Join us for the Operational & Technical Conference and our 25^th Anniversary of DBTG  on 11&12 November 2024.

This will be a very interactive and festive edition, taking place in 2 iconic London institutions: IMO headquarters and The Shard. With a guided tour in the buildings of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to get introduced to the working of IMO.

Celebrating our 25^th Anniversary, we have pleasure in announcing a festive gala dinner in another iconic building: London’s Trinity House. Trinity House is the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar. The organization is responsible for a range of general aids to navigation, ‘signs of the sea’, from lighthouses to radar beacons. The protecting Master of Trinity House is HRH Princess Anne.

Please be aware that we have chosen for another set-up in days as we start the first day (11^th ) at 09.00 (9 am) and the second day (12^th) we finish the conference with a festive gala dinner in Trinity House. The Golf Tournament will take place on the 3^rd day, i.e. 13 November.

REGISTRATION CONFERENCE
Register via the conference registration form. The Conference takes place in two full days in two iconic locations in London: the IMO headquarters (11^th November 2024) and the Shard (12^th November 2024).

BUSINESS SESSIONS

Our business sessions will have a high degree of Safety and Sustainability related items.

Safe access to vessels and safe visibility is a key issue in the interaction with our dry bulk terminals. It starts with effective lighting on shore and aboard the vessel. We will have Rightship presenting on related incidents and how to mitigate to better visibility. As PSS UK has guidelines for lighting of the terminal, we will have them bringing in their experiences. We will combine this into one point of safe access from/to terminals and to bigger and smaller vessels and safe working in vessels, whereby lighting is one element, also gangway / ladders.  Access from terminals is regulated, although access from vessels is not regulated. How to improve communication (including checks and controls) between Vessel and Terminal, also related to the type of cargo that might bring in dangers? We will have our terminals presenting what controls should be done before starting to unload certain cargoes, e.g. biomass. We will have a presentation from our Members around serious incidents and ‘near misses’ that occurred. And once starting to load or unload a vessel, how to guarantee a safe working place, sufficiently lighted and having the right visibility.

Crew welfare – On 11^th November we will be hosted by IMO in their offices. As crew welfare is a major key issue for IMO, we want to focus during an interactive panel discussion on the relation of dry bulk terminals with vessel crews and what can be improved. What are our terminals’ roles and responsibility in that respect. How did we do during COVID19? Next to safe access to and from vessels, we should guarantee safe interaction with terminals. How can we improve self-assessment? From an Internation Harbour Masters Association point of view we will have IHMA and one of our Members presenting from IHMA perspective. What can we learn from this? We have a Member presenting an example from African terminals.  

In the logistics of grains, cargo fumigation by phospine gas is a key issue where it comes to the health of all people involved in mainly the unloading of grain cargoes. Toxic gasses are put into cargo hold to eliminate live insects andpests. When the holds are opened to unload vessels or trains, toxication of staff has taken place in recent incidents. IVR as a specialist institute will make an introduction on this subject, followed by some of our Members bringing in ideas how to mitigate the effects of these gases. Furthermore we will elaborate on monitoring maritime logistics in grain.

On the field of Sustainability we have Clarkson’s Research setting the scene. Trevor Crowe will update us on dry bulk shipping markets, will lead us into a green transition update on terminals worldwide and is going to show the conference how data support can be used for decision making. On emissions we will have several Members bringing in experiences how they monitor. We will have Rightship and Port of London showcasing their MEP how terminals and ports jointly monitor shipping emissions.

CONFERENCE DAY 1 | NOVEMBER 11^TH 2024 
Registration, business sessions, guided tour and welcome reception in IMO offices (09.00 – 17.30 hrs.)

CONFERENCE DAY 2 | NOVEMBER 12^TH 2024  
Business sessions & lunch in the Shard in cooperation with Warwick Business School (09.00 – 15.00 hrs.)
Conference day with business sessions in the Shard together with students that fit in with someof our area of expertise. A cooperation between DBTG and WBS.

Gala dinner in Trinity House (18.00 – 22.00 hrs.)

GOLF TOURNAMENT | NOVEMBER 13^TH 2024 
The DBTG Golf Tournament The Cooper Cup will take place on Wednesday 13^th of November 2024 in the exclusive Royal Blackheath Golf Club in Eltham near London. Instituted in 1608, Royal Blackheath Golf Club is a friendly members’ club with a proud history stretching back over 400 years. You can register for the Golf tournament via the conference registration form.

HOTEL ROOM REGISTRATION IN HYATT REGENCY LONDON
We have a room block in the Hyatt Regency hotel in London, 2 minutes walking distance from IMO offices. Book your hotel room with our special DBTG rate in the Hyatt Regency London Albert Embankment. This rate is only for delegates of the DBTG Conference and can be taken between 9-14 November 2024.  Please note that this discount is valid until 20th October 2024. Accomodation is offered in standard rooms with one European size king bed. The rate includes buffet breakfast served in their Potus restaurant. The rate for single occupancy is 285 GBP per night and double occupancy is 307 GBP per night (including VAT).

Book your room in Hyatt Regency Hotel in London

PARTICIPATION CONFERENCE FEE
The participation fee for Conference participants (Members and non-Members) includes 2 lunches, the welcome reception at IMO, a Gala dinner in Trinity House, a guided tour in IMO offices, 2 days business sessions (in IMO offices and in the Shard), all transportation costs and a lot of networking moments. We are a not-for-profit company so our prices are based on covering our costs.

The participation fee for partners/spouses includes the welcome reception at IMO offices, a Gala dinner in Trinity House, transportation costs and a special partner/spouses programme on 12th of November. 

Register for the conference via our Conference registration form.

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