Events
Future Events
September 3-4, 2010
Bremen, Germany
On September 3rd and 4th, the NMU partner University of Applied
Sciences Bremen organizes the 4th Bremer Shipping Congress.
The conference 2010 focuses on the topic “Lifelong Learning –
human resources development in the maritime industry”.
This year again over 100 experts and leaders from the maritime industry, the administration and the universities will come to discuss current issues on the maritime shipping education and training.
The particular importance of LLL for qualification at sea and on land will be discussed in In plenary sessions. In three workshops will be reflected the current requirements, implementation scenarios and prospects for success for a lifelong learning from the perspective of companies, of educational institutions, as well as of employees.
The University of Applied Sciences Bremen would like to offer a forum for discussion and exchange to all German training locations. The conference will also serve as platform for dialogue with the shipping industry, policies and nautical associations. Important partners such as the Association of German ship owners, the universities Bremerhafen, Flensburg, and Wismar are integrated in the programme committee. The NMU project supports the event.
Venue: Innside Hotel Bremen, Germany
Please note: Conference language is German.
For details please download the programme.
For registration please click here.
For more information go to www.bremer-schifffahrtskongress.de.
4th International Conference on Maritime Human Resource Solutions 2010
September 29-30, 2010
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
The 4th International Conference on Maritime Human Resource solutions, organized by The Company of Master Mariners of Canada and The Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada, will cover topics area including:
- Recruitment and retention of seagoing personnel
- Marketing and promotion of the maritime profession
- The image of the maritime industry
- Maritime education and training
- Managing multiculturalism in shipping
- ISPS Code and the effects on ship personnel
- The effects of piracy and other significant events on the maritime profession
- Crewing scams and document falsification
- Maritime Labour Convention
- Amendments to the STCW Code
- STCW-F 1995
- Other related maritime HR topics
The Key Note Speaker will be Captain HARTMUT G. HESSE, Senior Deputy Director, International Maritime Organization (IMO).
This conference will discuss topics of interest to shipping company executives, maritime administrators, seafarers, port authorities and port facility operators, representatives of port workers, security systems and equipment providers.
Researchers in the maritime field is invited to present their work in progress, preliminary data, or completed but unpublished research.
For further details about the conference, please click here.
30th International WISTA Conference
September 29 - October 1, 2010
Athens, Greece
30th International WISTA Conference is hosted this year by WISTA Hellas (Women's International Shipping & Trading Association) and the main subject of the conference is "Achieving Sustainability - Paving the Way to Shipping Excellence".
WISTA aims to promote the scopes of the organization, giving support to and facilitating the exchange of contacts and experience amongst its members and the international shipping community. The conference’s main target is to continue its educative role, expand the networking opportunities as well as dominate its role as being the centre for the exchange of information among its members.
Expert speakers will present their papers on how sustainable progress can be achieved and shipping excellence can be reached by promoting and strengthening social, economical as well as environmental balance and stability.
The event is a great opportunity to listen to internationally recognized speakers, meet and exchange views with experts and decision-makers of the maritime industry.
The keynote speaker of the conference will be Mr. Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, Secretary General of IMO.
For more information please visit WISTA Conference 2010 website.
Dryport Conference
October 21-22, 2010
Edinburgh, Scotland
Dryport Conference is organised by SEStran and the NMU lead partner - Transport Research Institute (TRI). The main topic of the conference is "Intermodal Strategies for Integrating Ports & Hinterlands". This innovative event will focus on examining the critical role of inland terminals in their relation to ports, encompassing issues of integration, collaboration, competition and associated strategies of hinterland access.
The conference is organised as part of the Dryport project. The European project known as Dryport is examining the critical role that dryports can play in maximising the capacity and efficiency of sea ports, while also shifting traffic off the roads and on to rail or inland waterway.
Keynote speakers from around the world will provide insights into intermodal strategies to integrate ports and hinterlands in different economic and social contexts. Industry professionals with experience of dryports and intermodal operations will present in parallel with academics, so that the latest developments in the industry can add specific context to the academic analysis. Keynote speakers include representatives from Scottish Parliament, UNCTAD, ESPO, national development agencies and ports, as well as dry port managers, rail operators and senior academics.
NMU partner Rickard Bergqvist of University of Gothenburg will be presenting at this conference.
For more information, please visit Dryport Conference.
Intermodal Europe 2010
November 30 - December 2, 2010
Amsterdam Rai, The Netherlands
Intermodal is the world’s leading exhibition and conference for all companies associated with the container and intermodal industries and is now in its 35th year. The event is organised by IIR Exhibitions Ltd, an international event organiser that is part of Informa Group and hosted by the Port of Amsterdam. Intermodal Europe is both a meeting place and and ideas exchange as the high-level conference running alongside the exhibition will attract international experts and business leaders to debate the future of intermodalism in a post-recession world.
The conference will cover the following topics area :
1. Trade outlook on the container shipping
2. Regional challenges and opportunities of intermodal logistics
3. Interoperability
4. Rail - lessons in intermodalism
5. Container operations - positioning for the recovery
Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the entire transport and logistics supply chain - ports, rail operators, shipping lines, hauliers, air cargo specialists through to forwarders and 3PLs.
For more information about the event, please visit: www.intermodal-events.com