The event was opened by Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, Chairman of CCIFG’S Maritime Committee and Laurence Auer, H.E. Ambassador of France in Greece who they extended their appreciation and admiration to the Greek shipping industry.
Christos Stylianides, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy also addressed the event and pointed out that the Greek government follows a strategy of compliance to IMO carbon emissions rules.
Mr. Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, Chairman of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs was the keynote speaker of the forum. He expressed his confidence that we can turn the decarbonization challenge into an opportunity.
The conference included two distinguished discussion panels regarding the Greek shipbuilding industry and the decarbonization path of shipping.
The first panel consisted of the following speakers: Panos Xenokostas, President & CEO, ONEX Shipyards & Technologies, President of B.o.D., Hellenic Shipyards Association, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, CEO Skaramangas Shipyards, John Dragnis, CEO Goldenport Group, Farid TRAD, Vice President Bunkering & Energy Transition, CMA CGM, George XIRADAKIS, President Association of Banking & Financial Executives and moderator Yannick Le Gourieres, Managing Director, Head of Shipping & Offshore Finance-Americas Credit Agricole CIB.
The second panel discussed the issue of new fuels.
The introductory comments were made by Vassilios DIMOULAS, Technology & Innovation Director, Bureau Veritas Group, who presented “BUREAU VERITAS WHITE PAPER”.
The panel included the following speakers: Eirini Arvanitaki, Managing Director Vessel Performance Solution, Constantinos Capetanakis Bunker Director Star Bulk, George Perantzakis, Technical Manager Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd., Kostas Polydakis, CEO - MM MARINE Inc., Mercuria Energy Group, Katerina Prifti, Head of HSQE and DPA Laskaridis Shipping CO LTD and Moderated by Paillette Palaiologou, Senior Vice President BV M&O Division, East Europe, Mediterranean Sea, Middle East, Africa and India (EMA), Bureau Veritas Group.
Pierre LEONIDAS, Head of Legal and Institutional Affairs, French Maritime Cluster and Ιoannis TRICARDOS, President CCI France Greece presented the conclusion of the forum.
Speakers marked that regulations must be proved an opportunity for shipping.
However, the shipping companies must also adopt a number of operational improvements such as high efficient hull coating, propeller ducts & fins, monitoring systems, voyage optimization, etc.
The decarbonization of the maritime sector represents tremendous challenge that will considerably transform maritime transport.
It nevertheless represents a unique opportunity through which the combination of policies, innovations and investments that can (and must) lead the maritime sector to become a key player in the fight against climate change, while opening economic opportunities for the industry.
This means strengthening cooperation between public and private players, who must explore all the solutions that already exist, while supporting the innovations of tomorrow, which together will enable us to achieve this major eco-energy transition.
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