11 June - 12 June
World Trade Centre, Barcelona, Spain
Explore the critical role of energy, port, and technology stakeholders in solving the ‘last mile’ challenge for shipping’s energy transition. As regulations tighten and decarbonisation accelerates, the ship.energy summit in Barcelona will feature expert insights, case studies, and the latest technological advancements.
Overview
Programme details are updated regularly and are subject to change as new speakers are confirmed and themes developed.
If you feel you could make a significant contribution to the programme, please email Lesley Bankes-Hughes at [email protected] or call +44 1295 814455 to discuss this further.
Welcome address – Port of Barcelona
Carles Rua Costa, Head of Innovation, Port of Barcelona
Head of Innovation
Port of Barcelona
Carles Rúa Costa is an industrial engineer. His professional activity has been developed in the fields of logistics and management information systems, where he has acted as a freelance engineer and for consultancy companies.
Nowadays, he works for the Port Authority of Barcelona as Chief Innovation Officer (CINO). In the university field, he has carried out his teaching activities in the Department of Business Organization of Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BarcelonaTech) for more than 25 years. He is also director of the Master Executive in Lean Supply Chain Management (BarcelonaTech) and teacher of the Escola Europea for Intermodal Transport.
This session will review the compliance landscape as shipping adjusts to new EU environmental regulations, including the EU Environmental Trading System (ETS), FuelEU Maritime and the revised Alternative Fuels Directive. The outcomes of the IMO’s MEPC 83 meeting and state of play for global environmental regulation will also be debated.
Speakers will discuss compliance mechanisms such as pooling, book and claim, mass transfer, carbon credit banking, market-based measures, and subsidies.
IMO net zero framework – potential gamechanger
Maria Skipper Schwenn, Director of environmental regulatory affairs Group Commercial, Bunker Holding
Lars Robert Pedersen, Deputy Secretary General & Director of Regulatory, BIMCO
Accelerating Net Zero: eFuel Integration under the IMO Framework
Dr. Monika Griefahn, Chair, eFuel Alliance
Mandates to Markets: Calculating the NZF business case
Joe Bettles, Climate Policy & Analysis Manager, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Director of Environmental Regulatory Affairs, Group Commercial
Bunker Holding
Maria Skipper Schwenn joined Bunker Holding as Director of Environmental Regulatory and Public Affairs in 2023. Her primary tasks include securing Bunker Holding staying ahead of the curve in the transition to a low-carbon maritime industry by keeping track of the regulatory landscape and promoting the priorities of Bunker Holding, the world’s largest maritime fuel supplier. Before joining Bunker Holding Maria worked as Executive Director, Climate, Environment and Security at Danish Shipping for 13 years advocating the interests of Danish shipowners. She served as advisor to the Danish IMO delegation and was a member of ICS Marine Committee and ECSA Safety and Environment Committee. In her current position, Maria chairs the EWABA Maritime Task Force and is member of the board of Danfoss IXA, producer of marine emission monitoring systems. She was elected to IBIA’s Global Board of Directors in April 2024 and is also member of IBIA’s delegation to IMO.
Maria holds a Master’s degree in political science from University of Southern Denmark and a Master’s degree in European Politics and Administration from the College of Europe, Belgium.
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Deputy Secretary General & Director of Regulatory
BIMCO
Deputy Secretary General Lars Robert Pedersen is responsible for BIMCO’s technical and operational activities involving all technical and nautical issues within the area of marine environment, ship safety and maritime security. Lars Robert is furthermore responsible BIMCO’s activity related to regulatory developments relevant for shipping at international, regional and national levels.
In the past decade he has served on IMO expert groups on market-based measures and on the steering group for the IMO 2020 fuel oil availability study. Lars Robert has also chaired the Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference for the past 6 years.
He joined BIMCO in early 2010 after a long career at A.P. Moller-Maersk (APMM). For more than 25 years he was involved in regulatory affairs at IMO level, technical management of the Maersk fleet of container ships and prior to that as seagoing engineer officer. Lars Robert holds an unlimited Chief Engineers license.
Chair
eFuel Alliance
Dr. Monika Griefahn (*1954 in Mülheim-Ruhr) was co-founder of Greenpeace
Germany and the first woman on the international board of Greenpeace
international. She worked as Environment Minister in Lower Saxony from
1990 to 1998, after which she was a member of the Bundestag until 2009. In
addition to the environment and climate, her political work focuses in
particular on culture.
Since 2009, Monika Griefahn has been working with her own company in the
private sector and institutions to advance the socio-ecological transformation.
Her work for the eFuel Alliance is in this context. She is an advocate for a true
circular economy and the Cradle to Cradle design concept.
Griefahn is involved in many voluntary activities, such as the Cradle to Cradle
NGO, the Right Livelihood Award (“Alternative Nobel Prize”) or the Living City
Foundation. She is chairwoman of Buchholz in der Nordheide’s climate
council.
Climate Policy & Analysis Manager
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Joe Bettles is Climate Policy and Analysis Manager at the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping in Copenhagen. With a Master’s in Public Policy from UC San Diego and a background in renewable energy development, he focuses on the economic impacts of climate regulation on shipping companies and marine fuel suppliers. In 2024, Joe launched the “Countdown” newsletter series, providing analysis of FuelEU Maritime and IMO mid-term measures to support investment in green shipping. He chairs the FuelEU Calculation Workstream under the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, which recently submitted step-by-step implementation guidance for publication by the European Commission. Joe currently leads a project at the Center to support industry understanding of the IMO’s Net Zero Framework and the development of effective guidelines. His work aims to drive innovation, reduce compliance barriers, and accelerate the transition to low- and zero-emission shipping.
An effective ‘last mile delivery’ process can only be achieved if shipping can access the energy sources it needs when and where it requires them. This session will examine challenges relating to fuel demand and supply. How are the shipping and bunkering sectors making their offtake ‘demands’ known to energy producers, and how are these producers addressing issues relating to availability and volumes of fuel supply? What is the role of biofuels in the energy transition?
Speakers in this session will include ship owners, charterers, energy producers and cargo owners.
Speakers
Balearia: A leading innovative and sustainable shipping company
Pablo Garcia Anduiza, Fleet Projects Director, Balearia
Nacho de Miguel, Head of Alternative Fuels & Sustainability, Peninsula
Daniel de Miguel, Biofuels Business Development, Market Intelligence & Regulation, Moeve
Panellists:
Alvaro San Pedro, Head of Decarbonisation & New Fuels, Repsol
Fleet Projects Director
Balearia
Has a background as Project Manager at Unión Naval de Levante shipyard in different types of vessels (Ferry, Chemical Tanker, Container, etc.), supervising bidding, design, material procurement, subcontracting, production, testing and delivery processes.
CEO and founding partner at steel works company, Cuevas y Anduiza, with an annual turnover of 5 million euro and 80 employees.
Area Sales Manager for Marine Engineering in SENER, covering Europe and Asia.
And Fleet Projects Director at Balearia, responsible for the conversion of 6 vessels to Dual Fuel (MGO and LNG), re-motorization of fast ferries, scrubbers installation and new buildings, including hybrid ferry and dual fuel HSC Catamarans.
Head of Alternative Fuels & Sustainability
Peninsula
Nacho de Miguel has more than 25 years of experience in the energy business. He started in the industry as Bunker Trader at the Spanish oil company CEPSA, moving then to the role of Fuels Manager for Power Generation at Naturgy.
In 2004, he joined Union Fenosa Gas where he held successive senior management positions at its global LNG business.
In 2020, he moved to Peninsula to be responsible for leading the Company’s Sustainability strategy and its transition to cleaner fuels.
Biofuels Business Development, Market Intelligence & Regulation
Moeve
Biofuels Business Development, Market Intelligence & Regulation, MOEVE
I have been working at MOEVE (CEPSA) in different roles for more than 26 years: Chemical Business, Asphalt Business, Trading, Marine Fuels and Biofuels. More than 13 years’ experience at CEPSA’s Marine Fuels unit as Bunker Operations and Quality Manager & Shipping Operations Manager at Moeve Trading. In 2023 I moved to Commercial & Clean Energies where is responsible for Biofuels Business Development, Technology and Regulation & Sustainability. Graduated in business administration and management with an MBA in IE. Adjunct professor at Master in Maritime Business in Spanish Maritime Institute.
Head of Decarbonisation & New Fuels
Repsol
Álvaro San Pedro is Manager of Decarbonization and New Fuels at Repsol, where he leads initiatives to scale low-carbon fuel solutions and drive the energy transition in a hard-to-abate sector as maritime transport and with a multienergy perspective.
A Mining Engineer with an Executive MBA and a Master’s in Hydrogen Technologies, Álvaro has extensive experience in alternative fuels, maritime waste management, and circular economy strategies. At Grupo Tradebe, he led the recycled fuels division, managing MARPOL waste collection operations, while contributing to international expansion and the development of end-of-waste regulatory frameworks.
He served as President of Euroshore International, strengthening collaboration between European institutions and maritime stakeholders to advance sustainable port and fuel supply solutions.
Álvaro is actively engaged in cross-sector collaboration to align fuel supply capabilities with the evolving needs of the shipping and bunkering industries, supporting a balanced and pragmatic approach to the energy transition.
Bunker hubs may well be able to provide a ‘multi-fuel’ offering but shipping will require a global fuel supply infrastructure. Picking up on the discussions in Session 2, this session will ask what the global fuel supply chain will look like in the near and longer term and how are mid- and small-size ports preparing for a complex fuel demand landscape.
Speakers in this session will explore the key questions being asked by different vessel segments, including in relation to voyage planning. They will also discuss the ‘longevity’ of conventional marine fuels as shipping continues its course towards the IMO’s and EU’s regulatory and legislative milestones.
Speakers
Future Fuel Landscape – Untying the knot
Jose Gonzalez, Senior Director – Sustainability, Europe, CLIA Europe
Jens Jødal Andersen, VP – Marine Fuels, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Charles Haskell, Senior Director Decarbonisation, Carnival UK, P&O Cruises and Cunard
Senior Director - Sustainability, Europe
CLIA Europe
Jose Gonzalez, PhD, CEng, CMarEng, FRINA, FIMarEST, Senior maritime professional who combines more than 20 years of relevant experience with a great passion for the shipping industry. His career began as a seagoing engineer on different types of ships prior pursuing a Naval Architect degree and a Ph degree. He has led Environmental, Sustainability and Energy departments for different companies like Cummins Engine Company Energy Solution Business (UK), DNV GL Power Generation and Sustainability (The Netherlands), and Stolt Tankers (The Netherlands).
Dr Gonzalez is currently Senior Director Sustainability for CLIA Europe; in his role, he is responsible for advancing policies and activities that best represent the interests of CLIA members before regulatory authorities and with other industry partners.
Switching the focus from new fuels, this session will look at the range of innovative technologies available to shipowners to support their energy transition and reduce their GHG emissions and fuel consumption. Speakers will represent OEMs, vessel optimisation specialists, wind tech firms, and carbon capture initiatives.
Cristina Aleixendri Muñoz, Co-Founder and Deputy CEO, bound4blue
Fernando Marcos, Senior Manager – Marine Applications, MAN Energy Solutions Iberia
Battery, the Energy Transition Enabler
Chris Kruger, Founder & President, AYK Energy
Carbon Capture in a Maritime Context
Andreas Bugge, Engineering Director (including CCS technology), Wartsila
Andrea Cogliolo, Senior Director, Marine Excellence Centres, RINA Services SPA
Co-Founder and Deputy CEO
bound4blue
Cristina, COO and co-founder of bound4blue, holds a BSc. & MSc. in Aeronautical Engineering and an Executive MBA from IESE Business School. She has also attended several business programs at the University of Cambridge, ESADE Business School and Singularity University.
Cristina has participated in more than 15 national and European projects, being the inventor of more than 11 patents in the field of wind-assisted propulsion systems and its various applications (such as hydrogen generation).
Due to her endeavour, she has received several awards, such as being recognized by Nor-Shipping with the Young Entrepreneur Award.
Senior Manager - Marine Applications
MAN Energy Solutions Iberia
Fernando Marcos is the Senior Manager for Marine Applications at MAN Energy Solutions Iberia, where he has been working since 2006. He brings over 30 years of experience in the shipping industry.
He holds a Master’s degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, an Executive MBA from IESE Business School, and a Master’s degree in Economics and Finance from ESADE Business School.
In addition to his professional role, Fernando is an Associate Professor at the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, where he teaches courses on marine diesel engines, ship propulsion, and decarbonization. He currently serves as the coordinator of the Repsol Foundation Chair on Energy Transition in Maritime Transport at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
Founder & President
AYK Energy
Mr. Kruger is an electrical engineer by training and spent 12 years in the semiconductor industry before deciding to move to batteries. In 2008 he and his team developed the first traction battery for the Fisker Carma series hybrid automobile.
He joined Corvus in 2010 as their director of engineering and developed the first DNV, LR and ABS type approved battery for marine propulsion in the industry. This battery was used in many industry firsts. From there he joined PBES as their CTO in 2015 and developed their high-power battery, the first liquid cooled battery capable of 3C RMS. In 2018 he started AYK with the intention of creating a state of the art, safe yet cost-effective battery, obtaining DNV type approval in 2021.
He and his team in AYK delivered more than 100MWh of marine battery and took the company to positive EBIDA in 2024.
Engineering Director (including CCS technology)
Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment
Andreas Bugge gained his MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Technology and Science in 2005.
Since graduating Andreas has accumulated extensive experience in oil refining, process engineering, technology development and leadership roles, working for companies like Aker Solutions and ExxonMobil. He joined Wärtsilä in 2016 as a manager for the exhaust treatment process team, and in 2017 became head of Engineering Support with responsibility for all technical disciplines.
Andreas has been in his current role as Director of Exhaust Treatment Engineering since 2019, heading up an international team with members in Norway, Finland, Poland and China. Andreas is passionate about collaboration between different locations and engineering disciplines, as well as the development of Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage (OCCS) as an important technology for decarbonising the maritime industry.
Senior Director, Marine Excellence Centres
RINA Services S.p.A.
Andrea Cogliolo: Senior Director MARINE Excellence Centres of RINA Services S.p.A. with 40-year experience within RINA, especially developed in the field of ships’ and offshore units’ machinery, electrical and automation systems, including electrical propulsion plants of passenger ships, environmental rules and regulations.
RINA Member of the IACS Working Party on Electricity and of the IACS Machinery Panel.
Member of the CEI Italian National Committee TC18 “Electrical installations of ships and of mobile and fixed offshore units” since 1993, and CEI TC18 Italian Chairmanship in 2004 up to 2015.
Chairman since 2002 up to now of ACAE (Association for the certification of electrical apparatus, member of LOVAG)’.
Director of ENR (Ente Nazionale di Ricerca e promozione per la standardizzazione) since December 2018.
Decarbonisation is requiring an ever-closer collaboration between ports and shipping companies. This session will examine the growing and pivotal role of ports as import and export hubs for new energy sources, the challenges surrounding the provision of onshore power, the changing role of terminal operators, and the safe delivery of new marine fuels within an often-constrained port footprint.
Moderator
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, CEO & Founder, ship.energy Ltd
Shore Power Challenges at the Port-Ship Interface
Ana Arévalo, Head of Shorepower, Port of Barcelona
Airam Diaz Pastor, Deputy Director, Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
FNPPs: Advanced Nuclear Delivered Direct to Ports and Coastal Industry
Tobi Menzies, Secretary for the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO)
Fuel cells and methanol reformers powering ports toward zero emissions
Karl Samuelsson, Senior VP of Application Development, PowerCell
CEO & Founder
ship.energy
Joint CEO, Shipping Innovation | Director, Maritime UK
Llewellyn began his career in the oil industry in 1980, working both as a journalist and as oil broker in London and New York, with Petroleum Argus, Eperon Petroleum, Albion Oil, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly and OPEC Listener, before joining MRC Business Information Group in Oxford – which later became Lloyd’s List Intelligence after MRC’s acquisition by Informa – where he rose to Managing Director before leaving in May 2003 to establish Petrospot Ltd.
He is a Founding Member of the International Bunker Industry Association, which he helped create in 1993 and has organised conferences, seminars, training courses and multiple other events in 35 countries around the world and attended events as a journalist or conference speaker in a further dozen countries.
Llewellyn is co-creator, co-founder and co-owner of the biennial London International Shipping Week, whose first edition took place in September 2013 and has become one of the largest maritime events in the world.
Llewellyn was born in Abergavenny, Wales, in 1957 and lives in Oxfordshire.
Head of Shorepower
Port of Barcelona
Ana Arévalo is a Naval Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and holds a Master’s Degree in Management Development – PMD® from ESADE Business & Law School. Her professional career has developed over the last 25 years linked to the naval and port logistics sector.
Ana is currently the Head of the Shorepower Department of the Port of Barcelona, she is leading the implementation and deployment of NEXIGEN, an ambitious, complex and strategic plan for the energy transition, electrification and decarbonisation of the Port of Barcelona.
Her conviction and passion for collaboration and effective communication, continuous learning, a cross-cutting and multidisciplinary work approach are the keys to success in developing a unique and innovative project, addressing and solving complex challenges in a comprehensive and efficient way.
Ana participates as an expert in different associations and working groups at national, European and international level on Shorepower on behalf of the Port of Barcelona and Puertos del Estado. She also participates regularly as a speaker in different technical forums and is a lecturer at the Escola Europea Intermodal transport.
Deputy Director
Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Airam Díaz Pastor is the Deputy Director of the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with an extensive career in the maritime-port sector and the cruise industry. With over 20 years of experience in port management, logistics, and international trade, he has played a key role in the strategic development of Tenerife’s ports.
Before assuming his current position in October 2024, he served for nearly a decade as the Commercial Director of the Port Authority, leading the expansion of services in sectors such as bunkering, ship repair, and cruise traffic development. His commercial vision led him to hold high-responsibility positions in the industry, including his role as Director at Miller y Cía (Boluda Corporación Marítima) and his international experience with Grimaldi Group.
His commitment to the cruise industry is reflected in his active involvement with MedCruise, the leading association of Mediterranean cruise ports, where he has served as President, Board Member, and currently, Honorary President. His leadership within the organization has contributed to strengthening connectivity and promoting Mediterranean and Atlantic ports as strategic destinations for the sector.
Fluent in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, Airam Díaz brings a global perspective to port infrastructure development, digitalization, and sustainability in the maritime sector.
Secretary
Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO)
Tobi graduated from the University of St. Andrews with an MA Honours degree in 1999.
Starting his career with a leading shipbroker he has built up 25 years of experience in the shipping and offshore markets. Tobi’s track record encompasses chartering, sale and purchase activities and extensive project work in the maritime industry.
Since leaving the offshore broking sector in 2021, his role now encompasses two elements, one as the Secretary for the newly-established NEMO and another as Director of Business Development for CORE POWER, where he focuses on identifying and capitalising on new opportunities that align with CORE POWER’s organisational goals.
He has worked in the maritime industry both in the UK and in Asia and excels in building relationships with clients, stakeholders and industry partners, playing a pivotal role in expanding both NEMO and CORE POWER’s market presence.
Tobi has been a Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers since 2001 and a Fellow since 2018.
SVP Application Development
PowerCell Group
Experienced leader in product development with a strong background in the automotive and clean energy sectors. Former roles include Senior Manager at Volvo Cars R&D and Complexity Reduction Analyst at Ford Motor Company.
He is currently contributing to PowerCell Group’s mission to drive the transition to zero-emission energy solutions through innovation, efficiency, and technical excellence in hydrogen-electric systems. Karl has been with PowerCell Group since 2016.
The final session of the ship.energy summit 2025 will be a panel discussion which brings together a range of maritime stakeholders to consider how shipping’s energy transition can be financed. Where can ship owners access finance for newbuilds, retrofits and vessel optimisation tech? What does the credit landscape look like as fuel purchasers face rapidly rising bunker costs. How can innovation thrive if start-ups can’t access seed finance? And can the energy transition provide the opportunity to be a profit maker rather than a cost-taker?
Marcello Leonardi, Financial Advisor, Clean Tech, European Investment Bank
Joe Bettles, Climate Policy & Analysis Manager, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Charles Haskell, Senior Director Decarbonisation, Carnival UK, P&O Cruises and Cunard
Climate Policy & Analysis Manager
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Joe Bettles is Climate Policy and Analysis Manager at the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping in Copenhagen. With a Master’s in Public Policy from UC San Diego and a background in renewable energy development, he focuses on the economic impacts of climate regulation on shipping companies and marine fuel suppliers. In 2024, Joe launched the “Countdown” newsletter series, providing analysis of FuelEU Maritime and IMO mid-term measures to support investment in green shipping. He chairs the FuelEU Calculation Workstream under the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, which recently submitted step-by-step implementation guidance for publication by the European Commission. Joe currently leads a project at the Center to support industry understanding of the IMO’s Net Zero Framework and the development of effective guidelines. His work aims to drive innovation, reduce compliance barriers, and accelerate the transition to low- and zero-emission shipping.
Climate Policy & Analysis Manager
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Joe Bettles is Climate Policy and Analysis Manager at the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping in Copenhagen. With a Master’s in Public Policy from UC San Diego and a background in renewable energy development, he focuses on the economic impacts of climate regulation on shipping companies and marine fuel suppliers. In 2024, Joe launched the “Countdown” newsletter series, providing analysis of FuelEU Maritime and IMO mid-term measures to support investment in green shipping. He chairs the FuelEU Calculation Workstream under the European Sustainable Shipping Forum, which recently submitted step-by-step implementation guidance for publication by the European Commission. Joe currently leads a project at the Center to support industry understanding of the IMO’s Net Zero Framework and the development of effective guidelines. His work aims to drive innovation, reduce compliance barriers, and accelerate the transition to low- and zero-emission shipping.
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