Conferencia sobre transporte marítimo ecológico

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La transición ecológica presenta retos y oportunidades para el sector marítimo mundial. La OMI, en colaboración con las autoridades marítimas de Ghana y Dinamarca, ha organizado y copatrocinado, a través del Programa integrado de cooperación técnica (PICT), una conferencia sobre el transporte marítimo ecológico celebrada en Accra (Ghana) del 15 al 16 de febrero de 2023. La conferencia sirvió de foro para debatir las oportunidades y los retos de los países de África en la descarbonización del transporte marítimo internacional. El tema principal fue "Oportunidades para el transporte marítimo ecológico en África".

Puede consultar el discurso de apertura del Secretario General de la OMI, Kitack Lim, aquí (en inglés).

Programa y presentaciones

Puede encontrar el programa y las presentaciones más abajo o descargarlo aquí (en inglés).

February 15

09.50 - 10.20 Welcome and opening remarks

  • Mr. Thomas Kofi Alonsi, Director General of Ghana Maritime Authority
  • Mr. Kitack Lim, Secretary-General of International Maritime Organization
  • Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Ghana's Minister for Tranportation

10.30 - 11.50 Session in opportunities including presentations

Energy efficiency and technology development, moderated by Maria Skipper Schwenn, Executive Director of Danish Shipping

Regulatory framework

  1. Roel Hoenders, Head of Air, Pollution and Energy Efficiency, International Maritime Organization. “IMO on regulation and progress on short term energy efficiency measures”

Concrete measures

  1. Maria Skipper Schwenn, Executive Director, Climate, environment and safety, Danish Shipping. "Energy efficiency continues to be key for decarbonization"

  2. Lydia Ngugi, Maritime Technology Cooperation Center Africa. "Energy efficiency in line with regulation supporting decarbonisation"

  3. Hany El Nady, Chief Group Representative, Mærsk. "Mærsk's perspective on decarbonization and energy efficiency"

  4. Christopher David Sulle, Sales and Projects, DESMI. "Pump solutions and energy efficiency"


11.50 - 12.30 Green jobs


13.30 -14.45 Session on ooportunities including presentations

Green Corridors: 

  • Tanja Dalgaard and Jan-Christoph Napierski, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. "Green corridors project with Chilean government"

  • Panel on green ports in Africa. Moderated by Michael Luguje, Director General of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority. Panel consisting of: 

  1. Mohamed Samara, Chief Executive Officer at Meridian Port Services, Port of Tema, Ghana

  2. Tauqeer Ahmed, Head of Engineering Centre of Excellence, Transnet National Ports Authority, Port of Ngqura, South Africa. 

  3. Frida Youssef, Chief of Transport Section at Trade Logistics Branch at UNCTAD

  4. Safae Lyazidi, Head of Security and Sustainable Development, Port Authority of Morocco. "Morocco port sector's green transition"



14.45 -15.30 Alternative energy and fuel production and financing, moderated by Jan-Christoph Napierski, Head of public affairs, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping:

Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance - alternative fuels and opportunities for Africa, cas studies and panel, including: 

  1. Masopha Moshoeshoe, Chief Director, Investment Promotion and Unblocking, Ministry of the Presidency, South Africa. "Unlocking opportunities for green shipping in Africa" 

  2. Frans Kalenga, Senior Manager for sustainable energies at NAMCOR and special assistant to the Minister of Mines and Energy on Green Hydrogen and Synthetic Fuels, Namibia



16.00 - 17.00 Support for green infrastructure, panel moderated by Dr. Kwasi Awuah-Werekoh, Director of Finance, Ghana Maritime Authority:

  1. Isabelle Rojon, Maritime Transport Specialist, Transport Global Practice at World Bank Group. "Support for green infrastructure"

  2. Marco M. Yamacuchi. African Development Bank. "Redefining the transport Intraestructure system in Africa"


February 16

09.30 – 09.45 Welcome and take aways from day one by Director General Thomas Kofi Alonsi

09.45 – 11.00 Keynote: Perspectives on green shipping in an African context by Harry Conway, Liberian representative to IMO and chair of MEPC

Panel discussion: What is in it for Africa?, moderated by Harry Conway. Panel: 

  • Mr. John Omingo, Director General of Kenya Maritime Authority

  • Mr. Jonas Sheelongo, Deputy Executive Director of Transport, Ministry of Works and Transport of Namibia

  • Dr. Mrs. Oma P. Ofodile, Deputy Director of Marine Environment Management Department, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency

  • Capt. Abdul Nasir Inusah, Director Technical, Ghana Maritime Authority

  • RADM. Ahmed Abdelkhalek Badawy, Head of Central Administration, Maritime Transport Sector, Egypt


11.00 – 12.00 Side event on maritime solutions

12.00 – 13.00  Interactive session

15.30 – 16.00  Closing remarks by Director General Thomas Kofi Alonsi