Workshop on the Global Shipbuilding Industry - A Stock-take, 18-19 December 2006

Workshop Theme: The global shipbuilding industry - a stock-take

Background document: Issues affecting the shipbuilding market

FIRST SESSION: Changes to the policy landscape since 2001 and outlook

• Delegation of Japan - Japanese shipbuilding policy since 2001
• Delegation of China - The development of the Chinese shipbuilding industry in recent years
• Delegation of Korea - Korea shipbuilding policy overview
• Delegation of the EU - EU policy: strong European shipyards through competitiveness and a global level playing field
• Delegation of Chinese Taipei - The current status and strategy of shipbuilding in Chinese Taipei
• Delegation of Norway - The Norwegian shipbuilding industry
• Delegation of Croatia - Shipbuilding restructuring programme: State of play
• Delegation of Indonesia - The current development of Indonesian shipbuilding industry and its supporting facilities on technology assessment 

SECOND SESSION: A snapshot of the shipbuilding industry and its future prospects

• Delegation of China - The current supply and demand state of the world shipbuilding industry and its future prospects
• Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan (SAJ)  - The global shipbuilding demand and supply balance and Bulker market expectations 
• Korean Shipbuilders’ Association (KSA) - World shipbuilding supply and demand and Shipbuilding market expectations (tanker, containership and LNGC)
• Community of European Shipyards’ Associations (CESA) - Global shipbuilding – demand and supply balance
• International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) - A view on world shipbuilding to 2015 and some of the technical challenges that may arise
• INTERTANKO - Tanker phase out and tanker newbuilding requirements until 2015
• International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) - The global shipbuilding industry: a trade union perspective
• Delegation of India - Prospects of the Indian Shipbuilding Industry

THIRD SESSION: Impact of technological and environmental developments on the industry

• Delegation of Japan - Impact of international safety and environmental regulations on the shipbuilding industry
• Delegation of China - Impact of the new safety and environmental regulations on the shipbuilding industry
• International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) - Common structural rules for oil tankers and bulk carriers
• Committee for Expertise of Shipbuilding Specifics (CESS) - Presentation on Committee’s activities
• Community of European Shipyards’ Associations (CESA) - Evolving technology, economic causalities and the regulatory framework
• INTERTANKO - Submission on MARPOL Annex VI, and possible impacts on the industry