PROGRAMME

Panelist Opportunities If you would like to be considered as a panelist, please email events@petrospot.com. The programme shall be updated below as it develops. WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 16:00 Registration The Hilton Rotterdam 18:30 Registration Closes The Hilton Rotterdam 19:00 Opening Cocktail Reception & Dinner The Royal Maas Yacht Club Coaches depart the Hilton Rotterdam at 18:30 THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 08:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee Upper Lobby Area, The Hilton Rotterdam 09:30 Welcome to ARACON 2011 Goris Vermeulen, Director, Bunker Events Limited 09:40 SESSION ONE: THE BIG PICTURE Session Chair: Goris Vermeulen, Director, Bunker Events Limited Welcome to Rotterdam, the heart of the hugely important Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp shipping, energy, petrochemical, industrial and bunkering region of Northwest Europe! This session will introduce the issues that will form the core of ARACON 2011. Welcome Address Jeannette Baljeu, Alderman for the Port, Traffic and Regional Economy Vice-Mayor of Rotterdam Fuel regulations matters L. Robert Pedersen, Deputy Secretary General, BIMCO Jaap Van Dalen, Senior Business Manager, Port of Rotterdam 10:30   Networking Coffee Break 11:00 SESSION TWO: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Session Chair: Capt Cees de Keijzer, President, World Ship Society Rotterdam Branch This session will examine how the European Emission Control Areas (ECAs) are currently impacting the day to day activities of bunker suppliers and buyers – looking at near-term availability and pricing, as well as fuel switching, abatement and other environmental issues – before looking at incoming ECAs and the key decisions that have to be made in 2018 and beyond. The Legal Perspective Trevor Harrison, Maritime Arbitrator, Mediator & Legal Consultant The Broker’s Perspective: Changes in the Marine Fuel Market Moving Forwards Bart Joon, Manager Commercial Services, World Fuel Services The Buyer’s Perspective Martin Dorsman, Managing Director, Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners Panel Discussion 12:30   Networking Lunch 14:00 SESSION THREE: LNG - THE FUTURE FUEL FOR SHIPPING? Session Chair: Capt Cees de Keijzer, President, World Ship Society Rotterdam Branch Does LNG have the potential to become a viable global and green alternative to traditional marine fuels? The highly-focused session investigates what the industry needs to do to take this idea forward, examining the infrastructure requirements and market preparedness for this exciting ‘new’ bunker fuel. LNG as a fuel: an opportunity for the Port of Rotterdam Ankie Janssen, Business Development Gas & Power, Port of Rotterdam Gaseous fuels for propulsion, rules, key safety considerations and main challenges Martial Claudepierre, Senior Research Project Manager, Bureau Veritas   LNG ship bunkering terminals. A viable and available solution Dag Lilletvedt, CEO, Liquiline AS   Panel Discussion 15:30 Networking Coffee Break 16:00 SESSION FOUR: BUNKER QUANTITY Session Chair: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Director, Bunker Events Limited Have bunker meters now reached the stage where they can be relied upon to settle disputes once and for all? Or are real-life surveyors still the better option? Two leading meter providers discuss their experiences to date before the session is opened to the floor for debate.  Developments in Bunker Metering Barry Clark, Head of Oil & Gas Centre of Competence and Head of Project Engineering, Endress + Hauser Developments in Heavy Fuel Oil Metering Jan Kik, Business Development Manager Marine, Emerson Process Management  Panel Discussion Aart Pruysen, Approvals Director - Europe, Emerson Process Management Yuri Ouweneel MSc, Head Business Development, VT Group 17:30 Close of Day One 19:00 Gala Reception and Dinner Port Cruise Boat Cruise of the Port of Rotterdam Coaches depart the Hilton Rotterdam at 18:30 FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 09:00 SESSION FIVE: FUEL QUALITY & MANAGEMENT Session Chair: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Director, Bunker Events Limited The new ISO 8217 fuel quality specifications have been published but is anyone using them yet? If most players (and charterparties) are still using the old specifications, is this creating confusion and exposing suppliers and buyers to the possibility of claims? This session will look at the specifications and at managing the fuel that is delivered, with a view to avoiding operational – and legal – problems. Residual fuel is here to stay – we need to manage it Saqlain Mukhtar, Regional Fuel Consultant, Lloyd’s Register / FOBAS ISO 8217: 2010 – the best edition yet Monique Vermeire, Fuels Technologist, Chevron Belgium NV   Chemical Contamination of Marine Fuels: A Common Sense Approach Michael Green, Technical Manger, Lintec Testing Services   Legal Remedies Carel Baron van Lynden, Partner, AKD   Panel Discussion 10:50 Networking Coffee Break 11:20 SESSION SIX: COMMERCIAL ISSUES Session Chair: Goris Vermeulen, Director, Bunker Events Limited This session will examine the financial and commercial issues facing shipping companies, and ultimately bunker suppliers. It will look at financing, banking and credit and attempt to shed some light on the immediate and longer-term outlook for the shipping industry. Shipping Market Outlook Joel Hanley, Managing Editor - Crude Oil, Platts The Banker’s View: is there any credit left? Dr Arjen van Klink, Senior Strategy and Innovation Manager, Rabobank Rotterdam Credit at the Crossroads Adam Dupré, Managing Director, Ocean Intelligence Panel Discussion 12:30 Closing remarks Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Director, Bunker Events Limited 12:45       Networking Farewell Lunch   Close of ARACON 2011