MED PORTS 2002 Achieving a Port Economy Boom in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Region Tuesday, April 23^rd 2002 Hotel Intercontinental, Athens - Greece welcome objectives topics with the participation programme information conference registration form hotel registration form registration Mare Forum homepage Sponsors Piraeus Port Authority S.A.

To identify all possible economic catalysts for optimum future development of port infrastructure & real estate, port commerce and inter-port co-operation & competition, while keeping environmental and safety issues a key priority. The topics which will be addressed are: SESSION 1: Prospects and Challenges for Mediterranean ports in a globalised shipping environment 1. Ports as the driving factor in a national and regional economy 2. Ports as vital nodes in the global supply chain 3. Refined networks of deep-sea and sort sea shipping services boost demand for efficient port services 4. Opening up the hinterland will improve the price/performance ratio of the ports in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region 5. Shippers demands of the Mediterranean Ports SESSION 2: Port Co-operation vs. Port Competition A Real Dilemma ? A pre-requisite for fair port competition is a regulatory level playing field Co-operation between ports in the same region an illusion? Bilateral agreements between ports on either side of the transport corridors may improve transport efficiency The effects of competition between ports on the competitiveness of ports services Can co-operation between port service providers in a port meet current shipping demands? How sharing information in the port community may improve planning of port resources EC Ports Policy: Mediterranean vs. North Ports Quality Ports: Their exclusive bid for the future Is EU regulation an obstacle for Port development in the Mediterranean & Black Sea Region? SESSION 3: Environment and Quality in Ports: Towards Sustainable Solutions 1. The Need for an ISM Code for Ports 2. How to utilise available tools /standards to achieve a safer /better environment in and around ports? 3. Sustainable development of ports requires involvement of all regional interests 4. Port services liberalisation will have a + or - effect on risk, safety, quality? 5. Benchmarking of Quality Ports will improve safety 6. What is the role now and in the future of shippers, charterers, forwarders, terminal operators with regard to safe practice in ports? 7. A Pre-requisite for Port Risk Management: Every member of the port community must accept responsibility. Ship / Port interface SESSION 4: The Port- City Relationship and Urban Waterfront Redevelopment 1. How the fragmentation of regulatory authorities is a threat to the planning and (re) development of ports 2. Returns of investments in port infrastructure may not be generated by the ones that exploit this infrastructure 3. The fine line between love and hate in the port-city relationship 4. What a real estate investor looks for 5. The Need for Port - City Synergy in Port Development: Accommodating economic growth while maintaining Quality of Life SESSION 5: The role of Shipping in Multimodal Transportation: Building the Future 1. Identification and measurement of port performance indicators help setting targets and mark achievements 2. The opportunities and limitations of shortsea shipping 3. The logic behind dedicated container terminals 4. The nature of modern supply chain management 5. The cost of Short Sea Shipping in comparison to other forms of transport 6. The Shippers demands SESSION 6: Round table discussion Port Co-operation and Competition in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Region supported by INFORMATION For further information on the conference please contact: MARE FORUM Beurs-World Trade Center P.O. Box 30027 3001 DA Rotterdam - The Netherlands Tel: +31.10.2057455 Fax: +31.10.2055655 e-mail: info@mareforum.com