Thursday 30 October
9.15am – 9.30am
Keynote: MSP Paul Sweeney, Chair, Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Maritime and Shipbuilding
Keynote
9.45am – 10am
Practical experience of hybrid operations and future of decarbonising Scottish West Coast Ferries
Session One: Decarbonisation
10am – 10.15am
Delivering London's first fully electric CO-PAX Ferry - Lessons for decarbonising our maritime future
Session One: Decarbonisation
10.15am – 10.30am
Data driven operations in maritime decarbonisation: Enabler of progress or hidden environmental burden?
Session One: Decarbonisation
11am – 11.15am
Accounting for maritime decarbonisation: Assigning responsibilities and policy frameworks
Session Two: Sustainable technologies and innovation
11.15am – 11.30am
Commercial implications of the IMO's Net-Zero framework
Session Two: Sustainable technologies and innovation
11.30am – 11.45am
Green shipping: Technological innovation and legal risks
Session Two: Sustainable technologies and innovation
11.45am – 12pm
A systemic human factor analysis for enhanced safety in maritime decarbonisation
Session Two: Sustainable technologies and innovation
1pm – 1.15pm
Alternative fuels shoreside storage vessel design
Session Three: Low and zero carbon fuels
1.15pm – 1.30pm
Sustainability challenges: Marine fuel supplier perspective
Session Three: Low and zero carbon fuels
1.30pm – 1.45pm
Retrofitting for realism: Establishing dual-fuel LNG as a practical decarbonisation strategy
Session Three: Low and zero carbon fuels
1.45pm – 2pm
Energy efficiency analysis of BESS installed in polar exploration vessel
Session Three: Low and zero carbon fuels
2pm – 2.15pm
Green seafaring initiative: capacity building of Filipino seafarers in a just transition towards a green and efficient maritime industry
Session Four: Human element and skills gap
2.15pm – 2.30pm
Systemic readiness for maritime decarbonization: legal mandates, educational reform, and human-centered implementation in the Gulf
Session Four: Human element and skills gap
3pm – 3.15pm
UK maritime decarbonisation supply chain – opportunities and challenges.
Session Five: Ports, infrastructure and UK supply chain
3.15pm – 3.30pm
Wet storage at construction ports for floating offshore wind turbines
Session Five: Ports, infrastructure and UK supply chain
3.30pm – 3.45pm
Ports as energy hubs: A chance to sustain island connectivity?
Session Five: Ports, infrastructure and UK supply chain
3.45pm – 4pm
Port infrastructure and safety requirements for ammonia bunkering of ocean-going vessels: a comparative, enhanced, and replicable framework
Session Five: Ports, infrastructure and UK supply chain
4pm – 4.15pm
Onshore power supply: idealism or fallacy?
Session Five: Ports, infrastructure and UK supply chain