Breakbulk Americas

19-20 October 2027 | Houston

Breakbulk Middle East

2-3 February 2027 | Dubai

18-19 November 2026 | Singapore

Breakbulk Media

2026 Agenda

09:00

Women in Breakbulk Networking Breakfast

* Additional purchase required * Women in Breakbulk at Breakbulk Europe 2026 is designed to support and celebrate women in the project cargo an...

Info, Education & Networking

Women in Breakbulk

11:30

Breakbulk Live Stage

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Industry & Leadership

Speakers

Breakbulk Europe

CEO Industrial Projects

DHL Industrial Projects

Danny Levenswaard

Director Breakbulk

Port of Rotterdam

11:45

Breakbulk Live Stage

KEYNOTE | The End of Predictability: Geopolitics and the New Reality for Global Trade

This keynote sets the global context for our industry, examining how geopolitics, conflict, sanctions and policy fragmentation are reshaping global tr...

Speaker

Former Dutch Ambassador & Geopolitical Expert

Independent Advisor to International Institutions

12:30

Breakbulk Live Stage

The Fleet Capacity Question | Opening Remarks

Speaker

Regional General Manager

AAL Shipping (AAL)

Breakbulk Voices Stage

The Commercial Realities of Sustainable Logistics and Customer Expectations

As sustainability expectations increasingly shape procurement and supply chain decisions, project logistics providers are under growing pressure to de...

Speakers

Krishnan Subramaniam

International Chairman, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), U.K. and Chief Learning Officer, Transworld Academy

12:35

Breakbulk Live Stage

Understanding Capacity: Data Trends and Near-Term Scenarios

A review of current fleet data, demand indicators and trade-lane developments in project cargo and multipurpose shipping. This briefing highlights are...

Speaker

Managing Director, Sea3R & Senior Associate – Breakbulk & Heavylift, Drewry Maritime Research

12:50

Breakbulk Live Stage

The Fleet Capacity Question: Shortage, Oversupply or Market Reset?

A balanced debate on supply and demand across all breakbulk and project cargo carriers. Covering the realities of fleet renewal, demand outlook, and c...

Speakers

Regional Head of Project Cargo – Europe & Mediterranean

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

Regional General Manager

AAL Shipping (AAL)

Moderator

Managing Director, Sea3R & Senior Associate – Breakbulk & Heavylift, Drewry Maritime Research

13:10

Women in Breakbulk Lounge

The Power of LinkedIn: Turning Visibility into Opportunity

An interactive workshop focused on how professionals can better utilize LinkedIn for career growth, networking, business development, employer visibil...

Industry & Leadership

Women in Breakbulk

Speaker

FACT Talent & WOMEN TOGETHER

14:00

Breakbulk Voices Stage

How Breakbulk Operators Lose Margin on Every Email

Every shipment generates a trail of emails, documents and data entry – rate requests, booking confirmations, shipping instructions, claims and s...

Speakers

Charles Declerck

Process Automation Specialist

Dietmar Vinckier

Women in Breakbulk Lounge

Next Generation Project Cargo: Mentorship and Future Readiness

Aligned with The Heavy Lift Group’s recently launched THLG Next Gen initiative, this interactive workshop explores how the industry can become m...

Women in Breakbulk

Speakers

Beatriz Alvarado

Sales & Chartering Director

Kaleido, Ideas & Logistics

Elisabeth Cosmatos

The Cosmatos Group

AlbatrosDigital

Iris Müllejans

Managing Director

Rolf Riedl GmbH | The Heavy Lift Group (THLG)

14:30

Breakbulk Live Stage

Project Cargo Market Outlook 2026–2029

A forward-looking view of global project demand, pricing and capacity across oil & gas, offshore wind, nuclear, CCS, data centers and BYOP logisti...

Project Activity

Speakers

Chief Operating Officer

Peel Ports Group

Senior Vice President, Project Logistics, Global Freight Forwarding

Moderator

Yorck Niclas Prehm

Head of Market Intelligence

Toepfer Transport

14:40

Breakbulk Voices Stage

No Energy Transition Without Heavy Transports

The heavy transport industry is a source of CO₂ emissions- and at the same time the silent backbone of the energy transition. It enables the developme...

Energy Transition

Speaker

Filippo Baldassari

Managing Director

15:00

Women in Breakbulk Lounge

Bunkering 2.0

The maritime energy transition comes at a time where digitalisation, increasing demand for transparency and a complex maze of regulations are having a...

Women in Breakbulk

Speaker

Owner & Director

15:45

Breakbulk Live Stage

Decarbonization Reality Check: What Gets Built and Why

As energy security and return on investment reshape priorities, the pace of decarbonization is increasingly determined by bankability, commercial risk...

Speakers

Fracht Group Poland

Leif Arne Strømmen

K2 Project Forwarding AS

Russell Claessens

Moderator

Senior Technical Manager

Smart Freight Centre

16:00

Women in Breakbulk Lounge

Bridging Continents: Building Trust Across Cultures

Mastering cross-cultural perspectives to drive safety, leadership, and business successAs global business expands between the West and Asia, cultural ...

Industry & Leadership

Women in Breakbulk

Speakers

Spot On Learning

Founding Director

17:30

Breakbulk Live Stage

The Breakbulk Green World Awards & NextWave 30 Awards Ceremony

The Breakbulk Green World Awards celebrate all companies in the industrial project arena and the service providers who are instrumental in the logisti...

Industry & Leadership

19:30

Breakbulk Boulevard Party

* Open to all – first-come, first-served. BBEU badge required for entry * After the Welcome Reception on Tuesday evening, continue the excitemen...