INTERTANKO Japan Meet and Annual Tanker Event 2024
THE must-attend event for Members is this year taking place between 20-23 May at the Hotel Chinzanso, Tokyo for its 27th edition. The meetings of the governing bodies (Council and Executive Committee) and Annual General Meeting will take place at the event, as will a meeting of the Association’s Gas Tanker Committee (for committee members and invited guests only).
We have managed to secure preferential rates for Members at Hotel Chinzanso – to obtain the discount visit the Chinzanso website and enter the code “INTchinzanso” when prompted.
(You can download a printable leaflet here (2-sided A4, requires manual folding)
Schedule
Monday 20 May
- Executive Committee Dinner
(Executive Committee Members only)
Tuesday 21 May
- Executive Committee Meeting
(Executive Committee Members only) - Council Social Dinner
(Council Members, Committee and Panel Chairs, respective spouses and invited guests)
Wednesday 22 May
- Council Meeting
(Council Members, Committee and Panel Chairs and invited guests only) - Annual General Meeting and Council Reporting Items
(All registered Members and Associate Members) - Pre-Dinner Reception
(All registered participants) - Members' Dinner
(All registered participants)
Thursday 23 May
- Tanker Summit
(All registered participants)
Session 1:
Geopolitical Risk – the impact of geopolitics on supply chains
The world is facing a period of significant instability characterised by regional conflicts, border disputes, political polarisation, and shifts in economic power. Tanker shipping finds itself at the epicenter of many of these challenges, serving both as a target for terrorist activities and as a tool for the implementation of inter-Governmental financial, political and environmental policies power play.The session will look at how the industry is managing maritime security in the Southern Red Sea, increasing transit passage restrictions from Suez to Panama, the transition from fossil fuels, how transport infrastructure is changing under political pressure and how finance is shifting away from unsustainable economic activities and the transportation of fossil fuels. The session will also consider the impacts of Russian sanctions and the shadow fleet, examining the risk of the shadow fleet to the quality tanker industry and the questions around using tankers as enforcement mechanisms for trade sanctions.
Moderator:Mark Williams
Shipping StrategiesPanel:
Thor Kristoffer Nielsen,
Geopolitical Risk Analyst, EarlyMaren Schroeder
Managing Director, Stolt Tankers
Dolly Brown
Partner, Preston TurnbullLouis Shepherd
Managing Director, Gard (Japan) K.K.
Session 2:
Energy policies and securing supply chains
How States will develop energy policies designed to secure future energy supplies will be examined in session 2. Government representatives and energy producers will provide insight into State energy policies and offer views on future supply and demand trends alongside the need to secure tanker fleets.The global supply of green fuels such as green ammonia and methanol is at the forefront of discussions on sustainable energy and the transition towards cleaner power sources. Questions surround the development, distribution, and utilization of these fuels, reflecting both the potential and the challenges of shifting away from fossil fuels.
Looking at green fuels, the session will delve into production capacity and scalability, renewable energy sourcing, the need for infrastructure and investment, how the regulatory and policy framework can support a transition, the evolving market for green fuels in shipping and the role of the tanker industry in distribution.
Panel:Samuel Soo
Regional Director (Japan & Korea)
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)Somnath Kansabanik, Principal
Rystad Energy (Advisory)Natalie Gupta
Independent Advisor, clean energy and transportTakeo Akamatsu
General Manager, Green Innovation
ITOCHU
Luis Benito
Lloyd’s RegisterSession 3:
Future Ships (Future Tankers)
Session 3 is about The Opportunity – what newly emerging cargoes, such as LC02, the tanker of tomorrow will carry. The session will look at how the industry is evolving to embrace innovative finance, design, technology, fuels and the human skills needed to operate future tankers. How owners, yards and cargo owners are collaborating on energy-saving devices and green fuels to achieve lower carbon emissions.
Panel:
Yasushi Yamamoto
Executive Officer / General Manager, Technical Group
NYK Line
Chor Yang Tan
Managing Director, Head of Transportation Finance, Asia
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationAndrew Rigden Green
Partner, Stephenson Harwood, Hong KongPatrick Ryan
Senior Vice President, ABS (invited)
Click here to download a calendar reminder
Registration
Please register for the event using one of the following options:
- Non Members - Click here to register
- INTERTANKO Associate Member - Click here to register (login required)
- INTERTANKO Full Member/ Invited Guest - Click here to register (login required)
Previous events
To view a selection of images from past Annual Tanker Events, please click on the links below: