GreenPort Congress – one week to go

The GreenPort Cruise Conference kicking off the conference on 14 October will provide valuable information on matters relating to increasing passenger numbers at existing and new terminals.

Topic matter at this year’s GreenPort Congress will include customers’, users’ and stakeholders’ perception of a ‘green port’ to include shipowners, shippers, logistics providers, terminal operators, representatives from the local community and NGOs.

Global versus regional regulations and their impact on ports will also be high on the list with representatives attending from the European Commission and industry stakeholders to discuss global versus regional conventions and their impact on ports.

Panellists confirmed include Caroline de Clock, assistant policy officer, European Commission, Isabelle Ryckbost, secretary general, ESPO, Lamia Kerdjoudj-Belkaid, secretary general, FEPORT and Mikael Andersson, product manager, Kalmar Sweden.

The Greenport Cruise Conference meanwhile will feature the debate surrounding onshore power supply (cold ironing) vs LNG, air emission regulations and retrofitting cruise ships to run on LNG and reducing supply of power to cruise ships.

Waste management will also be hot on the agenda covering topics such as waste reception facilities in MedCruise Ports, waste and cargo residues collection and treatment, waste reception and management.

Programmes for both the Congress and Cruise events are available online and combined rates to attend both the GreenPort Cruise and GreenPort Congress are available.

GreenPort Congress delegate places include an invitation to the welcome reception, gala dinner and port tour, all hosted and organised by the Port of Barcelona.

For further information on exhibiting, sponsoring or attending the 2014 GreenPort Congress, please contact Isobel Roberts. Tel: +44 (0)1329 825335, email: congress@greenport.com