International Conference on Maritime Transport & Logistics:
“Ports Logistics a Vision for Future Integration”
18 – 20 December 2011
Hilton Green Plaza Hotel - Alexandria
Sunday 18th December 2011
Session 1
Developments in Ports Industry and Their Role in Enhancing Integration of Maritime Transport | |
Chairman | |
Prof. Dr. Geraldine Knatz
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11:15 |
Recognizing Ports as Local and Global Economic Catalysts |
Prof. Dr. Geraldine Knatz | |
President, IAPH Executive Director Port of Los Angeles – USA | |
11:30 |
Actual Developments in Shipping and Port Markets |
Prof. Dr. Burkhard Lemper | |
Director, Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics - Bremen – Germany | |
11:45 |
The Role of Saudi Ports in Supporting the National Economy |
Mr. Naiem El Naiem | |
Chairman, Damam Port – Saudi Arabia |
Session 2
An overview of Regional Port Terminal Operations | |
Chairman | |
Prof. Dr. Ismail AlSayed Mobarek | |
12:30 |
Sokhna Port Paradigm. |
Capt. Osama Al-Sharif | |
Executive Chairman of DP World Sokhna - Emirates | |
12:45 |
Ultra Large Vessels Vs Terminal Infrastructure. |
Mr. Jan Buijze | |
Project Manager, Suez Canal Container Terminal, SCCT - Germany | |
13:00 |
Global Thinking for Promoting Cooperation in Marine Sector |
Mr. FU DAN | |
General Manager, China Harbor Engineering Company LTD - China |
Session 3
Recent Trends in Maritime Transport Technology | |
Chairman | |
Mr. Naiem El Naiem Chairman, Damam Port – Saudi Arabia | |
13:45 |
Vibration of Marine Diesel Engines. |
Dr. Heba El-Sayed El-Kilani | |
Associate Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University Egypt | |
14:00 |
The Training of Maritime Law Enforcement Personnel and First Responders |
Mr. Paul Lipscomb | |
Deputy Chief of Police, Los Angeles Port Police Department - USA | |
14:15 |
The Use of Technology in Search and Rescue |
Adm. Nader Darwish | |
Under Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Transport Affairs – Egypt | |
14:30 |
A Genetic Algorithm and New Modeling to Solve Container Location Problem in Port |
Mr. Moussi Riadh | |
PhD Student, Havre University - France |
Monday 19th December 2011
Session 4
Environmental Aspects of Port Management and Shore Protection | |
Chairman | |
Professor Dr. Bahaa El-Sharnouby Professor of Ports and Marine Structures, Faculty of Engineering Alexandria University, Alexandria - Egypt | |
09:00 |
Behavior of Shore Protection Structures at Alexandria Egypt During the Storm of December 2010 |
Professor Dr. Bahaa El-Sharnouby | |
Professor of Ports and Marine Structures, Faculty of Engineering | |
09:20 |
Evaluation of Two Numrical Models for the Design of Artificial Submerged Reef |
Eng. Rania Eid Mahrous | |
Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Engineering - Alexandria University, Alexandria - Egypt | |
09:40 |
Scada Upgrading for Ship internal System Monitoring |
Prof. Hamdy Ahmed Ashour | |
Vice Dean of Industrial Relations, College of Engineering and Technology Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Alexandria - Egypt | |
10:00 |
Structural Safety of Ships - New Concept |
Dr. Sherif Farouk Badran | |
Lecturer, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport - Egypt |
Session 5
Towards Facing Maritime Transport Challenges | |
Chairman | |
Mr. Jordan W. Cowman | |
11:00 |
Mediterranean and European Future Evolution: Towards the Sustainable Partnership “University – Enterprises Plan” |
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Figus | |
Link Campus University of Malta and University of Genova - Italy | |
11:20 |
Connecting the Dots: Positive Labor Relations as a Key Component of Port Competitiveness |
Mr. Jordan W. Cowman | |
Adjunct Professor of International Business, The University of Texas at Dallas - USA | |
11:40 |
Suez Canal and the Current Economic Challenges |
Mr. Hossam Abdel-Karim | |
Economic Researcher – Suez Canal Authority, Suez - Egypt |
Session 6
Recent Developments In Maritime Transport And Logistics | |
Chairman | |
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Figus
Link Campus University of Malta and University of Genova - Italy | |
13:00 |
An Innovative Hybrid Simulation Approach for Supporting Maritime Logistics |
Prof. Dr. Roberto Reviteria | |
Professor, DIPTEM Genoa University – Italy | |
13:20 |
The Revolution: Smart Inland Ports for Integrated Sea Ports’ Logistics |
Eng. Ashraf M. Kotait | |
Port Operation Expert, Saudi Port Authority (SEAPA) – Saudi Arabia | |
13:40 |
Economic Overview of Global Trends in Shipping Markets (1990-2011) |
Ms. Eman Maged | |
Researcher – Department of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University, Alexandria - Egypt | |
14:00 |
The Role of Egyptian Ports in Enhancing the Egyptian Merchant Fleet |
Capt. Hesham Helal | |
Ass. Dean for Education - College of Maritime Transport Technology, AASTMT – Egypt | |
Investments in Container Terminals: Public Private Partnerships in Egypt | |
Dr.Sherif Maher Heakel | |
Associate Professor, Head of Ports &Logistics Department, Port Training Institute |
Tuesday 20th December 2011
Session 7
Marine Insurance and Risk Management | |
Chairman | |
Capt. Atef Marouny Ex- Chairman, The Holding Co. for Maritime & Land Transport - Egypt | |
09:00 |
Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Sustainability to Resilience Implications Analysis of the Egyptian Marine Community. |
Dr. Khaled Farouk Gougou | |
Quality System Consultant, AASTMT(PQI), Alexandria - Egypt | |
09:20 |
Commercial and Political Risks In International Trade And Their Insurance Coverage |
Dr. Tarek Seif | |
Marine and Global Risks Manager, Allianz, Alexandria - Egypt | |
09:40 |
Attenuation of the Adoption of a New Place of Refuge International Obligatory Instrument. |
Captain Mohamed Essallamy | |
Assistant Dean for Education Maritime Safety Institute, AASTMT – Egypt |
Session 8
Towards an Effective Ports and Transport Regulatory Framework | |
Chairman | |
Dr. Laurent Fedi Associate Professor of Maritime Law, Head of Maritime Department, Euromed Management Marseilles – France | |
11:00 |
The Reforms of Mediterranean Administration Port Models: Stakes and Limits of New Governance. |
Dr. Laurent Fedi | |
Associate Professor of Maritime Law, Head of Maritime Department, Euromed Management Marseilles – France | |
11:20 |
Promoting Exports of Small Enterprises in Egypt and the Role of Freight Forwarders |
Dr. Farouk Malash | |
Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law and Multimodal Transport, AASTMT And Technical Consultant, the Arab Federation for Freight Forwarders and Logistics - Egypt | |
11:40 |
Meetings the Recent Requirement of International Trade: Developments in Maritime Laws and Legislations |
Mr. Nabil Farag | |
Lawyer, Owner Senior Partner of Nabil Farag Law Firm |