Maritime Week Americas - Panama will be held at the Hilton Panama, 23-27 May 2022.

Maritime Week Americas 2022 returns to Panama. The week-long series of key maritime events includes the MWA Conference – the largest and most popular bunkering conference in the Americas – plus a bunker training course, a maritime services exhibition and some exhilarating Latin American-themed networking.

RECOVERY POSITION: THE WAY BACK FOR SHIPPING AND BUNKER MARKETS 

Chaos in world shipping and bunker markets, following hot on the heels of the economic devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, will ensure that debate at this year’s Maritime Week Americas in Panama will be even more lively than usual.

Disrupted global supply chains, runaway oil prices and container freight rates, major port congestion and international sanctions pose a unique set of problems that will be analysed and discussed in depth. But despite the huge logistics and personnel challenges, the strategically important shipping and bunkering sectors have had no option but to work throughout this difficult period. Nowhere is this more evident than in Panama.

For the first time ever, the Panama Canal broke the 500 million tonnage barrier last year. Sales figures for 2021 suggest that Panama’s bunker sales are on the path to recovery from the mid-2020 slump when the Covid -19 disruption was having its biggest impact on shipping activity and bunker demand. Sales volumes could also see a fillip from the start of supply operations at the Cristobal outer anchorage which began in March 2021. Furthermore, global economic and shipping activity is now increasing, which should support the bunker market generally.

With a high-powered Flagship Conference, focused training courses, a visit to the Panama Canal and an onboard tour of a Monjasa bunker tanker - in addition to the most spectacular networking in the bunker industry - MWA22 will certainly deliver! 

KEY HAPPENINGS

🎯 MWA Conference • Wednesday 25 - Thursday 26 May 2022

Maritime Week Americas will investigate how Panama – and the Americas in general – is negotiating the turmoil and how individual markets are reacting.

The MWA Conference includes a fabulous Networking Trip to the Panama Canal on Tuesday 24 May.

This trip is open to all conference delegates, however, please note there is a maximum capacity so places will be allocated on a first come first-served basis. In order to secure your place please email events@petrospot.com.

🎯 Training Courses

Monday 23 May 2022 - An Introduction to Marine Fuel Analysis

The course is aimed at buyers, superintendents and engineers with a good working knowledge (but not specialist knowledge) of marine fuels. All current test methods will be explained. The course will also examine four major quality incidents and see how they have changed the way we test fuels.

Monday 23 May 2022 - An Introduction to Shipping and Bunkering

Internationally renowned shipping and bunkering expert Nigel Draffin covers the essentials of shipping and bunkering in a comprehensive overview of these sectors, with particular emphasis on how they are mutually dependent.

Tuesday 24 May 2022 - An Introduction to LNG Bunkering

This course is designed to bring delegates up to speed with the technical, operational, practical and safety-related aspects of using LNG as a source of fuel for ships. It will look at how methane is stored and burned, fuel and gas systems, safety risks and regulations, bunkering methods, measurement, pricing, and international training requirements.

🎯 Exhibition

The Maritime Week Americas 2022 exhibition offers you all the benefits of a networking environment in which you can consolidate existing, and develop new, business relationships. Use this opportunity to acquire new leads and build your brand by booking a table top exhibition space.

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