Antwerp Inland Navigation School 2026
AINS 2026 program
AINS 2026 | MONDAY 20/apr | TUESDAY 21/apr | WEDNESDAY 22/apr | THURSDAY 23/apr | FRIDAY 24/apr |
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Day topic | Introduction to IWT: fleet, market & crew | Policy & legislation | Economic research in IWT + excursion | Innovation Automation + Excursion | Ports & infrastructure |
8:30 | Daily registration, welcome and briefing (Edwin van Hassel & Verberght) | Daily registration, welcome and briefing (Edwin van Hassel & Verberght) | |||
9:00-10:00 | Edwin van Hassel, Ƶ, Economic Research Overview in Inland Navigation and current projects | Edwin Verberght, Ƶ, Inland Navigation Policy , Quadruple Helix and the institutional setting: Case of Innovation | Katelyn Tahaney, Ƶ, Dennie Lockefeer Chair, Mode Choice in Port-Hinterland Connections | Excursion to SEAFAR (instructions will be given) | Juan Manuel Pulido Guzmán, Ƶ, Data-driven synchromodality in Inland Waterway Transport |
10:00-11:00 | Marjan Beelen, CITBO: The inland tanker barge market | Wouter Verheyen, Ƶ: Labour law and Transport law, the case of the inland navigation | Igor Bačkalov, DST, Safety in the inland navigation | Katrien D'Hert, Brigadier General, Ass.Chief of Staff, Readiness and Operations Belgian Armed Forces, Military mobility and multimodal transport – challenges at NATO, EU and national level | |
Coffee break | Coffee break | ||||
11:15 -12:15 | Norbert Kriedel, CCNR: The European IWT Market Observation | Marc De Decker, Riverius: Mannheim Convention and social security of the Rhine | Kevin Lyen, Rebelgroup: Market studies, greening and competition in IWT | Camilla Domenighini, World Café on risk distribution of remote-controlled & autonomous barges | Karin De Schepper, INE, TEN-T and the European IWT |
Lunch & Networking break | Agora | ||||
14:00-15:00 | Charline Daloze, CESNI: Challenges of the Labour Market | Ingrid Vermeir, GO! De Scheepvaartschool & Jan Smallegange, STC group: Education, crewing and competences in Flanders and the Netherlands | Excursion to NK2 training center | Vincent Denis, BASF, innovation management in IWT | Robert Tieman, former Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Supply chain in a changing world, decarbonisation & impact on IWT |
Coffee break | Coffee break | ||||
15:15-16:15 | Frank Hellebosch, CBO bv: Handbook of the IWT, perspective of investors and charterers | Kristijan Ležaić, European Commission (DG Move), IWT policy of the European Commission | Evert Bulcke, CEO TRESCO nv, River Information Services and TGAIN | Panel: Filip Boelaert (De Vlaamse Waterweg NV), Jurjen Limburg (Naval NV), Melina Lê (Cabinet of the Minister) and Jacques Kerkhof (ETF) What does the IWT presently and in the future need? | |
16:15-17:15 | Jan D’haeyer, Shipit NV, De Vlaamse Waterweg Netwerk, The dry cargo market | Kim Mylle, ITB, Belgian IWT law | Erik Schrooyen, De Vlaamse Waterweg NV, Projects & policy on automation | ||
17:15 | Daily closing remarks and briefings for tomorrow (Edwin & Edwin) | Daily closing remarks and briefings for tomorrow (Edwin & Edwin) | Closing reception | ||
Draft programme. TBC = to be confirmed, last-minute changes are possible | |||||
