Latest Coastlink News
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ConferenceCoastlink welcomes back BIMCO
BIMCO members will once again benefit from a generous discount on delegate bookings for Coastlink as BIMCO is confirmed as a returning supporter.
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ConferenceDon’t miss out – your chance to speak at Coastlink 2025
The closing date for call for papers for Coastlink 2025 is fast approaching and speakers are urged to submit their abstracts now.
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ConferencePeel Ports’ Stephen Carr joins Coastlink speaker line-up
Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Stephen Carr, will bring his expertise and experience to the key session exploring the renaissance of short sea shipping, its growth and the impact on ports.
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ConferenceCoastlink delegate discounts now available
Don’t just save the dates for Coastlink 2025, 29-30 April 2025, take advantage of a generous 15% discount on your delegate booking, now available for a limited time.
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ConferenceUK Chamber of Shipping joins the growing line-up of supporters
The UK Chamber of Shipping is the trade association and voice of the UK shipping industry, spanning short sea and deep-sea services to passenger transport, holidays and offshore activities.
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ConferenceWhat to expect from Bilbao the Port
Coastlink 2025, is heading to the Port of Bilbao, one of the most important transport and logistics centres in the European Atlantic Arc.
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ConferenceLeading UK port association to support Coastlink in 2025
The UK Major Ports Group has confirmed its ongoing support for the leading short sea shipping conference, taking place in the Port of Bilbao on 29-30 April 2025.
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ConferenceCoastlink 2025 - Speaker opportunities released
Speaker submissions are now invited for next year’s Coastlink, the Short Sea Shipping and Sustainable Logistics Network which will take place from 29 – 30 April in the Port of Bilbao, the leading port for the Atlantic route.
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ConferenceSix editions and counting…
The British Ports Association is to continue its strong partnership with Coastlink at the 2025 event, to be held in the Port of Bilbao. That partnership is now in its sixth year.
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ConferencePlanning for Coastlink 2025? Don’t just save the dates…
Attending Coastlink in 2025? Don’t just save the dates, 29-30 April 2025, book your place for the must-attend event now and save 15% on your delegate booking.
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ConferenceSponsorship opportunities now available for Coastlink 2025
With the dates and location of Coastlink 2025 confirmed it’s time to act fast to take advantage of the sponsorship opportunities available before and at the event.
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ConferenceDates for Coastlink 2025 in Bilbao announced
Coastlink will take place from the 29-30 April 2025 and the Port of Bilbao are “ready to discuss the latest in short sea shipping & sustainable logistics networks”.
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ConferenceCollaboration: the key to a sustainable future
Across the two days of Coastlink 2024, a key theme was highlighted – the need for clear collaboration from all industry partners in order to work towards net zero targets and a pathway to sustainability within the short sea shipping sector.
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ConferenceCoastlink heads to Bilbao
Sponsored by the Port of Amsterdam, the 2024 Coastlink Conference dinner was hosted at Kanteen25 where guests were able to meet, discuss and connect following a full day of presentations and debate.
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ConferencePort of Amsterdam host 2024 Coastlink Technical visit
Attendees at Coastlink 2024 enjoyed a technical visit tour of the Port of Amsterdam on day one of the conference, Wednesday 24th April.
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ConferenceCoastlink Day 2: ‘What’s the point of doing all this if you don’t share it ?’
The positivity of collaboration and openness continued into Day 2 of Coastlink in Amsterdam, with lively discussions, Q&As and coffee-time networking in which speakers and delegates were keen to share their experiences and knowledge across sustainable shipping, port operations and supply chains.
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Conference'Shore power should not be as big an issue as it is'
Ports in the UK face a lot of issues related to planning, “but power is the thing that is keeping us awake at night,” Geraint Evans, Chief Executive of the UK Major Ports Group, told delegates.
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Conference'We don’t have decades to spare'
Previous energy transitions – from sail to steam, from steam to fossil fuels – took decades, but in the transition from fossil fuels to green fuels, we don’t have decades to spare, delegates were told on Day 2 of the Coastlink conference.
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ConferenceLaaksonen calls for level playing field
The ports and shipping industry needs to accelerate greener solutions but to achieve that, it needs a level playing field and more funding – not just subsidies or grants, but all kinds of loans – said Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, Group CEO of Samskip.
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Conference‘The coalition of the doing’
“We are in this together” – these words from Dorine Bosman, Chief Investment Officer of the Port of Amsterdam, set the scene for the first day’s discussions at Coastlink 2024.
