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An official welcome reception for all delegates will be hosted by the City of Nice on the evening of Wednesday, May 9. All delegates and their ladies will be invited to the Official Buffet Evening of the Conference on May 10. It is in- tended that this reception will be held at the magnificent Villa Mas- sena, which is built and furnished in the style of the Italian villas of the First Empire. In all, the three days of RO/RO 84 promise to provide a packed program for all concerned with the improvement of through transport for general and unitized freight. ROkl°]84 Conference Program Wednesday, May 9 2:00 pm, Session 1: "World RO/RO Trades and the Market Future," chaired by N.J. Tatham, senior vice president- ships, Sea Containers Ltd., London. Panelists and speakers: B. Hultman, deputy managing di- rector, Brostroms Rederi AB, Gothenburg. E. Belloni, vice president, Andrea Merzario SpA, Milan. J.E. Holvik, director, Parley Au- tustsson & Company, Oslo. J. Rasmussen, shipbroker, Saco- mar-Barry Rogliano Salles SA, Geneva. A.M. Briere, shipbroker, Barry Rogliano Salles (Affretements) SA, Paris. P. Hogberg, shipbroker, Simson- ship AB, Stockholm. Thursday, May 10 9:00 am, Session 2: "Computer Applications to RO/RO Transport." Chairman: Prof. J. King, Depart- ment of Maritime Studies, Univer- sity of Wales and Institute of Sci- ence and Technology, Cardiff. "Operational and Design Require- ments for Shipboard Software and its Applications for General/Uni- tized Cargo," by Prof. King. "Computer Systems for Charter- ing and Operations: New Oppor- tunities for RO/RO Operators," by Erik Stavseth, Management Con- sultants, Oslo. "Trailer Stowage and Ship Stabil- ity—Microcomputers May Provide the Answer," by N. MacWhirter, naval architect, DMC Ltd., Chi- chester, U.K. "Computers Open the Door-to-Door Information Concept for Ports and their Users," by Christer Roos, vice president-marketing, Gothen- burg Stevedoring Company, Sweden. 9:00 am, Session 3: "RO/RO's Role for the Developing Countries" Chairman: F. Bureau, chairman of ICHCA and director general, Compagnie de Navigation Denis Freres, Paris. "Efforts to Promote Roll-on/Roll- off Technology in Africa," by A. Kovalev, United Nations Eco- nomic Commission for Africa, Ad- dis Ababa. "The Role of Intermodal Freight Terminals in Transport Network Planning in Developing Coun- tries," by C.F. de Castro, The World Bank, Washington. "To What Extent Should Develop- ing Countries Utilize RO/RO Ships?," by S. Gilman, director, Marine Transport Centre, Univer- sity of Liverpool, U.K. "RO/RO Ships in Developing Afri- can Liner Trades," by G.F.B. Cooper, Ex-Commissioner for Shipping, Liberia; and R.H. Baines, director, OT Africa Line, managing director, Antrak Group of Companies, London. "Low-Cost Ports for Developing Countries—the Role and Econom- ics of RO/RO Operations," by E.G. Frankel, port and shipping ad- viser, The World Bank, Wash- ington. 2:30 pm, Session 4: "RO/RO Port Operations and Handling" "The Adaptation of a 100% Break- bulk Port to an 80% RO/RO-StowRo Capability, by K. Cooper, chief executive, Medway Ports Author- ity, Sherness, U.K. "New RO/RO Techniques for the Transfer of Heavy and Indivisible Unit Loads," by G.M. Pinckaers, director-general manager, SOMEF N.V., Antwerp. "Developing a Management Infor- mation System for RO/RO Port Operation/Handling," by J.T. Mors, assistant director, Harbors, South African Transport Services, Johannesburg. "Technology, Know-how, and Teamwork—the Vital Circle in a RO/RO Port," by H. Assarsson, general manager, Alvsborg Har- bor, Port of Gothenburg, Sweden. "Bolster Units vs StowRo for Han- dling Breakbulk Steel and Forest Products," U. Cramer, Badische Waggonfabrik GmbH, Rastatt, West Germany. 2:30 pm, Session 5: "Ship Design" Chairman: J-E. Wahl, technical director, Oivind Lorentzen Ship- ping A/S, Oslo. "The Structural Design of Bulk- heads on PCTC Carriers," by B. Rapo, principal surveyor, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London. "Hull Forms and Propulsion Effi- ciency of RO/ROs—the Effect of Number of Propellers and Propel- ler RPM," by S.A. Hellstrom, Swedish Maritime Research Centre, SSPA, Gothenburg. "Strength Analysis of Roll-on/Roll- off Ships Due to their Specific Loadings," by P.J. Latreille, sen- ior principal surveyor, Bureau Veritas, France. "Pusher-Barge Transportation System—A New Business Concept for the Cargo Shipping Market," by K. Levander and T. Routa, Wartsila Helsinki Shipyard, Finland. "Aspects of Optimizing RO/RO De- signs," by E. Heirung, director, Ship Division, and P.O. Brett, Re- search Division, Det norske Veri- tas, Oslo. "RO/RO Ship Hull Form: Stabil- ity, Speed/Power, and Seakeeping Properties," by U. Sjoeholm and A. Kjellberg, naval architects, Kockums AB, Malmo, Sweden. Friday, May 11 9:00 am, Session 6: "Mediterranean RO/RO" Chairman: Y-P. Remond, com- mercial director, Port of Mar- seilles Authority, France. "Design Aspects of Railferry Cargo Access Equipment—Results after One Year's Service," by R.J. Cur- rie, technical manager, Metallo- tecnica Veneta SpA, Venice, and M. Vitiello, naval architect, Ital- ian State Railways. "The Design and Operation of the New Mediterranean Ferries," by T. Dedeyan, manager-ship sales, Chantiers Dubigeon Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Paris. Panel: D. Josso, deputy managing director, SNCM (Societe Nationale Mari- time Corse-Mediterranee, Mar- seilles; J. Le Padellec, Project and Design Department manager, Chantiers Dubigeon, Nantes. "Mediterranean-Far East Trade: Israel Land Bridge vs Suez Canal Services," by D. Morgenstern, di- rector of Port Shipping and Freight Department, Ministry of Trans- port, Jerusalem. "The Pros and Cons of a Central Transshipment/Distribution Ter- minal in the Mediterranean," by K.J. Loroch, port/management consultant, Hamburg. "Future Prospects for the Italian RO/RO Services," by M. Monica, G.A. Pasquali, and R. Repetto, Maritime Economics Department, Cetena, Genoa. 9:00 am, Session 7: "RO/RO Safety—The Trailer on the Ship" Chairman: J. Penissard, Inter- national Road Transport Union, Geneva. "Operational Aspects of Cargo Se- curing," by J. Telle, principal sur- veyor, Det norske Veritas, Oslo. "Lashing the RO/RO Trailer/ Standardization/The French Expe- rience and the ISO Development," by F. Robin, chairman of the French Standardization Commit- tee for Lashing of Vehicles Aboard RO/RO Ships, AFNOR, Courbe- voie, France. "A Seagoing Road Trailer—A Pro- posal for Standardization," by P. Andersson, project manager, MariTerm AB, Helsingborg, and P. Ottosson, project manager, Swedish Maritime Research Centre, SSPA, Gothenburg. "Report from the SAGIT Reference Group (Safety of Goods in Trail- ers)—Haulers / Operators / Under- writers," by G. Hesselgren, man- aging director, Ferrymasters AB, Gothenburg. 2:30 pm, Session 8: "RO/RO Terminal Design" Chairman: G.N. Bowman-Shaw, (continued on page 36) THE SHIPYARD DOOR FOR BjG OPEHIHGS High Wind Loads For tough environments Easy to install and maintain Perfect in blast & paint facilities Send for complete technical information MIEGAD00R 441 Lexington Avenue, Suite 903, New York, NY 10017 Telephone (212) 682-5090 INC. April 15, 1984 Circle 197 on Reader Service Card 35
