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"Meeting Market Challenges”
TUESDAY, 27 MAY, 2008
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| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Registration |
| 17:00 - 20:00 |
Welcome Reception in Exhibition |
WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY, 2008
| Time |
Event |
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Breakfast in Exhibition |
| 9:00 - 17:00 |
Exhibition is Open |
| 9:00 - 17:00 |
Registration |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Welcoming Remarks
- Marc Van Peel, Chairman, Port of Antwerp
- Janet Plume, Program Director, Journal of Commerce Conferences
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| 10:15 - 11:00 |
Keynote Address: Market outlook
- David Carnes, Senior Vice President, Supply Management, Aker Solutions
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| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Carriers and Shippers: Can There Be a Perfect Symbiosis?
The relationship between the shipowner/operator and shipper/trader is changing as ocean freight rates become more
difficult to quote in the volatile market. Speakers will discuss the challenges involved in shipping breakbulk cargo, how
the carrier-shipper relationship can improve and what shippers expect from clients and vice versa.They will also focus on
how the relationship changes in weak and strong markets, and whether a compromise is possible in the long run.
- Moderator: Carl de Sisto, Manager Global Logistics, Shaw Stone & Webster Power Division
- Jean-Frédéric Brion, CEO and Executive Chairman, Conti-Lines N.V.
- Sandro Lepori, Director of Logistics, Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd.
- Jan Boje Steffens, CEO and Managing Partner, Rickmers Holding, and President and CEO, Rickmers-Linie, Inc.
- Adrie Kuiper, Commercial Director, NEBAM BV and Commercial Manager of Logistics and Transport, Corus Staal BV
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| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Networking Luncheon in Exhibition |
| 13:30 - 14:30 |
Dockside Bottlenecks
The breakbulk footprint at ports is shrinking globally with few new breakbulk terminals planned. In Europe, the squeeze of breakbulk terminal space is exacerbated by inland congestion in the supply chain. Speakers will discuss solutions for port congestion for breakbulk cargo in Europe, Africa and in other ports around the world.
- Moderator: Jan W. Weijburg, Principal and Senior Consultant, Trans-Fer
- Eric Noterman, Managing Director, DP World Antwerp
- Gonzalo Valdes, Senior Logistics Manager, Fluor Mining and Metals
- Amanda Bouin, General Manager Afritramp, SDV Group
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| 14:30 - 15:00 |
Networking Coffee Break in Exhibition |
| 15:00 -15:55 |
Can Breakbulk B2B?
Is there a need for B2B e-solutions in the breakbulk shipping sector and could it help track and trace cargo? Speakers will discuss: advantages and challenges; who should be involved besides the shipper, carrier and forwarder; and whether a joint portal - similar to those used by the container industry - is feasible or might port portals might work better. If portals emerge as carrier specific, would that carrier enjoy a competitive advantage?
- Moderator: Albert Pegg, Managing Director, Enerjetixx BVBA
- Jan Van Dooren, CIO, Safmarine
- Eric Duchesne, Competence Center Manager, Porthus
- Ashley Skaanild, Director, Solutions Consulting, GT Nexus Europe
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| 15:55 - 16:00 |
Closing Remarks
- Janet Plume, Program Director, Journal of Commerce Conferences
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THURSDAY, 29 MAY, 2009
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Event |
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Breakfast in Exhibition |
| 9:00 - 16:15 |
Exhibition is Open |
| 9:00 - 16:15 |
Registration |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Welcoming Remarks
- Janet Plume, Program Director, Journal of Commerce Conferences
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| 10:15 - 11:15 |
Regional Roundtable: CIS Countries
Growing manufacturing and fabrication capacity in the Commonwealth of Independent States or CIS countries places increased pressure on ports, railroads and highways. This infrastructure must expand to handle the ever-increasing volume of breakbulk and out-of-gauge project cargo. Panelists will report on the status and development of CIS transportation infrastructure.
- Moderator: Emanuel Scerra, Regional Director Europe-BDP Project Logistics
- Jawad Kamel, Chairman & CEO, Advance International Transport
- Igbal Huseynov, First Deputy Minister of State Railway, Republic of Azerbaijan
- David Jinjolia, Director of Freight Transportation and First Deputy Minister, Georgian Railway
- Rafael Bayramov, Director Transportation, Azeri Aluminum Plant
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| 11:15 -12:15 |
Market Outlook
Speakers will discuss what's in store for the breakbulk sector as the global economy slows.
- Moderator: Mariela Dehter, Vice President, Global Business Development, BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH Co. KG
- Colin Bagwell, Managing Director, F.H. Bertling Ltd.
- Sean D. Carney, Manager, Global Logistics & Trade Services, GE Energy
- Thomas McGarry, Global Logistics Manager, M.W. Kellogg Ltd/KBR Inc.
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| 12:00 -13:30 |
Networking Luncheon in Exhibition |
| 13:30 - 14:30 |
Quality Handling
As transportation costs rise, sensitive handling of breakbulk cargo becomes ever more critical. How can the supply chain better reduce cargo damage onboard ships, quayside, and during shoreside transit to keep costs under control? Speakers will discuss terminal innovations such as all-weather berths, JVs between carriers and terminals to ensure more experienced labor, education options, and other efforts to minimize sloppy handling.
- Ronald Porter, Vice President, Global Transportation, Logistics and Compliance, Aker Solutions
- Bryan Cronie, Corporate Director Quality/HSE, Mammoet Heavy Haul
- Jouke Schaap, General Manager and Director, Breakbulk, Port of Rotterdam Authority
- Rob Verbaan, Operations Manager, Agility Project Logistics Rotterdam
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| 14:30 - 14:55 |
Case Study: JoC Breakbulk Institute
The skilled labor shortage may be the most critical problem facing the breakbulk industry.To help raise the breakbulk knowledge level of maritime industry workers,a new e-learning course, "Breakbulk Fundamentals" is under construction; excerpts will be previewed during this panel.
- Moderator: Janet Plume, Program Director, JoC Conferences
- Jerry Nagel, President and CEO, Rickmers-Linie (America), Inc.
- Swapan Das Sarma, Director and Senior Vice President, Teledata Marine Systems
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| 14:55- 15:00 |
Closing Remarks
- Janet Plume, Program Director, Journal of Commerce Conferences
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