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NEVA' 99

The Fifth International Conference on Shipbuilding, Shipping, Port Activities and Offshore Technology "NEVA'99" was as always held at the LENEXPO exhibition complex on September 22-25, 1999.

The Conference was organised by the Krylov Shipbuilding Research Institute in collaboration with Dolphin Exhibitions Ltd (UK) and Transtech Neva Exhibitions.

The seven sections of the Conference were:

• Section A - Fleet. Plants. Investments;
• Section B - Prospects for the development of high-speed cargo and passenger ships and their propulsion systems;
• Section C - Marine vessels. New requirements and their fulfilment;
• Section D - Power plants for ships and offshore platforms;
• Section E - Marine transportation. Construction, reconstruction and activities of ports;
• Section F - Service ship specialised equipment, requirements and experience of operation;
• Section G - Offshore platform habitability with consideration of climatic zones of operation.

Conference participants from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and Great Britain presented 64 plenary and section reports. Summaries of those reports were published in NEVA'99 Proceedings. Representatives of 50 Russian enterprises and companies (over 200 persons) attended the Conference.

The Conference was complemented by the concurrent NEVA'99 exhibition organised by KSRI.

At that exhibition Russian shipbuilders and marine equipment manufacturers demonstrated their future plans and the latest advances. The exhibition was timed to coincide with the First Russian Industrial Week "Russian Manufacturer'99" held with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Union of Manufacturers of the Russian Federation and the Administration of St.Petersburg.

About 500 companies from 33 countries participated in the NEVA'99 exhibition.

NEVA 2001

The 6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR SHIPBUILDING, SHIPPING, OFFSHORE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT VESSELS, MARINE ENGINEERING FOR THE CONTINENTAL SHELF AND OCEAN DEVELOPMENTS

September 25-26, 2001, St. Petersburg, Russia

Conference programme

The conference was organised by:

Press release
12 November, 2001

SIXTY FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN SIZE OF THE RUSSIAN SECTOR AT NEVA-2001 EXHIBITION SHOWS NEW CONFIDENCE IN THE DOMESTIC MARITIME & OFFSHORE ENERGY MARKETS

Realism and optimism were expressed as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov opened the 6^th NEVA International Shipping Exhibition in St. Petersburg, 24-27 September. Several references were made to the accepted reality that Russia now operates an Open Market economy.

The overall size of the Exhibition had grown more than 40% with Russian exhibitors taking the lead. Over 520 exhibitors participated this year representing a 45% increase in domestic participation and a 35% increase in foreign participation.

31 countries were represented with 7 National Pavilions and Industry Groups from Germany, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Ukraine, Croatia, and the Baltic States. Some 17,500 industry professionals visited the Event (25% increase on previous attendance) while the Conference hosted 100% presentations to the audience of more than 300 delegates.

Main topics at the Conference covered future Russian Shipbuilding , replacement of the ageing Russan sea-going and inland waterway fleets, reforms in commercial banking and the rapid development of the Offshore Energy sector. Conference Papers were presented by Russian government, research institutes, shipping companies, yards and manufacturers. International speakers included Det Norske Veritas, Lloyds Register, ABB, Peter Wild (International) Ltd and Omae Research Laboratories, Japan.

The Russian Association of Commercial Sea Ports held its Annual General Meeting in conjunction with NEVA Week.

The huge participation by the Russian Maritime Market reflects a healthy domestic industry scheduled to increase its business dramatically during the next 5-7 years. The next NEVA Exhibition, 22-25 September, 2003 forms a central part of the 300th Anniversary Celebrations of the City of St. Petersburg and will be accompanied by the 1st International Maritime Forum of Russia hosted by SOROSS, the Union of Russian Shipowners.

NEVA 2003 will see significant new initiatives to display products and services for the rapid expansion of the Offshore Oil & Gaz sector and Oceanography sector, alongside further development of the well established Capital Cruise (Cruise and Ferry Shipping) and Capital Ports sectors.

NEVA 2003 will again offer the world's maritime industries the latest information and developments by direct access to the increasingly opean Russian shipping and offshore energy markets.

ISSUED BY:
Dolphin Exhibitions Press Office
Pedro Svensson, Press Director
Shipping Relations, Sweden
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