Smart and Sustainable Maritime Transport in the Atlantic and North Sea Region Post-Brexit
Workshop organised by the European TEN-T Coordinators
For the Motorways of the Sea and the Atlantic and North Sea-Mediterranean Corridors
– FINAL AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS –
Thursday, 22 April 2021
Ensuring connectivity between Ireland and continental EU post-Brexit: the role of maritime links
10:00 Opening
- Prof. Bodewig, European Coordinator for Motorways of the Sea
- Hildegarde Naughton T.D., Minister of State for International and Road Transport and Logistics
- Prof. Péter Balázs, European Coordinator for the North Sea – Mediterranean Corridor
- Prof. Carlo Secchi, European Coordinator for the Atlantic Corridor
10:30 What has been the impact of Brexit on Ireland’s maritime links?
Chair: Prof. Kurt Bodewig, European Coordinator for Motorways of the Sea
- Kick-off presentation: Ms. Deirdre O’Keeffe, Assistant Secretary, Department of Transport
Panel:
- Port of Dublin, Eamon O’Reilly, CEO
- Ports of Normandy, Philippe Deiss, CEO
- Irish Ferries, Andrew Sheen, Managing Director
- Keelings, Niall Tutty, Head of Commercial Finance
- Kuehne + Nagel Ireland, Graham O’Reilly, National Road Logistics Director
11:45 Reasons and perspectives: what does the future hold for maritime links between Ireland and the Continent?
Chair: Prof. Péter Balázs, European Coordinator for the North Sea – Mediterranean Corridor
- Kick-off presentation: Chris Rowland, MDS Transmodal, Managing Director
Panel:
- Rosslare Europort, Glen Carr, General Manager
- Port of Zeebrugge, Patrick Van Cauwenberghe, UK Trade Development Director
- DFDS Shipping, Aidan Coffey, Route Director, Rosslare – Dunkerque
- Wells Cargo, Tom Thornton, Managing Director
- Irish Maritime Development Office, Liam Lacey, Director
12:45 Conclusions by Prof. Carlo Secchi, European Coordinator for the Atlantic Corridor
13:00 End of meeting
Friday, 23 April 2021
Joint Working Group meeting on Ports
10:00 Session 1: Hinterland connections to Ports by rail and inland waterway
Chair: Prof. Péter Balázs, European Coordinator for the North Sea – Mediterranean Corridor
Panel and presentations:
- Port of Bayonne, Olivier Fayola, Sales Manager
- Port of Bilbao, Jon Anasagasti, Manager of Intermodal Transport
- HAROPA Ports, Cédric Virciglio, European Affairs Manager
- North Sea Port, Stefaan De Weireld, Public Affairs and Mobility Adviser
- Belgian Transport Ministry, Pierre Bodiaux, Coordinator Freight, EU Funding and International Passengers
11:00 Session 2: Greening of Ports and of maritime transport
Chair: Prof. Kurt Bodewig, European Coordinator for Motorways of the Sea
Presentations:
- Ports of Antwerp, Lieselot Marinus, EU Public Affairs Advisor
- Port of Bordeaux, Jean-Frédéric Laurent, Managing Director
- Port of Dunkerque, Guy Bourbonnaud Marketing and Transport Manager, Gwenaëlle Cotonnec, Prospective Development and Environment Manager
- Port of Aveiro, Isabel Moura Ramos, Executive Board Member
12:15 Session 3: Digitalisation of Ports and of maritime transport
Chair: Prof. Carlo Secchi, European Coordinator for the Atlantic Corridor
Presentations:
- Port of Algeciras, Gerardo Landaluce, Chairman of Algeciras Bay Port Authority and Francisco de los Santos, Chief Information and Innovation Officer
- Port of Sevilla, Angel Pulido, Director of the Port Authority
- International Fast and Secure Trade Lane, Paul Brewster, Adviser – EU Policy, Irish Maritime Development Office
- Port of Amsterdam, Jan Egbertsen, Manager Innovatie
- PortBase, Mees van der Wiel, Business Consultant Strategy and Innovation
13:15 Conclusions by Ms. Catherine Trautmann, European Coordinator for the North Sea Baltic Corridor
13:30 End of meeting
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