Programme

Day topic

Introduction to IWT: fleet, market & crew

Policy & legislation

Economic research in IWT + excursion

Innovation Automation + Excursion

Ports & infrastructure

8:30

Daily registration, welcome and briefing  (Edwin van Hassel & Verberght)

Excursion to SEAFAR

Daily registration, welcome and briefing (Edwin van Hassel & Verberght)

9:00-10:00

Edwin van Hassel, UAntwerp: Economic Research Overview in Inland Navigation and current projects

Edwin Verberght, UAntwerp: Inland Navigation Policy , Quadruple Helix and the institutional setting

Felipe Bedoya-Maya, UAntwerpen, Technological innovation in inland waterway transport

Juan Manuel Pulido Guzmán, UAntwerp, Data-driven synchromodality in Inland Waterway Transport

10:00-11:00

Karin De Schepper, INE: TEN-T and the European IWT 

Wouter Verheyen, UAntwerp: Labour law and Transport law, the case of the inland navigation

Igor Bačkalov, DST, Safety in the inland navigation

Katrien D'Hert, Brigadier General, Ass.Chief of Staff, Readiness and Operations Belgian Armed Forces, Military mobility and multimodal transport – challenges at NATO, EU and national level

Coffee break

Coffee break

11:15 -12:15

Norbert Kriedel, CCNR, European Market Observation

Marc De Decker: Mannheim Convention and social security of the Rhine

Kevin Lyen & Wouter De Geest, Rebelgroup,  Market studies, greening and competition in IWT

TBC

Marjan Beelen, CITBO, The tanker market and its infrastructure

Lunch & Networking break

Agora

14:00-15:00

Charline Daloze, CESNI, challenges of the Labour Market

Ingrid Vermeir, GO! De Scheepvaartschool & Jan Smallegange, STC group, crewing and competences in Flanders and the Netherlands

Excursion to NK2 training center

Vincent Denis, BASF, innovation management in IWT

Paul Goris, Dry Bulk Terminals Group, (former president EU IWT Platform, KBN & EBU), Supply chain in a changing world, decarbonisation and impact on IWT

Coffee break

Coffee break

15:15-16:15

Frank Hellebosch, CBO bv, Handbook of the IWT, perspective of investors and charteres

Kristijan Ležaić, European Commission (DG Move), IWT policy of the European Commission

Evert Bulcke, CEO TRESCO nv, River Information Services and TGAIN

Panel: Filip Boelaert (De Vlaamse Waterweg NV), Jurjen Limburg (Naval NV), Melina Lê (Cabinet of the Minister) and Jacques Kerkhof (ETF)

What does the IWT presently and in the future need?

16:15-17:15

Jan D’haeyer, Shipit NV, De Vlaamse Waterweg Netwerk vzw, dry cargo market

Kim Mylle, ITB, Belgian IWT law

Erik Schrooyen, De Vlaamse Waterweg NV, Projects & policy on automation

17:15

Daily closing remarks and briefings for tomorrow (Edwin & Edwin)

Daily closing remarks and briefings for tomorrow (Edwin & Edwin)

Closing reception

Draft programme. TBC = to be confirmed, last-minute changes are possible