This fifth edition will take place on 10 December 2024 in the cruise terminal of the Port of Tallinn.
Registration is compulsory but free of charge.

Registration link : https://balticseas5.sciencesconf.org/registration?lang=en

AGENDA
Opening words
Emmanuel Mignot – French Ambassador in Estonia

Logistics and Diplomacy

› Experiences from Central Asia and Africa – Yann Alix, SEFACIL Fundation 10:00-10:20 (20min)
› Post-Soviet ports and geopolitics: focus on the Baltic Sea – Arnaud Serry, IDEES LE HAVRE RONAN KERBIRIOU, IDEES LE HAVRE CNAM PARIS 10:20-10:40 (20min)
› Estonia’s position in the North-South transport channel – Riia Sillave, HHLA TK 10:40-11:00 (20min)
› Changes to base lines in the Baltic Sea – Pierre Clément Thévenin, University of Tartu 11:00-11:20 (20min)
› Goswift, border crossing and logistics – Madis Sassiad, Goswift 11:20-11:40 (20min)
12.00-14.00 LUNCH

Environmental Challenges and new opportunities

Olli-Pekka Brunilla
› International joint initiative towards decarbonizing island ferry traffic in the Central Baltic region – Kadi Kasepõld, TALTECH 14:00-14:20 (20min)
› The practical impact of the Renewable Energy Directives on ports and ports operations: challenges and opportunities. – Wim Stubbe, Aartlink 14:20-14:40 (20min)
› Hindarences in Port Digitalization – Olli-Pekka Brunilla, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences 14:40-15:00 (20min)

New energies and new fuels

› The future of transportation by fully electric unmanned WIG vehicles. – Kristin Kerem, TALTECH 15:30-15:50 (20min)
› Twinning to enable Baltic Sea vessels to meet fit-for-55 regulations – Kristine Carjova, TALTECH 15:50-16:10 (20min)
› Fuel flexibility in future – W25 is a new engine in Wartsila portfolio – Stefan Sandvik – Wartsila 16:10-16:30 (20min)

About:

The symposium is a continuation of the previous BALTICSEAS conferences. The BALTIC SEAS project is supported by an international network of researchers connected to the DEVPORT project. In May 2018, the first international conference was held in Klaipeda, Lithuania, in close collaboration with the Lithuanian Maritime Academy and the SEFACIL foundation, which continues to support the project. It has been followed by three editions, one in Turku (Finland), another between the Latvian and Lithuanian capitals, and the most recent in 2022 in Klaipeda and Kaunas (Lithuania), which were devoted to geopolitical issues. This conference cycle has become a benchmark in the Baltic region, with the results freely available in French, English, and other languages. The fifth edition will focus on transitions, integrating a new academic partner, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences.