Conference Documentation: International Port Security
"This year's 6th annual International Port Security conference, hosted by SMi, will convene in London on 3rd and 4th June. With the current threats and tragedies occurring in the Mediterranean, never has such a conference been so current and relevant. With continued illegal migration into the EU through sea borders there is a need for the maritime security community to collaborate and further strengthen relations in order to boost security.
There will be a range of topics discussed at the conference in June; these include international port security case studies, strategy and policy in order to comply with the ISPS code as well as presentations from NGOs on seafarers welfare and the effects and causes of maritime piracy. Such a diverse range of topics will allow delegates to learn best practices for port security as well as address the more practical issues and human issues of day-to-day port security."
- Day 1
- 8:30
- Registration & Coffee
- 9:00
- Chairman's Opening Remarks
- John Dalby, CEO, Marine Risk Management
- 9:10
- Port Security – the UK Approach
- Stephen Hilton, Head of Maritime Security Compliance & Port Security Policy, Department For Transport (D F T)
- 9:50
- Solving the Conundrum of Ports Security
- Commander David Philips, Chief Harbour Master, Port of London Authority
- 10:30
- Morning Coffee
- 11:00
- Developing a strategic Port Security Authority in a mature ISPS environment
- Stephen Reid, Chief Officer of Police, Port Security Director, Belfast Harbour
- 11:40
- Ports and the Welfare of Seafarers
- Roger Harris, Executive Director, International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network
- 12:20
- Port Security from a Mariners viewpoint
- John Dalby, CEO, Marine Risk Management
- 13:00
- Networking Lunch
- 14:10
- Port Security and the support of ISPS facilities in the Port of Antwerp
- Ronny Pauwels, Assistant Port Security, Port of Antwerp
- 14:50
- Consistently Secured and Consistently Optimised Supply Chain
- Nik Delmeire, Secretary General, European Shippers' Council
- 15:30
- NATO’s approach to Maritime Security
- Hallvard Flesland, Branch Head, NATO Shipping Centre
- 16:10
- Afternoon Tea
- 16:40
- Development and short presentation of Port of Vienna
- Dejana Topic, Superintendent for Customs Warehousing, Port of Vienna
- 17:20
- Cascading effects in protecting critical maritime infrastructure
- Professor Nikitas Nikitakos, Research Associate, Center for Security Studies (KEMEA), , Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection
- 18:00
- Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
- Day 2
- 8:30
- Registration & Coffee
- 9:00
- Chairman's Opening Remarks
- John Dalby, CEO, Marine Risk Management
- 9:10
- European Union : a major player in port security?
- Christian Dupont, Deputy Head of Unit, DG MOVE, European Commission
- 9:50
- Information & Situational Awareness in Harbour Protection Ops
- Rear Admiral Luis Sousa Pereira, Commandant PRT Navy Marine Corps (Fuzileiros), Portuguese Navy
- 10:30
- Morning Coffee
- 11:00
- Development of Dubrovnik Passenger Port and the application of the ISPS Code
- Dario Barbaric, Port Facility Security Officer, Environmental and Quality Manager, Dubrovnik Port Authority
- 11:40
- Safety & Security vs Port Operations (study of the Port of Vigo)
- Juan Martín González, Chief of Safety & Security, Port Authority of Vigo
- 12:20
- Networking Lunch
- 13:30
- A Scenario setting exercise as part of a Security Management System to prepare Port Security Compliance in a Historic City Port - the Port of Valletta Malta
- David Attard, Head of Maritime Security Compliance , Malta Transport Authority
- 14:10
- Maritime Piracy a Humanitarian Response
- Roy Paul, Programme Director, Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme
- 14:50
- Afternoon Tea
- 15:20
- An integrated approach to implementation of the ISPS code for Africa
- Karen Sumser-Lupson, Commissioner, African Maritime Safety and Security Agency
- 16:00
- Port Development and Security: Case Studies in China
- Pengfei Zhang, PhD candidate, China Maritime Centre
- 16:00
- Port Development and Security: Case Studies in China
- Minghua Zhao, Director, , China Maritime Centre
- 16:40
- Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two