Convention Registration / Welcome Coffee Break
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This session will provide useful context to the introduction of the 0.50% global sulphur cap by offering an outlook for the shipping and bunkering industries in 2020, covering issues such as marine fuel supply and demand, shipping acquisition and financing trends, refining trends, commodity flows and energy markets, and geopolitical issues.

This session will assess IMO 2020 compliant fuel availability at regional and global ports and look at the refining infrastructure that is in place to support the massive global switch to low sulphur marine fuel. Will owners and operators be able to buy the grades of fuel where they want and in the volumes that they want, and what is the future for HSFO? Is the fuel supply chain fully in place, including terminal storage and barging? What is the outlook for scrubber uptake and why has this technology polarised industry opinion?

This session will look at the commercial realities of IMO 2020, and will assess the evolving roles of physical suppliers, traders and brokers. Is the marine fuel supply industry set for further contraction and will different fuel procurement processes come to the fore i.e. online platforms? How will the industry respond to buyers’ requests for extended credit lines as fuel costs rise and are sellers under increased scrutiny from their lenders?

This session will look at the characteristics and behaviour of the new very low sulphur fuel oils, addressing issues such as compatibility, commingling and stability. What tests and other forms of protection are available to buyers concerned about fuel quality? What steps should owners and operators take to address onboard fuel management? Speakers will also discuss fuel sampling, the use of mass flow meters and the evolving role of the marine surveyor in the bunker delivery process.

This session will focus on compliance with and enforcement of the IMO 2020 regulation. What will be the role of flag States and Port State Control in enforcement and what do we know about the penalties for non-compliance? Experts will also discuss the use of FONARS and will consider how owners/operators and fuel sellers can take steps to protect themselves against fuel quality claims and disputes over scrubber operations in their terms and conditions and charter party agreements.

10:30

Networking Coffee Break

This session will consider what lies ahead for shipping and the bunker sector after they have adapted to the IMO 2020 regulation. Will there be changes in fuel procurement options, and how can the marine fuels sector respond to calls for greater transparency in the way it goes about its business? Panellists will also consider how shipping’s transition to a low/zero carbon future will take place in the Middle East and what will be the role of the region’s existing and emerging ports in facilitating this change. The clock is ticking on 2050, so what lessons has IMO 2020 taught the industry in planning for the next disruptive and irrevocable change?

13:00

Networking Lunch

14:00