Gudrun Janssens: EU regulatory affairs and ship recycling

Gudrun Janssens oversees BIMCO's EU-related marine environment, safety and technical affairs from the Brussels office. She has significant expertise in ship recycling. She studied Chemistry with a focus on environmental sciences and began her professional career at the Public Waste Agency of Flanders in 2000.

As a senior policy advisor and member of the Belgian delegation to the IMO, she influenced Belgian policy on ship waste management and ship recycling for over 15 years. Gudrun also worked for the European Community of Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the Royal Belgian Shipowners Associations as Head of Environmental and Technical Affairs, managing environmental and climate-related shipping issues at both European and international levels