ESPO (European Sea Port Organisation), in collaborazione con l'authority portuale di Rotterdam, ha organizzato la prima "European Sea Ports Conference", che si svolgerà il 17 e 18 giugno prossimi al Rotterdam Cruise Terminal del porto di Rotterdam. A seguito dell'esperienza sperimentata con la proposta di direttiva sui servizi portuali - ha osservato l'associazione dei porti europei - ESPO ha raccolto la sfida di iniziare una riflessione sul ruolo e il valore aggiunto dei porti per l'Unione Europea allargata. L'obiettivo - ha spiegato ESPO - è di stabilire una agenda UE che tenga conto del contesto più ampio nel quale i porti operano.
Program
DAY 1: THURSDAY, 17 JUNE 2004 |
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09h30 - 12h30 |
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ESPO For official delegates to the ESPO General Assembly only. Venue and agenda to be announced. |
12h30 - 14h00 |
Registration and welcome lunch |
14h00 - 15h30 |
Official opening of ESPO 2004 Wim van Sluis, Alderman of the Port and Economic Affairs, City of Rotterdam David Whitehead, Chairman of ESPO
Keynote speeches
Loyola de Palacio, Vice-President of the European Commission Karla Peijs, Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, The Netherlands
Seaports in perspective
The socio-economic value of seaports in the enlarged EU - Prof. Dr. WillyWinkelmans, Chairman of
the Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp (ITMMA) The positive response of European seaports to the environmental challenge - Prof. Dr. Chris
Wooldridge, Director of Studies Marine Geography, University of Cardiff Seaports and the EU agenda - Patrick Verhoeven, Secretary General of ESPO |
15h30 - 16h00 |
Tea |
16h00 - 17h35 |
Perspective one: market dynamics (Chairman: Giuliano Gallanti, Vice Chairman of ESPO)
Views from: The global container terminal operator - Richard C. Pearson, Director, Hutchison Port Holdings The intermodal service provider - Rutger van Slobbe, Director and member of the Executive Committe, P&O Nedlloyd (invited)
Bulk shipping - John C. Lyras, Chairman, Paralos Maritime Corporation S.A. The breakbulk terminal operator - Jean-Jacques Westerlund, Chairman, Westerlund Group (invited)
The mainport manager - Willem Scholten, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam
Q&A |
17h35 - 17h45 |
Conclusions of the first day David Whitehead, Chairman of ESPO |
19h30 - 22h30 |
CONFERENCE DINNER On board the M/S Smaragd |
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DAY 2: FRIDAY, 18 JUNE 2004 |
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08h30 - 09h00 |
Registration and coffee |
09h00 - 11h00 |
Perspective two: the transport chain (Chairman: Maria Nygren, Vice Chairman of ESPO)
The development of the TEN-T - Philip Bradbourn, MEP - Rapporteur for the European Parliament TEN-T and the enlarged EU - Mr. Ainars Slesers, Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia (invited)
Short sea shipping and "Motorways of the Sea": - François Marendet, Conseiller Technique, Secrétaire d'Etat aux Transports et à la Mer, France - Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director, Grimaldi Group Naples (invited)
Sea-river shipping and inland hubs - Marie-Dominique Simonet, Director General of the Port Autonome de Liège (invited)
Railway connections - Robert Spierings, Chairman European Rail Freight Association (invited)
Q&A |
11h00 - 11h30 |
Coffee |
11h30 - 13h00 |
Perspective three: safety and security (Chairman: Pieter Struijs, President of IAPH, Director of the Port of Rotterdam)
Security and the EU Customs Union - Frits Bolkestein, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Taxation and Customs Union (invited)
Port and maritime security after 1 July 2004 - US Homeland Security Department (invited)
Security of the transport chain - Dick van den Broeck Humphrey, Chairman of the European Shippers' Council The experience of the cruise industry - Stein Kruse, Holland Amerika Line (invited)
Q&A |
13h00 - 13h15 |
Conclusions of the conference and closing David Whitehead, Chairman of ESPO Willem Scholten, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam |
13h15 - 14h30 |
Closing lunch |
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