Opening Conference - GREEN CRUISE PORT Sustainable Development of Cruise Port Locations

Hamburg, Germany 27. September 2016

09:00 - 09:30

Registration

09:30 - 10:45 Official Opening

Welcome and Introduction

Key note on SmartPORT Cruise
Jens Meier, CEO of the Hamburg Port Authority

GREEN CRUISE PORT Project and the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme
Marcin Kaczmarski, Representative of the Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat of the Interreg BSR Programme;
Ingo Fehrs, Hamburg Port Authority and Lead Partner’s representative of GREEN CRUISE PORT

Key note on Green Shipping
Christopher Wooldridge, Science Coordinator EcoPorts

11:15 - 12:45 Panel 1

The Challenge of Managing Sustainability for Cruise Vessels

Chairman:
Christopher Wooldridge, Science Coordinator EcoPorts

Panelists:
Helge Grammerstorf, National Director of CLIA Germany;

Dr. Monika Griefahn, Chief Sustainability Officer AIDA Cruises - German Branch of Costa Crociere S.p.A.;

Lucienne Damm, Environmental Manager, TUI Cruises;

Alexander Porschke, Chairman of the Board of NABU (Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union) Hamburg;

Ulrik Jørgensen, Port Director, Port of Bergen;

Jens Meier, CEO of the Hamburg Port Authority

14:00 - 15:30 Panel 2

Preparing Port and City for the Advent of Cruise Vessels

Chairman:
Christopher Wooldridge, Science Coordinator EcoPorts

Panelists:
Stefano Bonaldo, Strategic Planning and Development Department, Venice Port Authority;

Sacha Rougier, Managing Director of Cruise Gate Hamburg;

Ingrid Berezin, Business Manager Cruise and Ferry, Port of Tallinn;

Aino Rantanen, Quality and Environment Manager, Port of Helsinki

15:30 - 15:45

Official Closure of the Opening Conference

15:45 - 16:00

Joint Walk to the Pier ‘Hafentor’, near to the ‘Landungsbrücken

16:00 - 18:00

Visit of Hamburg’s Cruise Terminals (incl. LNG Power Barge) by a boat trip

Hamburg, Germany

27. September 2016

Venue:
Hotel Hafen Hamburg
Seewartenstraße 9
20459 Hamburg

Agenda Opening Conference

Opening Conference - GREEN CRUISE PORT Sustainable Development of Cruise Port Locations

Hamburg, Germany 27. September 2016

The cruise shipping sector in the Baltic Sea region (BSR) and the neighbouring North Sea Area has grown enormously in the last decade, the cruise tourism is going to stay on a long term growth trend. The cruise fleet will continuously grow.

It is a need for cruise ship operators, ports and local communities to make cruise operations in ports sustainable as possible. They should together in cooperative manner encourage investments in environmentally friendly cruise port infrastructure. Smart traffic links for the integration of cruise tourism in the public passenger transport and supply system could be helpful.

Due to the transnational character of the cruise business, a joint planning process on transnational level will foster sustainable results. Consequently, the core challenge of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region GREEN CRUISE PORT project with its 10 partners and 10 supporting organizations from all BSR countries will involve and address main stakeholders (e.g. port authorities and operators, private cruise shipping lines, politicians) to find smart solutions.

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