Fourth International Conference on Fire Safety at Sea (CFIS) – Gothenburg, Sweden

Welcome to the Fourth International Conference on Fire Safety at Sea (CFIS) in Gothenburg, Sweden. This conference brings together industry experts, legislators, and researchers to share innovative strategies and best practices for enhancing fire safety at sea. Engage in discussions and gain valuable insights from speakers who are at the forefront of fire safety research and development. Presentations will address a wide range of topics, such as new fuels, training, human factors, organization & risk, firefighting equipment and container ship fires.

When: Tuesday 8 October 2024
Location: Sven Hultins plats 5, Chalmers, Gothenburg, Sweden
Organisers: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Lighthouse & The Swedish Mercantile Marine Foundation

Preliminary programme
08:30 Coffee and registration

• Welcome and introduction - Lighthouse, Swedish Mercantile Marine Foundation  and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
• Trends in ship fires - from an insurance perspective - Geir Jørgensen, SVP – Global Head of Loss Prevention at SKULD
• Latest in battery research for maritime relevance - Maria Quant, Researcher scientist at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
• Formal safety assessment (FSA) for containership fire safety - Lorena Cifuentes och Aqqalu Ruge, project managers at DBI The Danish Institute of Fire and Security Technology

Break

• Safety guidance for battery energy storage systems on board - Monica Ramalho, Project Officer for Ship Safety, European Maritime Safety Agency
• Methanol fire safety for machinery spaces - Bogdan Raciega, Fire Laboratory Director at Baltic Fire Laboratory
• Safe hydrogen bunkering - Björn Samuelsson, Lecturer at Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering Uppsala University

Lunch (mingel)

• What it takes to accelerate technical innovation in fire safety solutions - Sebastian Corby, Principal Consultant at Safetytech Accelerator
• Swedish sailor stories: learnings and experience from Swedish actors in the maritime field - To be announced

Break

• Lessons learned from ship fire investigation - Grete Horsbøl Marine Accident Investigator at Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board
• To be announced
• Regulation for the future: fire protection on autonomous ships - Sifis Papageorgiou, Technical Coordinator for International Work at Norwegian Maritime Authority

Break

• Panel discussion: Detection of fires on board - challenges and possibilities -  Åsa Burman Lighthouse (moderator) Patrick Olander Vice President Customer Insights at Consilium Marine & Safety AB, Davood Zeinali Researcher scientist at RISE Fire Research, Antoine Breuillard, Head of Energy and Safety Modelling section, Bureau Veritas, TBD, Ship operator representative
• Summary and closing remarks - Swedish Mercantile Marine Foundation, Lighthouse and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

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