For the first time, the European shortsea community will gather
in Dublin to debate the many issues surrounding this demanding
and hugely important maritime sector. Key themes for this conference
will include:
Trends and opportunities - in depth analysis of current
freight movements; growth cargoes; drivers for modal shift;
changing cargo sources and emerging shortsea patterns Intergration and intermodality - potential for greater
integration with road, rail and inland shipping; transhipment
issues; multimodal supply chains What the customer wants - an insight into the needs and
requirements of the transport buyer Ports & terminals - shortsea friendly ports; port
based RDCs, new developments Promotion - encouraging shippers to use shortsea
Dual streams will allow specific focus on both bulk and unitised
cargoes
A dinner at Dublin Castle, a drinks reception and a tour of
the port are also on offer.
Speaker presentations
not given on the memory stick are available below to download
as pdf documents
