UK & CHINA: NAVIGATING TOGETHER TOWARDS SAFER, GREENER SHIPPING

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Published 2026-10-09 15:47

The UK DAY, held as part of the Shanghai Pudong International Shipping Week 2026 on Wednesday, 21 October at the Shanghai International Convention Center (上海国际会议中，上海市浦东新区滨江大道2727号) is organised and convened by Maritime London, in partnership with: UK Shipping Concierge and Maritime Coastguard Agency, Anemoi, London International Shipping Week 2027 and London Maritime Arbitrators Association, and supported by: UK Government’s Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade and Department for Transport, Chinese Shipping Association of London, Society of Maritime Industries, and media partners Beyond Shipping and Xinde Marine.

AGENDA

08:30

Registration

09:00

Opening speeches

JOHN DENHOLM, Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping and Chairman of J&J Denholm Ltd

LARS LIPPUNER, Director, UK Maritime Services, Maritime Coastguard Agency

HUI CHEN, Executive Deputy Secretary General, China Shipowners’ Association

Shanghai Pudong Authority representative TBC

10:00

Session 1
How Geopolitics Is Reshaping Global Trade and Shipping: Routes, Risks and Resilience

Shipping has always faced risk. Today, the challenge is that risks are increasingly interconnected. Geopolitical, regulatory, technological, cyber, climate and financial events can rapidly cascade across trade routes, markets and operations. This discussion explores how the industry can build resilience in a world where risks no longer occur in isolation.

Moderator: MARK WILLIAMS, CEO, Maritime London

Navigating Disruption in Shipping presentation
SANSHRAY AGARWAL, Senior Data Scientist, London Stock Exchange Group

Panellists:

CHEONG JIN YU, Head, Baltic Exchange Asia

DINGJING HUANG, Underwriting Director, UK P&I Club & Board Member, Chinese Shipping Association of London

MARK LLOYD, Partner, Marine, Global Risks, DWF Law LLP

WAQAS SAMAD, CEO, Lloyd’s List Intelligence

NICK SHAW, CEO, International Group of P&I Clubs

11:10

Networking break

11.30

Session 2
Maritime Arbitration

in partnership with

London, and the LMAA in particular, remains by some margin the market leader in maritime dispute resolution. This session will introduce the LMAA and explain its continuing relevance to Chinese shipping and trade and explode some myths about the experience of Chinese parties in London arbitration. It will in addition highlight the uses and dangers of AI in arbitration. A Q&A session will follow the presentations.

Participants:
CLIVE ASTON, Arbitrator, Former President, LMAA
IAN GAUNT, Arbitrator, Former President, LMAA
DR MELIS ÖZDEL, Head of Maritime Law, UCL Faculty of Laws

13:00

Networking lunch

14:00

Session 3
Technology Showcase: UK Companies Demonstrate Tech and Data Solutions for Operational Performance and Commercial Risk Management

Compere: GRAHAM CANDY, Assistant Director UK Shipping Concierge, Maritime Coastguard Agency

Presenters:
MATTEO CONTU, Channel Manager, Chelsea Technologies
FAYE WANG YAOYAO, Propositional Sales Director, Commodities & Corporate, London Stock Exchange Group
CARTER YANG, Head of Greater China, Lloyd’s List Intelligence
STEVE YEOH, APAC Sales and Partner Manager, SpecTec
GT Wings TBC

15:15

Session 4
The Efficient Ship: Combining Maritime Hardware, Data and Digital Intelligence

in partnership with

Shipping’s transition cannot depend on future fuels alone. This panel will explore proven technologies that can cut fuel consumption and emissions today, separating verified performance from modelled claims and examining how practical solutions can be deployed
across existing fleets and newbuildings.

Moderator:
WONG KAI CHEONG, Senior Technical Manager & Country Manager (China & Hong Kong
SAR), INTERTANKO

Keynote Address:
DEBORAH OWENS, Deputy Director - Maritime Environment and Decarbonisation, Department for Transport, UK Government

Panellists:
JOE BAKER, Productions Operations Manager, Anemoi
JOEY NG, Head of Decarbonisation, Braemar Shipping plc
XIAODONG ZHANG, Head of Global Engineering Discipline, Product & Certification, Lloyd’s
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JULIAN ZHU, Chief Regional Officer – Asia, Silverstream Technologies

16:30

Networking break

16:50

Session 5
Ship & Infrastructure Finance: Capital, Transition Finance and Other Innovative Solutions

Shipping faces a capital-intensive transition. Fleet renewal, retrofits and new technologies must be financed amid volatile markets, regulatory uncertainty and rising costs. This session explores how bank debt, leasing, export credit, bonds, private capital and sale-and-leaseback structures can support maritime's transition, including future opportunities in tokenised finance.

Moderator: MARK WILLIAMS, CEO, Maritime London

Participants:
DR JONATHAN BEARD, Senior Maritime Adviser, Partnerships for Infrastructure & Consultant, EY
VINEET PURI, Head, Global Shipping & Logistics, Asia Pacific, Citi
ALEX ROCOS, China Strategy Adviser to the Board of Directors, Braemar Shipping plc
JACK XU, General Manager of Shipping Leasing Department, China Merchants Bank Financial
Leasing Co., Ltd

17:50

London International Shipping Week 2027 – an Open Invitation
ANDY SNELL, Commercial & Operations Director, London International Shipping Week

18:00 -20:00

Networking Reception in partnership with