On behalf of The Mission of Norway to the EU and the TrAM project partners, we would like to invite you to our High-Level Seminar in Brussels on 10 May.

Hear leading EU stakeholders discuss the possibility of speeding up the green transition of seaborne passenger transport in Europe.

How can we make zero-emission passenger transport at sea the new norm and make it competitive in terms of cost and the environment?

Through advanced modular production, the EU-funded TrAM project has constructed the world’s first zero-emission high-speed craft Medstraum. Today, this groundbreaking vessel operates a public commuting route in Stavanger, Norway, transporting up to 147 passengers. After six months in operation, what have we learnt?

During the seminar, you will meet EU representatives, Norwegian Government representatives, NGOs, transport providers from European regions, and the TrAM project frontrunners.

Limited spots are available. To secure your spot, please register via the link by 4 May.

The seminar is at Norway House, Rue Archimède 17, 1000 Bruxelles.

Agenda: Zero-Emission passenger transport at European waterways

The TrAM-seminar: Learnings from realizing the world’s first zero-emission high-speed passenger craft

12:30: Registration & lunch

13:00: The TrAM seminar: Zero-emission passenger transport at European waterways

• Welcome
  • Per Strand Sjaastad, Norwegian ambassador to Belgium and Deputy EU Delegation
• Introduction to Medstraum – The TrAM ferrytale
  • Håvard Tvedte, Head of Public Affairs, Maritime CleanTech
• The Norwegian success: Public buyer’s role in realizing green passenger transport at sea
  • Vidar Ulriksen, State Secretary Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Ocean Policy
• EU Keynote: Greener sea transport – the EU ambitions
  • Ricardo Batista, Waterborne Policy Officer, DG Move, EU Commission
• How to speed up the green transition of seaborne passenger transport on the European level – what are the barriers?
  • Luisa Puccio, Director Shipping & Trade Policy, ECSA (European Community Shipowners’ Associations)
  • Faïg Abbasov, Programme director for shipping policy, Transport and Environment
  • Ricardo Batista, Waterborne Policy Officer, DG Move, EU Commission
• Supporting the projects for a European sustainable future
  • Anna Karamigkou, Project Officer Horizon Europe, CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency)
  • María Guillén Molina, Policy Officer, DG RTD, EU Commission
• Public transport on high speed at sea with zero emissions – the challenges and benefits
  • Edith Nøkling, CEO, Kolumbus
• The extraordinary results of Medstraum – realizing zero-emission public transport at sea
  • Tobias Seidenberg, Senior Expert, Fraunhofer IEM
  • Apostolos Papanikolaou, professor, National Technical University of Athens
  • Edmund Tolo, Head of R&D, Fjellstrand yard
• Summary and conclusions
  • Ada Jakobsen, CEO, Maritime CleanTech

14:30: Networking

• • Meet all TrAM partners and relevant stakeholders
    

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 769303.