ship.energy summit 11-12 June 2025

European and global regulations are primary drivers in shipping’s decarbonisation, and their impact will become even more significant in 2025 as the International Maritime Organization takes all-important decisions on global fuel standards and puts a price on the industry’s GHG emissions, and legislation such as FuelEU Maritime and the EU Emissions Trading System ramps up the pressure to cut emissions – or pay the penalties for doing nothing.

However, there are other major challenges which must be solved before shipping’s decarbonisation can be effectively and comprehensively achieved – including the all-important ‘last mile delivery’. In 2025, the ship.energy summit is heading to the Port of Barcelona, and this ‘last mile’ conundrum will inform the event’s discussions and presentations.

Speakers will consider how energy, port and technology stakeholders must work together to get new marine fuels to the end user – when and where they need it. They will consider progress on the fuel supply side and what shipping must do ensure that its demand signals are picked up by energy providers, shipbuilders, and finance providers.

At the ship.energy summit 2025, specialists will explain the critical role of ports – whether global bunkering hubs or second tier ports of call –in joining the dots on bunkering infrastructure, energy availability and rewarding decarbonisation ‘first movers’.

Technology also has a vital role in making sure that the ‘last mile delivery’ can be put in place and in Barcelona delegates will have the chance to hear about cutting edge technological advances – both onboard ship and landside.

As always, the ship.energy summit will look at the industry’s progress on decarbonisation with reference to case studies and real projects, and with a strong focus on initiatives in Iberia.