FORUM:

Bio Energy Transportation

- New Business Opportunities
for Ports and Logistics Providers -

 14 & 15 September 2006
 Hilton Hotel Rotterdam
Rotterdam - The Netherlands

- For the programme see below -
 
 

The Speakers:

Michael Grey
Commentator, Lloyd's List
Conference Chairman

Aart Korteland
Chairman
Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners

José Roberto Moreira
Chairman of the board of the National Centre of Biomass (CENBIO)
Brazil

Ewald Breunesse
Manager Energy Transities,
Shell Nederland BV

Danny Aronson
Renewables Commercial Coordinator
Petrobras Transporte S.A. Brazil

Michael Deutmeyer
Managing Director
CHOREN Biomass GmbH

Colin Cridland
Director Research
Braemar Seascope, UK

Pieter van Essen
Director Industry & Bulk Cargo
Port of Rotterdam

Martin Junginger
Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development
Utrecht University

Jan Korpershoek

Project Manager Business & Marketing Analyses
VOPAK Chemical Terminals Benelux

Matthias Ruttmann
Mineralien Schiffahrt und Transport Gmbh (MST)
Schnaittenbach - Germany

Taco de Vries
Managing Director, European Bulk Services

Professor Kees Daey Ouwens
Centre Technology for Sustainable Development,
Technical University Eindhoven

Alf van Weereld
Head of Sustainable Trading & Operations
Essent Energy

Michael X. Cabibbo
Managing Director, Worldwide Ecological Shipping & Transport

Klaus Walderhaug
Senior Analyst Corporate Analysis & Support
Odfjell ASA

Peter Mackay
Managing Editor
Hazardous Cargo Bulletin

Hans Jansen
Project Manager
Economic Cooperation and Integration Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Professor Martha Roggenkamp
University of Groningen
Of Councel, Simmons & Simmons

Peter van der Gaag
Bio-ethanol Rotterdam b.v.

Gerard Oude Wesselink
Engineering Manager Bio Fuel Facilities
Tebodin Consultants & Engineers

Kirsten Wiegmann
Öko-Institut (Institute for Applied Ecology) Germany

		Thursday 14 September 2006
09.00		Registration
10:00		Opening AND INTRODUCTION TO THE THEME Michael Grey Commentator, Lloyd's List Conference Chairman
10:15		WELCOME Aart Korteland Chairman Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners Ronald A. Backers Commercial Affairs / Industrial Development Port of Rotterdam Authority
		session 1   Setting the Scene: Bio Energy Transportation
10:30		Forecasting Energy Production and Consumption - World Energy Sources Colin Cridland Director Research Braemar Seascope, UK
10:50		The need for Bio Energy - Demand and Supply Martin Junginger Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development Utrecht University
11:10		Break
11:30		discussion between speakers and audience participants
12:15		Lunch
		session 2   The Bio Energy Products and Producers:
14:00		Bio Energy Products - an overview Professor Kees Daey Ouwens Centre Technology for Sustainable Development, Technical University Eindhoven
14:20		The UNECE/Port of Rotterdam Sustainable Biomass Trade Project - Practical expertise in Northwest Russia and possibilities for Southeast Asia Hans Jansen Project Manager Economic Cooperation and Integration Division United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
14:40		South America – experiences – products - capacities José Roberto Moreira Chairman of the board of the National Centre of Biomass (CENBIO) Brazil
15:00		discussion between speakers and audience participants
15:30		Break
		session 3   The Demand and Trade of Bio Energy
15:45		Oil companies Ewald Breunesse Manager Energy Transities, Shell Nederland BV
16:00		Energy Suppliers Alf van Weereld Head of Sustainable Trading & Operations Essent Energy
16:15		Marine propulsion from refuse-derived fuel Michael X. Cabibbo Managing Director, Worldwide Ecological Shipping & Transport
16:30		discussion between speakers and audience participants
17:30		Conclusions first conference day
19:30		Conference Dinner
		Friday 15 September 2006
		session 4   The Logistics Challenges and Opportunities of Bio Energy Trade
09:00		The new IMO regulations on the vegoil and bio-fuels trade from a fleet supply perspective Colin Cridland Director Research Braemar Seascope, UK
09:15		Biofuels in liquid bulk - the shipowners' perspective: commercial, operational and technical aspects Klaus Walderhaug Senior Analyst Corporate Analysis & Support Odfjell ASA
09:30		Marine system capacity needs: DRY BULK What type of ships/cargo is needed? Matthias Ruttmann Mineralien Schiffahrt und Transport Gmbh (MST) Schnaittenbach - Germany
09:45		Petrobras Transporte S.A. - 30 years experience in biofuels handling and transportation Danny Aronson Renewables Commercial Coordinator Petrobras Transporte S.A. Brazil
10:00		Handling and storage procedures for dry bulk biomass Taco de Vries Managing Director, European Bulk Services
10:15		break
10:30		Where to produce the end product? At the source of raw materials, at the end-user or at a logistics hub? Gerard Oude Wesselink Engineering Manager Bio Fuel Facilities Tebodin Consultants & Engineers
10:45		Building Plants: Ports vs. hinterland concepts Pieter van Essen Director Industry & Bulk Cargo Port of Rotterdam
11:00		Ethanol terminal hubs for Europe: Flexible solutions for logistics Jan Korpershoek Project Manager Business & Marketing Analyses VOPAK Chemical Terminals Benelux
11:15		Accessing the end-user: technical challenges Peter Mackay Managing Editor Hazardous Cargo Bulletin
11:30		discussion between speakers and audience participants
12:30		Lunch
		session 5   Environment and regulatory issues
14:00		Environment friendly production of ethanol: it pays Peter van der Gaag Bio-ethanol Rotterdam (BER) b.v.
14:15		Environmental concerns Kirsten Wiegmann Öko-Institut (Institute for Applied Ecology) Germany
14:30		Regulatory issues Professor Martha Roggenkamp University of Groningen Of Councel, Simmons & Simmons
14:45		Forum discussion between speakers and audience participants
15:30		Break
		Extra Extra!
16:00		Announcements on New activities on Biomass and Biofuels Michael Deutmeyer Managing Director CHOREN Biomass GmbH
		session 6   A focused Agenda for Policy Makers from Government & Industry
16:30		General discussion
17:30		Conclusions by the conference chairman Michael Grey Commentator, Lloyd's List Conference Chairman
17:45		DRINKS

We look forward to welcoming you in Rotterdam,

INFORMATION
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