| 08.00 |
Delegate Registration and coffee |
| 09:00 |
Opening by the Conference Chairman
Jorgen Olesen
Managing Director,
Mazda Motor Logistics Europe N.V. |
| 09:05 |
Welcome
Dick van den Broek Humphreij
Chairman, European Shippers' Council |
| 09:15 |
Welcome
Leo Baron Delwaide
President, Antwerp Port Authority |
| 09.25 |
Key note Speech
Mario Monti
Competition Commissioner
An introduction on the Commission's policy on liner shipping regulation |
| 09:45 |
Wolfgang Hübner
Head of Transport Division, OECD
An introduction on the final recommendations from the OECD following its report Competition Policy in Liner Shipping |
| 10:05 |
Dror Strum (invited)
Commissioner, Israel Antitrust Authority
An introduction on anti-trust immunity for liner shipping conferences in Israel and recent case in Israel on Terminal Handling Charges |
| 10:20 |
Questions and Answers |
| 10:35 |
Break |
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Session 1
Liner Shipping Conferences on the edge of extinction? |
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THE CARRIERS' VIEW ON THE FUTURE OF THE LINER CONFERENCE SYSTEM
To what extent does anti-trust immunity for price-fixing deliver benefits to shippers by improving supply chain performance and enhancing business efficiency? |
| 11:00 |
Chris Bourne
Managing Director Europe
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd |
| 11:15 |
Courtenay Allan
Director
Transatlantic Trade, OOCL |
| 11:30 |
Leonidas Demetriades ' Eugenides
Chairman
Niver Lines Shipping Co S.A. |
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WHAT SHIPPERS DEMAND FROM CARRIERS |
| 11:45 |
Mark Clough QC
Ashurst Morris Crisp
An overview of European legislative developments and the impact of the recent Commission decisions on liner shipping |
| 12:00 |
Björn Salmson
Manager Contracting, Volvo
- How does the conference system impact on industry?
- Has the block exemption provided efficient liner services?
- Why is there a need for reform? |
| 12:15 |
Shipper to be announced |
| 12:30 |
DEBATE between Speakers, Panelists and Conference Participants on the statement:
The liner shipping conference system is BAD FOR BUSINESS |
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| 13:00 |
Lunch |
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Session 2
Modern Business practices in Liner shipping
Customers/carrier Partnerships |
| 14:15 |
Jean Louis Cambon
Head of Michelin Ocean Management Commitee
- Michelin global shipping activities, in brief
- Carrier/Shipper relationships : an industry- to-industry perspective
- Developing efficiencies for mutual benefit
- Doing away with practices of the past
- Expectations for the near future. |
| 14:30 |
Peter Gatti (invited)
Director NITL, US
- Can Europe learn from US business practices since OSRA?
- How good are your contracts? |
| 14:45 |
Filip Bekkers
Transport Procurement Manager Europe, Masterfoods, Netherlands
Global Tendering ' is there a need for harmonisation? |
| 15:00 |
Garry Mansell
Manager Director Freight Traders
The electronic age and what shippers want |
| 15:15 |
Break |
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Practices in Short Sea Shipping |
| 15:45 |
Wout Pronk
Manager Director
Geest North Sea Lines, The Netherlands
An example of good practice in carrier/customers partnership |
| 16:00 |
Björn Salmson
Manager Contracting
Volvo |
| 16:15 |
DEBATE between Speakers, Panelists and Conference Participants on the statement: Customers expect carriers/operators to listen more closely to customers needs.
How should carriers respond to this? |
| 17:00 |
Chairman's closing remark |
| 19:00 |
Reception at the Antwerp townhall
hosted by Antwerp Port Authority |
| 20:00 |
Dinner |
European Shippers' Council (ESC) e Mare Forum hanno organizzato lo "Shipper Forum 2003", che si svolgerà il prossimo 12 giugno ad Anversa. L'incontro sarà suddiviso in due parti intitolate "Liner Shipping Conferences: Time for change - a change for the better" e "Modern business practices for shippers and carriers in liner shipping".
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genova - ITALIA
