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Trauthwein, Editor & Associate Publisher trauthwein@marinelink.comLast month more than 100 executives from ship owning, ship building and marine equipment and service supply companies trekked from around the world to Stamford, Connecticut for the 2nd Annual Shipping Insight Conference. While the event was certainly small in comparison to some of the mammoth global gatherings, it proved to be a diverse, well-heeled group and what ensued were two full days of lively conference, debate and after-hours meetings. The theme of Shipping Insight 2013 was Fleet Optimization, a concept that is hardly novel to readers of these pages. Leading off on day one, Keynote Speaker Peter I. Keller , President of Sea Star Line, a TOTE Inc. company, discussed at length not only the company?s well-recorded plans to build and operate the world?s Þ rst LNG-powered containerships, but also the company?s strategy behind the choice of LNG versus, for ex- ample, scrubber technology. ?This is how we see LNG,? Keller said, ?we understand that when you change the fuel itself, you get to the root of the problem: the fuel itself.?While LNG and marine propulsion technologies were not the sole theme of the Shipping Insight Conference, it certainly seemed to dominate the agenda, yet another signal of the prevalence and rapid move towards wider adoption of LNG as fuel on ships and boats.Perhaps most interesting, and a common theme throughout the presenta-tions, was the general lack of knowledge and resulting paranoia of using LNG as a fuel in the marine environment. As Keynote Speaker Keller put it best: ?The misconceptions surrounding LNG at all levels is astounding.?Mark Barker, president of Interlake Steamship Company, which re- cently announced its plans to convert its ß eet of Great Lakes bulk carriers to operate on LNG, was a headliner on the ?Fuel and Propulsion Manage-ment? panel at Shipping Insight. He said, ?we thought scrubbers would be a solution, but when we saw ECA, we knew not.? While he is convinced that the move to LNG propulsion will solidify his mission to be ?the long-term, low-cost transport provider? he admits that current perceptions of LNG is dangerous, and that a big public outreach program is needed to help dispel fear and inaccuracies.While we cannot possibly predict the rapidity, it is safe to assume that LNG as fuel in the marine environment is here to stay, as the number and size of early adopters is gaining momentum. Johan Sperling, vice presi-dent of Crowley/Jensen Maritime, said ?LNG makes a lot of sense. We deliver fuel all over the place, in large and small quantities, and we intend to do that with LNG, as well as invest in LNG-powered vessels.?While LNG is the hot topic du jour in many sectors, the advent of Slow and Super Slow Steaming is rapidly gaining in the oceangoing big ship sector, as reducing a ship?s speed has an undeniable positive impact on fuel and emission reduction. This month Peter Pospiech, our German based correspondent, addresses the topic in detail starting on page 30, exploring how Germany?s NSB was able to slow its ships down ? in some cases reducing speed up to 50% ? and save millions in fuel costs as a result, all the while navigating some substantial, but manageable technical challenges.??The misconceptions surrounding LNG at all levels is astounding.Peter I. Keller, President Sea Star Line, a TOTE CompanyMR #11 (1-9).indd 6MR #11 (1-9).indd 611/13/2013 11:54:19 AM11/13/2013 11:54:19 AM
