Motorways of the Sea Conference Helsinki: Presentations available

'Safe, Sustainable and Financed Motorways of the Sea'

The joint MSUO and Interreg IIIB Baltic Sea Region Programme conference took place in Helsinki 2nd and 3rd October. Around 90 persons from 17 different countries around Europe participated, making the conference a unique opportunity to discuss and exchange experience on the developing Motorways of the Sea corridors in different parts of Europe. All the four Motorways of the Sea Master Plans were presented, as well as the new initiative North Sea Motorways of the Sea Task Force.

Dinner and presentation of Aker Yards on the Aker Yards
premises in Helsinki, followed by a guided tour in the shipyard.

Please find below the conference presentations

• Keynote address
  Mr. Juhani Tervala, Director-General, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland
  
  
• Conference Objective
  Mr. Eric-Louis Melénéc, Acting MSUO Co-ordinator
  
  
• The Motorways of the Sea: Concept, Recent History, Financial Perspectives and Future  
  Maritime Policy Task Force Presentation
  Mr. Arnauld Revel, European Commission, DG TREN
  

• The Mediterranean Motorway of the Sea
   Mr. Paul Kyprianou, Managing Director, Grimaldi & Louis-Dreyfus Lines S p A
  
  
• Optimising Motorways of the Sea Projects in the Baltic Sea

  Capt. Jörg Neubert, Baltic Sea Forum
  
  
• The North Sea Motorways of the Sea Task Force: A New Initiative in Europe
  Mr. Pim Bonne, Ministry of Flandern
  
  
• Incorporating Safety into Motorways of the Sea
  Mr. John Ohlson, Region Kalmar
  
  
• Addressing the Environmental Challenges of Shipping in the Baltic:

  Experience and Way Forward

  Ms. Monika Stankiewicz, Professional Secretary of HELCOM
  
  
• Rationale for the development of fast RoRo services in Western Europe

  Mr. Jean Louis Romanini, Business Development Consultant, BGV International
  
  
• Port of Helsinki
  

  Mr Kari Noroviita, Harbour Master

  
  
• Port of Valencia
  

  Part 1: Mr. Federico Torres Monfort, Director General Port Services, Safety and Environment

  Part 2: Mr. Manuel J. García Navarro, Senior Manager Freight & Logistics Development-Commercial Department

  
  
• The Outcome of the BSSSC Annual Conference in Light of the European Transport Policy

  Mr. Mats Petersson, Secretary of BSSSC Work Group on Transport and Infrastructure
  
  
• Baltic Sea Master Plan

  Mr. Taneli Antikainen, Finnish Maritime Administration
  
  
• Mediterranean Master Plan

  Cpt. Ionnis Protopapas, Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine 
  
  
• Atlantic Master Plan

  Mrs. Nuria Gaiton, Head of the International Department, Puertos del Estado 
  
  
• Motorways of the Sea and the new European policy for territorial co-operation

  Mrs. Ulla Ropponen, European Commission DG Regio
  
  
• Presentation of Interreg IIIB Baltic Master project

  Mr. Daniel Sköld, Project Manager
  
  
• Presentation of Interreg IIIB Interbaltic project
  
  
• Presentation of EuroMed Motorways of the Sea project, MEDA Programme
  (Not available)
  

• Conclusion

  Mr. Harry Ekestam, Ministry of Interior of Finland, Baltic Sea Region Interreg IIIB NP