Dr Ioannis Moutzouris and Professor Ioannis Kyriakou will be hosting the “Navigating Net Zero: Economic, Financial, and Insurance Insights into Sustainable Shipping” event at Bayes Business School, London, on Tuesday, 24th June 2025. 

A brief excerpt of the event description reads:

“This event will present recent findings from pioneering research conducted at Bayes on the economic, financial, and insurance aspects of shipping’s net-zero transition. A panel comprising ship owners and financiers, senior market analysts, and insurance experts will provide industry insights into the transition and its business and economic implications. Bayes is a core member of the UK National Clean Maritime Research Hub, leading on the “Advances in maritime operations, exploitation of digitalisation and green finance” theme of the project. The conducted research has been informing both industry and policy makers.”

For further information, including the lineup of panellists, and the link to register, please visit: Navigating Net Zero: Economic, Financial, and Insurance Insights into Sustainable Shipping • City St George’s, University of London

Building on our Clean Maritime Conference last year, the UK National Clean Maritime Research Hub is pleased to announce its first Clean Maritime Assembly!

We invite you to join us for this exciting event where you’ll have the opportunity to connect with sector experts and academics passionate about sustainable maritime innovation. Together, we will address the challenges and explore the innovative solutions needed to accelerate the transition to a cleaner maritime future.

We’re delighted to be holding this Assembly in Liverpool (UK) on 25th and 26th June 2025 at Liverpool John Moores University. 

Across the two days, we will shine a spotlight on the themes of Fuels & Safety, Power & Propulsion, Vessel Design & Efficiency, Finance & Economics, Ports, and Digitalisation. Each session will be designed to showcase the latest research and developments from the Hub and the wider maritime community, with presentations from leading researchers, industry experts, and policymakers, alongside Q&A panel discussions, research and technology carousels, poster exhibitions, and lots more!

You will have the flexibility to personalise your experience by choosing the sessions that align most closely with your interests and professional needs. This tailored approach will ensure that you gain the most relevant and valuable insights from the event.

Additionally, there will be networking opportunities, allowing you to engage with peers, share your knowledge, and collaborate on ideas that can drive forward meaningful change across the sector.

Join us to be part of this important conversation to co-create a cleaner maritime future – your expertise and perspectives are invaluable in shaping the future of maritime research, innovation and sustainability.

Based on the interactive nature of the Assembly, please note that this is an in-person only event.

The UK National Clean Maritime Research Hub hosted it’s first Clean Maritime Research Conference at Bayes Business School, City University, London, on the 3rd July 2024.

The event saw industry experts and academics coming together to hear about the research going on across the Hub.

Across the day, the conference featured 3 sessions covering:

• Clean Maritime: A Finance and Policy Perspective
• Innovation in Maritime Fuels and Safety
• Powering Ahead: Port Operations, Infrastructure & Power and Propulsion

In addition to the stimulating line-up of insightful presentations, interactive Q&A panel discussions took place alongside networking opportunities connecting stakeholders passionate about sustainable maritime innovation.

We’re very grateful to our 2 Keynote Speakers, Mark Simmonds (British Ports Association) and Dr Jo North (Port of Tyne) for their valuable contributions to the programme. And would like to thank John Garner (JG Maritime Solutions Limited), Isabella Tatu (Clean Marine Shipping) and Dr Janie Ling-Chin (Durham University) for chairing our panel sessions.

Nifty Fox Creative Reveal

A live-scribe from Nifty Fox Creative captured the presentations and panel discussions and transformed them into a series of infographics.

To view the illustrations produced please click the thumbnails below.

Your Feedback

We’d like to thank everyone who provided feedback following the event, as this will inform the format of future events. We’d like to highlight comments surrounding the excellent cohort of attendees present during the event, and compliments to the venue and catering provided by Bayes Business School.