The Maritime Standard is pleased to confirm that the tenth annual The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference will take place on Thursday 30^th October 2025. The conference will, like last year, be held at the iconic Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, one of the best quality venues in the Middle East.

Trevor Pereira, Managing Director, The Maritime Standard, says, “As always this will be a great chance for those active in tanker shipping to come together and discuss and debate the hot topics of the day, at a time when there are many layers of uncertainty within this business to work through. We are already assembling a top notch panel of speakers to ensure that this remains the Conference that sets the bar highest for quality of information and for ensuring attendees get maximum value from their participation.”

Aimed at key decision makers and opinion formers within the tanker shipping business and its support sectors, the event will assess the implications of economic and trade volatility and a host of geopolitical issues. Owners and operators also face growing pressure to comply with tough environmental regulations, presenting a series of technical and commercial challenges that need to be overcome.

While there is long term optimism about the future of the industry, there are certainly many short term challenges. For that reason, the overarching theme of this year’s conference will be: Tanker shipping negotiates challenging market headwinds.

The event will start with keynote speeches from leading industry figures. Then Session 1 in the morning will have the theme: Sustainable strategies - how best to overcome tanker shipping’s current uncertainties. The afternoon Session 2 will be devoted to presentations looking at: “Boosting operational efficiency while maintaining a focus on green shipping.” The event will finish with a networking reception at which participants can continue their discussions.

 The conference overall will focus on the main headline market trends in the crude, products, chemical and gas tanker markets, highlighting commercial, geopolitical and technical challenges, along with issues relating to sustainability, new technology, and the need to continually upgrade the wide range of services provided to support the tanker sector. Topics that will be discussed at the conference further include: safety and security; digitalisation; support services, including maritime law and insurance; vessel technology; ship management; and shiprepair and maintenance.

Clive Woodbridge, Conference Editor, says, “The Conference programme will be topical and relevant, and will address the wide range of challenges and opportunities confronting tanker shipping today. The format will as always be lively and engaging. There will be plenty of opportunities for interacting with speakers and panelists, as well as fellow attendees, to discuss and debate all the important matters facing this key sector of the global shipping industry, at a pivotal point in its development.”

For more information about the conference, the programme and how to register, please go to: www.tmstankerconference.com

17^th July 2025, Dubai, UAE: 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. 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. 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 shiprepair, 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; and 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.

For more information about the conference programme, confirmed speakers and how to register to attend, please visit the website https://tmstankerconference.com

4^th July 2025, Dubai, UAE: The 10th annual Maritime Standard Tanker Conference 2025 will be held on Thursday 30th October at the iconic Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, and the conference programme is now taking shape.

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. 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.

The conference will focus on the main headline market trends in the crude, products, chemical and  gas tanker markets, highlighting commercial, geopolitical and technical challenges, along with issues relating to sustainability, new technology, and the need to continually upgrade the wide range of services provided to support the tanker sector.

Session 1 in the morning will focus on “ Sustainable strategies - how best to overcome tanker shipping’s current uncertainties”. Speakers with high levels of responsibility and knowledge within the tanker shipping business will reflect on their approaches to implementing sustainable commercial and operational strategies at a time of considerable volatility and unpredictability in their markets. They will draw on their own experiences to assess the best way to maintain optimum levels of vessel utilisation, revenues, profitability and operational efficiency against the backdrop of trade uncertainty, geopolitical pressures and tighter environmental regulations.

Speakers will discuss how best to respond to contemporary market trends in the crude, chemical and product tanker trades, as well as the gas carrier segment. And what the potential challenges and obstacles might be in each of these trades.

Topics will include how geopolitical factors are influencing tanker market activity; the global demand and supply picture for oil and oil products; newbuilding investment patterns; best practice strategies to sustain the momentum towards decarbonisation; and regulatory compliance in tanker shipping in the context of uncertain markets. There will also be presentations looking specifically at the LNG sector; Classification societies and how they can support a sector in transition; tanker scrapping and recycling; the role of shipyards in meeting the commercial and environmental requirements of tanker shipping; and the growing importance of biofuel trades.

For more information about the conference, the programme and how to register, please go to: www.tmstankerconference.com

19^th June 2025, Dubai, UAE: The Maritime Standard is pleased to confirm that the tenth annual The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference will take place on Thursday 30^th October 2025. The conference will, like last year, be held at the iconic Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, one of the best quality venues in the Middle East.

Trevor Pereira, Managing Director, The Maritime Standard, says, “As always this will be a great chance  for those active in tanker shipping to come together and discuss and debate  the  hot topics  of the day, at a time when there are many layers of uncertainty within this business to work through. We are already assembling a top notch panel of speakers to  ensure that this remains the Conference that sets the bar highest for quality of information and for ensuring attendees get maximum value from their participation.”

Aimed at key decision makers and opinion formers within the tanker shipping business and its support sectors, the event will assess the implications of economic and trade volatility and  a host of geopolitical issues. Owners and operators also face growing pressure to comply with tough environmental regulations,  presenting a series of technical and commercial challenges that need to be overcome.

While there is long term optimism about the future of the industry,  there are  certainly many short term challenges. For that reason the overarching theme of this year’s conference will be: Tanker shipping negotiates challenging market headwinds.

The event will start with keynote speeches from leading industry figures. Then after that, Session 1 in the morning will have the theme: Sustainable strategies - how best to overcome tanker shipping’s current uncertainties. The afternoon Session 2 will be devoted to presentations looking at: “Boosting operational efficiency while maintaining a focus on green shipping.” The event will finish with a networking reception at which participants can continue their discussions.

 The conference overall will focus on the main headline market trends in the crude, products, chemical and  gas tanker markets,  highlighting commercial, geopolitical  and technical challenges, along with issues relating to sustainability, new technology, and the need to continually upgrade the  wide range of services provided to  support the  tanker sector. Topics that will be discussed at the conference further include: safety and security; digitalisation; support services,  including maritime law and insurance; vessel technology; ship management;  and shiprepair and maintenance.

Clive Woodbridge, Conference Editor, says, “The Conference programme will be topical and relevant, and will address the wide range of challenges and opportunities confronting tanker shipping today. The format will as always be lively and engaging. There will be plenty of opportunities for interacting with speakers and panelists, as well as fellow attendees, to discuss and debate all the important matters facing this key sector of the global shipping industry, at a pivotal point in its development.”

For more information about the conference, the programme and how to register, please go to: www.tmstankerconference.com