Tripartite 2023

Tripartite, the forum for Classification Societies, Shipbuilders and Shipowners held its autumn meeting in Tokyo on the 9th and 10th November 2023.  This year’s Tripartite was hosted by ClassNK, INTERCARGO, JSA  and SAJ.

The 2 day meeting was split into the following sessions, with presentations being delivered in several of the sessions:

DAY 1

• Session 1 – Welcome/Opening Speeches
  • Class Societies – Mr Nick Brown, IACS
  • Shipowners – Mr Tom Keenan, INTERCARGO
  • Shipbuilders – Mr Xie Yu, ASEF
  • Shipbuilders – Mr Sander  Den Heijer, SEA Europe
• Session 2 – Shipbuilders’ Outlook  – Panel Discussion – Moderated by Mr Dimitris Monioudis, INTERCARGO
  • Shipbuilders China – Mr Xie Yu, CANSI
  • Shipbuilders Japan – Mr Hiroshi Iwamoto, SAJ
  • Shipbuilders Republic of Korea – Mr Jongwoo Park, KOSHIPA
  • Shipbuilders Europe – Mr Sander Den Heijer, SEA Europe
  • Class Societies – Mr Nick Brown, IACS
  • Shipowner – Mr Lars Robert Pedersen, BIMCO
• Session 3 – Strategic Issues – Moderated by Mr Kai Cheong Wong, INTERTANKO
  • Update of IMO’s GHG Strategy work including medium and long term measures – ICS
  • The UN High Seas Treaty – A Brief Summary – ICS
  • IMO’s revised GHG strategy and its implications on shipbuilding – BIMCO
  • Shipbuilding Industry Concern to the IMO issues – SAJ
  • EU ETS & Fuel EU Maritime – SEA Europe
• Session 4 – Decarbonisation – Moderated by Mr Jan-Paul de Wilde, IACS
  • Safety and Decarbonisation. A regulatory perspective – ICS
  • Update on the work of IACS Safe Decarbonisation Panel – IACS
  • The Road to Green and Low/Zero Carbon Transformation of Asian Shipbuilding Industry under Global Environmental Governance – ASEF
  • Decarb Era Prudent Fleet Investments – WARTSILA
• Session 5 – Decarbonisation – Moderated by Mr Benoit Loicq, SEA Europe
  • New Nuclear for Maritime – CORE POWER – Presentation currently unavailable
  • Onboard Power Supply for Tankers – OCIMF
  • Onboard Data Collection System for energy efficiency monitoring – INTERTANKO
• Session 6 – Round up of Day 1 
  • Mr Tom Keenan, INTERCARGO

DAY 2

• Session 7 – Environmental – Moderated by Mr Tom Keenan, INTERCARGO
  • Ballast Water Regulation and how to solve the CWQ issue – ICS
  • A new hydrogen system development  for large scale liquid hydrogen shipping – ASEF
  • Anti-biofouling paint – SEA Europe
• Session 8 – Environmental – Moderated by Mr Jan-Paul de Wilde, IACS
  • A campaign against single use plastic bottles onboard ships – BIMCO
  • Synergies between noise reduction and decarbonisation – ICS
  • Shipbuilding considering ship recycling – BIMCO
• Session 9 – Safety – Moderated by Mr Chris Waddington, ICS
  • Safety Updates – IACS
  • Ongoing work on CSR revisions – IACS
  • Fibre-Reinforced Plastics – SEA Europe
• Session 10 – Digitalisation – Moderated by Mr Aron Frank Sorensen, BIMCO
  • Update from JIWG/Future proofing the Maritime Safety Regime – IACS
  • Broader context of digitalization – IACS
  • The current technological progress and future work priorities of MASS – ASEF
• Session 11 – The Future of Tripartite – Panel Discussion – Moderated by Mr Chris Waddington, ICS
  • Class Societies – Mr Rob Ashdown, IACS
  • Shipbuilders – Mr Sander Den Heijer, SEA Europe
  • Shipowners – Mr Ed Wroe, INTERCARGO
• Closing Session – Moderated by Mr Tom Keenan, INTERCARGO
  • Outcome of 2023 Tripartite – All sessions’ moderators
  • Handover INTERCARGO to INTERTANKO