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PROGRAMME:
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| Day one (13/04/2011) |
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| 8h30 - 9h15 |
Welcome and introduction by chairman of the day
- Philippe Van Dooren, editor-in-chief, De Lloyd
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| 9h20 - 9h35 |
Official welcome by the Port of Bilbao as host
- José Ramón de la Fuente, president, Port of Bilbao |
| 9h35 - 11h05 |
Session 1: Reducing administrative burdens in short sea |
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- Introduction to the Blue Belt project
- Etienne Schouppe, Belgian Secretary of State for Mobility
- Presentation of the Blue Belt project
- James Wood, Administrator, Bureau of the Executive Director, EMSA
- Forwarders bring short sea shipping to all businesses
- Marco Sorgetti, director general, CLECAT
- Short sea shipping and customs
- Miroslaw Zielinski, director, DG TAXUD, European Commission
- Debate between participants of this session
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| 11h05 - 11h30 |
Coffee break |
| 11h30 - 13h00 |
Session 2: Short sea and other modes of transport |
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- Increasing interest for short sea as road transport encounters more problems
- Federico Delclos, director, Transfennica Bilbao
- UK-Spain market - Modal shift is working
- Geoffrey Smith, managing director, MacAndrews
- Cooperation between short sea and road transport in order to improve shortsea services
- Pilar Tejo Mora-Granados, technical director, Shortsea Promotion Center Spain
- Stimulating intermodality through Motorways of the Sea
- François Potier, R&D manager, Brittany Ferries
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| 13h00 - 13h30 |
Visit of Sinaval exhibition |
| 13h30 - 14h30 |
Lunch |
| 14h30 - 15h30 |
Session 3: Update on trends and market evolutions |
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- Ship size revolution and potential new opportunities
- Steve Wray, Senior Consultant, Ocean Shipping Consultants
- Horizontal collaboration and orchestration among shippers as a solution to create multimodal
transport opportunities. Case study on the trade lane Belgium-Spain focusing on the
Zeebrugge-Bilbao shortsea service in particular
- Bart Vannieuwenhuyse, research director, TRI-VIZOR & Prof. Alex Van Breedam, FITA
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| 15h30 - 16h00 |
Coffee break |
| 16h00 - 17h30 |
Session 4: EU policy: how flexibility in port operations can trigger a modal shift |
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- Ports
- Aernoud Willeumier, manager business analysis & intelligence, Port of Rotterdam (speaking for ESPO)
- The shipowners
- Alfons Guinier, secretary general, ECSA
- The shippers
- Nicolette Van der Jagt, secretary general, ESC
- Case - the PROPS coordination action
- Ioannis Koliousis, Project Manager, PROPS Project
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| 20h30 - 21h00 |
Visit of Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, with audioguides
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21h00
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Walking dinner
- offered by Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (optional)
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| Day two (14/04/2011) |
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| 09h00 - 09h30 |
Registration and coffee |
| 09h30 - 11h00 |
Session 5: Short sea & Ecology: a threat to short sea developments |
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- Introduction of the topic by the chairman of the day
- Guy Mintiens, editor, De Lloyd
- Consequences of new restrictions on emissions for shipowners
- Uwe Bakosch, ceo, Finnlines
- The use of LNG in short sea shipping
- Alfons Guinier, secretary general, ECSA
- Debate between participants
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| 11h00 - 11h30 |
Coffee break |
| 11h30 - 13h00 |
Session 6: Short sea: partner for the automotive industry |
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- Viewpoint of a shipper
- Eugenio Garmendia, director global purchasing & supply chain, General Motors Spain
- The meaning of short sea for a specialised car port
- Miel Vermorgen, director sales & logistics, Port of Zeebrugge
- Viewpoint of a car carrier
- José-Antonio del Río, senior manager inland & HH sales and business development, UECC Madrid area
- The role of Short Sea Shipping Promotion Centers
- Drazen Zgaljic, chairman, European Shortsea Network
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| 13h30 |
Technical visit to the Port of Bilbao terminals with lunch
- offered by Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (optional)
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