- Il prossimo convegno annuale dell'European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), che si terrà il 14 e 15 maggio prossimi al Pullman Palm Beach Hotel di Marsiglia, sarà incentrato sulla revisione delle reti transeuropee di trasporto, annunciata per il 2010, e sulla strategia della Commissione Europea per il trasporto marittimo fino al 2018.
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- The European Sea Ports Conference
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DAY ONE: THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009 |
08h30 |
- Special interest seminar: port co-operation and competition in the Mediterranean
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Chair: Manuel Gomez Martín, Vice-Chairman of ESPO
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Introduction: Prof. Antoine Frémont, Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité (INRETS)
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Eu perspective:
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Port co-operation within the Union for the Mediterranean, Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (invited)
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Port co-operation within the EuroMed Transport network, Roel Hoenders, Europaid European Commission
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Panel discussion with:
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Emanuele Grimaldi, CEO Grimaldi Group (invited)
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Etienne Rocher, APM Terminals (invited)
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NN, Hutchison Port holdings (invited)
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Charles Abela, Malta Maritime authority
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NN, North African Mediterranean port authority
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11h00 |
- Official opening of the ESPO 2009 Conference
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Victor Schoenmakers, Chairman of ESPO
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Roland Blum, First Deputy Mayor City of Marseilles (invited)
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Jean-Claude Terrier, Director-General Port of Marseilles authority
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11h15
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- Opening keynote speech: reforming the french port system
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Dominique Bussereau, State Secretary for Transport, Ministry for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning, France
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11h45 |
- The European Port System: introduction to the conference theme and programme
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Patrick Verhoeven, Secretary General ESPO
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12h00 |
- Economic analysis of the European port system
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Prof. Dr. Theo Notteboom, Chairman Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp (ITMMA)
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12h30 |
- Hinterland connections to European seaports
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Eva Molnar, Director Transport Division of the un Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
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13h00 |
Lunch |
14h00 |
- Sector views
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The impact of global shipping and terminal networks: Jacques R. Saadé, Chairman Executive Board CMA-CGM (invited)
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Future port development opportunities in Europe: Marc Stordiau, Chairman European Dredging association
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The role of small and medium-sized ports: Uffe Steiner Jensen, Chairman Danish Ports and Mayor of Fredericia
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Q&A |
15h30 |
Tea |
16h00 |
Regional networks - parallel sessions |
A. Mediterranean and Black Sea |
B. Atlantic and North Sea |
C. Baltic Sea |
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Introduction and chair: |
Introduction and chair: |
Introduction and chair: |
Giuliano Gallanti, former Chairman of ESPO |
Michael Dooms, Free University of Brussels |
Bogdan Oldakowski, Secretary General Baltic Ports Organisation |
Regional state of the art reports: Prof. Alain Richaud, University of Avignon Dr. Athanassios Pallis, University of the Aegean |
- Regional state of the art report:
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Prof. Dr. Alfred Baird, Napier University Edinburgh
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- Regional state of the art report:
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Prof. Dr. Juhani Vainio, Centre for Maritime Studies University of Turku
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Response panel: |
Response panel: |
Response panel: |
- Joan Amorós, Secretary General Ferrmed
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Emanuele Grimaldi, CEO Grimaldi Group
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Ioan Balan, General Manager Port of Constantza (invited)
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Jean-Claude Terrier, Director-General Port of Marseilles
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Angel Zaburtov, Dep. Director General, Bulgarian Port Infrastructure Company
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- Nicolas Bour, Seine-Scheldt Committee
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Thomas Brügmann, Managing Director OPDR (invited)
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Joachim Coens, President and CEO Port of Zeebrugge
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Roland Hörner, Managing Director Port of Mannheim
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John Verschelden, Managing Director APM Terminals
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- Normunds Aspers, Schenker DB (invited)
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Ebbe Bisgaard, Unifeeder
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Bjarne Mathiesen, Managing Director Port of Aarhus
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Erik Ringmaa, Chief Commercial Officer Port of Tallinn
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NN, TransBaltic project (invited)
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18h00 |
Closing of Day One |
20h00 |
Conference Dinner - Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie Marseille-Provence |
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DAY TWO: FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009 |
08h30 |
Welcome coffee |
09h00 |
- Reports from the regional sessions
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Giuliano Gallanti, Former Chairman of ESPO
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Michael Dooms, University of Brussels
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Bogdan Oldakowski, Secretary General Baltic Ports Organisation
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09h30 |
- EU tools to facilitate port development
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EU regional funding opportunities - Patrick Bernard-Brunet, DG REGIO European Commission
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EU soft law instruments on State aid and environmental procedures - Prof. Dr. Eric Van Hooydonk, Chairman European Institute of Maritime and Transport Law
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Q&A |
10h30 |
Coffee |
11h00 |
- Opening the Borthern Sea Route: towards a revolution in the European port landscape?
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Prof. Ola M. Johannessen, President of the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research
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11h30 |
- Panel discussion: how to integrate ports effectively in the TEN-T networks?
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Moderator: Sir Robert Coleman, Former Director-General of Transport in the European Commission
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Introduction: Prof. Luis Valente de Olivera, EU Coordinator Motorways of the Sea
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Panel:
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Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, Chairman of ECSA
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Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello, President of FEPORT (invited)
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Victor Schoenmakers, Chairman of ESPO
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12h30 |
- Closing keynote address
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Antonio Tajani, European Commissioner for Transport (invited)
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13h00 |
- Closing of the ESPO 2008 Conference
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Victor Schoenmakers, Chairman of ESPO
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Heiki Nissinen, CEO Port of helsinki, Host of the ESPO 2010 Conference
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13h15 |
Closing lunch and visit of the port of Marseilles (transfer organised to airport at 15.30 from quai Mistral-30-60 minutes away) return to the Pullman Palm Beach at 16.45 |
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