LOGISTICS TRENDS 2006 Logistics Improved Logistics Networks Region in the Baltic Sea Region
21-22 September 2006 Old Mill, Auditorium Ruukinkatu 4, Turku, Finland Turku, Finland
LOGISTICS TRENDS 2006
IMPROVED LOGISTICS BALTIC IMPROVED LOGISTICS NETWORKS IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION
Final conference of the InLoC project 21 – 22 September 2006 PROGRAMME
Thursday 21 September 9.30 Registration and morning coffee
Chaired by Lassi Hilska, Chairman of InLoC Steering Group, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finland 10.00 WELCOMING ADDRESS Professor Juhani Vainio Director of the Centre for Maritime Studies of the University of Turku, Vainio, Project’s Lead Partner, Finland IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES TO LOGISTICS COMPETITIVENESS Mr Lassi Hilska
10.10
10.40-12.30 InLoC PROJECT 10.40 10.50 11.10 11.30 11.50 12.10 12.30 InLoC IN BRIEF Ms Silja Lahti, Project Manager, Centre for Maritime Studies Lahti STRATEGIC BUSINESS NETWORKS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR – NEW OPPORTUNITIES Mr Lars Bentzen Project Manager, FDT – Association of Danish Transport Centres Bentzen, LOGISTICS AND REGIONS IN INTERACTION Mr Sakari Kajander Senior Researcher, Centre for Maritime Studies Kajander, IT NETWORKS – CHANNELS OR BARRIERS FOR LOGISTICS OPERATIONS Mr Horst Pahl, Managing Director, Travemünder Datenverbund TraDaV DEVELOPMENT OF LOGISTICS COMPETENCE IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION Mr Reima Helminen Senior Researcher, Centre for Maritime Studies Helminen, DISCUSSION Lunch at Restaurant Old Mill
13.30-17.00 IN PRACTICE 13.30 14.00 LOGISTICS CENTRES AS FACILITATORS FOR GLOBALISATION Bentzen, Mr Kent Bentzen Vice-president of EUROPLATFORMS – European logistics centre association QUALITY PORT SERVICES FOR MOTORWAYS OF THE SEA Dr Christian Wenske Baltic Institute of Marketing, Transport and Tourism, Germany Wenske,
14.30 15.00 15.30
CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING LOGISTICS CENTRES Mr Vytautas Paulauskas Professor, Klaipéda University, Faculty of Marine Engineering, Lithuania Paulauskas, Coffee HOW LOGSTICS CENTRES AND OTHER TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS CAN IMPACT LOCAL TERRITORIES AND ENVIRONMENT – EXAMPLES OF ASSESSMENT MEASURES Mr Stanislaw Krzyzaniak Director, Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Poland Krzyzaniak, Mr Ireneusz Fechner, Doctor, Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Poland Fechner PORT TO PORT INFORMATION FLOWS AND SOLUTIONS Mr Tom-Patrik Österreich Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH, Germany Österreich, DISCUSSION DINNER AT VANHALINNA IN LIETO
16.00 16.30-17.00 19.00
Friday 22 September Chaired by Mr Christian Ramberg, Managing Director of the Port of Turku 9.00-14.00 9.00 9.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 11.30 12.30 13.00 FUNCTIONING LOGISTICS CHAIN? TRENDS IN LOGISTICS CHAINS BETWEEN FINLAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE Mr Juha Karjalainen Key Account Manager, Stevena Oy, Finland Karjalainen, REARRANGED PORT OPERATIONS FOR IMPROVED LOGISTICS CHAINS Mr Björn Neckman Development Director, Ports of Stockholm, Sweden Neckman, Coffee NEW PORT AS A CHALLENGE FOR SPATIAL PLANNING Mr Gilbert Koskela, Master Plan Planner, City of Vantaa, Finland Koskela SHIPPING SERVICES IN THE CHANGING BALTIC SEA REGION Mr Torkel Saario Key Account Manager, Finnlines Plc Saario, Lunch MANAGING COMPLEX LOGISTICS NETWORKS Mr Matti Kahri Development Manager, Sourcing, Aker Yards Oy, Finland Kahri, LOGISTICS CENTRES AS ADDED VALUE LOCATIONS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN Mr Steffen Nestler Managing Director, Deutsche GVZ-Gesellschaft mbH, Nestler, Germany
13.30-14.00
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
The organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme. University of Turku CENTRE FOR MARITIME STUDIES
Logistics Trends 2006 Trends
Improved Logistics Networks in the Baltic Sea Region
21-22 September Turku, Finland
Logistics Trends 2006 is the final conference of the InLoC project. It features presentations by project partners and external specialists on topical logistics issues, especially concentrating on the creation, operation and future of logistics chains, centres and networks. The conference is free of charge. VENUE The Conference will take place at the Old Mill Auditorium. The address is Ruukinkatu 4, FIN-20540 Turku. REGISTRATION Please send the attached registration form at latest on Monday 4 September 2006 to the Centre for Maritime Studies by telefax +358 2 281 3311 or by mail to the address Veistämönaukio 1 - 3, FIN-20100 Turku, Finland. You can also register online by using the registration form on our website at http://mkk.utu.fi/kalenteri/060922-logis06trends-s.html. If you have any questions concerning registration, please contact Ms Ilse Leppäranta, tel. +358 2 281 3321 or e-mail ilse.lepparanta@utu.fi. ACCOMMODATION We have reserved a quota for our guests in three hotels in Turku. The contact information can be found in the attached information sheet. Please use the special code when reserving and notice the closing dates for the quotas. FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, please contact Ms Silja Lahti, tel +358 2 281 3361, e-mail: silja.lahti@utu.fi, or Ms Päivi Söderholm tel. +358 2 281 3328, e-mail: paivi.soderholm@utu.fi.
InLoC project Integrating Logistics Centre Networks in the Baltic Sea Region (InLoC) is a project, which aims at improving the competitiveness and attractiveness of the Baltic Sea region in relation to other European regions through transnational co-operation on spatial planning and improvement of transport and communication links. InLoC stimulates the business sector of the area by creating better conditions for logistics operations and will result in innovative co-operation networks of all actors in transport chains as well as networks of the logistics centre related actors. InLoC co-operation and financing InLoC is a co-operation project of 35 partners from 9 Baltic Sea countries. It is partially financed by the Community Initiative Programme Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B. InLoC also receives co-financing from the Finnish Ministry of the Interior. InLoC belongs to the Tedim Programme.
Cover photograph by Jouni Saaristo