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Hotel Astoria *****
39 Bolshaya Morskaya Str.
St Petersburg, Russian Federatio
n

Tuesday 5 October 2004
 

12:00  

Registration

14:00   Opening by the Conference Chairman
Michael Grey
Editor/Commentator, Lloyd's List
 
14:10  

Welcome

Jannis Kostoulas
Managing Director, Mare Forum

Peter Swift
Managing Director, INTERTANKO

Vladimir I. Evenko
Vice Director General, Head of Classification Division
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

Representative
Ministry of Transport, Russian Federation

 

   

SESSION 1

Setting the Scene

 

    Themes to be discussed:
Geo-political considerations - opportunities of giant new energy sources - distribution challenges - environmental concerns - financing the ambitions - marine system capacity

 
14:20   Representative
Ministry of Transport, Russian Federation
 
14:30   Willem de Ruiter
Executive Director, EMSA
 
14:40   Erik Ranheim
Manager Research and Project Section, INTERTANKO
The importance of Russia and its neighbouring states to the future tanker market
 
14:50   Iain Shaw
Managing Director, Braemar Seascope
Oil on Troubled Waters - no plain sailing for Russian Exporters
 
15:00   Bernard Anne
Chairman, IACS Council
Managing Director, Bureau Veritas 
 
15:10   Discussion / debate between speakers - audience participants and discussion members
 
15:40   break
 
   

SESSION 2

Russia
 - A Major World Energy Supplier -

 

    Themes to be discussed:
Trade movements and distribution patterns- political, geographical and economic impacts - forecasts of world energy requirements, sources and distribution impacts- short and long term potential for Russian / Central Asian energy sources - development of markets.
 
16:00   Sverre Bjørn Svenning
Director Research Fearnleys
 
16:10  

Enys Dan
Director, BP Shipping
 

16:20   Gary Smith
Director, LNG Shell International Trading and Shipping
Company Limited
 
16:30   Speaker to be announced
     

16:40
 

  Discussion / debate between speakers - audience participants and discussion members
 
17:40 – 17:30   closing first day: Summing up by the conference chairman
Michael Grey
Editor/Commendator, Lloyd's List
 
19:00   RECEPTION HOSTED BY
BRAEMAR SEASCOPE GROUP plc

20:00  

Conference Dinner HOSTED BY

    &      

 
    Wednesday 6 October 2004
   

SESSION 3

Marine Transportation
System Capacity

 

     
    Themes to be discussed:
World-Russia- European perspectives - development of ports and terminals - international co-operation - research into ships, pipelines, safe transportation systems.
 
09:00   session chairman
Willem de Ruiter
Executive Director, EMSA
 
09:10   Igor Ponomarev
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the IMO
 
09:20   Dr. Anatoly A. Barkov
Vice-President, LUKOIL, Moscow

 
09:30   Paul Markides
Director, OCIMF
 
09:40   Niels Overgaard
Lloyds Register
Research: ice-class tankers
 
09:50   REAR ADMIRAL Thomas Gilmour
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, U. S. Coast Guard
 
10:00   Discussion / debate between speakers - audience participants and discussion members
 
10:30   Break
     
   

SESSION 4

Ship Operations in Russia
- Challenges and Opportunities -

 

   

Themes to be discussed: Safe, efficient marine transportation issues with cargo from Black Sea, Baltic, Northern Russia and Pacific north-east - importance of local technical expertise in ice and extreme-weather operations
This session is hosted by THE
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

 

 

 

 

11:00   session chairman
Peter Swift
Managing Director, INTERTANKO

 
11:10   Kjell Landin
Marine Representative, ChevronTexaco
 
11:20   Sergey Popravko
CEO PRISCO
 
11:30   Tagir K. Izmailov
President, NOVOSHIP
 
11:40   Jan Koren
District Manager/Marketing Manager Tankers
Det Norske Veritas
 
11:50   Vladimir I. Evenko
Vice Director General, Head of Classification Division
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
 
12:00   Erkki Kotiranta
Vice President, Fortum Oil Oy, Fortum Shipping, Finland
 
12:10   Lars Carlsson
Director and Senior Advisor of Concordia Maritime
 
12:20   Discussion / debate between speakers - audience participants and discussion members
 
13:00   Lunch hosted by the
DUTCH MARITIME NETWORK


 
   

SESSION 5

Financing Maritime Transportation

 

    Themes to be discussed:
Financing the renaissance of the Russian maritime industry - fleet expansion - fleet renewal - shipbuilding
 
14:30   session chairman
Geert Dokter
Managing Director, MPC Munchmeyer Petersen Steamship BV

 
14:40   Stephen Fewster
Director ING Bank, UK
 
14:50   Professor Niko Wijnolst
Chairman Dutch Maritime Network
Scrap & Build initiative for Russian ships
 
15:00   Richard Greiner
Research Director, Shipping Industry Group, Moore Stephens, UK
Business structures and finance for a modern Russia
 
15:10   Bart Veldhuizen
Associated Director, NIB Capital Bank
 
15:20   Imogen Rumbold
Partner, Lawrence Graham, UK
Russian Shipping and the law - changing times
     
15:30   Discussion / debate between speakers - audience participants and discussion members
 
16:10   Break
     
   

SESSION 6

Environmental Concerns

 

    Themes to be discussed:
The need for close attention to environmental protection - importance of "green" delivery systems - issues of transit traffic in Baltic / Bosporus etc. - "controlling" the flow of energy.
This session is hosted by
Lloyd's Register


 
16:30   session chairman
Rear Admiral Robert C. North, (RET.USCG)
President Northstar Maritime
 
16:40   Philippe Burghelle-Vernet
Head, Maritime Policy and Technology Unit,
European Commission
 
16:50   Tosh Moller
Managing Director, International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited
 
17:00   Hans de Goeij
Managing Director, Green Award
 
17:10   Emmanuel Vordonis
Executive Director, Thenamaris Ships Management Inc.
 
     
17:20   Discussion / debate between speakers - audience participants and discussion members
     
18:10  

SESSION 7


Conclusion Round Table
A Focused Agenda for Policy Makers
from Government and Industry

 

    chairman:
Michael Grey
Editor/Commentator, Lloyd's List
 
    Igor Ponomarev
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the IMO
 
    Peter Swift
Managing Director, INTERTANKO
 
    Philipe Burghelle-Vernet
Head, Maritime Policy and Technology Unit,
European Commission
 
    Vladimir I. Evenko
Vice Director General, Head of Classification Division
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

REAR ADMIRAL Thomas Gilmour
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, U. S. Coast Guard

 
    Paul Markides
Director, OCIMF  
 
    Iain Shaw
Managing Director, Braemar Seascope
 
     
     
     
18:45   CLOSING RECEPTION

 

   

We look forward to welcoming you
in St. Petersburg,

 

  MICHAEL GREY
Conference
Chairman
 
JANNIS KOSTOULAS
Managing Director
MARE FORUM
PETER SWIFT
Managing Director
INTERTANKO

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