Why you should attend METF 24
With shipping’s energy transition now underway, more clarity is emerging over fuel and technology choices, as well as their timelines for availability. What is increasingly clear, however, is that for shipping a ‘one size fits all’ approach to its decarbonisation will not work.
METF24 will take a pragmatic approach to explain what course of action on decarbonisation should now be taken – and how it can best be achieved with the tools at the industry’s disposal.
With a headline theme of Multiple choice: Ship trades, routes and decarbonisation, this year’s Marine Energy Transition Forum, held at the Port of Antwerp, will take a granular look at what the energy transition means to the maritime sector, by exploring how fuel and technology choices will be influenced by vessel type, routes and operating profile.
Speakers will consider how these factors are impacting on shipowners’ strategies on decarbonisation and when they may choose to make the key decisions on fleet renewal and retrofits. Vessel routes may also present challenges in terms of bunker supply infrastructure and the adoption of some technologies.
METF will look at the decarbonisation options for different vessel types, across the deep sea, short sea and inland sectors. The discussions at the Forum will also be informed by changes in global and regional environmental mandates and legislation, the availability of finance to deliver shipping’s energy and transition, the impact of digitalisation on vessel and voyage optimisation, and the pivotal roles of ports and terminal operators in supporting ships and trade flows as the maritime industry moves inexorably towards a net zero future.
See the METF 24 agenda here https://www.petrospot.com/events/metf24/programme/metf24-programme
