Workshop internazionale sui "porti-rifugio"

Il prossimo 11 dicembre il City Campus dell'Università di Anversa ospiterà un workhop internazionale sui "porti-rifugio" organizzato dall'European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) e dall'European Institute of Maritime and Transport Law dell'ateneo di Anversa. L'incontro avverrà subito dopo l'atteso varo delle nuove disposizioni in materia da parte dell'International Maritime Organization (IMO), che si prevede saranno adottate nel corso dell'assemblea generale dell'organizzazione in programma dal 24 novembre al 5 dicembre prossimi.

International workshop

PLACES OF REFUGE :
Towards a liability and compensation framework ?
Rights and responsibilities of port authorities

University of Antwerp - City Campus - Auditorium C-003
Thursday, 11 December 2003

PROGRAMME

10h00		Welcome - Prof. Dr. Gust Blauwens, Chairman of the Department of Transport and Regional Economics, Faculty of Applied Economics, University of Antwerp - Prof. Dr. Eric Van Hooydonk, Chairman of the European Institute of Maritime and Transport Law, Member of the CMI International Sub-Committee on Places of Refuge - David Whitehead, Chairman of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)
10h10		Nunca maìs : avoiding another Prestige accident Jan Dhaene, MEP - Member of the RETT Committee for the Greens/ALE fraction
10h25		Methodology for risk assessment in coastal zones in Spain Gonzalez Gómez Barquín, Direction for Infrastructure and Services, Puertos del Estado
10h40		The UK experience with "places of refuge" Robin Middleton, Secretary of State's Representative Maritime Salvage and Intervention (invited)
10h55		The perspective of shipowners and port authorities - Alfons Guinier, Secretary General of the European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) - Patrick Verhoeven, Secretary General of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)
11h15		Coffee break
11h45		Places of refuge : the international context - Frans van Zoelen, Vice-Chairman of the Legal Protection Committee of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) - Patrick Griggs, President of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) - Christopher Young, Senior Legal Officer, Legal Office, Legal Affairs and External Relations Division, International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
12h30		Lunch
14h00		The need for a legal framework on places of refuge Dirk Sterckx, MEP, Rapporteur of the European Parliament report on improving safety at sea in response to the Prestige accident
14h20		Accommodating a ship in distress : rights and responsibilities of port authorities Prof. Dr. Eric Van Hooydonk, Chairman of the European Institute of Maritime and Transport Law, Member of the CMI International Sub-Committee on Places of Refuge
14h50		The way forward in Europe Gilles Bergot, Maritime Safety Unit, Directorate General Transport and Energy, European Commission Willem de Ruiter, Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
15h15		Panel discussion with representatives of European port authorities With : Capt. Mark Andrews, Milford Haven, Harbour Master of Milford Haven Port Authority Capt. Jacques Loncke, Nautical Head of MRCC Flanders Knud Erik Möller, Harbour Master of the Port of Aarhus Michel Quimbert, President of the Port of Nantes-Saint Nazaire (invited) Capt. Hans-Jürgen Roos, Head, Seaports Communications, Shipping and Nautic Division, and "DA Maritime Security" HB Senator (Ministry) for Economy and Ports, Bremen (invited) Chaired by Prof. Dr. Willy Winkelmans, Chairman of the Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp (ITMMA)
16h00		Conclusions of the workshop Legal conclusions: Prof. Dr. Eric Van Hooydonk, Chairman of the European Institute of Maritime and Transport Law, Member of the CMI International Sub-Committee on Places of Refuge Policy conclusions: David Whitehead, Chairman of ESPO
16h15		Pints of refuge ' offered by the Antwerp Port Authority