'Transport Investments in the Baltic Sea Region' 16 April 2008, Brussels, Belgium

BPO Seminar

Including welcome addresses by Mrs. Anne E. Jensen (Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Transport and Tourism Committee of the EP) and Julian Skelnik (BPO Chairperson and Vice President of Port of Gdańsk Authority) and ending up on separate presentations given by prof. Andrzej Grzelakowski, Gdynia Maritime Academy, who presented the summary of the newly published Baltic Maritime Outlook 2007.

 

                            Andrzej Grzelakowski

Further presentations were given by Mr. Björn Neckman, Head of Public Affairs, Ports of Stockholm, who presented strategy for Nynäshamn Project and Mr. Robin MacLeod, Technical Director, DCT Gdansk SA, who presented the deep sea container terminal in Gdansk completed in October 2007.

                            Bjorn Neckman

                            Robin MacLeod

During the discussion the tremendous growth of containers handled in Baltic ports were discussed. In order to follow the growth the capacity of container terminals in the ports have to be enlarged. Prof. Grzelakowski forecasts further concentration in container shipping. The process of concentration is to be fuelled by the development of the Motorways of the Sea and will benefit bigger and better located ports in the main logistics supply chains in the Baltic.

                                           Anne E. Jensen; Bjarne Mathiesen

The meeting organized by BPO in cooperation with Mrs. Anne E. Jensen enjoyed large interest, that is why it will be organized in future years.

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