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DIVANI
APOLLON PALACE,
Athens, Greece |
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Thursday
19 September
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08:00
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Registration
& Coffee
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09:00
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Opening
by the Conference Chairman
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Michael
GREY
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Lloyds
List |
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WELCOME |
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Spiros
ALEXANDRATOS |
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President |
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Greek
Chamber of Shipping |
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09:15
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What
owners really want from a flag state in a highly competitive
international industry
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John
Lyras
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President |
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Union
of Greek Shipowners (UGS) |
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Session
1:
THE CONSTITUTION
OF A QUALITY FLAG STATE
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What
are the primary ingredients of a quality ship register in the 21st
century?
Can there be common ground between national registers and open
registers?
What is the role of Flag State Implementation ?
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Keynote
addresses
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09:30
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Responsibilities
of major flag states
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George
Anomeritis
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Minister
of Mercantile Marine, Greece |
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09:45
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Benchmarking,
Measuring of flag state effectiveness
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Jacqueline
Tammenoms
BAKKER |
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Director
General, Ministry of Transport
, The Netherlands
(on
behalf of the
Dutch Minister of Transport)
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10:00
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Port
state control - backstop or partner of the flag state ?
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David
JAMIESON |
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UK
Shipping Minister |
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10:15
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The
International Ship Register - A Force for Quality
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Ansgar
Gabrielsen |
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Minister
of Trade and Industry, Norway |
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Quality
Shipping and the Ministerial Conference on Transport |
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Satoshi
YABE |
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Ship
Inspector-General of Maritime Bureau |
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Ministry
of Land, Infrastructure & Transport, Japan |
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How
a Flag State can be more proactive in meeting its responsibilities |
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Suresh
K. Anand |
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Assistant
Director Shipping |
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Hong
Kong Marine Department |
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11:00
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Implementation
of IMO Conventions - the key to the quality flag state
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Andrew
WINBOW
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Head,
STCW Convention and the Human Element Section,
Sub-Division for Navigation and Cargoes, Maritime Safety Division |
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International
Maritime Organisation (IMO) |
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break
hosted by DET NORSKE VERITAS  |
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Session
2:
THE
REWARDS OF USING A QUALITY FLAG
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What
incentives can be devised to encourage the use of quality flags?
What incentives can be developed to persuade flag states to
constantly improve?
Can a virtuous circle be
formed that will encompass flag states and their
"customers"?
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Session Chair
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Nicholas
P. Tsakos
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Chairman |
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Hellenic
Marine Protection Association |
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11:45
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Retaining
a Strong & Quality Oriented Fleet: The Norwegian Perspective
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Ida
SKARD
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Director
General |
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Ministry
of Trade
and Industry, Norway
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12:00
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Qualship
21 Scheme - progress and developments
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Captain
Frank STURM |
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Commanding
Officer |
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U.S.
Coast Guard, Activities Europe
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12:15
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Quality
Systems - extending the benefits
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Pieter
van Agtmaal
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Managing
Director |
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Royal
Association of Netherlands Shipowners |
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12:30
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Finance
– Flag State Interface
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Dagfinn
LundE
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Member
of the Board of DVB Bank and |
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Chairman
& CEO of Nedship Bank |
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Should
Quality Class only represent Quality Flags? |
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Alan
Gavin |
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Maritime
Director |
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Lloyd's
Register |
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13:00
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Debate
/ Discussion between Panelists, Speakers & Participants
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Panelists:
Arthur
Bowring
Managing Director, Hong Kong Shipowners'Association
Joseph
E. Ludwiczak
General Secretary, Liberian
Shipowners' Council Ltd.
Marianne
Lie
Director General, Norwegian
Shipowners' Association
Harilaos
Psaraftis
Professor of Maritime Transport,
National
Technical
University
of
Athens
Robert
C. North
Rear Admiral
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U.S.
Coast Guard (Ret.)
President, North Star Maritime, Inc.
Ioannis
Kourmatzis
Vice-President South Europe Maritime DNV
Aristotelis
VALLIANATOS
Supervisory Director,
TOUW B&B HOLDING BV
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13:15
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Lunch
hosted by DVB
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Session
3:
BLUEPRINTS FOR
ENHANCING FLAG QUALITY
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How
can the expertise of flag state administrators be enhanced ?
What is the role of developed nations/IMO/Class and independent
experts?
What practical assistance can be given to flag states anxious to
improve quality?
What "leverage” can be exerted upon those who are
insufficiently motivated to improve?
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Session Chair
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John
COUSTAS
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CEO
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Danaos
Shipping Co. Ltd |
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14:45
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Technical
Assistance - developing programmes for improvement
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Philippe BOISSON
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Communication
Director |
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Bureau
Veritas |
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15:00
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Role
of the regions in helping and harmonising standards
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Willem
DE RUITER
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Head
of the Marine Safety Unit DG TREN G2 |
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European
Commission |
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15:15
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How
we are doing it
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Angelo
MOUZOUROPOULOS
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Director-General |
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International
Merchant Marine Registry of Belize |
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15:30
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How
we did it
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Serghios
S. Serghiou
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Director |
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Department
of Merchant Shipping, Cyprus |
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15:45
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The
importance of strengthening Flag State Cooperation. Will it be
only PSC or also FSC
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Ger
NIEUWPOORT
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Head |
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Maritime
Transport Division, Dutch Ministry of Transport |
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16:00
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Debate
/ Discussion between Panelists, Speakers & Participants
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Panelists:
Arthur
Bowring
Managing Director, Hong Kong Shipowners'Association
Joseph
E. Ludwiczak
General Secretary, Liberian Shipowners' Council Ltd.
Marianne
Lie
Director General, Norwegian Shipowners' Association
Harilaos
Psaraftis
Professor of Maritime Transport,
National
Technical
University
of
Athens
Robert
C. North
Rear Admiral
,
U.S.
Coast Guard (Ret.)
President, North Star Maritime, Inc.
Ioannis
Kourmatzis
Vice-President South Europe Maritime DNV
Aristotelis
VALLIANATOS
Supervisory Director,
TOUW B&B HOLDING BV
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| 16:30 |
Break
hosted by BUREAU VERITAS
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Session
4:
TECHNOLOGY
TO THE AID OF THE FLAG STATE
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What
can be done to encourage the use of modern technology to upgrade
flag state systems ?
What is the role of technology in validating certificates and
preventing fraud?
What can be done to promote business efficiency in shipping
administration?
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Session
Chair
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Brad
Berman
Executive
Vice President & General Council
Liberian
International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR)
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17:00
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Computerisation
of systems for Flag State
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Henk
ten HOOPEN
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Director |
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Netherlands
Shipping Inspectorate,
The
Netherlands |
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17:15
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Connecting
up survey forces and inspectors
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Terje
Staalstrom
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Senior
Vice President |
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Det
Norske Veritas |
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17:30
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Transparency
- a vital tool for improving standards
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Philippe
MARCHAND
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Director |
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Equasis |
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17:45
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Future
technology that will assist administrations
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Harry
Gilbert |
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Director |
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Wallem Ltd
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18:00
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Debate
/ Discussion between Panelists, Speakers & Participants
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Panelists:
Arthur
Bowring
Managing Director, Hong Kong Shipowners'Association
Joseph
E. Ludwiczak
General Secretary, Liberian Shipowners' Council Ltd.
Marianne
Lie
Director General, Norwegian Shipowners' Association
Harilaos
Psaraftis
Professor of Maritime Transport,
National
Technical
University
of
Athens
Robert
C. North
Rear Admiral
,
U.S.
Coast Guard (Ret.)
President, North Star Maritime, Inc.
Ioannis
Kourmatzis
Vice-President South Europe Maritime DNV
Aristotelis
VALLIANATOS
Supervisory Director,
TOUW B&B HOLDING BV
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18:30
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End
1st Day
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19:00
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Cocktail
Reception
hosted by the
LIBERIAN REGISTRY
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