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Conference Sessions
Local, regional and international experts in the maritime shipping, ports, logistics and offshore sector will address various topics at the East Med Maritime Conference 2025. The main sessions of the conference are:
Session 1: The Shipping Sector: Geopolitical and Economic Developments, Challenges and Lessons Learned
- The factors influencing the maritime shipping market
- Latest commercial and technological innovations
- How can shipping achieve environmental, social, and economic goals?
- Shipowners facing market fluctuations, regulatory changes, and resilience strategies
- The region’s pace on the decarbonization track, commercial costs, and readiness of shipowners and operators
- Academies and educational institutes on promoting youth involvement in the maritime industry
- Securing Shipping: Insights and Strategies for Safeguarding International Maritime Routes
- How can the sector address the expectations of its personnel while repositioning itself as an interesting profession?
Session 2: Ports: The Region's Ports' Capacity to Handle Rapid Technological Change
- Digitalization of East Med ports’ services, challenges and opportunities
- What are the port’s requirements for efficient and secure sharing of data among all stakeholders?
- The single window effect, improvement, regional and global application after more than one year of its implementation
- Increasing the environmental footprint of ports in the East Med region as a result of expanding global demand, sharp price swings, and strict regulations
- Economic prospects for container ports in the East Med region
- Cargo owners’ requirements from ports and their authorities
- The future of logistics in the region’s ports
- Sustainability and emission reduction in ports’ operations
- Ports as maritime hubs for clean energy
Session 3: Technological Horizons: Navigating the Latest and Future Digital and Technological Transformation
- Progress in semi and fully autonomous shipping solutions with real-world implementation challenges and early adoption cases
- AI and data analytics applications enabling predictive maintenance, optimized weather routing, improved fuel efficiency, and enhanced crew safety protocols
- Smart ports development, blockchain applications for shipping documentation, and cloud-based fleet management platforms transforming maritime logistics
- Cybersecurity frameworks for protecting increasingly connected vessel systems and establishing international standards for maritime digital security
- Regulatory challenges for the implementation of such digital solutions
Session 4: A Green Industry in the Making: The Path Towards Zero Emissions
- Maritime leaders’ lookout to draw a road map towards a green future
- A look at the legislative and regulatory regulations for a sustainable maritime future
- Diversification of marine fuels, alternative fuels, and industry’s readiness for such changes
- Establishing regulatory policies and cooperation among stakeholders
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First Session:
The Shipping Sector: Geopolitical And Economic Developments, Challenges and Lessons Learned
- The factors influencing the maritime shipping market
- Latest commercial and technological innovations
- How can shipping achieve environmental, social, and economic goals?
- Shipowners facing market fluctuations, regulatory changes, and resilience strategies
- The region’s pace on the decarbonization track, commercial costs, and readiness of shipowners and operators
- Academies and educational institutes on promoting youth involvement in the maritime industry
- Securing Shipping: Insights and Strategies for Safeguarding International Maritime Routes
- How can the sector address the expectations of its personnel while repositioning itself as an interesting profession?
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Second Session:
Ports: The Region's Ports' Capacity to Handle Rapid Technological Change
- Digitalization of East Med ports’ services, challenges and opportunities
- What are the port’s requirements for efficient and secure sharing of data among all stakeholders?
- The single window effect, improvement, regional and global application after more than one year of its implementation
- Increasing the environmental footprint of ports in the East Med region as a result of expanding
- global demand, sharp price swings, and strict regulations
- Economic prospects for container ports in the East Med region
- Cargo owners’ requirements from ports and their authorities
- The future of logistics in the region’s ports
- Sustainability and emission reduction in ports’ operations
- Ports as maritime hubs for clean energy
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Third Session:
Technological Horizons: Navigating the Latest and Future Digital and Technological Transformation
- Progress in semi and fully autonomous shipping solutions with real-world implementation challenges and early adoption cases
- AI and data analytics applications enabling predictive maintenance, optimized weather routing, improved fuel efficiency, and enhanced crew safety protocols
- Smart ports development, blockchain applications for shipping documentation, and cloud-based fleet management platforms transforming maritime logistics
- Cybersecurity frameworks for protecting increasingly connected vessel systems and establishing international standards for maritime digital security
- Regulatory challenges for the implementation of such digital solutions
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Fourth Session:
A Green Industry in the Making: The Path Towards Zero Emissions
- Maritime leaders’ lookout to draw a road map towards a green future
- A look at the legislative and regulatory regulations for a sustainable maritime future
- Diversification of marine fuels, alternative fuels, and industry’s readiness for such changes
- Establishing regulatory policies and cooperation among stakeholders
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