Second Regional SuperGreen Workshop 

The workshop will take place in Antwerp, Belgium on February 1st, 2011.     (3rd and Final Announcement)            

Hosted by :
Click here to download the 2nd announcement.    (.pdf)

The project entitled “Supporting EU’s Freight Transport Logistics Action Plan on Green Corridors Issues”, abbreviated name “SuperGreen” is a Coordination and Support Action, co-funded by the European Commission in the context of the 7th Framework Programme. The project involves 22 partners from 13 European countries.

SuperGreen aims to assist the Commission with defining the ‘Green Corridor’ concept and promotes the development of European freight logistics in an environmentally friendly manner. The objectives of the SuperGreen project concern supporting the development of sustainable transport networks by fulfilling requirements covering environmental, technical, economic, social and spatial planning aspects. More details on the project, including public reports, are available at www.supergreenproject.eu.

The Antwerp workshop will be the second regional workshop of the project and will focus on policy. To that effect, changes in the operational and regulatory environment will be surveyed and grouped.  The target is to analyse and group the complex amount of information so that it will be useful to forthcoming phases of the project. The method will be a survey based on research works and other existing information. The information will be collected under a few main groups: technology development, international regulations, trends in logistics, changes in business environment, public policies, infrastructure development, etc. The target is to find the general and specific changes in the corridor´s operational and regulatory environment which may hinder improvements of green logistics corridors. Assessment of the effects will be made using the key performance indicators (KPIs) that will be used for benchmarking  the corridors selected for analysis. 

Already a selection of 9 corridors has been made in Helsinki in June 2010 and will be used for benchmarking and further analysis in the project. These corridors achieve good geographical coverage across Europe and a good modal balance. Selection of these corridors does not mean an endorsement by the project or the Commission, but these corridors will be the objects of further analysis in the project. Some preliminary results of the benchmarking exercise will be reported in Antwerp, with a focus on the ‘Brenner’ corridor.

The previous (and first) regional workshop of the project took place in Naples, Italy in October, 2010. The workshop entailed an overview of the project progress, including a presentation and discussion of the initial set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that will be used for benchmarking the selected corridors and a consultation session with stakeholders.

Based on the above, we are delighted to invite you to Antwerp on 1 February 2011 to take part in this regional workshop and contribute to the benchmarking of European Green Corridors.

PROGRAMME

HOST
The Port of Antwerp will be hosting this workshop. Sharing the objectives of the Super Green Project, Port of Antwerp invites you to take a closer view on the potential for greening the logistic chains through which the port serves its clients worldwide and throughout Europe and the policy challenges it still faces as a core node of the Transeuropean Network.
www.portofantwerp.com

TARGET AUDIENCE
-    Logistics service providers
-    shippers and carriers in all surface modes
-    intermodal transport companies
-    policy makers
-    researchers and analysts
-    environmental organizations
-    other stakeholders interested in green logistics

VENUE- RECOMMENDED HOTEL
Lindner hotel
Lange Kievitstraat 125
2018 Antwerp
Phone: +32 3 22777-00
www.lindner.de

TRAVEL
Participants are expected to make their own travel and hotel arrangements. Antwerp is easily accessible by rail or car from Brussels and the Brussels International Airport.
www.b-rail.be
www.mappy.be

REGISTRATION
Registration: http://www.portofantwerp.com/forms/node/1421
Payment by transfer:
Iban: BE49 7310 0601 3971
Bic: KREDBEBB
Bank: KBC Bank nv, Eiermarkt 20, B-2000 Antwerpen
communication: "SUPER GREEN - name - company"
Payment due before 21 January.
Your registration will only be definite after payment.
You will receive a confirmation of your registration after payment.
Invited speakers don’t need to pay the fee
 
CONTACT
For any clarifications on the purpose and content of the workshop, please contact:
Prof. H. Psaraftis, NTUA
Phone: +30 210 7721403
Email: hnpsar @ mail.ntua.gr

For any logistical questions please contact:
Mrs. Kelly Cuyvers
Port of Antwerp
Phone: +32 3 205 22 84
Email: kelly.cuyvers@portofantwerp.com