May 2016 - Issue 2 C4FF has been supporting the European Maritime Day (EMD) for several years as the Stakeholder and often arranges several meetings and or workshops during the EMD events. The following are the photos taken in previous EMDs. Photo 1: C4FF Chairman, Professor Ziarati and the EU Commissioner, Maria Damanaki in previous European Maritime Day. Photo 2: Professor Ziarati with Dr Martin Ziarati, the Director of Centre for Factories of the Future at the European Maritime Day event
Photo 3: C4FF Chairman, Professor Ziarati and the Director of the DG MARE. Photo 4: Professor Ziarati questioning discussions panel on EU failures in addressing the Youth Unemployment This year EMD is planned for 16-20 th May 2016 in Turku, Finland. C4FF will be active in supporting the Sustainable Shipping Conference, chairing the discussions panel and making a presentation on Best Practices. The programme for the Conference is as follows:
Sustainable Shipping 17 May 2016 Turku, Finland MariePRO Promoting Maritime ECVET Actions CHIP Clean Shipping Economics - Shipping under a new paradigm
Sustainable Shipping 17.5.2016 Turku, Finland Final seminar organised by CHIP & MariePRO projects 9:30 Morning coffee MariePRO Promoting Maritime ECVET Actions PROGRAMME 10.00 Opening: Introduction of the CHIP and MariePRO projects CHIP: Dr Ulla Tapaninen, City of Helsinki MariePRO: Ms Sari Nyroos, Brahea Centre at the University of Turku/Centre for Maritime Studies Keynote speech Quality shipping - added value to the society 10.20 Mr Markku Mylly, Director of European Maritime Safety Agency EMSA Perspective on CSR in shipping: inside and outside 10.50 Shipping company s perspective Mr Mikki Koskinen, Managing Director, ESL Shipping 11.10 Sustainability in seaports Ms Taru Halla, Managing Director, EcoBio CHIP Clean Shipping Economics - Shipping under a new paradigm 11.30 Why shipping industry is lagging behind in terms of sustainability? Professor René Taudal Poulsen, Copenhagen Business School 11.50 Environmental awareness and CRS in Maritime Education & Training Magnus Winberg, Senior Lecturer, Captain, Novia University of Applied Sciences Highlights of CHIP and MariePRO results 12.30 CHIP: Mr Christer Wik, Ms Daria Gritsenko and Ms Vappu Kunnaala-Hyrkki 12.50 MariePRO: Example syllabus for protection of the marine environment Dr Riccardo Antola, ITTL Nautico San Giorgio CLOSING of the joint seminar session. Invitations to the CHIP scientific session and MariePro workshop discussions 13.15 14.00 Lunch 14.00-16.00 Parallel workshops: CHIP Scientific session Challenges of CSR research in maritime transport Moderator: Dr Ulla Tapaninen, City of Helsinki Keynote: CSR in Shipping: Losing Momentum? Prof. Michele Acciaro, Kühne Logistics University Presentation of papers Roundtable discussion Maritime Education and training and transparency MariePRO Discussions Moderator: Professor Dr Reza Ziarati, C4FF Keynote: The Challenges Facing the Shipping Industry: Legislation, Costs, Safety, Environment and Education. Dr Sadan Kaptaoglu, owner of Kaptanoglu Shipping, the Vice President of BIMCO 1 Comparisons between maritime VET institutes Best Practices on ECVET Environmental awareness in MET 1 The Baltic and International Maritime Council
Venue: University of Turku Publicum 3, Assistentinkatu 7, Turku, Finland Free and Open Event - no Attendance Fee Please confirm your attendance at the seminar no later than 3rd of May 2016 via link: http://ty.fi/sustainable Or contact: Marja Luomanen, Centre for Maritime Studies, University of Turku tel. +358 (0)2 333 8163 / mobile +358 (0)40 7799485, e-mail marja.luomanen@utu.fi Please feel free to pass the information on to your colleagues who might be interested in attending the seminar. CENTRE FOR MARITIME STUDIES Sustainable Shipping 17 May 2016 Turku, Finland MariePRO Promoting Maritime ECVET Actions CHIP Clean Shipping Economics - Shipping under a new paradigm The Event is funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ -programme and by the Academy of Finland. The EU The European Commission accepts no responsibility for the contents of the publication and event. CIMO is the national agency for the European Union s education and youth programmes.
The Centre will be participating in the EU funded MariePRO project during the EMD days on 18 th and 19 th May 2016. A report is expected from this event and will appear in the June. We wish the Sustainable Shipping Conference and the EMD events and workshop as well as MariePRO partner meeting a success. During the event s MariFuture initiated new projects such as MariEMS and MariLANG will be discussed with the EU and EC officials and several new proposals which MariFuture intends to promote in the coming year will also be discussed during the event in Turku, Finland. With this we would like to interest you in some of the additional opportunities on offer such as different site-visits and a matchmaking event, for which a few places are still available: 1. Matchmaking Event: This networking event targets innovative companies, universities, researchers, public authorities and is an ideal way to find technology and business partners through pre-arranged meetings during an event which attracts delegates and experts from across Europe and beyond. You simply need to register, present yourself, your company/organisation and a cooperation idea and select partners of interest to you in advance of the event. Meetings will take place on the 19 th of May 2016 in Logomo Centre. More info and registration: https://www.b2match.eu/emd2016. Site Visits https://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/maritimeday/en/site-visits 2. Meriaura Ltd. and ship simulators at Auriga, Tue 17 May 16:30 19:15: This site visit will have two stops: 1) Offices of marine transportation and logistics company Meriaura Ltd, 2) Auriga Business Centre, which is home to the Aboa Mare Academy and Training Centre for
professional and recreational seafarers, the Western Finland Vessel Traffic Centre, the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Turku (MRCC), and the Command Centre of the West Finland Coast Guard District. 3. Master shipbuilder Meyer Turku, Tue 17 May 16:00 18:00: Specializing in highly complex, innovative and environmentally friendly cruise ships, car-passenger ferries, and special vessels, Meyer Turku is carrying on Turku s commercial shipbuilding tradition, which started in 1737. Meyer Turku is one of the world s leading cruise ship builders and is currently building cruise ships for TUI Cruises, a fast ferry for Tallink, and will soon start construction of two cruise ships for Costa Crociere. The tour will include a tour of the Perno shipyard, an opportunity to board a ship, and a presentation by Meyer Turku. 4. AW-Energy Järvenpää Research Center, Tue 17 May 12:10 15:15: Organised by Ocean Energy Europe and AW-Energy, this visit will provide an insight into the European ocean energy sector, and the WaveRoller, one of the most advanced wave energy technologies in the world at the newly opened AW-Energy Järvenpää Research Center, near Helsinki airport. Bus transfer is provided between Helsinki Airport and Järvenpää, and then from Järvenpää to Turku. 5. NaviGate Trade Fair, Thu 19 May 15:30 17:15: NaviGate 2016 brings together key operators from the maritime cluster, including Wärtsilä, Elomatic, Meyer Turku, Enterprise Europe Network, and Royal Caribbean Cruises. This year s key themes are maritime industry logistics, and shipping. The trade fair will include seminars, briefings, recruitment, research, and training. Come and network with key maritime industry leaders at the Turku Fair Centre on 19 May 2016. Transportation will be provided from Logomo to the NaviGate trade fair, and then to the Turku City Centre. A summary of all the projects can be found in www.marifuture.org. For further information about MariFuture please refer to the MariFuture website. Dr Martin Ziarati Edited by Faye Mundy and installed by Lakhvir Singh