EVENT / PUBLIC SOURCE RECORD
Norwegian Solutions and Experiences in Maritime Decarbonization
- This ended seminar/reception was held Nov 17, 2025, 15:30–20:30 GMT+08:00, at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, 8/F, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Innovation Norway organised it with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing; contact listed: Lykke Gill Haanshuus (lygil@innovasjonnorge.no).
- The event was part of Hong Kong Maritime Week. Its description presents Norway as a testing and innovation hub for green shipping and says the seminar would showcase alternative fuels, battery-electric and hybrid propulsion, digitalisation, operational efficiency, infrastructure, and value-chain development. It links this work to the IMO’s 2050 net-zero CO2 goal. The page schedule gives a seminar with company presentations and panel from 15:30–18:00, followed by a reception hosted by the Norwegian Ambassador to China (18:00–20:30).
- The programme shows registration 15:30–16:00; opening/keynotes 16:00–16:15; presentations and refreshments 16:15–18:15; a panel moderated by Norwegian Embassy Commercial Counsellor Henning Kristoffersen, 17:50–18:15; and the embassy reception 18:15–20:30. Opening speakers: State Secretary Even Tronstad Sagebakken (Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries), Amy Chan (Commissioner for Maritime and Port Development, Hong Kong Transport and Logistics Bureau), and Kenneth Lam (CPPCC National Committee member and Seakapital founder/CEO).
- Presentation topics and speakers listed: DNV China’s Li Li on Maritime Forecast to 2050; Höegh Autoliners CEO and Norwegian Shipowners’ Association VP Andreas Enger on resilient decarbonisation strategy amid regulatory uncertainty; StormGeo’s Petty Leung on using data for safer, smarter, more efficient voyages; Towngas’s Oscar Ho on a green methanol supply chain; Kongsberg Maritime’s Keith Tsang on integrated solutions; Wah Kwong’s Greg McMillan on China renewable-fuel supply; Corvus’s Ren Li on ferry/port electrification in Hong Kong; and Norwegian climate ministry negotiator Sveinung Oftedal on global and regional shipping decarbonisation.
- The event page’s conditions state that participating companies must follow responsible-business standards including ESG and the UN Guiding Principles and OECD Guidelines, covering human rights, decent work, environmental protection, and anti-corruption; companies must also perform due diligence to identify, prevent, and mitigate adverse impacts.