Royal Association
of Netherlands' Shipowners
 


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In the framework of the International
Europort Maritime
EXHIBITION


MARE FORUM

presents the Europort Maritime Exhibition official conference:

Building and outfitting ships tomorrow
global challenges, bottlenecks and business opportunities

Wednesday 2 November
Hilton Hotel Rotterdam

 

     
   

Wednesday 2 November 2005

     
08.00   Registration
 
09:00  

Opening

John Guy
C
onference chairman
Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications

 

    Welcome
09:05   Martin Bloem
Managing Director, Holland Marine Equipment
 
09:10 Igor Ponomarev
Newly elected Chairman of the Maritime Safety Committee (IMO)
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation in the IMO
 
09:20 Aart Korteland
Chairman Royal Association of Netherlands’ Shipowners
 


session 1

THE NEW SHIPBUILDING MARKET
IN PERSPECTIVE


 

New Shipbuilding - Capacities and Forecasts –
Prices – Bottlenecks – New Shipbuilding Areas

 
09:30 Jean-Frederic Laurent
Head of Research, Barry Rogliano Salles
 
09:50 Geert Dokter
Managing Director, MPC Steamship
10:00 discussion between discussion panelists and audience participants on the following themes:
 
  • Would you order new tonnage in today's market?
  • What are the constraints on shipping markets?

  • Can the ports, infrastructure, and global market keep up?

  • How is the LNG market developing? Would emerging shipbuilding countries look for partner foreign players in developing the LNG market further?

  • Perspectives in short sea shipping buildings and ice class tankers

discussion panelists:
Igor Ponomarev
Newly appointed Chairman of the Maritime Safety Committee (IMO)
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation in the IMO
Aart Korteland
Chairman Royal Association of Netherlands’ Shipowners
Jean-Frederic Laurent
Head of Research, Barry Rogliano Salles
Geert Dokter
Managing Director, MPC Steamship
Chris Williams
Director Business Development & Group Marketing, Graig Group of Companies
Gust Biesbroeck
Deputy Director, Global Shipping Fortis Bank

 

10:45   break


session 2

GLOBAL SHIPBUILDING CHALLENGES
 

11:10   

How to survive building ships in Europe
Manfred Busker
Chairman,  Netherlands Shipbuilders Industry Association
 

11:20   

Chinese Shipbuilding: the good, the bad and the very useful
Ugo Salerno
CEO RINA
 

11:30  

Experiences in Vietnam – What’s next?
Chris Williams
Director Business Development & Group Marketing, Graig Group of Companies
 

11:40   

Technological limits – what can China build today and what will it be able to build soon?
Liang Xiaolei (to be confirmed)
President, Sino Pacific Heavy Industries
 

11:50

Qualitity Challenges for the European Supply Industries
Harald Seibicke
Area Manager Germanischer Lloyd
 

12:00 How ships will look in 10 years time – Innovative ideas?
Wilhelm Magelssen
Director, DNV
 
12:10 Lunch
 
13:50 discussion between discussion panelists and audience participants
 
  • What stops Japan and Korea following Europe by losing their shipbuilding industries to lower cost competition?
  • How long before shipbuilding emerging countries will become centres of cutting-edge technological shipbuilding Industries?
  • Creative solutions for new building guaranties
  • Low labour costs are making foreign shipyards consider operating within China. Should they opt for keeping their technological advantage safe on home turf over the financial benefits of operating in China?
  • Do the investment returns and emerging shipbuilding countries' policies inspire confidence?

discussion panelists:
Ugo Salerno
CEO RINA

Jan Wim Dekker
Executive Director Corporate Affairs, Damen Shipyards

Gust Biesbroeck
Deputy Director, Global Shipping Fortis Bank
Reinhard Lüken
Secretary General, Community of European Shipyards’ Associations (CESA)
Harald Seibicke
Area Manager Germanischer Lloyd
Wilhelm Magelssen
Director, DNV
Liang Xiaolei (to be confirmed)
President, Sino Pacific Heavy Industries
Igor Ponomarev
Newly elected Chairman of the Maritime Safety Committee (IMO)
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation in the IMO
Representatives
from Japanese and Korean Shipyards
Geert Dokter
Managing Director, MPC Steamship
 

15:00 break
 


session 3

MARINE EQUIPMENT CHALLENGES
 

 

15:30   Market entry and expansion in Shipbuilding Emerging Countries – the next step for Western maritime equipment suppliers.
Oscar Rivella
Account Manager Rockwell Automation SRL
 
15:40  

Suppliers vs. Class Societies:
Quality control: Is the Marine Equipment Directive and Type Approval System letting everyone down?
Philippe Boisson
Director, Bureau Veritas

 

15:50  

Major Equipment/Systems Providers vs. Shipbuilders: Who will be the boss?
Govert Hamers
Managing Director, Imtech Marine & Offshore

 

16:00   

discussion between speakers – discussion panellists and audience participants
 

 
  • Will a main engine shortage slow down the growth of world shipbuilding?

  • Where will the next generation of key ship components be designed and built?

  • Should shipbuilders be investing in secure equipment supplies?

  • Licence to kill? Are western maritime equipment companies making a killing in Asia by manufacturing under licence?

  • How to combat low standards of manufacture

discussion panelists:
Sytze Voulon
Regional Director Europe, Rolls-Royce
Philippe Boisson
Director, Bureau Veritas
Govert Hamers
Manager Director, Imtech Marine & Offshore
Oscar Rivella
Account Manager Rockwell Automation SRL
Chris Williams
Director Business Development & Group Marketing, Graig Group of Companies

Jan Wim Dekker
Executive Director Corporate Affairs, Damen Shipyards

Ugo Salerno
CEO RINA
Wilhelm Magelssen
Director, DNV
Martin Bloem
Managing Director Holland Marine Equipment
Representatives
from Major Marine Equipment Companies

Aart Korteland
Chairman Royal Associations of Netherlands’ Shipowners
 

17:00 Conclusions by the conference chairman
John Guy
C
onference Chairman
Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications
17:15 Drinks

 




This Mare Forum is the official conference of the
International Europort Maritime Exhibition

This maritime exhibition will take place  on 1 to 5 November 2005

 in Rotterdam -  The Netherlands
 


INFORMATION
For further information on the conference please contact:

Mare Forum
Beurs – World Trade Center
P.O. Box 30027
3001 DA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
T: +31 10 281 0655
F: +31 10 270 9870
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