18/5/2011 – Over 270 participants at the logistics seminar May 18th
More than 270 experts and stakeholders discussed, during today’s seminar, the possibilities to enhance Romania’s competitive position in Europe and develop it as the Eastgate Trade Hub of Central and Eastern Europe, through the Port of Constanta.
The conference also saw the creation of the first Romanian logistics faculties, developed in partnership between the Bucharest and Timisoara Polytechnical Universities, the Ovidius University in Constanta and the Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Venlo.
“This program, partly financed by the Dutch state, is a major step forward in developing the transports and logistics capabilities of Romania, by creating a new generation of highly-skilled logistics specialists that would use state of the art logistics practices and capabilities, similar to those developed in the Netherlands” said Gerard Kuijs, Owner and CEO Archicom Romania.
Also, the creation of the Romania Black Sea Gateway Association was announced at the conference, an organization designed to promote the development of Romania’s potential in the field of re-export activities, transport and logistics, by acting as a dialogue partner for the Romanian authorities, but also attracting assembly, trade, transport and logistics investors interested in the opportunities offered by Romania.
“Central and Eastern Europe, including Austria, accounts today for more than 12% of EU’s GDP, yet the region attract less than 1% of the sea freight coming to Europe. That is a huge imbalance, estimated by our calculations at more than 5 million containers (TEU) per year and 20 million tonnes of bulk commodities, goods coming mostly from Eastern Asia and the Middle East, that should enter the region directly, but are transiting through North-Western Europe”, stated Robin Martens, Managing Director of the European Gateways Platform and Director General of Archicom Romania.
Seminar Presentations May 18th 2011
Presentation HE Mrs. Tanya van Gool- Ambassador of the Netherland
Conference EGP “Romania’s next step in becoming Europe’s Eastgate trade hub”
Mr. Robin Martens – Managing Director, European Gateways Platform
Mr. Gabi Banica / Mr. Thomas Bijl – Director Operations at Wim Bosman Romania
Mr. Hanno Reeser – Business Unit Manager Eastern Europe, Essers Transport Company
Logistics market developments Romania
Mr. Marco Rensma, Director, MEYS Emerging Markets Research
Romania towards competitive exports
Mr. Costin Lianu – (Director Export development in the Ministry of Economy , Commerce and Business Environment)
Workshop 1 - General conditions: domestic transport & warehousing
Mr. Jaap Veenenbos – representative AON
Mr. Iulian Patrascanu - representative Fine law
Mr. Daan van Looij – Senior Supply Chain Consultant, Archicom Srl.
Workshop 2 – Warehousing & dangerous goods
Mr. Gerard Kuijs – President, Archicom Srl.
Mr. Alain Schodts – Director Van Moer Group Romania.
Mr. Wouter Vugts – Logistics Consultant, Archicom.
Workshop 3 – Supply chains in control by ICT
Mr. Robin Martens – Managing Director, European Gateways Platform.
Workshop 4 – How to develop inter-modality?
Mrs. Andreea Nistor – Secretary general Romanian Intermodal Association (RIA)
Mr. Stefan Roseanu – Secretary general Club Feroviar
Mr. Hanno Reeser – Business Unit Manager Eastern Europe, Essers Transport Company
Mr. Johan De Bot – Managing director Veka Logistics
Press release
Logistic is not carrying a box from one pallet to another – logistic is a mindset – 25 May 2011
E-info Business Bulletin - 25 May 2011
Financiarul - 19May 2011
Bursa - 19 May 2011
Curierul National - 19 May 2011
Nine O’ Clock -18 May 2011
Money Channel - 18 May