Ole Graa Jakobsen, vice president, head of fleet technology at Maersk Line, will give one of the keynote addresses at the 2017 Conference. His attendance further confirms the importance of this long-running conference to the shipping world.

Ole Graa Jakobsen, vice president, head of fleet technology at Maersk Line, will give one of the keynote addresses at the 2017 Conference. His attendance further confirms the importance of this long-running conference to the shipping world.

Ole Graa Jakobsen, who has worked for the Maersk Group for over seven years, and been in the industry for over 30, will cover Maersk Line's response to the recent MEPC 2020 0.5% ruling and the recently confirmed ballast water convention.

Jakobsen’s confirmation, along with that of Martin Kroeger, managing director, VDR (The German Shipowner Association) and Lars Robert Pedersen, deputy secretary general, BIMCO, as co-chairmen of the Conference, clearly illustrates the quality of attendees that all participants can expect to meet at the event.

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The annual Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference is recognised as the most technically informative as well as the longest established conference for the global shipping industry. For further information contact the Events team on +44 1329 825335 or email conferences@propulsionconference.com.

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