Interview | After the IMO Setback: How to Rediscover Purpose - and Act | Featuring Insights from Mark Watts

Interview | After the IMO Setback: How to Rediscover Purpose - and Act | Featuring Insights from Mark Watts

The IMO's failure to adopt the Net-Zero Framework has created fresh uncertainty for shipowners, fuel suppliers, ports, investors, and policymakers. Yet while regulatory debates continue, the maritime industry continues to invest in alternative fuels, infrastructure, and decarbonization initiatives.

This exclusive interview, After the IMO Setback: How to Rediscover Purpose and Act, featuring insights from Mark Watts, CEO of UK Transport in Europe, provides a timely snapshot of how European maritime leaders are responding to the post-IMO landscape, why LNG remains central to the energy transition, and what industry stakeholders can do to maintain momentum while global policy frameworks evolve.

For North America's LNG community, this interview offers a valuable opportunity to compare perspectives, benchmark strategies, and understand how international markets are preparing for the next phase of maritime decarbonization.

Download the Interview to Learn:

  • How Europe is responding to the IMO setback: Why many industry leaders believe the challenge is one of trust, fairness, and leadership rather than technology or ambition.
  • Why LNG remains a leading transition fuel and how investment in vessels, bunkering infrastructure, and supply chains continues despite regulatory uncertainty.
  • How industry stakeholders are driving progress as shipowners, ports, fuel suppliers, cargo owners, and financiers act while policy catches up.
  • What's coming next for global shipping: The commercial, operational, and investment implications of delayed regulation and the opportunities emerging for first movers.
  • What North American LNG stakeholders can learn from Europe's response to evolving regulatory and market conditions.

Download the interview today to gain practical insights into the future of LNG, maritime decarbonization, and the industry actions shaping shipping's next chapter.