The Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre for Latin America (MTCC Latin America) and the International Maritime University of Panama (UMIP), organize the first international virtual conference of this year 2022, to discuss about a transcendental topic for the sustainable development of the shipping industry: "Alternative Marine Fuels and the challenges for Latin America"
The event will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2022 (time: 09:00- 15:00 hours UTC-5:00), through the virtual platforms of the organizers, aiming to promote and enhance in the Shipping Industry, issues related to safety, new regulations, emerging technologies, marine fuel prices, supply chain (availability and infrastructure),the reduction of carbon emissions into the atmosphere through alternative marine fuels, the barriers for its effective adoption and other related topics involving the different actors in this process of global energy transition, as part of the IMO “short and medium term strategies” to achieve the established objective on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships.