Following the themes of the ESPO Green Guide \u2013 Exemplify, Enable, Engage, Encourage and Enforce, the congress will start with two plenary keynote speeches; an overview and a state of play presentation.<\/p>\n
It will then breakdown into three working groups which will involve all sectors of the port community: port authorities, port users (terminal operators, logistics companies, shippers, shipping lines etc) and suppliers of equipment and services to the port community. The findings of each group will then be presented by the group moderators to the rest of the audience in a plenary session.<\/p>\n
The four main topics to be covered at the 8th GreenPort congress<\/a> are:<\/p>\n \u2022 Air quality management in Ports Speakers will include Thomas Verheye, European Commission, who will talk on DG Environment: The review of the EU Air Policy framework<\/i> and Patrick Harteveld, who will present on Port of Rotterdam: Noise zoning in ports as a tool to encourage and to enforce<\/i>.<\/p>\n Delegate places include a place at the Welcome Reception (8 October 2013), the Gala Dinner (9 October 2013) and the Port Tour (11 October 2013) all hosted by the Port of Antwerp, as well as the two day conference with full documentation in electronic and download formats.<\/p>\n Book your place now and receive a 20% discount off the standard delegate rate. Visit the online booking page and enter the code ‘early’ to receive your discount.<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2022 Waste and materials management in port areas
\u2022 Managing the direct impact on the local community
\u2022 Environmental reporting and communication<\/p>\n