Event History
Port Finance International Istanbul
14 - 15 April 2010
Pera House, British Consulate, Istanbul
Kindly supported by Turklim
The Second Annual Port Finance International Istanbul conference took place on 14 & 15 April 2010 at the gorgeous Pera House in the British Consulate, Istanbul.
Despite many of those attending ending up with difficult journeys home - thanks to the "eruption disruption" a great time was had by all with many interesting and topical subjects being discussed and debated.
To review what's been said about the event by some of the media involved please click these links:
http://turkishmaritime.com.tr/news_detail.php?id=5877
A Selection of Pictures from the Event:
Please review the full agenda here for details.
Speakers included:
• Y. Metin Tahan, Deputy General Director, General Directorate for Construction of Railways, Ports and Airports (DLH), the Ministry of Transport & Communication
• Özgür Soy, Head of Port Division & Deputy General Manager, Borusan Lojistik
• Georgiy Tokman, Director - Development and Investment Department, Commercial Sea Port of Illichivsk
• Özgür Kalelioğlu, Director Port Services, Arkas Holding
• Ekrem Karademir, Planning Expert, DG Economic Sectors and Coordination – Department for Infrastructure and Services, State Planning Organization
• Peter Kirov, Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Maritime Administration
• Neil Davidson, Director - Ports, Drewry Shipping Consultants
• Marcel Steward, Director - Environmental Practice, Market Insurance Brokers Ltd
• Marten van den Bossche, Chairman, ECORYS Netherlands B.V.
• Lai Chan Rasti, Senior Banker, Transport, EBRD
• Rainer Scholl, Partner, Technical Assistance and Port Management, HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH
• Frank Luisman, Director, MTBS (Maritime & Transport Business Solutions b.v)
• James Sutcliffe, Chairman, UK Trade & Investment's Ports Advisory Group
• Meltem Gulsoy, Department Head - Project Finance, TSKB - Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.
• Fabiana Sandra Eggers, Infrastructure Transportation, HSH Nordbank AG
• Dick Scott Kerr, Senior Consultant, BMT Transport Solutions/Technical Director for EU’s Ukraine ‘Port Development Feasibility Study’
• Ulrich Stark, Head of Infrastructure - EMEA, Transportation Finance, HSH Nordbank AG
• Stephen Hanrahan, Director, Ocean Shipping Consultants Ltd.
• Itir Sevim-Çiftçi, Partner M&A/Infrastructure Department, Hergüner Bilgen Özeke Law Firm
• Ghislain Lorthiois, Principal, The Port Fund
• Andrew Huxley, Regional Development Director, Through Transport Mutual (TT Club)
• Anne McGregor, Corporate Finance – Transport, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Jamie Simpson, Director, GHK International
Topics covered included:
• A Practical Approach to Port Finance – Solutions and Trends
• Global Overview of the Container Port and Terminal Sector
• Port Competition and Finance - Challenges in an Uncertain World
• Innovative Port Financing
• Impact of Economic Crisis in Port finance: Sailing through Rough Waters
• Restructuring in the Port Sector - Choosing the Optimal Solution
• Port Privatisation – Lessons Learnt and Opportunities
• Environmental Management and Insurance in Port Financing and Operation
• Safety in Terminal Operations and Equipment
• EBRD's Involvement in the Financing of the Port and Terminal Sector
• Development and Drivers of Port Financing
• Opportunities and Challenges in Black Sea Ports
• Priorities of Turkey’s Transportation Policy and Maritime Infrastructure Needs
• Black Sea Trade Development, an Acid Test for Turkish Ports
• Container Terminals Throughput in the Black Sea – A Focus on Constanta Container Terminal
• Developing New Ports in Turkey, Some Key Lessons
• Turkey, the New Epoch
• Turkish Container Port Volumes and Port Status
• Legal Aspects of Port Finance in Turkey
• Ukraine Port Sector - Scope, Needs and Investment Opportunities
• Containers at Illichivsk Port - Review and Future Development Prospects
• Bulgarian Black Sea Ports – The Right Place for New Opportunities
• Trends in Port Transactions and Risk Assessment in the Black Sea
• And many others…
Taking place at Pera House at the British Consulate in the centre of Istanbul, Port Finance International Istanbul once again brought together leading players involved in the development and financing of the region's ports and terminals.
Click here for the full conference agenda and to download the conference PDF
For more information about this event, and to register your place at Port Finance International Istanbul 2011, please contact Timur Chairutdinov on +44 20 7510 4945 or email timur@portfinanceinternational.com
Click the "read more" link below for more information and to learn how to book your place.
Port Finance International London
17 - 18 November 2009
DBERR Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London
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We are pleased to announce that Paul Clark MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport delivered the opening address on Tuesday, 17 November.
Speakers and programme - click here to download
Kindly supported by UK Trade & Investment
Key speakers included:
• David Whitehead, Director, British Ports Association
• Andreea Nistor, Commercial Director, Maritime Ports Administration, Romania
• Maxim Shirokov, General Director, Ust Luga
• Jesper Kjaedegaard, Partner, Mercator International LLC & President, British Chamber of Shipping
• Jose Luis Almazan Palomino, CEO, General Manager, Port Authority of Melilla
• Richard Tollis, Director, 3i plc
• Mark Wandless, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
• Christian Moller Laursen, CFO, Vice President, APM Terminals Management BV
• Patrick Verhoeven, Secretary General, ESPO
• Bogdan Oldakowski, Secretary General, Baltic Ports Organization
• Tim Waggott, Director of Finance & Commercial, Port of Dover
• Alan Shaoul, Treasurer, Euroports
• Gordon Rankine, Director, Beckett Rankine
• Jamie Simpson, Director, GHK International
• Guillermo Massot Cristino, Senior Consultant, Arup
• Neil Davidson, Director-Ports, Drewry Shipping Consultants
• Rajeev Sinha, Director, Mundra Port and SEZ Limited
• Oliver Wolff, Executive Undersecretary, North-Rhine Westfalian Ministry of Transport
• James Sutcliffe, Chairman, UK Trade & Investment's Ports Advisory Group
• Andrew Morris, Vice President, RREEF Infrastructure
• Martin Blaiklock, Independent Port Consultants
• Dr. Jan Byok, Partner, Bird & Bird LLP
• Eleanor Hadland, Managing Director, BMT Transport Solutions
• Francis Tyrrell, Senior Associate, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP
• Dr. Athanasios A. Pallis, Assistant Professor in Port Economics & Policy, University of the Aegean
• Katherine Downs, Infrastructure Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
• Marten van den Bossche, Chairman, ECORYS Nederland BV
• A. Balasubramanian, Director - Project Finance, Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd.
• Rainer Scholl, Partner, Technical Assistance and Port Management, Hamburg Port Consulting
• Vijay Kalantri, Chairman & Managing Director, Dighi Port Ltd. (DPL) & President, All India Association of Industries (AIAI)
• Captain Nikolai Apostolov, CEO, Executive Agency Maritime Administration, Bulgaria
To download the conference brochure in PDF format click here
To access a list of archived Port Finance International emails click here
Aimed at senior executives within Port and Terminal operating companies, as well as Banking, Legal and Corporate Finance experts from around the world, Port Finance International London will investigate the challenges associated with financing and managing major port investments and developments and will assess the economic criteria of financing and valuating ports.
This two day event is designed to give delegates an in-depth understanding of financing solutions and practical advice. It will also provide an excellent opportunity to meet equity/business partners and senior executives from port authorities, port and terminal operators and from the legal and banking industries to discuss finance options and development requirements.
Additionally the conference will place a spotlight on UK Ports and their plans for expansion and development, whilst also investigating opportunities around the World’s ports for growth and investment.
Here's just a small sample of what some of our past delegates have said about Port Finance International Conferences:
"It was a great pleasure for me be a speaker at Port Finance International Turkey. Thanks again for inviting me as a speaker to such a successful
conference. I strongly believe that both the content and the participants were of very high calibre"
"I wish to congratulate for the quality of the event. It was far better than
I expected and no doubt you can try a redo next year"
"I really enjoyed the event, let's do more of these!"
"I think the seminar was very successful overall and we have picked up some
useful contacts and prospects for UK companies to follow up."
Port Finance International London Press Release
17 - 18 November 2009
Port Finance International London took place on 17 & 18 November 2009 at 1, Victoria Street in the heart of London's Westminster.
If you would like to purchase the papers for this event - which included over 30 presentations - for just £200 please contact patrick@portfinanceinternational.com
Supported by UKTI, over 100 delegates from all four corners of the globe came to hear from an unparalleled line up of industry speakers. Participants in this exclusive event included representatives from:
DP World, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Pinsent Masons LLP, M&G Investments, Buss Group GmbH & Co. KG, TT Club, Royal Haskoning, Port of Rjeka Authority, Industry Funds Management, HSH NORDBANK, St Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority, Moffatt & Nichol, EBDR, Port of Gdansk Authority S.A., Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc., Port of Tallinn Ltd, NCB Holdings BHD, Cirrus Oil Services Ltd, European Investment Bank, European Commission, Forth Ports PLC and many more...
who heard from leading experts such as:
• David Whitehead, Director, British Ports Association
• Maxim Shirokov, General Director, Ust Luga
• Jesper Kjaedegaard, Partner, Mercator International LLC & President, British Chamber of Shipping
• Jose Luis Almazan Palomino, CEO, General Manager, Port Authority of Melilla
• Richard Tollis, Director, 3i plc
• Mark Wandless, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
• Christian Moller Laursen, CFO, Vice President, APM Terminals Management BV
• Patrick Verhoeven, Secretary General, ESPO
• Tim Waggott, Director of Finance & Commercial, Port of Dover
• Alan Shaoul, Treasurer, Euroports
• Neil Davidson, Director-Ports, Drewry Shipping Consultants
• Rajeev Sinha, Director, Mundra Port and SEZ Limited
• Oliver Wolff, Executive Undersecretary, North-Rhine Westfalian Ministry of Transport
• James Sutcliffe, Chairman, UK Trade & Investment's Ports Advisory Group
• Andrew Morris, Vice President, RREEF Infrastructure
• Martin Blaiklock, Independent Port Consultants
• Dr. Jan Byok, Partner, Bird & Bird LLP
• Eleanor Hadland, Managing Director, BMT Transport Solutions
• Katherine Downs, Infrastructure Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
• Marten van den Bossche, Chairman, ECORYS Nederland BV
• A. Balasubramanian, Director - Project Finance, Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd.
• Rainer Scholl, Partner, Technical Assistance and Port Management, Hamburg Port Consulting
• Gordon Rankine, Director, Beckett Rankine
• Jamie Simpson, Director, GHK International
• Guillermo Massot Cristino, Senior Consultant, Arup
• Andreea Nistor, Commercial Director, Maritime Ports Administration, Romania
• Bogdan Oldakowski, Secretary General, Baltic Ports Organization
Along with 2 days of learning and debating, delegates were able to network and meet each other, promoting further discussion and exchanges of business contacts and information.
Port Finance International Turkey & the Eastern Med
12 - 13 May 2009
Grand Cevahir Hotel, Istanbul
Presentations available online now!
Companies who attended this event included:
ABOREWE VENTURES
Akdeniz Kimya NEMPORT
Alba Sigorta
Arkas Holding
Atlas Loans
Belde Liman Isletmeleri ve Depoculuk A.S
British Consulate General
Celebi Holding Inc.
CEYNAK Logistics and Trade Inc.
Cooper Gay & Co Ltd
Delta Petrol Ticaret A.S
Delta Petroleum
DenizHaber.com
Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung
DG Economic Sectors & Coordination, Department for Infrastructure & Services, State Planning Organisation
Dildar Halkla Iliskiler (Marine & Commerce)
Dragoman Dil Teknolojileri ve Danışmanlık Ltd. Sti.
Dunya Gazetesi
Ecorys Netherlands B.V.
Financial Times Istanbul
Garanti Bank
Global Investment Holdings
Global Ports Holding
Grup Maritim TCB, S.L.
Gur Avukatlik Burosu
Herguner Bilgen Ozeke Law Firm
HSBC Insurance Brokers
If Pr
International Finance Corporation
International Maritime Pilots' Association
ISI Deal Watch
Istanbul Technical University
Kaptanhaber.com
Karavelioglu Sirketler Grubu
LAMYONEL A. MAKZUME SHIPPING AGENCIES CO INC.
LEVY, MEIDAN & Co ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
LIMAS LIMAN ISLETMECILIGI A.S.
LOJIPORT Magazine
Marine Deal News
MTBS
Ocean Shipping Consultants
PETKIM Petrokimya Holding A.S.
Poliport
Poti Sea Port Corporation
RDM CONSULTANTS
Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry, Privitization Administration
Riport Port of Rize
T.C. Basbakanlik Dis Ticaret Mustesarligi
TAYFUN LİMAN A.Ş.
The Port Fund
Triesta Chamber of Commerce - Italian Trade Commision
TSKB
TT Club
TURKLIM
UKTI Ports Sector
Vira Maritime Magazine
The second in our highly anticipated series of Port Finance International conferences once again brought together industry leaders to review key topics, issues and trends currently facing the market. It also looked at economic patterns, especially in the current volatile market climate and issues surrounding Private & Public Partnerships (PPP). With a look at recent industry trends and movements, and a review of the various investment opportunities and products currently available and the associated legal challenges, this event provided an up to date overview of this complex yet exciting market.
See what the media had to say (click on name to see file):
Port Finance International Asia
23 April 2009
Marina Mandarin, Singapore
Conference Presentations Now Available - Click on Speaker's Name in Event Program
Aimed at senior executives within Port and Terminal operating companies, as well as Banking, Legal and Corporate Finance experts. The conference brought together these industry leaders to review key topics, issues and trends currently facing the market. It also studied economic patterns, especially in the current volatile market climate. With a look at recent industry trends and movements and a review of the various investment opportunities and products currently available, this event provided an up to date overview of this complex and exciting market
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