The new Wales and South West of England regional branch held its first event in Southampton on 24th October 2024. The event was held at Lloyd’s Register/Lloyd’s Register Global Technology Centre with presentations from Dr Maryam Bonyadi and 
Dr James Kwame, both from Lloyd’s Register (LR).
Dr Maryam Bonyadi is a Technical and Failure Investigation Senior Specialist at LR. The presentation provided an introduction to LR and the specialist services LR provides. The presentation also included an overview of the LR’s Technical and Failure Investigation Department, its team, locations and some of the capabilities. Further, examples of corrosion mechanisms commonly found in the maritime industry were presented.
The second presentation was by Dr James Kwame, who is the Senior Manufacturing Technologist at Lloyd’s Register, working to develop LR’s internal and external technical publications. The presentation provided an insight into liquified CO2 and the impact of impurities such as H2O, O2, SO2, H2S, NO2 and organics which may be present in the CO2 stream on corrosion and phase change. The talk explored current industry limitations and the general lack of standardisation governing product specifications, such as the quality of CO2 grades, which present significant challenges in understanding their effect on corrosion and phase change during ship transportation and storage.
The talks gained lots of engagement and interaction from the audience, with many questions and plenty of further discussion. With 20 delegates in attendance, the first Southampton event was deemed a successful one!
Upcoming Event:
The next branch event will take place online on 
December 11th 2024. For more information, 
contact swchair@icorr.org
You can also keep up to date on events by 
visiting our LinkedIn page; 
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12992293/
Dr Maryam Bonyadi is a Technical and Failure Investigation Senior Specialist at LR. The presentation provided an introduction to LR and the specialist services LR provides. The presentation also included an overview of the LR’s Technical and Failure Investigation Department, its team, locations and some of the capabilities. Further, examples of corrosion mechanisms commonly found in the maritime industry were presented.
The second presentation was by Dr James Kwame, who is the Senior Manufacturing Technologist at Lloyd’s Register, working to develop LR’s internal and external technical publications. The presentation provided an insight into liquified CO2 and the impact of impurities such as H2O, O2, SO2, H2S, NO2 and organics which may be present in the CO2 stream on corrosion and phase change. The talk explored current industry limitations and the general lack of standardisation governing product specifications, such as the quality of CO2 grades, which present significant challenges in understanding their effect on corrosion and phase change during ship transportation and storage.
The talks gained lots of engagement and interaction from the audience, with many questions and plenty of further discussion. With 20 delegates in attendance, the first Southampton event was deemed a successful one!
Upcoming Event:
The next branch event will take place online on 
December 11th 2024. For more information, 
contact swchair@icorr.org
You can also keep up to date on events by 
visiting our LinkedIn page; 
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12992293/
Photo:Â Delegates Observing the Presentation by Dr Maryam Bonyadi.
Photo: Delegates Observing the Presentation by Dr James Kwame.
