PROGRAMME

SS Rotterdam  Wednesday 17 March 2010 17:00 Registration - Queen's Lounge, Promenade Deck 3   Optional Tour of the SS Rotterdam 19:00 Opening Cocktail and Dinner - Queen's Lounge, Promenade Deck 3 Sponsored by  Thursday 18 March 2010 08:00 Registration 09:30 Welcome to ARACON 2010 Goris Vermeulen, Managing Director, Vergo Consultancy / BunkerExperience 09:40 SESSION ONE: THE BIG PICTURE Session Chair: Goris Vermeulen, Managing Director, Vergo Consultancy / BunkerExperience Welcome Address Tineke Netelenbos, chairman of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners, will start the conference by addressing some technical, environmental, financial and legal aspects of bunkering and by wondering if bunkering becomes a science. Tineke Netelenbos, President of the Royal Association of Dutch Shipowners The Environment: After Copenhagen Bill Hemmings, Policy Officer, European Federation for Transport & Environment   Oil & Shipping Economics: Outlook for the future Maarten van Mourik, Economist 11:00 Networking Coffee Break 11:30 SESSION TWO: COMMERCIAL ISSUES Session Chair: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Limited A Decade of Change: 2000-2010 Tom Reilly, CEO, Oceanconnect Inc.   Managing price risk in troubled waters Leon Samsø Pedersen, Sales Manager, A/S Global Risk Management Ltd   Panel Discussion Software solution for bunker trading and risk management Fraser Harper, Senior Vice President of Consultancy, Aspect Enterprise Solutions Chasing unapid bunker bills Paul Johnston, Director, SeaDebt Management 13:00 Networking Lunch 14:00 SESSION THREE: BUNKER QUALITY - PART ONE Session Chair: Capt Cees de Keijzer, Chairman, World Ship Society Why all the fuss about gasoil? Nigel Draffin, Technical Sales Manager, LQM Petroleum Services   Trends in fuel oil quality John Stirling, Business Development Manager, DNV Petroleum Services   ISO 8217: The revisions Wanda Fabriek, International Fuel Executive, Intertek OCA   Panel Discussion All speakers in this session. 15:30 Networking Coffee Break 16:00 SESSION FOUR: BUNKER QUALITY - PART TWO Session Chair: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Limited Exotic contaminants in bunker fuels Chris Fisher, Managing Director, Bunker Claims International The bunker buyer's perspective Jens Maul Jorgensen, Director, Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co KG   Can additives improve bunker performance? Terry Garner, Technical Manager, Infineum UK Limited   Panel Discussion All speakers in this session, plus: John Stirling, Business Development Manager, DNV Petroleum Services 17:30 Close of Day One 19:00 Gala Reception and Dinner - Grand Ballroom, Upper Promenade, Deck 4 Gala Reception sponsored by  Friday 19 March 2010 09:30 SESSION FIVE: BUNKERING IN THE ARA Session Chair: Capt Cees de Keijzer, Chairman, World Ship Society Bunkering logistics and infrastructure (imports, exports, barging and storage) Cees de Greve, Commercial Manager, Vopak Oil Rotterdam   Buying and selling marine fuels in the ARA Ton Visser, Co-ordinator Technical Services Section, Bebeka UA   Panel Discussion All speakers in this session, plus: Bart Joon, Commercial Director, World Fuel Services Europe 10:30 Networking Coffee Break 11:00 SESSION SIX: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Session Chair: Capt Cees de Keijzer, Chairman, World Ship Society Onshore power supply - Cold ironing: A standard solution Fer van der Laar, Managing Director, International Association of Ports and Harbours Europe Office   Exhaust gas cleaning Don Gregory, Director, EGCSA   Seeking the ultimate marine fuels Gijsbert de Jong, Marine Division, Bureau Veritas   Panel Discussion All speakers in this session 12:15 Closing remarks 12:30 Networking Lunch   Close of ARACON 2010 OPTIONAL TECHNICAL WORKSHOP: THE CASE FOR BUNKER METERING The case for bunker metering is fast gaining momentum, with Maersk and other shipowners fitting meters to eliminate quantity disputes and increase efficiency. Suppliers, barge and terminal operators are now following suit and work is well underway to create an international standard. But where does this leave bunker suppliers and buyers? This in-depth debate brings together all the key players in metering to investigate the impact on the industry, using live case studies and detailed test results. What drives a shipowner to install expensive equipment to measure bunker deliveries? New technology for measuring bunker fuel The importance of accurate meter calibration Testing and developing mass flow meters How do we know that metering works? Real life case studies and analysis of test results Creating national and international standards for bunker metering 14:00 Chairman’s Introduction Dr Manus Henry, Director, Invensys University Centre (UTC) for Advanced Instrumentation, University of Oxford 14:10 The Case for Bunker Metering Jesper Rosenkrans Odum, Business Development Manager, Maersk Oil Trading 14:25 The Story So Far Dr Manus Henry, Director, Invensys University Centre (UTC) for Advanced Instrumentation, University of Oxford 14:45 Real Life Case Studies and Analysis of Test Results Years of research and development, followed by extensive lab and field testing of metering equipment, has produced a range of results. Four different case studies will be used to interpret and analyse those results. Case Study 1: The Case for Coriolis in Bunkering Denis Henrot, Vice President Flow Division Europe, Emerson Process Management - Micro Motion Division   Case Study 2: Singapore: Endress + Hauser and Star Cruises Jens Fuglsang, Industry Manager Oil & Gas Europe, Endress + Hauser   Case Study 3: Houston: Buffalo Marine and the ‘Maersk Wyoming’ Tom Marian, General Counsel, Buffalo Marine Service Inc.   Case Study 4: Singapore: The ‘Pride’, Invensys and BP Dr Manus Henry, Director, Invensys University Centre (UTC) for Advanced Instrumentation, University of Oxford 15:45 Networking Coffee Break 16:15 The Case for Bunker Metering - The Debate All of the day's speakers plus invited panelists 17:00 Workshop Close