Venue: Ho Chi Minh University of Transport, Room E001 Opening speeches 08:00-08:10 08:10-08:20 Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Thu, President of Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport Professor Dr. Hans-Dietrich Haasis, Chairman of Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics, Bremen, Germany Session 1 / Moderator: Professor Dr. Joachim R. Daduna 08:20-08:40 08:40-09:00 09:00-09:20 09:20-09:30 09:40-10:00 11:20-11:40 Dr. Ho Thi Thu Hoa, Transport Economic Faculty, HCMC University of Transport, Vietnam Importance of hinterland transport networks for operational efficiency in seaport container terminals, Professor Dr. Joachim R. Daduna, Deputy Head at Institute of Logistics, Berlin School of Economics and Laws, Germany Green Port: Strategic Thinking, Technological Innovation and Implies for Vietnam, Professor Dr. Hao Hu, School of Naval Architecture Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Coffee Break Integrative Port and Logistics Systems Planning, Professor Dr. Carlos Jahn, Head of Institute of Maritime Logistics, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Shipping Research, Mr. Michael Ng (PhD Candidate), Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Session 2 / Moderator: Professor Dr. Dirk Sackmann 10:20-10:40 10:40-11:00 11:00-11:20 12:20-12:40 11:40-12:00 12:00-12:20 12:20-12:45 12:45-13:00 13:00-14:00 Logistics performance in Vietnam and implications for coordination in research and education in logistics, Dr. Nguyen Minh Ngoc, DBA, Acting director at Institute of Economics and Development Studies, National Economics University, Vietnam Simulation and optimization methods applied to transportation network design, Professor Dr. Dirk Sackmann, Department of Logistics and Production Management, University of Applied Sciences Merseburg, Germany Data Mining Approaches for Decision Support in Container Logistics, Dr. Robert Stahlbock, Institute of Information Systems, University of Hamburg, Germany Innovation-oriented cluster management, Ms. Irina Dovbischuk, Chair of Business Administration, Production Management and Industrial Organization, University of Bremen, Germany Vietnam Port Development, Ms. Bich Hoai Dang, Transport Economic Faculty, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Vietnam Port cooperation, Professor Dr. Hans-Dietrich Haasis, chairman of Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics, Germany Wrap-up of sessions from moderators Closing remarks by Professor Dr. Hans-Dietrich Haasis Group Photo & Lunch Afternoon 17th February Academic excursion to Cat Lai Port terminal, organized by Saigon Newport Corporation. Morning-afternoon 18th February Academic excursion to Cai Mep International Terminal, organized by Saigon Newport Corporation. Visit of three terminals TCIT, TCTT and TCOT (Ba-Ria).