Annual Ports Conference 2014: Mike Robarts

July 7th, 2015 by JCB
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With EU Ports Regulation to be discussed at the annual ports conference the Association put together a delegate team to ensure the Association’s views were heard about proposed regulation. Remi Mayet, from DG Move, the EU Directorate General for Mobility and Transport attended, as did Don Cockrill, our Chairman, John Pearn and Mike Morris the Vice Chairmen, and Mike Robarts from the Section Committee. Proposed EU Ports Regulation generated a heated debate.

The Annual ports conference tackled other thorny issues. Chief among these were:

• judicial review, for which law firm Eversheds gave a presentation;

• Port development and infrastructure, responses coming from the Department for Transport;

• licensing and planning by John Tye of the Marine Management Organisation;

• The latest view of global seaborne trade explained by Trevor Crowe of Clarksons’ shipping services.

The event gave the Association networking opportunities to discuss proposed EU Ports Regulation with other ports groups and especially with the Department for Transport.