08:30 – 09:00

REGISTRATION & COFFEE

9:00 – 9:15

OPENING REMARKS

9:15 – 10:45

SESSION 1

Circular Ship Recycling: the OPPSIRK Model

The OPPSIRK model offers a practical example of circular ship recycling in action, showing how vessels can be dismantled through a system designed around safety, material recovery, industrial cooperation and environmental accountability.

This session will explore how the OPPSIRK approach connects ship recycling with broader circular economy objectives. Rather than treating end-of-life vessels as waste to be disposed of as cheaply as possible, the model looks at ships as valuable material banks, with steel, components and other resources recovered through controlled, traceable and responsible processes.

Speakers will discuss what makes this model operationally different from outdated dismantling practices, and how collaboration between shipowners, recycling operators, industrial partners, waste managers and downstream buyers can create a system that works for industry while also protecting workers, communities and the environment.

10:45 – 11:15

COFFEE BREAK

11:15 – 12:30

SESSION 2

Scaling Innovation in Europe: National & Regional Pathways

Building on the OPPSIRK model presented in the opening session, this discussion will explore how circular ship recycling can move from a pioneering example to a wider industrial reality across Europe.

If OPPSIRK shows that ships can be recycled through a model based on industrial cooperation, material recovery, traceability and high environmental standards, the next question is how similar approaches can be developed, adapted and scaled in other national and regional contexts.

This session will examine the conditions needed to make that possible: suitable port and yard infrastructure, access to downstream waste management and steel recovery markets, cooperation between public authorities and private operators, and the policy signals required to give responsible recyclers the confidence to invest.

12:30 – 13:15

TECH SLAM SESSION

The Tech Slam will provide a fast-paced space for innovators to present practical technologies, tools and solutions that can support cleaner, safer and more circular ship recycling.

The focus will be on concrete applications rather than abstract concepts: what exists, what is being tested, and what could be scaled.

By bringing together technology providers, recyclers, researchers and industry actors, the Tech Slam aims to encourage exchange between sectors that do not always speak to each other, but whose expertise is essential to modernising ship recycling.

13:15 – 14:15

LUNCH

14:15 – 16:00

WORKSHOP

16:00 – 16:30

COFFEE BREAK

16:30 – 17:45

SESSION 3

Financing Circular Ship Recycling at Scale

Responsible ship recycling cannot scale without finance. While the environmental and social case for circular ship recycling is increasingly clear, many projects still struggle to become bankable, investable and attractive to public or private capital.

This session will explore how ESG commitments can be translated into concrete financing mechanisms for circular ship recycling. It will look at what investors, financial institutions, shipowners and public authorities need in order to support projects that deliver environmental, social and industrial value.

17:45 – 18:00

CLOSING REMARKS

18:00 – 21:30

DRINKS & DINNER 

08:30 – 09:00

COFFEE

09:00 – 10:15

SESSION 4

Beyond Europe: Emerging Circular Ship Recycling Hubs

Circular ship recycling is not only a European question. Around the world, new regions are exploring how they can develop safer, cleaner and more industrially advanced recycling capacity.

This session will look beyond Europe to examine emerging circular ship recycling hubs and assess whether they are ready — or close to ready — to become credible alternatives to harmful end-of-life practices.

10:15 – 11:30

SESSION 5

Circularity, Decarbonisation & Industrial Strategy

Ship recycling sits at the intersection of circularity, decarbonisation and industrial strategy. End-of-life vessels contain large volumes of steel and other recoverable materials, but their value depends on how they are dismantled, traced, processed and reintegrated into industrial supply chains.

This session will explore how circular ship recycling can support wider decarbonisation efforts, particularly through circular steel, material reuse, electric arc furnace-based production and improved waste management. It will examine how recovered materials from ships can contribute to lower-carbon industrial systems when handled through responsible and transparent processes.

The discussion will also look at the policy and market drivers shaping this transition, including regulation, green steel demand, material traceability, procurement standards and corporate climate commitments.

11:30 – 12:00

COFFEE BREAK

12:00 – 13:15

SESSION 6

From Compliance to Leadership

For too long, ship recycling has been treated as a matter of minimum compliance: meeting the lowest acceptable standard, transferring responsibility at the point of sale, or relying on certification without addressing the full reality of end-of-life practices.

This session will focus on the role of shipowners in changing that approach. It will explore what it means for companies to move beyond legal minimums and demonstrate genuine leadership in responsible ship recycling.

The discussion will consider how shipowners can take stronger responsibility for the final stage of a vessel’s life, from early planning and contractual safeguards to yard selection, transparency, downstream waste management and material recovery. It will also address the reputational, financial and strategic reasons why end-of-life decisions should no longer be treated as peripheral.

13:15 – 13:30

CLOSING REMARKS

13:30 – 14:30

LUNCH