1.PURPOSE
Provide information to the responsible Greek authorities about regulatory framework for ports and the experience of other Member States, port governance models in Europe, provide assistance in the decision making process in terms of regulation of port activities within the scope of new Strategic Plan for Ports.
2.VENUE
Piraeus Port Authority, Akti Miaouli 10, GR 185 10, Piraeus, Greece.
3.DURATION – DATE
Monday 1 October 2012, one day 9.00 – 19.00
4. AUDIENCE
Restricted, by invitation only: Officials of the Ministry, HRADF and its advisers. Expected participants: max 40.
5. WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION
Hellenic Ministry of Shipping and the Aegean, assisted by the Task Force Greece, Brussels and Athens offices. Conference language: English – Greek, simultaneous interpretation.
6. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The workshop is organized around four sessions. Each presentation should last 15-20 minutes. The final session is followed by an "Open Discussion" and conclusions. Titles of the presentations are indicative.
Chair&Speaker: Kostas Moutzouris, Secretary General for Ports and Ports Policy, Hellenic Ministry of Shipping, Maritime Affairs and the Aegean.
Speaker: Heraclis Haralambides, Professor, Director of Maritime Studies Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Title: Growth for ports in the Easter Mediterranean
Purpose: Provide overview of the Mediterranean ports system, advantages and issues, "gateway to Europe", importance for short-sea shipping.
Speaker: George Kastellanos, Secr. Gen. E.LIM.E.E, Association of Greek Ports>
E-MAIL: elime@elime.gr
Title: The Greek ports system now – terminals and administration
Purpose: Short presentation to provide an overview of the Greek port system
Speaker: Antonios Sartzetakis, DG Regional Development, European Commission
E-MAIL: antonios.sartzetakis@ec.europa.eu
Title: European funding possibilities for Greek ports, present situation and outlook
Purpose: Overview of the European funding instruments, state of absorption of funds, requirements, methodology
Speaker: Zoi Papasiopi, Head of Managing Authority OP “Accessibility Improvement”, ypoian
E-MAIL: zpapasiopi@epoalaa.gr
Title: Financing of port infrastructure from ESPA
11:00–11:30: COFFEE BREAK
A detailed look at issues of crucial interest for the functioning of the port, its management and its operations.
Chair: (To be nominated)
Speaker: Santiago Garcia-Milà, Deputy Director General, Port of Barcelona.
E-MAIL: santiago_g_mila@portdebarcelona.es
Title: The Spanish Law on port concessions
Purpose: Description of a modern concessions law, according to the principles of transparency and equal opportunities as advocated by the present Commission proposal for concessions; the example of the Port of Barcelona.
Speaker:Dr. Ulrich Bauermeister, CEO Port Development Company Rostock
E-MAIL: u.bauermeister@rostock-port.de
Title: Port services in the Port of Rostock
Purpose: An account of a liberalized system of port services which respects the principles of safety, public service and free market access.
Speaker: Manfred Reuter, retired Managing Director of the Hamburg Port Authority
E-MAIL:mreuter.ernst-eugen@t-online.de
Title: The practical challenges behind a change of organizational model
Purpose: To give an overview of the practical steps necessary to change from a civil service organization to a company, in terms of legislation, statutes, organization and budget lines, as well as the pitfalls to avoid.
Speaker: Eric van Hooydonk, Professor University of Gent
E-MAIL: eric@ericvanhooydonk.be
Title: Port labor regimes in Europe
Purpose: Overview of the major categories of labor regimes, advantages and issues
13:15–15:15: LUNCH (In the Piraeus Yachting Club. In the presence of Kostis Moussouroulis, Minister of Shipping, Maritime Affairs and the Aegean.)
Information about the port governance models in use today, examples of successful port organizations and privatization exercises in Europe. Presentations give an overview of the distribution of functions in the political/strategic, legislative, regulatory, management and operations domains. A short overview of the UK model will also be presented by Dimitrios Theologitis, on the basis of a presentation kindly provided by the UK Major Ports Association. Furthermore, Dimitrios Theologitis will also present a short description of the new Danish port law which entered into effect on 23 May 2012.
Chair: Georgette Lalis, Director, Task Force Greece, European Commission
E-MAIL: georgette.lalis@ec.europa.eu
Speaker (1): Patrick Verhoeven, Secr. Gen. European Seaports Organization ESPO.
Speaker (2): Victor Schoenmakers, Port of Rotterdam Authority
E-MAIL: patrick@espo.be
Title (1): Governance models of ports in Europe
Title (2): Rotterdam, an example of a “corporitised” port
Purpose: Presentation of the ESPO study on port governance 2011, as well as a presentation of the Rotterdam "success story".
Speaker: Eamonn O'Reilly, Chief Executive Dublin Port Company
E-MAIL: eoreilly@dublinport.ie
Title: The Irish port system
Purpose: An example of successful privatization through concessions, as well as its challenges.
Speaker: Frédéric Dagnet, Director at LMP Marseille-Fos
E-MAIL: frederic.dagnet@marseille-port.fr
Title: The reform of the French ports system
Purpose: Presentation of the French port system reform of 2008 which led to the creation of a two-tier system with the grand ports maritimes and the ports autonomes maritimes et fluviaux. This included a major reform of the ownership structure and the employment conditions in ports.
16:45–17:15: COFFEE BREAK
A summary of what has been achieved to date, how to deal with the practical aspects of introducing a new organizational model, the point of view of the shipping lines – major users of the system, possibilities for European funding, a positive outlook.
Chair: Dimitrios Theologitis, Head of Unit “Ports”, European Commission, Directorate General for Mobility and Transport DG MOVE
E-MAIL: dimitrios.theologitis@ec.europa.eu
Speaker: Gunther Ginckels, CEO, Port of Antwerp International.
E-MAIL: gunther.ginckels@haven.antwerpen.be
: The challenges of the new port managers and the need for training
Purpose: Any successful privatization model will have to rely on a new generation of managers who need to be trained – challenges in defining the requirements and providing the training.
Speaker: Dimitrios Theologitis, Head of Unit “Ports” European Commission
E-MAIL: dimitrios.theologitis@ec.europa.eu
Title: New Growth for Greek Ports in the European policy context
Purpose: EU orientations on the development of a Hellenic ports policy compatible with European ports policy, domains, options.
Speaker: Georgios Koumoutsakos, Member of the European Parliament, Member of EP Committee on Transport and Tourism.
E-MAIL: georgios.koumoutsakos@europarl.europa.eu
Title: The opportunities for the Greek ports in the context of the new Trans-European transport network model.
Purpose: As the EP co-rapporteur for the new guidelines for the TEN-T, to inform about the contribution of the Greek ports in the Trans-European Transport Network and the Motorways of the Sea and present a positive outlook on the beneficial effects for the country of the re-organization of the ports system.
16:45–17:15: Open Discussion – Conclusions
Speaker: Kostis Moussouroulis, Minister of Shipping, Maritime Affairs and the Aegean
Title: The future Greek ports system
Purpose: Concluding remarks and indications about the orientations of the new Greek ports strategy.
19:00: END OF WORKSHOP
