Connect 2 Small Ports: WP6.2 Study Visit and 6.4 Match Making Event Rotterdam & 17th – 19/20th of June 2019 Link to registration: https://forms.gle/qFC5XxXyQ9JAqH1m7 The number of participants for the study visit in Port of Antwerp is limited to 20 – registration on a first- come, first- served basis.

AGENDA

Day 1 - 17/06/2019

Arriving to Rotterdam (the Netherlands) – transport and accommodation arranged individually /Networking evening subject to discussion/ Day 2 - 18/06/2019

Visit at the TOC 2019 / Hall 1, Ahoy Rotterdam, Ahoyweg 10, 3084 BA Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Start/End Theme Venue

10:00 Meeting at the TOC Exhibition Entrance to Hall 1

Visit of the Exhibition and participation in Seminars registration should be made individually: Ahoy Rotterdam 10:00 -17:00 https://www.tocevents- Hall 1 europe.com/en/REGISTRATION.html 18:00 Transfer from Rotterdam to Antwerp () – transport arranged individually We suggest to take the train from Rotterdam Central Train Station. Trains departures are listed at the end of the Agenda. Suggested accommodation in Antwerp: Leonardo Hotel (see end of Agenda for details) /Networking evening subject to discussion/

Day 3 – 19/06/2019 09:00 - 17:00 Study visit at the Port of Antwerp Zaha Hadidplein 1, 2030 Antwerpen Detailed Agenda Pick-up at Leonardo Hotel 08:30 Transfer by bus to the Port of Antwerp (with Mrs. Daria Lansink from APEC) 09:00 - 12:00 Part 1 of the study visit: Port House Welcome and presentation of the port of Antwerp Zaha Hadidplein by Mr. Nico Suys (Port of Antwerp) 1 Innovation at the Port of Antwerp 2030 Antwerp by Mr. Piet Opstale (Antwerp Port Authority) Room 03.01 - 3rd Omnichannel Logistics Floor by Mr. Dries Van Gheluwe or Mrs. Ingrid Vanstreel 12:00-13:00 Lunch at the Port House Restaurant - 6th Floor Network opportunity with APEC and Port of Antwerp International

13:00 – 14:00 Part 2 Room 03.15 - 3rd C-point Floor by Mrs. Sarah Sak (Antwerp Port Authority) Part 3 14:00 - 17:00 Guided visit to the Port of Antwerp (by bus) Mr. Koen Cassiers (APEC Guide) 17:00 End of the study Visit you are free to choose from the following options: Option 1 Drop-off at the Port House Transfer by bus from the Port of Antwerp to Brussels Airport (transfer for Option 2 those participants who want to catch an evening flight). Note: Approx. travel time to Brussels airport is 1 h Going back to Rotterdam to participate in the last day of the TOC event Option 3 (20th of June). Transport and accommodation arranged individually.

Transportation Getting from Rotterdam to Antwerp:

1. Getting from TOC venue (Ahoy Rotterdam) to Rotterdam Central Train Station Metro Station Zuidplein (5 minutes’ walk from Ahoy) → take RET Metro E – direction den Haag Centraal → 10 minutes metro ride → arrive to Metro Station Rotterdam Centraal → 5 minutes’ walk to Station Rotterdam Centraal

2. Direct train connections from Rotterdam Central to Antwerp Central Date: 18/06/2019

IC Brussel – approx. ticket fare EUR 20 Departure: track 4 17:10 → 18:16 18:10 → 19:16 19:10 → 20:16 20:10 → 21:16

Thalys – approx. ticket fare EUR 30 to EUR 60 Departure: track 2 17:58 → 18:30 18:58 → 19:30 20:58 → 21:30

3. Getting from Antwerp Central Train Station to the suggested hotel

Leonardo Hotel is located 100 m from Antwerpen Centraal Station

Accommodation

Rotterdam: to be arranged individually

Antwerp: Suggested hotel (note: pick-up for the study visit will be at this venue!) Leonardo Hotel Antwerp Address: De Keyserlei 59, 2018 Antwerp +32 (0)32 - 321 443 to book please write to: [email protected] please use the “Connec2SmallPorts study visit in Antwerp” as subject of your e-mail.

Map Link to Google map for Antwerp study visit