 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New EU Port and Customs Policy, Impact on Ports:
What Will the Future Bring for the Trade with non-EU Countries? (Riga)
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, 28.11.2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Afternoon/ evening |
|
Arrival of participants |
|
|
|
|
19:00 - 21:00 hours |
|
Meeting of participants at the hotel lobby and walk (5 min) to the Freeport of Riga Authority
Kalpaka Boulevard 12, Riga
Welcome drink at the main lobby of the FRA
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday, 29.11.2007 |
|
|
|
09:30 - 09:50 hours |
|
Meeting of participants at the hotel lobby
Walk to the seminar premises (Reval Hotel Latvia) - 5 min from Domina Inn Hotel
Arrival and registration of participants for the workshop
Second floor of Reval Hotel Latvia, Elizabetes street 55 |
|
|
|
|
10:00 - 10:15 hours |
|
Official opening of the seminar by
Mr. Vladimirs Makarovs,
Director of the Strategic Planning and Project Management Department, the FRA |
|
|
|
|
10:15 - 11:00 hours |
|
"New EU Port Policy: an Independent Expert's View of the Subject Matter", by
Mr. Willy Winkelmans,
representing the University of Antwerp |
|
|
|
|
11:30 - 12:10 hours
|
|
"Latvian Transport Strategy in view of Port Developments in the Baltic Countries", by
Andris Maldups,
Director of Transit Department, The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia |
|
|
|
|
12:10 - 12:40 hours |
|
"Latvian Perspective of EU Customs Code: Advantages in Transportation and Logistics", by
Mr. Normunds Krumins,
Central Euro Asia Gateway |
|
|
|
|
14:00 - 14:40 hours
|
|
"Third Countries Perspective: Russian Transport Strategy and Customs Issues in Relation to trade with the EU", by
Mr. Vladimir Gusev,
EATU Center Council |
|
|
|
|
14:40 - 15:20 hours |
|
"The new EU Customs Code and its Consequences for Ports and Trade", by
Mr. Michael Stange,
BWA, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg |
|
|
|
|
15:20 - 16:00 hours
|
|
"The New EU Port Policy: the British Perspective", by
Mr. Richard Morton
Haven Gateway, the UK |
|
|
|
|
16:15 - 16:30 hours
|
|
Summarizing session (discussions, comments)
End of Seminar Day 1 |
|
|
|
|
18:30 - 22:00 hours |
|
Departure (walk) from the hotel to the restaurant in the Old City
Dinner hosted by the FRA at the restaurant Melnie Muki (Black Monks) |
|
|
|
|
|
Friday, 30.11.2007 |
|
|
|
09:15 hours |
|
Arrival and registration of participants for the workshop
Central lobby of the FRA |
|
|
|
|
09:15 - 09:50 hours |
|
"Private Sector Perspective of the Port Policy and Customs Issues", by
Mr. Ivan Bogdanov,
Chairman of the Board, TFS Trans (a new container train operator Riga - Moscow)
Fireplace Room
|
|
|
|
|
09:50 - 10:30 hours |
|
"Experience of the Port of Valencia in Smplifying Customs Procedures to Improve the Efficiency of Cargo Flows", by
Mr. Miguel Llop,
Valencia Port Foundation, Spain
Fireplace Room |
|
|
|
|
10:30 - 11:30 hours |
|
Steering Committee Meeting on PORT-NET 2
Fireplace Room
|
|
|
|
|
11:45 - 12:45 hours
|
|
Steering Committee Meeting on PORT-NET 2 (continued)
Fireplace Room |
|
|
|
|
12:45 - 13:00 hours |
|
Seminar final conclusions and recommendations |
|
|
|
|
13:00 - 14:30 hours |
|
Lunch
Winter Garden of the FRA
End of Port-Net workshop 02-20 |
|
|
|
|
Friday evening/ Saturday morning |
|
Departure of participants |
|
|
|
|
