Day 1 - Panel Session Lineup:
Panel Moderator: LCDR Dallas Smith, Chief, USCG Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise
Considers shipboard systems involved in the handling and transport of CNG/LNG as cargo. This panel will also consider the handling and use of natural gas as a shipboard fuel, addressing, among other things, systems, containment, fuel quality, safety considerations. Will also consider recent international and domestic requirements, including environmental considerations.
- Nested Liquefied Natural Gas PV Tank Concept for Maritime Fuel and Transport
Chuck White, CEO and Scott McClure, President
ezNG Solutions, LLC.
Houston, TX
- Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for Commercial, Recreational and Law Enforcement Boats
Miguel Guerreiro, President & CEO
Blue Gas Marine
Cary, NC
- Safe distances and Hazardous Zones during LNG bunkering
David Haynes (SGMF) & Ann Halford (DNVGL)
The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel
Oxford, UK
- LPG (Liquid Propane) Cargo Containment System
Aziz Bamik, General Manager
GTT North America
Houston, TX
Panel Moderator: Dr. Koichi Yoshida, IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee Subject Matter Expert/p>
Considers technologies and best practices for improving energy efficiency in the design and operation of ship equipment and systems. Potential topics include Energy Efficiency Design Index, Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator, and Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan.
- Time-Based Modeling of Ship Ballasting for Increased Performance
Dominik Fry, P.E., Business Development Engineer
Engineered Software, Inc.
Lacey, WA
- LNG Containment and propulsion- How they work together for efficient LNG vessel operations – An Owner/Operator View
Ed Carr, General Manager
Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk Shipping (USA) LLC.
Katy, TX
Considers containment and handling systems, bunkering systems and safety considerations for fuels other than natural gas. Also considers the latest requirements and standards used by ship owners and designers, including the IMO Gas-Fueled Ships Code (IGF Code). Some examples include biofuels, hydrogen, and methanol. Also considers costs associated with infrastructure, training, operations and maintenance.
Panel Moderator: Mr. Tim Meyers, Senior Staff Engineer, USCG Systems Engineering Division
- Traceability of Liquid Natural Gas Measurements
Thomas Kegel and William Johansen
Colorado Engineering Experiment Station, Inc. (CEESI)
Nunn, CO
- Informing Hazardous Zones for On-board Hydrogen Liquid and Gas Systems
Myra Blaylock, Senior Technical Staff and Joseph Pratt, Principal Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories
Livermore, CA
- The Use of Alternate Fuels for Ship Systems
John Poulson, Executive Vice President
Atlantic Marine Associates
New York, NY
- The Expanding Offshore Wind Supply Chain
James Bond, ABS Technology Director
American Bureau of Shipping
Houston, TX
- Efficient Risk Assessment for ships using Low Flash Point Fuel
Dan Wesp
Principal Engineer
ABS Global Gas Solutions
- Methanol: A "Future Proof" Marine Fuel
Gregory Dolan, CEO - Methanol Institute
Considers technological advancements in a variety of subjects affecting the offshore industry and the marine transportation system. This includes systems for ensuring the safe and effective offshore exploration and extraction of energy resources, including dynamic positioning, hazardous areas, and safety systems. Will consider lessons learned from operations as well as application of related standards.
Panel Moderator: CAPT Joshua Reynolds, USCG District 8 Outer Continental Shelf OCMI
- Re-Classing Existing SAT Diving Systems
Jess G. Totten, Senior Engineer
ABS Houston
Houston, TX
- The Rise of the US Flagged Wind IMR Lifeboat
Bryan Bywalec, Engineering Manager
Montco Offshore, Inc.
Houston, TX
- Design Standards and Type Approvals Provide the Basis for Determining Hose Life
Rudi den Dulk
Gutteling Americas Inc.
Domestic and global hose standards
- International Standards and Certification Activities at the IEC to Support Marine Renewable Energy
Mr. Jonathan Colby
Vice President
Resolute Marine Energy, Inc.
Mr. Bill Staby
Co-founder & CEO
Verdant Power, Inc.
- A proposal for the numerical and experimental evaluation of temperature rise in synthetic and hybrid ropes used in AHC systems and methods of lessening the effect
Bamdad Pourladian, Ph.D.
Director of Research- Metals
WireCo WorldGroup
- New Classes for Pressure Vessels Designed and Fabricated in Accordance with ASME Section VIII, Division 2
Erika Lawson
Joseph Brzuszkiewicz
ASME
Day 2