23 January - 25 January
Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
Bunkering in Africa: seizing new opportunities
Following the huge success of Maritime Week Africa in Cape Town in January 2023, the event will return to Cape Town on 23-25 January 2024 to mark its 15th anniversary.
Overview
MARITIME WEEK AFRICA 2024 PROGRAMME
Programme details are updated regularly and are subject to change as new speakers are confirmed and themes developed.
Standard Rate: £495
Led by the South Africa National Association of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA), this session will examine diversity, equity, equality and the increasingly prominent role of women in the maritime sector in Africa.
Moderator
Vanessa Naidoo, Finance & Admin Manager, Linsen Nambi, Member ExCo, WISTA South Africa
Panellists
Amb. Nancy Karigithu, Special Envoy & Advisor for Maritime and Blue Economy, Executive Office of the President
Nondumiso Molefe, Marine Operations, BP South Africa
Debbie Owen, Head: Lawhill Maritime Centre
Berenice Fillmore, General Manager, IQS International Ltd
Ann Pletschke, Director, Trinity Maritime
Eva Moloi, Human Capital & Transformation Manager, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (Pty) Ltd
Tahra Sergeant, Regional Manager (Africa), Global Head Events, IBIA
Sheena Dias, Partner in Shipping and Dispute Resolution practice, Webber Wentzel
Panel Discussion / Q&A
This session will consider the implications of environmental regulation before taking a close look at the production, supply, availability, and existing and future demand for ‘new’ fuels in Africa.
Moderator
Martin Crawford-Brunt, CEO, Lookout Maritime Ltd
Implications of regulations including EU ETS, who pays?
• Consequences for importers and exporters in Africa.
• Evolving environmental regulation to keep an eye on in 2024/ 2025.
Decarbonisation in Africa: A Legal Perspective
Dineo Peta, Director, Peta Attorneys Inc.
EU ETS and EUA Management
James Shiller, Global Lead of New Fuels, Dan-Bunkering
Alternative Fuels Overview
Nigel Draffin, Consultant, Lecturer, Author, IBIA Board Member
Green Shipping Corridors
Vanessa Davidson, Special Project Manager, Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone
Developments in Green Hydrogen
Thomas Roos, Senior Research Engineer, CSIR
Alternative Fuel Confidence Index Overview
Martin Crawford-Brunt, CEO, Lookout Maritime Ltd
Panel Discussion / Q&A
CEO
Lookout Maritime
Martin has more than 25 years of varied experience across the maritime and shipping industry. He has developed a rather unique blend of regulatory, technical, digital and commercial skills and insights across all major shipping segments.
As CEO of RightShip, he led their digital transformation and software development project to improve reliability, safety and reduce emissions across the supply chains of more than 60 major charterers in wet and dry.
As emissions lead and council member of The Baltic Exchange, he has built environmental metrics, calculators and heatmaps. These assist commercial decision makers in understanding the impact and cost of emissions in ocean freight.
Martin is an expert at simplifying complex regulation and is often consulted on emission reduction, safety improvement and benchmarking projects.
Contact: www.lookoutmaritime.com or www.linkedin.com/in/mc-b
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.
CEO
Lookout Maritime
Martin has more than 25 years of varied experience across the maritime and shipping industry. He has developed a rather unique blend of regulatory, technical, digital and commercial skills and insights across all major shipping segments.
As CEO of RightShip, he led their digital transformation and software development project to improve reliability, safety and reduce emissions across the supply chains of more than 60 major charterers in wet and dry.
As emissions lead and council member of The Baltic Exchange, he has built environmental metrics, calculators and heatmaps. These assist commercial decision makers in understanding the impact and cost of emissions in ocean freight.
Martin is an expert at simplifying complex regulation and is often consulted on emission reduction, safety improvement and benchmarking projects.
Contact: www.lookoutmaritime.com or www.linkedin.com/in/mc-b
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