Naples will once again become the center of international debate with the 7th edition of the Naples Shipping Week (October 26 – November 1, 2026), dedicated to the culture and economy of the sea. Born from the strategic partnership between the Propeller Club Port of Naples and ClickutilityTeam, the event takes over the baton from the Genoa Shipping Week 2025, confirming its status as a nationally and internationally recognized benchmark for the maritime, port, and logistic-industrial cluster. The importance of the event is backed by the consolidated numbers of the last Neapolitan edition: over 40 scheduled events, more than 4,000 participants, and 100 accredited partners.
The event is supported and promoted by an articulate network involving political and administrative institutions, sector associations, research bodies, and universities. The manifestation benefits from a broad and shared governance. Indeed, the Working Group unites the Municipality and the Metropolitan City of Naples, the Campania Region, the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority (AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centrale), the Customs and Monopolies Agency, numerous maritime and industrial associations, along with prestigious scientific and academic realities such as the CNR and the main universities of Campania. The shared goal is to enhance the blue economy and the technological evolution of the coasts as strategic territorial assets.
The conference’s proceedings and insights will be structured around the following main thematic tracks:
The Programme and the Port&ShippingTech Main Conference
The weekly schedule is particularly rich: the first two days will host workshops and events promoted by associations and research bodies, while the third day will be curated by universities with high-profile scientific conferences. On Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October, the Stazione Marittima Conference Center will host the technical heart of the event: the 18th edition of Port&ShippingTech (PST). This international forum – dedicated to technological innovations for the development of the logistic and maritime system – will offer vertical sessions focused on ecological transition, decarbonization, and the energy efficiency of infrastructures. Reclaiming the relationship between the city and the sea through interventions to enhance the urban coast and its waters will be a strategic asset of the event and an opportunity for discussion, alongside the main themes of shipping, logistics, technological innovation, and the sustainability of the maritime and port system.
The Training Hub: Blue Connect and Networking
A major novelty of this edition is Blue Connect, an innovative training and professional orientation hub scheduled for October 29 and 30 at the Stazione Marittima. Conceived as a real bridge between the new generations and the Blue Economy, it will offer workshops, Career Days, and direct matchmaking sessions between students, recruiters, and companies to address the profound professional transformation of the maritime sector. The proceedings will conclude on the evening of October 30 with the prestigious Networking Dinner reserved for the international shipping community.
The event is aimed at Port Authorities, public administrations, shipowners, terminal operators, logistics service managers, universities, research institutes, investors, and stakeholders of the global maritime ecosystem.
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