Al via il convegno International Chemical & Oil Pollution Conference & Exhibition di Singapore

Esperti del mondo marittimo e rappresentanti delle compagnie petrolifere, delle industrie chimiche e delle società impegnate nell'antinquinamento partecipano al convegno International Chemical & Oil Pollution Conference & Exhibition (ICOPCE 2001), che si è aperto oggi al Shangri-La Hotel di Singapore.

Il meeting, organizzato dalla Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), ha per tema "Marine Pollution & Liability - Challenges for the Oil & Chemical Industries" ed è incentrato sulla prevenzione e sull'indennizzo dei danni causati dall'inquinamento da prodotti chimici e petroliferi determinati da navi e terminal portuali.

Al convegno, che terminerà domani, partecipano oltre 300 persone provenienti da 20 nazioni, tra cui Australia, Canada, Cina, Corea del Sud, Filippine, Francia, Giappone, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Medio Oriente, Norvegia, Regno Unito, Singapore, Svezia e Stati Uniti. ICOPCE 2001
Agenda

Day One, 3^rd September 2001

8.00 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Opening Ceremony

9.05 Opening Address

Dr John Chen, Minister-of-State,
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Singapore

9.20 Tea Reception

9.45 Keynote Address I:

To be advised

10.00 Recent developments on liability issues relating to oil spills

Dr Rosalie Balkin, Director, Legal Affairs and External Relations Division,
International Maritime Organisation

10.30 Marine pollution liability: Insurance aspects

Christopher J Brown, Senior Vice President, Claims,
Gard Services AS

11.00 Impact of the 2000 OPRC-HNS Protocol and the current IMO revision of MARPOL Annex II

Koji Sekimizu, Director, Marine Environment Division,
International Maritime Organisation

11.30 Practicalities faced by IMO Member Governments in accepting and implementing the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage by Sea of Hazardous and Noxious Substances 1996 (the HNS Convention)

John Wren, Shipping Policy (Legal and Environment),
Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), UK

12.00 Amendments to MARPOL Annex I Regulation 13G - Shipowners' perspective

Dr Nikos Mikelis, Director, Lyras Shipping Limited,
Chairman, INTERTANKO Technical, Safety & Environmental Committee

12.30 China - Update on policies and regulations in preventing and responding to spills

Xiao Ming, Vice Director, Dangerous Cargoes and Marine Pollution Control,
Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration of People's Republic of China

1.00 Question & Answer Session

1.15 Networking Luncheon

2.15 Singapore Responsible Care Program for the chemical industries

Ooi Chwee Kim, President, GATX Terminals Asia Pte Ltd,
Chairman, Singapore Chemical Industry Council

2.45 Asia Chemical Transportation Emergency Centre Initiative

Capt Robert W Cameron, Chairman,
Singapore Chemical Industry Council's Marine & Terminal Emergency Response Committee

3.15 Hazardous Materials Response in the Maritime Environment-

Lanny W Armstrong, Manager Emergency Response Services,
Alert Disaster Control (Asia) Pte Ltd

3.45 Prevention of spillage on chemical tankers through safe operations

Alec Bilney, Marine Manager,
International Chamber of Shipping

4.15 Afternoon Refreshments

4.30 Content Management for Dangerous Goods Handling and Oil Spill Response

Goh Puay Guan, Manager for Business Development,
ChemXlog

5.00 Contingency planning - How does this differ between oil and chemical tankers?

Roger T Barth, Global Marine Coordinator.
Shell Chemical Company

5.30 Case Study: Learn from Chevron's distribution emergency response preparedness process

Dr. Dennis J. Ashworth, Manager, Transportation Safety & Emergency Response.
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

6.00 Question & Answer Session

6.15 End of Day OneDay Two, 4^th September 2001

8.30 Keynote address II:

Prevention of chemical incidents through collaboration in the supply chain
LM Pelser, Group Logistics Manager,

Sasol Ltd

8.45 Safety transportation of chemicals - Hear from the Shipping Company

Capt Toralf Sørenes, Risk Manger,
Odfjell ASA

9.15 Creating a safe and clean chemical hub: An integrated approach

David Tan, Deputy Director, Jurong Island,
JTC Corporation

9.45 Morning Refreshments

10.00 The French response to chemical tanker Ievoli Sun spill

Dr Michel Girin, Director,
CEDRE, Centre for Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution

10.30 Australian National Plan Review - Chemical Spill Response

David Baird, General Manager, Maritime Operations,
Australian Maritime Safety Agency (AMSA)

11.00 Natuna Sea oil spill incident - Singapore's Experience

Capt Mark Heah, Deputy Director (Port/Shipping),
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

11.30 Operational Experience and Recent Developments in Oil and Chemical Incident Response

David Usher, President, Spill Control Association of America,
President/CEO, Marine Pollution Control Corp

12.00 The French response to oil tanker Erika spill

Dr Michel Girin, Director,
CEDRE, Centre for Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution

12.30 Question & Answer Session

12.45 Networking Luncheon

1.45 Oil Spill Response Scheme in Japan - From the perspective of Crisis Management

Kazuo Inaba, Counsellor (National Security & Crisis Management). Cabinet Secretariat, Japan

2.15 Amorgos incident - Taiwan's experience

Dr Y F Liang, Advisor,
Environmental Protection Administration, Government of the Republic of China

2.45 Latest technology developments for combating oil spills

Frands Jensen, Vice President,
Ro-Clean Desmi

3.15 Crisis management simulator - An effective tool to preparing for emergency response?

Eric Anderson, President,
Applied Science Associates, Inc.

3.45 Afternoon Refreshments

4.00 A Quasi-3D Convection Dispersion Model for Coastal Sediment Transport and Chemical Spill

Prof Khoo Boo Cheong, Department of Mechanical & Production Engineering,
National University of Singapore

4.30 Major Marine Casualties & Public Opinion: Handling The Media

Jesse W Lewis, President,
Admiralty Associates International

5.00 Panel Discussion:

Topic to be advised

Moderator:

Ong Geok Soo, 1^st Assistant Managing Director, JTC Corporation

Panelists:

Kazuo Inaba, Cabinet Secretariat, Japan
Dr Michel Girin, CEDRE
Dr Dennis J Ashworth, Chevron Philips Chemical Company
John Wren, Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), UK
Capt Mark Heah, MPA
LM Pelser, Sasol Ltd

5.30 Closing Remarks by MPA

5.45 End of Conference