Building resilience in a changing world
A key hub for global shipping and marine fuels. The event will bring together bunker buyers, suppliers, traders, and other maritime professionals to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues.
18 May - 21 May
InterContinental Miramar, Panama
A key hub for global shipping and marine fuels. The event will bring together bunker buyers, suppliers, traders, and other maritime professionals to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues.
BV VeriFuel Bunkering Workshop
This one day workshop will focus on bunkering from a practical, hands-on angle, where lived experience of handling fuels, complying to regulations and standards, learning the tricks of the trade and pitfalls of using traditional and new fuels are shared and discussed. This workshop is based on the briefing information that Bureau Veritas shares with its clients.
Argyrios Schoinas,
Bureau Veritas
Dimitris Georgilas,
Bureau Veritas
Claudia Beumer,
C4fuel
Michael Green,
World Fuel Services
The price of this event includes lunch, refreshments and course materials. Accommodation not included.
Global Operations & Key Account Manager
Bureau Veritas VeriFuel
Argyrios Schoinas commenced his career at Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) as a bunker surveyor, where he developed foundational knowledge in fuel quantity assessment and maritime operations. Since joining Bureau Veritas’ Marine Fuel Services (VeriFuel) in 2016, he has demonstrated progressive responsibility and technical proficiency. Initially focused on organizing and coordinating bunker fuel-related inspections across various ports in the Americas under the VeriFuel program, his role was expanded in 2018 to encompass global operations, culminating in his appointment as Global Operations Manager for Marine Fuel Services.
Throughout his professional career, Argyrios has presented at several bunker industry conferences, conducted specialized seminars, and authored publications on quantity surveys, industry best practices and “Tricks of the Trade” for marine fuels. His comprehensive knowledge of the field has proven instrumental in assisting shipping companies identify and mitigate operational and financial risks while implementing cost reduction strategies in bunker operations.
Argyrios holds a strong academic foundation with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, obtained in 2011. He has further advanced his qualifications with a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree from the same university and a Master of Science (MSc) in Chemical Process Engineering from UCL, UK.
Director
C4fuel BV
With an educational background in Chemical Engineering and a proven track record in the bunkering industry, Claudia has a wide experience on both conventional and alternative fuels. From her first role on selling Mass Flow Meters, throughout her position in LNG Cargo Handling Systems and the commercial leadership for a barge operator, bunkering has always been at the core of all her activities. All that experience in different aspects of the bunkering industry and the continuous focus on alternative fuels, came together in December 2023 in her own company; C4 fuel.
C4 fuel was established to support maritime stakeholders in better understanding and embracing the changes in the maritime industry from both a technical and commercial perspective. In addition, Claudia represents SGMF as Membership and Communications Manager. Claudia has always been active in several associations, from SGMF at the start of her maritime career, to the NEN working group (methanol bunkering standard) and since April 2023, also as a board member for IBIA (The International Bunker Industry Association), for which she was recently re-elected. Within IBIA, she also acts as the Chair of the Bunkerlicense and MassFlowMeter Working Group and as a member of the Future Fuels Working Group.
Senior Quality Manager – Marine
World Fuel Services
Michael joined World Fuel Services, as Senior Quality Manager for Marine Technical, in December 2019 following 17 years in the fuel testing industry with Lintec Testing Services / Intertek ShipCare. As a member of the marine technical team his focus is delivering added value to WFS customers. The technical team also offers support for the WFS physical delivery locations, support in relation to continued progression of legislative reform, development of new fuels and technologies and quality / quantity disputes.
Michael is heavily involved with a range of established industry technical committees and working groups as well as industry associations within the marine fuel sector. He currently represents the UK on the BSI PTI /002 working group as well as number of ISO working groups including the ISO 8217 working group ISO/TC 28/SC 4/WG 6, and the ISO Alternative Marine Fuels group ISO /TC28/SC4/WG18. He is also an active member in a number of different working groups and sub-committees at The Energy Institute as well as having previously spent 9 years as a member of the CIMAC Working Group 7 for Fuels.
Michael is the immediate past Chairman of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), a position he held for two years. He joined the IBIA Board of Directors in April 2014 taking an active role in the development and progression of the association. During his time at IBIA he acted as the chairman of the working group for Training and Education and was elected to the position of Vice Chair of the IBIA board of directors in April 2016. Michael took on the role as the Chairman of the IBIA Board of Directors in April 2018 working closely with the Director of IBIA to ensure progression and recognition of the contribution the association provides to its members and the bunkering industry as a whole.
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