05 February - 07 February
Hilton Dubai Jumeirah, UAE
Now in its ninth year, the Middle East Bunkering Convention (MEBC) returns to Dubai in February to offer expert comment and informed debate about the issues and challenges impacting the global marine fuel sector and, as always, to provide a sharp focus on the evolving Middle East bunker market.
Overview
Standard Rate: £650
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 [email protected] or call +44 1295 814455 to discuss this further.
This session will look at the options for improving vessel efficiency and how harnessing the power of data can streamline operational and commercial processes and deliver financial benefits for industry stakeholders.
As the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges prepare to make the use of mass flow meters mandatory, MEBC will ask if the time is right for the wider of adoption of MFMs in other global ports, including in the UAE and the wider Middle East region. Delegates will also hear about the impact of digitalisation on bunker purchasing, bunker deliveries and supply documentation.
Moderator: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, CEO & Founder, Petrospot Ltd
Panellists:
Kenneth Dam, Global Head of Bunkering, TFG Marine
Abhijit Singh Gusain, Sales Leader – Marine Solutions, Emerson
Kenneth Juhls, Managing Director, ZeroNorth Bunker
Julie Louise Nielsen, Global Head of Bunker Sales, StormGeo
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.
Executive Director and Global Head of Bunkering
TFG Marine
Kenneth Dam joined Trafigura’s fuel oil team in 2017 and in May 2019 became Co-Head of its newly formed bunkering team. In 2020, Kenneth was appointed Global Head of Bunkering for TFG Marine, a joint venture created between Trafigura and ship owning companies Frontline and Golden Ocean to supply quality marine fuels to ship owners at global strategic bunkering hubs.
Before joining Trafigura, from 2011 to 2016, Kenneth worked for Monjasa and played a key role in developing its West Africa bunkering operations. Before entering the marine fuel supply and shipping industry, Kenneth was a financial advisor for leading Danish financial services company Nykredit.
TFG Marine is a leading international marine fuel supply and procurement joint venture between physical commodity trading company Trafigura Group Pte and ship owning companies Frontline Ltd and Golden Ocean Group Ltd. Formed in 2020, the company provides modern, simplified and transparent services that bridge every stage of the bunkering process for its customers, supplying over 10 million metric tonnes of marine fuels per annum across 35 strategic bunkering hub locations globally.
CEO
AuctionConnect
Kenneth Juhls leads the company’s ambition to modernize bunker procurement through greater transparency, efficiency, and digital innovation. He brings more than 25 years of experience across the shipping, trading, and technology sectors, with a strong track record of delivering commercial results and driving strategic development.
In addition to his role at AuctionConnect, Kenneth chairs the Digitalization of Bunkering Working Group and serves on the European Board of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), contributing to the advancement of digitalization across the global bunkering industry.
Global Head of Bunker Sales
StormGeo
I have 17+ years of experience from the shipping industry split between tanker operations and bunker purchasing and 1,5 years as an oil trader at an oil refinery in Denmark.
Back in 2020 I established a new bunker purchasing desk inside one of the world’s biggest shipping companies, where I realized the need for a system to play the team right, and not staying in our old conservative mindset. I therefore decided to implement a planning and purchasing tool which could assist the team to succeed and the company to optimize the fuel costs.
I joined StormGeo due to their great reputation and because they have been making a difference to the maritime industry for 25+ years and have a great bunker tool, where we always have focus on functionality and sustainability.
I bring my wealth of industry experience into StormGeo, where I will have a clear focus on making the shipping industry greener and more transparent via digital solutions.
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MEBC24 will conclude with its always popular Leadership Panel. Key industry experts will review the themes and discussions that have emerged over the course of conference and will each give their own perspectives on the ‘state of play’ in the marine fuels industry, its immediate and longer-term pressures and challenges, the increasingly onerous regulatory burden, the outlook for traditional bunker fuels, and the advent of new energy sources for shipping.
Moderator: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, CEO & Founder, Petrospot Ltd
Panellists:
Capt. Rahul Choudhuri, President, Strategic Partnerships, VPS
Wajdi Abdmessih, President, Seahawk Services
Kenneth Juhls, Managing Director, ZeroNorth Bunker
Christophe El Kati, Global Business Director, Hermanos Commodities DMCC
Victor Leóne, Marine Energy / Development, Bunker Partner
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
AuctionConnect
Kenneth Juhls leads the company’s ambition to modernize bunker procurement through greater transparency, efficiency, and digital innovation. He brings more than 25 years of experience across the shipping, trading, and technology sectors, with a strong track record of delivering commercial results and driving strategic development.
In addition to his role at AuctionConnect, Kenneth chairs the Digitalization of Bunkering Working Group and serves on the European Board of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), contributing to the advancement of digitalization across the global bunkering industry.
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