From 6 to 8 of March there will be held the 8th Transport Week conference, which is one of the most respected events connected with transport and logistic services industry in Central Europe. This year’s meeting of the representatives of transport and logistic sector will be devoted to the analysis of current and upcoming projects of port infrastructure development in Poland and Europe, as well as opportunities offered by the New Silk Route.
Olivia Business Centre, the biggest business centre in northern Poland, will be the partner of Transport Week 2018. Already on March 7, the centre will host top European representatives of transport and logistic companies. This day, in Olivia Sky Club, there will be held “Baltic Trendsetters Club Certificates” award ceremony. The certificates are awarded by the editorial staff of “Baltic Transport Journal”. The winners of these awards are the companies, which drive the development of the Baltic Sea Region, while implementing unique and daring undertakings, which have a lasting impact on logistic and transport industries.
CONFERENCE
Before talking about the subject of international logistic industry, the participants of Transport Week will have a chance to take a closer look at the issues connected with the development of transport infrastructure in the region. During the debate entitled “Infrastructure and transport and logistic services industry – Pomerania 2030”, which will be held on the first day of the conference, there will be presented a general picture of the current state of regional projects connected with logistic sector. On the second day, there will be, for example, the summary of the situation in the port market. Among panellists and speakers there will be the representatives of the biggest Polish sea ports – Gdańsk, Gdynia, Szczecin-Świnoujście – as well as guests from Rotterdam, Stockholm, Helsinki and Wilhelmshaven. There will be a discussion about, among other issues, the financing of the development of port infrastructure, spatial planning, coexistence of ports and cities, as well the influence of automation on the development of ports and terminals. Participants will pay special attention to the New Silk Route and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – these initiatives will be the main subject of the third day of the conference. Legal regulations, using the potential offered by the Silk Route, the role of Poland as railway gates leading to the Middle East, intercontinental services from the point of view of road and railway operators, as well as Digital Silk Route – these are just some of the subjects, which will be touched upon on that day.
Every year, during Transport Week conference, there meet key representatives of the European transport sector, the biggest market players, investors, experts. Among the participants there are the owners of shipping and container lines, Ro-Ro operators, port and terminal authorities, railway operators, as well as the representatives of administrative bodies in Poland and abroad or the representatives of European transport and logistic organisations.
PATRONS OF THE EVENT
The honorary patronage over the event was taken, for example, by the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation, the Marshall of Pomerania Voivodship, the mayor of Gdańsk and key European institutions – for example The Baltic Ports Organization (BPO), European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and Polish Platform LNG.
The conference will take place in the Congress Centre of the Polish Baltic Frédéric Chopin Philharmonic.
Actia Forum is the organiser of the event.
More information can be found on the official website of the conference
