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GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?

by The Editorial Team
March 12, 2020
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The key green challenges for shipping, emissions reduction measures as we are heading towards 2030 and ways to enhance sustainability were discussed during the last GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, where Mr. Apostolos Belokas, Managing Editor, SAFETY4SEA, asked industry experts to think of what needs to change to improve current landscape in the maritime industry. Namely, all speakers at the event answered the following question:

If you could change one thing that would have either a profound or an immediate impact to help shipping move towards a greener future, what would it be and why?

John N. Cotzias,Projects & Finance, Xclusive Shipbrokers

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?Innovate, create, and be ready to disturb.

 

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Bill Stamatopoulos,Business Development Manager South Europe, VeriFuel

MGREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?ore focus on R&D

 

 

 

 

Panos Kourkountis,Technical Director, Sea Traders S.A.

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?If we need something that will change the market drastically now, these are operational measures, studies, speed limitation and better fuels.

 

 

 

 

Stamatis Bourboulis, General Manager, EURONAV SHIP MANAGEMENT (HELLAS) Ltd.

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?I would say one word: Leadership.

 

 

 

 

Panayiotis Mitrou, Global Gas Segment Manager, Lloyd’s Register Marine & Offshore

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?A global emissions trading scheme, with a carbon price that will fluctuate in accordance with the needs of each sector to decarbonize. Let the market work on decarbonization and the optimum solution, rather than regulations.

 

 

 

Antonis Trakakis,Technical Manager, Arista Shipping

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?What I would like to suggest and hope to see is people dreaming and extending their horizons.

 

 

 

 

Nikos Xydas, Technical Director, World LPG Association (WLPGA)

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?We should stop dreaming and be pragmatic. Legislators should put their feet down on the earth and think exactly what they are saying, in order for that to be realistic and achievable.

 

 

 

Dimitrios V. Lyridis,Associate Professor Director of the Laboratory for Maritime Transport, NTUA

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?I would educate the educators. Also, we have to change our mindset and keep our minds open.

 

 

 

 

Konstantinos G. Karavasilis, Senior Loss Prevention Executive, Thomas Miller (Hellas) Ltd.

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?Government bureaucracy.

 

 

 

 

John Kokarakis,Vice President Technology & Business Development – Hellenic-BS-ME Zone, Bureau Veritas

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?Introduction of nuclear propulsion.

 

 

 

 

Giannis Moraitakis, Senior Business and Sales Development Manager, Wärtsilä

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?I would say people’s sensitivity.

 

 

 

 

Giorgos Kyriazis, Associate, P Ship Systems Ltd

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?Mentality for drinking water onboard ships.

 

 

 

 

Frantzeskos D. Kontos, DPA, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Prime Marine

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?Our mindset

 

 

 

 

Dimitris Poulos, Regional Managing Director, Alfa Laval

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?For sure we have to change our mindset, we have to see sustainability more seriously, and of course we have to learn to be profitable with greener technologies. The companies have sustainability in their vision, but the profit has to exist; and in this case the market has to follow, while all stakeholders should see the long-term profit, in order to go to the same direction.

 

 

Mikael Laurin, CEO, Lean Marine Sweden AB

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?One word: educate. Three words: Share the knowledge.

 

 

 

 

Ralf Moeck,Technical Manager, Aquametro Oil & Marine

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?We have to say that the benefit in environment affects the commercial benefit. We have to learn.

 

 

 

 

Miltos Messinezis, Sales Engineer, OCEANKING SA

GREEN Watch: If you could change one thing for a greener shipping, what would it be?Be more proactive for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

Above views were presented during a panel discussion at the 2020 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum on 4th of March, at the Lighthouse of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).

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