Get Set for Workboat 2050 Conference
As a partner of the Get Set for Workboat 2050 conference, the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) participates in crucial discussions on scaling sustainable changes in the workboats sector. The conference will take place on March 26 at the Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, in collaboration with The Workboat Association and Seawork.
Join ship operators, policymakers, financiers, and industry leaders to gain practical insights into the commercial, regulatory, and financial realities shaping the future of sustainable workboat operations.
This one-day conference consists of panel discussions and presentations on the following themes:
Session 1 - Insurance and finance for green vessels
Session 2 - Digitilisation and AI: smart optimisation for workboat efficiency
Session 3 – Crew training and behavior change
Session 4 – Circular economy for workboats
Session 1 - Insurance and finance for green vessels
The panel examine how insurance, finance, and risk models influence low-emission vessel adoption and support investment in greener fleets.
Session 2 - Digitilisation and AI: smart optimisation for workboat efficiency
This session explores how digitalisation and AI can boost workboat efficiency and cut emissions, while tackling the challenges of deploying smart tech across mixed and legacy fleets.
Session 3 – Crew training and behavior change
Understand how crew behaviour, targeted training, and evolving staff needs shape the safe and effective adoption of fuel-efficient, low-emission workboat operations.
Session 4 – Circular economy for workboats
Panel discussion examining the impact on seafarers, plus the training and skills needed to operate and maintain the next generation of zero emission vessel.
