Conference Programme
GreenPort Cruise and Congress 2018 - Profiting from green initiatives
The 2018 hosts of the 14th GreenPort Congress, the Port of Valencia, are conducting their port activities within a context driven by international environmental regulations making it increasingly important for port authorities, terminal operators, shippers and logistics chains to work together to reduce their emissions and green their operations.
Increased environmental awareness expressed by an ever-widening range of stakeholders is propagating a wave of change in terms of the range of response options and pro-active initiatives being taken to fulfil environmental liabilities and responsibilities. There is now an established consensus that collaboration between port authorities, terminal operators, city representatives, shippers, and logistics chain managers is essential for effective control of impacts and sustainable development.
This year’s programme addressed the ways in which costs and risks associated with the demands of compliance and sustainable development may be reduced to the mutual advantage of the port sector and the wider community – and the environment itself.
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Delegate places to GreenPort Cruise included an invitation to the Welcome Reception. Delegates who attended GreenPort Congress benefit from invitations to the Welcome Reception, Gala Dinner and Port Tour. For further information about the 2018 GreenPort Cruise Conference and GreenPort Congress, email congress@greenport.com or call the Events team on +44 1329 825335.
GreenPort Cruise, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 | ||
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08:00 | Coffee & Registration | |
Opening Session | ||
08:30 | Chairman's Welcome Michael McCarthy, Chairman, Cruise Europe | |
08:35 | Port's Welcome Francesc Sánchez, General Manager, Port Authority of Valencia | |
Keynote Address | ||
08:40 | Keynote Address Ioana Statu, Policy Officer, European Commission - DG MOVE | |
08:55 | Larger cruise vessels and new environmental strategies Valeria Mangiarotti, Director of Environmental Issues, Medcruise | |
Session 1 - Cruise Port-City-Commercial Port Relationship | ||
09:20 | Promoting innovation and sustainability in the cruise industry Rafael Company, R&D Manager, Valenciaport Foundation | |
09:40 | Increasing tourism and larger vessels Sacha Rougier, Managing Director, Cruise Gate Hamburg | |
10:00 | Valencia: a cruise friendly city Maximo Caletrio, Cruise Programme Director, Valencia Tourism | |
10:20 | Q&A | |
10:40 | Coffee & Networking | |
Session 2 - Planning for the future: Meeting the specialist requirements of the cruise sector | ||
11:10 | Meeting the demand for LNG and other environmental factors in terminals Guillermo Alomar Borràs, Fleet Manager, Balearia | |
11:25 | Reducing port-side emissions Juan Ignacio Buenestado, LNG Bunkering, Business Development, Naturgy | |
11:40 | Green solutions for cruise ships Davide Reale, Product Manager in Shore Power, Cavotec | |
11:55 | Discussion – Moderated by Valeria Mangiarotti, Director of Environmental Issues, Medcruise | |
12:20 | Lunch | |
Session 3 - Port Reception Facilities | ||
13:50 | The policy behind PRFs: the future EU legislative framework for PRF for the delivery of waste from ships Anna Bobo Remijn, European Commission, Directorate General for Mobility and Transport Maritime Safety Unit | |
14:10 | The shipowners' perspective: European Shipowners support the proposal for better waste handling PRFs Gudrun Janssens, Director – Maritime Safety & Environment, European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) | |
14:30 | PRFs: The port perspective Paula Cristina Sengo, Environmental Technical Advisor, Sustainability and Estuary, Port of Lisbon | |
14:50 | Q&A | |
15:10 | Conference Close | |
19:30 | Welcome Reception - Edificio del reloj del Puerto de Valencia | |
Day One - GreenPort Congress, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 | ||
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08:00 | Coffee & Registration | |
Opening Session | ||
08:50 | Opening by Moderator | |
08:55 | Welcome Address - Aurelio Martínez, Chairman, Port Authority of Valencia | |
Keynote addresses | ||
09:10 | World Ports Climate Action Programme Victor Schoenmakers, Director Corporate Strategy, Port of Rotterdam | |
09:25 | The Status of Air Pollution in Ports | |
09:40 | Environmental Report for European Ports 2018 Isabelle Ryckbost, Secretary General, ESPO | |
09:50 | Coffee & Networking | |
Session 1 - Policy measures: what’s next? | ||
| Presentations surrounding the policy impacting ports, liners and terminal operators followed by a roundtable discussion. | ||
| Moderator: Rachel White, CEO Secretariat, The International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) | ||
10:20 | Isabelle Ryckbost, Secretary General, European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) | |
10:30 | Lamia Kerdjoudj Belkaid, Secretary General, Feport | |
10:40 | Antonis Michail, Project Coordinator, World Ports Sustainability Programme, International Association of Ports & Harbours (IAPH) | |
10:50 | Obdulio Serrano Hidalgo, Head of Sustainability, Puertos del Estado | |
11:00 | Roundtable discussion
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12:00 | Lunch & Networking | |
Session 2 - Challenges ahead: the practicalities of meeting them | ||
| Session responding to the evolving environmental policies impacting ports; including case studies from ports that are implementing the use of alternative fuels and schemes to limit air and noise emissions. | ||
13:30 | Challenges for ports and terminals. What does the future hold? Malte Siegert, NABU | |
13:45 | Fuel Industrial sustainability in an internationally merged port Thomas Desnijder, Energy Policy Advisor, North Sea Port | |
14:00 | Air Emissions Clean air action plan: overall concept of onshore power/alternative power supply of vessels Manfred Lebmeier, Senior environmental advisor, Port of Hamburg | |
14:15 | Noise Noise Exploration Program to Understand Noise Emitted by Seagoing Ships (NEPTUNES) Ton van Breeman, Environmental Manager, Port of Amsterdam | |
14:30 | Q&A | |
Panel Discussion - 10 takeaways on reducing costs and maximising efficiency in terminals | ||
| Panel discussion centred around environmental management in terminals | ||
14:50 | Panellists include: Sven Valentin, General Manager, MSC Terminal Valencia Mario Massarotti, CEO, Grimaldi Terminals Andreas Schruth, Director of Energy and Sustainability Management, EUROGATE | |
15:40 | Coffee & Networking | |
Session 3 - You can't manage what you can't measure | ||
Workshop exchanging views and experience on the measurement and reduction of air pollution and GHG emissions. Session will cover the key steps to implement an Emissions Management and Reduction Plan and experience will be shared on a global basis at a time when a number of ports have set themselves the goal of zero emissions in around 20 years’ time. | ||
16:10 | Moderator: Chris Wooldridge, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University Speakers include: Methodology for the calculation of the carbon footprint of a seaport New Guidance on Carbon Management for Port and Navigation Infrastructure Environmental performance in the EU port sector Climate Change Adaptation in Maritime Ports, Inland Waterways and Navigation Infrastructure – the need for urgent action | |
17:35 | Conference Close | |
20:00 | Conference Dinner - Edificio del reloj del Puerto de Valencia | |
Day Two - GreenPort Congress, Thursday, 18 October 2018 | ||
09:00 | Welcome Coffee | |
09:15 | Working Group update and outlook for day two Chris Wooldridge, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University | |
Session 4 - The Success factors of environmental charging schemes | ||
| Environmental charging schemes can influence port environmental performance. This session investigates the application of port infrastructure charges according to environmental or sustainability criteria. | ||
09:25 | International collaboration on vessel emission reductions through incentive programs and environmental infrastructure Christine Rigby, Environmental Specialist-Air Emissions, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority | |
09:45 | ESI - rewarding ships for overcompliance Antonis Michail, Project Coordinator, World Ports Sustainability Programme, IAPH | |
10:05 | Environmental charging schemes: The road to implementation Sotiris Raptis, Senior Policy Advisor for Environment and Safety, Ecoports Coordinator, ESPO | |
10:25 | Q&A | |
10:45 | Coffee & Networking | |
Session 5 - Responsible supply chains: the full story | ||
| What does it take to coordinate and promote good environmental practices along the supply chain? Session covering responsible supply chain partnerships and lessons learnt. | ||
11:15 | Responsible supply chains – How to work in partnerships on responsible supply chains (OECD Guidelines and the Dutch Seaports) Linda van Waveren, CSR Programme Manager, Port of Amsterdam | |
11:35 | Sea transport and zero emissions land transport: an opportunity to make future supply chains more sustainable Heidi Neilson, Head of Environment, Port of Oslo | |
11:50 | Sustainable Logistics: Managing cargo flows in a sustainable manner Conor Feighan, Policy Advisor, Feport | |
12:05 | Q&A | |
12:20 | Lunch & Networking | |
Session 6 - Greening concession bids and renewals | ||
| Green criteria are becoming increasingly important in concession bids and renewals. With environmental compliance affecting so many aspects of port activities this session will investigate the proposed changes in the pipeline and their impact. | ||
13:50 | Sustainable doesn’t have to mean expensive: A more responsible, long-term vision for concession bids Heidi Neilson, Head of Environment, Port of Oslo | |
14:05 | Sustainable Evolution: Balancing environmental needs with business realities Conor Feighan, Policy Advisor, Feport | |
14:20 | Discussion | |
14:40 | Coffee & Networking | |
Session 7 - Green Technological R&D | ||
| Infrastructure, equipment and hardware technical innovation are key to delivering responsible high performance environmental port and terminal practices. This will be discussed together with cost efficiency | ||
15:10 | Instant air quality data for ports and terminals Alex Mateo, Business Development - Europe, Envirosuite | |
15:25 | LNG fuelled ‘Port Feeder Barge’ for very green container logistics within sea ports Ulrich Malchow, Managing Director, Port Feeder Barge | |
15:40 | Sustainability in Port Operations Eduardo Prat, Vice-President Crane Upgrade Business Line, Kalmar | |
15:55 | Alternative energy sources for mobile plant Willem Nieuwland, Project Leader, Hyster | |
16:10 | Strategies for Zero-Emission Vessels in the Harbour Georg Franz Matzku, Sales Manager, Stemmann-Technik | |
16:25 | Q&A | |
16:45 | Final Working Group update and results of day two Chris Wooldridge, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University | |
17:00 | Conference Close | |
Day Three - GreenPort Congress, Friday, 19 October 2018 | ||
09:00 | Delegates meet for the port check-in process and board boat | |
09:30 | Vessel departs Port of Valencia for tour of inner harbour area | |
10:30 | Return to shore, delegates disembark | |
Conference Details
Conference Fee
Cost per delegate (standard rate)
Cruise - One Day event - €585
Congress - Two Day event - €1615
Cruise & Congress - €1875
10% discount for members of official supporters.
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Booking Online
Book online here or complete and fax the booking form to +44 1329 550192.
On receipt of your registration, you will be sent confirmation of your delegate place.
Fee Includes
Cruise Fee Includes
Conference attendance on 16th,
Full documentation,
Lunch & refreshments,
Place at the welcome reception on 16th.
Congress Fee Includes
Conference attendance on 17-18th,
Full documentation,
Lunch & refreshments,
Place at the welcome reception on 16th,
Conference dinner on 17th
Place on the port tour
Contact Us
For further information on exhibiting, sponsoring, or attending the conference, contact the Events team on: +44 1329 825335 or congress@greenport.com
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