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BRIDGING THE FERRY INDUSTRY SHIPPAXINFO
COLOR MAGIC arrives in Oslo Check in starts
The event starts with a show...
...which was appreciated among the delegates
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POSITIVE OUTLOOK – NEW
CHALLENGES – R
ESPONSIBLE
OPERATION
TEXT: EERO MÄKINEN
PHOTOS: SHIPPAX AND GEORGE GIANNAKIS
The 16th Shippax Ferry Conference took place on board Color
Line’s COLOR MAGIC between April 18 to 20 on the route Oslo-
Kiel-Oslo. The event attracted a record number of over 440 del-
egates. The overall theme of the conference was ‘The Future is
Green’. The title of this text summarises the industry’s current
key focus areas.
T
he Shippax Ferry Shipping small stands. The stands adjacent to the
Conference is traditionally or- conference auditorium seem to make
ganised on board a cruise ferry, the exhibiting function very effective.
resulting in many benefits. One of those All in all, the event was supported by 56
is the ‘integrity’ throughout the two-day companies – including those exhibiting.
exercise, something that most attendees At the end of the conference it was
seem to value very highly. Compared to announced that the 17th Shippax Ferry
a traditional conference at an onshore Conference will be held on Tallink Sil- Trond Kleivdal, Color Line , opens the conference by ring-
ing the ship’s bell, a tradition since the onboard confer-
facility, the onboard event facilitates ja’s SILJA SERENADE on March 12-14, ence started year 2003.
effective communication between the 2019 on the route Stockholm-Helsinki-
delegates. That’s because delegates Stockholm. Please note: the conference tive of the hosting shipping company,
typically stay in different hotels when is scheduled for March, not April, as has this time by Trond Kleivdal, CEO of
attending conferences on land. been the case for many years. Color Line. Mr Kleivdal noted that this
As always, the event also included an In accordance with tradition, the was the fourth time the conference was
exhibition, this time counting over 50 conference was opened by a representa- held on board a Color Line ferry.
JUN 18 – SHIPPAXINFO 3
Jan-Erik Norli, Telenor Maritime, the main sponsor of the event Keynote speaker Anders Borg, former two-term Swedish Minister of Finance and Member of
the board of Stena International, talked about the global recovery and technological disruption
Top ferry executives panel debate
Top ferry executives panel debate
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KEYNOTE: GLOBAL RECOVERY AND throughout the conference offered a sively covers issues related to the future
TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION perfectly working, free internet service business environment. Issues like 3D
without limits to the delegates. The printing, big data, emerging consumer
After the brief note by Jan Erik Norli, quality of the service was high and trends etc. were among the outcomes
CSO Marcom of Telenor Marine (the undisturbed. of that analysis. She made a remark that
main sponsor of the event), covering the Brexit is just one of many elements af-
history and future of connectivity at sea, PANEL DEBATE fecting the future of the company that
the keynote speech was given by Anders she heads.
Borg, the former Swedish Minister of In line with previous years, this panel is Paul Griffin, President/CEO of
Finance and a board member of Stena a kind of the State of the Industry ses- Marine Atlantic, Canada emphasised
International. Mr Borg gave a very sion, with several high-profile industry environmental issues, technology de-
professional and balanced summary of representatives expressing their views velopment, ice issues on the East Coast
the overall economic development in of the situation today, challenges etc. of Canada, and the need to better serve
the world, also mentioning its impact Trond Kleivdal from Color Line empha- clients.
on the ferry industry. Not surprisingly, sised sustainability and digitalisation Bernard Dwyer, CEO of Spirit of Tas-
the picture was by-and-large positive. as key future elements. He anticipates mania, Australia, was proud of the fact
Worth repeating here are the following a productivity increase as a result of that Spirit of Tasmania now has decided
excerpts from his speech: digitalisation. Surprisingly, Color Line to build two new vessels that will be
- 75 % of the countries in the world currently has 1,000 employees fewer considerably larger than the existing
are doing ok; than ten years ago – with no change in two vessels built about twenty years ago.
- Inflation is very low and continues to annual revenue. An important issue for LNG will be the name of the game.
be low; the future is the quality of the employ- Peter Arvidsson, COO of Stena Line,
- US tax cuts will boost the economy; ees: companies do have to invest in Sweden, explained Stena Line’s busi-
- Labour markets are becoming more training. An interesting milestone will ness philosophy in detail. This very
flexible; be the delivery of COLOR HYBRID, a much relies on a fleet with ultimate
- E-commerce is growing rapidly, ship that will be battery-powered only flexibility. The Stena E-Flexer series
leading to major cuts in costs in in the areas near and at the ports. The under construction at the AVIC Weihai
many areas; ship will operate between Norway and yard in China is an illustrative example.
- France is changing many things; Sweden, with delivery scheduled for the Looking at long-term issues, he men-
- Good environment for shipping; summer of 2019. tioned the need for new technology that
- Artificial Intelligence represents a Paul Kyprianou from the Grimaldi has to be viable beyond 2060, systems
major potential to the ferry shipping Group, Italy, listed major challenges that for electricity storage, digitalisation for
industry; the industry is facing today and in the more efficient operations, automatic
- US and China: no trade war in the future. One of the trade-related chal- port operations, clean energy, business
cards, as that would be too negative lenges is the ageing of the fleet. Other optimisation etc.
for China; challenges iclude relations to the states, For the debate, a positive element
- 2018 and 2019 will be good years further concentration of the industry, was that the panellists discussed many
- Challenges: oil price, Middle East, competition from low-cost airlines, and different issues in their introductory
China’s indebtedness, Brexit, Russia also Brexit, of course. In addition, there statements. In the discussion that fol-
(“no hope with their present ap- is the trend towards digitalisation, regu- lowed the introductory notes, environ-
proach”), the world population will latory framework (and specifically the mental pollution was highlighted, and
increase – but Europe’s population IMO/EU issues), EEDI, decarbonisa- comments were given that the industry
will not rise. tion, the 2020 sulphur cap, zero emis- has to react faster than what the rules
sion in ports, investments in ever larger will require. A 50% reduction of CO2 by
Mr Borg’s presentation was highly units etc. All in all, a really comprehen- 2050 is not enough! The industry will
appreciated, as it also resulted in the sive list of challenges. lose passengers if it does not act faster.
whole conference having a positive Janette Bell, CEO of P&O Ferries, Another issue discussed vividly was
atmosphere. UK, put focus on the comprehensive the need for and the quality of employ-
The message from the main sponsor PESTLE analysis undertaken on behalf ees. A good employer requires a good
was specifically appreciated, as Telenor of P&O Ferries. The analysis exten- environment. Many are worried about
Paul Kyprianou, Grimaldi Group Janette Bell, P&O Ferries Bernard Dwyer, Spirit of Trond Kleivdal, Color Line Paul Griffin, Marine Atlantic Peter Arvidsson, Stena Line
Tasmania
JUN 18 – SHIPPAXINFO 5
Ingemar Gustavsson, Actemium Marcus Högblom, ABB Marine Ari Huttunen, Foreship
the availability of quality employees Swedish ports. Actemium offers a turn- technical issues like the hull form. In
down the road. key package with its installations, cover- that particular case, the power savings
Paul Kyprianou strongly suggested ing the whole system. It has already been of the pod version over the conventional
that an age limit for ferries should be introduced in eleven Scandinavian ports, shaft line was 5.8%. The figure is quite
established and that this would also be with more to come in e.g. Oslo, Visby, impressive and is certainly confirmed by
very much in the interest of shipbuild- and Antwerpen. There is no doubt that the market, with the increasing popular-
ers. That idea did not receive common shore connection is the way to go in the ity of the pod concept – particularly in
support as, obviously, the second-hand future, albeit the development seems to medium- and large-size cruise vessels.
value of ships is critically important to be surprisingly slow. The benefits are However, it seems likely that it will also
all shipowners. obvious: less emissions, less noise etc. gain popularity in the ferry segment.
The introduction of hybrid and all-elec- It should come as no surprise that also
NEW CONCEPTS AND IDEAS FOR tric ships puts further emphasis on the ABB is very active in hybrid and all-
THE INDUSTRY relevance of shore connections. electric power concepts. Operating in a
Marcus Högblom, Vice President green mode when entering the port and
Shore connections for electricity Global Sales at ABB Marine & Ports, and also whilst being in the port seems to be
is something that is slowly gaining Ari Huttunen, Head of Ferry Design at the future.
popularity, particularly in many ports in Foreship, Finland, gave a very detailed
Northern Europe. Ingemar Gustavsson, technical presentation of a hypothetical NICHE AND EMERGING MARKETS
Business Unit Manager at Actemium, ferry concept with capacity for 2,000
gave a summary of the company’s tech- passengers and a length of 140m. The This session covered three unique busi-
nical concept and the history of their emphasis was on different propulsion ness cases in different areas of Europe.
cases – most of which have concerned concepts, pod/shaft line, and related All three are small operators working
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Peter Ståhlberg, NCL/ Wasaline Joakim Lindblom, Sea Lines Roman Morgenstern, Ukrferry
under very special business conditions – geographic area was very active. How- tive. Already for some time the owners
very different from the environment of ever, the tax-free status on the routes – the two towns – have been working on
the large, well-established operators who disappeared when abolished within the a project to acquire a dedicated purpose-
have decades of history. Worth mention- EU in mid-1999. As a result, business designed newbuilding for the route. A
ing is also that these three pre-sentations conditions changed drastically. shipbuilding contract is expected during
were highly entertaining, as the speakers After that, business in the area was the autumn of 2018. Like many others,
explained the history, the operation and struggling right up until the bankruptcy Peter Ståhlberg also emphasised the
the unusual business circumstances in an of the operator on the Vaasa-Umeå instrumental importance of the quality
interestingly sarcastic way. route. That’s when the towns on both of the crew to support the growth of the
Peter Ståhlberg, CEO of NLC/Wasa- sides of the Gulf took the initiative to business.
line had a fascinating presentation of the re-establish today’s Wasaline operation Sea Lines’ operation in the Black
ferry operations in the Gulf of Bothnia with one ship in service year-round. Sea was another niche case, presented
between Finland and Sweden (Vaasa- The development has been positive by Joakim Lindblom, CEO of Sea Lines.
Umeå and some other routes in the same and a steady growth has been recorded. The title of the presentation was ‘Bridg-
area in earlier years). It is claimed that During tax-free times, the top number ing the Black Sea’. The company has had
the Vaasa-Umeå route is the northern- of passengers was 1.1 million per year. one ro-pax in service since 2011. Because
most ro-pax ferry route in the world. Currently, the passenger count is only in of political issues and many incidences,
It is also a route that is considerably the range of 200,000 per year. The elimi- the business environment has been
affected by the presence of sea ice every nation of tax-free probably affected this very challenging. There has been the
winter. Up until when Finland and route more than any other ferry route in Crimean issue, the invasion of Eastern
Sweden joined the European Union, the Europe. Ukraine, terrorist incidents in Turkey,
traffic on the routes in this particular Today, the development is very posi- tension between Turkey and Russia etc.
Mohamed Farag, United
Marine Egypt,
Medhat Badawy and
Mohammed Badawy, UME
Shipping, Andreas Hammar,
Hammarship and Shippax
correspondent Eero Mäkinen
JUN 18 – SHIPPAXINFO 7
Kari Granberg, Viking Line Roberto Prever, NAOS Ship & Boat Design Jan Helge Pile, Color Line
However, the company is today profit- room for new niche operators – and also measures 63,800gt and will run primar-
able and is looking to the future with showed that through hard work success ily on LNG as is also the case with the
optimism. is not out of reach. VIKING GRACE. Viking has already
A competitor to Sea Lines on the accumulated 108,000 operating hours
Black Sea market is Ukrferry. The com- BUILDING GREEN of LNG operation with the VIKING
pany’s story was told by Roman Morgen- GRACE. As a unique speciality, VIKING
stern, Marketing and Project Director. Green is a word that currently seems to GRACE is being equipped with a rotor
Ukrferry has been in the market since be in focus for each and every one. The sail in order to improve energy efficien-
1995. Today, 21 ships from eight compa- pressure comes from many directions cy. The next vessel will have two such
nies are serving the area. Ukrferry even but, interestingly, also more and more units. Viking expects an energy saving of
tested the market with a cruise ferry from the anticipated expectations of 5% thanks to the rotor sails.
some time ago, but that quickly failed. passengers. This is something that can Naval architect Roberto Prever,
Mr Morgenstern made an interesting be seen already today, but the trend is President and Senior Designer at NAOS
comparison between the operations and also expected to grow in the future. Ship & Boat Design discussed extensive-
business environments in the Baltic Sea Kari Granberg, Manager Newbuild- ly the alternative methods to improve
and in the Black Sea. These two areas ing Project & Technical Development at energy efficiency and green solutions.
are currently very different, but the Bal- Viking Line, gave an overview of Viking This covered batteries, scrubbers, LNG
tic Sea services serve as good examples Line’s approach to the issues of green. (which, so far, is a very difficult solution
to Ukrferry as they provide a picture of The title of his presentation was ‘Red in the Mediterranean), methanol etc.
what the operation could potentially hull – green ship: Viking Line’s new- Color Line, the conference’s host
develop towards in the years to come. building from Xiamen (China)’. Five company, has contracted Ulstein Verft to
A common denominator for the three years ago, Viking Line took delivery build a battery-hybrid ferry for the line’s
presentations was the entrepreneurial of VIKING GRACE from STX Finland route between Sandefjord in Norway
attitude and the strong belief in their (now Meyer Turku). It was a major to Strömstad in Sweden. The presenta-
business concepts. A lot of patience has milestone in the cruise ferry concept, tion was given by Jan Helge Pile, SVP
been required in order to overcome on many technological fronts. Viking Marine & Technical Operations at Color
unexpected challenges. In the end, this Line now has an even larger ship under Line. The pressure to opt for green solu-
is something that has led to success. The construction at Xiamen Shipbuilding in tions came from the requirements of the
three cases demonstrated that there is China, to be delivered in 2020. The ship ports, particularly on the Norwegian
Gjermund Johannessen, Multi Maritime Eva Kristensen, Ulstein Group Peik Jansson, Eniram
8 SHIPPAXINFO – JUN 18
Kristian Eikeland Holmefjord, Rolls-Royce Robin Merus, Marioff Robert Karjel, Keynote speaker
side. The issues are obviously pollution As mentioned, Norway clearly takes the on board – also presenting COLOR
and noise. Based on a couple of pres- lead – currently being the only country MAGIC as a case study. Robin Merus,
entations at the conference, Norway in Europe that can afford to take such a Senior Sales Manager at Marioff, em-
clearly takes a lead role in environmen- radical position. phasised the importance of training
tal friendliness of ferry operations in Eva Kristensen from Ulstein gave a when it comes to firefighting. Marioff
Europe – actually in the whole world. summary of Ulstein’s activities in the offers training packages to shipping
Color Line selected a battery-hybrid ferry- and small cruise vessel markets. companies. Carnival Cruise Lines was
solution for the new ferry which will be In addition to being a shipbuilding mentioned as an example of a company
named COLOR HYBRID (which is also company, Ulstein also offers design and for which training is regularly organised
the ship’s project name). In port, and for system packages for ships to be built for the fleet of 26 vessels Joakim Möller
a certain distance to and from the ports, elsewhere – including China. of EONav talked about route optimisa-
the ship is expected to run on batteries tion to further reduce the fuel bill.
only. GREEN TECH SOLUTIONS Tomas Michelsson, Offshore & Merchant
Multi Maritime is a naval architec- Business Area President EVAC, exten-
ture company based in Norway, specifi- The Green Tech Solutions session gave sively covered the all-encompassing
cally known for their designs of double- an opportunity for five exhibitors to cleantech solutions offered by EVAC.
ended ferries for coastal operation in discuss their technological concepts in
Norway. Such ferries are being built not depth. This idea of combining the pres- KEYNOTE: PIRATE HUNTER OFF
only in Norway but also in Poland and entations with an opportunity to discuss SOMALIA
Turkey. Gjermund Johannessen, Manag- issues of interest more in depth in the
ing Director of Multi Maritime, exten- exhibition area seems to be welcomed As a special keynote Robert Karjel,
sively discussed the green ferry market both by the audience and exhibitors. Swedish Air Force helicopter pilot and
in Norway. According to the policy of This time the presentations included: pirate hunter, gave a fascinating speech
the Norwegian Government, all coastal Peik Jansson, Senior Sales Manager on the international pirate hunting op-
ferries have to be completely green in a at Eniram, covered route optimisation. eration off the Somalian Coast. He man-
not too distant future. By 2025, all fer- Kristian Eikeland Holmefjord, Techni- aged the Swedish helicopter operation
ries must be zero emission vessels. LNG cal Specialist – Product Introduction at and had a first-hand experience in the
is not acceptable, as this is not really Rolls-Royce, discussed digital systems, field operation. Mr Karjel’s experience
considered a ‘low emission technology’. energy management and optimisation of the operation was – fortunately – not
Joakim Möller, EONav Tomas Michelsson, EVAC Hajo Gerkens, DNV GL
JUN 18 – SHIPPAXINFO 9
Morten Kristmoen, Propel Rickard Ternblom, Fjord Line Andrew Alexander, Ferguson Marine Engineering and James
Andersen, Caledonian Maritime Assests
very close to the day-to-day operation Finally, Captain Jamie Marshall, VP long-term development of high-speed
of ferries, but the presentation gave a Business Development and Innovation ferries. In the future, it is likely that we
very realistic view of the international at BC Ferries, discussed the safety issues will see even 130m long catamarans/
operation undertaken in the hostile en- in his company’s operation. As an exam- trimarans with a deadweight of 1,500
vironment. Luckily, the outcome of the ple of a special feature in his geographic tonnes, capacity of 1,500 passengers and
exercise has been quite successful. area, the interference with whales and 650 lanemetres for cars.
dolphins was mentioned. As is well-known, there are only two
SAFETY AND SECURITY UPDATE designers/builders of truly large high-
FERRIES FOR THE FUTURE speed and light structure units: Incat
Hajo Gerkens, Principal Engineer at and Austal, both from Australia. The
DNV GL, provided detailed statistics of Altogether five presentations were friendly competition seems to be fierce.
deaths and injuries in shipping opera- given, representing very different seg- Also, the issue of aluminium versus steel
tions. In his presentation, he mentioned ments of the industry. is a reason for a hot debate. To what
that it has become clear that operation- Rickard Ternblom, CEO at Fjord type and size of ferries is aluminium the
and management cultures are the keys Line, covered the company’s high-speed most feasible material? The discussion
to fight work related deaths and injuries operation between Norway and Den- did not lead to any convincing conclu-
in shipping. The presentation was an mark. The company’s new ferry will be sion, though.
eye opener to many attendees, stressing delivered in January 2020. The crossing James Anderson, Director of Ves-
the importance of the issue. time is 2 hours and 15 minutes, with six sels at Caledonian Maritime Assets,
Morten Kristmoen, Partner at Pro- daily one-way crossings offered. The explained the investment plan of the
pel, also addressed the safety culture. capacity will be 1,200 passengers and company – particularly the details of the
He emphasised that in the area of safety, 404 vehicles (530 lanemetres). When it two vessels with LNG propulsion that
the issues are not only regulations and comes to certain service elements, ship- the company has under construction.
compliance: culture and management ping is 15 to 20 years lagging behind, The large 42,400gt newbuilding
must also be seen as key elements. The Ternblom said. He added that the new under construction in Germany for Brit-
three important areas are: preventing high-speed craft will offer an outstand- tany Ferries was described in detail by
failures, managing threats and failures, ing onboard experience. Frédéric Pouget, the company’s Group
and, as the most important area, han- Mike Wake, European Sales Man- Maritime Director. Also that vessel will
dling crisis situations. ager at Austal, discussed extensively the use LNG, taking advantage of a novel
Jamie Marshall, BC Ferries Mike Wake, Austal Frédéric Pouget, Brittany Ferries
10 SHIPPAXINFO – JUN 18Håkan Enlund, Rauma Marine Constructions Luca Martini, Direct Ferries Mike Corrigan, Interferry
solution with portable LNG tanks. was underway. Actually, the merger CLOSING
Håkan Enlund, EVP Sales & Mar- would be the result of Armas acquir-
keting at Rauma Marine Constructions ing Trasmaditerranea. The transaction This year’s Shippax Ferry Conference
(RMC) gave an overview of the recent was still subject to the approval by the was clearly a success by any measures.
history and the present status of his competition authorities, but as there A full audience, high quality presenta-
yard, also detailing the characteristics was very little overlap between the two tions and panels with a great amount
of the ferry that the yard will deliver companies a smooth approval process of professional substance, an extensive
to Bornholmslinjen/Molslinjen early was anticipated. exhibition and, of course, a lot of time
this summer. RMC was re-established In total, the two companies today cov- for delegates to exchange views with
as a shipbuilding company after STX er 57 routes – indicating the significance colleagues and to find new contacts.
Finland, the previous owner, decided to of the two companies. Jose Rodriguez The satisfaction level was obviously
close the yard a few years back. from the Maritime Consulting Group uniquely high. To this should of course
gave a comprehensive overview of the also be added the overall positive mood
IT SOLUTIONS FOR THE INDUSTRY two operators. of the industry. The next Shippax Ferry
Before closing the conference, Mike Conference will be held in March 2019.
Digitalisation, online travel agencies, Corrigan, CEO of Interferry, provided a Janek Stalmeister welcomes all dele-
the effect of new IT solutions to busi- briefing on the Interferry operation and gates on board Tallink Silja’s SILJA
ness planning etc. were issues discussed informed the audience about the next SERENADE.
by the team of Global Eagle and Luca Interferry conference. This will be held
Marini, Commercial Director of Direct in Mexico this upcoming autumn. Ship-
Ferries. Changes and challenges are on pax and Interferry are the two leading
the way. ferry conferences in the world, comple-
menting their operations in the ferry
NAVIERA ARMAS - NEWBUILDING business segment.
AND TRASMED TAKEOVER Closing the final session of the con-
ference, Bruce Peter from the Glasgow
In Spain, a merger process between School of Art gave a philosophical
the two largest ferry operators, speech under the title Marketing Ferries
Naviera Armas and Trasmediterranea, as an Ethical Form of Transport.
Bruce Peter, Glasgow School of Art
Andreas Luteberget, Global Eagle Jose Rodriguez, Maritime Consulting Group on behalf of Armas Janek Stalmeister, Tallink Grupp, welcomes all delegates to
the next year’s conference on board SILJA SERENADE
JUN 18 – SHIPPAXINFO 11Welcome coffee, sponsored by Stena RoRo Kjell Ove Hatlem, Norled Kristian Eikre, Ferd/Fjord Line
Frode Teigen, Fjord Line
Ari Huttunen, Foreship, Massimo Soprano, Spirit of Per Asle Fiskerstrand, Fiskerstrand Verft, Gjermund Johannessen,
Tasmania and Paul Davies, TT-Line Company Multi Maritime and Olav Fiskerstrand, Fiskerstrand Verft
Torbjörn Helmfrid, Clarksons Platou
Iraklis Simitsedellis and George Clas Hedelin, MacGregor Lars Jacob Engelsen, Norled Yvonne Ahlendorf, NORD/LB and Tim Kötting,
Anagnostou, Attica Group EHRENBERG SØRENSEN Kommunikation
Anders Höfnell, Lljoyd´s Register
and Mattias Gunnarsson,
MacGregor
Knut Frömming and
Mika Rytkönen, Mikmek and Cezary Grzywacki Daniel Olsen, Eckerö Group, Martin Andtfolk, Hideaki Watanabe, Wolfgang Schüler, both
,Laurens van Eck from TLC-Boca Systems We Tech Solutions and Peik Jansson, Eniram Mitsubishi Shipbuilding from Flensburger Schiffbau
Harri Sjöblom and Lars-Ove Bäckänger from Elmo Ingemar Andersson, Port of Ystad
Leather
Pierre Mattei, Corsica Ferries, Alvaro Garcia, Hijos de J. Barreras and Cyril Jarnet, Parimar Brokers Alan Klanac and John Steen-Mikkelsen, Faergen Nina Savijoki, Deltamarine
12 SHIPPAXINFO – JUN 18Peter Cortie and Odd Wataker from SRC Group at the
Red Bull bar with the sponsor, Paolo Facchetti from
Red Bull
The team of Telenor Maritime, the main sponsor Erik Midthun, Geir Leirvik, Henrik Lindqvist, Rune Eriksen and Xin Hee
Henk Grunstra and Chiel de Leeuw from Damen
Shipyards
Marco Pavoncelli, E-dea Javier Suárez, KNUD E. HANSEN Petteri Ojamo, LG Electronics Mario D’Angelo and Marina Moks from Versonix,
exhibitor and also the sponsor of the breakfasts
Nils Brovold and Espen Björnes Matt Fyvie, SMC Design Erienne Spehler, Gerflor Bart Vandedrinck from Victaulic Cinzia Pacor and Luca Lapenna from
from Philips shaking hands with Tomas Michelsson, Arti Grafiche Julia
EVAC
Martin Christensen, Orskov Yard Dag Lunde and Matthew Cleverly Martin C. Kviteberg and Bente The team of Actemium group , Alan Arent , Olivier Sanquer from Vinci, Ingemar
from Global Eagle Kviteberg from Adonis Gustavsson, Bertil Carlberg, Appie Boorsma and Thomas Hoffman
JUN 18 – SHIPPAXINFO 13Jelle Grijpstra and Wietse Bandstra, C-Job
UES Seating - Sarah Deall , Alex Morcos and Tanya Baluk
Thomas Högberg, Ehrenborg & Co Göran Österdahl and Patrik Silfer Jörgen Sörensen and Vagner K.
from Wärtsilä Jensen from Norisol
Arno Ahrens Boehm, Steripower Dennis Niklasson, Gordion
Heikki Suutari, Robert Hilden Marioff and John Hemgård , John Bertell and Anders Rundberg, Carus Hydro representatives Chris Moyle and Alexandra Rolland
United Technologies Svein Erik Brenna Andersson, Scanmarine
Lars Koehler and Frank Wraage from SKF Marine Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Sofia-Maria
Papoutsi and Panagiotis Chronopoulos, APT
Information Systems
The Hogia team - Niclas Blomström, Jennie Hinz, Maria Åkersten and Meri Rigby together with
Jamie Marshall, BC Ferries
The team of Baze Technology, Alexis Daniel Arnaud René, Thorstein Rinker, Karoline Aafos, Ole
Martin Sletten, Petter Robertsen and Joseph Williamson
Jakob Tolsgaard and Sofus Gedde-Dahl, Cavotec Moor
Master
Thomas Hackman, ABB Marine David Xuereb, Brent Horwitz, Kerry Pettitt and Gudmund Holte Georg Fischer Piping Systems´ Staffan Gencay Ok and Fahri Arisoy, Sedef Shipbuilding
Magnusson and Roberto Chiesa
14 SHIPPAXINFO – JUN 18Ulf Hårderup and Robert Hahmann, Sergey Kotenev, St. Peter Line/Moby and Oscar Anchér, Donald Barnes, Marine Atlantic Stephen Weaver, P&O Ferries
Aecorlink Simsonship shipbrokers
Time for lunch sponsored by Actemium
Jukka Nikula and Jannik Svahnström, Paf Casino, the sponsor of a night cap
Jan-Erik Norli , Telenor Maritime and Mats Olsson and John Lillvall, TTS Marine
Marianne Gade Görbitz, Color Line
Julie Philpott, Calmac Ferries, David McGibbon, David MacBrayne, Stephen Francis, Blumarine,
Derek Rae, PDMS Mikko Törne and Andreas Ullrich, Bureau Margaret Hepburn, Hepburn Bio Care
Veritas
Pierre Mattei, Corsica Ferries Catherine Querne, Brittany Ferries Anders Örgaard, OSK-Ship Tech and John Per Westling, Stena RoRo
Garner, P&O Ferries
Fotis Poulides, Barry Rogliano Salles and Kjetil Andre Röed, Oslo Shipbrokers Carlo Kahya, Banchero Costa Angelika Nieder, Macholl & Specht
Giuseppe Falsetti, Banchero Costa
JUN 18 – SHIPPAXINFO 15Alessandro Onorato, ONORATO ARMATORI Johan Eklund, Sea Lines Dan Mikkola, Eva Mikkola-Karlström, Godby Shipping and Erik Klöve,
Barry Rogliano Salles
Arkadiusz Skierkowvski, Pawel Wojdalski, Krzysztof Urbas, Unity Line Daniel Berrebi, Baja Ferries Bruno Jourdan-Barry, Pierre-Antoine Villanova and Alain Mistre from
Barry Rogliano Salles Corsica Linea, Paul Kyprianou, Grimaldi Group
Shippax Awards ceremony Cheers to the winners
Hiroyuki Ohira, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Joonas Heinonen, Dsign Vertti Kivi, Sami Kouvonen, Meyer Turku, Andres Hunt Ryoichi Takei, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Giorgio Arena, Fincantieri
and Janek Stalmeister, Tallink Grupp and Samuli Hintikka, Dsign Vertti Kivi
The winners of the Shippax Awards
16 SHIPPAXINFO – JUN 18Lars Hallengren, Brax Shipping Ruben Wansink, Sti Marine, Richard Robin Tomren, Color Line and Esa Takkinen, Napa Jan Schubert, Nauticor, Kristin Wilhelmsen, DNV GL and
Nilsson, Figura Arkitekter Andrea Piccione, Volvo Penta
Matteo Catani, GNV, surroundend by Wärtsilä people, Giammario Henrik Tidblad, DFDS
Meloni, Vesa Marttinen and Andrzej Buczkowsko
Mason Shipbrokers, James R.G. (left) and James Mason (right) and in the middle stand Bernard
Dwyer and Massimo Soprano, both Spirit of Tasmania
Naviera Armas, Juan Pablo Marrero Naviera Armas, Ruben Navas and
Jose Rodrigues , Carus
Peter Frankel, Marine Learning Systems and Dan Pino Spadafora, Rina, sponsor of the
Bridgett , P&O Ferries pre-dinner drink
Morten Haure-Petersen, Scandlines and Jens Vind Aldo Frulio, Unitramp, Benjamin John Marland and
Jensen, Jensen & Partners Simon Smith, Austal
Olav Lindqvist and Arnt-Ove Skoge from Eltorque Fridtjof Erichsen, Norwegian Electric
System and Tina Åkerlund, Thunship
Saint-Gobain Marine Application, Hans-Juul Jacobsen and Mie Jakobsen, Danish Cruise & Ferry Group
Birger Erstadt and Klaasjan Lautenbach, Morten Leknes, Glamox Callenberg Technology, Christer Johansson, Godby Shipping, Ulf Hagström, Viking Line, Johan Mattsson and
Saint-Gobain Marine Per-Erik Larsson Tomas Lindqvist from Qtagg R&D
JUN 18 – SHIPPAXINFO 17Kristian Vidfar, North Sea Offshore Johan Röstin, HH Ferries , Marcus Högblom, Daniel Garden, Saint-Gobain and Bruce
and Torbjörn Johnsson , Telenor ABB Marine, the sponsor of the happy hour and Xu, North Sea Offshore
Satellite Communications Jens-Ole Hansen, HH Ferries
Egil Monsen, Fosen Yard and Leo Hugo
Lagström, Fosen Ulstein Design & Engineering
Fabio Mazza, Tom Ruelens and Vincenzo Sassanelli – all from Eaton Marek Miecznikowski and Bartlomej Mazuruk from Polish Baltic Welcome Drink sponsored by Brax Shipping
Shipping and José Manuel Lechiguero Lahiguera, Milano Teleport
Danny Caffa, Hasytec Electronics and Tom Johan van Stee, Redwise and Jane Jenkins,
Kokkeler, Fibersol Lloyd´s Register
Mark MacDonald, Northumberland/Bay Ferries, Justin Turner and Matt Hannfaord, both from
Hannaford Turner, and Shari Corrigan, Interferry
John Bertell, Carus, Victor Mandersson, Shippax, Joakim Dahlberg, Brax Shipping and Anders Borg
Anders Larsson and Rami Savolahti from Loipart Gavin Menzies and John Shock, Caterpillar
Rolls-Royce Marine, Finn Arne Rognstad and Ferd AS, Geir Ranneberg Nilsen, OSM Group
Håkon Kristiansen
Stefan Axberg, Navicon and Ann-Sofie Forss, Thierry Passolunghi, Aferry, Robin Mérus, Marioff
Stena RoRo and Paolo Parente , E-dea, in the background
Robert Clifford, Incat, Matteo Della Valle, GNV and
Oceanic à la carte, dinner sponsored by Telenor Maritime Henrik Lindqvist, Telenor Maritime
18 SHIPPAXINFO – JUN 18Robert Hildén, Marioff, Anne Lüdtke, FRS and Björn Boström from
Port of Ystad
Appie Boorsma, Actemium, Wilco van der Linden, Wärtsilä,
Corinne Storey, BC Ferries, Daniel Berrebi, Baja Ferries, Alain
Mistre, Corsica Linea, Paul Kyprianou Grimaldi Group and Paul
Griffin, Marine Atlantic
Speakers Gift, sponsored by Forth crs. Katia Cok, Forth crs, and Nikos Cecilia Kinnison, Kinnison Design and Iina Forsblom and David McGibbon, David Mac Brayne, Jerry Lindskog,
Karamoutas, Aluminox and Eleni Kolokythia , Forth crs Bente Medelbye Hansen Consilium Marine and Clare Shanahan, KfW IPEX Bank
Johanna Långskog, NCL/ Wasaline, Johan Röstin, HH Ferries and Harri Suistio, Rauma Marine Constructions, David Wendel, DNV GL, Magnus Ehrenberg,
Josefine Ågren, Brax Shipping EHRENBERG SØRENSEN Kommunikation and Peter Ståhlberg, NCL Wasaline
Eva Donalds, Cainby
Mike Grainger, Liferaft and Maggie Long, Mason John Kollander, Stena RoRo Asia and Dan Ali Tuskan, Cenk Denizcilik Ve Liman Hizmetleri, Allan Sonne
Shipbrokers Mikkola, Godby Shipping Sørensen, EHRENBERG SØRENSEN Kommunikation,
Stanislav Naumov, Sovfracht
Jaak Kaabel, TS Laevad
TT-Line GmbH, Hanns Heinrich Conzen Port of Rostock, Uwe Baessger and Alan Arent, Actemium Anders Angell Olsen, Color Line and Offir Karni, Assa Abloy
Dag Christoffersen, V.Ships Norway Mira and Kalle Sandelin, Sance Ltd Ronald Krantz and Robert Magnusson, Gislaved Folie Jonas Teir, NCL/Wasaline
JUN 18 – SHIPPAXINFO 19Lunch in Grand Buffet, sponsored by ONORATO ARMATORI Torgny Nilsson, Port of Trelleborg Dariusz Czajkowski, Unity Line Happy smiles!
Mattias Hansson, Caterpillar and Sven Åsberg, Oresund Happy hour sponsored by Wärtsilä. Wilco van der Dinner at Oceanic, sponsored by Color Line
Drydocks Linden, Wärtsilä and Jan-Olof Grönhult, DNV GL
Björn Blomqvist, Eckerö Group and Ralph Axelsson , Nordic HSC and Jörgen Warsell and Thomas Högberg, Ehrenborg,
Bo-Gustav Donning, Eckerö Group Christopher Thomassen and Patrik Almqvist,
Stena Line Scandinavia Cheers from all of us to all of you!
Krisztina Horvath, Ferd Capital, Kristian Eikre, Ferd/ Morten Larsen, Peter Frölich and Rickard Ternblom – all Fjord Line
Fjord Line and Frode Teigen, Fjord Line The team of Color Line and the sponsor of the farewell dinner
Thank you for this
conference!
See you next year!
The Shippax team: George Giannakis, photographer, Frederik Erdmann, co-moderator, Elizabeth,
Victor, Philippe, Charlotte and Göran. Thank you all for making this conference a success!
Last but not least, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to the sponsors of the event, including:
Main sponsor: Sponsors & exhibitors:
BALT EC MARINE
T r i d e n t M a r i t i m e Sy s t e m s
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