Tο Shortsea Promotion Center of Greece (SPC Greece) – το οποίο λειτουργεί υπό την Ένωση Εφοπλιστών Ναυτιλίας Μικρών Αποστάσεων και στο πλαίσιο της διετούς προεδρίας του European Shortsea Network (ESN) – διοργανώνει την ευρωπαϊκή σύνοδο κορυφής με τίτλο «Walking into a New Era», που θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Τρίτη, 14 Οκτωβρίου 2025, στο ξενοδοχείο Grand Hyatt (https://www.shortsea.gr/conference/).

Στόχος της συνόδου  είναι να συγκεράσει τις απόψεις όλων των φορέων της αλυσίδας διατροπικών μεταφορών – από ναυτιλιακές εταιρείες και λιμάνια έως οδικές μεταφορές, εφοδιαστική αλυσίδα και εκπροσώπους φορέων. Θα εξεταστεί σε βάθος η εξέλιξη των shortsea μεταφορών, ιδίως στο πλαίσιο των πράσινων στόχων της ΕΕ και του μεταβαλλόμενου γεωπολιτικού τοπίου. Εκπρόσωποι φορέων, οργανισμών, της Πολιτείας, της ακαδημαϊκής κοινότητας και της ναυτιλιακής κοινότητας θα συμμετέχουν στα πάνελ συζήτησης και θα ανταλλάξουν διά ζώσης απόψεις με το ακροατήριο.

Η σύνοδος είναι υπό την αιγίδα του Υπουργείου Ναυτιλίας και Νησιωτικής Πολιτικής, του ΝΕΕ και της ΕΕΝΜΑ και υλοποιείται με την ευγενική υποστήριξη των:

·         Platinum Sponsor: Consulate of Dominica

·         Gold Sponsors: ABS, Credia Bank, HEMPEXPO, The Marshall Islands Registry, OCEANKING, SEKAVIN

·         Silver Sponsors: Damen, Eurobank, Liberian Registry, ΟΛΠ

·         Lanyards Sponsor: DNW

·         Bags Sponsor: BV

·         Program Sponsor: RINA

·         Media Sponsors: ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ, Newsfont/Naftiliaki, mononews, ΝΑΥΤΙΚΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΚΑ, Maritime, ELNAVI, Safety4Sea, Pireaus365, NAFS, maritimes.gr

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες: Μαίρη Παπαμιχαήλ, eenma@shortsea.gr

Εγγραφές:  https://www.eventora.com/en/Events/esn-conf-2025-walking-into-a-new-era/Order?ttId=155624&ttQuantity=1&r=&c=e

 

PROGRAM

09.00-09.30:           Registration – Coffee

 

09.30-09.40:           Welcome Address

Mr. Charalampos Simantonis, President, European Shortsea Network

President, Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association

 

09.40-10.30:           Opening Speeches

Mr. Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport & Tourism (online)

Mr. Vassilis Kikilias, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Republic of Greece

Mr. George Alexandratos, President, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping

Mr. John Xylas, Treasurer, Union of Greek Shipowners I

President, International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO)

Mr. Dionysis Theodoratos, President, Greek Shipowners Association for Passenger Ships

 

10.30-10.45:           Keynote Speech

Ms. Gesine Meissner, European Coordinator for the European Maritime Space

 

10.45-11.00:           Keynote Speech

Dr. Guido Grimaldi, Corporate Short Sea Shipping Commercial Director, Grimaldi Group

 

11.00-12.40: SESSION 1

   Connecting Europe: The Power of Intermodality

PART A

Mr. Jørn Askvik, Managing Director, Shortsea Promotion Center Norway

Ms. Iro Doumani, General Manager, Hellenic Federation of Road Transport (OFAE) Greece I

Vice President, International Road Transport Union (IRU)

Mr. Ralf-Charley Schultze, General Manager & Chairman of International Union for

Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR)

Prof. Stratos Papadimitriou, Dept. of Maritime Studies I

Director of the Transportation Systems Laboratory, University of Piraeus, Greece

Moderator: Dr. Maria Boile, Dept. of Maritime Studies I

Director of the Quantitative Analysis in Shipping Laboratory, University of Piraeus

 

PART B

Mr. Konstantinos Papageorgiou, President, Hellenic Logistics Association (EEL)

Prof. Seraphim Kapros, Head of the Department of Shipping Trade and Transport,

University of the Aegean, Greece

Mr. Emmanouil Koutoulakis, Secretary General of Aegean and Island Policy,

Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy

Ms. Amaia Sarasola Anzola, Marketing and Commercial Manager, Port of Bilbao

Moderator: Mr. Marios Bougioukas, Director of Logistics & SCM, BCA COLLEGE I

Chief Officer, 2wayferries

 

12.40-13.15: Networking Coffee Break

 

13.15-14.15: SESSION 2

Shipping Legislation in an EU Context

Mr. Panos Kourkountis, Technical Director, Sea Traders SA I Chairman, MARTECMA

Ms. Marien van den Berg, Policy Advisor, ESPO

Vice Admiral HCG Christos Kontorouchas, First Deputy Commandant, Hellenic Coast Guard

Mr. Panos Zachariadis, Technical Director, Atlantic Bulk Carriers

Moderator: Mr. Stavros Hatzigrigoris, Advanced Engineering Services  I

Technical Director, Zodiac Maritime

 

14.15-15.15:  Networking Lunch Break

 

15.15-17.00:  SESSION 3

Financing the Green Transition:

Meeting Innovation and Technology Demands

 

PART A

Mr. Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, CEO, Skaramangas Shipyards

Ms. Eleni Polychronopoulou, President of HEMEXPO I Chairperson, ERMA TECH GROUP

Mr. Themis Vagiakos, Director, Global Sustainability, ABS

Ms. Carola Yiannouli, General Manager, Oceanking

Moderator: Mr. Nigel Lowry, Greece Correspondent for Lloyd’s List I

Founder& Director of Greek Shipping Hall of Fame

 

PART B

Introductory Remarks

Mr. Jaap Gebraad, Secretary-General, Waterborne Technology Platform

 

Mr. Konstantinos Economou, Head of Shipping Finance at Credia Bank I

General Secretary Association of the Banking & Financial Executives of Hellenic Shipping

Mr. Antonio Preckler Galguera, Technical and Control Director, Pymar

Mr. Jaap Gebraad, Secretary-General, Waterborne Technology Platform

Mr. Jorinus Kalis, Development Manager, Damen Shipyards

Moderator: Mr. George Xiradakis, President, Association of the Banking & Financial Executives

of Hellenic Shipping I Founder & Managing Director, XRTC Business Consultants

 

17.00-17.30: Networking Coffee Break

17.30-18.30: SESSION 4

Navigating Geopolitical Shifts and Divides / Impacts on Shipping Routes

Introductory Remarks

Mr. Michael Psilos, Managing Director, naftemporiki.gr

 

Mr. Charalampos Fafalios, President, Greek Shipping Co-Operation Committee

Prof. Angelos Syrigos, Member of Greek Parliament I Department of International &

European Studies, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece

Mr. George Koumoutsakos, Permanent Representative of Greece to UNESCO

Mr. Marcel Hansemann, Vice President-Relationship Manager,

International Shipping Department, BERENBERG

Moderator: Ms. Maria Sarafoglou, Journalist

Master of Ceremony: Prof. Angelos Pantouvakis,

Dean, School of Maritime and Industry, University of Piraeus, Greece