08:00 |
Morning coffee and registration |
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09:15 |
Chairman's welcome and opening remarks |
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09:30 |
Mediterranean Container Trade Growth: The Future Analysed |
' The backcloth of world container trade development
' Focus on the primary drivers of Mediterranean trade growth
' Key deep-sea trade route analysis and the impact on the Med
' Intra-regional container trade development
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10:00 |
Future Mediterranean Containerport Capacity Requirements |
' The current scenario at gateway and transhipment centres
' Future demand over the short to longer term
' Are current investment plans adequate, are there shortcomings?
' Will port privatisation in the eastern Med have a significant impact?
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10:30 |
The China Factor: How Long Will it Last? |
' 32% growth China-Med, 27% increase Med-China, first quarter 04, the dynamics examined
' Trade balance: what does the future hold?
' Is China over-heating, can it keep pace with the growth?
' The Mediterranean and China, a marriage made in heaven?
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11:00 |
Morning coffee and networking |
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11:30 |
Far East-Europe Liner Trade |
' Can the Mediterranean enlarge its market share?
' Will transhipment become more or less of a factor?
' How long will double-digit growth last?
' Overcapacity, a problem? If so, when?
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12:00 |
Mediterranean-North America |
' Will double digit US export growth continue?
' Annualised trade capacity, what next?
' Will the eastern Mediterranean provide a trade catalyst?
' What mix of future services and ports of call?
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12:30 |
Can the Mediterranean Feeder System Cope? |
' Is trade growth outstripping capacity in the feeder sector?
' Will more dedicated feeders for deep-sea carriers provide a solution?
' Can the region's major transhipment hubs deliver the right service?
' Where next for the feeder system
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13:00 |
Lunch |
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14:30 |
Bridging the Gap: LOGISTICS |
Two senior executives in the logistics end of the business examine the performance of Mediterranean focused ocean carriers and key ports in the region, and identify and discuss operational areas where there is significant scope for improvement or development including:
' The standards to perform to
' Bottleneck factors to unplug
' Opportunities that come with logistics
' The potential of paperless trading
' Responding to the increasing complexity of global supply chains
' Environmental and security factors
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15:20 |
Building a Logistics Mentality in a Container World |
' Making the transition to a logistics culture
' The added value logistics offers to traditional operations
' Foundation stones for a logistics approach
' The future with and without logistics
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15:50 |
Inland Distribution The Rail World |
' What can be achieved with the power of rail properly harnessed in a deregulated climate
' Case study Italy: the sea-rail link to optimise supply chain performance
' What it takes to achieve effective system performance
' The downstream benefits
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16:20 |
Chairman's closing remarks |
08:45 |
Morning Coffee |
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09:30 |
Chairman's opening remarks |
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09:45 |
System Changes to Maximise Performance and Competitiveness |
' Steps to make EU and regional-based liner operations more competitive
' Required port system improvements ' what to reform and what to invest in
' Avoidance of monopolies in an era of continuing consolidation
' Regulators, liberalisation and sensible steps
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10:15 |
Linking Mediterranean Markets and Ensuring Connectivity |
' Ensuring connectivity within the Mediterranean and with adjacent markets
' The growth hot spots
' The black spots
' The key challenges for regional carriers
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10:45 |
Coffee and Networking |
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11:20 |
Mediterranean Ports' The Vital Interface are they Doing their Job? |
Against a background of cries of congestion and system meltdown, the panel examines whether Mediterranean containerports are performing as efficiently as their northern counterparts. Capacity versus demand, terminal performance, port costs, the transhipment function, new investment plans and the ability to embrace new logistics disciplines all come under the microscope in a series of presentations from each of the speakers and the ensuing debate between the speakers and the floor. |
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12:20 |
Customs and the Path to Expediting Trade Flow |
' Customs push to keep pace with modern supply chain disciplines
' Traditional problem areas and the modernising elements
' The actual and projected benefits of a modern approach
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13:00 |
Lunch |
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14:30 |
The Coming of Age of the Eastern Mediterranean |
' The shift from a public to private mentality, the pace of progress
' Investor interest in the eastern Mediterranean
' Balancing public and private sector investment
' Trade prospects in the eastern Med
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15:00 |
A Bankers Perspective of Bringing Viable Transport Projects to Market in the Med |
' The key market factors
' The importance of reducing risk
' EU sector projects and beyond, EIB as an investment kick-starter
' The availability of finance and the terms
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15:30 |
Afternoon tea and Networking |
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16:00 |
Don't Forget the Human Factor |
' New Codes of Practice from the International Labour Organisation
' Labour and new safety initiatives
' The modern employer-employee relationship for better performance
' Motivation, modern measures
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16:30 |
MEDTRADE: Key Conclusions |
' Conference highlights summarised
' The key strategic points to remember
' Major factors underpinning future success
' The Mediterranean still a major area of opportunity
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17:00 |
Conference Closes |
Il 26 e 27 ottobre prossimi a Venezia si terrà la nona edizione della conferenza MedTrade, che sarà ospitata dall'Autorità Portuale di Venezia e dal Terminal Intermodale Venezia. Medtrade 2004 - ha anticipato Zelus Events, la società che organizza la manifestazione - individuerà posizioni chiave, sviluppi ed opportunità del rapido sviluppo nel settore dei contenitori nel Mediterraneo e richiamerà altrettanta attenzione sui settori dell'intermodalità e della logistica.
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