16 March - 18 March
Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
The inaugural Bunkering & Sustainability Forum is a new event focused on marine fuel strategies for islands and mid-sized ports. The event is designed to examine the current and future availability of traditional and alternative fuels in these ports and the infrastructure and maritime facilities needed to support them.
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Overview
The inaugural Bunkering & Sustainability Forum 2026 is designed to examine how island and mid-sized ports are preparing for the maritime energy transition. Some are well prepared and have committed to large investments, while others are still doing nothing, waiting for shipowners or regulators to make their decisions for them. But many more are somewhere in between.
This ground-breaking event, hosted by the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, will examine the current and future availability of traditional and alternative fuels at island and mid-sized ports, and the infrastructure and maritime facilities required to support them. For such ports, a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to fuel supply – both conventional and emerging – is not practical. Many do not have a local fuel supply and must import 100% of their fuel needs. While storage and delivery facilities for traditional fuels are generally available, this is not yet the case for new fuels such as LNG, methanol, biofuels, and ammonia. And what are they doing about installing shore power?
As global demand for these alternative fuels rises, islands and smaller ports must plan strategically to ensure access to appropriate energy sources without wasting resources on options that may not be viable or necessary for their specific context.
This event aims to bring together similar bunkering hubs – and the bunker buyers and suppliers that operate there – to share insights, challenges, and solutions related to the energy transition in maritime fuel supply.
BASF26 consists of a one-day training course on Alternative Fuels, a Flagship Conference, two spectacular receptions and port tour.
View ProgrammeA highlight will be the tour of the port and sheltered anchorage of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on board a catamaran that will sail past the port’s bunkering infrastructure, including active barges delivering traditional fuels and LNG to ships in port and at anchor. The tour will end with a special lunch reception at the exclusive Real Club Nautico de Tenerife.
Register for the port tourEl Foro inaugural de Bunkering y Sostenibilidad 2026 está diseñado para analizar cómo los puertos insulares y de tamaño medio se están preparando para la transición energética marítima. Algunos están bien preparados y han comprometido grandes inversiones, mientras que otros aún no han tomado medidas, esperando que los armadores o los reguladores decidan por ellos. Pero muchos más se encuentran en un punto intermedio.
Este evento pionero, organizado por la Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, abordará la disponibilidad actual y futura de combustibles tradicionales y alternativos en los puertos insulares y medianos, así como la infraestructura y las instalaciones marítimas necesarias para respaldarlos. Para estos puertos, un enfoque uniforme de suministro de combustible – tanto convencional como emergente – no es práctico. Muchos no disponen de suministro local y deben importar el 100% de sus necesidades. Aunque las instalaciones de almacenamiento y distribución para combustibles tradicionales suelen estar disponibles, aún no ocurre lo mismo con los nuevos combustibles como GNL, metanol, biocombustibles y amoníaco. ¿Y qué están haciendo respecto a la instalación de sistemas de energía en tierra?
A medida que crece la demanda mundial de combustibles alternativos, las islas y los puertos más pequeños deben planificar estratégicamente para garantizar el acceso a fuentes de energía adecuadas sin malgastar recursos en opciones que quizás no sean viables o necesarias en su contexto específico.
El evento busca reunir a centros de bunkering similares – junto con los compradores y proveedores de combustible que operan en ellos – para compartir conocimientos, retos y soluciones relacionados con la transición energética en el suministro marítimo de combustibles.
BASF26 incluye un curso de formación de un día sobre Combustibles Alternativos, una Conferencia Principal, dos recepciones espectaculares y un recorrido por el puerto.
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