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
Jan League, Detachment Chief, U.S. Coast Guard
Caitlyn Stewart, VP Regulatory Affairs, American Waterways Operators
Edward Carr, VP Operations, Energy and Environmental Research Associates
Moderator: Mary McCarthy, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Moran Towing Corporation

• 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?

Speaker:
Ian Metzger, Market Analyst, Braemar

• 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 is a fuel oil water emulsion, and how can you produce stability (over years) without the use of additives?
• Why consider using fuel oil water emulsions in shipping, and how easy is it to retro-fit a vessel?
• Proving a dramatic reduction in emissions and a 10% increase in fuel efficiency – what does a year’s worth of trial data tell us?

• 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
Blake Littauer, President, Puget LNG
Santiago Yanez, Assistant VP Business Development, AET 
Matthew Jackson, VP Business Development Shipping & New Energy, Crowley
Moderator: 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 Renewable Energy Group
Joseph Stark, Senior Director of Technical Services, Innospec 
Denis Arguin, VP Strategic Relations, Enerkem
Moderator:  Stefka Wechsler, Marine Fuels Editor, Argus

• 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:

Ilyas Muhammad, Director, Head of Green Fuels, Hapag-Lloyd AG
William Boatwright, Senior Commercial Manager – Climate Solutions, Norden
Michael McNamara, VP Global Fuel Supply, Carnival Corporation
Samuel Norton, Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Shipholding Group
Kevin Martel, General Manager, Wilhelmsen Ship Management
Moderator: Mary McCarthy, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Moran Towing Corporation

 

• What role do first mover cargo owners play in making the business case for investment in low- and zero-emission maritime fuels and shipping solutions? 
• How can cargo owners help create a competitive market and for zero-emission shipping services and broaden support for ambitious, supportive policy solutions?

• 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
Hugh Eden, SVP, Jefferies
Pavel Chernyshov, Co-founder, Arkview Capital 
Moderator: David Cummins, President, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition

(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
Louise Hornby, Business Development Manager - New Energy, Europe, Woodside Energy
Emily Wolf, Senior Director, West Development Region, Ambient Fuels
Gary Haer, Senior Industry Advisor, Clean Fuels Alliance America
Moderator: David Cummins, President, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition

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 - How do we address the "chicken-and-egg" issue with alternative fuel transition? Amogy and LSB join forces to develop an end-to-end clean ammonia supply chain powered by ammonia

Speakers:
Junya Omoto, President, NYK Energy Transport (USA)
Jakob Krummenacher, VP of Clean Energy, LSB Industries
Maciek Lukawski, VP Strategy & Business Development, Amogy

• 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:
Rich Byrnes, Chief Infrastructure Officer, Port Houston
Langtry Meyer, Founder, Texas Green Fuels
Ryann Child, Environmental Program Manager, Port of Seattle
Ian Gansler, Manager of Energy, Resilience and Sustainable Policy, American Association of Port Authorities 
Moderator: Sandra Ennor, CEO, Transparansea Fuels LLC

• 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
Ole Jacob Irgens, EVP Customer Facing Business Unit, Corvus Energy
Ben Parrish, Project Manager Project Management Office, Kirby Corp