Green Marine’s 10th annual conference, GreenTech, is coming together as a preliminary conference program was recently announced for the shipping conference.

Among the speakers is Heike Deggim, the International Maritime Organization’s Senior Deputy Director of the Sub-Division for Protective Measures of the Marine Environment Division.

Dr. Deggim is in charge at the IMO of matters related to marine pollution, air pollution, energy efficiency, ballast water management, and the carriage of chemicals in bulk.

The usual array of informative business discussions will be supplemented this year with a workshop on the Port Emission Inventory Tool (PEIT) that Green Marine has licensed from Transport Canada. There is also the Certification Ceremony reception, a trade show with the latest sustainability technology and innovation for the marine industry, along with numerous other learning and networking opportunities.

This year’s conference takes place at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six in sunny Fort Lauderdale. The location steps away from Port Everglades – the first Florida port to join the program in 2015 – marks an exciting first for GreenTech 2017 in the American South.

The conference attracts people directly involved in deciding how to improve marine transportation’s sustainability, making GreenTech 2017 a occasion for marine-related organizations and enterprises to convey their sustainability.