10. International Conference Ship Efficiency 2025

• No technical barriers to scaling eMethanol: The ingredients are in place—renewable energy, CO₂ sources, and proven technology. What’s needed now is market alignment: long-term offtake agreements, regulatory clarity, and investor confidence.
• eMethanol is a global defossilisation solution: It’s not just for shipping, but also for chemicals, road transport, and as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuels. Demand is emerging across sectors and regions—supply will follow.
• First projects need targeted support: As global hydrogen production ramps up, eMethanol will become increasingly cost-competitive. Integrating methanol into hydrogen or ammonia projects is technically simple—what’s needed now is the right policy environment and risk-sharing mechanisms.

Thorsten Herdan, Chief Executive Officer, HIF EMEA GmbH

• Decarbonising of the marine and energy sectors is urgent and requires a wide range of measures
• Wärtsilä’s portfolio provides several solutions towards a net-zero future and fuel flexibility is the key
• Concepts for ICE operation on the future fuels like Biofuels, Ammonia, Hydrogen, and Methanol are already being developed and demonstrated

Kaj Portin, General Manager Sustainable Fuels + Decarbonisation, Power Supply, R+D, Wärtsilä Finland Oy

• Alternative fuel types incl. pros and cons
• Market demand and forecast reg. alternative fuel types for marine propulsion
• 2-stroke engine technologies for low-carbon and carbon-neutral fuels
• 4-stroke engine technologies for low-carbon and carbon-neutral fuels
• Retrofit options

Dr. Gunnar Stiesch, Chief Technology Officer, Member of the Executive Board, Everllence

• Shipowners view on energy transition and examples to improve efficiency
• Roles of new fuels and fuel supply
• Hybrid and digital solutions
• Optimization of technical and commercial performance

Ron Gerlach, Technical Director, Stena Rederi AB

• Reaching compliance with IMO + EU Regulations – is the time schedule realistic?
• Decarbonisation strategies
• Avaliablity of alternative fuels

Rasmus Stute, Area Manager Germany, DNV

• Energy Saving Devices like twisted rudders or propulsion improving devices offer a practical, cost-effective retrofit solution to improve ship efficiency and meet environmental regulations by reducing fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions.
• Energy Saving Devices have a proven performance and optimized design via CFD and/or model testing. They are installed across different vessel types, from slow-going vessels like tankers and bulker to slender vessels like container ships.
• The installation of these devices is easily done for both newbuildings and retrofit projects during routine dry-docking, making them attractive for shipowners seeking minimal operational downtime.

Alessandro Castagna, Sales Manager, Becker Marine Systems GmbH

• ongoing newbuilding projects
• dual fuel (methanol) retrofits
• fleet upgrade (energy efficiency) measures

Dr. Christoph Thiem, Director Fleet Innovation, Hapag-Lloyd AG

• Data Driven Operations – collect, analyse, act
• Data Science and AI the foundation we build on – Machine Learning Targets and the Ship Performance modelling
• Generative AI and LLMs – the next frontier in human machine interaction

David Thomson, Head of Customer Engagement, ALFRED Maritime GmbH

• Nuclear in the maritime context and history
• Regulatory Context and latest updates and initiatives by IAEA and IMO, including resolutions expected at the MSC 110
• Possible nuclear reactor designs and technologies for civil ship propulsion

José Esteve, Offshore Gas and Power Market Leader, Bureau Veritas