Marine Industry Program

The Marine Industry Subcommittee (MIS) provides an opportunity to expand the technical transfer of information and standards between the petroleum industry and the marine industry. The MIS facilitates the use and understanding of the currently issued standards such as IEEE-45 dot series, IEEE 1580 and IEC/IEEE 80005. MIS has been a leader in harmonizing standards with IEC. MIS also provides for the necessary working groups to keep the IEEE standards current and develop new standards as needed.

The Marine Industry Technical Subcommittee officers are:​

• Karen Johnson - Chair
• Clinton Roache - Vice Chair
• Jixil Johnson - Secretary

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MARINE INDUSTRY TECHNICAL SESSION I
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Monday, September 22, 2025 – 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Presiding: Karen Johnson, Chair

PCIC-2025-16     Energy Transition – Active Front End Grid Forming Static Frequency Converter with Power from Shore Power Supply​

Jeremy Andrews
Terje Knutsen

Innomotics (Siemens)
Innomotics (Siemens)

PCIC-2025-17     Deep Dive: Reliably Delivering the Benefits of Variable Speed Medium Voltage Motor Operation Over Extremely Long Distances​

Robert Bickford
Fred Jason
Paul Dreghici
Jeff Tod

Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation

PCIC-2025-18     From Turbines to Electric: A Comprehensive Guide to Electrifying Drivers​

Navid Binesh
Matt Taher
Kalyan Malnedi
Andrea Meroni

ABB Inc
Bechtel
ABB Inc

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MARINE INDUSTRY TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 – 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Presiding: Clinton Roache, Vice-Chair

PCIC-2025-58     A Hybrid Intelligent Framework for Optimal Feature Selection of PD Signals Produced by Electrical Defects in MV Switchgear​

Dr. Ghulam Hussain
Waqar Hassan
Mohamad Kamarol
Rizwan Akbar
John Kay

American Univ of Kuwait
American Univ of Kuwait
American Univ of Kuwait
Institute of Southern Punjab Multan
Independent Consultant

PCIC-2025-59     Synchronous Motors – A Simple Solution to Greater Energy Efficiency​

Carl Nilsson
Steve Barass

ABB AB
ABB Inc

PCIC-2025-60     Estimated Environmental Impact of Electric Motor Reconditioning and Rewinding​

Bharat Mistry
Peyun Kok
Tom Reid
Javier Portos

IPS Fleet Engineering
ACA Global
Integrated Power Services
Integrated Power Services