" Perceptions & Visions "

Provides for discussions on all the issues presently faced by the maritime industry.

 
   

Venue:  National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai

Conference Technical Sessions (January 22 to 24, 2009)

Schedule of Programme & Technical Paper Presentations

Day 1 – 22nd January – Start of Technical Sessions @ 0800
 January 22   Time.   Programme
08.00 – 09.20   Registration: Delegates to take their seats for the Combined Session
09.20 – 09.30   Inauguration of the Technical Sessions by Mr. Kaushal R. Sachar, Chairman of WMTC 2009
09.30 – 11.00   Opening Session:  
1.  Address by:                 Capt. J.C. Anand, Chairman, Indian Register of Shipping
2.  Keynote Address by:  Mr. Oho Kong-Gyun, Chairman, International Association of
Classification Societies Chairman & CEO, Korean Register of Shipping
3.  Paper Presentations: 
(a)  Clean Ship – A Technological Challenge to the Maritime Industry 
 By:  Mr. U.S. Kalghatgi, Chief Surveyor, IRS
(b)  Computer Based Training for Maritime Industry
By:   Mr. U.B. Ranadive, Chief Surveyor, IRS
11.00 – 11.30   Keynote Address by Prof. V.L. Alexandrov, NTOS, St. Petersburg, Russia
11.30 – 11.50   Morning Tea-break – Delegates to split for Parallel Sessions A & B
Time.  

Session

  Session Topic  

Paper Title

 

Author(s) and Details

 

Chairman of Session

11.50 – 11.55  

1A

 

Ship Hull  (I)

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. Todd Grove President, ABS Pacific, American Bureau of Shipping, Singapore.

 

11.55 – 12.15       Slamming and Whipping Analysis in Preliminary Structural Design  

Mr. Bruce L. Hutchison Sr. Principal, Ocean Engineering & Analysis, The Glosten Associates Inc., USA

 
12.15 – 12.35       An investigation on Optimization of Containership building design and its effect on Hull Natural Frequency  

Dr. R. B. Ingle Professor of Mech. Engg., Tolani Maritime Institute, Pune, India

 
12.35 – 12.55       Modularisation - A Tool  for Production-friendly Ship Designs  

Dr. S. C. Misra Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Khagarpur, India

 
12.55 – 13.20       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
11.50 – 11.55  

1B

 

Human Element (I)

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. J.K. Dhar Principal, LBS College of Advanced Maritime Studies & Research, Mumbai, India.

 

11.55 – 12.15       Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Techniques in Maritime Employment, Competency Assessment & Accident Evaluation  

Dr. S. Selvaraju Professor & Head, Department of Marine Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai, India

 
12.15 – 12.35       Automation is the new challenge for education of ship officers  

Mr. Claus W. Jensen Senior Lecturer, SIMAC, Denmark.

 
12.35 – 12.55       Competency Gap: a technology solution with "Knowledge at Work"  

Mr. Swapan Das Sarma Director, Teledata Marine Solutions,  USA

 
12.55 – 13.20       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
13.20 – 14.20   Lunch-break
14.20 – 14.25  

2A

 

Ship Hull (II)

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Commodore Naresh Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam, India.

 

14.25 – 14.45       Process capability factors in the production of curved panels  

Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Kothe Professorship & Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering and Shipbuilding, University of Rostock, Germany.

 
14.45 – 15.05       Simulation of Block Assembly Process Using Petri-nets  

Dr. O. P. Sha Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Khagarpur, India

 
15.05 – 15.25       Hull Inspection and Maintenance Systems  

Mr. Sameer G. Kalghatgi Senior Engineer, American Bureau of Shipping,  USA.

 
15.25 – 15.50       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
14.20 – 14.25  

2B

 

HumanElement (II)

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Capt. M.M. Saggi Nautical Adviser and Addl. Director General of Shipping (Tech),  Government of India,Directorate General of Shipping,Mumbai, India.

 

14.25 – 14.45       Electromagnetic Radiation on board ships - Hazards to personnel  

Dr. Purnendu Misra Principal Officer-cum-Jt. DG (Tech.) (I/C), Mercantile Marine Department, Chennai, India.

 
14.45 – 15.05       Recruiting and Retaining Seafarers – Security restrictions, Criminal Prosecutions and Abandonment  

Mr. Douglas B. Stevenson Director, Center for Seafarers' Rights, Seamen's Church Institute of New York & New Jersey, USA.

 
15.05 – 15.25       MARPOL Violations in the USA  

Mr. Mark Williams Director, West of England (P&I Club) Management Company, London, UK.

 
15.25 – 15.50       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
15.50 – 16.10   Afternoon Tea-break
16.10 – 16.15

3A

 

Naval Warships

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Vice Admiral (Rtd) B.S.  Randhawa, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Former  Chief of Material Indian NavyNew Delhi, India.

 

16.15 – 16.35     Power and Propulsion Options for the Modern Warship  

Mr. David Bricknell Director, Systems and Product Strategy, Rolls-Royce Naval  Marine, UK.

 
16.35 – 16.55     Modelling the heat distribution in a Warship  

Dr. Alistair Greig Senior Lecturer, University College London, London, U.K.

 
16.55 – 17.15     Propulsion Plant Selection and System Integration for Naval Vessels  

Mr. Georg E. Scheuing Project Manager/ Naval Surface Craft/ Application Center Marine, MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Germany

 
17.15 – 17.40     Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
16.10 – 16.15

3B

 

Marine Environment (I)

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. I.N. BoseGeneral Manager (Quality & Safety), The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd., Mumbai, India.

 

16.15 – 16.35     The reduction of GHG emissions from shipping – a key challaenge for the industry  

Dr. Ms.Gillian Reynolds, Principal Environment and Sustainability Adviser, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping,  London, U.K.

 
16.35 – 16.55     An Alternative to Double Hull Tanker - Double Side Hull on Single Bottom Tanker with Underpressure System  

Mr. Mo Husain President, MH Systems, Inc., USA

 
16.55 – 17.15     Evaluation of the Environmental Risk of Aframax Tankers  

Mr. Jon McGregor Manager of Risk, Sustainability and the Human Element, Bureau Veritas  - Marine Division, France

 
17.15 – 17.40       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  

 January 23

  Time.   Session  

Session Topic

 

Paper Title

 

Author(s) and Details

 

Chairman of Session

09.20 – 09.50   Keynote Address by Mr. V. Kumar, Managing Director, Bharati Shipyard – Combined Session
 
09.50 – 10.00   Delegates to split for Parallel Sessions A & B
 
10.00 – 10.05   4A  

Ship Propulsion

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. Frank Mungo Chairman, World Maritime Technology Congress

 

 
10.05 – 10.25       Control of propeller cavitation in operational conditions  

Mr. Arthur Vrijdag Doctoral Researcher, Delft Technical University/Defence Academy, The Netherlands.

 
 
10.25 – 10.45       Calculation and Validation of a POD Propulsion System Using CFD Codes  

Lt. Cdr.  Javier Del Corral Naval Architect, CEHIPAR, Spain

 
 
10.45 – 11.05       Prediction of Ship Propulsion Power from Full Scale Measurements using Machine Learning methods   Mr. Benjamin Pjedsted Pedersen, PhD. Student, FORCE Technology, Denmark  
 
11.05 – 11.30       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
 
10.00 – 10.05   4B  

Marine Environment (II)

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. Andrew Easdown Area Manager – South Asia Lloyds Register of Shipping, Singapore

 

 
10.05 – 10.25       The Development and Type Approval Testing of a Ballast Water Treatment Technology  

Mr. Thomas P. Mackey Chairman, Hyde Marine, Inc., Ohio, USA

 
10.25 – 10.45       Flushing from Multi-compartmented ballast water tanks  

Dr. Alistair Greig Senior Lecturer, University College London, London

 
10.45 – 11.05       Ballast Water Treatment through Filtration using modified graded sand-filters  

Mr. D. Ilangovan, Scientist –EII Ocean Engineering Division National Insttute of Oceanography (CSIR), Goa, India.

 
11.05 – 11.30       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
11.30 – 11.50   Morning Tea-break
11.50 – 11.55   5A  

Ship Fuel Economy

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. U.C. Grover Director, Technical & Offshore Services The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Mumbai, India

 

11.55 – 12.15       Simulation of the influence of loading fraction on operational shipping fuel consumption and emissions  

Mr. Wei Shi, Doctoral Researcher, Delft University of Technology/Defense Academy, The Netherlands

 
12.15 – 12.35       Ship Fuel efficiency in a historical perspective  

Mr. Niels B. L. MortensenMaster Mariner / Naval Architect, BIMCO,Denmark.

 
12.35 – 12.55       Reduction of fuel consumption and environmental footprint for ships using electric or hybrid propulsion  

Dr. Alf K. Adnanes, Technology Manager, Marine & Cranes, ABB, Norway

 
12.55 – 13.20       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
11.50 – 11.55   5B  

Indian Maritime Scenario

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. Atul Agarwal Managing Director Mercator Lines Limited Mumbai, India.

 

11.55 – 12.15       Warship Retrofitment: A Road Map for Trans National Maritime Cooperative Engagement Model for Indian Ocean Region  

Cdr. Gaurav P. Pande, NM Senior Naval Overseer, Warship Overseeing Team , Kolkotha, Indian Navy

 
12.15 – 12.35       Dual competent ships’ crerw complement – how viable and value adding  

Capt. S. Bharadwaj Vice Chancellor, AMET University, Chennai, India.

 
12.35 – 12.55       Indian Port Sector   

Mr.SS. Rengnekar, Managing Director & CEO, Sicol Logistics Ltd., Chennai, India.

 
12.55 – 13.20       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
13.20 – 14.20   Lunch-break
14.20 – 14.25   6A  

Ship Hull (III)

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. Keith R. Michel SNAME President, Chairman, Herbert Engineering Corporation, USA

 

14.25 – 14.45       An Investigation on Boundary Interpolation Errors of The Submodeling Technique  

Mr. C.Gokul Arasu Asst. Surveyor, Structures Group, Research & Development Division, Indian Register of Shipping, Mumbai, India.

 
14.45 – 15.05       Experimental Analysis of roll damping of a trimaran with vaying side hull stagger and transverse spacing   Mr. A.S.Onas., Doctoral Candidate & Dr. R.Datla,  Reasearch Asso. Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken , USA.  
15.05 – 15.25       Two-equation Eddy-viscosity Turbulance Model for Computing Drag Force on Axisymmetric Vehicle Hull Form   Dr. Md. M. Karim, Associate Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh  
15.25 – 15.50       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
14.20 – 14.25   6B  

Ship Machinery

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. Thomas P. Mackey, SNAME Hon. Vice President, Chairman, Hyde Marine Inc, USA

 

14.25 – 14.45       Modeling and Simulation of Marine Control Systems: A Review  

Mr. Dhiren P. DaveAssociate Professor, Tolani Maritime Institute, Pune, India

 
14.45 – 15.05       The Importance of Illumination for the Operational Cost and the Integration of Lighting Equipment with Ship Network  

Prof. Dr.-Ing. G. Ackermann Professor, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany

 

 
15.05 – 15.25       The CombiDrive - An Innovative Propulsion System for All Electric Ships  

Mr. Roland Schwandt Sales Manager, Sea and Offshore Division, SCHOTTEL GmbH, Germany

 
15.25 – 15.50       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
15.50 – 16.10   Afternoon Tea-break
16.10 – 16.15   7A  

Ship Safety &Risk

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. Naresh M. Maniar  SNAME Chairman of Fellows Committee, Naval Architect, USA.

 

16.15 – 16.35       Cost-effectiveness assessment of an RFID passenger monitoring system for improved emergency evacuation.  

Mr. Erik Vanem Research Scientist, Research & Innovation, Det Norske Veritas, Oslo, Norway.

 

 
16.35 – 16.55       Risk Assessment and Life Cycle Support of LNG Carriers.  

Dr. M.Abdul Rahim, Principal Surveyor, Marketing & Communications Europe Region, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai,  London, U.K.

 
16.55 – 17.15       erformance Based Criteria for Ship Collision and Grounding   Dr. Preben Terndrup Pedersen, Professor, Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.  
17.15 – 17.40       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
16.10 – 16.15   7B   Ship Hull & Machinery   Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. Jeroen Van Riel Managing Director, Aalborg Industries, The Netherlands

 

16.15 – 16.35       Ships designed by Wartsilla, a powerful proposition   Mr. Wilco van der Linden, Sales Director, Wartsilla Ship Design, The Netherlands.  
16.35 – 16.55       Exhaust gas scrubber concept to meet future SO2, soot & CO2 emission reduction requirements  

Dr.Jens P. Hansen Product Development, Aalborg Industries, Denmark

 

 
16.55 – 17.15       Elimination of a Ship Source Pollution - STOP (Stern Tube Oil Pollution)  

Mr. Craig D. Carter Director of Marketing & Customer Service, Thordon Bearings Inc., Canada

 

 
17.15 – 17.40       Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
 January 24   Time.  

Session

  Session Topic   Paper Title   Author(s) and Details   Chairman of Session
09.20 – 09.50 Keynote Address by Mr. H.K. Mittal,  Executive Chairman, Mercator Lines Limited – Combined Session
09.50 – 10.00 Delegates to split for Parallel Sessions A & B
10.00 – 10.05 8A  

Energy Efficient Ships and Alternative Energy

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. Eirik Nyhus, Business Developer, Strategy and Business Development, Det Norske Veritas  Oslo, Norway.

 

10.05 – 10.25     LNG as Fuel for Ship Propulsion  

Mr. S. Sarkar, President, Bharati Shipyard Limited, Mumbai, India

 
10.25 – 10.45     Fuel Cells in High Seas  

Mr. Keno Leites Project Engineer, Research & Development/Product Development,  TKMS Blohm + Voss Nordseewerke GmbH, Germany

 
10.45 – 11.05     Bunker Fuels, Marine Engines and Ships - A Future Scenario  

Dr. R.Visweswaran, President, Viswa Lab Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA

 
11.05 – 11.30     Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
10.00 – 10.05 8B  

Navigation,Electronics and IT for Ships

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Rear Admiral B.R.Rao, NM, VSM Chief Hydrographer to Government of India, Indian Naval Hydrographic Department, Dehra Dun, India.

 

10.05 – 10.25     Navigation Charts of the future  

Capt. Raj Chakravorty Managing Director Jepsen India Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, India.

 
10.25 – 10.45     Electronic Performance Support onboard ship  

Mr. Rajan Bhandari Manager, Maritime Innovation & Development Centre, Singapore Maritime Academy, Singapore.

 
10.45 – 11.05    

Information Technology in Shipping Industry

 

 

Capt. Himanshu Joshi Executive Vice President, Teledata Marine Solutions, Singapore.

 
11.05 – 11.30     Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
11.30 – 11.50 Morning Tea-break
11.50 – 11.55 9A  

Environmental & Safety Management in Shipping

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. Nawal Saigal Managing Director Drydocks World – Dubai, Dubai.

11.55 – 12.15     ICS, IMO and Environmental Compliance in International Shipping  

Mr. Peter Hinchliffe Marine Director, International Chamber of Shipping, London, U.K.

 
12.15 – 12.35     Safety in Maritime Industry – Meeting Tomorrows Challenges  

Mr. A. R. Kar Surveyor, Indian Register of Shipping, Mumbai, ndia.

 
12.35 – 12.55     From Cost to Profit; A fresh look at Safety Management  

Mr. Rajesh J. Purkar Product Manager, BASS Sdn Bhd,   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 
12.55 – 13.20     Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
11.50 – 11.55 9B  

Coastal Protection, Tramp Shipping & Salvage

  Chairman’s opening remarks for the session  

Mr. M.V. Ramamurthy President (Shipping)Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai,India.

 

11.55 – 12.15     Coastal Protection Vessels – Recent  Developments  

Mr. David Bricknell Director, Systems and Product Strategy, Rolls-Royce Naval  Marine, UK

 
12.15 – 12.35     Change – The Business of TRAMP Shipping in the early 21st Century  

Mr. Donald B. Frost President, D.B. Frost & Associates; Editor, Connecticut Maritime, U.S.A.

 
12.35 – 12.55     Ship Salvage Issues  

Ms. Leena Mody Senior.General Manager, JB Boda Co Pvt Ltd , Mumbai, India

 
12.55 – 13.20     Q&A for the session & Chairman’s summing-up  
13.20 – 14.20 Lunch-break
14..20 – 16.20 Conference Technical Sessions - Concluding & Summing-up – Combined Session

1.  Address by:  Mr. Frank Mungo, Chairman of WMTC 2006

2.  Address by:  Mr. Thomas P. Mackey, Chairman of WMTC 2003
3.  Address by:  Dr. Volkamar Wasmansdorff, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Germanischer Lloyd,
                        Shanghai
4.  Address by:  Mr. Kaushal R. Sachar, Chairman of WMTC 2009
16.20- 16.40 Afternoon Tea at the end of the session
 

  

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