7th Mare Forum USA 2013 - "The Regulatory Tsunami"

7th MARE FORUM USA 2013
THE REGULATORY “TSUNAMI”
IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE:
BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT, AIR EMISSIONS, VESSEL GENERAL PERMIT, MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION 2006 AND OTHER REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS

A GOVERNMENT- INDUSTRY DIALOGUE

Monday May 20, 2013
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel
Washington, DC
 

Introduction

This 7th Mare Forum USA conference builds on the previous Mare Forum conferences held in New York and Houston from 2003 to 2011.

Representatives from Government and Maritime Industry will discuss and analyse the implementation and compliance on Ballast water management, air emissions, vessel general permit, maritime labour convention 2006, and other regulatory developments. They will formulate the priority issues that ship owners and managers, Flag Administrations and Port State Administrations must address to implement these new and evolving regulatory requirements, in a manner that realizes environmental benefits, but also allows implementation flexibility for ship owners and managers.

“Situation”: International, United States and European Union regulatory development continues to accelerate and resulting in some cases of contradictory requirements.  The 2010 MARPOL Annex VI amendments to reduce SOx and NOx emissions continue to evolve as GHG reduction efforts progress.  United States ballast water treatment implementation schedules are progressing while the international convention awaits full ratification and the European Commission considers their approach.  The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 comes into force in a few months.  The North American ECA is now into full enforcement and the Caribbean Sea ECA comes into force on January 1, 2013 with full effect a year later.  The revised MARPOL Annex V is now in force and creating increasing pressure on port and terminal reception facilities.  The U.S. EPA revised Vessel General Permit comes into force on December 19, 2013.
        
“Challenge”: Ship owners and managers must ensure compliance with these new and evolving international and regional regulatory requirements in a continuing difficult economic environment. While there are clear environmental benefits, compliance with these new requirements requires significant capital expenditures and creates additional administrative, maintenance and training costs that must be borne by ship owners and managers. Flag Administrations, Classification Societies and regulatory agencies must expend time and resources to implement and enforce compliance with the new requirements. Implementation aboard ship is a challenge in itself.

“Priorities”: Overall, what are the priority issues that ship owners and managers, Flag Administrations and Port State Administrations must address to implement these new and evolving regulatory requirements in a manner that realizes environmental benefits but also allows implementation flexibility for ship owners and managers.

The Conference Goal
The Conference goal will be to develop a consensus on these issues and others as developed by the Conference speakers and attendees. The unique Mare Forum format, which emphasizes debate and discussion, will provide attendees with the opportunity to learn about, debate and influence the resolution of these and other questions with senior policy makers from industry and government.

The Venue
The Conference will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, located downtown at 1201 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. The United States is the world’s largest trading nation with Washington, DC as a center of activity for U.S. Government regulatory bodies and international maritime interests. Here, participants will find exceptional business networking opportunities as well as world class leisure.

The Speakers and Discussion panelists
  - as of 28 March 2013 -

 [The list of speakers and discussion panelists will be updated daily]

Joseph J. Cox
President, Chamber of Shipping of America
Conference Chairman

RADM Joseph Servidio
Assistant Commandant for Prevention
U.S. Coast Guard

Howard Fireman
Vice President of Operational and Environmental Performance
ABS

Philip Embiricos
Past President, BIMCO

RADM Robert C. North, U.S. Coast Guard (ret)
President, North Star Maritime, Inc.

Phillip A. Brooks
Director
Air Enforcement Division
Office of Civil Enforcement
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
United States Environmental Protection Agency

VADM Brian Salerno
U.S. Coast Guard (ret.)

Dr. Sandra Whitehouse
Senior Advisor
Ocean Conservancy

Gerry Buchanan
President
Genco Shipping and Trading LTD

Bruce Fernie
Vice President, Keystone Shipping
Chairman of the Board, Chamber of Shipping of America

Bill Gallagher
President
International Registries, Inc./ Marshall Islands Registry

Captain Anuj Chopra
President Anglo Eastern Ship Management

Basil Mavroleon
Manager of the Projects Group at Charles R. Weber Company
Managing Director of WeberSeas (Hellas) S. A.

 Gary Morgan
Director, Analyst Team, Clarksons

Alexandra Anagnostis
President/CEO
Total Marine Solutions

Ryan Albert
Environmental Scientist, Water Permits Division,
UA EPA

Jeffrey G. Lantz
SES, Director of Commercial regulations and Standards;
U.S. Coast Guard;
Chairman, International Maritime Organization Council

Stephen M. Gumpel
Regional Vice President, ABS North America

Daniel F. Sheehan, P.E.

Charlie Dorchak
Director, Environmental Solutions
ABS

Sander Wielemaker
Region Americas,
Germanischer Lloyd

Kenneth Vareide,
Director of Operations
Det Norske Veritas

Chris Dlugokecki
Country Manager USA, RINA USA, Inc.

Rene Zwart
Marine Manager East Coast Area, USA & Caribbean

Clay Maitland
Founding Chairman, North American Marine Environmental Protection Association
(NAMEPA)

Jannis Kostoulas
Chairman, Mare Forum

Jonathan K. Waldron
Partner, BlankRome LLP

Paul Holthus
Executive Director, World Ocean Council

more speakers and discussion panelists to be announced

INFORMATION
For further information on the conference please contact:

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The Netherlands

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