Tanker Operator Athens 2026 - charterers, crew and carbon

SPEAKERS AND PANELLISTS INCLUDE

• Martin Shaw, Past President, Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology
• Dimitris Lyras, director, Paralos Maritime (chair)
• NIkos Chanos, crew manager, Seaven
• Cpt. Michael Galanos, Vetting Department, MM Marine Inc (a subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group)
• Konstantinos Kyrou, Deputy DPA/CSO, HSQEE Officer, Capital Ship Management (panel participant)
• Oskar Levander, VP Strategy & Business Development, Integration & Energy, Kongsberg Maritime

AGENDA

9.30 Chairman's introduction - Dimitris Lyras, director, Paralos Maritime

9.40 How to become resilient as a survival strategy

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Martin Shaw, Past President, Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology

- when geopolitical instability is becoming normal

- when our 'green corridors' go through conflict zones

- when missiles are not intrinsically safe

- when ship operating costs rise, particularly bunkers, as oil price rises

- when the shadow fleet risks years of industry effort to reduce pollution and improve safety

10.10 Our experience with SIRE 2.0 at MM Marine INC and what measures prove helpful

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Cpt. Michael Galanos, Vetting Department, MM Marine Inc (a subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group)

• Challenges observed - Crew confidence & readiness during live interviews and assessments.
• Issues which can lead to Vetting Observations – Inconsistencies in procedure versus practice, understanding of effective reporting in defects onboard, team communication.
• Formula that works efficiently – SMS& Hardware based crew& officers’ preparation, competency discussions with officers, internal audits, vessel-office communication

10.40 Recent developments with wind propulsion, tanker specific designs, and fleet optimisation

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Oskar Levander, VP Strategy & Business Development, Integration & Energy, Kongsberg Maritime

• Wind: what we have learned in recent years about what works, how to integrate wind with other ship functions
• Tanker specific designs: chemical tanker design developments, holistic tanker system integration, using performance data
• Fleet optimisation methods: (fuel and emission monitoring, reducing ballasting time, maintenance planning,

11.00 Break

11.30 How Seaven manages crew

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NIkos Chanos, crew manager, Seaven, in discussion with Karl Jeffery, editor, Tanker Operator magazine

• Seaven operates 20 vessels, mostly on short-sea routes, which are much more demanding workload for crews
• It aims for crew to work with same colleagues and supervisors on multiple voyages
• Younger seafarers care less about salary, care more about clarity, fairness, promotion path
• Poor leadership is one of the main reasons younger crew leave
• The importance of training about risks of new technology such as biofuels

11.50 Discussion: practical HSQE challenges operators are dealing with right now (panel discussion)

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NIkos Chanos, crew manager, Seaven

Martin Shaw, Past President, Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology

Konstantinos Kyrou, Deputy DPA/CSO, HSQEE Officer, Capital Ship Management

1.00 Lunch and close

TOPICS

CREW AND SAFETY


working with a new generation of seafarers, with a new generation of technology. 

where the capabilities of technology can help with 2026 tanker management

using crew and office staff competency management systems

managing crew fatigue, where we are not able to increase crewing levels.

improving co-ordination of shipboard work - can it help us be more productive?

levels which help us maintain a safety culture and a more resilient operation

CHARTERERS

experiences with SIRE 2.0 inspections - have we mastered Sire 2.0 now?

Identifying problems which may lead to vetting observations

CARBON

Keeping your decarbonisation trajectory on track - making data easier to manage

Managing carbon emissions with existing technology



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