European CO2 Shipping Summit 2025

1–2 October 2025
Antwerp, Belgium
1645
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European CO2 Shipping Summit 2025

European CO₂ Shipping Summit 2025  is Europe’s foremost forum on maritime CO₂ transport. This summit convenes key stakeholders across shipping, ports, policy, and technology to explore innovations, regulatory frameworks, and infrastructure solutions integral to scaling CO₂ logistics and supporting regional decarbonization goals. Attendees will benefit from deep-dive panels, expert keynotes, real-world case studies, and unmatched networking opportunities.

The event will delve into pressing topics such as optimising shipping practices for carbon transport, integrating shipping with offshore sequestration, and addressing the financial and technical challenges of scaling the industry.

Key topics for the European CO2 Shipping Summit 2025:

  • Future outlook for CO2 shipping in Europe: innovations and regulations
  • Financial strategies for scaling CO2 shipping infrastructure
  • Optimising ship design: pressure, temperature, and capacity
  • Technical challenges: safety, impurities, and design adaptations
  • Integrating CO2 shipping with offshore sequestration solutions
  • Advancing carbon capture technologies through partnerships
  • Industry collaboration to drive innovation and infrastructure
  • Building a holistic CO2 value chain: capture to utilisation
  • Policy frameworks and incentives shaping the CO2 shipping sector
  • Expanding port infrastructure for CO2 logistics
  • Cross-border collaborations for a global CO2 shipping network

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Agenda

October 1–2, 2025

Wednesday, October 1st

Day 1

08:00-09:00 Registration and coffee

09:00-09:15 Chair’s opening remarks

09:15-10:05 Keynote address. Future outlook for CO2 shipping in Europe

10:05-10:50 Conference presentation. Solving the financial challenges in CO2 shipping

10:50-11:20 Morning refreshments

11:20-12:05 Panel discussion. CO2 ship specifications: navigating pressure, temperature, and ship size for optimal efficiency. 

12:05-13:20 Session one. Accelerating CO2 capture technologies

13:20-14:20 Lunch

14:20-16:10 Technical challenges in CO2 shipping: safety, impurities, and design 

16:10-16:40 Afternoon refreshments

16:40-17:00 Conference presentation. Creative approaches to carbon capture: markets, technologies, and commercial structuring 

17:00-18:00 Open discussion. Building a holistic CO2 value chain

18:00 Close of day one

Thursday, October 2nd

Day 2

08:30-09:00 Registration and coffee

09:00-09:05 Chair’s opening remarks

09:05-09:50 Conference presentation. The role of policy in shaping CO2 shipping

09:50-10:50 Session three. The path of competitive CO2 shipping market: opportunities and challenges

10:50-11:20 Morning refreshments

11:20-12:05 Panel discussion. Collaboration across borders

12:05-13:20 Session four. Bringing CO2 transport and storage: integrating shipping and offshore sequestration

13:20-14:20 Lunch

14:20-15:35 Session five. CO2 shipping infrastructure: looking at ports

15:35-15:45 Chair’s closing remarks

15:45 End of conference and afternoon refreshments