19 January - 21 January
InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town, South Africa
Designed to balance strategic insight with commercial relevance, Maritime Week Africa 2027 will once again provide the premier forum for discussing the future of marine fuels, traditional bunkering and the maritime energy transition across Africa and the Indian Ocean.
Maritime Week Africa 2027 Programme
Programme details are updated regularly and are subject to change as new speakers are confirmed and themes developed.
If you feel you could make a significant contribution to the programme, please email Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes at [email protected] or call +44 1295 814455 to discuss this further.
Bob Wigin, Senior Oil Products Reporter, Argus Media
Capt. Stefan Bülow, Managing Partner, Pelagos Research Shipping
Chris Kruger, President, AYK Energy
Clare Gomes, Corporate Affairs Executive, African Marine Solutions (AMSOL)
Debbie Owen, Senior Project Manager, Lawhill Maritime Educational Trust
Dr Dola Oluteye, Senior Fellow in Energy and Transport Policy, University College London
Douglas Raitt, Advisory Services Sales Director, Lloyd’s Register
Dumisani Xulu, Fuel Industry Association of SA
Gavin Naidoo, Bunker Business Manager, Linsen Nambi Bunker Services
Ngozi Gwam, Business Director and Senior Representative for Africa, Lloyd’s Register
Graham Dreyden, COO, African Marine Solutions (AMSOL)
Jon Hughes, Managing Director, Dan-Bunkering Africa
Jorge Calvillo, Founding Partner, ATH Trading Lda
Martin Crawford-Brunt, CEO, Lookout Maritime
Nancy Ouma Anchie Ndlovu, Supply, Trading & Shipping Operator, BP Southern Africa
Naresh Sewnath, TNPA Acting Harbour Master
Nokuzola Nkowane, Acting Port Manager, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)
Ophelia Shabane, Port Manager, Port of Cape Town
Simone Smith-Godfrey, Senior Manager: Maritime Research, South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)
Siya Maya, Managing Director, South African Marine Fuels (SAMF)
Sriram Krishnaraj, Senior Bunker Purchaser, Unicore Fuel Middle East
Stanislas Violet, Trader, Addax Energy
Tahra Sergeant, Regional Manager (Africa), IBIA
Tameeka Fisher, Junior Sales & Trading Manager, FFS Refiners
Trine Braathen, Director Environmental Trading, Verde Marine Energy
Theodora Ashare, Business Development Manager, AI Energy Group
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Tabletop Exhibition opens
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, CEO, ship.energy
CEO & Founder
ship.energy
Joint CEO, Shipping Innovation | Director, Maritime UK
Llewellyn began his career in the oil industry in 1980, working both as a journalist and as oil broker in London and New York, with Petroleum Argus, Eperon Petroleum, Albion Oil, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly and OPEC Listener, before joining MRC Business Information Group in Oxford – which later became Lloyd’s List Intelligence after MRC’s acquisition by Informa – where he rose to Managing Director before leaving in May 2003 to establish Petrospot Ltd.
He is a Founding Member of the International Bunker Industry Association, which he helped create in 1993 and has organised conferences, seminars, training courses and multiple other events in 35 countries around the world and attended events as a journalist or conference speaker in a further dozen countries.
Llewellyn is co-creator, co-founder and co-owner of the biennial London International Shipping Week, whose first edition took place in September 2013 and has become one of the largest maritime events in the world.
Llewellyn was born in Abergavenny, Wales, in 1957 and lives in Oxfordshire.
Ophelia Shabane, Port Manager, Port of Cape Town
The opening session will provide a forum for leading representatives of government and of the local, regional, and international maritime sector to examine the key factors affecting global markets, maritime trade and shipping, particularly as it affects Africa. It will examine the global geopolitical and commercial chaos that is causing major disruption and influencing decision making in the shipping, port and bunkering sectors throughout the African Continent and Indian Ocean.
Moderator:
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, CEO, ship.energy
Speakers:
Geopolitics
Martin Crawford-Brunt, CEO, Lookout Maritime
Shipping
Capt. Stefan Bülow, Managing Partner, Pelagos Research Shipping Partners
Pricing
Bob Wigin, Senior Oil Products Reporter, Argus Media
Global Shipping Movements
Refining
Energy
CEO & Founder
ship.energy
Joint CEO, Shipping Innovation | Director, Maritime UK
Llewellyn began his career in the oil industry in 1980, working both as a journalist and as oil broker in London and New York, with Petroleum Argus, Eperon Petroleum, Albion Oil, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly and OPEC Listener, before joining MRC Business Information Group in Oxford – which later became Lloyd’s List Intelligence after MRC’s acquisition by Informa – where he rose to Managing Director before leaving in May 2003 to establish Petrospot Ltd.
He is a Founding Member of the International Bunker Industry Association, which he helped create in 1993 and has organised conferences, seminars, training courses and multiple other events in 35 countries around the world and attended events as a journalist or conference speaker in a further dozen countries.
Llewellyn is co-creator, co-founder and co-owner of the biennial London International Shipping Week, whose first edition took place in September 2013 and has become one of the largest maritime events in the world.
Llewellyn was born in Abergavenny, Wales, in 1957 and lives in Oxfordshire.
CEO
Lookout Maritime
Martin is the CEO of Lookout Maritime, appointed freight emissions and efficiency lead for the Baltic Exchange and a serving member of the Baltic Council.
He has over 25 years of experience, across operational, technical, commercial and leaderships roles. These include working in a port authority and various Class roles with DNV around the world where he built a solid practical and operational foundation.
As CEO of RightShip, he led their digital transformation, which included building new risk and marine assurance software, the “Safety Score” algorithm to replace RightShip Qi, and the DryBMS (the TMSA equivalent for dry bulk risk management).
Lookout Maritime’s mission is to ensure safety and risk management, throughout the ongoing transition towards lower emission fuels and the adoption new technology which boosts efficiency and delivers better business outcomes.
Contact: www.lookoutmaritime.com or www.linkedin.com/in/mc-b
Managing Partner
Pelagos Research Shipping
Capt. Stefan Bülow has about 40 years’ experience in the maritime industry and over the last 18 years as a Shipping Executive in executive management positions with ship managers and investor groups, as partner with ship owners and today as Ship Owner. Prior to this he served about 21 years at sea in all ranks from apprentice to master (including deep-sea offshore/research).
He grew up on a German shipyard and started his career with German ship owners. He also holds an MSc/Economic Engineer for Shipping & Transport and an Engineering License.
Within his years at sea he was Master in world-wide deep-sea offshore/research (RV “Meteor”, RV “Sonne” and others) at RF Reederei Forschungsschiffahrt GmbH for more than 12 years.
His new ship project brings him back to the field of research shipping in a completely new and innovative combination, which is also a sustainable public-private partnership project.
This session will focus on South Africa’s maritime sector, looking at challenges and opportunities while examining the regulations, fiscal, legal, and commercial barriers that will determine its long-term development.
Moderator:
Clare Gomes, Corporate Affairs Executive, African Marine Solutions (AMSOL)
Keynote:
South Africa’s Leading Role in the African Maritime Sector
Speaker TBC
Panellists:
Nokuzola Nkowane, Acting Port Manager, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)
Naresh Sewnath, Acting Harbour Master, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)
Dumisani Xulu, Fuel Industry Association of SA
Nancy Ouma Anchie Ndlovu, Supply, Trading & Shipping Operator, BP Southern Africa
This session will focus on South Africa’s bunker market, looking the country’s port and bunkering infrastructure, including fuel storage, availability, delivery options, and the companies that supply and buy bunker fuels in South Africa.
Moderator:
Tahra Sergeant, Regional Manager (Africa), IBIA
Panellists:
Gavin Naidoo, Bunker Business Manager, Linsen Nambi Bunker Services
Siya Maya, Managing Director, South African Marine Fuels (SAMF)
Tameeka Fisher, Junior Sales & Trading Manager, FFS Refiners
Graham Dreyden, COO, African Marine Solutions (AMSOL)
Regional Manager (Africa)
IBIA
Tahra Sergeant became an integral member of the IBIA Secretariat when she joined in 2014. As the Regional Manager for Africa and its adjacent islands, she also plays a pivotal role as part of the Global Marketing and Events team at IBIA, as Global Head Events. Under her astute management, the association has witnessed notable growth in the African region.
Tahra’s strategic vision and leadership are evident in her orchestration of the IBIA Annual Dinner, her meticulous management of all IBIA events, and her influence in the association’s marketing strategies.
With a career spanning over 20 years, Tahra brings with her a rich expertise in marketing and project management. Her journey started in the design and publications sector, later transitioning into the competitive world of advertising. In this realm, she demonstrated her strategic acumen by overseeing some of Africa’s most significant local and international brands.
Tahra’s reputation as an efficient and visionary marketing and project manager underscores her knack for bringing ideas to life.
Managing Director
South African Marine Fuels (SAMF)
Siyamthanda, a Managing Director of SAMF and IBIA Africa Board member is a seasoned business professional in the energy sector with extensive experience in Bunkering, Utility management as well as Oil and Gas trade and operations. She is a personification of diligence, determination, and skill, attributes which have contributed to her current achievements. She has successfully founded and ran 2 energy entities and led Multi-Billion-rand infrastructural programs. A strong believer in credible skills transfer and development, Siya is a supporter of women skills advancement and community enablement.
Siya holds a BTech in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from university of Stellenbosch business School.
This session will delve into the specifics of shipping and bunkering in some of the key countries of West Africa, looking at infrastructure and market developments, both in port and offshore, and at how geopolitical events have affected them.
Moderator:
Jon Hughes, Managing Director, Dan-Bunkering Africa
Keynote:
Navigating the African Bunker Market
Ngozi Gwam, Business Director and Senior Representative for Africa, Lloyd’s Register
Speakers:
Angola
Jorge Calvillo, Founding Partner, ATH Trading Lda
Namibia
Nigeria
Ghana
Theodora Ashare, Business Development Manager, AI Energy Group
Cameroon and Senegal
Stanislas Violet, Trader, Addax Energy
A Buyer’s Perspective
Managing Director
Dan-Bunkering Africa
I have worked in the bunker industry since 2006, all the while focussing on the African bunker market. I have spent many days in barely road-worthy taxis, rushing around traffic congested African cities. Striving tirelessly to find those precious gem’s, those African supplier’s that can get the job done on time and on spec.
Through multiple complexities that the African landscape can present, I have seen many ups and many downs. I still maintain that I have the best job in the world. Every day is different with fresh challenges and opportunities. And the quest to provide long term value for a vision to uplift African ports to meet world standards is something of a personal passion of mine and which continues to sustain me today.
Business Director and Senior Representative for Africa
Lloyd’s Register (LR)
Goz Gwam is Business Director and Senior Representative for Africa at Lloyd’s Register, leading regional growth and strategic relationships across maritime, ports and offshore energy.
He works with governments, regulators and industry leaders to connect global expertise with Africa’s priorities for safer operations, stronger infrastructure and sustainable growth.
CEO
ATH Trading
Over 14 years’ experience in Angola. Started career working for a Swiss wealth management firm in Madrid, after that he founded and lead VIG World for 13 years, a company with its focus in Angola which developed and invested in different sectors such as mining, energy, and trading.
He has recently spin-off from this venture to start his sole project, ATH, which aims to become the first private trading house of Angola with the objective to position Angolan commodities into the world and make strategic investments in companies and ventures in the Angolan oil and gas sector. Jorge holds a bachelor’s degree in BA and finance granted by the America University of Paris.
This session will look at key developments in Mediterranean North Africa, Egypt and the Suez Canal, and the Middle East and Red Sea, focusing on how shipping and bunkering activities have been affected by ongoing regional conflict, the resurgence of piracy, and the diversion of shipping to safer routes. It will also look at bunkering in ports and offshore East Africa and Mauritius, as well as other key Indian Ocean island states and territories, including the Maldives, Seychelles, India, and Sri Lanka.
Moderator:
Jon Hughes, Managing Director, Dan-Bunkering Africa
Keynote:
Security Issues in the Middle East and the Impact on Shipping
Speaker TBC
Speakers:
India, Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean
Sriram Krishnaraj, Senior Bunker Purchaser, Unicore Fuel Middle East
North Africa
Suez Canal, Red Sea, Yemen, and Somalia
Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya
Mauritius
Managing Director
Dan-Bunkering Africa
I have worked in the bunker industry since 2006, all the while focussing on the African bunker market. I have spent many days in barely road-worthy taxis, rushing around traffic congested African cities. Striving tirelessly to find those precious gem’s, those African supplier’s that can get the job done on time and on spec.
Through multiple complexities that the African landscape can present, I have seen many ups and many downs. I still maintain that I have the best job in the world. Every day is different with fresh challenges and opportunities. And the quest to provide long term value for a vision to uplift African ports to meet world standards is something of a personal passion of mine and which continues to sustain me today.
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes will join Session moderator Jon Hughes to discuss the state of Africa’s bunker markets following the afternoon’s presentations.
CEO & Founder
ship.energy
Joint CEO, Shipping Innovation | Director, Maritime UK
Llewellyn began his career in the oil industry in 1980, working both as a journalist and as oil broker in London and New York, with Petroleum Argus, Eperon Petroleum, Albion Oil, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly and OPEC Listener, before joining MRC Business Information Group in Oxford – which later became Lloyd’s List Intelligence after MRC’s acquisition by Informa – where he rose to Managing Director before leaving in May 2003 to establish Petrospot Ltd.
He is a Founding Member of the International Bunker Industry Association, which he helped create in 1993 and has organised conferences, seminars, training courses and multiple other events in 35 countries around the world and attended events as a journalist or conference speaker in a further dozen countries.
Llewellyn is co-creator, co-founder and co-owner of the biennial London International Shipping Week, whose first edition took place in September 2013 and has become one of the largest maritime events in the world.
Llewellyn was born in Abergavenny, Wales, in 1957 and lives in Oxfordshire.
Managing Director
Dan-Bunkering Africa
I have worked in the bunker industry since 2006, all the while focussing on the African bunker market. I have spent many days in barely road-worthy taxis, rushing around traffic congested African cities. Striving tirelessly to find those precious gem’s, those African supplier’s that can get the job done on time and on spec.
Through multiple complexities that the African landscape can present, I have seen many ups and many downs. I still maintain that I have the best job in the world. Every day is different with fresh challenges and opportunities. And the quest to provide long term value for a vision to uplift African ports to meet world standards is something of a personal passion of mine and which continues to sustain me today.
