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Download the agenda for both days:
Environment – Choosing shipping “How to increase the share of maritime transport in Europe’s trade”
(Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR)/ Interferry/ Confitarma/ Spanish Shipowners’ Association (ANAVE)/Joint Cyprus Shipowners’ Association (JCSA))
Industry – “Maritime transport, enabler of European strategic autonomy through the Global Gateway” (European Dredging Association (EuDA))
People – “Fair transition and human centered decarbonization for seafarers” (European Transport Federation (ETF)/ European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) / International Chamber of Shipping (ICS))
Environment – “Charting a course to green marine fuels – the role of Europe” (World Shipping Council (WSC))
Industry– Europe goes dark without shipping “The Crucial Role of Shipping in Safeguarding the EU’s Energy Security and Supply”
(Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS)/ German Shipowners’ Association (VDR))
People – Shipping and the growth of offshore wind (Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA))
Environment – “Shipping for net-zero Europe” (European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA)/ Transport & Environment (T&E) /International Association of Classification Societies (IACS))
Industry – “Challenges and Opportunities for the Competitiveness and Resilience of the Maritime Technology Industry in the light of
geopolitics and the twin green/digital transition” (SeaEurope/ Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) /European Tugowners Association (ETA))
People – “Dangerous Trade: joining forces against drug trafficking” (World Shipping Council (WSC) / European Community Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (ECASBA))
Environment – FuelEU implementation (European Commission / European Seaports Organisation (ESPO) / European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA))
Industry – Financing the green transition (ECSA/Danish Ship Finance)
People – Setting a New Compass: Embracing the Ship Recycling Revolution (BIMCO)/ Royal Belgian Shipowners Association (KBRV))
Following this session, Belgian shipowners invite you to join a presentation by the Great Whale Conservancy on “How European shipping can lead the way in saving whales?”
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Environment – “Shore Power offers promising carbon cuts – but are we on track?”
Industry – “Towards a competitive EU maritime industrial strategy”
People – “Shipping and the Drugs Trade – Continuing the Fight against Organised Crime and Illicit Trafficking ”
Environment – “Ship recycling – what will happen after June 2025”
Industry – “Shipping Anchors EU’s Future ”
People – “Closing the talent gap – how to empower diversity leadership in shipping”
Environment – “Navigating the Future: Europe’s Competitive Transition to Green Maritime Fuels”
Industry – “Maritime Security in the Red Sea: Challenges and Strategic Responses for current and future threats”
People – “Human element in shipping”
Environment – “Implementing Fit for 55 in the maritime sector: strategies and progress”
Industry – “Strategic Role of Short Sea Shipping and push modal swift”
People – “Decarbonisation Beyond Technology: The Power of Human Action”
Venue – Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Rue du Musée 5
1000 Brussels
For more information on any aspect of this event, please contact us:
Email: ess@ecsa.eu
Tel: +32 2 510 61 28
© 2025 European Community Shipowners’ Associations