Western Europe Sea Transport and Motorways of the Sea

Motorways of the Sea Seminar

From 17th to 20th November 2007 there was a practical seminar called "Motorways of the Sea". The seminar was done in the "Eurostar Barcelona" which is a ro-ro ferry in the way Barcelona - Civitavecchia – Barcelona.

It was organised by WEST MOS project and the Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping.

A final seminar about motorways of the sea will be organised in Madrid in April 2008. If you wish to participate as a lecturer we are pleased to receive appliation forms up to the end of January.

Slides can be downloaded from the links in programme tables:

Saturday, 17 November, 2007

Date	Name	Download
15:30	Reception in Terminal of Balearia (Barcelona Harbour- Barcelona). Handing over of accreditation, documentation, boarding card.
16:00	Visit to the Port of Barcelona
17:15	Presentation of the course. Marc Vanderhaegen. Principal Administrator. DGTREN. European Commission Alvaro Rodríguez, Puertos del Estado. West-Mos Coordinator Eduard Rodés y Xavier Lluch, Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping
18:20	Presentation of West-MoS Álvaro Rodríguez. Puertos del Estado. West-Mos Coordinator.
18:50	Comparison of costs between road transport and road-maritime services. Xavier Lluch. Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping.
21:00	Dinner and free time. (Elx Restaurant - Maremagnum)
00:30	Boarding on the Barcelona Eurostar and accommodation in cabins.
01:00	Freight terminals. Entrance of lorries in ship’s hold.
02:00	Ship departure from Barcelona to Civitavecchia Port

Sunday, 18 November, 2007

Date	Name	Download
09:00	Breakfast (until 10.00).
10:05	Port-Mos project. José Carlos Simão. Administraçao do Porto de Sines
10:25	Operation, services, tariffs and documentation in SSS. Antonio Vargas. Grimaldi Logística España
12:00	Cargo workshop: visit in groups to ship’s loading zone and engine room. 1st group - Imaginatio, Dialogus, Libertas. 2nd group - Opus, Fides, Sapientia.
13:00	Lunch
16:00	Visit in groups to ship’s bridge. 1st group - Imaginatio, Dialogus, Libertas. 2nd group - Opus, Fides, Sapientia.
17:30	Information technologies for Motorways of the Sea. Access and Mosaic Project. Oscar Díaz. Portel.
23:00	Ship arrival to Civitavecchia Port.

Monday, 19 November, 2007

Date	Name	Download
08:00	Breakfast (until 09.00).
08:45	Group photograph and departure to Port of Civitavecchia.
09:00	Perspectives on Motorways of the Sea from an EU point of view. Marc Vanderhaegen. Principal Administrator. DGTREN. European Commission.
09:15	Demand analysis. Traffic through Pyrenees and potential demand of Motorways of the Sea projects. Alvaro Rodríguez. Puertos del Estado. West-Mos Coordinator.
09:45	Supply analysis. Quality criteria. Alberto Camarero. Professor. Polythecnic University of Madrid.
10:30	Practical cases: Atlantic Sea Front. Cork – Gijón. Ferrol. Bilbao.
10:50	Coffee break. Practical cases: Atlantic Sea Front. Algeciras. Vigo.
13:15	Visit to the Port of Civitavecchia. Giovanni Marinucci. Port of Civitavecchia.
13:30	Lunch on board at the ship.
15:00	Review of Practical Cases and discussions: Mediterranean sea front. Napoli / Salerno / Savona / Civitavecchia. Cartagena. Valencia. Barcelona. Ceuta. Almería. Castellón. Tarragona.
18:00	Conclusions. Moderate by Álvaro Rodríguez. Puertos del Estado. West-Mos Coordinator.
18:30	Ship departure from Civitavecchia to Barcelona Port.
19:30	Dinner and free time.

Tuesday, 20 November, 2007

Date	Name	Download
08:00	Breakfast
10:00	West-Med and East-Med corridors project. Marc Vanderhaegen. Principal Administrator. DGTREN. European Commission.
10:30	Next steps in West-Mos project. Alvaro Rodríguez. Puertos del Estado. West-Mos Coordinator.
11:00	Reaction of road transport sector on SSS and MoS.
12:00	Discussion and closure of the course. Roser Ribó. European School of SSS. Alvaro Rodríguez. Puertos del Estado. West-Mos Coordinator.
12:30	Lunch on board at the ship.
15:00	Ship arrival to Barcelona Port and landing in Transmediterranean Terminal.

Source: Gateway S.C.S.