Participating Companies/Sponsors
ABB SA
ABB Turbocharging is a technology and market leader in the manufacture and maintenance of turbochargers for 500 kW to 80+ MW diesel and gas engines.
Our turbocharging technologies increase a turbocharger's efficiency, reduce fuel consumption even further and increase service intervals. Research and development are at the heart of all that we do, so that we create solutions that really matter and make a positive, tangible difference in our customers' businesses.
Our service and maintenance concepts are designed to ensure optimized asset value long-term. Superior asset maintenance goes beyond maintaining original performance. As technology and operational demands evolve, the ABB precision-engineered turbochargers in the field are also adapted accordingly. Our Original Service maintenance approach is therefore to continuously improve and enhance our turbochargers’ performance beyond the original specifications. This means our customers continue to attain higher operational efficiency, translating into long-term lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
ABB SA is the only official representative for Greece and Cyprus of ABB Turbo Systems Ltd. Our ABB Turbocharging Service Station in Skaramagkas offers Original Products and the best Original Service in repair and maintenance for turbochargers on diesel and gas engines. Our qualified technicians and customer support staff are ready to help you 24/7 and can give you the fastest, most reliable product support available anywhere, anytime.
ABS
As a leading provider of classification services to the global offshore and marine industries, ABS is guided by its mission to promote security of life, property and the natural environment. ABS offers support during initial concept design, design approval and construction and provides lifecycle services.
ABS offers an independent and uncompromised perspective on classification and statutory critical items. ABS leverages its years of experience in working with the marine industry to the benefit of our clients by providing an impartial assessment that relies on time-tested practical survey assessment techniques and the most advanced engineering rigor.
Through a global network, ABS delivers services and solutions to clients, providing core competencies of survey, engineering and auditing. ABS’ vast network of offices around the world provides a flexible and highly efficient support system that all use the same consistent approach when applying various rules and requirements. The commitment to service is what distinguishes ABS as a true class leader and a trusted partner to our clients throughout the life of their assets.
ABS has an unparalleled commitment to safety that underscores all that it does as an organization. The safety record of the ABS-classed fleet validates our commitment to safety leadership.
Standing on its record of independence, exceptional class service, safety and technology leadership, ABS delivers value at every stage of development of an offshore asset or marine vessel. With a passion for making the world a safer place, while also delivering practical and innovative solutions, ABS stands ready to assist and advance safety in the marine and offshore energy industries.
Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of specialized products and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling.
The company’s equipment, systems and services are dedicated to assisting customers in optimizing the performance of their processes. The solutions help them to heat, cool, separate and transport products in industries that produce food and beverages, chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, starch, sugar and ethanol.
Alfa Laval’s products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, oil & gas exploration, in the mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications.
Alfa Laval’s worldwide organization works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries to help them stay ahead in the global arena.
Alfa Laval is listed on Nasdaq OMX, and, in 2018, posted annual sales of about SEK 40.7 billion (approx. 4 billion Euros). The company has about 17.200 employees.
Alfa Laval has a subsidiary company in Greece from 1977, equipped with 35 employees from which 10 service engineers and a certified service center in their premises in Koropi.
Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services, serving the marine and offshore industries, providing classification, certification, and technical services - including fuel testing.
BV works closely with clients to help them optimize the safety and performance of their assets. Active across all ship types, BV provides leading expertise in a wide variety of specialized vessels including LNGs, ultra large containers, FSRU/FSUs and expedition class cruise ships.
A key area for BV is supporting safety and new technology across the gas supply chain and is the classification market leader in new orders for LNG fueled ships and LNG bunker vessels.
Created in 1828, the Group has over 74,000 employees in about 1,400 offices and laboratories worldwide and a coherent network of 2.300 high qualified marine surveyors and experts, operating on 180 survey center stations covering 90 countries. BV is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index.
Chevron Marine Lubricants
Chevron Marine Lubricants – Helping You Navigate Your Journey
With over 100 years’ experience, Chevron Marine Lubricants is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for our customers by anticipating changes in regulation and technology that impact the marine industry. We develop and supply an extensive range of reliable, high quality products via a supply network of 700 worldwide ports, including 25 Chevron Hallmark Ports. Our industry leading lubricants, greases and coolants, including Taro® which covers the full BN range for today’s 2-stroke engines, are fully approved by, or meet the minimum requirements of, all major equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Our market leading drip oil analyser DOT.FAST® provides laboratory accurate results onboard, supported by our comprehensive equipment monitoring program FAST™.
We are dedicated to finding cost effective solutions for our customers, to providing reliable, world class products and services, and we are committed to operational excellence in everything we do. So for a successful voyage every time, choose Chevron – we work hard so you don’t have to.
DNV GL
DNV GL is a global quality assurance and risk management company. Driven by our purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, we enable our customers to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. We provide classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil & gas, power and renewables industries. We also provide certification, supply chain and data management services to customers across a wide range of industries.
Combining technical, digital and operational expertise, risk methodology and in-depth industry knowledge, we empower our customers’ decisions and actions with trust and confidence. We continuously invest in research and collaborative innovation to provide customers and society with operational and technological foresight. With origins stretching back to 1864 and operations in more than 100 countries, our experts are dedicated to helping customers make the world safer, smarter and greener.
Drew Marine
Drew Marine is a global leader providing technical solutions and services to the marine and offshore industries. We offer a comprehensive line of advanced marine chemicals and equipment. Supported by a worldwide network of service engineers and a global supply chain delivering to more than 900 ports, we have a portfolio of products and services including:
• Water Treatment • Fuel Treatment • Maintenance Chemicals
• Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants • Welding & Refrigeration
• Firefighting, Safety & Rescue • Engineered Systems & Products
• Onboard Test Kits • Analytical Services
• Offshore Safety • Marine distress signals
Fuji Electric Co Ltd
Fuji Electric has innovated energy technology to make broad contributions to the world in the fields of industrial and social infrastructure since our foundation in 1923. Now, over 27,000 employees are in our group for many fields, such as Energy and Environment Businesses, Power Electronics Systems, Power and New Energy, Electronic Devices and Food and Beverage Distribution.
Today, the world is facing energy and environmental issues due to many factors. Fuji Electric aims to pursue innovation in energy and environment technology and to continue creating high-value-added, environmentally friendly products and systems through our technology and experience. We will also expand our energy and environment-related businesses around the world, contributing to the world.
Taking to heart our corporate slogan of being “enthusiastic, ambitious, and sensitive,” we will utilize the comprehensive strength of teams of diverse, individual employees, with the aim of global business expansion and continuous growth as a company.
Furuno Electric Co – Furuno Hellas
Since commercializing the world's first fish finder in 1948, FURUNO has supplied many types of products in marine electronics market.
As part of our mission to contribute to safe and efficient navigation, FURUNO offers a variety of navigation & communications equipment, been designed for all types & sizes of merchant vessels.
FURUNO business spans from new buildings to upkeep lifecycle maintenance & retrofitting.
FURUNO has built up a global network of 22 subsidiaries commensurate with our top market share.
Furuno Hellas, which was established in 2009, presently employs 45 people. It contributes to quality by offering products & spare parts, (maintaining a stock of Euro 1.500.000 in Glyfada premises), providing technical advice & support worldwide, (7 service coordinators & 6 field engineers), and having even an R&D section, which, during last 4 years has developed a unique VesselsMonitoringSystem, called ASTROLABE & a pioneer Remote Monitoring & Troubleshooting Platform called HermAce.
Furuno Hellas customers represent approximately 76% of total Greek shipping companies, including top ones like, GasLog, Avin, Thenamaris, LMM, Eastern Mediterranean, Capital, TMS, Starbulk, Technomar, Laskaridis, Danaos, Atlantic Bulk Carriers, Dorian, Minerva, Golden Union, Andriaki, Navarone, Navios, Roxana, etc.
On Newbuilding section since its booming time in 2010, Furuno Hellas’ share on Greek owned/managed vessels represents, 70% on Chinese shipbuilding yards, 55% on Korean ones & 50% on Japanese ones.
It should be noted also that Furuno Hellas is very active & successful in ‘Light Marine’ business, enjoying 40% sales share in yachting & professional fishing industry, & 70% in sport fishing.
www.furuno.com / www.furuno.gr
GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz)
GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) is a technology and engineering company which designs cryogenic membrane containment systems dedicated to the transport and storage of liquefied gases, in particular LNG. For over 55 years, GTT has developed technological expertise in the liquefied gas industry, building trusting relationships and lasting partnerships with the different stakeholders. The company provides them with established, secure and efficient technologies. GTT helps its customers define their requirements before translating them into membrane-based solutions for multi-gas and LNG transport, as well as onshore and offshore storage.
New markets
The company is currently expanding its offer to new and promising markets, providing customised technological and engineering solutions for small and mid-scale vessels, as well as new applications for the LNG market, such as the use of LNG as a propulsion fuel and the associated logistic chain. GTT develops innovative solutions to ease bunkering operations and to optimise the LNG volume and the space occupied, resulting in a minimum loss of cargo capacity. The company offers highly competitive storage and handling solutions which cover the whole logistic chain, from the LNG liquefaction terminal in a producer country to the tank of an LNG-fuelled ship.
GTT and its subsidiaries have also developed a broader range of services to better support its customers and partners focusing on operational issues, for the entire lifetime of the vessel.
Future stakes
2020 will see the implementation of the Global Sulphur Cap, which will reduce the limit for SOx emissions in the world’s oceans from 3.50% today to 0.50%. The European Union and China have also announced measures to limit the emissions of vessels in many ports and high traffic areas. LNG as fuel offers a viable solution for this energy transition. LNG propulsion has been used successfully on LNG carriers for many years. It reduces significantly the emission of SOx and NOx.
Lloyd’s Register (LR)
We started out in 1760 as a marine classification society. Today, we’re one of the world’s leading providers of professional services for engineering and technology in over 75 countries.
The profits we generate fund the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a charity which supports science and engineering-related research, education and public engagement around everything we do. All of this helps us stand by the purpose that drives us every single day: Working together for a safer world.
We provide classification, compliance and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, helping our clients design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance, using our expertise and over 250 years’ experience to deliver the smart solution for everyone.
MacGregor
MacGregor shapes the offshore and marine industries by offering world-leading engineering solutions and services with a strong portfolio of MacGregor, Hatlapa, Porsgrunn, Pusnes and Triplex brands. Shipbuilders, owners and operators are able to optimize the lifetime profitability, safety, reliability and environmental sustainability of their operations by working in close cooperation with MacGregor.
MacGregor solutions and services for handling marine cargoes, vessel operations, offshore loads, crude/LNG transfer and offshore mooring are all designed to perform with the sea.www.macgregor.com
Once our system is in service, we provide lifetime support in the form of maintenance and service solutions that take care of the full lifetime of your equipment.
MacGregor is part of Cargotec (NASDAQ Helsinki: CGCBV).
MAN Energy Solutions
MAN Energy Solutions is the world’s leading provider of large-bore diesel and gas engines and turbomachinery. Its portfolio includes two-stroke and four-stroke engines for marine and stationary applications, turbochargers and propellers, as well as gas and steam turbines, compressors and chemical reactors.
Engines from MAN Energy Solutions cover an estimated 50% of the power needed for all World trade.
The company’s commitment to minimizing fuel consumption while meeting even the most advanced emission regulations plays a vital role in safeguarding the environment for future generations.
METIS Cyberspace Technology S.A.
METIS Cyberspace Technology S.A. was established in 2016 and specializes in the fields of Data Acquisition, Real-time Performance Monitoring & Intelligent Data Analytics providing a total solution for the digital and green transformation of the Maritime Industry. METIS derives its strength from a team of skillful engineers and researchers with considerable mechanical & naval engineering expertise, digital technologies competence as well as extensive experience on the shipping business.
Utilizing the power of A.I. and Machine Learning, METIS is able to deliver valuable & actionable information addressing the needs of various roles, departments and levels of management within a shipping company in order to accomplish everyday tasks, plan upcoming events, diagnose problems, resolve critical issues and make justified decisions.
Through the unique concept of “Virtual Personal Assistant” METIS interacts in human language with the user, via an intuitive and familiar interface, and is able to retrieve instantly any kind of information asked and provide specialized analytics on operational as well as technical domains.
The benefit for the shipping company is to significantly increase its operational efficiency (onboard & onshore), get valuable help in the effort of cost and environmental footprint reduction, as well as to greatly optimize the process of Planned Maintenance.
OCEANKING SA
OCEANKING is a leading technical and commercial marine company established in 1989 in Piraeus, comprising qualified and experienced Marine Engineers, Naval Architects and Electronic Engineers, with shipbuilding, ship repairing, sales and ship operations experience.
OCEANKING is certified by LRQA in accordance with ISO 9001 since 2006 and is considered to be the leading company in Piraeus, when it comes to representation, promotion, sales and support for marine equipment and systems.
Our mission is to provide the Greek Maritime community with technical and commercial services of high added value, quality and reliability, in co-operation with our Principals, who are market leaders in their field, thus creating satisfied customers, who will consider OCEANKING and its Principals as long term partners and their preferred suppliers.
OCEANKING’s main activities can be summarized as follows:
- Equipment representatives and suppliers of Marine Equipment for:
ü Engine Room / Propulsion
ü Deck / Hull
ü Electrical / Electronic
ü Accommodation
ü Cryogenic Technologies for LNG, for both onshore and offshore applications
ü Supply of Eco Technologies & Systems in compliance with the latest marine environmental regulations
ü Integrated after sales support services, for the provision of spare parts, servicing, repairs, and training.
- Service providers, Electromechanical and Automation, for Exhaust Gas Cleaning systems
- Equipment retrofits (EPC) for Scrubbers and LNG as fuel systems
- Repair services for marine equipment
- Specialized equipment and systems for Navy, Defence and on-shore applications
- Purchasing consultancy for ship equipment.
Our aim is to provide cost efficient, reliable and functional solutions with quality and safety in mind, in order to satisfy the increasingly demanding needs of our customers.
Pacific Green Marine Technologies
Pacific Green Marine Technologies is a US-based environmental technologies Group, with 75+ employees spread across four offices in London, Vancouver, Shanghai and Hong Kong. PGMT’s joint-venture arrangement with PowerChina, China’s largest EPC, with over US$49b in revenue and 200,000+ employees, allows for industry leading capacity, lead times and access to state-backed resources across the entire production process.
PGMT’s ENVI-MarineTMscrubbing system, featuring the patented TurboHeadTMtechnology, produces an extremely efficient scrubbing process, which reduces power consumption and therefore operating costs. PGMT offers a bespoke and space-efficient design for every vessel, with a smaller footprint and no internal moving parts. PGMT has five factories in Greater Shanghai, each with dedicated engineering and QAQC teams to oversee the production process.
PGMT currently has a rapidly growing orderbook of 117 vessels, with options for an additional 46 vessels. PGMT’s existing systems have all been commissioned to well below a 0.1%S threshold, ensuring the system will be compliant with any realistic future sulphur emission regulations. PGMT is represented in Greece and Cyprus by Maritech Group.
www.pacificgreentechnologies.com
RINA
RINA at a glance
We provide a wide range of services across the Energy, Marine, Certification, Transport & Infrastructure and Industry sectors.
RINA is the excellence behind excellence, a global corporation that leads industries to success. We work closely with customers, assisting them in the most effective, safe and sustainable way across the Energy, Marine, Certification, Transport & Infrastructure and Industry sectors.
Through a global network of 3.700 talented professionals, operating in 170 offices in 65 countries, we back up the market operators across the entire life cycle of their projects.
RINA Hellas for Southern Europe & Africa Area
RINA Hellas is the center of Southern Europe & Africa Area and offers classification services to all types of ships, yachting services, ISO certification, training, R&D projects and cooperates with the most reputable companies in Greece and abroad.
A dedicated expert team, the Marine Technical Support Center in Piraeus, guarantees an immediate reply to all questions and any issues of our clients with the scope to support their operations in the most effective way.
From the beginning of 2019, the new established Global Marine Training Centre in Piraeus coordinates the worldwide marine training activities of RINA, working with new methods and tools to assist shipping companies in improving the competence of their personnel.