Maritime Week Las Palmas 2022

20 June - 22 June

Santa Catalina Hotel, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Supplying Ships in the Atlantic

The bunker and maritime industries of Las Palmas have joined forces with Petrospot to create the inaugural Maritime Week Las Palmas – Supplying Ships in the Atlantic, a major new event designed to showcase and promote this dynamic logistics hub and the wide range of maritime services provided by Las Palmas to ships sailing to and from Africa, Europe and the Americas. The flagship conference will be complemented by a range of in-depth breakout sessions and site visits designed to introduce the key maritime services on offer in the Canary Islands to a wider international audience.

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MWLP22 Programme

8:00 am

Conference Registration & Exhibition Opens

Welcome Coffee

9:00 am

WELCOME SESSION: WELCOME TO LAS PALMAS

This session will set the scene for Maritime Week Las Palmas, with welcome addresses by the Port of Las Palmas and the Government of Gran Canaria.

Welcome to Maritime Week Las Palmas

Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd

Welcome to the Port of Las Palmas

Luis Ángel Ibarra Betancort, President, Port Authority of Las Palmas

The Canary Islands and Africa

Nasara Cabrera Abu, Director General of Economic Affairs with Africa, Government of the Canary Islands

Conference Opening

Antonio Morales Méndez, President of Gran Canaria Island Council (Cabildo de Gran Canaria)

Moderator

Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes

9:45 am

SESSION ONE: DOING BUSINESS IN LAS PALMAS

This session will put into context the importance of Las Palmas as a key maritime hub offering a wide range of logistics and maritime services to ships sailing to and from Africa, Europe, and the Americas. It will look at some of the challenges and opportunities presented by Las Palmas, and examine the measures being taken to increase maritime trade and attract more inward investment.

Moderator’s Opening Remarks

Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd

Port Business Concerns

Sebastián Grisaleña Sánchez, Former President of the Canarian Confederation of Entrepreneurs (CCE)

Challenges of the Maritime-Port Sector: the Case of Puerto de La Luz and Las Palmas

Lourdes Trujillo, Professor of Economics, University of Las Palmas

The Canary Islands REF (Regimo Economico Fiscal) Strategy to Promote International Maritime Trade

Matilde Asian González, Former Secretary of State

Business Opportunities in the Maritime Sector

Guillermo Quintana Ramos, Project Development Coordinator, Best in Gran Canaria, SPEGC

Moderator

Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes

11:00 am

Networking Coffee Break

12:30 pm

SESSION TWO: BUNKERING

This session will look at the challenges and opportunities presented in the traditional bunkering sector, examining the benefits of digitalisation and a more coordinated, joined-up approach to bunkering. It will look at bunker quality trends and at the rising demands for transparency throughout the bunker deal.

Moderator’s Opening Remarks

Rhys Berry, News Editor, Bunkerspot / ship.energy

Bunkering in Las Palmas

Juan Francisco Martín, Commercial Director, Port Authority of Las Palmas

Bunker Storage, Blending and Delivery

Stanislas Violet, Senior Trader, Oryx Energies

Using Technology to Increase Efficiency and Improve the Bunker Delivery Process

Pablo Sansó, Head of Sales – EMEA, Minerva Bunkering

Bunkering in Panama: Preparing for a New Fuels

Alexis X. Rodríguez, Environmental Protection Specialist, Panama Canal Authority

Panel Discussion / Q&A

1:00 pm

Networking Lunch

2:15 pm

SESSION THREE: ENERGY TRANSITION

This session will examine the global drive towards a zero-carbon future for the shipping supply chain, looking at measures being taken by energy suppliers and consumers and at new fuels and alternative sources of energy for the maritime sector.

Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Rhys Berry, News Editor, Bunkerspot / ship.energy

Moving Beyond Net Zero
Carlos Giner Monleón, Head of Products Trading, Cepsa

Future Fuels: Potential Race Winners
Nigel Draffin, Technical Consultant, Lecturer and Author

Adapting the Current Supply Chain to Facilitate the Future Fuels Mix
Claudia Beumer, Global Account Manager, VT Group

The Energy Transition from a Shipowner’s Perspective
Mads Bjørnebye, Manager, Bunker Services, Teekay Shipping (UK) Ltd

Developing Offshore Wind as a Sustainable Energy Source
Alejandro Romero-Filgueira, Project Manager, Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (Plocan)

Panel Discussion / Q&A

4:00 pm

SESSION FOUR: WOMEN IN MARITIME PANEL

This session will examine some of the key issues of the day, from the perspective of women representing different sectors of the maritime industry.

Moderator’s Opening Remarks
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd

Emilce Iglesias, Senior Bunker Trader, Minerva Bunkering
Claudia Beumer, Global Account Manager, VT Group

Iryna Krasnikava, Commercial Manager, Alfaship
Selene Rodriguez, Sales Manager, TESS Canarias

Susana Broco, Senior Bunker Trader, Galp Energia
Kristina Okolnikova, CEO, Leverans Baltic OÜ

Panel Discussion / Q&A

Moderator’s Closing Remarks
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Ltd

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm