Invitation to workshop at DNV 6th of March 2025 – Addressing the cost gap for green shipping corridors

As part of the Nordic Roadmap – Future Fuels for Shipping project we would like to invite you to a 1-day workshop to discuss the role of public funding to support the realization of the first Nordic Green Shipping Corridors – zero emission shipping routes between Nordic countries. The workshop will bring together industry stakeholders working to realize green shipping corridors in the Nordic countries, private financial institutions, and public entities in the Nordic countries providing funding entities will explore options for how public funding could contribute to realizing the first Nordic green corridors. The workshop is supported by the Green Shipping programme.  

Date: 6th of March, 2025

Time: 10:00-16:00

Location: Big Blue 1&2, DNV, Veritasveien 1 Høvik, Norway

Deadline for registration: 14th of February 2025

Tentative workshop agenda (will be updated with more details):

Time	What
10:00	Welcome, introduction to the workshop and the Nordic Roadmap project – Purpose and agenda for workshop – Nordic perspective – realization of green shipping corridors – Nordic Fuel Phase II project – presentation of findings
10:35	Existing funding opportunities for green shipping corridors – Overview of Nordic public funding opportunities for green shipping corridors – Short presentation from each of the Nordic countries and cross Nordic – Examples of private funding opportunities – EU opportunities
12:00	LUNCH
13:00	Industry perspective – Identified cost gaps from actual green corridor projects
14:00	Interactive session – Public funding of the first Nordic green shipping corridors – Workshop participants discuss possible gaps in funding opportunities and investigate potential new innovative funding mechanisms
15:00	Coffee and tea refill
15:15	Panel discussion and closure – Findings from the interactive session are presented and discussed in a panel discussion – Closing remarks
16:00	End of workshop