NEVA 2011: Cooperation and Integration to the Fore

Conference delegates, exhibitors and a host of executives from the global maritime industries are preparing to converge on St. Petersburg for NEVA 2011, which is being held in the Russian city from 20-23 September.

NEVA is a global cluster representing all commercial maritime activity and the combined exhibition and conference will again powerfully focus minds and accelerate development and integration.

The exhibition programme includes important sessions and meetings outside the central conference agendas headed by the German-Russian Equipment Forum, the Round Table for Shipbuilding Contracts and the Russian EU Shipyards Second Round Table.

Four Breakdown/Focus sessions of the central programme on 22 September will analyse and develop the theme that technology and engineering are driving forces in setting new standards in efficiency, safety and environmental performance.

NEVA 2012 is being held at a crucial time for Russia and the global maritime industries as Russia seeks United Nations’ agreement to extend its Arctic territory by one million square kilometres where the recently unveiled alliance between Exxon and Rosneft is looking to extract the Russian share of an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil.

Against this backdrop, an International Maritime Organization paper looking closely at the IMO’s Polar Code will be a central Conference topic.

NEVA 2011 will also showcase the challenging work of Russian shipbuilders who are at the forefront of building high-tech vessels for Arctic exploration, most notably Admiralty Shipyards, which is collaborating with Aker Arctic Finland.

An area of particular focus is the Northern Sea Route, a link for bulk cargo between Scandinavia and China, where the requirement for a new fleet of Russian ice-breakers is paramount.

Russian yards are building shuttle tankers for domestic operators and ice-breaking tugs for Wijsmuller and the Russian-owned company Nordic Yards Wismar Germany is leading the way with highly specialised ice class tanker construction.

New initiatives are also underway for Russian yards to work with Far East shipbuilders in a number of projects.

In addition, the Russian Register is cooperating closely with the French classification society Bureau Veritas in the further development of rules covering liquefied natural gas carriers and floating production storage and offloading units.

THE EXHIBITION PROGRAMME – EXHIBITION HALLS: 3-4-5-5A-6-7-8-8A

Tuesday 20 September

Exhibition Hours 10.00 - 18.00

10.00-14.00. Russia - Holland Seminar “Advanced Shipbuilding Production Technology (plate & profile cutting, bending and 3D CAD/CAM)” - Hall 6, Conference Hall 6-1

09.30-12.00 Plenary Conference “The Inland Waterways Transport of Europe: Integration, Investments, Innovation” - Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-2

10.00-12.00 Round Table “Perspectives for Development of Small and Medium Commercial Shipbuilding with the participation of the Business Community of the Republic of Turkey” – Hall 7 Conference Hall 7-3.
Organisers: Ministry of Transport of RF, Ministry for Regional Development of RF, Ministry for Industry and Trade of RF, Federation of Water Motor Sport of RF, Association of Shipbuilders of the Republic of Turkey

11.00-13.00 Seminar Presentation “Equipment for Geophysical and Hydrographical Exploration of Seabed”- Hall 5A, Petrovsky Conference Hall 5-1.
Organiser: Technopol Company with participation of XSEA, L-3 Communication Elac Nautic, Kongsberg Geoacoustics Ltd.

13.00-15.00 Round Table “Strategy of United Shipbuilding Corporation-OSK-for Commercial Shipbuilding”– Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-1, Ground level. Organisers: JSC “United Shipbuilding Corporation”, FSUE “Sudoexport”

14.00-16.00 Seminar Presentation “Equipment for Geophysical and Hydrographical Exploration of Seabed”- Hall 5A, Petrovsky Conference Hall 5-1.
Organiser: Technopol Company with participation of XSEA, L-3 Communication Elac Nautic, Kongsberg Geoacoustics Ltd.

15.00 – 18.00 Round Table “Opportunities to Improve Cooperation between Inland Waterways Shipping and Waterways Tourism to Develop Bilateral Relations between Russia and Other Countries.” - Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-3

15.00 – 18.00 Round Table “Innovation and Modernisation Development of Inland Waterways Transport of Russia on the Basis of Integration of Science, Education and Production” - Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-4

14.00 – 19.00 First Russian-German Business Conference for Shipbuilding and Shipping.
Organiser- VDMA, SNA Marine Consulting, an official adviser of VDMA for Russian shipbuilding – Hall 6, Conference Hall 6-2

Wednesday 21 September

Exhibition Hours 10.00 - 18.00

09.30 NEVA 2011 Official Welcoming Ceremony - Hall 7

10.00-13.00 Presentation “ Divetechnoservice” Ltd, - Hall 5A, “Press-center”, Ground level

10.00-13.00 Poland-Russia Seminar by WPHI, St.Petersburg- Hall 6, Conference Hall 6-2

10.00-17.30 Conference “Welding and Welding Technologies in Modern Shipbuilding, Marine Technique Production and Building of Water Transport On-shore Infrastructure” –Hall 6, Conference Hall 6-1 Organisers- Welding Alliance, “Center for Technology of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair” JSC

10.00-16.30 Plenary Session of the 11th NEVA International Conference “The Commercial Development of Russian Shipbuilding, Shipping, Ports, Ocean and Marine Offshore Technology” - Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-2.

10.00 – 11.00 Registration, Hall 7, Ground Level of the Main Entrance

11.00 – 13.30 Plenary Session “Prospects for Commercial Shipbuilding Development” – Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-2

13.30 -14.00 Break

14.00-16.30 Plenary Session of the 11th NEVA International Conference “The Commercial Development of Shipbuilding and Shipping in the Arctic, Antarctic Zones and Areas with Permanent and Non-Permanent Ice Conditions” - Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-2.

14.00-16.00 Round Table “Purchasing Policy of United Shipbuilding Corporation-OSK-Applied During Construction of Commercial Fleet Vessels” – Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-3. Organisers: JSC “United Shipbuilding Corporation”, FSUE “Sudoexport”

15.00-17.00 Seminar by Marine Service Jaroszewicz s.c. "Modern Technique of Seating of Marine and Offshore Machinery on Foundation Chocks Cast of EPY, Epocast and Chockfast Resin Compounds", Poland- Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-4

16.30-18.00 Round Table for Shipbuilders and Equipment Manufacturers of Russia and the European Union (By Invitation) - Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-2

Thursday 22 September

Exhibition Hours 10.00 - 18.00

10.00- 15.00 Session of the Committee for Technology and Mechanization of The Association of Sea Commercial Ports-ASOP , the Academy of Transport Logistic Centre for International Transport (Russia) and The Association of Sea Ports (Ukraine) “ Technique and Technology for Port Business”, Hall 6, Conference Hall 6-2

10.00-14.00. Russia -Holland Seminar “Advanced Shipbuilding Production Technology (plate & profile cutting, bending and 3D CAD/CAM)”- Hall 6, Conference Hall 6-1

11.00-18.00 Breakdown Focus Sessions of the 11th NEVA International Conference “Perspectives for the Development of Russian Commercial Shipbuilding, Shipping, Ports, Ocean and Marine Offshore Technologies”

11.00-14.00 Focus Session 1 “The Development of Ships, Platforms and the Offshore Support Fleet” – Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-4

11.00-14.00 Focus Session 2 “Future Technologies for the Ship Repair Sector” – Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-3

11.30 – 13.00 Seminar “New Developments in Satellite Communications: Organiser “Morsviazsputnik” FSUE – Hall 5A, Conference Hall 5-1 “Petrovsky” Room

14.00 – 15.00 Break

15.00-18.00 Focus Session 3 “Development of Commercial Shipping and Shipbuilding” – Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-2

15.00-18.00 Focus Session 4 “Development of Arctic Shipping and Shipbuilding” – Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-3

15.00-18.00 Round Table “Construction and Development of the Fishery Fleet and Fishery Vessel Shipbuilding” – Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-4

ALL EXHIBITORS ARE INVITED to propose Papers and Speakers to the Programme.

ALL EXHIBITORS ARE INVITED to participate in all Sessions of the Programme as Delegates without additional costs, except sessions by invitations.

For full information please see NEVA 2011 Provisional Conference Programme

Friday 23 September

Exhibition Hours 10.00 - 17.00

11.00-12.0 AMVER USCG AWARDS Ceremony – Hall 7, Conference Hall 7-2

11.00-12.00 Seminar “Technology of Diagnostics, Alignment and Balancing applied for Ship Construction and Ship Repair” by VAST Association, Ltd- Hall 7, Conference-hall 7-5

NEVA 2011 support includes the Executive Committee of the Coordination Transport Council of the Ministers of Transport of CIS Countries, the Maritime Council of the Government of St Petersburg, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Union of Russian Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Union of Oil and Gas Equipment Producers, the Union of Russian Ship Owners, the Association of Sea Commercial Ports, United Shipbuilding Corporation, GAZPROM JSC, Directorate of Technical Development and Technology for the Exploration of Deposits of the Department for Extraction of Gas, Gas Condensate and Oil, the Russian Academy of Science, North-West Research Center, the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the State Federal Service for Hydrometeorology ‘ROSHYDROMET’, the Association for Economic Cooperation of the Territories of the North-West of Russian Federation, the Welding Alliance of St Petersburg and North-West Region, Atomflot FSUE of the ROSATOM State Corporation of Russian Federation, The Association of Shipbuilders of St Petersburg, Krylov Scientific and Technical Society of Shipbuilders of Russia, Krylov Shipbuilding Research Institute, the Centre for Technologies of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, CNIIMF Sea Fleet Research Institute, State Shipbuilding University and State University for Water Communications.