Program
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From shipyards to ports: accelerating the environmental transition in the maritime industry.
See you on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at the BEL in Brussels. A cocktail reception will conclude the day.
For this 6th edition, Green Marine Europe is joining forces with the Horizon Europe consortia CirclesOfLife and EcoShipYards to invite you to a unique day of discussions and networking: the Green Shipping Industry Day.
Morning – Building the ships of tomorrow
Mid-term conference of the CirclesOfLife and EcoShipyard projects
9:00 - Opening speeches
- Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism
- Christophe Clergeau, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the SEArica Intergroup
- Jorinus Kalis, Horizon Europe CirclesOfLife Project Coordinator
- Dimitrios V. Lyridis, Horizon Europe EcoShipYard Project Coordinator
10:00 - Reducing the environmental footprint of European shipping industry
- Christophe Tytgat, General Secretary, SEAEurope
- Professeur Apostolos Papanikolaou, EcoShipYard
11:00 - Coffee break
A networking opportunity.
11:15 - Shipyards and circularity: Adoption Ship Lifecycle Passport & European vision
- Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Member of the European Parliament
- CirclesOfLife, Work Package 4. This WP is working to demonstrate in concrete terms how the environmental impacts and social costs generated by a ship's life cycle can be quantified and integrated into circular economy guidelines. (tbd)
- Shipbreaking Platform (tbd)
- EcoShipYard (tbd)
12:30 - Group picture
12:45 - Lunch break
Afternoon – Green Marine Europe’s annual event
Challenges and solutions for a more sustainable maritime industry
14:00 Opening speeches
- Eric Banel, Director General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Costas Kadis, European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans
- Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Member of the European Parliament, Chair - Transport and Tourism
- Antidia Citores, General Manager, Green Marine Europe
14:45 - Preserving biodiversity: impacts and solutions for maritime transport
- Samy Djavidnia, Senior Project Officer, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
- Sotiris Raptis, Secretary General, ECSA European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA)
- Aurore Morin, Senior Campaign Officer, Marine Conservation and International Policy, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
15:45 - Coffee break
A networking opportunity.
16:00 - Towards sustainable ports: an environmental and social approach
- Nina Carberry, Membre of the European Parliament
- Géraldine Andrieux, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Blumorpho
- Representative of AIVP - International Association Cities & Ports (tbd)
- Representative of Green Marine Europe (tbd)
16:45 - For a competitive and sustainable shipping industry
- Isabelle Le Callennec, Member of the European Parliament
- Ana Vasconcellos, Member of the European Parliament
- Directorate-General for the Environment - European Commission (tbd)
- CirclesOfLife (tbd)
- EcoShipYard (tbd)
- Green Marine Europe (tbd)
17:45 - Closing ceremony and award of Green Marine Europe certificates
- David Bolduc, President and CEO, Green Marine International
- Laurent Martens, General Manager, Armateurs de France
- Alain Mistre, Director, Port of Nice
19:00 - Walking diner
A unique networking evening.
*Names in bold are confirmed.
Join us!
Don't miss this unifying event to accelerate the environmental transition of the European maritime industry.