PORT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY

Program outline October

Sunday Day of arrival

Monday Welcome at the "Harbour House" of the Antwerp Port Authority

Environmental policy of the Antwerp Port Authority

Transfer to Port Center Lillo - educational & exhibition port center

Guided port visit

Tuesday Environmental friendly dredging techniques DEME group River Scheldt and port accessibility

AMORAS Project

Guided visit to the cultural and historical city center of Antwerp

Wednesday BASF welcome and introduction video Visit to the BASF plant en tank storage

Oil spill fighting & cleaning SPC/Sorbent products Case studies concerning calamities with dangerous goods products

Thursday Ecological networks

European Nature in the port of Antwerp: from compensation to conservation

Services and environment measures of ATC

Infrastructure projects and nature conservations

Visit to nature compensations

Friday General presentation and environmental issues in a busy port area

Guided visit to the port Lillo

Facing the ecological industry

Saturday/Sunday No activities foreseen

Monday Europese and Flemish policy to reduce emissions

Safety and environmental measures at TOTAL + site visit

World Ports Climate Initiative

Shipping environmental challenges

Tuesday Introduction on Blue Gate Antwerp

Visit to the MAS Pavilion

Visit to the VLS-Group Belgium: specialised warehouses for hazardous cargo

Wednesday Presentation on export/import of waste/pollution

Technical and environmental requirements of warehouses

Port environmental management ESPO Regulations on transport of dangerous goods

Thursday Airquality and particulate matter

Sustainable Ports

Waste Management in Flemish seaports

Organisation and handling of emergency cases in a port

Friday Port of Ghent

Dangerous and hazardous cargo handling rules and regulation

IT application for ships waste and dangerous goods

Saturday Day of departure

Note: due to unforeseen circumstances or for organisational purposes some changes can be

made to this programme outline.