Argus Sustainable Marine Fuels Conference

• What incentives exist for blue water and brown water globally and what incentives need to take place to act as the catalyst for growth of this market?
• What incentives will the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provide for the marine industry? What does the IRA mean to total investments going into fuel production? What fuels are eligible to compete for the credits?
• Will the US maritime industry be included in the Renewable Fuel Standard in the near future
• How can the shipping industry work best with policy makers to ensure this smooth transition?

Speakers: 
Sean Pribyl, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Jason Ryu, Detachment Chief, U.S. Coast Guard
Edward Carr, VP Operations, Energy and Environmental Research Associates
David Cummins, President, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition 

• What are the latest updates and timelines for IMO 2030 and 2050 regulation? Will the IMO follow the EU’s lead in taxing carbon to enable a faster transition to sustainable fuels?
• How are EEXI and CII calculated and how can we achieve compliance? What are the potential pitfalls and how can we mitigate risk? 
• Carbon pricing of shipping emissions – How will the EU ETS impact shipping from North America to Europe?
• What are the obligations of ship owners and charters under the EU ETS? Is it likely the ETS will succeed in accelerating investments in low carbon solutions?

• What are the production pathways of LNG, biofuels, methanol, ammonia and hydrogen?
• With the IMO potentially moving from considering combustion only (tank to wake) to considering full lifecycle emissions (well to wake) what will be the effect on the industry?
• What are the landside decarbonisation efforts looking like in terms of production of these fuels?

Speakers:
Yuanrong Zhou, Researcher, The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
Troy Hawkins, Fuels and Products Group Leader, Argonne National Laboratory

• Sustainable marine fuels vs VSLFO spot prices and recent trends. What is the cost comparison and availability of current fossil fuels vs sustainable marine fuels?
• What fuel will be the most economic to develop to be able to supply the marine industry in the next few years?
• Supply and demand - what is the overall capacity versus demand growth? 

Speaker:
Stefka Wechsler, Marine Fuels Editor, Argus

• What can we learn from the LNG journey? What are the outlooks and long-term implications for those investing heavily in LNG infrastructure?
• How will LNG fare up in the wake of methane slip monitoring and IMO regulations? How can we mitigate the methane slip? 
• Moving from grey to green: what is the long-term potential of LNG - how can we scale up bio-LNG and e-LNG and what does the supply chain look like? 

Speakers:
John Lindquist, Head of LNG Bunkering, GAC Bunker Fuels
Matthew Jackson, VP Business Development Shipping & New Energy, Crowley
Peter Keller, President, Sea-LNG 

• Is there going to be enough feedstock to feed the growing demand for biofuels in the marine space as it competes with aviation and road transport? 
• How can we accelerate the uptake of biofuels? What bio-feedstocks are sustainable and available in North America for the shipping industry? 
• What incentives are needed to foster investment and reduce costs in increasing the scalability of biofuels?  

Speakers:
Josh Messner, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, United States Department of Energy
Jon Scharingson, Executive Director, Sales & Marketing, Chevron
Ramon Espinel, Chief Executive, Transfuel

• How are they balancing regulations with commercial priorities? What progress have they made so far in reaching the IMO 2030 and 2050 goals?
• Sharing the financial burden and responsibility of green shipping – is this an option between owners and charterers? Is there a fair balance of risk along the value chain?
• How are shipowners and operators helping catalyse the production of sustainable fuels?

 

Speakers:

Moderator: David Cummins, President, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition
William Boatwright, Senior Commercial Manager – Climate Solutions, Norden
Michael McNamara, VP Global Fuel Supply, Carnival Corporation
Samuel Norton, Chief Executive, Overseas Shipholding Group
Kevin Martel, General Manager, Wilhelmsen Group

 

• What actions are retail companies taking to achieve decarbonisation across their supply chain?
• How do we correctly incentivise the uptake and production of alternative fuels? How much are customers willing to pay for the green premium?

• What are investors’ appetite for risk when it comes to shipping’s decarbonisation? How is it encouraging change across the several forms of shipping finance?
• How can we bring more capital into the industry? Who is providing investment for new ships, new fuels and technology, and for their commercialisation?
• Which financial, regulatory and commercial changes would incentivize the manufacturing of low-carbon vessels?

 

Speaker:
Brett Hewitt, SVP Marine Group, Wells Fargo

(Key representatives from Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrogen)

• What is the roadmap to commercialisation of these fuels? Where will the first fuel supply chains be established?
• What are fuel producers doing to enable shippers to transition to net zero?
• What are the capacities of oil majors to produce these sustainable marine fuels? How reliable will they be in the future?

Speakers:
Stefanos Petridis, Special Advisor to the CEO, Air Products

New initiatives and pilot projects - a deep dive into strategies. (a series of 10-minute presentations)

Topic 1 - Shipowners perspective - ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier and CO2
Topic 2 - to be announced 
Topic 3 - to be announced 

 

Speakers:
Junya Omoto, President, NYK Energy Transport (USA)

• How can the entire value chain collaborate effectively now, and in the future, to continue exploring alternative fuels and technology?
• What initiatives have ports undertaken to decarbonise their operations and reduce GHG emissions? What can ports do to speed up the process of infrastructure development and ensure these sustainable marine fuels are a desirable proposition?
• How are terminals and bunkering companies making the transition? How will the North American bunker adapt as shipping moves towards a multi-fuel future?

Speakers:
Ian Gansler, Manager of Energy, Resilience and Sustainable Policy, American Association of Port Authorities
Senior representative from the Port of Houston
Langtry Meyer, Founder, Texas Green Fuels
Moderator: Margaret Doyle, Alternative Fuels Program Manager, Transparensea Fuels

• How aligned are technology and fuel development paths? What technologies are available to improve vessel efficiency and propulsion?
• How are safety regulations being shaped for the building of new ships and the handling of sustainable fuels?
• What is the role of carbon capture on board in reducing emissions?
• What is the current pipeline for retrofits and new vessels? What are some of the bottlenecks to retrofitting and newbuilds and what needs to be considered?

Speakers:
Beau Berthelot, VP Business Development & Director of Government Affairs, Maritime Partners LLC