Session 2: Recognition and Licensing of the Ship Agent
Recognition and Licensing of the Ship Agent – An Overview
An overview of the ECASBA initiative to secure enhanced recognition for the ship agent, presented by Antonio Belmar da Costa, ECASBA Chairman
Recognition of the Ship Agent – the German View
Presented by Dr. Alexander Geisler, Director of ZVDS, the German Shipbrokers’ Association
Session 3: Customs for the Ship Agency Sector
The Role of the Customs Representative Under the Union Customs Code
Presented by Dr. Panayota Anaboli, Head of Sector A2 DG-TAXUD
Customs Infringements and Sanctions – A Proposed Legal Framework
A second presentation by Dr. Anaboli on actions to harmonise the regime for customs infringements and sanctions across Europe
A presentation by Michel Cornette and Veronique Beeckx of Elegis, Antwerp on the impact of this important Belgian legal decision on pan-European customs legislation development
Risk Management of Possible Customs Liability for the Ship Agent under the Union Customs Code
A summary by Hilde Bruggeman, Coordinator of the ECASBA Customs & Transit Working Group of the anticipated impact of the Union Customs Code on the ship agent
Session 4: Short Sea Shipping – Where Do We Go From Here?
The Impact on Shipping of the North Sea and Baltic SECA – Early Indications
Early indications of the impact of the SECA regime on shipping ion the North and Baltic Seas, presented by Lieselot Marinus, Director of ECSA
The European Shortsea Network – The Way Forward
Presented by Jean-Marie Millour of the French Shortsea Promotion Centre
Session 5: Trends and challenges for the international shipping industry: insights from the EU and International Maritime Transport Study 2014-2015
Analysis and Evolution of International and EU Shipping
A summary of the early findings of a Study on the Analysis and Evolution of International and EU Shipping, presented by Menno Langeveld of Panteia Consulting and Prof. Thierry Vanelslander of the University of Antwerp