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The 8th International Symposium on Ship Operations, Management and Economics

Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th of March 2023 - Eugenides Foundation Conference Center Auditorium

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the 8th International Symposium and Maritime Exhibition on Ship Operations, Management and Economics (SOME) 2023. The Symposium has been taking place for over 15 years, is now scheduled to take place in Athens, at the Eugenides Foundation Conference Center Auditorium on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th of March 2023.

A bi-annual event organized by the SNAME Greek Section, the Symposium brings together academics, ship operators, technical managers, naval architects, marine engineers, classification societies, and marine transportation policy-makers to discuss and debate important current issues for the maritime industry.

SOME 2023 will be hosted Free of Charge for all, both members and non-members of SNAME, and is committed to providing Maritime Professionals and Students with continuous opportunities to develop their knowledge, stay up-to-date on international engineering and operational development, and interact with marine industry key stakeholders.

The 31 Peer-Reviewed Papers of SOME 2023 cover the following topics:

  • Emission Control, CII Compliance
  • Decarbonization, Alternative Fuels
  • Digital Twins, Performance Optimization
  • Ship Resistance & Propulsion for Green Shipping
  • Ship Propulsion, Autonomous Shipping
  • Ship Design and Engineering
  • Marine Pollution
  • Data Science, Real-time Monitoring

The Symposium will host two Keynote Lectures and two Industry Panel Discussions:

Keynote Lectures:

Shipping Decarbonization: A Glimmer of Hope?
H. Psaraftis, Professor,
Technical University of Denmark

Maritime Training in Soft or Hard Skills?
S. Hatzigrigoris,
Advanced Engineering Services

Industry Panel Discussions:

Women in Maritime:

Moderator: Niki Kalogiratou, Chief Communications

Officer, Capital Ship Management Corp

Electrification in Shipping:

Moderator: J. Prousalidis,

National Technical University of Athens

To view the full Symposium agenda, click here.

For SNAME members, please RSVP your place through the SNAME online registration page.

For non SNAME members, please RSVP your place through the following event link.

The 8 th  International Symposium and Maritime Exhibition on Ship Operations, Management and Economics (SOME) 2023 is organized under the Auspice of:

• The proceedings of the SOME 2023 symposium (presented papers) will be published by OnePetro® https://onepetro.org/. As part of the benefits of membership, SNAME members may download up to 20 SNAME papers annually, free of charge. For instructions on how to create your OnePetro account and/or validate your SNAME membership, please click here.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 – Symposium Day #1, Eugenides Foundation Auditorium, Athens, Greece

08:15 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 09:20 Opening Addresses

A. Papanikolaou, SOME 2023 Chair

J. Kokarakis, SNAME Greek Section Chair

R. Spaulding, SNAME President

I. Plakiotakis, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy

G. Pateras, President of Hellenic Chamber of Shipping

09:20 – 10:00 Keynote Speech I

Shipping Decarbonization: A Glimmer of Hope?
H. Psaraftis, Professor, Technical University of Denmark

10:00 – 11:00 Industry Panel & Discussion No.1: Women in Maritime

Moderator: Niki Kalogiratou, Chief Communications Officer, Capital Ship Management Corp

Joanna Koukouli, Co-Global Claims & Managing Director, The American P&I Club

Maria Kyratsoudi, Business Development Manager, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

Irene Notias, Country Manager, Sing Fuels Pte Ltd (Hellas)

Matina Petrou, South Europe New Constructions Sales Lead, Lloyd’s Register

11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break

11:20 – 12:35 Session No.1: Emission Control, CII Compliance

11:20 – 11:35 Monitoring Shipping Emissions with Various Techniques Towards Ensuring Compliance to the New Regulations: The SCIPPER Project

L. Ntziachristos, S. Mamarikas, A. Grigoriadis / Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

R. Verbeek / TNO

11:35 – 11:50 From STEAM to Machine: Emissions Control in the Shipping 4.0 Era

D. Kaklis, T. Varelas / Danaos Research Center

I. Varlamis / Harokopio University of Athens

P. Eirinakis / University of Piraeus

G. Giannakopoulos, C. Spyropoulos / NCSR Demokritos

11:50 – 12:05 Concept Assessment of a Marine Carbon Capture System for Vessel Regulatory Lifetime Extension

I. Beltsidis / National Technical University of Athens

C. Georgopoulou / DNV Maritime R&D and Advisory

G. Dimopoulos / National Technical University of Athens, DNV Maritime R&D and Advisory

L. Koukoulopoulos / DNV Maritime R&D and Advisory

12:05 – 12:20 CII Compliance: Effects of Operational and Technological Measures on Current Levels and Time Development of Calculated CII

A. Trakakis, N. Daremas / RINA Classification Society

M. Papatheodorou / ShipReality Inc.

S. Chatzinikolaou /  University of Piraeus

C. Papadopoulos, L. Kaiktsis  / National Technical University of Athens

12:20 – 12:35 Questions & Discussion

12:35 – 12:50 Platinum Sponsor Presentation

Alba Business School

12:50 – 13:50 Light Lunch Break – Sponsored by Polembros Shipping

13:50 – 15:05 Session No.2: Decarbonization, Alternative Fuels

13:50 – 14:05 Handling of Ammonia Accidental Fuel Leakages on Ships

M. Bucelli, B. Johnsen, I. Hjorth | SINTEF Energy Research AS

14:05 – 14:20 The Potential of Methanol and Ammonia to Decarbonize Shipping: Impact on GHG and Other Pollutants

G. Voniati, A. Dimaratos, S. Kyklis, G. Koltsakis, L. Ntziachristos | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

14:20 – 14:35 Modeling Intermediate and Alternative Fuel Emissions in Large Two-stroke Engines: Towards an Accurate Assessment of Decarbonization Impact

V. Kostoulas, G. Pontikakos, L. Kaiktsis / National Technical University of Athens

I. Sklias, A. Karvountzis-Kontakiotis / Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD)

14:35 – 14:50 Life-cycle Assessment and Costing of Alternative Fuels and Emission Reduction Technologies

N. Ventikos, P. Sotiralis, M. Annetis | National Technical University of Athens

14:50 – 15:05 Questions & Discussion

15:05 – 15:20 Coffee Break

15:20 – 16:35 Session No.3: Digital Twins, Performance Optimization

15:20 – 15:35 Estimation of Wind, Waves and Fouling Effect on Ships from Full Scale and Hindcast Data

D. Georgousis, K. Nielsen, J. Petersen, A. Adveev, E. Arvanitaki, S. Tuymetov |
Vessel Performance Solutions ApS

15:35 – 15:50 Integrated Ship Energy Flowchart: A Digital Twin to Mitigate GHG Emissions
E. Yfantis, C. Ioannou, A. Paradeisiotis | Cyprus Marine & Maritime Institute

15:50 – 16:05 Time Series Anomaly Detection and Forecasting for Digital Twins in Green Shipping

L. Avgeridis, K. Lentzos, D. Skoutas, I. Emiris | ATHENA Research Center

16:05 – 16:20 The Development of an Accurate Digital Twin for Operational Performance Optimization

S. Harries, S. Hauschulz, F. Thies / FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS

J. Brunswig, S. Gatchell, A. Schumacher, J. Marzi / Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA)

16:20 – 16:35 Questions & Discussion

16:35 – 16:40 Day 1 Closing Remarks
A. Papanikolaou, SOME 2023 Chair

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – Symposium Day #2, Eugenides Foundation Auditorium, Athens, Greece

09:00 – 09:05 Day 2 Opening Remarks
A. Papanikolaou, SOME 2023 Chair

09:05 – 09:45 Keynote Speech II

Maritime Training in Soft or Hard Skills?
S. Hatzigrigoris, Advanced Engineering Services

09:45 – 11:00 Session No.4: Ship Resistance & Propulsion for Green Shipping

09:45 – 10:00 Recent Progress on the Transparent Prediction of the Added Resistance and Powering of a Ship in Waves

S. Liu / Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

A. Papanikolaou / National Technical University of Athens

10:00 – 10:15 Numerical Analysis of the Impact of the Bow Thruster Opening on a Fast Catamaran’s Resistance

S. Duman, E. Boulougouris, M. Z. Aung, X. Xu, A. Nazemian | Strathclyde University

10:15 – 10:30 Extensive Hydrodynamic Optimization Studies for a Series of Small Electric Catamaran Ferries

A. Kanellopoulou, G. Zaraphonitis, G. Grigoropoulos, D. Liarokapis | National Technical University of Athens

10:30 – 10:45 Medstraum: Design and Operation of the First Zero-emission Fast Catamaran

A. Papanikolaou, A. Kanellopoulou, G. Zaraphonitis / National Technical University of Athens

M. Dahle / Kolumbus AS

E. Tolo / Fjellstrand AS

Y. Xing-Kaeding / Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt GmbH

A. Prinz / Servogear

F. Jenset / Wärtsilä

E. Boulougouris / University of Strathclyde

C. Jürgenhake, T. Seidenberg / Fraunhofer IEM

10:45 – 11:00 Questions & Discussion

11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break

11:20 – 11:30 Platinum Sponsor Presentation

MAN Energy Solutions

11:30 – 12:45 Session No. 5: Ship Propulsion, Autonomous Shipping

11:30 – 11:45 Energy-minimizing Kinematics for Actively Morphing Flapping-foil Thrusters
D. Anevlavi, E. Filippas, K. Belibassakis | National Technical University of Athens

11:45 – 12:00 Augmenting Ship Propulsion in Waves by Flapping-foil Thrusters

K. Belibassakis | National Technical University of Athens

12:00 – 12:15 Facing Challenges Raised in Designing Battery Based Green Ships
J. Prousalidis, E. Sofras, P. Vlachos | National Technical University of Athens

12:15 – 12:30 The Logistics of Autonomous Shipping and the AEGIS Project

H. Psaraftis, M. Reche Vilanova / Technical University of Denmark

T. Zis / Cyprus University of Technology

12:30 – 12:45 Questions & Discussion

12:45 – 13:30 Light Lunch Break – Sponsored by Polembros Shipping

13:30 – 14:30 Industry Panel & Discussion No.2: Electrification in Shipping

Moderator: J. Prousalidis, National Technical University of Athens

A. Papanikolaou, National Technical University of Athens: The “Medstraum” Project: Design and Operation of the First Zero Emission High-Speed Catamaran

G. Dimopoulos, National Technical University of Athens: Overview of Electric Driven Ships – Some Lessons Learnt

P. Scialla, LRS: Implementing Battery Swapping in Battery Powered Ships: The “Current Direct” Project

C. Gerakarakis, PPA: The Ports Supporting the Electrification of Ships: Studying the Implementation of Shore-to-Ship Connection in the Port of Piraeus

A. Manos, HEDNO SA: The Initiatives of the Hellenic Power Distribution Network Operator to Support the Electrification of the Greek Maritime Sector

14:30 – 16:00 Session No.6: Ship Design and Engineering, Marine Pollution

14:30 – 14:45 High Fidelity Finite Element Modeling of Complex Ship Structures: The Particular Case of a Passenger Vessel

P. Ntaoularis, N. Silionis, K. Anyfantis | National Technical University of Athens

14:45 – 15:00 Solution Space and Optimality Concerns for the Shafting System Alignment of a Typical Bulk Carrier

P. Theofilis, G. Rossopoulos, C. Papadopoulos | National Technical University of Athens

15:00 – 15:15 Dilating Disk Valve – A New High Efficiency Control Valve

J. Guedesse, B. Re, W. Velkoff | Curtiss-Wright – Target Rock

15:15 – 15:30 Microplastics and their Impact on the Marine Environment

J. Kokarakis / Bureau Veritas

E. Kokarakis / Michigan State University

E. Ladakis / National Kapodistrian University of Athens

H. Petrakakos / P&P Marine Consultants Inc.

15:30 – 16:00 Questions & Discussion

16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break

16:15 – 18:15 Session No.7: Data Science, Real-time Monitoring

16:15 – 16:30 Challenges on Taking Advantage of High Frequency Data Analytics to Address Environmental Challenges in Maritime Sector

S. Katsikas, G. Manditsios, G. Sakalis, G. Antonopoulos, A. Doulgeridis / Metis Cybertechnology S.A.

F. Dalmiras, D. Mouzakis / Andriaki Shipping Co. Ltd.

16:30 – 16:45 Failure Knowledge Graphs
B. Vučinić | MA-CAD

16:45 – 17:00 In-cylinder Pressure Prediction for Marine Engines Using Machine Learning

C. Patil, G. Theotokatos, K. Milioulis | University of Strathclyde

17:00 – 17:15 Fault Classification and Diagnosis for Rotating Equipment Using Machine Learning Algorithms

D. Emiris | University of Piraeus

17:15 – 17:30 From Preventive to Predictive Maintenance of Ship Hulls: The Role of SHM

Ν. Silionis, Κ. Anyfantis | National Technical University of Athens

17:30 – 17:45 An Investigation on the Effect of Sea Currents on Weather Routing Optimisation

A. Kytariolou, N. Themelis | National Technical University of Athens

17:45 – 18:00 Short-term Optimal Ship Routing via Reliable Satellite Current Data

A. Ioannou, E. Moschos, B. Le Vu, A. Stegner | AMPHITRITE, X-Novation Center

18:00 – 18:15 Questions & Discussion

18:15 – 18:20 Closing Remarks

A. Papanikolaou, SOME 2023 Chair

the SOME 2023 – Organizing Committee:

Prof. Apostolos Papanikolaou, Symposium Chair
Prof. Lambros Kaiktsis, Papers Committee Chair

Dr. John Kokarakis, SNAME Greek Section Chair
George Rossopoulos, Media Support

Harilaos Petrakakos, Fundraising and Panel Committee Chair
Theodoros Kardaras, Promotion Support