We regret that the conference "Improving Bunker Technical Operations" has been cancelled due to two speakers withdrawing and slower than expected delegate sales. The Digital Ship, Tanker Operator and LNG Journal conferences will be operated as planned.





















































Attend this conference to learn about the pressures and forces on the bunker industry, including demand for low sulphur fuels, different requirements from new engine types, new blending and treatment technology, requirements and technology for testing.

There are many pressures on the bunker industry, including growing ship emission reduction requirements and growing requirement to supply lower sulphur fuels, declining trust between bunker suppliers and ship operators, and new bunker fuel blending techniques.

This one day bunkerworld conference is an opportunity to meet with other experts and discuss technical and management approaches to these challenges.

8.30 Registration

9.30 Chairman's opening remarks: Chris Leigh-Jones, MD, Kittiwake

Bunker market, issues and legislation

9.40 Recent developments in Legislation
Ian Adams, secretary, IBIA Recent legislative developments relevant to bunkering, including global legislation as prescribed by IMO and regional legislation produced by European legislators. Implications for both buyers and suppliers.

Propulsion

10.10 The impact on ships' engines, systems and operations of low sulphur levels
Torbjorn Henriksson, Propulsion applications expert, technical service, Wartsila Finland
The impact of low sulphur fuels on machinery -
Fuel systems
Preparing ships for the introduction of SECAs in the Baltic and the North Sea
Torbjörn Henriksson in 1988-93 he held the position as Senior Technical Consultant at the shipping company EffJohn International (Finland) Oy. Since 1993 he is employed by Wärtsilä Finland Oy.

Emissions management

10.35 On-line sulphur monitoring for barge deliveries to comply with Marpol Annex VI
Don Gregory, environment and sustainability director, BP Marine

11.05 The only developed and field tested maritime sulphur emission reduction technology that is ready for market
Peter Toombs, president, Marine Exhaust Solutions

11.35 Panel discussion: Peter Toombs, president, Marine Exhaust Solutions; Don Gregory, environment and sustainability director, BP Marine; Ian Adams, secretary, IBIA

12.00 Lunch

Fuel technologies

13.00 Kittiwake forming new company to operate in the alternative fuel market and will provide a speaker here.

13.30 Chemical fuel treatment technology

14.00 Use of new methodology to look at fuel ability. General problems with bunker fuels/actual trials
Jonas Östlund, technical manager, Octel Marine and Power

Octel Marine and Diesel Power is the largest supplier of heavy fuel oil treatment systems in the world.
Its Marine and Diesel Power team is part of Octel's international Petroleum Specialities business, so it has experience, market knowledge, understanding and technical expertise to work closely with power plant and ship owners and their managers to develop specific additive solutions.

Fuel Testing

14.30 Fuel testing technologies
Andrew Shaw, commercial manager, Lintec

15.00 Panel discussion: Andrew Shaw, commercial manager, Lintec, Jonas Östlund, technical manager, Octel Marine and Power;

15.30 Chairman’s closing remarks