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Monthly Meeting
Friday 20th March 2026 – 19:00
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Auditorium: V.Ships Greece Ltd,
Piliou 1, 185 41, Piraeus, Greece
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The Saga of the Greenhouse Gas Discussion at the IMO
On the way towards the 84th session of IMO’s MEPC, this talk takes stock at the long and tortuous road to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships, and tries to explain why, under the current IMO governance, the realization of the IMO GHG reduction targets is extremely difficult. Major obstacles are identified, and alternatives on how to proceed are discussed.
About the Speaker
Harilaos N. Psaraftis is Professor Emeritus at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Department of Technology, Management and Economics. He has a diploma from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) (1974), and two M.Sc. degrees (1977) and a Ph.D. (1979) from MIT, USA. He has been Assistant and Associate Professor at MIT from 1979 to 1989, a Professor at NTUA from 1989 to 2013 and a Professor at DTU from 2013 to 2023. He has been PI or co-PI in 55 projects, of which 25 from the EU, and has coordinated 3 EU projects. He has been a member and chairman of various groups at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and has also served as CEO of the Piraeus Port Authority (1996 -2002). He has published extensively and has received several academic and industry awards. His latest book is entitled “Sustainable Shipping: A Cross Disciplinary View” (Springer, 2019). His main research interests are in logistics and transportation.
