The UN Ocean Conference will take place in Nice, France, from 9 to 13 June 2025 - co-organised by the governments of France and Costa Rica. The conference's theme is "Accelerating action and mobilising all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean." Organised every three years, this is the 3rd conference, and will see shipping raised up the agenda with plenary discussions and numerous side events. BIMCO will be in attendance to ensure the industry is well represented. The third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) seeks to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG-14) – Life Below Water (currently the least funded of all SDGs) with three priorities, in order to produce an ambitious draft agreement: Working towards completion of multilateral processes linked to the oceans, to boost ambition for their protection; Mobilising sources of finance to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (SDG 14) and support the development of a sustainable blue economy; Strengthening and better disseminating knowledge linked to marine science to enhance policymaking. It will also be the first UN Ocean Conference since the adoption of the legal agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity (the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework and the Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction), as well as discussions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution- all instruments that have the potential to change the way in which shipping operates. There is a specific focus on the blue economy and sustainable maritime transport during the conference which brings together a community of member states, UN organisations and civil society representatives (NGOs, scientists, companies). And BIMCO will be present to ensure members views are represented, to gather information on topics of emerging concern and to develop networks and partnerships. We wou