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The two-day maritime conference will be held at Copenhagen’s AC Bella Sky Convention Center on 23-24 February 2027.
World Maritime Forum 2027 is set to return to Copenhagen, bringing the maritime industry together for two days at the AC Bella Sky Convention Center.
Organised by IGGS Group, the event will welcome shipowners, ship managers, shipbuilders, ports, authorities, maritime suppliers and service providers. The forum comes as the sector faces significant decisions regarding fleet investment, operational continuity, workforce readiness and the move from testing digital solutions to implementing them in daily operations.
The event expects to host 800 attendees, 70 speakers and 50 exhibitors, with more than 300 buyers anticipated. Participants will represent fleet, project, procurement and technical management, along with sustainability, crewing, port operations, finance and IT. This range of expertise is increasingly relevant as vessel-related decisions require input from several departments and affect multiple budgets and shore-based systems.
The 2027 programme will introduce new speakers from established shipping companies, ports and respected maritime organisations. Using their first-hand experience, they will discuss current developments in fleet investment, port strategy, cyber risk, artificial intelligence, vessel efficiency and maritime workforce requirements.
Twelve new panel discussions and two on-stage conversations will examine the central strategic and operational choices facing maritime businesses, including the areas likely to require investment in the coming years. The programme will address IMO measures, EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime, alternative fuels and bunkering infrastructure, retrofit performance, transition finance, sanctions and shadow-fleet risks, cyber and GNSS security, crew skills, AI, vessel design, and remote and autonomous operations. Across these sessions, regulatory requirements and operational risks will be considered alongside investment priorities for fleets, ports, infrastructure, people and technology.
The exhibition area next to the conference will present suppliers’ products, services, capabilities and emerging innovations. Exhibited solutions will cover propulsion, fleet-performance systems, maintenance, safety, connectivity, cybersecurity, ship repair, vessel design, interior solutions and shipbuilding. Buyers will be able to assess suppliers’ proposed benefits against the costs, integration requirements and operating limitations explored throughout the conference programme.
Copenhagen offers an appropriate setting for an event connecting such a varied group of maritime stakeholders, while the venue places conference sessions, the exhibition and business meetings within the same complex. More than simply gathering a large audience, the forum will create an opportunity to consider policy, vessel operations, investment priorities and supplier evidence together. These discussions could help identify which fleet, technology and organisational solutions are positioned for broader implementation before the end of the decade.
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