Poľsko na Slovensku

Transport & Logistics – how do they cope with global pandemic? Ships, trains, terminals – Polish offer for Slovak business expansion. Short & Long distance

3rd Annual Seminar /2022 online edition/

Pandemic has more or less affected the whole line from manufacturing to delivery of finished or semi-finished products. Delivery chains are disrupted and clients have to adjust and find new channels. Also Brexit has influenced flows of products and resources. A discussion on news in transport of goods and logistics chain from Slovakia to the United Kingdom, Scandinavia as well Far East is more timely than ever. What is the role of Poland and Polish rail, road and maritime operators in these challenging circumstances? And what is new in this business?

Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Bratislava in cooperation with Association of Logistics and Freight Forwarding of the Slovak  Republic, Association of Road Transport Operators ČESMAD Slovakia and Trnava Regional Chamber of the Slovak Chamber of Industry and Commerce would like to invite you to an on-line discussion to address all these matters. The aim is  to bring practical information to Slovak exporters and importers, companies and institutions that base their operations on a prompt and reliable freight and forwarding to the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and/or Far East as well as other destinations.

When?  Thursday, 31th March 2022 starting at 10:00, duration 2+ hours;

How? Via MS Teams; with a possibility to ask questions ahead or during the presentations

Discussion will be held in English, moderated by Tomáš Halán

10:00 Introductory words by

• H.E. Krzysztof Strzałka, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Slovak Republic
• Mr. Rafał Weber, State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure of the Republic of Poland
• Mr. Jaroslav Kmeť,  State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic
• Mr. František Komora, President of the Association of Logistics and Freight Forwarding of the Slovak  Republic
• Mr. Roman Kment, General Secretary, ČESMAD Slovakia (Association of Road Transport  Operators of the Slovak Republic)
• Mr. Ján Gabriel, Chairman of the Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry Trnava, with a Section of the Road Transport operating within  

 

Actual situation and solutions for Slovak exporters, importers, forwarders and logistics companies will be discussed with representatives of significant operators such as:

PKP Cargo International, Adampol, Unifeeder, Deepwater Container Terminal, Gdynia Container Terminal, Baltic Container Terminal,  Port Szczecin – Świnoujście, Port Gdynia, Port Gdańsk.    

The discussion will touch upon: practical solutions of short and long distance connections, EU - China train service, impact of Brexit, short sea connections, direct maritime services to Far East, new infrastructure and services available, terminals Ostrava - Paskov, Małaszewicze, etc.