ACI s 6th Maritime Salvage & Casualty Response will uncover the complexity of issues surrounding Wreck Removal and Salvage Operations, not just on an operational scale, but will also make the legal, insurance and contractual issues more transparent. The conference will deliver the essential knowledge and experience from some of the best salvage professionals in the business. Specific case study analysis from some of the largest and most complex salvage operations will give ultimate guidance and best practice for future salvage incidents. CONFIRMED TOPICS Keynote Address An overview of the Salvage Industry in A selection of salvage & wreck removal operational case studies LOF A user friendly contract? Challenging the volatility towards LOF. Case Study: Life after Costa Concordia Responding to the size growth of vessels & mega vessels Concerns from the P&I/H&M Increasing sensitivity of Local Authority & Coastal States in salvage incident Encouraging good communication between Local Authorities & Salvage Parties Equipping Salvage companies with correct technology to upkeep with complexity of wreck removal operations Safety & Salvage; minimising risk in salvage operations Legislative and Legal updates: Including SCOPIC, P&I perspectives, Places of Refuge and Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007. Communication & Synergy key to Effective Salvage Operations, including focus on oil spill response units. WHY ATTEND? Hear from an outstanding line-up of the industry s leading executives and decision-makers in the Salvage industry Feedback specifically from the most recent salvage projects Contract experience hear both sides of the argument for LOF, and alternative forms of contract Network informally with an intimate and targeted seniorlevel audience. Learn from your peers and also create new business. Participate in interactive open discussions & panel debates CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Senior Representative, Svitzer Salvage Nenia Adamidou, Legal Adviser, Gigilinis Salvage & Towage Nick Sloane, Director, Sloane Marine George Tsavliris, CEO, Tsavliris Salvage Hugh Shaw, SOSREP, MCA Knut Arnhus, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Coastal Administration Ben Harris, Head of Claims (London Branch), Shipowners P&I Timothy Farley, Deputy Chief, Investigations & Casualty Analysis, USCG Sam Kendall Marsden, Syndicate Director, Standard Club John Simpson, Director, Master Mariner, SCR, Solis Marine Consultants Stephen Askins, Partner, Tatham Macinnes Mike Lacey, Master Mariner Consultant, Tatham Macinnes REGISTRATION IS SIMPLE: If you would like to register for this event or wish to find out more information, you can contact Dimitri Pavlyk using any of the following methods: +44(0)20 3141 0627 dpavlyk@acieu.net http://www.acieu.net ACI Europe, 5/13 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0NS SPEAKING/PRESENTATION OPPORTUNITIES If you would like to be considered as a speaker for a presentation/ roundtable/panellist, please contact: Joe Smith Tel: +44 (0)203 141 0612 Email: jsmith@acieu.net COMMERCIAL & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: To meet directly with your target audience decision makers, please contact Jean-Jacques Hermans using any of the following methods: Jean-Jacques Hermans Tel: +44 (0)203 141 0608 Email: jhermans@acieu.net WHO WILL YOU MEET AT THIS EVENT? Delegates will be drawn from the Salvage, Tug & Towage Companies, oil spill response. Also present will be Ship Owners and Managers, P&I Clubs, H&M, Insurance, Re-Insurance, Brokers, Maritime Lawyers and Consultants.
DAY 1 Wednesday 2nd 08:00 08:30 08:45 09:30 10:15 10:45 11:45 12:05 12:25 12:45 13:05 REGISTRATION & COFFEE CHAIRMAN'S OPENING ADDRESS Formerly of ISU KEYNOTE ADDRESS An Overview of the Salvage Industry in. Less frequent casualties, more complex operations Competition and client developments Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention Jason Benett Director of Projects ARDENT (TITAN & SVITZER SALVAGE) What does the Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention mean for a salvage company? Nenia Adamidou Legal Adviser, Insurance & Claims Manager GIGILINIS SALVAGE & TOWAGE MORNING REFRESHMENTS Practical Aspects of Salvage - Complex Wreck Removal Case Study Analysis. Part One. Costa Concordia Reflecting on the operations, high costs and what happens next. Nick Sloane Director SLOANE MARINE SESSION TWO - The State & Future of LOF A User Friendly Contract? Challenging the Volatility Towards LOF. George Tsavliris CEO TSAVLIRIS SALVAGE GROUP LOF: Encouraging and Fair Kevin Clarke Manager Salvage Arbitration Branch and Certificate Office LLOYD'S AGENCY "You recommend we do what?!" Innovative claims control in LOF Salvage. Examining ways of saving money by using the good bits of LOF on specific salvage cases. Jim Allsworth Senior Admiralty Partner C SOLUTIONS Salvage a word dreaded by every shipowner is their fear justified, or is it the result of a myth? Georgi Yorgakiev LLM General Manager "K" LINE BULK SHIPPING (UK) 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 17:45 Increasing size of vessels causing larger claims H&M / P&I updates The Rising Costs of Wreck Removal The P&I Perspective Key cost drivers in wreck removal operations Examples of cost drivers in operation The International Group of P&I Clubs response to the rising costs of wreck removal The likely impact of the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007 on wreck removal operations The involvement/interference of states in wreck removal operations challenge or acquiescence? Contract negotiation, arrangement & risk Container Loss Government intervention and issues Location/weather/deepwater/ remote area wrecks and salvage operations SESSION THREE H&M/ P&I, Insurance & Reinsurance P&I Perspective of Salvage in Sam Kendall Marsden Syndicate Director STANDARD CLUB PANEL DISCUSSION Insurance Concerns in the Salvage Market in Sam Kendall Marsden Syndicate Director STANDARD CLUB AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS SESSION FOUR - Legal, Regulatory & Contract Session Responding to casualties in complex environments Casualties caused by piracy and war Salvage in war areas where security is an issue such as West Africa Effect on awards where risk is increased by war risk and who pays for the additional cost Stephen Askins Partner TATHAM MACINNES SCOPIC Focus Issues with SCOPIC and review of SCOPIC operations How does SCOPIC work? SCOPIC in practice Mike Lacey Master Mariner Consultant TATHAM MACINNES END OF DAY ONE 13:30 LUNCH
DAY 2 Thursday 3rd 08:30 09:00 REGISTRATION & COFFEE CHAIRMAN'S OPENING ADDRESS formerly of ISU 14:10 Practical Aspects of Salvage - Complex Wreck Removal Case Study Analysis. Part Two. Case Study: An Unconventional Archaeological Salvage at the Ends of the Earth - DIAS/VIOLA Vessel, Falklands. 09:05 09:35 10:05 Increasing Sensitivity of Local Authorities and Coastal 10:35 States in a Salvage Incident Including Communications between Local Authorities and Salvage Parties: Environmental Sensitivity and the conflict that can arise between leisure users and commercial/salvage operations Cultural Sensitivity and indigenous peoples Conflict between local communities and salvage/clean up personnel 11:05 Relationship and communications with the media 11:35 12:05 SESSION FIVE Local Authority Involvement in Salvage, Casualty & Wreck Removal Coastal State Involvement Case Study: Wreck Removal Operation of the Former Russian Cruiser Murmansk North Norway 2008-2013. Knut Arnhus Senior Advisor NORWEGIAN COASTAL ADMINISTRATION USCG Perspectives on Local Authority Involvement in Casualty Scenario Captain Timothy J. Farley Deputy Chief Investigations & Casualty Analysis USCG MORNING REFRESHMENTS John Dickinson Head of Delegation at IMO NAUTICAL INSTITUTE Places of Refuge - A UK and EU perspective The UK Policy on Places of Refuge Existing obligations on Masters, Salvors and the Coastal State UK case studies Future EU Guidelines Stephan Hennig Counter Pollution & Salvage Officer MARITIME COASTGUARD AGENCY 12:25 ACAS Presentation on latest Legal & Regulations in Salvage. Funke Agbor Partner Adepetun Caxton-Martins Agbor & Segun (ACAS) 14:40 15:10 15:30 15:50 16:30 17:10 17:20 Pre-sailing stability - should the pilot be offered written evidence of compliance with stability requirements? Salvors safety on board at 50 degrees heel SOSREP influence Captain John Simpson FNI, SCR Director, Master Mariner, SOLIS MARINE CONSULTANTS Rosalind Spink Director SOLIS MARINE CONSULTANTS Hoegh Osaka case study formerly of ISU AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS The law of salvage relating to tug & tow Tug & tow as salved objects, both, several or just one in danger? Tugowners right to salvage award for salving the tow - Legal and contractual considerations Right to bind Tug, tow, cargo to LOF - who can make the desision on behalf of the others in various situations? Peter Sandell Senior Lecturer Maritime & Commercial Law, Satakunta University Of Applied Sciences Increasing focus on the human factor issues surrounding maritime mass fatality events Morgyn Davies Chief Salvage And Mooring Officer UK Ministry of Defence CHAIRMAN'S SUMMARY END OF CONFERENCE 13:10 LUNCH Image above: Hoegh Osaka. The Solent, UK.
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