20 May - 24 May
Hilton Panama
Maritime Week Americas 2024 returns to Panama. The week-long series of key maritime events, includes the MWA Conference – the largest and most popular bunkering conference in the Americas – plus bunker training courses, a maritime services exhibition, and some exhilarating Latin American-themed networking.
MWA24 Programme
This session will welcome delegates to Maritime Week Americas and provide high-level perspectives on international shipping and trade.
Moderator:
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, CEO & Founder, Petrospot Ltd
Welcome to Panama
Arsenio Domínguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (video)
Building Strategic Global Alliances
H.E. Sander Cohen, Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, Netherlands Embassy
Shipping’s Role in Economic Growth
H.E. James Dauris, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, British Embassy
This session will examine developments in shipping and bunkering markets, and fuel quality trends. It will also look at legal issues that are having an impact on shipping and bunkering, both globally and within the Americas.
Moderator:
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, CEO & Founder, Petrospot Ltd
Global Shipping Outlook
Catherine Rogers, Associate Editor, Americas Shipping Team, S&P Global Platts
Global Bunkering Outlook
Adrian Tolson, Owner, 2050 Marine Energy
Global Fuel Quality Overview
Hauk Larsen Wahl, Business Development Manager, Intertek Lintec
Global Legal Perspective
Steve Simms, Principal and Owner, Simms Showers LLP
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.
This session will focus on the Panama Canal and the recent issues that disrupted transits, caused lengthy delays and diversions, and prompted a spike in transit rates. It will also examine the resilience of the Canal and the measures that have been taken to address the problems.
Moderator:
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, CEO & Founder, Petrospot Ltd
Managing One of the World’s Most Important Choke Points
Ilya Espino de Marotta, Deputy Administrator of the Panama Canal, Panama Canal Authority
The Impact on Logistics, Imports and Exports
Silvia Fernandez de Marucci, Strategic Advisor on Logistics, ProPanama
The Impact on Shipping and Bunkering
Javier Ortiz, Corporate Consultant, Decal Panama S.A.
Panama’s Ship Registry and the New Law submitted to the General Assembly that is Fit to Sustain and Improve a Competitive Registry
Flor Torrijos, Managing Partner, InterMaritime Group
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.
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This session will look at the regulatory, operational and funding issues associated with alternative fuels, focusing on LNG and biofuels but also examining the prospects of some of the other fuels that gradually are coming into the mix.
Moderator:
Nigel Draffin, Consultant and Treasurer, International Bunker Industry Association
Alternative Fuels: Regulation, Cooperation and Funding
Louis Sola, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission
Lessons Learned in the LNG Bunkering Vessel Space
Arturo Cruz, Director of Business Development, Crowley LNG
Sailing towards Sustainability – BioFuels for the Shipping Industry
Argyrios Schoinas, Global Operations & Key Account Manager, Bureau Veritas VeriFuel
Decarbonisation in Latin America: A Shipowner’s Perspective
Alexis Rodríguez, Regional Head of Energy Transition Execution for Latin America, A.P. Moller – Maersk
Q&A Panel Discussion
Technical Consultant, Lecturer and Author
Nigel Draffin has been involved in shipping for over 50 years and in bunkering for over 25 years. He joined Shell Tankers in 1966, serving on all classes of vessel, including VLCCs and LNG tankers. In 1979, he joined the newbuilding department of Shell International Marine and later transferred to Shell’s R&D unit, specialising in control systems, fuel combustion and safety systems.
In 1986, Nigel moved to the commercial department as a bunker buyer and economics analyst, two years later becoming Head of Operational Economics, responsible for all of the fuel purchased for the Shell fleet. In 1996, he joined E. A. Gibson Shipbrokers which, in 2006, merged with US-based broking house LQM Petroleum Services, where he was Senior Broker and Technical Manager. He retired from LQM in July 2015.
Nigel is a founder member of IBIA, serving several times on its council of management, the board and as its Chairman. Nigel has written 10 books on bunkering, shipping and marine lubes published by ship.energy. Nigel is a member of IMarEST and Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Fuellers.
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This session will examine trends impacting bunkering in the Americas such as fuel quality, future fuels and digitalisation.
Moderator:
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, CEO & Founder, Petrospot Ltd
Kenneth Dam, Global Head of Bunkering, TFG Marine
Adrian Tolson, Owner, 2050 Marine Energy / IBIA Vice Chair
Tammi Ingannamorte, VP Sales America / Global Bunker, ZeroNorth
Tom Sosnowski, Associate Director, Global Marine Fuels, OPIS
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.
This session brings together a selection of women involved in different sectors of the maritime industry to share their views on key subjects, including unblocking unconscious bias, training and upskilling, and other issues that impact their daily work experience.
Moderator:
Guadalupe Concepcion, Hub Manager, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Panama)
Panellists:
Patricia Velásquez, CEO, Macosnar Corporation
Nelva Newsan, Port Captain, MSC Panama, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. (Panama) S.A.
Juan Carlos Croston, Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Manzanillo International Terminal
Mariana Pedriquez, Trader, Sagitta Marine S.A.
Sara Garcia, Regional Operations Manager Americas, Peninsula
Q&A Panel Discussion
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