Road to Recovery Forum - Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted shipping in critical ways, from cargo volumes and freight rates to newbuilding delivery schedules, and, most significantly, the working conditions of its workforce.  What are the lessons which the shipping industry can/should take from this experience?  Will there be a lasting legacy from Covid 19 for shipping? The Middle East is emerging as a maritime hub of global importance, in fleet ownership and operation, ports and logistics, shipbuilding and repair, and in maritime services. Importantly it also projects an increasing voice in international maritime affairs. What are the next steps for the region in achieving its goals as a centre of maritime excellence, with a world class industry knowledge base and a diverse and highly trained maritime workforce? A year on from its introduction, what is the impact on the region of the IMO’s 2020 sulphur emissions regime? The availability and consistency of compliant fuels, the operational performance of scrubber technology, compliance with, and enforcement of, the regulation. The ship/port interface. How the region is responding to the opportunities and challenges of adopting digital technologies at sea and in port. Speed optimisation and the case for just in time arrival in ports. The route to zero emissions. An evaluation of the alternative fuel options for the industry from LNG to hydrogen, methanol and ammonia.