04 October - 06 October
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, Florida
Maritime Week Americas 2022 returns to Fort Lauderdale, Florida with a range of key maritime activities including the MWA Conference, a tour of Port Everglades, a boat tour of Fort Lauderdale’s famous waterways, and some of the best networking in the bunker industry. Join us in October to see why MWA remains the most popular bunkering conference in the Americas.
MWA22 Programme
The MWA Conference pass includes an optional visit to Port Everglades (Tuesday 4 October) and an optional Networking Boat Trip on Fort Lauderdale’s beautiful Intracoastal Waterway (Thursday 6 October).
Please note: Both trips are open to all conference delegates, but places may be limited. In order to secure your place please email [email protected].
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.
This session will focus on the green revolution, looking at the role of biofuels, the use of offsetting to reduce carbon emissions and how transparency should be a cornerstone in shipping’s energy transition.
Moderator: Lesley Bankes-Hughes, Publishing Director, Petrospot Ltd & ship.energy
Outlook of the North American Biofuels
Fred Ghatala, Director of Carbon and Sustainability, Chair of the ABFC Marine Caucus, Advanced Biofuels Canada
Carbon Offsetting
Lana Rjedkin, Bunker & Lubricant Broker/ Trader, KPI OceanConnect Inc.
The importance of Transparency in the New Fuels Value Chain
Sandi Ennor, President, Transparensea Fuels, LLC
Panellist:
Michael McNamara, Vice President Global Fuel Supply, Carnival Corporation
Managing Director
ship.energy
Lesley Bankes-Hughes is a highly experienced editor, news journalist and features writer. After a number of years as business editor of Jane’s Defence Weekly, she worked for the International Stock Exchange and Euromoney Publications. She also established a specialist newsletter covering European corporate mergers and acquisitions, and later spent several years at Christ Church, University of Oxford, with responsibility for developing educational outreach projects.
This session will focus on the evolution of LNG bunkering throughout the supply chain, from ports and terminals to supplier, trader, barge operator, distributor and shipping company end-user.
Moderator: Lesley Bankes-Hughes, Publishing Director, Petrospot Ltd & ship.energy
LNG Bunkering from a Supplier’s Perspective
Matthew Fisher, Vice President of Corporate Development and Sustainability, Eagle LNG
LNG Bunkering from a Trader’s Perspective
John Lindquist, Head of LNG Bunkering, GAC Bunker Fuels
LNG Bunkering from a Supply Chain Perspective
Arturo Cruz, Director, Business Development, Crowley LNG
LNG Bunkering from a Transmission & Storage Perspective
Robert Butts, Manager, LNG Business Development, Pivotal LNG
Panellist:
Kim Westmoreland, Senior Director, Global Marine Operations, Parkland Marine
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd
Managing Director
ship.energy
Lesley Bankes-Hughes is a highly experienced editor, news journalist and features writer. After a number of years as business editor of Jane’s Defence Weekly, she worked for the International Stock Exchange and Euromoney Publications. She also established a specialist newsletter covering European corporate mergers and acquisitions, and later spent several years at Christ Church, University of Oxford, with responsibility for developing educational outreach projects.
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