12 June - 14 June
The Royal Sonesta New Orleans
Maritime Week Americas 2023 will take place in the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the most exhilarating and colourful cities in the Americas. Located right on the Mississippi River, which stretches over 2,300 miles from northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans is world famous for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene and unique cuisine which reflects its history as a melting pot of French, African and American cultures.
Overview
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.
Welcome Coffee & Exhibition opens
This session will introduce New Orleans and the Mississippi River, one of the busiest shipping areas in North America. It will also examine shipping, oil, and bunker markets in the Americas and further afield.
Moderator
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd
Welcome to New Orleans
Cameron Gibson, Business Development Manager, Port NOLA
Shipping Industry Outlook
Catherine Kellogg, Editor Americas Freight Markets, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Bunker Industry Outlook
Adrian Tolson, Managing Director, 2050 Marine Energy
Environmental Legislation – A Game Changer
Derek Schmidt, Business Development Manager, ABS
This session will look at the challenges with fuel quality and quantity issues in the Americas, followed by a bunker buyers’ panel to look at the ‘lived experience’ of bunkering in the region.
Moderator
Ian Taylor, Managing Editor, Bunkerspot
Bunker Quality Trends in the Americas
Hauk Larsen Wahl, Business Development Manager, Intertek Lintec
Bunker Quantity Trends in the Americas
Argyrios Schoinas, Global Operations & Key Account Manager, Bureau Veritas VeriFuel
When Things Go Wrong
Wajdi Abdmessih, Founder & President, Seahawk Services
Buyers’ Panel: Fuel Quality Issues
Michael McNamara, Vice President Global Fuel Sourcing, Carnival Corp.
Frank Dahan, Director Transport Services and Global Supply Strategy, CSL Group
This session will look at commercial transparency in bunkering, from digitilisation to pricing and from credit to finance. It will also look at international sanctions and compliance issues in respect to transparency in the bunker supply chain.
Moderator
Adrian Tolson, Managing Director, 2050 Marine Energy
Digitalisation in the Bunker Sector
Tammi Ingannamorte, VP Sales – Global Bunker, ZeroNorth A/S
Digitalising the Bunker Delivery Process
Jeff Mildner, Maritime Digital Solutions, Vortex Development Group
Bunker Pricing
Tom Sosnowski, Associate Director, Global Marine Fuels, OPIS
Credit Issues
Felix Yamasato, Senior Analyst, Infospectrum
Transparency in Bunkering: Sanctions, Compliance and Other Legal Issues
Steve Simms, Principal and Owner, Simms Showers LLP
This session will look at developments in key bunker markets throughout the Americas, assessing fuel availability and supply infrastructure as well as progress towards establishing supply chains for cleaner fuels.
15:30
Moderator
Ian Taylor, Managing Editor, Bunkerspot
New Orleans and the Mississippi
Tony Odak, Chief Operating Officer, John W. Stone Distributor LLC
The US Gulf and Offshore
Georgia Kounalakis, Managing Director, Bunker One USA Inc.
Honduras
Kenny McNab, CEO, Bay Islands Petroleum S.A.
Barbados
James Browne, CEO, Barbados National Oil Co. Ltd
Trinidad & Tobago
Arnold Soogrim, Trading Analyst – Bunkers, Paria Fuel Trading Company
Ecuador
Ramón Espinel FC, General Manager, Transfuel Group/Agnamar
17:00
End of Conference Day One
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