BPA to hold The 2nd Busan International Port Conference
Busan Port Authority(BPA, President Lim Ki-tack) will hold the 2nd Busan International Port Conference(BIPC) on November 14(Fri) at the Busan Lotte Hotel, BPA said in its media release.
BIPC is a specialized international port conference and it will mark its second year; formed last year in order to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the founding of BPA.
The conference will proceed with the theme ‘Future of Port-Busan Port, the Pioneer of Tomorrow,’ and will have three sessions
▲Port Governance
▲Port Labor Supply
▲Port Redevelopment
In particular, 18 presenters from 11 nations, including Europe, the Americas, and Asia, will participate in the conference. Tim Power, director of maritime logistics at Drewry, British research institute of shipping markets is scheduled to deliver a presentation on "Global shipping market prospects & challenges" at the special session after the opening ceremony.
At the first session(Port Governance), representatives of port authorities from Hamburg, Oakland, Busan, Tokyo, and Taiwan will look into the future directions of port development and will compare governance systems of each port.
At the second session(Port Labor Supply), Mr. Theo Notteboom, president of International Association of Maritime Economists(IAME) and director of Institute of Transport & Maritime Management Antwerp(ITMMA), and Kim Sang-sik, Busan Port Trade Union(BPTU) Chairman are going to look into the port labor supply system in Europe and Korea to share information and to seek future development methods.
At the last session(Port Redevelopment), Mr. Olaf Merk, Senior Policy Analyst at the OECD and CEO of the Dutch KCAP Architects&Planners, designer of "Hafen City" the most successful port redevelopment case, will present exemplary cases and lessons from the global port redevelopment business.
Korean and English simultaneous interpretation service will be provided throughout the sessions, and registrations will be free of charge. Those who wish to attend the conference can register at the official website(www.bipc.kr). As of Oct. 29, around 200 people registered and a total of 500 people are expected to attend the conference.
BPA President Lim Ki-tack said "Following last year's event, we are doing our best to hold a successful conference which will attract shipping and port industries. We expect BIPC to establish opportunities for cooperating with global ports' governance and for promoting mutual understandings."
A total of 428 participants attended the BIPC last year, and they discussed various issues faced by the current shipping and port industries including "vessel enlargement trend" and "eco-friendly."