To provide a better picture of the status of standardisation within digital interfaces between ship and shore, and to emphasise the business value of accelerating digitalisation as well as encourage communication between the various stakeholders, BIMCO, ITS Norway and the DYNAPORT project invite you to a two-day workshop at BIMCO House in Copenhagen, on 18 and 19 March 2026.
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Download report from previous workshop on standards for maritime single window, BIMCO house 14th of September 2023.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
• 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲: adoption, scale, and global harmonisation. Testimonial from industry representatives.
• 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: architectures, standards, and interoperability approaches. Discussing what messages to send, when to send them, format of messages and message interfaces to use. Introductions by leading message interface providers.
• 𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: Identity, Authentication, and Trust Services in International Operations. Discussions on identity registers, use of digital signatures and other means for authentication, integrity checks and confifentiality.
Event, Tuesday, 17 March 2026 (optional)
On the evening before the workshop, 17 March, we have organised an informal get‑together dinner in central Copenhagen for those who wish to join. Please note that the dinner will be at participants’ own expense.
Restaurant: Madklubben, @ 18.00 hrs
Adress: Store Kongensgade 66, Central Copenhagen
Link to google maps: here
Note: we have preordered a dinner for those of you who are attending this part.
Day 1 – Wednesday, 18 March 2026
| Time | Agenda Item | Notes / remarks |
| 09.00-09.30 | Arrival and coffee | |
| Welcome | ||
| By BIMCO, ITS Norway and DYNAPORT | ||
| Setting the scene for the workshop | ||
| Jeppe Skovbakke Juhl, BIMCO | ||
| Jan-Willem Ouden, Port of Rotterdam | ||
| Open discussion about the expected outcome | ||
| 11.00-11.20 | Coffee | |
| Session 1: Turning maritime digitalisation into business value: adoption, scale, and global harmonisation | ||
| Few short presentatons | ||
| Edmind Sim, MPA | ||
| Bjørn Åge Hjøllo, NAVTOR | ||
| Björn-Johan Vartdal, DNV | ||
| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch – and check of you mailbox | |
| Short brainstorm workshop: How to accelerate maritime digitalisation | ||
| Open discussion | ||
| 15.30-15.50 | Coffee | |
| Recommendations and conclusions from session 1 | ||
| 17.00 | End of day 1 | |
| There are no planned event after the session | ||
Day 2 – Thursday, 19 March 2026
| Time | Agenda Item | Notes / remarks |
| 09.00-09.30 | Arrival and coffee | |
| Short wrap up from day 1 | ||
| Session 2: Evolving maritime data exchange: architectures, standards, and interoperability approaches | ||
| Few short presentatons | ||
| Marianne Hagaseth, ISO TC8/SC11 | ||
| Michael Bergmann, MCP | ||
| Olli Soininen, Fintraffic | ||
| Poul Andersen, Peppol | ||
| Short brainstorm workshop: How to agree on a common way to exchange data? | ||
| Open discussion | ||
| 11.00-11.20 | Coffee | |
| Recommendations and conclusions from session 2 | ||
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch – and check of you mailbox | |
| Session 3: Enabling Secure Maritime Connectivity: Identity, Authentication, and Trust Services in International Operations | ||
| Few short presentatons | ||
| Ørnulf Rødseth, ISO TC8/SC11 Chair | ||
| Andy Smith, SITA | ||
| Jesper Holmgren, Idsure | ||
| Short brainstorm workshop: How to drive message authentication and identity management in the international maritime domain | ||
| Open discussion | ||
| 15.00-15.20 | Coffee | |
| Recommendations and conclusions from session 3 | ||
| Outlook and how to proceed | ||
| Goodbye – and save travels | ||
| 17.00 | End of day 2 | |