Third edition of the "International Congress on Mediterranean Trade and Port Cities"



From the 7 on 9 June next ones to Mersin the third edition of the "International Congress on Mediterranean Trade and Port organized Cities" from the Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry and from the Mersin Chamber of Shipping with the sponsorship of the Turkish ministry of the Economy will hold. The event will have for topic "Mediterranean: crossroads of the world seaways" and will be subdivided in the three sessions from the title "Cruise tourism in Mediterranean", Yacht tourism in Mediterranean" and "Trade routes and logistic potential of the Mediterranean".

Programme
Programme

7 JUNE 2012
10:00	Registration
10:30	Opening Ceremony
	Mr. Serafettin Asut, President of the Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Cihat Lokmanoglu, President of the Mersin Chamber of Shipping Mr. Ekrem Demirtas, President of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce Mr. Hasan Basri Güzeloglu, Governor of Mersin Mr. Zafer Caglayan, Republic of Turkey, Minister of Economy
12:00	Lunch
	Keynote speech by Turkish Airlines

	Sessions

14:00	I. CRUISE TOURISM IN MEDITERRANEAN
	1. New Destinations Requirements of cruise firms from new destinations: Technical properties of port and dynamics of the City host MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises Most preferred destinations in Mediterranean and their experiences Chairman of Medcruise, Mr. Stavos Hatzakos Contributions of the cruises to the economy of destination cities Vice president of the Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Louis Aloccio Project: Composing the East-Mediterranean Cruise Line Chairman of Tura Tourism, Erkunt Öner Mersin as to rising destination of the Mediterranean: To single harbor with many alternatives Vice Governor of Mersin, M. Suphi Olcay
	2. Effects of the religious tourism on the development of the cruise tourism in Mediterranean Analyze of the religious tourism in Mediterranean WTO Effect of the religious tourism on the destination preference of the cruise firms Club Med Croisieres, Itinerary and Logistic Director, Anne Saurat
15:45	Coffee Break

16:00	II. YACHT TOURISM IN MEDITERRANEAN
	Analyze of the plays hooky Network in Mediterranean Chairman of International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) Peter Methven Capacity of the marinas in Turkey: capacity of construction and maintenance Former Secretary General of Sea Tourism Union Artun Caglayan Representative of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Cultures and Tourism
17:30	Departure to Tarsus
20:00	Diner (along with to concert)

8 JUNE 2012
10:00	Registration
10:30	III. TRADE ROUTES AND LOGISTIC POTENTIAL OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
	Trade routes and transit ports of the Mediterranean David Yang, PSA Régional CEO Europe and Mediterranean The logistic location of Turkey in Mediterranean Suat Hayri Aka, Deputy Undersecretary, Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Mersin-Alexandria: The Revival of Ancient Trade Routes Mr. Alaa Ezz, Secretary General of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers The logistic location of Mersin: advantages and capacities President of Mersin Logistic Platform Jozef Atat
12:00	Lunch
10:00 - 15:00	B to B meetings
	B to B meetings will be organized between port authorities, cruise firms and tourism agencies.
	To round table will be organized among the representatives of the Ports of the East-Mediterranean, in order to discuss the project of composing the East-Mediterranean Cruise Line.
15:00	Closing Remarks and signature ceremony of the Congress Outcomes
16:00	Visiting Mersin Port and Mersin Marina
18:00	Press Conference
20:00	Diner

9 JUNE 2012
	Tourism Day