Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Conference opening at 4 PM  Sessions  4 PM – 7 PM
Thursday, April 10, 2025 Sessions 9 AM – 4 PM (including a lunch break)  Conference dinner at 8:00 PM
Friday, April 11, 2025 Sessions 9 AM – 4 PM (including a lunch break)  Conference dinner 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 12, 2025 Boat trip (departure during morning hours; return during late afternoon; exact times TBC)

09.04.2025

SCHEDULE TOPIC PRESENTER(S)
15:00-16:00 Registration

 

16:00-16:30

 

Opening Ceremony
16:45-17:15

KEYNOTE SPEECH No.1

(Chair: A. V. Padovan)

 

ENFORCEMENT (PUBLIC AND PRIVATE) OF THE IMO’S DECARBONIZATION MEASURES

 

MARTIN J. DAVIES
17:15-17:30 Discussion
17:30-18:00

KEYNOTE SPEECH No.2

(Chair:A.V. Padovan)

 

DECARBONIZATION IN SHIPPING AND THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON EU AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

 

JAN-ERIK PÖTSCHKE
18:00-18:15 Discussion
18:30 Welcome Cocktail

 

10.04.2025

SCEDULE TOPIC PRESENTER(S)
09:00-09:30

KEYNOTE SPEECH No. 3

(Chair: I. Vio)

 

THE INFLUENCE OF GEO-POLITICAL CHALLENGES TO THE MARITIME SPACE

 

ANN FENECH
09:30-09:45 Discussion
09:45-10:15

KEYNOTE SPEECH No. 4

(Chair: I. Vio)

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR MARITIME CLAIMS: 100 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATION

 

NORMAN A. MARTÍNEZ GUTIÉRREZ
10:15-10:30 Discussion

 

10:30-11:00

 

 

Coffee Break

 

 

11:00-12:30

PANEL 1 (Hall 1):

LITTER, POLLUTION, SOLUTION

(Chair: I. Parlov)

11:00-11:15 The law of the marine environment under and after the “Prestige Case” José M. Alcántara González
11:15-11:30 Management of waste produced by ships between environmental protection regulations and Italian port regulations Cinzia Ingratoci
11:30-11:45 Channelling of liability for oil pollution damage in the sea Francesca Pellegrino
11:45-12:00 Regulatory approach to marine and land -based air pollution in coastal areas

Lidija Runko Luttenberger

Axel Luttenberger

Ivica Ančić

12:00 – 12:15 Reducing carbon emissions in maritime transport

Biljana Činčurak Erceg

Iva Ižaković

12:15-12:30 Discussion
 
11:00-12:15

PANEL 2 (Hall2):

PORTS AND BERTHS

(Chair: D. Casciano)

11:00-11:15 New challenges for Italian ports in European maritime space Emilia Vermiglio
11:15-11:30 Secondary activities contracts and their issues in ports of special purpose

Biserka Rukavina

Agata Dajčić

11:30-11:45 The legal status and conduct of economic activities on seaside beaches in Croatia Goran Vojković
11:45-12:00 Characterization of Nautical Berthing Agreements as Consumers Contracts and its implications on Turkish Law Ceyda Süral Efeçilar
12:00-12:15 Discussion
12:30-13:30 Lunch for participants
13:30-14:45

PANEL 3 (Hall 1):

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND KILLER ROBOTS (Chair: M. Pijaca)

13:30-13:45 Allocation of risk in shipbuilding contracts in the light of technologies innovation – legal issues Zoran Tasić
13:45-14:00 Liability and compensation of damages caused by autonomous vessels Manuel Alba Fernández
14:00-14:15 MASS and the role of the ship’s master Mariagiulia Previti
14:15-14:30 International regulation of MASS – Paths to follow and not to follow

Igor Vio

Zuzanna Peplowska-Dabrowska

14:30-14:45 Discussion
13:30-14:30

PANEL 4 (Hall2):

CHALLENGES IN THE MARITIME LABOUR MARKET

(Chair: B. Bulum)

13:30-13:45 Seamen’s professional duties as grounds for criminal liability for drugs discovered on board ships

Petar Kragić

Gordan Stanković

13:45-14:00 MARELAW project – impact and implementation

Merica Slišković

Petra Amižić Jelovčić

Nikola Mandić

14:00-14:15 Analyses of the labour status of seafarers and boatmen in the legislation of the Republic of Croatia

Ranka Petrinović

Tony Vuković

Trpimir Perkušić

14:15-14:30 Discussion
15:00 NMLAs’ Meeting
20:00

Dinner for participants

Restaurant ZORA BILA

11.04.2025

Day 3, Friday TOPIC PRESENTER(S)
09:00-09:30

KEYNOTE SPEECH No. 5

(Chair: I. Tuhtan Grgić)

 

CONTRACTS, LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS – THE QUEST FOR MEANING

 

RHIDIAN D. THOMAS
09:30 – 09:45 Discussion  
 
09:45 – 10:15 Coffee Break
 
10:15 – 11:45

PANEL 5 (Hall1)

(Chair: A. Pasino)

DECARBONISATION, MARITIME SAFETY AND MARINE INSURANCE

10:15 – 10:30 The role of eastern Adriatic ports towards the path to zero-emission

Iva Tuhtan Grgić

Elson Thana

Mitja Grbec

10:30 – 10:45 Nuclear energy in maritime applications – Propulsion and floating power Rüdiger Tscherning
10:45 – 11:00 The legal framework for maritime safety Vivian Van Der Kuil
11:00 – 11:15 Amendments to the Croatian law on compulsory traffic insurance – Impact on marine insurance Jasenko Marin
11:15 – 11:30 Seaworthiness in marine time policies Adriana V. Padovan
11:30 – 11:45 Discussion
10:15-12:00

PANEL 6 (Hall2)

TRANSPORT LAW COCKTAIL

(Chair: Z. Peplowska-Dabrowska)

10:15-10:30 Intra-port competition – the case of mooring services provisions in the Croatian ports and terminals intended for handling dangerous cargo

Božena Bulum

Anja Maras Jugo

Marija Pijaca

10:30-10:45 All guilt on maritime agents – Customs authorities’ rightful practice or just an easier way? Ante Vojković
10:45-11:00 Contractual legal aspects of transformation of freight forwarders into logistic services providers

Ratko Brnabić

Petar Ceronja

Marko Ivkošić

11:00-11:15 Transport documents and international trade in the digital era Daniele Casciano
11:15-11:30 Public health threats with special regard to the legal issues on the travel authorization/restriction Željka Primorac
11:30-11:45 Air passengers’ rights under the EU Regulation 261/2004 in the event of flight diversion Banu Bozkurt
11:45-12:00 Discussion
12:15-13:00

FEATURE INTERVIEW ONE-ON-ONE: PERSON OF INTEREST (Hall1)

(Chair: I. Vio)

 
13:00-14:00 Lunch for participants
 
14:00 – 15:45

PANEL 7 (Hall1):

ALL HANDS ON DECK

(Chair: I. Vio; Co-chair: E. Thana)

14:00 – 14:15 Castaways and migrants Chiara Tincani
14:15 – 14:30 The impact of the current refugee and migrant crisis on shipping in Italy Alberto Pasino
14:30 – 14:45 The Houthi “war” on shipping – A comparative view on risk allocation Richard L. Kilpatrick Jr.
14:45 – 15:00 Shadow fleet as a threat to a well-established international legal regime – Key problems and prospects Iva Parlov
15:00 – 15:15 Off-shore structures and shipping allision and collision liability

Gabriella Argüello

Olena Bokareva

15:15 – 15:30 Genocide prevention at sea – Implications for states and ship operators Aref Fakhry
15:30 – 15:45 Discussion
16:00 Closing ceremony
17:00-18:00 Sightseeing of the Old town of Split
20:00

Dinner for Participants

Restaurant DVOR

12.04.2025

 

 Boat trip to the island of Hvar

(for participants)