The Speakers
Dick
van den Broek Humphreij
Chairman, European Shippers Council
Prof.
Dr. Peer Witten
Otto Group GmbH & Co KG
Dagfinn
Lunde
Member of the Board of DVB Bank and CEO of the Shipping Division
Basil
Papachristidis
Chairman, Hellespont Steamship Corp.,
Michael
Hassing
CEO and President Samskip
Chris
Bourne
Executive Director of the European Liner Affairs Association
Klaus
Herms
CEO Kuhne & Nagel
Knut
Moystad
Marketings Director, IMAREX
Bernd
Roth
Director Maritime Transportation, Airfreight and Bulk Terminal Services
BASF
Filip
Beckers
Transport Procurement Manager, Masterfoods
Stefan
Sundin
Director Transport, Stora Enso Transport and Distribution
Peter
C. M. Dumoulin
Head Corporate Export Controls and supply chain security, Philips
Andreas
Opatz
Managing Director, Koenig & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG
Pierre
Aury
Managing Director of Clarkson Capital Ltd
Representative
MPC Steamship
Diego
Teurelincx
Secretary General FEPORT
Wolfgang
Elsner
Head of Unit, Transport of dangerous goods and intermodal security
Directorate Energy and Transport European Commission
Nick
Hubbard
Howe Robinson Shipbrokers London
Nicolai
Hansteen
Chief Economist, Lorentzen & Stemoco
Bernhard
Staender
Managing Director Germanischer Lloyd Certification GmbH
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5 October 2005
Kempinski Hotel
Atlantic - Hamburg
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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
Conference Chairman
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09:05 |
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Welcome
Prof.
Dr. Peer Witten
Otto Group GmbH & Co KG
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09:20 |
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The
price of transport – Is transport too cheap? Can we do it with less
transport?
Dick
van den Broek Humphreij
Chairman, European Shippers Council
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Session
1
Forecasting the Shipping Markets
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Global Trade Patterns |
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09:35 |
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World Trade & Energy Movements, and Where Europe Fits into the Global
Picture.
Geopolitical challenges – cargo growth projections and
opportunities: the China – India – Brasil - Russia - Middle
East - USA factors
Dagfinn
Lunde
Member of the Board of DVB Bank and CEO of the
Shipping Division
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Short and long term
market forecast up to 2008: container, dry bulk and oil, gas and bunkering
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09:50 |
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Containers
Nick
Hubbard
Howe Robinson Shipbrokers London
Chris
Bourne
Executive Director of the European Liner Affairs Association
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10:10 |
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Dry
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Liquid Bulk
Nicolai
Hansteen
Chief Economist, Lorentzen & Stemoco |
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10:20 |
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Can
Germany do for the tanker market what it has done in container shipping?
Basil
Papachristidis
Chairman, Hellespont Steamship Corp.,
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10:30 |
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Break
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11:00 |
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Discussion/Debate under the following themes: |
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Supply and Demand:
- Are freight rates going up or down?
- What can shippers expect of freight rates
with the view of the substantial new tonnage to come into operation?
- Will bigger ships result in more
competitive and lower rates?
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Discussion panelists:
Bernd
Roth
Director Maritime Transportation, Airfreight and Bulk Terminal Services
BASF
Chris
Bourne
Executive Director of the European Liner Affairs Association
Nick
Hubbard
Howe Robinson Shipbrokers London
Dagfinn
Lunde
Member of the Board of DVB Bank and CEO of the Shipping Division
Nicolai
Hansteen
Chief economist, CEO Lorentzen & Stemoco
Basil
Papachristidis
Chairman, Hellespont Steamship Corp.
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12:00 |
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Lunch hosted by GERMANISCHER LLOYD
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Session 2
Long Term Financing of Cargo Movements – Optimisation:
Synergy between Owners-Shippers-Capital Providers
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How can shippers/charterers protect themselves against sudden
upswings in rates?
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Can freight rates be hedged to stabilise the market?
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Spot, Time Charters, Coas & Derivatives: Status Quo or Fresh Ideas?
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Should banks and end users be working more closely to create win-win
partnerships that endure?
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FFA’s Developments
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Should shipping banks be involved in futures and derivatives?
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A comparative review of alternative methods of ship finance: banks,
bonds, KGs KS, stock markets etc.
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13:20 |
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Filip
Beckers
Transport Procurement Manager, Masterfoods
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13:30 |
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Andreas
Opatz
Managing Director, Koenig & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG
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13:40 |
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Tom
Even Mortensen
Managing Director, IMAREX
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13:50 |
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Pierre
Aury
Managing Director of Clarkson Capital Ltd
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14:00 |
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Discussion under the
following themes:
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Discussion panelists:
Pierre
Aury
Managing Director of Clarkson Capital Ltd
Filip
Beckers
Transport Procurement Manager, Masterfoods
Andreas
Opatz
Managing Director, Koenig & Cie. GmbH & Co. KG
Tom
Even Mortensen
Managing Director, IMAREX
Representative
Managing Director,
MPC Steamship |
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14:50 |
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Break
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Session 3
The Price of Supply Chain Security
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15:10 |
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Wolfgang
Elsner
Head of Unit, Transport of dangerous goods and intermodal security
Directorate Energy and Transport European Commission
- What would the new EU legislation on supply chain security mean
for shippers and other parties in the supply chain?
- How much will supply chain security cost?
- What are the potential gains for shippers?
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Peter
C. M. Dumoulin
Head Corporate Export Controls and supply chain security, Philips
- What are the costs/benefits of implementing supply chain security
for shippers?
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Bernhard
Staender
Managing Director Germanischer Lloyd Certification GmbH
- Existing and expected security standards for certification:
- Maritime security (ISPS Code)
- US-customs regime (CTPAT)
- Upcoming standards/provisions (ISO and WCO)
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Discussion under the following themes: |
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- What can realistically be done?
- Who will pay for all these measures?
- How will more stringent measures impact
shippers’ supply chains?
Discussion panelists:
Wolfgang
Elsner
Head of Unit, Transport of dangerous goods and intermodal security
Peter
Du Moulin
Head Corporate Export Controls and supply chain security, Philips
Bernhard
Staender
Managing Director Germanischer Lloyd Certification GmbH
Marco
Sorgetti
Director General CLECAT
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16:10 |
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break
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Session 4
Consolidation in the port
services and liner industry – who’s next?
The European Ports under Siege. Who is responsible? How to solve the
problem
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Both terminal
operators and liner shipping are driven by globalisation. This session
will review the expectations on what will happen next and review the
relation between terminal operators and the carriers who are moving
towards partnerships. Speakers will review the role of the shipper who may
turn out to become the lonely partner.
Finally, stakeholders will in a panel debate discuss the latest status of
the second port services directive.
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16:20 |
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Diego
Teurelincx
Secretary General FEPORT
The view of the container terminal operator on the process of
globalisation and further consolidation in the port industry and how this
is translated into better service for the shipper.
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16:30 |
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Guiliano
Galanti
Chairman European Sea Ports Association
Are port authorities irrelevant to the shippers’ supply chain?
Have port authorities just become landlords or can they add value to the
supply chains?
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Michael
Hassing
CEO and President Samskip
Do European ports facilitate the development of short sea shipping?
What are the challenges for short sea shipping?
How much damage can be inflicted on short-sea operators if port
authorities and terminal operators didn’t improve their service to
customers?
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Klaus
Herms
CEO Kuhne & Nagel
Does industry consolidation in the liner and terminal industry serve
the customer?
Does consolidation in the logistics industry serve the customer?
Do ocean carriers understand their customers or can freight forwarders
provide a more customised service?
What can ocean carriers learn from the freight forwarding industry?
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17:00 |
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Stefan
Sundin
Director Transport, Stora Enso Transport and Distribution
Is concentration in the port/liner and logistics industry to the
advantage/disadvantage of the shipper?
Will the shipper become the lonely partner or be at the mercy of service
providers?
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17:10 |
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Panel Debate:
Interested parties will discuss the impact for
the port, shipping industries and shippers of the implementation of the
EU proposal on market access to port services and debate the way ahead
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18:00 |
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Conference Close
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18:00 |
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Drinks
hosted by
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19:30 |
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River cruise
hosted by the
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