Program  

Program of the I Port International Day

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, days 19-20 July 2010

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Monday, 19 July

> 16:00 – 16:20 Opening Ceremony

  • M. Fernando González Laxe. President, State Ports Authority
  • Mrs. Rosa Dávila Mamely. General Director of Transport, Canary Islands Government
  • M. Javier Sánchez-Simón Muñoz. President, Las Palmas Port Authority

> 16:20 – 16:50 The legal Reform in Spain: Modification of Laws 27/1992 – 24th of November, from State Ports and the Merchant Navy and 48/2003 – 26th of November, for economic regime and service provision in major ports

  • Keynote speaker:M. Francisco Villar Rojas. Professor, Administrative Law, La Laguna University

> 16:50 – 17:45 Panel discussion with

  • M. Rafael Simancas Simancas. Deputy. PSOE Spokesperson
  • M. Andrés José Ayala Sánchez. Deputy. PP Spokesperson
  • M. José Luis Perestelo Rodríguez. Deputy. Coalición Canaria Spokerperson
  • Mrs. Rosa Dávila Mamely. Transport General Director, Canary Islands Government
  • M. Rafael Aznar Garrigues. President, Valencia Port Authority
  • M. Manuel Morón Ledro. President, Algeciras Bay Port Authority
  • M. Eduardo Caso Gómez. Lawyer and Industrial Relations Analyst associate
  • M. Xavier Vidal Niebla. President, ANESCO.
  • Representative, Canaries Industry Confederation from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • M. Antolín Goya González. General Coordinator, Coordinadora Estatal de Trabajadores del Mar.
  • Chair: M. Víctor M. Díaz Domínguez. Director, Fundación de Estudios Portuarios

> 17:45 – 19:30 Round table discussion

Tuesday, 20 July

> 9:30 – 10:10 Efficiency of Container Terminals Operating Systems

  • Keynote speaker: M. Sergi Saurí. Professor, UPC – CENIT (Centre for Innovation in Transport, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC)

> 10:10 – 10:50 Panel discussion with:

  • M. Laurids Ugluig. Operations Director, APM Terminals Algeciras
  • M. Carlos Larrañaga Vallo. General Manager, TCB
  • M. Tony Perlstein. Longshore Workers Coalition Co-Chair
  • M. Manuel Cabello Sánchez. Andalusian (Ceuta and Melilla) Zone Coordinator, Coordinadora Estatal de Estibadores Portuarios
  • M. Fernando González García. Manager, Hanjin Spain
  • M. Víctor Alberola Ruipérez. General manager, Dragados SPL
  • M. Thomas Mendrzik. Chairman, Works Council, HHLA Container-Terminal Altenwerder GmbH
  • Chair: M. José Alberto Díaz Domínguez. Jusocán Abogados transport sector lawyer

> 10:50 – 11:20 Coffee Break

> 11:20 – 12:00 Round table discussion – continues

> 12:00 – 13:00 Round table discussion

> 13:00 – 16:00 Lunch

> 16:00 – 16:30 Ro-ro traffic, Short Sea Shipping (SSS) and Motorways of the Sea: Current situation and future perspectives

  • Keynote speaker: M. Germán de Melo. Professor, UPC – CENIT (Centre for Innovation in Transport, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). Director, Master in Shipping Business, Maritime Law and Port Management

> 16:30 – 17:40 Panel discussion with

  • M. Guido Grimaldi. Representante, Grimaldi Group
  • M. Álvaro Gutiérrez Merelles. Development Director of Acciona – Transmediterránea
  • M. Jaime Cabrera del Pino. Comercial and Chartering Director, Naviera Armas
  • M. Björn Borg. President, Swedish Dockworkers Union
  • M. Joe Saliba. President of Malta Dockworkers Union
  • M. Miguel Rodríguez García. Canary Islands Zone Coordinator, Coordinadora Estatal de Estibadores Portuarios
  • Chair: M. Vidal Aragonés Chicharro. Lawyer, Colectivo Ronda

> 17:40 – 18:00 Coffee Break

> 18:00 – 18:45 Round table discussion

> 18:45 – 19:00 Closing Ceremony

  • M. Pedro Rodríguez Zaragoza. President, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Port Authority

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