Regional Conference "Seizing opportunities for green shipping in Asia and the Pacific"

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"Seizing opportunities for green shipping in Asia and the Pacific"  

A Regional Conference on the theme "Seizing opportunities for green shipping in Asia and the Pacific" was co-organized by the Philippines through the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), the Danish Maritime Authority of Denmark, and the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

The two-day conference explored the challenges and opportunities that lie within the green transition of the shipping sector, and provided a venue to discuss regional perspectives and priorities in the current negotiations of the IMO Strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships and its regulatory framework. The conference further provided opportunities to discuss how to promote green shipping in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It explored concrete solutions and shared knowledge from different regional experiences where concrete steps have been taken towards the green transition of the shipping sector. The event took place on the 16 and 17 May 2023 in Manila, Philippines.

Programme

Please find the provisional programme here.

The programme includes sessions on:

1. Energy efficiency

2. Green shipping opportunities

3. IMO GHG negotiations

Presentations

• Energy efficiency in line with regulation supporting decarbonisation, Wei RUAN, Head, MTCC-Asia 
  

• Energy, Efficiency a No Regret Move, Andreas Nordseth, Director General, DMA
  

• Energy Efficiency Measure for Small Fishing Vessels, Khunthawat Manomayidthikarn, Representative from Training And Research Supporting Division (TRSD) SEAFDEC/Training Department
  

• Hybrid Energy for Small Marine Vessels Toward a Green and Inclusive Maritime Sector, Ramon C. Hernandez
  

• Green corridors, Aixa Pérez, Regulatory Affairs Manager, MMMCZCS
  

• Towards unlocking green maritime jobs in the Asia Pacific, Maritime Just Transition Task Force Secretariat
  

• A Pathway to Decarbonise the Shipping Sector by 2050, Francisco Boshell, Head Innovation and End Use Applications, IRENA
  

• Navigating the future fuel outlook for large merchant marine vessels, Sangbae Cha, Head of Marketing Marine Solutions MAN, Energy Solutions Korea
  

• Energy saving technologies being used or trialed on PSL ships, Precious Shipping Public Company Limited 
  

• Danfoss Drive Solutions for Marine Hybrid & Electrification, Dong Yeong Ryu, Leader of DPD API Marine Electrification
  

• Moving forward climate action, Maersk perspective, MAERSK
  

• Accelerating decarbonization via hull efficiency improvement, Nicholas Lawrence, Global BDM, Dry Bulk
  

• Support for green infrastructure, Ninan Oommen Biju, Senior Port & Maritime Transport Specialist, The World Bank
  

• ADB’s Role in Green Port Development and Maritime Decarbonization, R. Duncan McIntosh, PhD, Senior Regional Maritime Specialist, Asian Development Bank
  

• Seizing opportunities in Green Shipping in Asia and the Pacific, Lucia Fuselli, Senior Energy Specialist, Green Climate Fund
  

Background

The green transition is one of the greatest challenges that the shipping sector has ever faced. Key drivers of change include an ambitious and global regulatory framework, energy efficiency measures, development of new technologies, investments in renewable energy and infrastructure as well as new ways of working together - especially between the public and private sector.