MENA Green Bunkering & Shipping Forum
The MENA Green Bunkering & Shipping Forum is a one-day, invitation-only executive forum within the Future Fuels & Carbon Capture MENA Summit 2027, convening 100+ senior decision-makers from across ports, fleet owners, bunker suppliers, technology providers and financiers. The forum will explore how coordinated investment in bunkering capacity, multi-fuel fleet decisions, and enabling compliance frameworks can establish the foundation for a scalable and bankable green marine fuel ecosystem across the Middle East.
From Ambition to Anchorage: Building MENA's Green Fuels Corridor
09:30 - 09:50
(20min)
[Opening Keynote] Green Bunkering's Momentum in MENA: The Global Outlook and Market Opportunity
09:50 - 10:40
(50min)
[Opening Panel] The Fuel Frontier: Technology Routes, Costs & Project Progress
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How are marine fuel technologies progressing toward commercial scale, and what evidence is building behind them?
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How are engine makers, fuel producers and shipowners aligning on routes and timelines as the fuel picture develops?
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What are projects demonstrating that is strengthening confidence for fleets to commit at growing scale?
Coffee Break & Exhibition
11:10 - 12:00
(50min)
[Demand Panel] Ports & Fleets: Building the MENA Green Bunkering Network
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How are ports and shipping lines coordinating to make green fuel available where and when the fleet calls?
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What port investments and partnerships are gaining momentum across the region?
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How are ports, fleet owners and suppliers building the partnerships that underpin a dependable regional network?
12:00 - 12:20
(20min)
[Flexible Keynote]
Lunch
14:00 - 14:50
(50min)
[Deal-Making Panel] Structuring the Deal: Bunkering Contracts, Green Credit & the Path to First Trade
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What contract and credit structures turn interest into signed, financed trades?
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How do buyers, suppliers and financiers share risk on first deals?
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What frameworks give both sides confidence to commit to new fuels?
14:50 - 15:10
(20min)
[Keynote] Reserved for Sponsor
15:10 - 16:00
(50min)
[Compliance Panel] The Rules of the Green Bunker: Compliance That Unlocks Trade
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How do international and regional signals most directly shape whether trades proceed?
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How can certification and book-and-claim work together to keep fuels credible?
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What alignment between rule-makers and industry shortens the path to routine tonnage?
16:00 - 16:30
(30min)