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08:00 |
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Registration |
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09:00 |
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Opening by the conference
chairman
John Guy
Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications
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09:05 |
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Welcome
Dick
van den Broek Humphreij
Chairman European Shippers Council
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SESSION 1

Forecasting the cargo corridors and trade
movements in
Europe:
2010 and beyond. Impacts on ports, terminals, shippers,
shipowners and operators
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09:10 |
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Wando
Boeve
Vice-Chairman Deltalinqs
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09:30 |
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The Container Market and
intra-European transport
John
Fossey
Director – Container/Liner Shipping, Drewry Shipping
Consultants Ltd, London
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09:50 |
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Cargo corridors in 2010 and
beyond - Changing Trade Patterns
Dick
van den Broek Humphreij
Chairman European Shippers Council
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10:05 |
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Debate
between speakers discussion members and participants
Discussion members:
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Jan
Buiter
Chairman VRC
Director Cross Ocean BV agent Cosco
President Association of Rotterdam Shipbrokers and
Agents
Leonidas
Demetriades - Eugenides
Chairman, Niver Lines Shipping Co S.A.
Marco
Sorgetti
Secretary General
Clecat |
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10:40 |
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Break |
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SESSION 2

Short Sea Shipping: Regulators Perception
versus Market Realities
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11:00 |
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Henk
Merkus
Deputy Head, Division for Maritime Transport
Dutch Ministry of Transport & Public Works, Netherlands
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The
Customer’s views
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11.10
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Denis
Tual
Logistics Vice President ARKEMA
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11.20
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Joachim
Prengel
Senior Vice President Distribution, BASF
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11.30
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Filip
Beckers
Transport Procurement Manager – Europe, EU Effem,
Masterfoods
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The
response from operators: Listening to the Customer
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11:40 |
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Gerard
de Groot
Commercial Director, Geest North Sea Lines
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11:50 |
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Matthias
Raith
General Manager, Rail4Chem
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12:00 |
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Kimmo
Nordstrom
Containerships
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12.10 |
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Arijus
Ramonas
Managing Director
Kursiu Linija
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12:20 |
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Discussion |
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12:40 |
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Lunch hosted
by: FREIGHT
TRADERS
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SESSION 3

Round table:
The Intermodal
Challenge: - Is infrastructure
the biggest bottleneck in today’s
organisation of logistics chains?
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14:00 |
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Debate between panelist
and participants
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Rolf
Johannesson
President, SCA Transforest AB, paper and forest
industry, Sweden
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Wout
Pronk
Managing Director, Geest North Sea Lines
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Frank
Tazelaar
Head of Logistics,
Port of Rotterdam
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14:40 |
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SESSION 4

The European Reality on
Trade Facilitation and Security
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14:40
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How to make European Freight
Transport more secure?
Wolfgang
Elsner
Head of Unit, Transport of Dangerous Goods and
Intermodal Security, European Commission
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14.50 |
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Innovations in custom
procedures
Mats
Wicktor
Head of
Swedish Customs Future Centre
Swedish Customs Authority
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15.00 |
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The view from the global container
terminal operator on security
Richard
C. Pearson
Managing Director,
Hutchison Westports
Limited
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15:10
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ISPS Code and implications for
shippers
Steven
Cox
Global Sea
Freight Manager, Heinz & Co Ltd
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15:20
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Operational and commercial impacts
of security measures for Short Sea Shipping
Alfons
Guinier
Secretary General ECSA
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15:30
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Debate
between speakers and participants |
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16:00 |
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Break |
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16:20 |
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SESSION 5

What shippers require from
liner shipping in the future
and why?
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16:25 |
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Introduction by the Session
Chairman
Jane
Boyes
Editorial director, Containerisation International
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Same Goal
Different Approach?
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16:30
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Andrew
Traill
Head of Rail Freight, Maritime and Air Cargo Policy, FTA
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16:40
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Ken
Sorensen
Executive Director, European Liner Affairs Association (ELAA)
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16:50 |
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Debate
between speakers & participants |
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17:10 |
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conclusions
by the conference chairman
John Guy
Partner, Merlin Corporate Communications |
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17:20 |
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Drinks |
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19:00 |
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Conference Dinner
hosted by
the

Rotterdam Port
Promotion
Council (RPPC)
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