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RO 1-88 (continued) "Experiences from the World's

First Openwater Linkspan—17

Ships/Day—No Stevedoring—

RORO/Ferry Traffic,"

J. Rose, managing director, Marine

Development, Dunblane, Scotland. "A RORO Future for Old Quays and

Port Facilities—in Western and

Third World Situations,"

N. Nixon, managing partner, Nigel

Nixon Knapton & Partners. "The Development of Shoreside

RORO Structures,"

A. Masters, associate, Posford

Duvivier. 16.30 Session 7: Rail Traffic "Operating the World's Largest

Railships Between Germany and

Finland—Is Big the Best for Long

Distance Routes?" R. Heinecke, managing director, Railship GmbH & Co. "Marketing Opportunities for

Through Rail Transport—Reduced

Inventory—Hazardous Cargoes—

But How Competitive After 1992,'

Speaker to be announced,

Deutsche Bundesbahn.

Wednesday Evening Reception and dinner hosted by the Port of

Gothenburg aboard one of the

Stena Line super ferries sailing between Sweden and Denmark.

Thursday, June 9 09.30 Session 8: Ship Survivability (parallel with Session 9) "Survival Capability Class:

Increased Safety But Does It

Destroy the RORO Concept?"

S. Rusas, principal surveyor, Det norske Veritas. "Risk Management for RORO

Cargo Ships," J. Spouge, consultant, Technica Ltd. "RORO Ship Survivability:

Comments on Damage Stabilty

Modelling." D. Boltwood, senior surveyor for damage stability,

International Conventions

Department, Lloyd's Register of

Shipping. "The New SOLAS

Amendments—Agreed and

RELIABLE,

EFFICIENT,

WRIGHT-AUSTIN

GAS/LIQUID

SEPARATORS

Possible," S. Felding, International

Maritime Organization (IMO). "Practical Solutions to Improved

Survivability of RoRo Ferries," D.

Byrne, technical manager,

MacGregor-Navire (UK) Ltd. "Putting a Lifebelt Around the

Ship," E. Vossnack, consultant,

Hook of Holland.

Session 9: Forklift Trucks and

Terminal Tractors (parallel with

Session 8)

Panel Workshop Discussion

B. Bender, president, Ottawa Truck

Corporation.

P. H. Lindberg, vice president, Sisu

Terminal Systems.

H. Bendel, director, Lansing

Bagnall AG. (Panellist to be announced),

Kalmar LMV.

R. Cheek, vice president- marketing, Valmet Materials

Handling Ltd. (Panellist to be announced), PGS

SpA. 12:45 Close of RORO Conference 13.00 Lunch for Registered Conference

Delegates

NB: during the afternoon of

Thursday, June 9, there will be an opportunity for interested delegates to join a conducted tour of the Gothenburg Port facilites.

Friday, June 10 (morning)

Post-conference visit to Volvo production line to see the latest range of cars being constructed.

Post-conference visit to Swedish

Maritime Research Centre SSPA,

Gothenburg.

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Friday, June 10

Gothenburg/RORO Golf

Tournament 18-hole competition followed by lunch. Entry details will be enclosed with delegate receipts.

Wednesday, June 8/Thursday, June 9

The Port of Gothenburg by Motor

Launch—Optional tour for interested delegates on

Wednesday and Thursday. 14.30 Depart by coach from Svenska

Massan. 14.50 Board launch to see:

Floating parts of Gothenburg

Maritime Museum; Fruit and

Coffee Terminals; Railferry

Terminal; Volvo Car Terminal;

Gothenburg's Golden Gate Bridge;

Oil and chemical harbours;

Skandia/Alvsborg harbours;

ACL/RoSA/Bore/Tor/DFDS; and

Stena Ferry Terminals. 16.30 Disembark launch. 16.50 Coach arrives at Svenska Massan.

Friday, June 10

Visit to the Swedish Maritime

Research Centre, SSPA,

Gothenburg 09.30 Depart by coach from Svenska

Massan. 09.40 Study tour of facilities of the

Centre including: large ship model basin; cavitation tunnel; maritime dynamics laboratory; ship maneuvering simulator; and ballast simulator.

The resources of the Centre are also of interest to Port and Canal

Authorities, as it provides studies for fairways, ports and port approaches. Experience in naval and offshore projects will also be shown to interested delegates if requested. 11.45 Coach arrives at Svenska Massan.

Friday, June 10

Circle 334 on Reader Service Card 10

Robotic Car Production—A Visit to Volvo 10.00 Depart by coach from Svenska

Massan. 10.25 Arrive Volve Factory: Audio visual presentation Volvo Corp.; Board the "Blue Train"; Pressing Plant;

Body Shop; Robot Factory; and

Final Assembly, 240 and 740 Car

Series. 12.30 Coach arrives at Svenska Massan.

RO/RO 88

Exhibitors

Ancra Marine

Associazione Porti Italiani

Auramo

Begner

Bloxwich Engineering

Bonnier Int. Transport System

Bore Line

British Marine Equip. Assoc.

Brax Shipping

BT Svenska

BT Terminal Equipment

Buffers

Capacity of Texas

Cargo Equipment

Cargo Safe SOE

Carlmarks

Container Management

Danyard

DIFT Port Management

Elastogran

Fairplay Publications

Ferryman Sweden

F.L. Douglas

Fosroc

George Blair

Gerd Buss

Good Success

Gorthon Lines

Goteborgs Truckservice

Intering

Intermodal Oy

International Freighting Weekly

Jeppson Band

Journal de la Marine Marchande

Kalmar LMV

Kaup

K.O. Storck Verlag

Kull & Hallberg

Kvaerner Ships Equipment

Lansing

Lloyd Anversois

Lloyd's List

Lloyd's Ship Manager

London Port Promotion Assoc.

MacGregor-Navire Group

Marine Development

Marine Trading

Mariterm

Maskin AB Karlebo

Mercandia

Niedersachsisches Hafenamt Cuxhaven

OM Fantuzzi

Ottawa Truck Corporation

Oy Sisu Auto

PGS

Planmarine

Port Development International

Port of Bristol

Port of Cherbourg

Port of Gothenborg

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