Tuesday 19th September 2023
20:00Uhr – 22:00Uhr Get-Together Lobby Lounge / KAI40 Bar in Radisson Blu Hotel Rostock
sponsored by Schaller Automation Industrielle Automationstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Day 1:
Wednesday 20th September 2023
| 08:15 | Registration |
| 09:00 | Welcome Prof. Siegfried Bludszuweit, MET Motoren- und Energietechnik GmbH |
| 09:05 | Welcome speech Jochen Schulte, Staatssekretär im Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur, Tourismus und Arbeit des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
Session 1
| 9:20 | “Recent developments of the shipping regulatory landscape” Sebastian Ebbing, VDR – Verband Deutscher Reeder |
| 9:50 | “Measures for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet” Dr. Christoph Thiem*, Dr. Georg Eljardt, Kapt. Wolfram Guntermann, Maximilian Riedel, Hapag-Lloyd AG |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
Session 2
| 11:00 | “Operation of merchant vessels on marine biofuels – An owner’s/operator’s perspective” Dr. Jan Seidl-Zelenka*, Dr. Federica Conti, Sam Nivin, Henrik Røjel, Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S |
| 11:30 | “Battery hybrids in the field: experience and data-driven analysis” Dr. Mathias Moser, MAN Energy Solutions SE |
| 12:00 | “Autonomous Shipping – WinGD View on the Engine Room” Peter Krähenbühl, Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
Session 3
| 13:30 | “Direct Drive into Future…” Peter Falk, GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH |
| 14:00 | “Reducing emissions and impact of new available fuel types on the fuel treatment system” Franciska Kjellström, Alfa Laval Technologies AB |
| 14:30 | “Filtration for Alternative Marine Fuels” Stefan Lambertz, Boll & Kirch Filterbau GmbH |
| 15:00 | Coffee break |
Session 4
| 15:30 | “The MMG Re-Design Programme – 10 years efficiency enhancement by propeller retrofit” Dr. Lars Greitsch, MMG Mecklenburger Metallguß GmbH |
| 16:00 | “Adaption of Propulsion Systems for Future Challenges” Dr. Max Steden*, Anders Ehlers*, MAN Energy Solutions; Aft Ship & Propeller |
| 16:30 | “Development and full scale testing of the gearless electric Voith Schneider Propeller (eVSP)” Dr. Dirk Jürgens, Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG |
Evening Event
19:00 – 23:00 – CarLo615 Restaurant in Rostock’s city harbour
Day 2:
Thursday 21st September 2023
Session 5
| 8:30 | “Accelleron’s X300 Series turbochargers – more than an evolutionary step” Thomas Matt, Accelleron, Turbo Systems Switzerland Ltd. |
| 9:00 | “Moving big things to Zero – How turbochargers contribute to the CO2-reduction of 2-stroke engines” Dr. Klaus Bartholomä*, Christian Reith, Stefan Münch, MAN Energy Solutions SE |
| 9:30 | “The trade-off between efficient turbocharging and exhaust aftertreatment for conventional and alternative fuels“ Thomas Pitschel*, Dr. Silvio Risse, Kompressorenbau Bannewitz GmbH |
| 10:00 | Coffee break |
Session 6
| 10:30 | “Hull & Machinery damage statistics (or trends) and significant occurrences” Steinar Sivertsen, Norwegian Hull Club |
| 11:00 | “Condition-based monitoring of large engines: innovative tools to derive predictive maintenance strategies for crankcase-related components” Dr. Horst Brünnet, Schaller Automation Industrielle Automationstechnik GmbH & Co. KG |
| 11:30 | “Long-term fatigue (VHCF) – an assessable risk for the safety of the ship’s machinery?” Steffen Fischer*, AMS Advanced Marine Surveys GmbH / Prof. Siegfried Bludszuweit*, Martin Schaminski, Tomasz Predko, MET Motoren- und Energietechnik GmbH |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
Session 7
| 13:00 | “20 years of developing fuel cells and hydrogen technologies for passenger shipping – lessons learned and outlook” Ragnar Christenson, Meyer Neptun Engineering GmbH |
| 13:30 | “CAMPFIRE Ammonia-fueled Cracker-Engine-Propulsion System for Inland Waterway Vessels – Actual Development Status and Safety Considerations” Prof. Hinrich Mohr, GasKraft Engineering |
| 14:00 | “Module solutions for LNG and future fuels” Benjamin Franke, GenSys GmbH |
| 14:30 | Coffee break |
Session 8
| 15:00 | “From stand-alone torsional vibration monitoring towards a digitalized monitoring system – a field experience report” Dr. Andreas Thalhammer, Geislinger GmbH |
| 15:30 | “The potential of magnetocaloric heat-to-power conversion for sustainable shipping” Bernhard Zimmer*, Dr. Gunnar Gödecke, Vulkan GmbH & Co. KG / Dr. Sergiu Lionte*, Magnoric |
| 16:00 | “Electrification of ships for future-proof propulsion systems” Uwe Heine, Wärtsilä Deutschland GmbH |
| 16:30 | Closing Words |
* – presenting co-author