3rd Annual Breakbulk Europe Conference & Exhibition

3rd Annual Breakbulk Europe Conference & Exhibition

27-29 May 2008

Antwerp Expo

Antwerp, Belgium

Hosted by The Port of Antwerp & Alfaport

TUESDAY, 27 MAY, 2008Time Event

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 Authority of Antwerp

Janet Plume, Program Director, Journal of Commerce Conferences

 

10:15 - 11:00 Keynote Address: Market outlook

David Carnes, Senior Vice President, Group Supply Management, Aker Kvaerner

 

11:00 - 12:00 General Session: 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-Frederic Brion, President & CEO ContiLines NV

Sandro Lepori, Director of Logistics, Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd.

Jan Steffens, President/CEO Rickmers-Linie GmbH

Adrie Kuiper, Manager Business Development, Corus Bulk Shipping

 

12:00 - 13:30 Networking Luncheon in Exhibition

13:30 - 14:30 Panel 1: 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 clogs in the supply chain - inland warehouses already filled with steel keep steel dockside, creating challenges for other breakbulk cargo. What can be done to open the bottleneck on breakbulk docks?

Eric Noterman, Managing Director, DP World Breakbulk

Gonzalo Valdes, Senior Logistics Manager, Fluor Corp.

 

14:30 - 15:00 Networking Coffee Break in Exhibition

15:00 -15:55 Panel 2: 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, Principal, Crossroad Consulting

Jan Van Dooren, CIO, Safmarine

Dirk Ceulemans, Sales Account Executive, Porthus/Seagha

 

15:55 - 16:00 Closing Remarks

Janet Plume, Program Director, Journal of Commerce Conferences

 

THURSDAY, 29 MAY, 2009 Time 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

 

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.

Jawad Kamel, President/CEO, Advance International Transport

Igbal Huseinov, Deputy Minister, Azerbaijan State Railway

 

11:15 -12:15 General Session II: Market Outlook

Speakers will discuss what's in store for the breakbulk sector as the global economy slows.

Chen Li Shen, Vice President, Port of Shanghai

 

12:00 -13:30 Networking Luncheon in Exhibition

13:30 - 14:30 Panel 3: 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.

Ron Porter, Vice President, Global Transportation, Logistics and Compliance, Aker Kvaener

 

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 Nagell, President & CEO, Rickmers Americas

Swapan Das Sarma, Director, Teledata

 

14:55- 15:00 Closing Remarks

Janet Plume, Program Director, Journal of Commerce Conferences

 

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