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
President, IAPH Executive Director Port of Los Angeles – USA

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
Advisor to the presiden and CEO, Sokhna Port Development Company, Amiral Grouop-Egypt

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
Alexandria University, Alexandria - Egypt

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
Adjunct Professor of International Business, The University of Texas at Dallas - USA

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
Port Said - Egypt