Wednesday 14.4.

PORTS IN CHANGE: BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

8:30                Registration and coffee

Chairman: Professor Ulla Tapaninen, Research Director, Centre for Maritime Studies, University of Turku 

9.00                CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION TO THE DAY

SESSION III: BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN FOCUS

9.10                CURRENT CHALLENGES FOR PORTS IN EUROPE

Mr Diego Teurelincx, Secretary General, Federation of European Private Port Operators (Feport)

9.50                PORT LEGISLATION AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN AUTHORITIES

Mr Lassi Hilska, Senior Advisor, Goods Transport, Logistics and Russia Cooperation, Transport Policy Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland

10.20              Break

10.40              NEW WINDS FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Mr Arvid Guthed, Business Developer, Port of Göteborg AB, Marketing Department

11.10              NEW ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION – LNG AS A MARINE FUEL REQUIRES

NEW BUNKERING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE PORTS

                      Mr Björn Ahlnäs, Vice President, New Ventures, Gasum Oy

11.40              Lunch

SESSION IV: PORT DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

13.40              BALTIC CONTAINER MARKET OVERVIEW: MAIN TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENT

PROJECTS

Mr Bogdan Oldakowski, Secretary General, Baltic Ports Organisation

14.10              PORTS FULL OF ENERGY! The changing world of Port Technology: from a solitary

specialism to sustainable co-operation.

Mr Hendré Sijbring, Business Unit Manager PortTechnology, Groningen Seaports

14.40              CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING PORTS IN St. PETERSBURG AREA

                      Mr Matti Utriainen, Director, Port and Transport Logistics, EP-Logistics Oy

15.10              Coffee break

15.40              NEW BUSINESS PLAN OF THE PORT OF KEMI

                      Mr Reijo Viitala, Port Director, Port of Kemi

                      Mr Pekka Ala-Tuuhonen, Head of Unit, Ramboll Finland Oy

SESSION V: PORT TECHNOLOGY

16.10              CONTAINER SECURITY WITHOUT SLOWING CONTAINER COMMERCE: THE

Safe Port TM STRATEGY

Mr Troy Thompson, President, Cargotec Port Security L.L.C. (USA)

16.40              CONTAINER TERMINAL AUTOMATION - INCREASING EFFICIENCY AND COST

EFFECTIVENESS

Mr Peter W. Cardebrink, Senior Project Manager, HPC Hamburg Port consulting GmbH

17.10–17.30   DISCUSSION AND CLOSING OF THE DAY

Organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme.