JAPAN MARITIME DAILY HOLDS THE GLOBAL SHIPPING SEMINAR IN SINGAPORE ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2024

Applications have just opened. Valuable discussions for new fuels will be held among Mr. Mikal Bøe, the Chairman & CEO of CORE POWER, and key global VIP speakers.

TOKYO, July 24 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- On Monday, 16 September 2024, the leading maritime newspaper in Japan, Japan Maritime Daily (JMD) will host the global seminar in Singapore, The Future of Shipping with Alternative Fuels, on the theme of 'New Era Fuels for Ships'. Co-organized with the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the seminar will show the future of new fuels through the initiatives of major shipping companies and panel discussions.

The keynote speaker will be Mikal Bøe, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CORE POWER, who will explain the nuclear energy for net-zero emission shipping.

SGX Group's Director Kenneth Ng will give a presentation titled "Pathways to Decarbonisation: Using Shipping and Transitional Fuel Derivatives."

In addition, a panel discussion moderated by Hirofumi Yamamoto, Executive Officer of The Japan Maritime Daily, will include Mr. Jigo Hayashi, Joint General Manager of Tokyo Century Corporation's Ship Finance Division, and Mr. Cheong Jin Yu, Head of Baltic Exchange Asia, on the challenges of decarbonization, including new fuels. A networking party will be held after the seminar, free of charge.

Date and time: 16 September 2024 (Monday), 1:00 pm - 4:20 pm (seminar).

Networking party after the seminar.

Venue: SGX Auditorium, 2 Shenton Way, #02-02 SGX Centre 1, Singapore

Language: English (A summary will be published in The Japan Maritime Daily later)

Participation fee: Free of charge. Capacity of 150 persons.

[Agenda]

• Opening Remarks: JMD and SGX

• Keynote speech: "Why shipping needs Nuclear energy" by Mr. Mikal Bøe, the Chairman & CEO of CORE POWER

• Speech: "Pathways to Decarbonization: Using Shipping and Transitional Fuel Derivatives." by Kenneth Ng, Director SGX Group.

• Panel discussion

Mr. Jigo Hayashi - Joint General Manager, Tokyo Century Corporation

Mr. Michimasa Noda - Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Sustainability, Ocean Network Express