Digital Ship Athens 2009

At the Athens Golf Club, Glyfada

In association with AMMITEC, the Shipping Company IT Managers' Association

Companies with registered delegates include Aegean Bulk Co Inc; Alison Management Corp; Allseas Marine SA; Almi Marine Management; Anangel Maritime Services; Athenian Sea Carriers; Avin International; Brave Maritime; Ceres LNG Services Ltd; Chronos Shipping; Costamare Shipping Company; Danaos Management Consultants S.A.; DANAOS Shipping Co Ltd; Dry Plus Maritime Corp; Dynacom Tankers Management; Eletson Corporation; Eurobulk; Everlast Shipping; Fairsky Shiping and Trading S.A; Franco Compania Naviera S.A.; G Bulk Corp; Gulf Marine Management S.A; Helios Shipping; Ionia Management S.A; Liquimar Tankers Management Inc; Navios Shipmanagement Inc; Neptune Lines; Olympic Shipping; OSG Ship Management; Samos Steamship CO; Springfield Shipping; TEO Shipping Corporation; Tomasos Brothers Inc

AGENDA

Chair: Charis Nassis, Partner, Business & IT consulting at akéreon

Charis Nassis is a consultant specialising in IT and business. He was previously ICT Director at Ceres Hellenic Shipping and ICT Manager at Ceres Hydrofoils Joint Service / Minoan Flying Dolphins. He has a degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management.

9.30 Keynote speech: Exmar's approach to maritime IT and communications. Christophe Vanneste, ICT director, and Ivan Renette, PMS project manager, Exmar Shipmanagement, Belgium

EXMAR is a diversified and independent shipping group serving the international gas and oil industry. It manages 3 LNG carriers, 5 LNGRV (regasification) vessels, 4 very large gas carriers, 8 mid size gascarriers, 2 fully pressurized gas carriers, 2 semi pressurised gas carriers, one FPSO, one accomodation barge and 2 chemical tankers. It has 3 further LNG carriers under time charter.

SESSION - SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

9.55am Experience using VSAT maritime communications. Raynald Leconte, CEO, France Telecom Marine supported by Michel Verbist Product Manager Satellite Solutions

France Telecom Marine operates three cable ships based in France and operates another cable ship based in Capetown through a subsidiary. It also operates marine bases in La Seyne and Brest where the cable depot is located. France Telecom Marine's history stretches back to 1860, when the French Ministry of Posts and Telegraph was first involved in the installation and maintenance of submarine cables.

10.20am Developments with FleetBroadband - new products, user experiences so far Piers Cunningham, director of maritime business, Inmarsat

Inmarsat operates the satellite communications system used by most of the world's merchant shipping fleet which also forms the backbone of global GMDSS provision. In August 2008 Inmarsat launched the 3rd of its next generation Inmarsat-4 satellites, which will provide simultaneous voice and data at speeds of up to 432 kbs

10.50 Short talk on experiences so far testing FleetBroadband on newbuildings- Ioannis Ioannou, ICT Manager, Athenian Sea Carriers

Athenian Sea Carriers is a tanker management company which has chartered vessels to most oil majors, including Shell, Chevron, BP, ExxonMobil, Total, Repsol and Statoil. It currently has one product tanker in its fleet and four VLCCs under construction, to be delivered by September 2010. 11.00 BREAK

11.40 How to make software and satcoms more usable onboard. Tasos Makris, Gourdomichalis Maritime

Tasos Makris is Information Systems Director with Gourdomichalis Maritime, which currently manages 3 Greek flagged Japanese built sister panamax vessels delivered in '99, '04 and '05, 1 Supramax vessel delivered in late September ’09 ex-China with a Marshal islands flag. As part of the company's second New Building program, 2 Supramax vessels of 57,000 tons each and 1 Panamax vessel of 83,000 tons will delivered in 2010. He holds a Masters of Computer Science and has worked in the Health sector in the U.K. and in the Greek Industry Automation Sector before joining the Maritime Sector in 1993. He is strongly interested in Human Computer Interface and Software Usability principles, as a means to improve the quality of software and human productivity. He is a founding member and member of BOD of AMMITEC, a member of the Hellenic Managers Association (EEDE) and a member of the Usability Professionals Association.

11.55 Satcoms technology showcase: 3 x 10 min slots

11.55 - Lars Martinussen, sales manager Europe, Dualog
How to take control over your ship shore ip communication.

12.05 - Peter Jensen Torp, c2Sat. VSAT - Optimal Satellite Communication Connection

12.15 - Christian Mayer, Swisscom - Using HF as an inexpensive alternative to satellite

- Sending data via shortwave radio as an inexpensive complement to satelite communication, using existing HF radio and GMDSS antenna on the vessel, with data speeds comparable to satellite transmission speeds
- Managing individual seafarer e-mail accounts

Chris Mayer is Senior Product Manager at Swisscom Broadcast AG, a service provider for wireless radio and TV services in Switzerland. Since 2000, he has managed various projects for the Broadcasting business and is now focused on the launch of HF-services for the Maritime industry. Chris Mayer has an engineering and EMBA degrees

12.25 Panel discussion

1.00 Lunch

Day One Lunch sponsor:

Afternoon chairman: Professor Nikitas Nikitakos, president, AMMITEC and head of Department of Shipping Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean

2.30 Sotiris Theocharis, superintendent electronics, Neptune Lines Shipping and Managing Enterprises.
Satellite communications needs at Neptune
How Neptune is planning to meet them

Neptune Lines owns and operates 8 car and truck carrier vessels, with a capacity ranging from 430-1830 medium sized cars. The fleet's capacity for trucks is 9,000 lane meters. Neptune Lines is among the leading short sea operators in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, transporting over six hundred thousand new vehicles each year.

2.55 Tools to help with safety management documentation and forms. Panteleimon Pantelis, director, Ulysses Systems.

Ulysses Systems is one of the world's biggest maritime software companies, with clients including Aegean Bulk, Andriaki, Arcadia, Cardiff Marine, Ceres LNG, Euronav, Exmar, Halkidon, Ionia Shipmanagement, Kristen Marine, Liquimar, Naftomar, Omega, Pioneer Tankers, Roxana Shipping and Top Ships.

3.20 Break

Break sponsor: Navarino

4.00 Nikos Nikolinakos, Managing Director Virtual Maritime Services S.A. (VMS)

Nikos Nikolinakos is managing director of VMS SA, a company which provides web hosted software and telecom services for the maritime industry. VMS SA is based in Piraeus. Mr Nikolinakos has a 20 year career in IT, including as commercial director of Microland Computers, general manager at West Net (a computers and peripherals distributor), general manager at Telsys SA and vice president at Pouladis and Associats Group of COmpanies.

4.25 The adventurous trip of an ITC manager. Aris Iglessis, ITC manager, Samos Steamship.

Samos Steamship is based in P Faliro, Athens. It has 15 vessels in service, including 6 bulk carriers, 3 product carriers, 5 aframax tankers and 1 VLCC, total dwt of 1,700,000. It has 4 newbuildings: a panamax bulk carrier, 2 aframax tankers and a product tanker. 4.50pm The challenge of performance management & reporting in shipping organizations.

Achilleas Choursoglou, IT manager, Olympic Shipping; Thanasis Michalopoulos, project Manager, NetU

Olympic Shipping has 19 vessels, including tankers and bulk carriers, all under the Greek flag and manned with Greek officers, totalling 2,700,000 tons deadweight. The company is owned by the Alexander S Onassis Foundation. 50 per cent of the company's profits are allocated to the support of public benefit activities, according to a policy put into place in 1975. Alexander Onassis is the only son of Aristotle Onassis and his first wife Athina Livanos.

5.10 Panel discussion: is maritime software getting any easier to use? Are shipping companies investing more time and money into it?

5.30 Close - beverages - dinner

6.30pm - evening dinner at Lithos Taverna, Glyfada, sponsored by Inmarsat (please note: this is a short walk from the conference venue)

Banquet sponsor:

DAY TWO

SHIPPING COMPANY SAFETY AND TECHNICAL MANAGERS' DAY
(Parallel session: Inmarsat FleetBroadband training)
Chair: Dimitris Lyras, director, Lyras Shipping

9.30 Keynote speaker Giampiero Soncini, CEO, SpecTec Condition monitoring and reliability centred monitoring on ships - how to do it so that it works

Giampiero Soncini is CEO of software company SpecTec, the world's largest maritime software company. He has led the development of Shipdex, a new standard protocol for ship technical information, which should avoid the need to use paper manuals and drawings on ships. He spent 14 years in the Italian Navy and 12 years at NATO, where he acted as a technical manager for research vessels, one of which was the first vessel with GPS and an INS.

9.55 Building a safety culture at Dorian Hellas Dimitris Orfanos, HSEQ Manager and DPA, Dorian (Hellas) - The need for a proactive safety culture. The differences to the reactive approach.
- Identifying and implementing the key steps in cultivating a proactive approach.
- The challenges and barriers.
- The processes and procedures to overcome them.
- Continuous improvement and refinement
- The benefits; internal and external

Dimitris Orfanos has been Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Manager for the last 5 years at Dorian (Hellas) S.A. which manages a fleet of one Aframax Crude Oil Tanker, one Aframax products tanker, 3 VLGC (LPG) vessels and one fully pressurized LPG vessel. Sailed up to Chief Officer rank. Holds a Postgraduate Diploma and an MSc degree in International Shipping from the University of Plymouth and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. Key responsibilities in Dorian include the continuous promotion of a proactive HSE culture, the implementation and continuous upgrading of the company's integrated management system, the identification and integration of customer and industry requirements into the company's management system, overseeing the company's shore and seagoing staff training schemes and performing the DPA and CSO functions.

10.20 Software developed for risk management and business continuity, including DMS and flow control Stylianos Siafakas, SQHE Management Representative & CSO, safety and quality department, Capital Ship Management Corp

Stylianos I. Siafakas is the Management Representative of Capital Ship Management and works for the company for the last 5 years. He is a Merchant Marine Academy graduate and sailed as Chief Officer onboard tanker ships. He also studied Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and holds degrees in Quality Assurance, Maritime Law and Marine Transport. Capital is a ship management company based in Piraeus. It operates 29 tankers of between 30,000 and 160,000 dwt, and two 35,000 dwt bulkers. Capital also has an extensive New Building program. For more information please visit www.capitalship.gr

10.45 Break

11.15 Using new position technologies to improve berthing and optimise fuel consumption Mark Howells, senior engineer, Fugro Seastar AS
Using new GPS / GLONASS technology in berthing maneouvres and trim management

Mark Howells is a senior engineer at Fugro Seastar AS in Oslo. Since joining the company he has focused on bringing the MarineSTAR manoeuvring system from concept to a market-ready product. MarineSTAR uses the latest differential GPS and GLONASS technology to present highly precise quay distance measurements during berthing, in addition to information such as heading, speed, rate of turn and trim.

11.40 Developments with safety communications technology at Inmarsat. Peter Blackhurst, head of safety services, Inmarsat - Developments with 505 emergency calling - Developments in Inmarsat's safety services - Expected evolution and innovation in the future

Peter Blackhurst is head of safety services at Inmarsat, responsible for Inmarsat’s provision of GMDSS. He also has liaison responsibilities for safety and security transmission through SafetyNET, FleetNET, EGC, LRIT, SSAS and development of new technologies. He was previously senior technical standards manager and policy lead for Communications and Navigational equipment at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. He has also had a spell as Chief Radio Surveyor for the UK administration. He has been a radio officer with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Safmarine.

12.05 Developments at Magellan Academy of Shipping & Transport (MAST).
Dr Michael Ierides, dean and general secretary, MAST

- MAST - a service established by, to offer online seafarer training

The First Magellan Academy of Shipping and Transport (MAST) will offer education and knowledge enhancement services in all maritime areas, including traditional maritime education for ship officers, engineers and superintendents, and courses in specific maritime fields such as ships survey, crane operation, steel-loading procedures, marine insurance, hatch cover or engine design. Companies involved include Intership Navigation, Tsavliris Salvage, Reederei Klaus Hesse, Lemissoler Shipping Group, Fednav, Oesterreichischer Lloyd, Hartmann Schiffahrts, Grimaldi Lines, Feederlines Shipmanagement, Donnelly Tanker Management, Athena Marine and A.O. Schiffahrt Gmbh. Courses can be made available over the internet or in a combination of online and classroom. The aim is to offer education to everybody at affordable costs and enable companies to monitor and evaluate training of each employee, and enable communications between trainees and coaches, and provide an online encyclopedia.

12.30 Panel discussion - which technologies can make the bigget contribution to safety?

1.00 Lunch

2.00 -3.00 SESSION ON VSAT: Is this the time to consider a switch to VSAT?

This session gathers together some of the world's top experts on VSAT to answer your questions - does today's VSAT offer adequate reliability, coverage area, contract periods, bandwidth, cost and ease of installation suitable for a typical shipping company in Greece, to be a realistic option today? How do you convince senior management to purchase VSAT and what is the best way to go about it? Discussion session (no powerpoint)

Chairman: Karl Jeffery, conference producer, Digital Ship

Discussion panel one: 2.00 to 2.30pm.
Will a shipping company IT manager have a better reputation within the company, six months after he makes a decision to switch vessels to VSAT?

Yiannis Serafim, Athens director, Marlink
Claus Hoyer, sales manager of European operations, Caprock Communications
Holger Ritter, MTN / SeaMobile
Michel Verbist, Orange
Denis Sutherland, iDirect
Jens Ewerling, product line manager - maritime satcom, Thrane and Thrane

Discussion panel two: 2.30pm to 3.00pm
How should a shipping company IT manager convince his senior management that they should invest in VSAT and commit to longer term contracts?

Arnfinn Oksavik, ShipEquip
Hans Henrik Danevik, area sales manager, KVH Europe
Peter Jensen Torp, C2Sat
David Hess, CSC Management
Mike McNally, Vice President Satellite services, Globe Wireless

3.00 Coffee

3.15 AMMITEC Annual General Meeting

4.30 Close