Shippax Ferry Conference, join us on board! (upd. 19 Nov)

The Shippax Ferry Conference is a must-attend unique onboard (always on board) event where most of the major global players of the ferry industry come to catch up with the latest products and developments and enjoy world-class networking together with friends, colleagues, customers and future customers.

WHERE? DFDS' Gotlandsbolaget's PEARL SEAWAYS (ship to be renamed)
ROUTE? Copenhagen-Oslo-Copenhagen
WHEN? 2-4 April 2025

~500 delegates, +230 companies
Two days of programme with industry expert speakers
Intimate, approachable and efficient networking
A proper exhibition area
Value-for-money. All events, meals and cabins included
Educational and fun

THEME:

“Increased efficiency, standardisation and sustainability”

MAIN PROGRAMME SESSIONS

Ro-pax executive panel debates
Keynote speakers
New ships & projects
Ferry industry performance and megatrends
New technologies and inspirations
Opportunities of modular concepts on the road towards zero-emission ro-pax operations
Crewing and generation Z seafarers
Opportunities (and limits) of digitalisation for the ro-pax industry
Shipbrokers' talking table
Interferry update
Shippax Awards

PEARL SEAWAYS © Maritime Photographic

Moderators:

Frederik Erdmann
Correspondent for Shippax since 1996 and professionally involved with shipping since 1999

Alan Lam
Co-moderator and correspondent and analyst Shippax

Early Confirmed Speakers:

ABB - Speaker TBD
Torben Carlsen - CEO DFDS Group
Gjermund Johannessen - Managing Director Norwegian Ship Design
Håkan Johansson - CEO Gotlandsbolaget
NAPA - Speaker TBD
Mary Ann Pastrana - Chairperson Archipelago Philippine Ferries
Bruce Peter - Professor of Design History at the Glasgow School of Art
Rina - Speaker TBD
Marcus Risberg - CEO Destination Gotland
Telenor Maritime - Speaker TBD
Ronny Øksnes - Union Officer at the Norwegian Seafarers' Union
And many more to be announced...