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Innovation on Display

Europort attaches great importance to innovation, demonstrated by the dozens of new products presented by exhibitors for the first time. One crowd pleaser will undoubtedly be the demonstration of a vessel that uses air to reduce the water resistance of the hull.

Using a large model of a ship the

Maritime Research Institute (MARIN) of Wageningen and the Netherlands'

Shipbuilding Industry Association VNSI will demonstrate how this new, fuel sav- ing technology works. This revolution- ary advance in shipbuilding has already been developed so far that shipbuilders expect it to yield major benefits in the future.

MARE FORUM

The theme of the official Europort conference, which will be held in Hotel

Krasnapolsky on November 17 — 18 will be: 'Restoring Trust in the

Triangular Relationship Between Ship- owners — Regulators — Charterers /

Shippers / Cargo Owners, and its Effect on Quality in Shipping Today.' To restore this trust the conference aims to develop concepts that can lead to 'A fair price for good shipping service,' 'A bal- anced deal between contracting parties,' and 'A reasonable recognition of a qual- ity shipping operation.' The CEDA

Europort 2003

Schedule

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Exhibition Days:

November 18 to 22, 2003

Admission Hours:

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday Nov. 20 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 22 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.europort2003.com

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