The 10th annual Maritime Standard Tanker Conference 2025 will be held on Thursday, 30th October at the iconic Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai.
Aimed at key decision makers and opinion formers within the tanker shipping business, the event takes place at an uncertain time for the industry, given economic volatility and a host of geopolitical issues.
Tough environmental regulations
There is also growing pressure to comply with tough environmental regulations
There is also growing pressure to comply with tough environmental regulations, presenting a series of technical and commercial hurdles.
While there is long term optimism about the future of the industry, there are certainly short term challenges, and how best to navigate through these will be the core, overarching theme of this year’s conference. Tanker shipping negotiates challenging market headwinds.
Session 2 in the afternoon will have the theme of “Boosting operational efficiency while maintaining a focus on green shipping.” This session will focus on the key issues facing tanker shipowners and operators in terms of day-to-day operations, and the solutions available to them.
Environmental regulatory changes
This will look at how best to accommodate environmental regulatory changes, embrace technology advances in areas such as digitalisation and AI to best effect, and also to address growing seafarer and vessel safety concerns.
This session will hear from a range of speakers from various sectors, including ship repair, maritime insurance, law, bunker supply, ship management, security, information technology, as well as tanker owners and operators.
Topics proposed for inclusion include:
- Embracing new generation tanker designs
- Retrofitting for a green, profitable future
- Harnessing the power of AI to strengthen commercial and operational resilience
- Safety at sea - tackling the renewed threat of piracy, cyber security and other safety challenges facing the industry
- Carbon capture as a viable future option for tanker shipping
- Developing solid financial foundation to support future growth.
Speakers will also examine the importance of creating alternative fuel supply networks and debate which fuel is the best option for dual fuel operations in different market segments.
