On 11 March a financial accounting seminar of the international project East West Transport Corridor II will be held in Malmö (Sweden). The aim of this project – to develop transport hubs, strengthen the concept of railway transportation, improve network of access roads, raise qualification of the staff, develop innovative environment of “Green“ corridor. On 11 March a business seminar on development of transport connections and ways to increase cargo flows with Eastern countries between Copenhagen-Malmö port and Lithuania will be held in Malmö (Sweden). On 17 March a seminar organized by Baltic Ports Organization (BPO) to discuss newly adopted IMO rules will be held in Brussels (Belgium). The Port Authority has been a member of Baltic Ports Organization since 1995. More information on the association: http://www.bpoports.com/ On 25-26 March an Annual General Meeting of European Intermodal Association (EIA) will take place in Hamburg (Germany). The Port Authority has been a member of this association since 2002. More information on the association: http://www.eia-ngo.com/ On 29 April a meeting of European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Executive Committee will be held in Brussels (Belgium) The Port Authority has been a member of European Sea Ports Organisation since 2001. More information on the association: www.espo.be On 11 May a seminar organized by Baltic Ports Organization (BPO) Baltic Motorways of the Sea - barriers and challenges will take place in Sopot (Poland). The Port Authority has been a member of Baltic Ports Organization since 1995. More information on the association: http://www.bpoports.com/ On 25 May Annual General Meeting of European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) will be held in Helsinki (Finland). The Port Authority has been a member of ESPO since 2001. More information on the association: www.espo.be On 26-28 May a seminar Kaliningrad, Most Western Russian Gateway to EU of the project “Port-Net” within the framework of the Baltic Sea region INTERREG program will take place in Kaliningrad (Russia). The Seaport Authority as a partner took part in the project „PortNet“ within the framework of the Baltic Sea Region INTERREG IIIC programme in 2005-2008. The aforementioned international project was aimed at exchanging the best practices and available information among experts of different sectors from various ports. On 27 August – 8 September international mine-clearance operation Open Spirit 2010 will take place in the Territorial Sea of the Republic of Lithuania and the Exclusive Economic Zone. The operation is aimed at searching for and destroying explosive devices and other dangerous substances left in the Baltic Sea since World War I and World War II. On 9-10 September Annual General Meeting of Baltic Ports Organisation (BPO) will take place in Tallinn (Estonia). The Seaport Authority has been a member of this organization since 1995. Former events On 3 March presentation of the book "Chronicle of management, activities and development of water transport of the Republic of Lithuania in 1918-2008" took place in the Small Hall of Klaipėda University (Herkaus Manto str. 84, Klaipėda). On 2 March meeting of partners of the international project Sustainable management for European local Ports - SUPORTS was held in Paris (France). The project is aimed at solving environmental problems of small and local European ports. On 2 March a second meeting of business representatives How to make Klaipėda closer to tourists was held at the hotel Navalis (Klaipėda) On 24 February Klaipėda city mayor organised business breakfast How to make Klaipėda closer to tourists in Radisson BLU hotel (Klaipėda). On 23 February a meeting of European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Sustainable Development Committee was held in Stockholm (Sweden). The issues discussed during the meeting included environmental problems, global warming effects, control and handling of pollutant substances generated by ships, port development, protection of natural resources, water quality and other issues. On 18-19 February the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kingdom of the Netherlands organised series of events in Groningen (Netherlands) to commemorate the Independence Day of Lithuania; the events included a seminar aimed at introducing economic and business opportunities of Lithuania to the Northern Netherlands. On 17 February Klaipėda mayor organised a meeting of tripartite council, which was held in Klaipėda city municipality. Agenda of the meeting included discussions on the issue “Re: Effects of economic crisis on labour market and counteractive measures “. On 11 February the meeting of European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) regarding „SafeSeaNet“ system was held in Lisbon (Portugal). More information On 10 February the Baltic Sea Action Summit on protection of the Baltic Sea was held in Helsinki (Finland). More information On 9-10 February a kick-off meeting of the international project SMOCS (Sustainable Management of Contaminated Sediments in the Baltic Sea) took place in Linköping (Sweden). The goal of the project is to select the latest methods for management of contaminated sediments in order to mitigate seabed and water pollution, ensure larger range of marine biodiversity, and decrease the quantities of hazardous substances in fish. On 4 February Belarusian-Lithuanian Economic Investment Business Forum took place in Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (Vilnius). More information On 3 February the Head of Marketing Department Kristina Gontier attended a kick-off meeting of the Oversize Baltic project regarding Lithuanian strategy for oversize transportation development which was held in Klaipėda Science and Technology Park. More information On 26 January Director for Infrastructure Vidmantas Paukštė attended a meeting regarding possibility to transport NATO transit cargo via Klaipėda Seaport that took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. On 26 January the First Deputy Harbour Master – Head of Vessel Traffic Service Adomas Alekna attended an i nter-departmental meeting regarding issues of regulation of sulphur content of marine fuels, which was held in the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania. More information On 21 January issue on establishment of „Park of Stones“ in Klaipeda was considered at the premises of Port Authority. On 19 January a work group meeting on coordination of implementation of the East West Transport Corridor project, which wаs attended by the Director for Marketing and Administration Artūras Drungilas took place in the Chancellery of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (Vilnius). On 12-13 January representatives of Port Authority attended TEN-T seminar on project management organized by TEN-T Executive Agency under the European Commission which was held in Brussels (Belgium). More information |
