Bunker and Shipping Summit 
Navigating headwinds: Sailing into a clean sustainable era

We are excited to host the Bunker & Shipping Summit in person, at Grand Hyatt Singapore, on June 15-16, 2022.
 
The Summit will be focusing on everything bunker and shipping; from outlooks, regulation deep dives, analysis of the effects of energy transition, what options we have in fueling our ships from traditional bunker fuels to alternative fuels, and more.
 
Since the implementation of IMO 2020 and the start of the pandemic, container rates have soared to unrecognizable levels, far surpassing previous all-time highs. With delays and vessel queues mounting, and a broader shift from 'just in time' shipping to 'just in case', the trailblazing container market, which is paving the way with future fuel adoption, is balanced on a knife-edge.
 
On the other hand, tanker markets are sailing into headwinds with spot freight rates plummeting to levels that barely cover operating expenses of shipowners. Although oil demand is starting to revive, the OPEC production cuts have dried up cargo volumes for the tanker market. Daunting challenges are on the way with new decarbonization regulations expected to kick in soon.
 
The bunker industry has had its own challenges as it grapples with the pandemic, with transparency, energy transition, efficiency through digitalization, and aiding shipping’s decarbonization journey being key themes in a landscape where there is intense competition and margins are being squeezed.
 
On June 15-16, the Bunker and Shipping Summit will host leading market participants in the region to discuss the top challenges and risk response strategies to help you stay at the forefront of the market.
 
Receive a complimentary ticket when you register 4 pax for the event! 
Contact us to find out more. 

 


THIS EVENT STARTS IN


    Standard Rate: $899
      
    Registration closes on:  
    June 10, 11:59 pm SGT
     
     
    Duration: Fourteen hours, 2 days
     
     

     

    Who attends?

    • Fuel buyers/end users
     Bunker suppliers
    • Shipping agents/brokers
    • Ship owner/operators
    • Charterers
    • Consultants
    • Bunker/oil traders, brokers, and analysts
    • Regulators and government officials
    • Energy trading and risk management technology (ETRM) solution providers
    • Private banks, investment banks, and financial advisors
    • Risk managers, product controllers, and finance managers


Agenda

Day 1: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
  • 08:15 AM Registration & welcome tea/coffee
  • 09:00 AM Chairperson’s welcome remarks
    Hugh Ong, Director, Client Service, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Session 1: Shipping market summary

      • 09.10 AM Opening keynote
        James Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, Berge Bulk
      • 09.30 AM Opening keynote
        François-Xavier Accard, Managing Director, CMA CGM International Shipping
      • 09:50 AM Outlook 2022: bunker and shipping forecast
        Anastasia Zania, Freight Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights
      • 10:20 AM Panel discussion: All hands on deck: where are we sailing to? Global shipping industry escaped the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic hit and witnessed strong earnings momentum in 2021. Container and Dry Bulk freight rates rose to multiyear highs amid the world economy emerging from a pandemic and global trade recovering strongly. Market expectations are for shipping demand to stay resilient while lower fleet growth underpins profitability across segments. The panel will explore:
        — Will 2022 be smooth sailing or are there hidden risks emerging on the horizon?
        — Amid slowing Chinese economic growth momentum, how will dry bulk and tanker shipping markets fare?
        —Will recent geopolitical events drive structural changes in trading patterns and who will fill the gap?
        —The decade of decarbonization will present opportunities and challenges, how is the industry gearing up for the energy transition?
        Moderator:
        Rahul Kapoor, Vice President, Global Head of Commodity Analytics & Research, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global Commodity Insights
        Panelist:
        Peter Lye, Head of Shipping, Anglo American
        Fergus Eley,
        Head of Enterprise, BHP
        Su Yin Anand, Head of Shipping, South 32

      • 11:05 AM Mid-morning coffee break
Session 2: Diving into energy transition

  • 11:35 AM Role of marine engines in energy transition
    Sanjay Verma, Director – Business Development, Wartsila
  • 12:05 PM Freight markets and alternative fuels
    Shriram Sivaramakrishnan, Managing Editor – Dry-Bulk, S&P Global Commodity Insights
  • 12:35 PM Panel discussion: Crosswinds: carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) — EEXI, CII, the “next big thing”, is to bring transformational changes to shipping sector
    — Technological and compliant fuel challenges galore in the race to decarbonize shipping
    — EEXI, CII regulations will test commercial contractual and legal frameworks
    Moderator: 
    Pradeep Rajan, Senior Managing Editor, Shipping, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    Panelists:
    Kyriakos Mezopoulos,
    LNG Trading and Shipping, Aramco Trading
    Anoop Singh,
    Head of Tanker Research, Braemar ACM Shipbroking
    Wong Kai Cheong,
    Senior Technical Manager, INTERTANKO

    Sanjay Verma, Director – Business Development, Wartsila
  • 1:20 PM Summary remarks & lunch break
    Hugh Ong, Director, Client Service, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Session 3: Logistics concerns

      • 02:20 PM The reality of logistics today - people, planning, and ports— What have we learnt from the early days of COVID, and what's the reality of shipping containers today?
        — Planning ahead is the key these days. What's working, what's not, what do we think will change for the better or worse?
        — The elephant in the room - ports. How are ports meeting the challenges of today?
        — How can, or how will, ports gear up to meet the challenges of tomorrow?
        Moderator:
        Bao Ying Ng, Associate Director, Global Strategic Engagement & Intelligence, Agriculture, Metals, Shipping & APAC lead, S&P Global Commodity Insights
        Panelists: 
        Eric Jin,
        Head of Investment Support, BMT Asia Pacific
        Captain Walter P. Purio, Chairman, Rise-X, Director, Pilbara Ports Authority
        Peter Sundara, Head of Global Ocean Freight Product for the Global Logistics Division, Visy Industries
      • 03:00 PM TEUs in transit Since the implementation of IMO 2020 and the start of the pandemic, container rates have soared to unrecognizable levels, far surpassing previous all-time highs. With delays and vessel queues mounting, and a broader shift from 'just in time' shipping to 'just in case', the trailblazing container market which is paving the way with future fuel adoption, is balanced on a knife edge.
        — The container market is under considerable pressure, what do we need to do to ease some of the logistics issues?
        — How well prepared is the container freight market for the upcoming IMO regulations?
        — Will the new order book leave the container market in oversupply, and if so will rates fall back to the pre-COVID levels?
        — What are the expectations for future fuels going forward in the container space?
        George Griffiths, Managing Editor, Global Container Freight Markets, S&P Global Commodity Insights
      • 03:30 PM Shipping: Sailing on the path to success
        Interviewer:
        Shriram Sivaramakrishnan, Managing Editor – Dry-Bulk, S&P Global Commodity Insights
        Interviewee: 
        Serena Huang Xiaohui, Project Manager, Drewry
      • 04:00 PM Day one closing remarks
        Hugh Ong, Director, Client Service, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Day 2: Thursday, June 16, 2022
  • 08:15 AM Registration & welcome tea/coffee
  • 09:00 AM Chairperson’s welcome remarks
    Gauthier Mulder, Senior Commercial Director - South Asia, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Session 4: Alternative fuels

  • 09.10 AM Opening Keynote Panel: A low carbon futureModerator:
    Surabhi Sahu, Senior Editor, Bunker News, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    Panelists:
    Dr. Sanjay Kuttan, Chief Technology Officer, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
    Takeo Akamatsu, General Manager of Green Innovation Business Unit Plant Project, Marine & Aerospace Division, ITOCHU
    Sanjay Verma, Director – Business Development, Wartsila
  • 09:55 AM Decarbonisation in the maritime industryDr. Sanjay Kuttan, Chief Technology Officer, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
  • 10:20 AM LNG: A bunkering fuel in transit
    Saunak Rai, General Manager, FueLNG
  • 10:45 AM Mid-morning coffee break
Session 5: Bunker fuels

  • 11:15 AM Opening keynote: Shaping up to the fundamentally same but radically different bunker industry
    Sheen Mao Choong, Director, Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services
  • 11:35 AM Evolution of the Asian residual fuels market post IMO-2020Rajesh Nair, Managing Editor – Asia Residual Fuels, S&P Global Commodity Insights
  • 12:00 PM Panel discussion: Navigating turbulent times in the Asian bunkering landscape
    Moderated by:
    Surabhi Sahu, Senior Editor, Bunker News, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    Panelists:
    Junya Ono, General Manager of Energy Department, Chemical Department, Hanwa Singapore
    Peter Beekhuis, Head of Trading, Asia, Middle East, Oceana, Maersk Oil

    Sonnich Thomsen, Managing Director, Sing Fuels
  • 12:45 PM Chairperson’s closing remarks & farewell
    Gauthier Mulder, Senior Commercial Director - South Asia, S&P Global Commodity Insights
  • 01:00 PM Conference closing lunch

Key Numbers

14

Hours of
content

20+

Speakers

5

Sessions

5

Interactive
discussions


Speakers

Peter Lye
Head of Shipping, Anglo American

Peter Lye is the Global Head of Shipping for the Anglo American Group based in Singapore. Peter is responsible of all Anglo American Group ocean freight activity. Peter joined Anglo American in 2012 with a strong focus on enhancing the ocean freight activity within the Group across the three elements of safety, sustainability and commercial excellence. Today Anglo American Shipping handles over 70Mt of dry bulk cargo across 700 plus voyages per annum. Prior to joining Anglo American, Peter spent 15 years with Rio Tinto in various financial, commercial and marketing roles across a range of commodities, including thermal coal, coking coal and iron ore. Peter was Executive Head of the Rio Tinto Marine in Singapore from 2007 to 2011.

Anoop Singh.jpg Anoop Singh
Head of Tanker Research, Braemar ACM Shipbroking

Anoop Singh is the head of tanker research for Braemar ACM Shipbroking. Braemar ACM research is a market-leading provider of business intelligence to the shipping and ship finance industries.

Anoop joined Braemar ACM in 2016 and is based in Singapore. He is responsible for global tanker modelling, forecasting and bespoke research and consultancy work. He is a regular presenter at industry conferences, focusing particularly on developments in the oil and tanker sectors. Prior to joining Braemar ACM, Anoop headed the strategy development and performance management team for AET tankers.

Kyriakos Mezopoulos
LNG Trading and Shipping, Aramco Trading

Kyriakos Mezopoulos is currently LNG Trader and Charterer for Aramco Trading Singapore (ATS). Previously he has held the positions of Director LNG for shipbrokers Affinity, and before that he spent 10 years with BP in trading and shipping roles for gas and refined products. He has experience in physical and derivatives trading, spot and term vessel chartering, vessel sales and purchase, and LNG infrastructure projects. He is a member of the Baltic Asia Advisory Council, he is a holder of the Energy Risk Professional Level II certification (ERP), and he co-authored the book ‘Ship Vetting and its Application to LNG’. He holds a MSc in Manufacturing from Cranfield University (UK) and a BSc in Industrial Management and Technology from the University of Piraeus (Greece).

James Marshall (resized).jpg James Marshall,
Chief Executive Officer, Berge Bulk

James Marshall is the CEO and founder of Berge Bulk ltd. He began his career in shipping in offshore supply vessels, before moving to containers and then dry bulk. In 2007, he started Berge Bulk, purchasing 12 ships from the old Bergesen Fleet. Berge Bulk now owns and operates a modern fleet of 85 ships with a carrying capacity of 14 million dwt. In 2021 they transported 100 million MT of cargo. Berge Bulk is leading an innovative decarbonisation program and has committed to be carbon neutral by 2025 at the latest. It has already started carbon neutral voyages.

Headshot Silhouette - Man_150x150.jpg Fergus Eley,
Head of Enterprise, BHP

Fergus Eley is the Head of Maritime Enterprise at BHP and is passionate about delivering decarbonisation, technology and commercial solutions to improve global supply chains. Seafarers continue to play an integral role to keeping the global economy running – building health, safety and well-being of all front-line workers is at the forefront of this work. BHPs moves cargo along its commodity supply chain using bulk, break-bulk, wet and containerised freight. We have a leading role to play in decarbonising the maritime industry while driving safe and efficient business solutions.

Eric Jin,
Head of Investment Support, BMT Asia Pacific

Eric Jin heads BMT’s Investment Support Division for transport and infrastructure services. He used to be with the corporate centre management of Hutchison Port Holdings in Hong Kong and global management consultancy ICF. He has worked with key industry players, such as DP World and China Merchants, to develop master plans, feasibility studies and conduct market assessments, financial appraisals and commercial & technical due diligence of major transactions.

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Managing Director CMA CGM International Shipping

François-Xavier Accard is Managing Director of CMA CGM International Shipping Company, responsible for the safety and operational excellence of the CMA CGM Group’s Singapore fleet of vessels. In his previous role with Bourbon Subsea Services as Head of Fleet Operations and Performance, he oversees fleet performance which includes the financial results, corporate strategies and policies.

With over 15 years of logistics and shipping experience, Mr Accard ensures fleet operations are optimised for efficiency and profitability with safety as a main driver. He graduated from ENSTA Bretagne with an engineering degree in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering in 2005.

Serena Huang Xiaohui,
Project Manager, Drewry

Serena is Project Manager in Drewry and a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. She has worked with different shipping and trading companies including BW, Eastern Pacific and Gazprom for 9 years prior to joining Drewry.

In Drewry, she has been working on different consultancy assignments focusing on tramp shipping market outlook, freight procurement strategy, freight modelling, and shipping strategy development. Serena is a postgraduate in maritime studies.

Sheen Mao Choong,
Director, Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services

Choong Sheen Mao heads the commercial division of Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services (EMF). EMF is a vertically integrated physical bunker supplier. In both 2020 and 2021, EMF was ranked by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) as the second largest bunker supplier by volume in Singapore. EMF owns and operates a fleet over 20 bunker tankers, and supplies an annual bunker volume of about 5 million tons. Sheen Mao is also spearheading EMF’s digitalisation and decarbonisation initiatives.Sheen Mao graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Prior to joining EMF, he practiced as a shipping and international trade lawyer at one of the largest law firms in Asia.  

Sunak Rai Saunak Rai
General Manager, FueLNG

Mr. Saunak Rai is heading “FueLNG”, a Joint venture of Shell and Keppel, a company providing LNG as bunkers to customers in Singapore. Under his leadership, FUELNG successfully performed first in Asia, simultaneous cargo and ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation with CMA CGM Scandola and first in the world, LNG Bunkering to LNG fueled Newcastlemax Bulk carrier Mount Tourmaline. He also led FueLNG to win the World LNG Award 2021 for Outstanding Contribution to LNG Industry at WORLD LNG AWARD at Rome in Dec 2021.

Saunak Rai graduated with President’s Gold Medal in Nautical Science from Mumbai University and has completed his Master’s in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Mr. Saunak Rai is a licensed Master Mariner and has extensive experience working on LNG vessels, Tankers, Bulk Carriers and Container vessels. He is also a certified Chartered Ship Broker and Fellow and Executive Committee Member of the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers. Saunak is also business Coach and Singapore Ambassador of Copenhagen Business School.

Dr Sanjayi Dr Sanjay Kuttan
Chief Technology Officer, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation

Sanjay has held various positions in the private and public sector across his career. Prior to joining GCMD, he was the Executive Director of the Singapore Maritime Institute which is responsible for funding maritime research projects with industry and building local capabilities in the maritime sector, an appointment in 2018 after more than 2 years as a Programme Director/Senior Scientist at the Energy Research Institute at the Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N) managing the NRF funded Smart Multi Energy System project.

He is currently a council member of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (2011) and a member of MTI’s Pro-Enterprise Panel (2019). In 2020, he was also appointed to the Management Committee of Ecolabs, The Centre of Innovation for Energy, Advisory Board for Qi Square and District Councilor for the Central Singapore Community Development Council.

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General Manager of Energy Department, Chemical Department, Hanwa Singapore

Hanwa is a Japanese integrated trading house with a yearly revenue around US$20 billion and is a physical supplier in Japanese ports.

Junya Ono joined Hanwa in year 2000 and started bunker trading from 2006. He was in-charge of Korean ports 6 years also overseeing ports in Japan, Russia, China, Hong Kong and so on. From 2015, Junya was promoted Manager of Tokyo Head quarter Bunker Section.

He moved to Hanwa Singapore in 2020 and is now a General Manager of Energy Dep, Chemical Dep in Hanwa Singapore.

Junya also obtained his MBA from a Japanese University in 2015.


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Senior Technical Manager, INTERTANKO

Kai Cheong (KC) manages INTERTANKO’s marine and technical strategic work plan items and coordinates on the Association’s activities in North Asia. KC joined INTERTANKO after his secondment from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) from Sep 2020 to Apr 2022. As INTERTANKO’s Senior Technical Manager, KC is responsible for matters related to ship design, equipment, decarbonisation, surveys, port state control, human element etc. and associated regulatory matters. Prior to joining INTERTANKO, KC had worked in MPA after graduating from the University of Glasgow and Strathclyde as a Naval Architect since 2003. Over his career in MPA, KC headed the departments of Singapore ship registry, seafaring manpower and ship regulation development as MPA’s 2nd Deputy Director of Shipping Division. KC also holds an MBA from the ESADE Business School in Barcelona and MSc Offshore Engineering from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.

Takeo Akamatsu,
General Manager of Green Innovation Business Unit Plant Project, Marine & Aerospace Division, ITOCHU

Akamatsu Takeo joined the Marine Department of ITOCHU Corporation in 1992 after university. Since then he has been working in the marine business mainly covering new building projects (including time as London representative from 2005 to 2010). In 2011, Akamatsu was assigned as Manager of Marine Section No. 3 for the investment of LNG Carriers and off-shore. In 2019, he further was assigned as Deputy General Manager mainly for the development of new businesses such as decarbonisation, and then, in 2021, assigned as Project Leader for NH3 Fuel Ship. Since April 2022 Akamatsu has taken on the new assignment of Deputy General Manager, Marine Department, ITOCHU.

Peter Beekhuis
Head of Trading, Asia, Middle East, Oceana, Maersk Oil

Peter is currently head of Maersk’s East of Suez Oil Trading (MOT) team, responsible for the group’s physical bunker supply chain in Singapore and Malaysia as well as their fuel requirements across the remaining ports in the region. He is also the Maersk representative on the Singapore Shipping Association Marine Fuels Committee

He began his tenure with MOT in 2009 after spending the first 10 years of his career in FMCG Sales in his native New Zealand. Prior to his move to Singapore in 2017, he was responsible for MOT’s European trading, leading a team of 10 traders and operators. During his tenure in Europe, Peter expanded MOT’s bunker supply business in Antwerp, Rotterdam and Amsterdam to Maersk group vessels as well as third-party customers.

Captain Walter P. Purio Captain Walter P. Purio
Chairman, Rise-X, Director, Pilbara Ports Authority, 

Captain Walter P. Purio is a Director of the Pilbara Port Authority in Australia and is the Managing Director of P and H Marine Australasia Pty Ltd. and currently assists resource companies, financial institutions, shipping companies and their boards and executive teams to develop maritime strategies to provide LNG and sustainable marine fuel to their regions.

He was the inaugural CEO and is a Founder, and Founding Director of the non profit LNG Marine Fuel Institute. In 2021 Captain Purio was elected Chair of the Asia Pacific committee for the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel, a non governmental organisation with consultative status to the UN’s International Maritime Organisation. He serves as the Chair of Governors for the non profit Leeuwin Ocean Adventures Foundation, which provides at sea team building, collaborative learning and personal development onboard the sail training vessel Leeuwin for the youth of Western Australia.

Anastasia Zania Anastasia Zania
Freight Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Anastasia joined S&P Global Commodity Insights in 2021 as a Freight Analyst. Prior to joining S&P Global Anastasia spent six years analysing the crude and products tanker markets as a Tanker Analyst at Howe Robinson Partners and Galbraiths.

She has also completed a number of shipping related internships ranging from chartering and operations to shipping equity analysis at Halkidon Shipping Corporation, Navios Shipmanagement and Axia Ventures Group. Anastasia holds an MSc in International Shipping and Finance from ICMA Centre, University of Reading and a BSc in Economics from the University of Sussex.

Baoying Ng (resized).png Bao Ying Ng
Associate Director, Global Strategic Engagement & Intelligence, Agriculture, Metals, Shipping & APAC lead, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Baoying Ng looks after strategic engagement and intelligence for global agriculture, metals, and shipping, and is also the APAC lead. Prior to this, she managed the global containers team. She also managed the EMEA petrochemicals team in London, and the Asia team in Singapore. Baoying has been with Platts for close to 10 years and was a broadcast journalist before that.

Gauthier Mulder Gauthier Mulder
Senior Commercial Director - South Asia, S&P Global Commodity Insights

As Senior Commercial Director - South Asia at S&P Global Commodity Insights, Gauthier is a cross-commodities market expert. He has extensive trading experience covering energy, chemicals, metals, and agriculture products. Gauthier has been successfully managing and expanding global commodity trading and commodity data sales teams for the past 15 years.

Gauthier joined SPCI, formally known as Platts, to build and grow the commercial team covering the South-Asian region. The team is based out of the company’s newly opened Mumbai office and the Singapore regional HQ. The team is responsible for driving relationships across 300+ corporates, achieving revenue targets, ensuring users’ satisfaction and improving customer’s commodity intelligence by integrating SPCI’s data across workflows.

George Griffiths SPCI (resized).jpg George Griffiths
Managing Editor, Global Container Freight Markets, S&P Global Commodity Insights

George is the Managing Editor for Global Container Freight at S&P Global Platts. He has worked on the Platts Containers desk since 2018, building and curating the offerings that Platts has, whilst pricing major trade lanes around the world for both container freight rates and their associated bunker charges. George also writes weekly and monthly reports on the current state of play in the container market, and regularly speaks at conferences and webinars around the world on these topics. Prior to this, George worked on the Agriculture desk at S&P Global Platts looking at the EMEA biofuels markets, alongside corn, wheat, and sugar markets.

Hugh Ong Hugh Ong
Director, Client Service, Asia Pacific, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Hugh Ong is the Asia Pacific head of Client Service, responsible for S&P Global Commodity Insights Client Service function. Hugh has over 15 years of Client Service experience in Energy Commodities. Based in Singapore, Hugh leads a diverse team of Client Service Managers across 9 different APAC cities, delivering best-in-class customer experience on the platforms and services our clients subscribed to, across the APAC region.

Prior to that, Hugh spent 7 years in the Internet Technology industry in various client facing roles including presales, technology design and solution delivery for enterprise security and infrastructure solutions.

Pradeep Rajan Pradeep Rajan
Senior Managing Editor, Shipping, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Pradeep Rajan leads the team of editors based in Singapore who are responsible for S&P Global Commodity Insights coverage of the Asia Pacific shipping markets. He was the first tanker market editor to join the team, and was closely involved in the launch of the Dry Freight Wire – Platts’ first publication covering Capesize, Panamax, Supramax, Handymax and Handysize segments.

Pradeep has spoken extensively at S&P Global Commodity Insights and international oil and shipping forums and with the media. Prior to joining Platts, Pradeep worked for Singapore’s national newspaper – The Straits Times – as a financial journalist at its Money Desk. He has a Masters in journalism and mass communication from India’s University of Mysore.

Rahul Kapoor Rahul Kapoor
Vice President, Global Head of Commodity Analytics & Research, Maritime & Trade, S&P Global Commodity Insights

He leads an integrated commodity analytics product management, data science and research team. As a business head, he is responsible for driving new product growth for our analytics products Commodities at Sea and Freight Analytics. A subject matter expert in the maritime industry and financial markets, Mr. Kapoor is a thought leader with proven credentials in market analysis forecasting, shipping economics and commodity market developments.

He is a regular speaker at major conferences and client events globally, and is frequently interviewed by both print and visual media. Most recently, he was at Bloomberg Intelligence and earlier headed Drewry Financial Research Services Ltd. He has also worked as senior equities analyst at RS Platou Markets and Nomura. Mr. Kapoor holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering from BITS, Pilani and a Postgraduate in Management from IMI, New Delhi, India.

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Managing Editor – Asia Residual Fuels, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Rajesh is the managing editor for residual fuel markets for Asia and the Middle East at Platts in Singapore. He began to cover fuel oil in 2012, and was previously the LPG editor for Asia and Middle Eastern markets. He has also covered bunker fuels, gasoline, and Platts Forward Curve markets since joining Platts in 2008. Prior to that, Rajesh worked at various Mumbai-based publications, including the Business Standard financial newspaper.

Shriram Shriram Sivaramakrishnan
Managing Editor - Dry bulk, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Shriram Sivaramakrishnan is Managing Editor for the Asia Pacific Dry Bulk markets at S&P Global Commodity Insights. He is based in the Singapore office and has been with SPCI for close to seven years. Shriram comes with a background in trading shipping derivatives in his previous position with a dry bulk shipping company. He has a Master in Business Administration from India's Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.

Surabhi Sahu Surabhi Sahu
Senior Editor, Bunker News, S&P Global Commodity Insights

Surabhi Sahu is Senior Editor, Petroleum News at S&P Global Platts and has extensive knowledge of the oil and gas industry. She has presented at several industry events and moderated at various conferences. Surabhi has completed a Masters in Econometrics from University of Delhi, India.

Sonnich Thomsen Sonnich Thomsen
Managing Director, Sing Fuels

Sonnich brings along 16 years of experience in the bunker industry. He started his career in OW Bunker in 2002 as Bunker Trainee and played an important part in the company growth, ending as Managing Director of the Singapore office. The office consisted of 70 people and was one of the biggest in the world.

Sonnich was the Head of Asia in Minerva Bunkers from 2014. In his role he was entrusted with the responsibility of conceptualizing and starting the Asia Bunker Desk, and to develop the overall direction of the Minerva organization. Sonnich brings with him vast experience in office management along with extensive bunker sales knowledge

Su Yin Anand
Head of Shipping, South 32

Su Yin is currently the Commodity Manager for freight at Australian mining house, South32 where she is accountable for developing freight strategy across the group. Aside from managing the chartering and freight operations, she is also involved in developing sustainability strategy for the freight desk She is also the co-founder of the Maritime Pitch Challenge, Captain’s Table, a platform developed to power the future of maritime through connecting innovators in the startup space. Prior to this, she was a Partner at Ince, 14 years of experience in private practice in Singapore and Hong Kong and a Partner with Ince in Hong Kong. She has represented shipowners, charterers and financing banks in litigation and arbitration ranging from charter party to mortgage enforcement disputes.

Peter Peter Sundara
Head of Global Ocean Freight Product for the Global Logistics Division, Visy Industries

Peter Sundara is the Head of Global Ocean Freight Product for the Global Logistics division at Visy Industries. Visy is a global leader in the packaging, paper and resource recovery industries, providing high quality, innovative, automation services and sustainable packaging products and solutions. Visy manufactures corrugated cardboard boxes, produces specialist printed and non-printed packaging, collects wastepaper, and operates paper recycling mills.

With 24 years of experience in container business and logistics, Peter Sundara has worked in both global container liner and 3rd Party Logistics companies like Agility Logistics, Scan Global Logistics and LF Logistics. With previous positions relating to Operations, Commercial and Trade Management, Sundara has resided and worked in countries such as Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, UK and Vietnam. Despite his exposure to ocean freight supply chain, he also has a keen interest and exposure to technology and digitalization, having also worked for one of the premier digital freight forwarders, Flexport, where he headed its ocean freight procurement and operations in Asia.

Sanjay Verma Sanjay Verma
Director – Business Development, Wartsila

Sanjay started his shipping career in 1981 as a Marine Engineer and served on board merchant vessels for over 14 years. He later served as a ship and industrial surveyor with Lloyds Register. Sanjay has been with Wartsila for over 20 years and has held various management positions in sales and business development. He is presently stationed in Singapore.

In his role as Director – Decarbonization Solutions at Wartsila Singapore, he is responsible for Market Innovation and developing sustainable shipping solutions. Sanjay believes that the time to wait and watch the plant being destroyed is over. We have to act, become advocates and start making choices which are kinder to people and the planet.

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*Rates are in USD and not inclusive of local taxes or VAT

* If you’re not able to attend, we’re happy to transfer your registration to a member of your organization at no cost, up to 3 business days in advance of the event. Requests must be received in writing via email to [email protected] on or before Thursday, 9 June 2022, and are subject to approval.

* If you're not able to attend or send a colleague in your place, we accept cancellations and provide refunds if received in writing to [email protected] at least 30 days before the event. All cancellations are subjected to a cancellation fee of USD $195.




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Venue

Event Venue
Grand Hyatt Singapore 
10 Scotts Rd
Singapore 228211
Main hotel phone: +65 6738 1234
Visit the hotel website

Our commitment to your safety

Cleaning & Hygiene

  • — We will undertake enhanced cleaning before and during our events, working with our venue partners to attain the highest standards of cleanliness.
  • — We will provide hand sanitizing stations, personal sanitizing materials, contactless registration, and encourage all participants to regularly wash and disinfect their hands.

Physical Distancing

  • — We request participants avoid physical contacts such as handshakes and embraces. The exchange of printed materials is discouraged with a digital alternative recommended.
  • — We will maintain a density of participants in line with local jurisdiction guidelines.

Vaccination & Protection

  • — Participants will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the event, and follow any updated local authority and/or health department guidelines regarding personal protective equipment (PPE). See FAQs for details
  • — Participants are asked not to attend if feeling unwell. A credit of your registration fee is available under certain circumstances. See FAQs for details

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FAQs

How do I register?

We offer three easy ways to register:

Online: Click here or click any of the "Register Now" buttons

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +65 6530 6430

What forms of payment do you accept?

For this event, we only accept payment by credit card.

I'm no longer able to attend. May I send someone else in my place?

If you’re not able to attend, we’re happy to transfer your registration to a member of your organization at no cost, up to 3 business days in advance of the event. Requests must be received in writing via email to [email protected], and are subject to approval.

For assistance, you may also reach out by phone:
+65 6530 6430

What if I need to cancel my registration?

If you're not able to attend or send a colleague in your place, we accept cancellations and provide refunds if received in writing to [email protected] at least 30 days before the event. All cancellations are subjected to a cancellation fee of USD $195.

To transfer your registration to a member of your organization at no cost, send your request by email to [email protected] up to 3 business days in advance of the event. Requests are subject to approval.

For assistance, you may also reach out by phone:
+65 6530 6430

Are there sponsorship opportunities?

Yes, we offer a variety of standard and tailor-made sponsorship opportunities to fit your marketing and business-to-business needs—and your budget. Please reach out directly to the Business Development Manager for this event:

Sheryl Tan
Phone: ** Sponsor phone
Email: [email protected]

Are there speaking opportunities?

Yes, we're always looking for the best voices in the industry to share their experience and perspective on opportunities, challenges, and trends. Please reach out directly to the Conference Producer to discuss availability and suitability:

Jade Tynan
Phone: ** Producer phone
Email: [email protected]

Are press passes available?

Yes, we allow accredited media writing on behalf of major industry publications to cover the event at no charge. Please reach out to the contact below for press pass approval.

Angela Poh
Phone: ** Marketer phone 
Email: [email protected]

What are the event terms and conditions?

Click here to view the full event terms and conditions, then use the drop-down menu to select the Asia-Pacific Region event category.