Distinguished Lecture Series 2006

Title Speaker Date
Valuation of Port Property Assets Mr. Franc J. Pigna
Managing Director
Aegir Port Property Advisers		 30-11-2005
International Organizations in the World of Maritime Affairs Mr. Carsten Melchiors
Secretary General
BIMCO		 13-01-2006
Concentration in Maritime Businesses, Freight Rates, and Trade Facilitation: A View from Geneva Dr. Jan Hoffmann
Economic Affairs Officer
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)		 17-01-2006
What Does the Liner Shipping Industry Need in Terms of an EU or Global Organization? Mr. Chris Bourne
Executive Director
European Liner Affairs Association		 10-02-2006
Shipping Finance: is there room to differentiate? Acropolis Shipping Case Study Mr. Harris Antoniou
Head of Global Shipping Group
Fortis Bank		 14-02-2006
From Monetary Overhang to Monetary Hangover? Drs. Guy Verberne
Head of Economic Research
Fortis Bank / Global Markets		 17-02-2006
Container Terminal Operations-Getting the Basics Right Mr. Nicholas F. Fisher
Managing Director
APM Terminals Rotterdam B.V. 		20-02-2006
The Competitive Position of the Port of Hong Kong Professor Dr. Kevin Cullinane
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK		 24-02-2006
Defaulted Shipping Loans & Ship Finance Trends in the 21st Century Mr. Dimitri Anagnostopoulos
SVP, Head of Greek Shipping
Global Markets / ABN AMRO.		 27-02-2006
Versatile Terminals Build in Hinterland Mr. Jan Westerhoud
President
Europe Container Terminals (ECT)		 03-03-2006
"Fast Growth! And then, What?" Mr. Simon Reitsma
Vice-President of Human Resources and Leadership Development
APM Terminals International		 14-03-2006
"No Guts-No Glory; No Brains-No Holland Glories" Mr. Ben Vree
Chairman of the Executive Board
SMIT Internationale N.V.		 20-03-2006
Trends in Container Shipping Mr. Albert Thissen
Managing Director
Hapag Lloyd Netherlands B.V.		 23-03-2006
Profitability In Liner Shipping Mr. Tim Power
Head of Consulting
Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd.		 06-04-2006
The New Inspection Regime-Risk Based Inspecting Mr. Richard W.J. Schiferli
General Secretary
Paris MOU on Port State Control		 10-04-2006
Changes Afoot in Ocean Transportation Dr. Vasilis Papachristidis
Chairman
The Hellespont Group		 11-04-2006
To be announced Mr. John Paul Broeders
Chairman of the Executive Board
Royal VOPAK N.V.		 19-05-2006