Registration at Odessa Hotel

Opening of the summit.
Greetings of heads of governmental authorities of Ukraine and the region, organizers and sponsors.

The 1st session.

Moderator: Sergey Nikulin, Director of CHERNOMORNIIPROJECT Institute

‘Development of Container Carriages as a Priority Direction of Transport Strategy of Ukrainian Government’.
Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine

‘The Analysis of Container Transportations Market in the Black Sea Region and the Forecasts of its Development’.
Jesper Pedersen, General Director of CMA CGM Shipping Agencies Ukraine

‘Throughput Capacity of the Terminals and Investments in Development of the Black Sea Ports’.
Klaus Schmoecker, President of HPC Ukraine, Managing Partner of HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH

‘Lowering Emissions at the Container Yard’.
Trygve Bostrom, Director on Port Service of Konecranes Company

‘Prospects for Container Transshipment over Ilyichevsk Transport Hub’
Oleg Fotchenko, Deputy Director General of Ilyichevsk Commercial Sea Port on Operation

Discussion

Coffee-break. Sponsor of the coffee-break — YUZHTEKHSERVICE, JV

The 2nd session

‘Transit Potential of Ukraine and Container Handling’.
Yuriy Vaskov, First Deputy Director General of Odessa Commercial Sea Port

‘Projects of Construction of New Container Terminals in Ukraine in 2008’.
Andrey Kuzmenko, Director of the Company’s TIS Container Terminal

‘Ways of Attraction of Transit Container Cargo Flows via Ports of the Black Sea Countries’.
Maxim Vereshchaka, Deputy Director on Commerce of UKRTRANSCONTAINER Company

‘Role of Customs Service of Ukraine in Stimulation of Container Transportations via Ports of Ukraine’.
Sergey Naumov, Head of Department of Organization of Customs Control, ‘Yuzhnaya’ Customs House

‘Problems of Investments in Ukrainian Port Infrastructure’.
Yuriy Gubankov, General Director of Btooklyn-Kiev Company

Discussion

Lunch. Sponsors of the lunch — NCC and UKRTRANSCONTAINER Companies 

The 3rd session.

Moderator: Eduard Machavariani, Director on Commerce and Investments of Poti Port Corporation

‘Container Shipping: Global Perspectives’.
Tom Ossieur, Drewry Shipping Consultants

‘Global Ports Connecting Global Markets. Constanta — Gateway to the European Hinterland’.
Dallas Hampton, Director on Operations of DP World — CSCT

‘Analysis of Analysis of the East Med Hubs and Opportunities for New Facilities in the Black Sea Region’.
Steve Wray, Ocean Shipping Consultants

‘Main Directions of Russian Container Cargo Flows across the Black Sea’.
Andrey Naraevskiy, Director on Development and Marketing of the Global Container Service Company

Discussion

Coffee-break. Sponsor of the coffee-break — YUZHTEKHSERVICE, JV

The 4th session

‘Modern Features of Designing of Container Terminals’.
Sergey Nikulin, Director of CHERNOMORNIIPROJECT Institute

‘Current Situation and Prospects for Georgian Container Market’.
Eduard Machavariani, Director on Commerce & Investments of Poti Port

‘Prospects for Development of Logistic Multimodal Hubs in the Black Sea Region’.
Uwe Sorge, General Director of Fordon Logistic Company

‘Prospects for the Black Sea — Danube Container Carriages’.
Robert Schachermayer, Project-manager of Transport Division of ‘Via Donau’ Company

Discussion

End of the first day’s sessions

Gala-dinner at the restaurant of Odessa Hotel

Moderator: Andrey Kuzmenko, Director of Company’s TIS Container Terminal

‘Issues of Technical Equipment of Container Terminals’.
Vitaliy Pustovoy, Director of Expert and Technical Center DIALAB

‘Issues of Automation of Container Terminals’.
Elena Grebenshchikova, Director of SOLVO Company

‘New Technologies of Container Handling in Ports’.
Pavel Kotrikov, Executive Director of JV JUZHTEKHSERVICE

Discussion