ESPO prova a comporre il puzzle della portualità europea

DAY 2: FRIDAY, 29 APRIL 2005

Il 28 e 29 aprile prossimi, presso Le Méridien Phoenicia Hotel di Malta, si svolgerà la conferenza 2005 di European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) sul tema "Synergies for and EU seaport policy - Making the puzzle match".

Nello scorso novembre - ha ricordato l'associazione dei porti europei - ESPO ha proposto una serie di raccomandazioni per lo sviluppo di una politica portuale europea coerente (inforMARE del 24 novembre 2004). Nella conferenza di Malta - sarà presa in esame la nuova proposta di direttiva sui servizi portuali e si parlerà di finanziamento dei porti.

ESPO 2005
Programme

DAY 1: THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2005

09h00 - 12h30

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ESPO
For official delegates to the ESPO General Assembly only.

12h30 - 14h00

Registration and welcome lunch

14h00 - 15h00

Official opening of ESPO 2005
Marc Bonello, Chairman, Malta Maritime Authority
Giuliano Gallanti, Chairman of ESPO

Keynote speeches
Jacques Barrot, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Transport (invited)
Joe Borg, European Commissioner responsible for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
Censu Galea, Minister of Competitiveness and Communications, Malta

15h00 - 16h00

European Sea Port Policy
EU airport and seaport policy - a comparison
Richard Everitt, Chief Executive of the Port of London Authority, Former Director of Corporate Affairs of the British Airports Authority

A survey into port financing and charging systems in Europe
Prof. Dr. Manfred Zachcial, Institute of Shipping and Logistics (ISL) Bremen

Market access to port services - one size fits all ?
Patrick Verhoeven, Secretary General of ESPO

16h00 - 16h30

Tea

16h30 - 18h30

Parallel working sessions

Session A	Session B	Session C
Managing the "Asian Factor" ' creating new container capacity in Europe Introduction and chair: Prof. Dr. Theo Notteboom ITMMA Antwerp Response: ' Cecilia Eckelmann-Batistello, President Contship Italia ' Kim Fejfer, CEO APM Terminals ' Michael Heinrich, Port of Hamburg ' Uwe Malezki, Managing Director Malta Freeport Terminals (invited)	Motorways of the Sea in practice-partnerships between ports and shipping Introduction and chair: Fabio Capocaccia, Executive Director, Rete Autostrade Mediterranee Response: ' Gerard de Groot, Commercial Director Geest North Sea Lines ' Cumhur Atilgan - General Manager Roder Shipping ' Yiannakis Kokkinos, Managing Director Cyprus Ports Authority ' Jacques Mesnildrey, Port of Cherbourg (invited)	City-ports and the security challenge Introduction and chair: Kurt J. Nagle, President American Association of Port Authorities (invited) Response: ' Yiannis Tsaras, CEO Port of Thessaloniki ' Bojan Hlaca, CEO Port of Rijeka ' Josep Oriol Carerras, Director Port of Barcelona ' Lars Karlsson, Managing Director Copenhagen-Malmö Port

20h00 - 23h00

CONFERENCE DINNER
Held at the historic premises of the Holy Infirmary of the Order of St. John ' Valletta (now Mediterranean Conference Centre)

08h30 - 09h00	Registration and coffee
09h00 - 09h30	Welcome and brief reports from the parallel working sessions Giuliano Gallanti, Chairman of ESPO Chairmen of the working sessions
09h30 - 10h15	The Water Framework Directive: challenges and opportunities Patrick Murphy, Head of Unit Protection of Water and Marine Environment, DG Environment, European Commission Response by: Peter Barham, Environment Manager, Associated British Ports Q&A
10h15 - 11h00	Avoiding maritime hazards: ports as information and communication centres Willem de Ruiter, Executive Director, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) Response by: Capt. David Bugeja, Deputy Harbour Master, Malta Maritime Authority Q&A
11h00 - 11h30	Coffee
11h30 - 12h15	Securing the supply chain: policy initiatives and industry solutions Wolfgang Elsner, Head of Unit Transport of Dangerous Goods and Intermodal Security, DG TREN, European Commission Response by: Gary Gilbert, Corporate Advisor North America, Hutchison Port Holdings Q&A
12h15 - 13h15	Concluding panel discussion with European port directors Sigitas Dobilinskas, Director Klaipéda State Seaport Authority Ramón Gomez Ferrer Boldova, General Manager Port of Valencia Jean-Marc Lacave, Director General Port of Le Havre João Navega, Chairman Port of Lisbon Victor Schoenmakers, Director Strategy and Marketing, Port of Rotterdam Christel Wiman, Managing Director Ports of Stockholm Moderator: Justin Stares, Brussels' correspondent of Lloyd's List
13h15 - 13h30	Conclusions of the conference and closing Giuliano Gallanti, Chairman of ESPO Charles V. Schembri, Executive Director Malta Maritime Authority
13h30 - 15h30	Closing lunch on board the MS "Hera" and visit to the ports of Malta