Ship2iberia 2020

 

Atlantico Business Development, the maritime business developer and independent port promoter in the Benelux, is proud to announce its fifth Iberian ports seminar: Ship2iberia 2020. The upcoming edition of this annual event will take place at the Mercure Antwerp City South hotel on January 30th, 2020. From now on Ship2iberia will alternate its location each year between Rotterdam and Antwerp.

Growth in breakbulk, containers and ro-ro

The Iberian port system in 2018 moved a combined total of 656 million tons of cargo, a new record. Spanish ports accounted for the majority of this throughput, with a total of 563,4 million tons of cargo in 2018: 18,2 million tons or 3,35% more than in 2017. As far as containers are concerned, Iberian ports in 2018 for the first time in history handled more than 20 million TEUs together. The ro-ro sector did well in Iberian ports. In Spain, ro-ro shipping grew towards 61,94 million tons handled last year, a plus of 6,67%. In Portugal ro-ro cargo grew by 11,1%, reaching 1,6 million tons. Figures for the first nine months of 2019 suggest a continuation of this upward trend.

Algeciras is still firmly the leader of the Iberian port pack and continues to grow. The port last years handled more than 107 million tons, which means Algeciras is Europe’s fourth port in cargo throughput. You can find the full 2018 analysis and port ranking in our Iberian Ports Brief.

Sponsors

Ship2iberia 2020 is sponsored by the Port Authority of Leixões, the Port  Authority of Algeciras, Port of Aveiro, Port of Tarragona, Anglo-Eastern, Green Award, Grupo ETE, SRS Advogados, WEC Lines, Yilport Terminals, CLdN and Containerships.

 

Speakers

You can expect speakers at Ship2iberia 2020 among others from the Port Authorities of Leixões in Portugal as well as Algeciras (now Europe's No 4 port), and Tarragona in Spain this besides speakers from several top maritime players in the Iberian Peninsula, like Grupo ETE from Portugal and Yilport Terminals. Panel members will include representatives from the Port of Antwerp, Port of Lisbon, Port of Aveiro, SRS Advogados and Green Awards Foundation. The final version of the program can be consulted below.



How to participate?

All shipping, maritime, logistics, trading and services companies are kindly invited to join Ship2iberia 2020 and participate. Registration is now possible here.

Seminar only: Seminar fees are set at 95 Euros excluding VAT. Note this will only give you access to the seminar and not to the exclusive Partner Lunch before the event.

Seminar plus Partner Lunch: Do you want to join the Partner Lunch as well and have discrete contacts with the speakers? This is possible for a fee of 195 Euro excluding VAT. 

Venue

Ship2iberia 2020 will take place in the Margaux meeting rooms of the Ramada Plaza Antwerp (now Mercure Antwerp South) hotel, Desguinlei 94 in Antwerp. Ramada Plaza Antwerp/Mercure Antwerp South also offers those in need of a hotel room a special event rate. Contact us for more information.

 

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Ship2iberia 2020

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The Ship2iberia 2020 Program

12.00 hrs: Partner Lunch (for speakers and sponsors or with special ticket only)

13.30 hrs: Registration and Coffee

14.00 hrs: Moderator's Welcome

14.05 hrs: Welcome Address by Wim Dillen, International Development Manager, Port of Antwerp 

PART ONE: Maritime Business in the Iberian Peninsula

14.15 hrs: "Grupo ETE: your Maritime- and Port Business Partner", Rachid Baho, Advisor to the Board, Grupo ETE

14.30 hrs: "Yilport's container terminal developments in the Iberian Peninsula", Richard Mitchell, General Manager, Yilport Iberia Terminals

14.45 hrs: "Shortsea as key within the Antwerp mobility network," Dries van Gheluwe, Shortsea Specialist, Port of Antwerp

15.00 hrs: The Iberian Trade Debate: Discussion on trade and business opportunities in Spain and Portugal, with the above speakers and others:

• Rachid Baho, Advisor to the Board, Grupo ETE
• Richard Mitchell, General Manager, Yilport Iberia Terminals
• Dries van Gheluwe, Shortsea Specialist, Port of Antwerp
• José Luis Moreira da Silva, Partner, SRS Advogados
  

15.30 hrs: Coffee Break

PART TWO: State of the Iberian Port System

15.45 hrs: "New developments in the Port of Leixões", Nuno Araújo, Member of the Board, Port of Leixões

16.00 hrs: "Port of Tarragona: a benchmark port in the West Med", Jordí Anglès, Commercial Coördinator, Port of Tarragona  

16.15 hrs: "Port of Algeciras: Strategic Maritime & Logistics Hub", Nicolas Martinez Andión, Head of Business Development Dept., Port of Algeciras

16.30 hrs: The Iberian Port Debate: panel debate with the above three Port Authority speakers and additional speakers:

• Manuela Patricio, Director Port Terminals & Logistics, Port of Lisbon 
• Pedro Lemos, Director of Port Operations, Port of Aveiro
  
• Nuno Araújo, Member of the Board, Port of Leixões
• Nicolas Martinez Andión, Head of Business Development Dept., Port of Algeciras
• Pau Morales, Commercial Coördinator, Port of Tarragona
• Jan Fransen, Executive Director, Green Award Foundation
  

17.00 hrs: Networking drinks

18.30 hrs: End of program