EVENT / PUBLIC SOURCE RECORD
Decarbonising Hong Kong Harbour with Norwegian expertise
- The ended seminar ran Apr 18–19, 2024, at Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong. DNV and Innovation Norway organised it with the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing. Contact: Lykke Gill Haanshuus (Lykke.Gill.Haanshuus@innovasjonnorge.no). The event focused on Hong Kong’s maritime emissions plans and Norwegian expertise, especially port electrification, green fuels, and decarbonisation strategy; attendance was limited and registration expressed interest subject to confirmation.
- Apr 18 opening/keynotes: Ambassador Signe Brudeset; Dr. Kenneth Leung of Hong Kong’s Environment and Ecology Bureau on local ambitions/policy; BIMCO’s Sabrina Chao on global shipping market forces and Norway–Hong Kong maritime ties; and Norwegian green-shipping negotiator Sveinung Oftedal on Norwegian policy and experience. DNV speakers covered electrification/hydrogen, shipping decarbonisation, port strategy, and power planning; Gard’s André Werner Kroneberg discussed the transition and a DNV-moderated panel addressed enablers/barriers.
- Further presentations covered port electrification (Jacob Tam, DNV); power-system planning (Matthew Rowe, DNV); ferry electrification in Hong Kong (Michael Newman, Fearnleys; Huang Shengkai, Sinoway); port electrification products (Bjørnar Skogseth, Wärtsilä); port sustainability solutions (Plug); megawatt charging (Alf Kare Adnanes, ABB); shore-power/autonomous solutions (Zinus); low/zero-emission tugs (Leon Wang, Kongsberg Maritime); marine batteries (Corvus); logistics (Yaling Liu, Massterly); ammonia/hydrogen supply chain (Robert Judd, DNV); and hydrogen transport/storage (Hexagon Purus, marked TBC). Apr 19 had a separate Norwegian-company visit/meeting agenda, then still to be finalised.
- Confirmed participants listed: ABB; AECOM Asia; Arup HK; Astrup Fearnley Group; Boluda Towage; Chellaram Shipping Hong Kong; China Merchants Energy Shipping; Chu Kong High-Speed Ferry; Civic Exchange; Civil Engineering and Development Department (Port Works Division); CLP Power Hong Kong; Crédit Agricole CIB; DBS Bank; DNB Bank ASA Shanghai Branch; DNV; Fearnleys; FountainVest Partners; Gard (HK); Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings); Hong Kong Marine Department; Hong Kong Pilots Association; Hongkong International Terminals; Hongkong Salvage & Towage; HSBC; Innovation Norway; Kerogen Capital; Kongsberg Maritime; Leading Group; Marine Department; Modern Terminals; Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment; Pacific Basin; PwC; Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management; South China Towing; Sun Ferry Services; Towngas China; Wärtsilä; Worldwide Cruise Terminals; and Yara China.
- The page links to maritime. Participation terms require ESG-aligned responsible business, adherence to the UN Guiding Principles and OECD Guidelines, and company due diligence to identify and mitigate adverse impacts.