We are delighted to announce the programme for the ECASBA 2026 SEMINAR. This year we will be hosted in Gothenburg thanks to the support of our members from local associations from Sweden, Denmark, Finland and on this special occasion, Norway.

Wednesday 10th June 2026

18:00

Midsummer party! Location: Shipbrokers Gardens, Klippan 3. Dress code: as white as you want

 

Thursday 11th June 2026

ECASBA seminar

Location: Jacy’z Hotel & Resort , 6 Drakegatan, 412 50, Gothenburg.

Dress code Business.

Time:	Session
09:00 REGISTRATION	DELEGATE REGISTRATION
09:15 WELCOME	Sari Turkkila, Finland; Hans Nicolai Edbo, Norway; Jesper Sebbelin, Denmark, Berit Blomqvist, Sweden and Raymond Troch ECASBA Chair.
09:30-10:45 ECASBA SECURITY SESSION	PANEL DISCUSSION: Gateways of Resilience: Agents and Brokers at the Frontline of Maritime Security MODERATOR: Raymond Troch PARTICIPANTS: EMSA, ESPO, WSC, ECSA
10:45	Coffee Break
11:15-12:00 ECASBA BRIEFING	EUROPEAN ACTIVITY UPDATE ·       EES/ETIAS ·       European Ports Alliance (illicit goods) ·       ICS2 ·       Customs Single Window ·       UCC Reform ·       Port Strategy
12:00-12:20 A VERY NORDIC IDEA	What if… the Nordic countries were only one? Christopher Pålsson and Niklas Bengtsson at Maritime Insight give us statistics about the Nordic countries like you have never seen before.
12:20-13:20	Lunch break
13:20-14:10 MARKET UPDATE	MARKET UPDATE, INCLUDING ENERGY TRANSITION SPEAKERS: Dag Kilen, Head of Research & Senior Advisor, Fearnleys AS
14:10-14:50 THE FUTURE OF SHIPBROKERS	PANEL DISCUSSION: How Shipbrokers stay relevant and positioned as business relationships advance MODERATOR: Bahadir Tonguc, Chair of FONASBA Shipbroking Committee SPEAKERS: Hans Nicolai Edbo, Norwegian Shipbrokers Association, Dag Kilen, Head of Research and Senior Advisor, Fearnleys AS, Lars Hallengren, Brax Shipping and Fulvio Carlini, President of FONASBA
14:50-15:20	PRESENTATION: Pioneering Remote Pilotage with DanPilot MODERATOR: Jesper Sebbelin, DSPO SPEAKERS: CEO of DanPilot, ECASBA REP TBC – introducing the FONASBA SURVEY ON PILOTAGE
15:20-15:50	Coffee break – “fika”
15:50-16:45 EMSW update	PANEL DISCUSSION: The benefits and challenges with EMSWe/MSW. Nemo, the Finnish way. MODERATOR: Raymond Troch, ECASBA Chair. SPEAKERS: Miikka Kälvinmäki, Head of Business Design, Fintraffic VTS, Jacek Tyminski, Polish Association, Miikka Kälvinmäki, Fintraffic and Fredrik Pettersson, Nautic Shipping, ECASBA REP TBC
16:45-17:00	Closing remarks by Raymond Troch, ECASBA chair.

Social evening

18:30 DINNER CRUISE	Buses departs from the hotel for Stenpiren, where we enter m/s Medvind for a dinner cruise in the Gothenburg archipelago. Dress code casual.
22:30	Bus returns to the hotel

 

• REGISTRATION FEES:

Delegate registration fee, which includes the midsummer party on the 10^th and dinner cruise on the 11^th June are:

€ 350.00 per delegate, plus 25 % VAT (which delegates can claim back from respective local tax authority).

Partners are welcome to attend the two dinners at a cost of €250.00 per partner, for the two evenings. Partners fee will be added to the delegate registration fee.

Delegates can register to attend using the online form.

 

• HOTEL ACCOMMODATION:

Hotel accommodation has been reserved at Jacy´z Hotel in Gothenburg: https://jacyzhotel.com with the following preferential rates being offered:

Single: €160.00* per night, Double: €190.00* per night, plus 12% VAT, breakfast included.

*These rates are guaranteed until 13th April 2026. Bookings taken after that date will be subject to availability and the prices quoted above may change. Cancellations will be processed in accordance with the hotel’s own policy.

 

• AIRPORT TRANSFERS:

Transfers between Landvetter Airport and the hotel can be organized in advance. You can book the taxi when you make your registration, and the driver will then meet you inside the arrival hall. Price: 63 Euro, plus 6 % VAT. We invoice you.

 

• OPTIONAL – FONASBA-ECASBA SHIPBROKERS GOLF TOURNAMENT at Öijared Resort – www.oijared.se

Wednesday 10th June

Time:	Session
07:30 DEPARTURE TO GOLF RESORT	Bus departs from Jacy´z Hotel to Öijared Golf Club
9:00-14:00 GOLF TOURNAMENT	European Shipbroker Golf tournament
14 00-16:00 LUNCH	Lunch for all* *ECASBA AP members are invited into a separate room
16:00 RETURN TO HOTEL	Bus departs from the Golf Club back to the hotel, arrival 16:45

 

Delegates who wish to join the FONASBA-ECASBA Shipbrokers Golf Tournament must arrive on the 9^thJune!

The bus to the golf course [Öijared Resort – www.oijared.se] leaves 07:30am on Wednesday 10^th June,  and will be back 16:45.

COST OF THE GOLF DAY PER PARTICIPANT : € 80 inclusive of lunch.

Renting golf clubs: € 40.

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For any information please feel free to email us at membership@fonasba.org

We look forward to welcoming you in Gothenburg!