Bunker Fuel

Speakers at ARACON 2025 in Rotterdam to examine marine fuel supply chain

Speakers will examine each element of the marine fuel supply chain – including fuel quality, fuel availability and pricing, and supply trends in the ARA region – to see how they are adapting to change.

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August 20, 2025

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Speakers at ARACON 2025 in Rotterdam to examine marine fuel supply chain

ship.energy on Tuesday (19 August) announced ARACON 2025, scheduled for 23–24 October 2025, at the Hilton Rotterdam Hotel in Rotterdam.

Under the theme Keeping Agile: Future Proofing the Marine Fuel Supply Chain, ARACON 2025 will convene leading stakeholders from across the marine fuels and shipping sectors to address evolving market dynamics, regulatory shifts and technological innovations.

The global shipping and bunker industries are responding to geopolitical challenges, market volatility, tightening environmental regulation, technological innovation, and a widening marine fuel pool – all while striving to maintain competitiveness.

ARACON 2025 will focus on making the right strategic choices so that marine fuel companies can adapt efficiently and effectively to new and upcoming commercial, operational and regulatory imperatives.

Speakers in Rotterdam will examine each element of the marine fuel supply chain – including fuel quality (biofuels provenance and certification), fuel availability and pricing, and supply trends in the ARA region – to see how they are adapting to change. As alternative (and more expensive) marine fuels increasingly enter the mix, discussions will cover credit lines and credit risk, and whether higher fuel price exposure may prompt consolidation among smaller and mid-sized bunker players.

Regulatory topics will be front and centre: how shipping adapts to a more complex European regulatory environment and how the bunker industry supports compliance. ARACON 2025 will also assess outcomes from the mid-October Marine Environment Protection Committee session, offering expert verdicts on the IMO’s Net Zero Framework’s final “shape” for global GHG regulation in shipping. Moreover, timing ahead of the mass flow meter mandate implementation at Rotterdam and Antwerp ports in early 2026 makes market readiness discussions – covering eBDNs and wider digitalisation – especially pertinent.

“In a rapidly changing marine fuels landscape, agility and foresight are critical. ARACON 2025 will bring together topflight speakers and engaged delegates to tackle the pressing challenges and opportunities in future-proofing the supply chain,” said Lesley Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, ship.energy

Event Details

Dates: 23–24 October 2025
Venue: Hilton Rotterdam Hotel, Netherlands
Theme: Keeping Agile: Future Proofing the Marine Fuel Supply Chain
Format: Two-day conference with opening remarks, panel discussions, case studies, an Industry Leaders Session to close, plus exhibition space for networking.
Rates: Early Bird Conference Pass at £995 (saving £400) until 24 July 2025; Standard Rate £1,395 thereafter. Group rates available for multiple delegates.

Note: To register and for updates on agenda, logistics and accommodation, visit here.

Photo credit: ship.energy
Published: 20 August, 2025

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“The engine is scheduled to be installed on the first vessel in a series of four vessels being built for a domestic shipowner,” the company said on its website.

By utilising green methanol as fuel, it will contribute to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping operations.

“To meet the expected increase in marine engine demand under the Japanese government’s Shipbuilding Industry Revitalisation Roadmap, the MITSUI E&S Group is working to enhance production efficiency for large marine engines through integrated operation at MITSUI E&S Tamano and Mitsui E&S DU Aioi,” the company added.

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Quadrise and Licella amend JDA to advance low-carbon marine fuel testing

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Licella is a global technology pioneer delivering scalable, low-cost and high-value fossil replacement solutions. Its proprietary Cat-HTR™ hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL” technology efficiently converts abundant biomass residues and biowastes, including wood and agricultural waste, into high-quality, sustainable bio-oil that can be blended or refined into low-carbon liquid fuels.

“HTL is globally recognised as one of the most promising pathways for producing sustainable fuels for hard-to-abate sectors such as shipping, with organisations highlighting its potential to deliver low-carbon bio-oils at the scale the maritime sector requires,” Quadrise said.

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“Powered by methanol, she contributes to reducing atmospheric emissions and advancing the energy transition of our industry,” the company said in a social media post.

The vessel was welcomed by her Master, Captain Roman DIDENKO, and her godmother, Ms. Sun Lijun, Vice Chairman of Tianjin Bridge Welding Materials Group Co., Ltd. and Vice President of the Tianjin Women Entrepreneurs Association.

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