Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA

Apostolos is a Maritime Safety, Quality & Environmental Expert, Consultant, Trainer and Project Manager with more than 25 years background in shipping as Technical, Marine, Safety & Training Superintendent and Consultant. He entered the industry back in early 90’s as Engineering Superintendent with a leading ship manager operating a mixed fleet of bulk and oil/chemical tankers. He then shifted to regulatory compliance and QHSE as superintendent and later as a Consultant and Trainer. Apo has successfully completed a wide range of QHSE projects including 250+ management system projects (ISM/ISO 9001-14001-18001/TMSA/MLC), 500 vessel and office audits to various standards and he has trained more than 8,000 people in a wide variety of QHSE subjects. He has also presented and chaired to more than 40 conferences. He holds Mechanical Engineering Bachelor and Master’s specialising in Energy & Environment and Master’s Degree in Maritime Business and Business Administration (MBA), all of them awarded with distinction. Apostolos is the Managing Director of SQE MARINE, SQE ACADEMY and Managing Editor of SAFETY4SEA.

Capt. Mark Bull, Director, Trafalgar Navigation

Mark Bull commenced his career 49 years ago and is currently a Marine Consultant specialising in Navigation Assessments and Navigation Assessor training. He is a Fellow of The Nautical Institute, member of council and member of their technical committee. He spent 27 years at sea, including 5 in command; 12 years in shipmanagement in senior positions; 3 years in P&I Loss Prevention and 7 years as a consultant

Alexander N. Christensen, Director, Business Development, T&T Salvage

Christopher Fee, General Manager – Environment and Sustainability, Oldendorff

Bjørn Åge Hjøllo, Sr Project Manager e-Nav / M.Sc. Meteorology, Navtor AS

Bjørn Åge Hjøllo has a Master in Meteorology, and started his carrier in Norwegian Meteorological Institute’s R&D division in 1992, worked later as a Marine Forecaster and for the three years heading the Marine Forecasting Centre in Norway. In 2004, he joined C-MAP Norway as General Manager for C-MAP Marine Forecasting Centre. He became Product Manager in C-MAP, later Jeppesen Marine.  In 2011 he joined a group of managers leaving Jeppesen Marine, establishing NAVTOR AS to focus on e-Navigation. He is today Project Manager and a minority owner in NAVTOR. In this position, he heads NAVTOR’s internal, national and international R&D projects focusing on e-Navigation solutions.

Ralf Jürgens, Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Primarine

Chronis Kapalidis, Cyber Expert, Hudson Analytix

Chronis Kapalidis is the European Representative of Hudson Analytix, promoting the company’s synergies in Europe on issues related to security, both physical and cyber. He recently concluded a fellowship at the International Security Department, Chatham House, on maritime cybersecurity, where he now stands as Academy Associate. He also stands as visiting research fellow at the Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy at Plymouth University, and as a board member in several academic and scientific bodies.

Chronis was an officer at the Hellenic Navy for 20 years. He was specialised on operations, communications, intelligence and IT infrastructure, while participating in several NATO, EU and UN operations. His research interests include cybersecurity, defence studies, international and maritime security.

He has published widely for Foreign Affairs, Chatham House, International Affairs, the Academy for Strategic Analyses, has been interviewed by The New York Times, the Independent and The Wall Street Journal and has participated in several maritime and cybersecurity related conferences and forums. Chronis has competed several projects at Chatham House on Cybersecurity for Critical National Infrastructure, in general, and the maritime sector specifically. He recently created the first digital learning course on maritime cybersecurity for Lloyd’s Maritime Academy.

He is currently based at the University of Warwick, where he is pursuing his doctoral degree on cyber risk quantification for the maritime sector. He holds an MA in International Relations and Global Security from Plymouth University, a PGCert in Defence Management and Leadership from the Hellenic Naval War College and BSc in Naval Warfare from the Hellenic Naval Academy, along with several professional certificates.

Mathias Karlsson, Researcher, RISE Victoria

Mathias Karlsson started his career 16 years ago by studying Shipping and Logistics at Chalmers University of Technology. Mathias has been involved from the beginning with the development and validation of PortCDM. Prior to joining RISE eight years ago, he worked for several years within the maritime sector, both as a ship agent at August Leffler & Son and Maersk Broker and in other port operations at ODEC in the Energy Harbour in port of Gothenburg.

Dimitris Maniatis, Chief Commercial Officer, Diaplous Maritime Services

Dimitris has a comprehensive background on security in hostile regions which started right after his days with the Hellenic Navy. Starting in 2000 and under contract with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he spent 7 years in Afghanistan and Pakistan, fulfilling various roles in support of European Intelligence Agencies, ISAF, UN Organizations and more. During the first years of his involvement in Central Asia operations, he managed the security and logistics of all Hellenic NGO’s operating region wide and lead missing persons recovery missions in the Hindukush. Dimitris also participated under contract, on missions in Cambodia, Egypt, The Balkan Region, The Middle East and Africa. In 2009 the menace of Somali Based Piracy was at its height and Dimitris was given the opportunity to emerge in this new industry called Maritime Security. After completing specialized training, he joined the ranks of the Armed Security Teams safe guarding vessels in the Indian Ocean HRA and became Team Leader shortly after. While performing these duties he continued his university education by completing an MBA on shipping which in 2013 allowed him to immerse in the business side of the maritime security industry. In his role as Chief Commercial Officer of Diaplous Maritime Services his focus is mainly on the design, development and implementation of the company’s commercial strategy, meeting the goals and growth set. The above goes hand in hand with new business development, compliance, quality and making sure everyone has a positive experience getting the job done in a safe, ethical and honorable manor.

Dimitrios I. Mountzouris, Managing Director, Hellespont Steamship Corporation

In his role as a Managing Director at Hellespont, Mr. Mountzouris is in charge and responsible for office operation, administration and monitoring fleet’s technical performance, maintenance monitoring, opex budgeting,company technical policy Rules and Regulations development. KPI’s and SMS review and improvement. He reviews company’s TMSA submissions, confirm implementation through the company’s departments, attend Oil Major – other conferences (Shell Rotterdam, ITTF) and performs on board Leadership visits to assess SSMS implementation. He also involves in Group’s development projects such as Technical Spec and Contract negotiation for 115kDWT Aframax and 50kDWT MR1 Tanker, 15kDWT self-unloading Salt Carrier design, Technical Spec and Contracts, attendance at London High Court as Expert Witness in Ship Management for ReedSmith Law firm in an Arbitration case and participates in Group’s Directors and marketing meetings.

Bastian Schnöll, Project Engineer, Aquametro Oil & Marine

Dr. Matthias Voigt, Chair of BEMA’s Technical Committee

Matthias is a member of the Board of BEMA, and the chair of BEMA’s Technical Committee. Matthias represents Cathelco-Evac, where he is holding the position of the R&D Director at the Kiel based Cathelco GmbH, R&D Centre.

Matthias has been involved in the Ballast Water issue since 1998. His focus was on technical and biological aspects of ballast water treatment systems, as well as on the practicability of ballast water management onboard of ships. Matthias has developed a bioassay for the evaluation of the biological efficacy of ballast water treatment options at bench scale, the Artemia Testing System (ATS). Matthias has been an advisor to different delegations at the IMO; the CEFIC delegation (6 years), and the German delegation (4 Years).

Since 2002, Matthias has been the senior scientist and project leader in the development of different ballast water treatment systems. Since that time, he has guided three different BWMS through the type approval processes of the IMO and of the USCG; one chemical system, and two UV based systems.

Matthias has graduated (Dipl.-Biol.) in fisheries biology and oceanography at the Institute for Marine Research in Kiel and he holds a PhD in Marine Parasitology from the University of Queensland, Australia.

Poul Woodall, Director, Environment & Sustainability, DFDS A/S

Poul Woodall has over 40 years of experience within the maritime and transport industry. His career includes 17 years overseas experience with postings in Asia, The Middle East and Europe. Since 2013, Poul has been responsible for environment and climate policy issues for the DFDS Group. Poul Woodall has a degree from Copenhagen Business School supplemented with management education at Insead and Stanford Universities. Poul is also involved with various industry groups such as the Trident Alliance, Interferry, CSA2020, SeaFocus, TINV and various ESSF working groups in Brussels. In July 2018 Poul joined the CEF Transport Advisory Group of INEA and is a co-author of “Sustainable Shipping, a Cross-Disciplinary View” (Springer , 2019).

Gunther Zeitzmann, Ship Recycling Engineer, IHMA

As an engineer for Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Gunther started his career in ship recycling business in 2008 by investigating efforts for shipowners implementing the IMO Hong Kong Convention (HKC). In that, he initiated a project consisting of a shipping company, classification society and a HazMat consultancy to equip a first ship with a certified Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM). While working for Germanischer Lloyd, he was involved in IHM related surveys, approving IHM’s, training of surveyors and witnessing of HazMat Experts. For two years later on, he was in charge for compliance of Integrated Management Systems and HSEQ matters within the class’ Oil and Gas sector in Germany. Since April 2015 he works as Ship Recycling Engineer for GSR Services GmbH in all the company specific fields.

Confirmed sponsors so far:

Aquametro Oil and Marine

Since 1928, we have been among the leading manufacturers and suppliers of volumetric meters for diesel fuel, measurement and optimization solutions for all kinds of oil and diesel-powered vehicles and ships, generator sets, diesel electric locomotives and marine shipping. Our range consists of more than 100 different fuel meters and marine systems which have been developed specially for ships, transport vehicles and other heavy machinery in the shipping industry. We are also considered experts in viscosity measurement/control, performance measurement, monitoring and management systems for fuel performance and fuel switching units (HFO to MDO and vice versa).

The portfolio of Aquametro Oil & Marine consists of four types of application fields: Measurement, Management & Treatment, Performance Monitoring and Special Fluids/Dosing. We provide Fuel Oil Meters, Viscosity System, Shaft Power Meter, DOMINO, DIESEL SWITCH, Homogenizer, Water in Fuel Emulsion.

www.aquametro-oil-marine.com/

Diaplous Group

DIAPLOUS is a leading maritime security provider, delivering first class services to an ever-expanding portfolio of shipping companies from all over the globe, including some of the largest oil majors.

Established in Cyprus, in October 2010, and having a branch in Athens, Greece, DIAPLOUS has grown exponentially over the last years, broadening and multiplying its client base, as well as amassing a wealth of invaluable operational experience.

The Company’s mission is to provide the shipping industry with a wide range of efficient solutions. In particular, we provide unarmed and armed services within the High Risk Area in the Indian Ocean, and we are also prepared to offer similar services in West Africa and other piracy areas, whenever the existing situation allows.

Everything we do, is guided by our core values: Safety, Quality and Trust.

The company continually improves the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of its IMS (Integrated Management System), while evaluating its objectives and continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness through the Management Review procedure, so it can achieve its goals, taking into account a number of parameters which include the Company’s performance, incidents reports, training needs and customers’ evaluation.

www.diaplous-ms.com/

HudsonAnalytix

Hudson Marine works closely with its clients to help them move forward with confidence in today’s technically complex and environmentally sensitive world. Hudson Marine’s comprehensive services encompass all areas of risk management, emergency and regulatory preparedness, incident prevention and response. Our perspective is informed by the technical, operational, commercial, regulatory and environmental factors governing our industry. Our strength is based on our experience and our history. But our success is based on our commitments, our relationships and our ability to help our clients operate more successfully in today’s increasingly challenging industry.

www.hudsonanalytix.com/

NAVTOR

NAVTOR is a leading force in the provision of innovative e-Navigation solutions, and a total supplier of navigational products and services for the maritime sector. Through the application of cutting edge digital technology, NAVTOR’s team makes life easier for navigators, while enhancing safety, transparency and efficiency for shipowners, ship managers and operators. The firm is headquartered in Egersund Norway, with subsidiaries located across the globe.

www.navtor.com/

PRIMARINE

Clean air is a global matter that can only be resolved globally. Therefore, the German ERC and the Chinese SPC have combined their expertise in the construction of exhaust gas cleaning systems in the joint venture PRIMARINE and developed the world’s most advanced DESOx scrubber. Good to know: PRIMARINE is a full member of the EGCSA.

www.primarine.com/

RISK4SEA

RISK4SEA is an online intelligence platform providing PSC inspection analytics & benchmarking. Using big data analytics an ISM manager may benchmark his ships, fleet & company against industry standards and get a clear insight of his performance gaps and a roadmap to continually improve.

RISK4SEA provides several useful reports for specific time periods in order to help ISM Managers to:

– Identify possible weaknesses
– Find the current PSC status of a Country or Port that their managed vessels is going to trade
– Prepare to address local PSC requirements
– Benchmark their performance with other similar fleets and operators

Users may review the KPIs and inspection analytics for the last Quarter, last 4Qs or 12Qs (i.e. 3 years) or for a specific calendar year.

SQEMARINE

SQE Marine is a leading provider of Safety, Quality and Environmental Solutions providing Consulting, Training and Information products in these areas. We have been successfully providing a product and service range to more than 1,200 clients (based in 75+ countries) over the last 20 years, operating a DNVGL Certified Training Center and a LR ISO 9001 certified management system.

Strong enough to provide immediate response and feedback to all client queries and needs, we provide a range of competitively priced services and timeliness for product / service delivery; we provide foolproof products and services to ensure full after sales support for as long as necessary. Last but not least, technical competence is the core of our management system & operations.

Our vision is to be a leading world class corporation that provides reliable maritime solutions in the areas of Quality, Health, Safety, Environmental, Crisis, Security, and Risk Management. Our mission, therefore, is to provide real life, effective and efficient maritime solutions range including Consulting, Training and Information provision in order to maximize client benefit and minimize risk.

www.sqemarine.com/

T&T SALVAGE

T&T SALVAGE, a member company of the Teichman Group, is committed to serving the emergency response needs of its clients under the highest standards of safety and quality. The Teichman Group since 1957 has grown to become a leading service provider to the international maritime and offshore petroleum industries.

T&T SALVAGE, www.ttsalvage.com, Global response services are supported by salvage stations in Singapore, Rotterdam, Hamburg and South America. The Group owns and maintain a comprehensive inventory of salvage, firefighting systems, ship-to-ship (STS) lightering systems, anti-pollution systems, three-dimensional sonar, ROVs, and advanced diving systems all packaged so it can be rapidly transported by air, land or sea. The portable assets are complemented by floating heavy lift and salvage support vessels ready to meet both routine and emergency response challenges. In addition, the Group includes an in-house design and fabrication department available on a 24 hour basis to support any urgent in-situ needs a field salvage team may have during an operation.

T&T SALVAGE is a Member of the American Salvage Association (ASA), the International Salvage Union (ISU), the North American Environmental Protection Association (NAMEPA) and the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI).

www.ttsalvage.com

1. AESM / IFSMA Individual Member
2. Ahrenkiel Tankers
3. Aib Alster Insurancebrokers
4. Anglo Eastern (Germany) Gmbh
5. Aquametro Oil & Marine
6. Aug. Bolten Wm. Miller’s Nachfolger (Gmbh & Co.) KG
7. Augustea Tehnoservices Ltd
8. AVB Ahrenkiel Vogemann Bolten Gmbh & Co. KG
9. BASS Software Gmbh
10. BEMA
11. Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services Gmbh & Co. KG
12. Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
13. Big City Marine Consultancy
14. Blue Squared AG
15. Bremer Bereederungsgesellschaft MBH & Co. KG
16. Brise Bereederungs Gmbh
17. Carnival Maritime
18. Ceylinco General Insurance
19. Chemical Marine
20. CPO Containerschiffreederei (Gmbh & Co.) KG
21. Crowley
22. DFDS A/S
23. Diaplous
24. Digital Ship Management
25. DNV GL
26. DS Tankers Gmbh & Co. KG
27. Elvictor
28. European Mar Gmbh
29. Federal Maritime And Hydrographic Agency (BSH)
30. Fundamental Marine Developments Gmbh
31. German Aerospace Center
32. Grimpe Relationship Management Gmbh
33. Hellespont Ship Management Gmbh & Co. KG
34. Hellespont Steamship Corporation
35. HudsonAnalytix
36. IHMA
37. IRI International Registries Gmbh
38. Marlow Ship Management Deutschland Gmbh & Co. KG
39. Marmara University
40. Maveks Marine Survey Co.
41. MEA-Nl
42. NAVTOR AS
43. North-WST Seas
44. NSC Tank Gmbh & CIE. KG
45. Oldendorff Carriers
46. Orion Reederei Gmbh & Co. KG
47. Oskar Wehr Kg (Gmbh &Co)
48. Ports of Bremen
49. Primarine
50. PVPC
51. Reederei Nord Gmbh
52. RHL Reederei Hamburger Lloyd Gmbh & Co KG
53. Rise Victoria
54. Saacke Gmbh
55. Safebridge Gmbh
56. Sea Transport Group
57. Seatopic
58. SGTD
59. SHIPSERV Denmark
60. SICK AG
61. Sudan Shipping Line
62. Synergy Maritime Pvt Ltd
63. T&T Salvage
64. Taylor Marine
65. Trafalgar Navigation
66. University of Nicosia
67. Veolia Water Technologies – RWO
68. Wallem Gmbh & Co. KG
69. Walter Kenda
70. Zeaborn Ship Management

SAFETY4SEA Hamburg Forum focuses on emerging challenges facing the shipping industry

Video Presentations

All presentations will be made available on YouTube in high resolution within October at the SAFETY4SEA Channel

Speaker Articles

Edited articles with key points of several presentations will be available at safety4sea.com under ‘Opinions’ column within this month

Event Photos

Available at SAFETY4SEA Flickr

Paper Magazine Coverage

Event will be covered on the next SAFETY4SEA Log due to be issued in December 2019