The Marine Energy Transition Forum returns to The Port of Antwerp-Bruges in October 2022 to pick up the key threads of the complicated and evolving debate on shipping’s energy transition.
In 2023, there may well be some key developments in the European arena which are intended to accelerate shipping’s decarbonisation, such as the inclusion of shipping in the Emissions Trading System (ETS). METF 2022 is therefore well timed to assess what European regulations will mean for shipping’s journey to zero and to review the pace of decision-making in terms of global regulation.
The Forum will also ask whether cross-sector partnerships and collaboration are already accelerating commercial, operational and technological progress in terms of the switch to new energy sources for the shipping and bunkering sectors.
Some of the most well-known names in shipping, industry and technology have already set out their decarbonisation strategies, but METF will look at how small and medium-sized business are also responding to the demands of environmental regulation.
The Forum, now in its third edition, has gained a strong reputation for focusing on key and innovative projects in the ARA region and Northern Europe that are really driving the energy transition in shipping and in ports. In 2022, METF will again showcase some of the initiatives – which may be at the pilot stage or at commercial scale – that are demonstrating what is already possible in terms of meeting decarbonisation targets.
METF provides a platform for some of the leading experts on shipping’s energy transition to share their knowledge and insights. By the end of the Forum, delegates will have a clear and informed picture of what has been achieved in the decarbonisation of shipping – as well as the scale of the task ahead.
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Port Tour
Port visit organised by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges
This half-day (9.00 am – 1.00 pm) guided bus tour will take delegates from the right to the left bank of the port, and they will be given information about the multiple energy transition initiatives that are underway at the port.
The tour will include a site visit to the WAN (Antwerp North Heat Network) which is currently under construction and a site visit to the ADPO terminal which features Europe’s first concentrated solar thermal plant.
Delegates will also be able to visit Titan’s LNG FlexFueller bunker barge (TBC – subject to the vessel’s operational schedule).
