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SHIPPING INTERNET - MAKING IT WORK

THE SHIPPING E-BUSINESS EVENT OF THE YEAR
London, April 17, 2002
INMARSAT CONFERENCE CENTRE, 99 CITY ROAD
Admission just £250 plus VAT click HERE to book online
Click HERE to download a fax back registration form
To book, contact Rebecca Clarkson, tel (+44 207) 510 0015, fax (+44 207) 510 2344, e-mail clarkson@thedigitalship.com


how do you need to develop your shipping company strategy to take into account expected developments in shipping e-business?

how is the maritime industry achieving real cost savings and gaining real value benefits from e-business?



SHIP SUPPLIES - IMPROVING MARITIME SECURITY - SHIPPING COMPANY SOFTWARE SYSTEMS - CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES - PORT AGENTS - SHIP CHARTERING - INFORMATION SERVICES - SHIPBROKING TOOLS -

PERSPECTIVES FROM the ship charterer - the broker - the shipping company - the supplier - the e-chartering company - the e-ship supply management company - the classification society - the internet company - the shipping software company





PROGRAM

9 am COFFEE AND NETWORKING SESSION

9.15 am PAUL ØSTERGAARD, CEO, SHIPSERV. What is the current state of play with ship supply management online? How much ship supplies business are shipping companies currently handling online, and what is the expectation for the future?

9.45 am SIMON HARRIS, head of development, LevelSeas. Using web services technology on the internet to create a powerful tool for the maritime industry, for fixing ships, managing vessels and cargoes. A technical perspective

10.15 am FABRICE DEMICHEL, CEO, AXS MARINE. How can shipbrokers, owners and charterers best use internet applications in chartering to make their lives easier?

10.45 am BREAK

11.05 am OLE RYGH, PRODUCT DIRECTOR, SHIPNET. What is the current state of affairs with maritime e-business. How far have shipping companies gone so far with integrating their own systems with suppliers, brokers, agents and others, and how far are they likely to go over the next few years? Which e-business tools are proving most effective in the industry?

11.35 midday PHILIPPE MARCHAND, secretariat, EQUASIS. Can the internet really do anything to improve quality of shipping?

12.05 pm RICHARD NEASHAM, LLOYDS REGISTER. Classification societies and e-business: how the classification societies are transforming their core business by following an e-business strategy; how classification societies are using e-business to improve maritime safety and the effect of the LAN initative (Lloyds Register, ABS and DNV)?

12.35 - 2 NETWORKING LUNCH

2.00 pm BRIGADIER (RETIRED) B A H Parritt CBE, chairman, International Maritime Security. How can e-business tools improve security in the maritime industry? What is the likely legislation to be introduced to use electronic tools and communications to improve security?


2.30pm FRANK M SOCCOLI, director of worldwide marketing, Sperry Marine. How can the maritime industry make best use of the internet for communicating and doing business with equipment suppliers? How has Sperry Marine managed to use the internet to add value to its customer service and marketing?

3.00 pm ANDREAS WIESMANN, head of marketing and business development, WARTSILA SERVICE. A supplier's perspective. How can e-business work the best from the perspective of a ship supplier, and how much e-business is Wartsila doing?

3.30 pm BREAK

4.00 pm MICHAEL DINES, DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER, KITTIWAKE DEVELOPMENTS. Kittiwake supplies 70 per cent of the world's merchant fleet, and takes 70 per cent of its orders over the internet. The business is lube oil and water testing kits. Is this the world's most successful maritime e-business venture ever?

4.30 pm JAYANT KRISHNA, MANAGER OF TRANSPORTATION IP, TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES (Tata clients in the maritime industry include P&O Nedlloyd, NYK Lines, ShipServ, P&O Ports, P&O North Sea Ferries and Princess Cruises, it claims to be Asia's largest global software and services company). What is the best way to use the internet to create competitive advantage in shipping?

5pm DISCUSSION where is the maritime industry now with e-business, how far will it go, which are the most successful projects and where do we go from here?

moderator: Tim Power, shipping e-business consultant, Power Project Resources


If you work with, develop or use e-business tools in the maritime industry, you cannot afford to miss this exciting opportunity to learn about how e-business tools can best be used, the latest technology and industry thinking and the current stage of development in the industry

Delegate fee Euro 400 (£250) + VAT
Click here for online booking; alternatively, book by contacting Rebecca Clarkson, conference delegates manager, on clarkson@thedigitalship.com, Tel (+44 207) 538 1056, fax (+44 207) 510 2344,
Click HERE to download a fax back registration form


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read about DIGITAL SHIP LONDON, our Feb 27th, 2001 maritime e-business conference HERE

read about DIGITAL SHIP HONG KONG, our Sept 18th, 2001 Hong Kong maritime e-business conference HERE


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