The biggest shipping event in Brussels and the flagship event of ECSA, the European Shipping Week 2020 will take place from 17-21 February in Brussels at The Hotel.

Once again, Europe’s shipowners will join forces with the European Parliament, Council and European Commission as well as all other maritime partners to place shipping and maritime at the top of the agenda.

The flagship conference will be graced by the new European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean.

The five-day agenda of ESW2020 will first commence with three days of events organised around three different themes:

• Monday, 17 February 2020 – Trade and competitiveness
• Tuesday, 18 February 2020 – Safe and social shipping
• Wednesday, 19 February 2020 – Shipping and the environment
• Thursday, 20 February 2020 – Flagship Conference and Gala Dinner
• Friday, 21 February 2020 – Site visit to the Port of Antwerp

ECSA will be organising the following events during ESW2020:

• Competitiveness and contribution to EU economy of EU shipping
• 17 February 2020 2:00pm – 3:30pm
• Increasing the employment of Europeans at sea and in the onshore maritime clusters
• 18 February 2020
• Women in shipping
• 18 February 2020
• Future-proofing skills and safety
• 18 February 2020
• Facilitating seafarer travel and shore leave
• 18 February 2020
• HNS convention
• 19 February 2020 9:00am – 11:00am
• Offshore, regulatory burdens in offshore wind
• 19 February 2020 11:00am – 12:30pm
• Decarbonisation of shipping
• 19 February 2020 2:00pm – 5:30pm

Please save these dates in your calendar.

The registration will soon be available on the ESW2020 website: www.europeanshippingweek.eu

For more information or to already register for any event, please contact: Kelli Houghton (kelli@petrospot.com)