PORT OF AMSTERDAM AND CITY BOAT TOUR

When: Tuesday October 11, 2011
Timing: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Who can attend? Any person who is registered as an Attendee, Sponsor, or Exhibitor for the Symposium. You must register for the Symposium prior to the Port Tour. Onsite registration will not be available. Please pick up your badge beforehand at the RAI exhibition center or ask a colleague to collect your badge. Registration is open from 10 am at the RAI on Tuesday October 11.

We are issuing temporary badges to allow you to access the Port Tour and Opening Reception. These can be picked up at the Spliethoff Office at the start of the Port Tour or at the National Maritime Museum for the Opening Reception.

Please note that in order to get into the RAI, you need to pick up your Symposium Badge from the registration area in the Forum Lounge outside Hall 10 (exhibit hall) at Entrance E. If you pick up your badge at the RAI on Tuesday, this will also allow you access to the Port Tour and Opening Reception.

One of the most popular networking events at the Symposium is the Port Tour!

This year, the Port Tour and the Opening Reception take place on the same day – the day before the Symposium opens.

We made the change to the schedule to give everyone a chance to participate in the Port Tour without interfering with the conference sessions or the exhibit hall schedule.
PORT TOUR SCHEDULE

The PPI Transport Symposium 19 Host Port - Port of Amsterdam - invites you to join them on a boat tour of the port and city of Amsterdam. The boat tour will be an informative and inspirational trip through the Port of Amsterdam and its historic city center - all while you mingle and network with other Symposium delegates.

FIRST STOP: SPLIETHOFF GROUP HEADQUARTERS

The Port Tour will kick off at the worldwide headquarters of Spliethoff Group, a top player in the transport market for forest prducts, projects, super heavy-lift, general cargo and yachts. Enjoy a welcome drink and and meet new contacts and old friends before the tour begins.

SECOND STOP: VCK RO/RO TERMINAL AND WATERLAND ALL WEATHER TERMINAL

Our next stop on the tour is a terminal visit to the VCK Ro/Ro Terminal and the Waterland All Weather Terminal. VCK Logistics is a top player in worldwide distribution and specializes in Ro/Ro. From here, we will board the Kapitein KOK and cruise around the Port of Amsterdam, including a pass through one of the covered berths of the Waterland Terminal, a top notch multi-purpose, stevedoring and terminal operating company. Refreshments will be available aboard the boat while you mingle and network with other Symposium delegates.

THIRD STOP: CANAL BOATS TO THE OPENING RECEPTION

Once we have concluded the Port Tour, the group will board canal boats at the Javakade that will take you to the Scheepvaart Museum (National Maritime Museum), the venue for our spectacular Opening Reception.