BPO Seminar on future of the Baltic Sea transportation in Brussels

The attendees of the Seminar will try to face the challenges of keeping up high Baltic Sea Region competitiveness in today's tough market conditions, with general volumes decline and restricted sulphur regulations for marine fuel, as well as their infulence on the environment, cost of such regulations in relation to maritime shipping.

 

DRAFT AGENDA of the

IV BPO Seminar

on future of the Baltic Sea transportation

Welcome address and introductory words
Mrs. Anne Elisabet Jensen, Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Transport and Tourism Committee of the EP
Mr. Julian Skelnik, BPO Chairperson and Vice-President of European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO)

Invited speakers:

Maritime transports in the Baltic Sea - Prospects and Challenges
Mr. Antti Saurama, Head of Unit, Research and Consulting Services, Centre for Maritime Studies, University of Turku

Consequences of the new IMO Sulphur regulations and the way forward
Mr. Carl Carlsson, Head of Unit, Environment and Sustainability, The Swedish Shipowners Association

IMO regulations and how it affects on the Baltic transportation - Scandlines perspective
Mr. John Steen-Mikkelsen, COO, Scandlines Denmark A/S

Impact of new regulations on transportations costs and forest and steel industry – Swedish Study
Mr. Mikael Castanius, Director Port Affairs, Port of Sweden

Debate
End of Seminar
 

 
The meeting will gather representatives from European Parliament, European Commission, and probably, just like last year: region representatives in Brussels, ECSA, ESPO, European Shippers and many more...
 
The seminar is organized in cooperation with Mrs. Anne E. Jensen, Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Transport and Tourism Committee of the EP.
 
If you wish to take part in this important event please contact the BPO Secretariat.