Distinguished Lecture Series 2007

Title Speaker Date
Trends in liner shipping

Mr. Albert Thissen

Managing-Director

Hapag-Lloyd Nederland BV

 06-02-2007
Container lines and port selection

Mr. Pieter Bas Bredius

CEO

Ceres Terminals Europe BV

 12-02-2007
A terminal operator's hinterland opportunities: an absolute must! Mr. Jan Westerhoud
President
Europe Container Terminals (ECT)		 15-02-2007
Logistics as a key element of EU trade competitiveness: a fair approach to EU freight services policy Mr. Marco Sorgetti
Director General-Clecat: the European Freight Forwarders and Customs Agents International Association		 20-02-2007
Strategies of the Port of Amsterdam in an ever changing global market

Mr. Hans Gerson
President and CEO

Port of Amsterdam

 23-02-2007
Towards a European seaport policy

Mr. Patrick Verhoeven
Secretary General

European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)

 26-02-2007
Strategic Choices for realizing growth Mr. John Paul Broeders
Chairman of the Executive Board
Royal VOPAK NV		 27-02-2007
There is no business like terminal business Mr. John Verschelden
Vice President and Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs, AMP Terminals International BV		 06-03-2007
Port State Control in Europe - Future Challenges Mr. Ivo Snijders
Deputy Secretary
Paris MOU on Port State Control		 20-03-2007
Shipping costs, connectivity, and the geography of international trade Dr. Jan Hoffmann
Economic Affairs Officer
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)		 02-04-2007
Branding the city and port: Rotterda, the Gateway to Europe

Ms. Mai Elmar

Chief Marketing Officer

Chief Marketing Office Rotterdam

 03-04-2007
Liner strategies for long term survival Mr. Chris Bourne
Executive Director
European Liner Affairs Association		 05-04-2007
Air pollution as a maritime problem: Abatement options & emissions trading as possible solutions. Mr. Cor Nobel
Secretary General
Shipping Emissions Abatement and Trading -SEAaT		 11-04-2007
Could shipping loans default? Ship finance trends in the 21st century Mr. Dimitris Anagnostopoulos
SVP, Head of Greek Shipping
Global Markets / ABN AMRO.		 17-04-2007
Environmental challenges for global shipping Mr. Tony Mason
Secretary General
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Shipping Federation (ISF)		 17-04-2007
From pirates to professionals Mr. Ben Vree
Chairman of the Executive Board
SMIT Internationale NV		 24-04-2007
Current challenges of global seaports

Professor Yehuda Hayuth

President

University of Haifa

 01-05-2007
Green, Lean, Transportation Machine

Thomas Woldbye

Managing Director

Norfolk Line

 02-05-2007