TradeWinds Shipowners Forum

The shipping industry is entering a phase of the energy transition full of fresh challenges and opportunities. The emerging regulatory framework, particularly in Europe, will add further pressure on an industry that is still fragmented on its approach to low-carbon fuels. In addition an environment of fractious geopolitics and price volatility add to the sense of uncertainty.

However, there shouldn’t be a lack of optimism in shipping provided we can find the right answers to the tough questions. The TradeWinds Shipowners Forum 2023 examined how enhanced collaboration and strategizing across the value chain could overcome challenges, and optimize the commercial benefits of these evolutions for market players of different sizes. Experts representing owners, charterers, financiers, regulators and other key actors talked about how the industry could pull together to ensure shipping is placed on a commercially sound footing along the road to decarbonization.