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23 September 2026
Future Fuels Workshop
* Today's sessions are open to delegates who have booked a Workshop Pass. Each session will be delivered by a fuel expert, who will provide an overview of the fuel’s market designed to provide you with a baseline knowledge enough to engage in meaningful conversations with colleagues for the rest of the conference. Topics covered will include: global capacity, expansion plans, key price drivers, market fundamentals, current usage as a marine fuel, future challenges and opportunities and more. The evening welcome drinks reception is open to all pass holders.- 14:00 - 14:10
Workshop welcome and opening remarks
- 14:10 - 14:50
Session 1 - Marine Fuel Pathways Today: Understanding the Current Market
- The current marine fuel landscape and the realities of adoption
- LNG, biofuels and ethanol as commercially available fuel pathways today
- Regional differences in fuel uptake across Europe, the Americas and Asia
- How shipowners are balancing compliance, cost and operational considerations
- What is driving adoption and where momentum is building
- 14:50 - 15:30
SESSION 2 – The Medium-Term Fuel Landscape: Commercially Plausible, But Not Yet Scaled
- The role of biomethanol, bio-LNG and emerging low-carbon fuel pathways
- Infrastructure and bunkering developments required to support growth
- Investment challenges and policy dependencies
- Supply availability and feedstock considerations
- Which fuels appear most realistic heading into the 2030s
- 15:30 - 16:00
Afternoon networking break
- 16:00 - 16:30
SESSION 3 - Future Fuel Pathways: Ammonia, Hydrogen and E-Fuels
- Current state of development and deployment
- Infrastructure and safety considerations
- Fuel availability and production capacity constraints
- The role of future IMO regulation in accelerating adoption
- Key barriers to commercial scale
- 16:30 - 17:00
SESSION 4 - Comparing Fuel Pathways: What Could Shipping Look Like in 2040?
- Comparing fuels across cost, scalability and infrastructure readiness
- Regional winners and losers across different fuel pathways
- Will the industry converge around a dominant fuel or remain fuel-diverse?
- The role of regulation, economics and technology in shaping adoption
- Key signals participants should watch over the next decade
24 September 2026
- 08:00 - 09:00
Morning registration and networking breakfast
- 09:00 - 09:05
Chairperson's opening remarks
Speaker:
Siew Hua Seah
Global Editor, Marine FuelsArgus- 09:05 - 09:25
The IMO Decarbonisation Framework: What Comes Next for Global Shipping?
- Latest developments from the IMO and implementation timeline
- Progress towards maritime decarbonisation targets
- Key regulatory milestones facing industry over the coming years
- How the IMO framework is expected to shape investment decisions
- Balancing emissions reduction ambitions with commercial realities
- 09:25 - 09:45
Marine fuels market outlook: Regulation, trade flows and fuel economics
- Key developments shaping global marine fuel markets
- Latest policy developments and market outlook
- Regional fuel demand trends and supply outlooks
- 09:45 - 10:30
PANEL DISCUSSION – Geopolitical Disruption, Energy Security and the Future of Global Shipping
- How the conflict in Iran is reshaping global energy markets and trade flows
- Implications for crude, LNG and refined product movements across key shipping routes
- The impact of geopolitical volatility on marine fuel pricing and long-term fuel economics
- How shipowners are reassessing fleet, fuel and investment strategies amid growing uncertainty
- Could geopolitical events accelerate or delay the adoption of alternative marine fuels?
- 10:30 - 11:00
Morning networking and coffee break
- 11:00 - 11:45
PANEL DISCUSSION - LNG's next chapter: Transition fuel or long-term solution?
- Is LNG still the default pathway for shipping decarbonisation?
- How LNG market volatility is influencing fleet and fuel decisions
- The role of dual-fuel vessels in future fuel strategies
- Bio-LNG and e-LNG: realistic opportunities or niche solutions?
- US LNG growth versus marine bunkering realities
- How shipowners are evaluating long-term LNG exposure
Phil Vos
Senior Manager of Data & ResearchRNG Coalition- 12:00 - 12:45
Biofuels in practice: The only scalable alternative fuel available today?
- Growth of B24 and B30 bunkering activity
- Supply, feedstock and pricing dynamics
- Regional adoption trends and lessons learned
- Operational experiences from shipowners and fuel suppliers
- Can biofuels bridge the gap before next-generation fuels mature?
- What limits wider adoption today?
Heidi Herzog
Director Sales & Trading, Renewable Products, AmericasNeste- 12:45 - 14:15
Lunch break
- 14:15 - 15:00
PANEL DISCUSSION - Alcohol fuels in shipping: Ethanol, methanol and emerging commercial pathways
- Why ethanol is attracting renewed industry attention
- Production advantages in Brazil and the United States
- Compatibility with existing and future vessel fleets
- Infrastructure and bunkering readiness
- Commercial viability compared with competing fuel pathways
- Where alcohol fuels fit within long-term decarbonisation strategies
Speakers Include:
Ankit Chandra
Senior Manager – Global Ethanol MarketU.S. Grains Council
Lawrence Navin
VP External AffairsMethanol Institute
Lara Naqushbandi
Chief ExecutiveETFuels- 15:00 - 15:45
PANEL DISCUSSION – Building the supply chain: Ports, bunkering and infrastructure readiness
- Where infrastructure investment is actually taking place
- Port readiness for alternative fuels
- What shipowners need from fuel suppliers and terminal operators
- Infrastructure bottlenecks slowing adoption
- How regional bunkering hubs are positioning themselves
- Investment priorities across the supply chain
Speakers Include:
Jacob Goldberg
Manager, Clean Energy & ResiliencyPort of Long Beach
Mike Jacob
PresidentPacific Merchant Shipping Association- 15:45 - 16:15
Afternoon networking and coffee break
- 16:15 - 16:55
PANEL DISCUSSION – Green corridors and cargo owner pressure: Are they driving real change?
- Green shipping commitments
- Cargo owner expectations
- Green corridor development
- Will customers pay a green premium?
- Procurement strategies and fuel choices
- Voluntary versus regulatory drivers
- 16:55 - 17:00
Chairperson's closing remarks
Siew Hua Seah
Global Editor, Marine FuelsArgus- 17:00 - 19:00
Networking drinks reception open to all delegates
25 September 2026
- 08:00 - 09:00
Networking breakfast
- 09:00 - 09:10
Chairperson's opening remarks
Siew Hua Seah
Global Editor, Marine FuelsArgus- 09:10 - 09:50
PANEL DISCUSSION - The Americas Marine Fuel Landscape: Regional Opportunity or Regulatory Lag?
- How the Americas differ from Europe and Asia in marine decarbonisation
- LNG, ethanol and biomethanol opportunities across the region
- Port developments and infrastructure investment
- The role of Brazil in shaping future marine fuel markets
- Will the Americas remain commercially driven rather than policy driven?
- How the region is positioning itself within the global marine fuel transition
- 09:50 - 10:30
PANEL DISCUSSION – Ammonia as marine fuel
- State of the US project pipeline and conditions on projects to advance in the current market
- Asian offtake and the demand pull on American molecules
- Marine fuel's share of low-carbon ammonia production
- First ammonia-fuelled vessels in service and early operational signals
- Bunkering readiness in US ports and the path to first supply
Speakers Include:
Joshua Padeti
Manager, Low Carbon SolutionsSumitomo Corporation of Americas
Ernst Grauert Wilche
Regional Sales DirectorEverllnce
Captain Anand Dubey
Vice PresidentNYK Group Americas
Edward Cubero
Senior Manager, StrategyAmogy- 10:30 - 11:10
Morning networking break
- 11:10 - 11:40
PRESENTATION – Technology Readiness for the Next Generation of Marine Fuels
- How engine and vessel technologies are evolving to support alternative fuels
- Key technical challenges associated with ammonia, hydrogen and methanol adoption
- Retrofitting versus newbuild strategies
- The role of engine manufacturers, technology providers and classification societies
- What shipowners should be considering today to prepare for future fuel pathways
- 11:40 - 12:20
PANEL DISCUSSION – The Role of CCS in the Marine Fuel Transition
- How carbon capture is supporting the production of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia
- The role of CCS in reducing emissions from LNG and other fuel pathways
- Opportunities for shipping within emerging carbon transport and storage networks
- Infrastructure requirements and project developments across the Americas
- Will CCS become a critical enabler of marine decarbonisation?
- What challenges remain for commercial deployment?
- 12:20 - 13:00
PANEL DISCUSSION - Building the Next Fuel Ecosystem: Infrastructure, Safety and Supply Chains
- Green premiums and willingness to pay
- Long-term offtake agreements and commercial structures
- Risk allocation between producers, shipowners and cargo owners
- Financing new production capacity
- What conditions are required to unlock investment?
- How can industry create bankable demand signals?
- 13:00 - 13:10
Chairperson's closing remarks
- 13:10 - 14:40
Networking lunch and conference concludes