Joint Technical Seminar on Recharging the Maritime Industry
DATE / TIME: 25 November 2023 (Saturday) / 9:30am – 12:30pm (Registration at 9:00am)
VENUE FOR ON-SITE PARTICIPATION: The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Chan Yat Mei Sophie Room, 9/F Island Beverley, No.1 Great George Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (Online participation is also available)
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS: Being part of the Hong Kong Maritime Week 2023 activities, the seminar with three topics on Recharging the Maritime Industry – Engineering, Science and Technology have been co-organised by HKIMT, HKJB of RINA & IMarEST and HKIE-MMNC Division.
SESSION 1: “Warming Trend of Artic Climate and its Implications on International Shipping” by Ir Dr. Nicky Yun Fat LAM”
This presentation aims to introduce the recent increasing trend of temperature in Artic and its impact on the northwest passage. The speaker will share his recent trip to Artic; Discuss the sea-ice retreat and how it affects the shipping business; what are the latest scientific findings about sea-ice/glacier retreat.
SESSION 2: “Opportunities and Challenges for the Shipping Industry in the Green Electricity Conversion Industry” by Mr. Huafeng ZHAN
The presentation covers overview of Green Power Conversion Industry (Green power conversion industry solves the “bottleneck” problem of large-scale new energy transmission, provides support for building a new power system and solves the demand of carbon neutral fuels for downstream end users such as shipping and aviation enterprises); power selection for green ships (clean energy for large ships, methanol, ammonia and hydrogen); opportunities and challenges faced by the shipping industry (research and development of power equipment and sources of clean energy)
SESSION 3: “Leverage the Power of Data, Machine Learning and AI to Improve Efficiency” by Mr. Ivan Wai Pong TAM
Maritime solutions and services leverage the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence to revolutionise efficiency, safety, and risk management in the maritime industry. We have developed advanced models and algorithms that provide actionable insights and enable informed decision-making. Maritime solution providers, authorisations and solution provider collected versatile and large amount of data every day, what can be more effectively used? Sharing of how Industry Making use ML/AI in voyage planning, incident risk classification prediction, detention prediction and vessel trading pattern recognition.
LANGUAGE: The presentation will be delivered in English and Mandarin.
REGISTRATION: This number of physical participants is limited to 70. Applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Attendance certificates will be provided. For registration, please fill in the online registration form https://forms.gle/cbyF3VZwhndYaJgf8 by 21 November 2023. Successful applicants will be notified by email. For queries, please contact Ms. Yoyo Chan, Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong Joint Branch of RINA & IMarEST at email [email protected]