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Wednesday 13 - Thursday 14 April 2011 | Bilbao Exhibition Centre | Spain
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The fifth European Short Sea Conference will elaborate on the challenges that face short sea shipping in a changing economical, political and legal environment. Key topics include the reduction of administrative burdens in short sea, realizing a modal shift and co-modality, an overview of current trends and market evolutions, and short sea and ecology.
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This year's edition of the Short Sea Conference takes place at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, a versatile, innovative convention centre inaugurated in 2006 and backed by over 72 years' experience as Bilbao's trade fair institution.
BEC CONVENTIONS is located in the greater Bilbao area, in the capital of Bizkaia (Basque Country) in northern Spain. It is an internationally renowned city thanks to its urban transformation and excellent hotels, shopping and leisure opportunities.
The Convention Centre is located about 20 km from Loiu international airport and a mere 10 minutes away from Bilbao city centre. |
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All participants of the Short Sea Conference will also have access to the SINAVAL exhibition taking place from 12 to 14 April, 2011 at the conference venue. More information on this international exhibition on shipbuilding, maritime, port and fishing industry can be found here.
Participants will also gain access to the FUTUREPORT conference taking place at the BEC on April 12 in which an expert panel of port industry professionals will discuss present port management models and will analyse and debate the main talking points, including the best strategies of developing a network of intermodal facilities and services, and current viability of the port landlord model. All information on the FUTUREPORT conference can be found here.
Participants who are quick to register can benefit from our beneficial arrangements with hotels in Bilbao city centre. If you are interested in a stay during the conference, or you have a question regarding the practical organization of the event, please e-mail us.
More information on the port of Bilbao can be found at the following link: http://www.bilbaoport.es/. Information on the conference venue is available at http://www.bilbaoexhibitioncentre.com/. |
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