11th Annual (2019)

UK Ports Conference

Driving growth at UK ports: responding to uncertainty and changing markets and delivering infrastructure, innovation and improved connectivity

Tuesday 14 May - Wednesday 15 May 2019

Programme

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Day 1
Day 2

Day 1 (14th May): Overcoming the challenges facing the UK ports sector

08:45

Registration and refreshments

09:30

Chair’s opening remarks

Richard Ballantyne

Chief Executive

British Ports Association

Part 1: Latest policy update and responding to changing markets

09:45

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Support for the port sector growth and development

Nusrat Ghani MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport

10:10

Looking to the future: Changing trade and shipping patterns

Current trade patterns and trends
Short and long term changes to trade patterns – the potential impact of Brexit and international trade deals
Expected changes to global shipping patterns
Trends to the containers, RoRo, bulk and liquid markets

Chantal McRoberts

Principal Consultant

Drewry

10:40

Morning refreshments

11:10

PANEL DISCUSSION: Responding to change: The opportunities and challenges of changing markets for the UK ports industry

Looking at the expected long term impacts of Brexit – how should ports respond?
What are the implications of Brexit for ports and how can they respond?
What are the biggest challenges facing UK ports in 2019/2020 and how can the sector respond?
Where are the opportunities, new markets and growth areas for ports?
Learning from disruption in the industry – how to respond quickly to change

Tim Morris

Chief Executive Officer

UK Major Ports Group

Alex Veitch

Head of Multimodal Policy

Freight Transport Association

Andrew Meaney

Partner

Oxera

12:10

Networking lunch

Part 2: Responding to the challenges facing UK ports – improving connectivity and responding to skills challenges

13:10

PANEL DISCUSSION: The importance of improved connectivity to support port development

Planned improvements to the road network to reduce congestion – the projects in RIS1 and the plans for RIS2
What are the national infrastructure challenges facing port development?
Improving rail connectivity to enable port development – planned enhancement for CP6
The opportunities and challenges facing the network
The importance of rail infrastructure links to address air quality challenges
What further improvement and investment is needed for the freight network?

15 minute updates from each speaker followed by questions and discussion

Justin Atkin

Port Representative, UK & Ireland

Antwerp Port Authority

Lucy Hudson

Principal Policy Officer Freight and Logistics

Transport for the North

Geoff Lippitt

Group Business Development Director

PD Ports

14:10

Afternoon refreshments

14:40

Improving infrastructure resilience to support the supply chain

Why do we need resilient infrastructure?
What political, environmental and technological events are disrupting supply chains?
How organisations are treating resilience of their supply chains.
What improvements can be made to improve resilience?
A link to Resilience Shift and the global workshops

Darren Briggs

Director

Arup

15:10

PANEL DISCUSSION: Responding to the skills shortage in the maritime industry

Increasing diversity in the sector
How does the industry need to respond to skills challenges?
Attracting new talent and young people to the industry

Colin Bassam

Manager

Port Training Services

Kathryn Neilson

Director

Merchant Navy Training Board

Richard Steele

Executive Director

Port Skills and Safety

16:00

Chair’s closing remarks

16:10

Close of conference and networking drinks

Day 2 (15th May): Delivering growth at ports through new and updated infrastructure

08:45

Registration and refreshments

09:30

Chair’s opening remarks

Richard Ballantyne

Chief Executive

British Ports Association

Part 3: Planned and recent port developments

09:40

Plans and updates on port developments

Identifying which areas to invest in
Planned improvements

John Chaplin

Director of External Affairs & Special Projects

The Bristol Port Company

10:10

Progressing modernisation through an improved culture of learning

Sharing experiences and learning from each other
Learning from other industries
Improving health and safety

Lucy Armstong

Chair

Port of Tyne

10:40

The latest trends and updates on cruise terminal development

Planning for cruise and ferry terminal improvements
Improving passenger flow through cruise terminals
The use of technology in improving cruise operations

Nick Clarke

Director, Ports, Marine and Waterways

Ramboll

11:10

Morning refreshments

Part 4: Innovation in planning for new infrastructure, technology and improving air quality at ports

11:40

Improving air quality and reducing emissions at ports

Challenges facing improving air quality
Creating plans to improve air quality
What issues need to be resolved?

Tanya Ferry

Head of Environment

Port of London Authority

12:05

Reducing shipping emissions: Predicating and preparing for the shipping fuels of the future

Anticipating changing fuels – looking at the evolution of shipping vessels worldwide and investigating fuels of the future
The rise of LNG and hydrogen – are UK ports prepared?
Progress with retrofit and use of scrubbers
Potential impacts for ports
The role of ports to provide ship to shore infrastructure improvements

Anna Ziou

Policy Director (Safety & Environment)

UK Chamber of Shipping

12:30

Planning and delivering infrastructure at ports: how to build flexibility into planning for port infrastructure

Gaining planning consent for new infrastructure – the different consenting routes and requirements
Building in flexibility

Liz Dunn

Partner

Burges Salmon

Lucy Wood

Director

Barton Willmore

13:00

Networking lunch

14:00

The role of masterplanning in driving port development

Land use and masterplanning at ports - the importance of flexible masterplanning
Engaging with the wider community – the links between ports and the surrounding cities

Martin Mannion

Director

Mannion Marine

14:30

Overcoming environmental challenges facing the development of ports

Environmental concerns and solutions
Delivering greener infrastructure
Potential changes to environmental requirements

Richard Turney

Barrister

Landmark Chambers

15:00

Afternoon refreshments

15:30

Using technology and innovations to drive operational improvements and port efficiency

Embedding technology into new and existing infrastructure and processes
Operational improvements and helping processes
The latest innovations in the sector
Leading projects worldwide and how technology can be applied in the UK

Indra Vonck

Manager

Deloitte

16:00

The uses for and value of autonomous technology at ports

The potential uses of automisation at ports
Using automisation to optimise port operational constraints and improve land use
Trends in autonomous shipping and what it means for future development at ports

David Barton

Account Manager, Marine & Ports

ABB

16:30

Chair’s closing remarks

16:40

Close of conference

*All sessions include time for Q & A*