IBC's 3rd Annual Asia Green Shipping Conference is held in conjunction with SMW 2012 and will take place from 24-25 April 2012 at Raffles Convention Centre.

The conference will cover themes including ship owner dialogue on immediate and longer-term regulatory compliance strategies, retrofitting for compliance and green ship design.

For more information visit http://www.greenshippingasia.com

Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) is the leading maritime event in Singapore. Driven by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), SMW gathers the international maritime community in Singapore for a week of conferences, dialogues, exhibitions and social events in celebration of all things maritime. The range of activities and events organised by MPA, the industry, and research and educational institutions, as well as the cosmopolitan profile of participants, reflect the vibrancy and diversity of Singapore as a major international maritime centre.

For more information visit http://www.smw.sg/index.html

The 9th annual Green Ship Technology Conference, 'Meeting the green technology challenges for sustainable shipping', will be held in Copenhagen between 27 and 29 March. The event will feature the latest information on the maritime industry's initiatives for greener, more sustainable shipping and cover specific issues including verification of EEDI, alternative power sources and a shipowner's experience of implementing SEEMP.

For more information and to download the conference agenda, please visit http://www.informaglobalevents.com/event/greenshiptechnology

The first Green4Sea Energy Efficiency Forum will take place on March 8 at the Eugenides Foundation, Athens.

This is a non-profit event aimed at a target group of approx 400 persons / 200 companies from safety, technical and marine departments of shipping operators. Following on from MEPC63, the forum will

sum up the status and actions due for ship operators on energy efficiency, ahead of the emissions regulation deadline of January 1 2013.

For more information, please visit http://www.green4sea.com/forum/1

Capital Link will host the 3rd Annual Greek Shipping Forum in Athens on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. This event will not only cover the latest developments and trends in international trade, dry bulk commodities, and the energy markets — framed against the broader backdrop of the global economy — but also review the various funding alternatives for raising capital among listed and private shipping companies. Experts will additionally address effective investment strategies and risk management in today's shipping industry.

Carbon Positive CEO, Helena Athoussaki, will be speaking on the subject of 'Energy efficiency: a competitive and investment driver' during the afternoon.

To download the event agenda please click here

The SMP World Expo is an international Exhibition and Conference that brings together the leading players from the Shipping, Marine and Ports sectors. The SMP World Expo provide a forum for maritime experts and industry majors to address, discuss and formulate growth-oriented strategies for their mutual development.

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