HELCOM Stakeholder Conference: Baltic Sea – NECA

Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland

Further information:

Press office/Events at www.helcom.fi

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

08.30-09.45            Registration, coffee and internet

09.45-10.00                    Opening and introduction to the work of HELCOM MARITIME

                                       Ms. Lolan Eriksson, Chair of HELCOM MARITIME

Ms. Natalia Kutaeva, Vice-Chair of HELCOM MARITIME

10.00-10.45                    I Regulation of NOx emissions from Shipping

The IMO regulations concerning the NOx emissions, including Tier III NOx emissions standards for ships’ diesel engines. (speaker tbc)

Mr. Jorma Kämäräinen, Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi)

Introduction to the Baltic Sea NECA status application process

U.S. representative (tbc)

Strategies to implement the North American ECA

10.45-11.15                    II Environmental effects of Baltic NECA

Mr. Jukka Pekka Jalkanen, Finnish Meteorological Institute

Effect of Baltic NECA on NOx Emissions

Mr. Mikhail Sofiev, Finnish Meteorological Institute

Effects of Baltic NECA on Environment

11.15-12.00                    III Compliance and technology

Mr. Holger Steinbock, BG Verkehr

Compliance options to meet Tier III NOx emissions standards: SCR technology, LNG, etc.

Mr. Göran Hellén, Wärtsilä

MAN Diesel&Turbo (tbc)

Development and manufacture of modern diesel engine and their compliance with Tier III NOx emissions standards

(A speaker to be provided by the Russian Federation)

12.00-12.45                    Lunch Break (Industry Exhibition on available Tier III technology)

12.45-13.30                    IV Baltic NECA and shipping: estimations and practical experiences

Mr. Juha Kalli, Centre for Maritime Studies-University of Turku.

Costs and benefits of the implementation of Tier III regulations in the Baltic Sea area.

(A speaker to be provided by Sovcomflot/Russian Federation)

Mr. Niels Bjoern Mortensen, Maersk

Experience of ship owners on the operation of SCR technology

13.30-14.30                    V Final discussion, further development and measures to reduce emissions

                                       Moderator:

Mr. Jorma Kämäräinen, Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi)

Participants:

                                       (All speakers and the audience)

14.30                              Closing of Conference

                                       (A summary of the Conference will be presented to HELCOM 34, 5.-6. 3. 2013)

14.30-16.30            Industry exhibition/ presentations of available Tier III technology