WSC Alternative Power Breakfast: MEPC 84 Unpacked Over Coffee

08:00 - 09:30, 6 May 2026

WSC’s Alternative Power Breakfasts are not your usual policy panel; we welcome conversations beyond position statements to share real insight and perspective. They are a fast, informal discussion over coffee with people shaping the future of shipping. Please join us to start the day together, with plenty of space for open discussion.

At the IMO this April, Member States are reconvening to negotiate a global framework needed to support shipping decarbonisation. The outcomes of MEPC 84 will undoubtably impact the path forward for shipping decarbonisation, and for Europe.

Join us on 6 May for our next Alternative Power Breakfast, where we’ll unpack what was discussed, what it means, and what comes next.

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Agenda

08:00     Doors open, coffee is ready

08:15     Conversation: Unpacking what was discussed at MEPC 84, what it means for shipping decarbonisation and Europe, and what comes next.

09:30     Event finishes

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