retreat of private equity and other considerations when looking to finance new technology investments • The changing landscape in shipping investment and finance• Is consolidation the solution in dealing with excess

capacity? • Strategic guidance on financing new technology in the

current market

12.10 Lunch and networking break

13.10 Improving crew standards and capabilities in line with technological advancements • Identifying the challenges in maintaining efficiency and

reducing unnecessary cost through crew and manning ability

• Solutions for improving on board development and training• Building crew capability in order to comply with the

mandatory requirement for ECDIS technology on all vessels Karsten Lunsgaard Hae, Chief Instructor Maritime, Maersk

Training Dabasis Bose, Fleet Manager, D&K Shipping

13.50 Afternoon refreshments and networking break

14.20 Understanding the need for and benefits of improved seafarer safety standards for Middle East ship owners: the human, cost and efficiency factors • Are shipping technology advancements meeting the

regional need for improved seafarer safety standards?• How better seafarer training and standards can improve

safety and reduce incidents • Identifying the necessary steps to improve seafarer safety

for ship owners Per Sønderstrup, Director, Regulation, Manning and

Certification, Danish Maritime Authority

15.00 Chairman’s review and closing remarks

15.20 Close of conference

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CONFERENCE DAY TWO


WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2015

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