PROPS Riga Breakout Session Report

Project: PROPS
Report Name: PROPS Task 5.1: Stakeholder Breakout Session Report, Riga 11th June 2009
Date: 17th July 2009
Author: Gráinne Lynch, Gerry Trant, Mary Liddane

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The purpose of the Breakout Session was to examine a number of important themes for the advancement
of Short Sea Shipping (SSS) and intermodality. Each theme was headed-up by a Facilitator who prepared
and circulated a discussion paper in advance of the Breakout Session. Each theme was assigned a
Rapporteur to capture the key points raised during the theme discussion.
The Breakout Session was chaired by Prof Stratos Papadimitriou, the Co-ordinator of the PROPS project
from the University of Piraeus Research Centre. The themes, facilitators and rapporteurs were:
Ref Theme Facilitator Rapporteur
1 Training of Maritime, Logistics and Ports personnel
for efficient intermodal transport; the benefits of
training; innovative programmes.
John Moore,
Dublin Port Company
James Kehoe,
Nautical
Enterprise
2 Networking strategies in Intermodal transport;
potential role of SPCs.
Dr. Takis
Katsoulakos,
Inlecom
Gráinne Lynch,
Nautical
Enterprise
3 Factors favouring SSS & Intermodal transport;
suggestions as to how each favourable factor may
be promoted; benefits & targets
Gerry Trant,
Nautical Enterprise
Dominic Jarvis,
CETLE
4 The environmental benefits of SSS & Intermodal
transport; means of capitalising on the benefits and
how these might be promoted.
Dr Catrin Lammgard,
University of
Göteborg
Mary Liddane
Nautical
Enterprise
5 Marketing SSS & Intermodal transport,
incorporating training, networking, economic and
environmental considerations.

The purpose of the Breakout Session was to examine a number of important themes for the advancement of Short Sea Shipping (SSS) and intermodality. Each theme was headed-up by a Facilitator who prepared and circulated a discussion paper in advance of the Breakout Session. The Breakout Session was chaired by Prof Stratos Papadimitriou, the Co-ordinator of the PROPS project from the University of Piraeus Research Centre. The themes and facilitators were:

- Training of Maritime, Logistics and Ports personnel for efficient intermodal transport; the benefits of training; innovative programmes - John Moore, Dublin Port Company

- Networking strategies in Intermodal transport; potential role of SPCs - Dr. Takis Katsoulakos, Inlecom

- Factors favouring SSS & Intermodal transport; suggestions as to how each favourable factor may be promoted; benefits & targets - Gerry Trant, Nautical Enterprise

- The environmental benefits of SSS & Intermodal transport; means of capitalising on the benefits and how these might be promoted - Dr Catrin Lammgard, University of Göteborg

- Marketing SSS & Intermodal transport, incorporating training, networking, economic and environmental considerations - Neil Cameron, Bell Pottinger Group

15 July, 2009 - Posted by Gráinne Lynch - Posted in Events, PROPS, Reports