Event Calendar

Fastmarkets Circular Steel Summit 2025 - USA
2025-01-14 - 2025-01-16 | Houston, United-States

When Charterparties Hit Breaking Point
2025-01-21 18:30 - 23:00 UTC | Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland

Middle East Bunkering Convention 2025 • Dubai
2025-02-03 08:00 - 2025-02-05 17:00 | Dubai, UAE, The Address Marina Hotel, United Arab Emirates
The Middle East Bunkering Convention returns to Dubai in February for more meaningful and informative debate and engagement on the ‘health’ of the marine fuels sector – from both a global and a regional perspective.
In 2025, MEBC marks its 10th anniversary and this year’s conference offers an opportunity to reflect on the challenges, opportunities and trends experienced by the bunker sector over the last decade. More importantly, this key and always dynamic gathering of marine fuel professionals will encourage discussion on what lies ahead for the industry – in the near and mid-term.
A decade on from the first MEBC, the commercial environment for the bunker sector is much more complicated and difficult to negotiate. Looking out to the next 10 years, the picture becomes even more challenging, with a highly charged geopolitical situation and the introduction of challenging environmental regulations which will put counterparty relationships under the spotlight and place a heavy financial burden on the shipping sector.
Added to this, the shipping, marine fuel and port sectors are facing difficult decisions over decarbonisation strategies and there are so many questions to be answered over what the bunker supply infrastructure for conventional and new marine fuels will look like in the coming years. The increasingly significant role of AI and digitalisation in shipping must also be added to the mix.
The tenth edition of MEBC will offer a unique platform for the bunker sector to reflect on the ‘here and now’ of its business and to discuss how it must evolve to be able to address the challenges, and grasp the opportunities, that make up its future.

Coaltrans India 2025
2025-02-10 - 2025-02-12 | New Delhi, India, India
Coaltrans India is back!
For 2025 – India’s longest-running coal event returns to Delhi, where we will convene more than 800 national and international delegates from across India’s coal supply chain, including miners and traders, importers, freight operators and end users.
Coaltrans India is the only conference to gather all the key players from this major coal region. It’s a one-stop-shop to meet new business partners, re-forge relationships, and hear from expert speakers as we examine the latest trends, unpick the shifting supply chain landscape, and debate the key issues at the centre of the Indian coal industry.

BLACK SEA GRAIN EUROPE - 2025
2025-02-13 - 2025-02-14

GTR MENA - UAE
2025-02-18 - 2025-02-19 | Dubai, UAE, The Address Marina Hotel, United Arab Emirates
Having celebrated the largest ever edition of GTR MENA in 2024, welcoming a record-breaking 1,136 attendees, GTR is excited to return to Dubai on February 18-19, 2025, bigger, better and ready to host the region’s leading content and networking platform for the global trade, export, commodity and supply chain finance community.
The annual two-day conference will provide high value networking opportunities, enabling delegates to catch up with industry friends, forge new business connections and meet with highly esteemed exhibitors from leading trade service providers across the Middle East and North Africa. Over 80 industry experts will explore the latest trends and developments, highlighting both challenges and opportunities whilst offering future projections of the market. The GTR team looks forward to welcoming you there!
2025 key discussion themes:

Leadership, innovation and sustainability: Driving economic growth through empowerment
Diversification, state support and ‘flight to quality’: The commodity financing melting pot
Delivering trade growth: Do banks need to less cautious?
Opening new doors for trade: The corporate perspective
Milestones reached but challenges ahead: How can digital reach the parts others can’t?
Is supply chain finance on a downward curve?

Commodity Trading Week APAC - Singapore
2025-02-19 - 2025-02-20 | Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Building on last year’s triumphant debut, Commodity Trading Week APAC is returning for its second edition in 2025, further solidifying its position as the premier event in the Asia Pacific region for the commodity industry. This follows 15 years of unparalleled success, including our partnerships with esteemed organisations such as Enterprise Singapore.

Fastmarkets Battery Raw Materials Shanghai 2025
2025-02-25 - 2025-02-26 | Shanghai, China, China
Fastmarkets is returning to Shanghai in 2025, assembling the key opinion leaders, government representatives and innovators impacting the future of China’s battery raw materials supply chain in 2025 and beyond.
This content-rich conference will bring domestic and international mining companies, refiners, battery producers, recyclers, OEMs, and EV and ESS manufacturers together to network, strengthen existing relationships, and forge new partnerships.
Join us for market-leading insights about the key trends, pricing outlooks, and forecasts shaping China’s domestic markets and international prospects

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY WEEK
2025-02-25 - 2025-02-27

Fastmarkets Forest Products Europe Conference 2025 - Portugal
2025-03-03 - 2025-03-05 | Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal

GTR Africa - South Africa
2025-03-13 - 2025-03-14 | Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
GTR Africa has solidified its position as the premier event for the African trade and trade finance community. Returning to Cape Town on March 13-14, 2025, this flagship event will deliver essential insights spanning trade, supply chain, infrastructure, working capital, export and commodity financing markets. Supported by prominent players representing the entire trade finance ecosystem, the conference will feature over 60 speakers sharing unparalleled expertise over two impactful days. Anticipating the participation of more than 550 delegates from over 250 companies, GTR Africa 2025 offers a prime opportunity to engage with key figures in African trade. Don’t miss your chance to reconnect with familiar faces and establish vital new connections in the market during this unrivalled conference.

Argus Agriculture & Feedstocks Conference
2025-03-20 - 2025-03-21 | brussels, Belgium

Commodities Global Summit
2025-03-24 - 2025-03-26 | lausanne, Switzerland

Maritime Week Africa 2025 • Mauritius
2025-03-24 - 2025-03-27 | Africa, Abidjan, South Africa
Embracing change and planning for the future
Maritime Week Africa, the longest-running and most popular bunkering event on the African continent, is, for the first time in its 16-year history, coming to the beautiful island nation of Mauritius.
From 24-27 March 2025, the movers and shakers of the African marine fuels industry – including key bunker buyers and suppliers, ports, refiners, regulators and other leading maritime professionals – will gather at the Hilton Mauritius to discuss the unique issues and opportunities pertaining to the bunkering industry in Mauritius, in Africa and beyond.
The packed conference programme will focus on traditional fuels as well as new and emerging fuels and technologies and will look at what is driving markets now, and what will be driving them in the future.
The week will include a major international conference, a selection of shipping, bunkering and alternative fuels training courses, an exclusive tour of Port Louis – the principal port of Mauritius – and some spectacular networking opportunities

CommodityThursdays London
2025-03-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Circe’s Rooftop Waterloo, 117 Waterloo Rd, London

7th Annual Capital Link Singapore Maritime Forum
2025-03-25 | The westin Singapore, Singapore

CommodityThursdays Geneva
2025-03-27 18:00 - 22:00 | Pasta & Vino, Rue du Stand 51, Geneva

CommodityThursdays Singapore
2025-03-27 19:00 - 22:30 | Lion Brewery Co, Singapore, Singapore

Americas 2025: Agency, Energy & Infrastructure Finance - USA
2025-04-01 - 2025-04-02 | Miami, USA, EAST Miami Hotel, United States

Asian Battery Raw Materials & Recycling Conference - South Korea
2025-04-07 - 2025-04-09 | Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
In 2024, this event was a magnet for the entire battery raw materials supply chain.
It brought together over 400 leaders, including government officials, the largest mining companies, battery producers, recyclers, and OEMs. They enjoyed two packed days of networking, deal-making, and exchanging ideas.
Delegates from 30+ countries and 170+ companies gathered at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, where they experienced 40 in-depth market sessions, delivered by 50+ industry-leading speakers.
This year, the event will be even more unmissable – with more big-name speakers, more industry giants, and more opportunities to make connections that count.

Fastmarkets Asia Ferroalloys 2025 Conference - Thailand
2025-04-08 - 2025-04-10 | Bangkok, Thailand, Thailand

EuroGrainExchange 2025
2025-04-10 - 2025-04-11 | Bucharest, Romania, Romania
In April 2025 Bucharest again awaits you for its next event edition dedicated to the complex grain industry in Central and Eastern Europe. EuroGrainExchange 2025 promises the opportunity to meet the top analysts and experts during the discussion panels and to network with the leading agribusiness representatives at one place when traders, farmers, input suppliers, and industry professionals meet to talk about the complex and challenging grain market.

MENA 2025: Agency, Energy & Infrastructure Finance - UAE
2025-04-15 - 2025-04-16 | Dubai, UAE, The Address Marina Hotel, United Arab Emirates

GTR West Africa - Nigeria
2025-04-24 - 2025-04-25 | Lagos, Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
For the last 15 years, GTR West Africa has been hailed as the premier annual gathering for engaging with influential figures in West Africa’s trade epicentre, offering exclusive insights into the latest developments and trends for trade, supply chain, infrastructure and export financing markets.
Set to return to Lagos on April 24-25, 2025 with backing from significant regional players, the conference will once again showcase expertise from over 45 speakers, covering two impactful days of knowledge sharing and networking. Expecting over 400 delegates in attendance representing over 200 local and international companies, GTR West Africa 2025 provides an exceptional platform for forging unique connections and developing new relationships. Don’t miss your chance to attend this unparalleled conference alongside the region’s traders and their financing partners.

CommodityThursdays Geneva
2025-04-24 18:00 - 22:00 | Halles de l’Île, Place de l'Ile 1, Geneva, 1204

CommodityThursdays London
2025-04-24 18:00 - 22:00 | London, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom

CommodityThursdays Dubai
2025-04-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Céleste Restaurant, SO/ Uptown Hotel, Uptown Tower - Uptown - Dubai - United Arab Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Geneva Dry 2025
2025-04-28 - 2025-04-29 | Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva Dry brings together all elements of the commodities shipping sector to host the ultimate dry bulk shipping event.
Split into sectors, panels will bring together analysts, financiers, miners, traders and shipowners to discuss where the markets are headed.
Sessions include:

Minor Bulks
Agri-commodities
Coal
Iron Ore
Decarbonisation

Oman Maritime, Ports and Energy Forum 2025 • Muscat
2025-04-28 - 2025-04-30 | Muscat, Oman, Muscat, Oman

International Trade Forum 2025
2025-04-30 12:00 - 19:00 | Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
In an era of significant disruption, where traditional forecasts fall short, the ability to anticipate global trends is crucial for success in international business.
What impact do geopolitical developments have on the Swiss foreign economy? How should Swiss companies in the export sector respond to the increasing fragmentation of the global economy? Which lessons from the past remain relevant today and can be applied to future challenges?
The International Trade Forum brings together internationally-oriented Swiss SMEs, offering an ideal platform to discuss innovative approaches and exchange insights.
