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China: Over 20 speakers confirmed for Green ShipTech Innovation Asia Summit 2025

Karim Fahssis, Decarbonization China Head of Maersk, Bo Cerup-Simonsen, CEO of MMMCZCS, Tan Wee Meng, Chief Projects Officer of GCMD, are some of the key speakers to be featured at the event.
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Green ShipTech Innovation Asia Summit 2025 to be held in Shanghai on 16 May

Shine Consultant, the organiser of Green ShipTech Innovation Asia Summit 2025, on Thursday (20 March) announced over 20 speakers have been confirmed for the event to discuss key green technology topics related to the shipping industry.

The speakers are key stakeholders in the shipping industry including transportation management departments, international shipping organisations and related industry associations, shipping companies, shipyards, repair yards, third-party ship management companies, ship equipment suppliers, high-tech solution providers, design research units, and research institutions.

With over 300 attendees expected to attend, the Green ShipTech Innovation Asia Summit 2025 will be held in Shanghai, China, on 16 May. 

Themed Diversified Innovation for Sustainable Green Transformation, the summit will set up a main forum called Green Development Strategies and Pioneer Practices Towards Zero Carbon Goals and two sub-forums, Green Shipbuilding and Retrofitting Forum and Green Shipping Ecosystem Cooperation Forum. 

It will focus on key topics such as innovative design methods for green ship types, development and design of methanol dual-fuel ship types, prospects and challenges of ammonia fuel application, and new marine fuels and supply systems. 

Speakers for the summit include:

  • Sun Haihua, Deputy Director of Shanghai Arbitration Commission, Deputy Chairman and Secretary-General of Shanghai International Shipping Center Development and Promotion Organization
  • Yan Wei, Vice President, Shanghai Maritime University
  • Bo Cerup-Simonsen, CEO, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
  • Lu Yanhui, Vice President, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co., Ltd
  • Wu Jianyi, Chief Engineer & General Manager of the Ship Technology Center, China Merchants Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. (CMES)
  • Karim Fahssis, Decarbonization China Head, Maersk
  • Liu Jianfeng, Chief Technologist, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., LTD.
  • Keiichiro Nakanishi, Managing Executive Officer, MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.)
  • Vivi Wong, Head of Digital Products, Greater China, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company
  • Li Zhonggang, Vice President, China Ship Design & Research Center Com.,Ltd. (CSDC)
  • Zhang Qingsheng, General Manager of Shanghai Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping Management Co., Ltd., President Assistant of Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping (Group) Co.,Ltd.
  • Bai Junli, Deputy Director of Innovation & Development Center, Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co., LTD.
  • Tan Wee Meng, Chief Projects Officer, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation
  • John Kollander, General Manager Stena RoRo Asia & Owners Representative China, Stena RoRo
  • Thibaut Raeis, Business & Technical Solutions Director, GTT China
  • Li Zhengjian, Chief Expert/Senior Engineer, the Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
  • Yuan Chao, General Manager of Strategy and Investment, CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company Limited
  • Pan Jinfeng, General Manager of Digital Intelligence Promotion Department, COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd
  • Zhu Feng, Head of the Ballast Water Convention Research Office, Hebei Maritime Safety Administration
  • Gou Yingdi, Director of Sustainable Development and General Manager of the Technology and Development (Innovation) Center, Seacon Shipping Group
  • Yang Lixin, Deputy Secretary-General, Shanghai International Shipping Center Development and Promotion Organization
  • Zhao Cuiyun, Deputy Director of the Institute for the Construction of the Shipping Center and Director of the Green Shipping Research Office, Shanghai International Shipping Institute

Conference Framework

16 May (am)

Sub-Forum I: Green Development Strategies and Pioneer Practices Towards Zero Carbon Goals

16 May (pm)

Sub-Forum II: Green Shipbuilding and Retrofitting Forum
Sub-Forum III: Green Shipping Ecosystem Cooperation Forum

Key Topics

  • Maritime regulatory focus under policy guidance towards zero-carbon goals
  • Global green ship type product key technologies and applications
  • Analysis of paths to improve the efficiency of existing ships
  • How shipping companies can achieve sustainable green transformation
  • Green ship technology practices and future prospects
  • Innovative design methods for green ship types
  • Development and design of methanol dual-fuel ship types
  • Innovation and application of ship engines and propulsion systems
  • Technological application and outlook of wind energy as auxiliary power for ships
  • Prospects and challenges of ammonia fuel application
  • Innovation in new marine fuels and supply systems
  • Upgrading of ship battery systems to meet shipping emission reduction
  • Fluid power energy-saving technology and practice to promote the green and low-carbon development of the shipping industry
  • Green ship repair, intelligent painting and VOCs management in ship and marine engineering
  • Exploration and practice in digital transformation and intelligent upgrading of the ship repair and modification industry
  • Practice of ship energy consumption data analysis and carbon intensity management
  • SCR technology innovation for NOx reduction in ship diesel engines
  • The latest technological applications of “carbon capture” in the shipping industry
  • Ballast water management systems in line with international standards
  • Shore power systems combined with green electricity to assist shipping decarbonization
  • Supply status and choice analysis of the marine green fuel market

Host:

  • Shanghai International Shipping Center Development and Promotion Organization

Co-organisers:

  • Shanghai Maritime University 
  • Shanghai Institute of Navigation
  • Jiangsu Association of Shipbuilding Industry
  • Shanghai Association of Shipbuilding Industry
  • Jiangsu Society of Naval Architects And Marine Engineers

Supporting Organisations:

  • Shanghai Port Association
  • Hubei Association of Shipbuilding Industry
  • Shanghai International Shipping institute

Organizer:

  • Shine Consultant International Ltd

Interested parties may contact:

Yulia Zhang
T: (+8621) 6095 7179
M:(+86) 158 3615 6079 (Also on WeChat）
E-mail: [email protected]  

Note: More information on the summit, including registration, can be found here. 

 

Photo credit: Shine Consultant
Published: 8 May, 2025

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Lim, 84, is currently serving a 13½-year prison sentence after the High Court reduced his original 17½-year jail term in March 2026. He was convicted in 2024 on two cheating charges and one count of abetting forgery in a case prosecutors described as one of Singapore’s most serious trade finance frauds.

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