Green Cruise Port Conference 2019 Tallinn: Presentations

Green Cruise Port Conference „Smart Cruise Port Developments in Baltic Sea Region“ on 7^th of February 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia. Presentations:

Session I:

• Port of Tallinn – going smart and green. Valdo Kalm – CEO, Port of Tallinn

• EU perspective to the Maritime Sustainability and to the Green Cruise Port project – Susanne Scherrer, Interreg Baltic Sea Region Managing Authority, EU

• Overview of the Green Cruise Port Project – Ingo Fehrs (replaced by Bjoern Pistol) , Hamburg Port Authority

• The World Ports Sustainability Program and How Ports Can Address the Sustainable Development Goals – Antonis Michail, World Ports Sustainability Program

Session II: Sustainable challenges and development of Cruise Industry

• Step forward from Green to Blue Port Developments – Captain Michael McCarthy, Cruise Europe President
• Sustainable Development Challenges of Cruise Industry – Michele Francioni, MSC Cruise
• Challenges of the Cruise Industry – Ukko Metsola, Royal Carribean Cruises

Session III: Practical cases of sustainability

• Future Cruise Ship dimension – comparison of Global and Baltic Sea developments – Mario Lembke, Port of Rostock
• Sustainable Shipbuilding and Ship Operator Expectations to the Ports – Andrus Vaher, Tallink Group
• Why Cruise Passengers need Green Ports and Sustainable Destinations – Ryan Jenkins, Deneesti

Session IV: The GREEN CRUISE PORT Project

• Sustainable Energy Supply & Innovative Solutions for Emission Reduction Green Bunkering of Cruise Vessels with Sustainable Fuel Options – Peter Harbo, Port of Esbjerg
• Opportunities and Limitations for Connecting Cruise Vessels to Shore Power – Even Husby, Port of Bergen
• Basic Project of Smart cruise terminal building – Hele-Mai Metsal, Port of Tallinn
• Green Cruise Port Action Plan – Johannes Schmidt, HPC Hamburg Port Consulting, Ingo Fehrs (replaced by Bjoern Pistol), Hamburg Port Authority