PEMA Autumn Members Meeting
26 - 29 October 2015, Shanghai, China

 

 PEMA AUTUMN MEMBERS MEETING AGENDA

Monday 26 October
12:30-18:30Site Visit to Nantong Rainbow Heavy Machineries
An afternoon trip to see the crane design and production operations at Nantong Rainbow Heavy Machineries' (RHM) facilities in the Nantong Marine Equipment Industrial Zone, one of the key industry clusters within the Nantong Economic & Technological Development Area (NETDA)

Journey time from Shanghai to Nantong is approximately 90 minutes each way. Transport will be provided from the Westin Shanghai Bund, returning to the hotel at approximately 18:30.

For more information, please contact:

Helen Coffey at the PEMA Secretariat:
Tel: +44 20 3327 0578  |  Email: helen.coffey@pema.org


Tuesday 27 October
08:00 - 09:00Bus departs from the Westin Bund Center
09:00 - 13:50Bus tour of ZPMC Changxing Island Main Manufacturing Base guided by ZPMC Directors
An exclusive opportunity to tour ZPMC's manufacturing base on Changxing Island in the Yangtse RIver estuary. With 780,000 square metres of plant and 4.65km of coastline, the Changxing Island facility is reported to be the largest heavy equipment manufacturing base in the world, employing 28,000 people and producing 280 quay cranes and 470,000 tons of steel structures annually. www.zpmc.com/base.php


For those attending the PEMA Master Classes hosted by ZPMC later in the day, buses will take you directly onto the master class sessions and then back to the event hotel.

If you intend to come to the site visit only, please let us know so that we can coordinate the necessary transport arrangements. Please contact Helen Coffey at the PEMA Secretariat:
Tel: +44 20 3327 0578  |   Email: helen.coffey@pema.org


10:00 - 10:30Welcome speech by ZPMC
10:30 - 10:45Large-scale STS and standard RTG
10:45 - 11:00Energy-saving and environmental protection technology
11:00 - 11:15Automation and control technologies for container terminal
11:15 - 11:40Self-developed AGV and SC for automation terminal
*All the above speeches will be given by Department Directors at ZPMC
11:40 - 12:40Lunch at CX base
12:40 - 13:50Back to ZPMC headquarters
13:50 - 18:30PEMA Master Class Sessions at ZPMC Head Office

Please tick the box if you plan to attend.

13:50 - 14:00Welcome
14:00 - 15:00PEMA Safety Master Class
Siro Brieda, CEO & owner, Brieda Cabins
Peter Grönholm, Managing Director, Cavotec Micro-control
Lars Meurling, VP marketing and product business development, Bromma Conquip, PEMA Safety & Environment Committee Chair
Stephan Stiehler, Strategic Industry Manager Ports, SICK, PEMA Board Member and Special Events, Programmes and Education Committee Vice Chair
  • IMO - the regulation on container weight verification, Container Weighing a safety aspect
  • Proven Safety approaches & trends highlighting the need for safety at terminal operation
  • Challenges in Safety & Health @ Crane Operator
  • Remote Control for safe operation
15:00 - 15:15Refreshments and networking
15:15 - 16:15PEMA Process Automation Master Class
Frank Kho, Vice President, Offering Development, Kalmar Global
Jost Daemmgen, Sales Manager Crane Systems, TMEIC
Allen Thomas, COO, APS Technology, PEMA Automation & Control Technologies Committee Chair
  • Automation – next generation container terminals
  • Automation – Technology, optimizing container crane operation
  • Proven automation approaches & trends highlighting the need for process automation 
  • OCR  Automation at gate & rail operation
16:15 - 17:15PEMA Environment Master Class
Lorene Grandidier, Shore Connection Regional Business Development Manager, Schneider Electric
Ryan Hertel, Global Manager - Ports & Terminals, Phoenix Products
Thomas Müller, Head of Port Technology Business Unit, Vahle
  • Yard terminal electrification, E-RTG & data communication
  • Environmental impact with Shore Power
  • Environmental impact and trends of Terminal Lighting
17:15 - 18:00Q & A
18:00 - 18:30Speech by ZPMC President
18:30 - 19:00Bus departs for the Westin Bund Center
19:30 - 22:00Welcome Drinks & Supper (to members' and guests' own accounts)
Meet fellow association members and guests over drinks and buffet dinner at the Westin Bund Center (to members' and guests' own accounts)

Wednesday 28 October
07:30 - 09:00Board Meeting
Open to Board Members only.
08:15 - 09:15Registration, refreshments and networking
09:15 - 10:15Welcome and Update from PEMA
Ottonel Popesco, President, PEMA
With the President and Committee Chairs
10:15 - 11:00Coffee and networking
11:00 - 13:00Guest Speaker Panel: Port Equipment & Technology Trends in China and North Asia
Tamotsu Ninomiya, General Manager, Project Planning Department, Hakata Port Terminal Co
Jonathon Hsieh, Vice President, Liftech Consultants Inc.
Michael Noel, Infrastructure Project Management & Business Development Asia, CMA CGM
  • The history of crane innovation and future developments
  • Advances in port logistics IT
  • Trends and focus for equipment investments in Asia
13:00 - 14:30Lunch and networking
14:30 - 15:30New IMO container weight verification rules - what they mean for ports and terminals
Lars Meurling, VP marketing and product business development, Bromma Conquip, PEMA Safety & Environment Committee Chair
Beat Zwygart, Manager, LASSTEC Container Weighing Systems, Conductix-Wampfler
15:45 - 17:00Guest Speaker Session: Challenges and Opportunities for China and North Asia - VIews from the C-Suite
Masaharu Shinohara, Executive Officer, Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation
John Elliott, President & CEO, Busan New Container Terminal
  • Development of automation at BNCT, an overview of the key business drivers for China and North Asia over the past year and future priorities for the region
  • Policy overview of Japan’s container ports and strategies/challenges for Kobe-Osaka Port
19:30 - 22:30Member & Guest Dinner
Dinner for members and guests at Lost Heaven Bund Restaurant, Section B (2nd floor) 

Kindly sponsored by Shanghai Jiuneng Mechanic & Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd



Thursday 29 October
08:30-09:00Registration, refreshments and networking
09:00-10:30Safety & Environment Committee Meeting
10:45 -12:15Automation & Control Technologies Committee meeting
12:30 - 14:00Equipment Design & Infrastructure Committee meeting
14:00-14:15Committee Working Joint Session & Conclusion
14:15 - 15:30Late lunch and networking
15:30Meeting ends - departure
Close of PEMA Autumn Members Meeting 2015.