HANSA 06-2019

Häfen | Ports
Digitalization and terminal equipment will once again be in the focus at »Rotterdam Ahoy«
TOC Europe expects further growth
Digitalization and its impact on global containerised trade is set to dominate this year’s
TOC Europe, returning to Rotterdam on 18-20 June 2019
© TOC Europe
It will be the 43rd edition of the trade
show, including the Container Supply
Chain (CSC) Conference. Delegates will
take a deep look into the dynamics of new
technology, both as an enabler and a disruptor,
and how this could engender radically
different business models that render
obsolete many of the assumptions
currently underpinning global trade in
physical goods.
Key CSC speakers this year include
Mike White, CEO of Maersk GTD &
Head of TradeLens, Maersk. Global Trade
Digitization is the joint project formed
last year by Maersk and tech giant IBM.
The goal is to bring global supply
chains into the 21st century by digitizing
them so as to reduce the cost of global
shipping, improve visibility across supply
chains and eliminate inefficiencies stemming
from paper-based processes.
Later the same day, Digital Transformation
from the point of view of the »disruptors«
will be showcased in a debate session
featuring Graham Parker, CEO, Kontainers,
Thor Thorup, CCO & Co-Founder of
Portchain, and Alexander Goulandris,
Co-Founder & CEO, essDOCS.
Adapting maritime, port and logistics
regulations to the new era of digitalisation
and automation is another key theme
on the agenda, along with the impact of
substantive new environmental and climate
change legislation, including the
IMO2020 sulphur cap.
CSC delegates will also get the latest
intelligence on business fundamentals,
with analysts, cargo owners and supply
chain practitioners assessing the outlook
for global container trade, shipping
and port operations. Executives sharing
views include Neil Davidson, Senior Analyst
Ports & Terminals at Drewry, Dieter
Degryse, GM – EAME Transportation
at Caterpillar, David Lenaers, Senior
Transportation Manager EMEA-ANZ at
Stanley Black & Decker and Helge Neumann-Lezius,
VP Product & Capacity
Management EMEA at DHL Global.
Day Two turns the focus onto a critically
important corollary of digitalization;
Cyber Security in an age of mass
data flows, as part of a new day-long seminar
on port, shipping and supply chain
resilience under the theme ›Protect Your
Assets.‹
Growing exhibition & Dry bulk
The TECH TOC seminars take place
again this year on the show flow, building
on many of the issues debated within
CSC. Rounding off the discussion
element is the Dry Bulk Seminar. Key
issues concerning the effective, safe and
environmentally-friendly operation
of dry bulk terminals will be included,
with high level speakers including
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst at
BIMCO.
According to the organizers, this year
the exhibition is expected to be even
bigger than ever. More than 180 exhibitors
will showcase the power of faceto-face
contact, hosting meetings and
live demonstrations. Again, several exhibitors
are scheduled to use this year’s
event as a platform to launch new products.
New to TOC Europe this year is a dedicated
Dry Bulk Pavilion where the latest
technologies and best practices designed
to enhance efficiencies in dry bulk handling
will be on display. Bulk terminals
concerned with air quality, noise, lighting,
safety, energy consumption, regulation
and port development will be at
TOC Europe to compare products and
services. In addition, the Dry Bulk seminar
programme will give smaller suppliers
a major platform to discuss industry
challenges and solutions in front of bulk
terminal operators. ED
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