EU Transport Attaché visit to Oslo, 29 June – 1 July

EU Transport Attaché visit to Oslo, 29 June – 1 July 2016
Program
Wednesday 29 June
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17.15 – Arrival, Oslo Airport Gardermoen
Transport by the airport express train to Oslo city center
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18.30 – 19.00 – Check in, Thon Hotel Opera
http://www.thonhotels.com/hotels/countrys/norway/oslo/thon-hotel-opera/
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19.15 – Departure on foot from Thon Hotel to the Opera House
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19.30 – Guided tour at the Roof of the Opera House, followed by an informal gettogether dinner at the restaurant Sanguine Brasserie at the Opera, overlooking
Oslo harbour http://www.sanguinebrasserie.no/english
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22.30 – End of program for the day
Return to hotel on foot
Thursday 30 June
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- 07.30 - Breakfast
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08.20 – Departure from the hotel to the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and
Communications
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09.00-10.30 – Seminar at the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and
Communications:
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(Welcome, and overview of Norwegian Transport Policy in an European context)
Mr. Ketil Solvik-Olsen, Minister of Transport and Communications, Norwegian
Ministry of Transport and Communications
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(The EEA Agreement, and issues of The High North)
Ms. Elsbeth Tronstad, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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(Current Norwegian Maritime Shipping Policy issues) Ms. Birgit Løyland,
Director General, Maritime Department, Norwegian Ministry of Trade and
Industry
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10.30 - Departure by foot to the Norwegian Shipowners Association
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11.00-12.45 – Presentations and lunch at the Norwegian Shipowners Association:
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Presentation of Norwegian Shipowners Association,
by Ms. Charlotte Demeer Strøm, Director/Head of International Politics
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Shipping part of the solution – Presentation of environmental hot topics,
by Mr. Tor Christian Sletner, Director/Head of Environment
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13.00-14.30 – Boat trip from Oslo Harbour to DNV GL https://www.dnvgl.com/
Short presentation on board: Onshore power supply for ferry companies,
by Mr. Helge Otto Mathisen, Executive Vice President Communications and
Public Affairs, Color Line
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14.30-16.00 – Seminar at DNV GL
Welcome and introduction to DNV GL, Mr. Ketil Djønne, Vice President and
Director of DNV GL’s Brussels office.
Presentations:
o A look into the not so distant maritime future. Mr. Bjørn Johan Vartal,
Director of DNV GL Maritime Research Program
o Decarbonisation of shipping – the regulatory perspective. Mr. Eirik
Nyhus, Director DNV GL Maritime Environmental Affairs
o DNV GL, the European and world’s leading “Classification society” and
“RO”. Mr. Georgios Kasimatis, Head of Department, DNV GL Maritime
Regulatory Affairs
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16.00-16.30 – Transport by bus from DNV GL to the hotel
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16.30-17.45 – Leisure time
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17.45-18.00 – Transport by bus from the hotel to The Norwegian Public Roads
Administration (NPRA)
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18.00-19.30 – Reception and presentations at the NRPA, hosted by Director Lars
Aksnes
(Urban Environment Agreements) Ms. Åse Nossum, Senior Adviser, NRPA
(Oslo Package 3) Mr. Olav Fosli, Oslo Package 3 Secretariat, NRPA
(Concept Evaluation Oslo Hub) Mr. Lars Erik Nybø, Director General,
Norwegian National Rail Administration
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19.30-20.15 – Transport by bus to Holmenkollen Park Hotel.
Information about maintenance work in the tunnels at Ring road 3, Mrs. Hilde
Ulvik, Project Manager, NRPA (onboard the bus).
Stop at Holmenkollen Ski Jump.
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20.15 – Dinner at Holmenkollen Park Hotel
http://www.holmenkollenparkhotel.no/en/restaurant-in-oslo
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22.30-23.00 – Transport by bus from Holmenkollen Park Hotel back to the hotel
Friday 1 July
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- 07.30 - Breakfast
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08.15-08.30 – Check-out. Participants need to check out before we leave the hotel
at 08.30. The luggage will be stored in the bus
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08.30 – Departure from the hotel by bus to the Follo Line Rail Project
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09.00-11.30 – Visit and guided tour by the Norwegian National Rail
Administration to the Follo Line Rail Project - currently Norway's largest
transport project
http://www.jernbaneverket.no/en/startpage1/News/main-works-initiated-bythe-norwegian-minister-of-transport-and-communications/
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11.30-12.15 – Transport by bus to Oslo Airport Gardermoen, OSL
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12.30-15.30 - Program at OSL, hosted by Avinor.
Lunch at restaurant Park Inn.
Welcome and presentation of the airport, information about new projects like
biojetfuel and remote towers, by Mr. Øyvind Hasaas, CEO OSL.
Visit to the construction area for the new terminal, Pir Nord.
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15.30 - Check-in.
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16.30 – Departure to Brussels