Internationa workshops: Shipping in cleaner air - Impact of environmental legislation on shipping and bunkering operations. Handling Bunker Claims & Disputes. 01 October 2008, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

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Program

Shipping in Cleaner Air – Impact of Environmental Legislation on Shipping and Bunkering Operations

Workshop

October 1, 2008, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

The workshop “Shipping in Cleaner Air” provides insight into the changing legislation to curb emissions from shipping. Although the focus will be on the Baltic and North Sea, participants will obtain an awareness of the global implications in terms of the regulations, compliance, demand for lower sulphur fuels, the longer term switch to distillate marine fuels and the price implications. The challenges faced by both suppliers and buyers will be demonstrated and proposed solution presented, again setting out the associated costs. There will be ample time for questions and answers throughout the workshop. The workshop will be conducted simultaneously in Russian and English.

14:00 Introduction

Issues to be covered
Increasing importance of emission controls

14:15 Marine emissions

The public debate
Quantification of SOx, NOx, CO2 and Particulate Matter

14.30 Legislation

Annex VI
EU
Other countries regulations
The future

15.30 Coffee Break

16:00 Bunker demand and Price Implications

Demand for lower sulphur fuels
How the refiners will meet demand
Global implications
Future pricing

16:45 Ship Owners Options

The methods of complying
The cost implications for buyers and sellers
Enforcement and compliance

17:00 Exhaust gas scrubbing

Technology
Economics

17:30 Other abatement options

Use of shore power – “Cold Ironing”
Taxes and port fee discounting

18:00 Questions and Answers

18:15 End of workshop

Handling Bunker Claims & Disputes

Workshop

October 1, 2008, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

The subjects of the workshop should appeal to fuel suppliers, ship owners and charterers of ships. We shall discuss the main issues that are involved with handling bunker claims and the difficulties involved with the technical and commercial evidence. Bunker claims are usually complex and evaluation of the merits of the claim, at an early stage are important if costs are to be controlled and correct actions taken. Delegates will be introduced to the main problem areas and will receive guidelines on effective claim handling.

The programme of the workshop:

09.00 Welcome & introductions

09.15 The parties involved in bunker disputes

09.30 Marine fuel specifications & their importance with respect to claims

10.15 Evaluation of claims – terms and conditions of sale, sample evidence, test results, suitability of the fuel for consumption

11.15 Coffee break

11.30 Evaluation of claims – other contemporaneous evidence

12.30 Types of dispute resolution

13.00 Q&A and close out

13.30 Close

Seminars' speakers:

Chris Fisher can look back on almost 30 years of experience in the bunkering industry. A renowned expert in his field, he has published, together with Jonathan Lux, the book “Bunkers - An analysis of the practical, technical and legal issues”, which is regarded as a classic in the bunkering business. He is currently Director of Bunker Claims International, which he founded himself. BCI is serving clients worldwide with its expert advice. As a consultant, Chris Fisher has worked with a multitude of clients. The major P&I clubs as well as many international law firms, shipping companies, bunker suppliers, bunker traders and charter organizations and bunker suppliers can be counted among his clients.
He began his career at Texaco, where he started as Chief Engineer and became Superintendent Engineer later on. In 1984, he began his work as a surveyor and consultant, specializing in liquid cargo and bunker quality disputes. In 1987, he began to work at DNV Petroleum Services.
From 1991 to 1995, he took up the post of Regional Manager Europe for this company. In 1996, he was appointed Northern Europe Director at the British Standards Institute. The BSI group of companies provide independent Inspection and Certification services related to the sale and purchase of Oil and Petrochemical cargoes.
Since 2003, he has concentrated on running his own business at Bunker Claims International. In addition, Chris Fisher is honorary treasurer of the International Bunker Industry Association, member of the Heavy Fuel Working Group of CIMAC and a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology. He has a long-standing experience in holding workshops on bunkering topics.

Robin Meech is Managing Director of Marine and Energy Consulting, an independent consultancy practice focusing on the marine industry with an emphasis on the transport of energy. He has a particular interest in the bunker sector where he has undertaken assignments for ship owners, the Major Oil Companies as well as independent traders and national oil companies. He advises clients in the bunker sector on environmental issues, forming alliances, purchasing strategies, organisation, new business ventures, credit insurance, logistics, IT systems and e-business. He has also been a director of an independent tanker company where his responsibilities included managing the purchasing of bunkers.
Robin Meech is co-author of “Outlook for Bunker Fuel Oil and Heavy Fuel Oil to 2015” due to be published later this year. Robin Meech has worked extensively throughout Russia including fours years’ resident in Moscow. He holds an honours degree in engineering from the University of Bristol, UK.

These workshops are FREE TO ATTEND to all shipping companies who register before 18th July. Please note that the participation fee for those registering after 18th July is 850 euros.