One of the most important global shipping and maritime events in the world, London International Shipping Week (LISW) will celebrate its 12th anniversary in September 2025, playing host to thousands of international industry decision-makers who will attend the hundreds of official events during the week.

Now in its 12th year, London International Shipping Week has become the pinnacle showcase event underlining the world-class maritime sector in London – and the rest of the UK – to an international audience.

But LISW is much more than that. LISW25 will comprise over 350 official industry events and functions offering a huge array of networking and engagement opportunities for leaders across all sectors of the international shipping industry – regulators, charterers, ship owners, ship managers, bunker suppliers, lawyers, ship brokers, bankers, insurers, insurance brokers, commodity traders and brokers, ship suppliers, port operators, shipping service providers, and with the support and participation of several UK government departments.

The LISW25 Headline Conference and Gala Dinner will attract the very highest-level government and shipping industry leaders from the UK and around the world to discuss the key issues of the moment, keeping shipping at the forefront of an ever-changing world.

LISW25 is organised by Shipping Innovation together with the support and cooperation of the Department for Transport, British Ports Association, Baltic Exchange, Maritime London, Maritime UK, The Society of Maritime Industries, UK Chamber of Shipping and UK Major Ports Group. LISW was created and is produced by Shipping Innovation – a joint venture between Elaborate Communications and ship.energy (formerly Petrospot).

London is the beating heart of the international maritime industry and that is why the maritime world comes to London to do business.

The LISW25 Headline Conference will be held at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization, attended by up to 750 of the most prominent shipping and government leaders in the world.

The one-day conference, sponsored by Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), will be followed by a Rooftop Reception, sponsored by the Government of Gibraltar and Gibraltar Maritime Services

The spectacular black-tie LISW25 Champagne Reception, Gala Dinner and After Party will be held at Evolution London in Battersea Park, attended by as many as 2,000 VIPs.

This dazzling occasion is a perfect culmination to a remarkable week, finishing with music and dancing until the early hours. A specially-chartered fleet of antique ‘Routemaster’ London buses will be at hand to carry guests away from this amazing evening.