Chief Innovation Officer, OceanPass

Michael Schmidt

Michael H. Schmidt is a naval architect with more than 30 years of experience spanning shipyards and design houses. He has contributed to the development of innovative bulk carriers and later specialized in improving efficiency and reducing the environmental footprint of shipping. At BW Dry Cargo, he focused on vessel performance optimization and emission reduction, and in 2023 he co-founded OceanPass, a company dedicated to transforming vessel emission data into actionable intelligence to support the maritime industry’s decarbonization journey.