Welcome Address

43RD

2022

LARS ROBERT PEDERSEN

Deputy Secretary General, BIMCO

Dear delegates, Once again the time has come to welcome you all to Hamburg and the 43rd Propulsion and Future Fuels conference.

While I write this the world is gathering in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th conference of the parties to the UNFCCC to discuss how climate change can be tackled effectively. Climate change is the overarching challenge now and in the future for all sectors of society – and that includes shipping. We will continue to explore options to fuel future ships in a carbon limited world. This year we take a closer look at some of the regulatory initiatives which will likely affect shipping in the coming years. We will also explore deeper some of the new fuels. Energy transition is all about electrification. Green sustainable electrons deployed in the grid or to produce sustainable Hydrogen. We will explore some of the electric applications in shipping such as shore power, hybrid propulsion, and generation onboard ships. What role will digitalisation play in decarbonising shipping? We will dive into this aspect in a dedicated session on digital and other future technologies. Decarbonisation also have to be good business. That is why we will explore the state of economic measures to close the price gap between old and new solutions. Lastly, but not least the Motorship Award will be given to one of the five projects in the run-up. As always I look forward to helping you manoeuvre the many different aspects presented in the 2-day packed program of 2022PFF. Yours sincerely, Lars Robert Pedersen Deputy Secretary General, BIMCO