type: conference_item datestamp: 2006-05-26 lastmod: 2007-07-03 19:49:55 metadata_visibility: show corp_creators: Coastal Management for Sustainability - CMS title: Modern Ports - Facing the Future ispublished: pub subjects: cn_458 subjects: cn_479 subjects: cn_603 subjects: cn_873 subjects: cn_276 subjects: cn_457 full_text_status: public pres_type: other abstract: In November 2000 the Government published Modern Ports, the first comprehensive statement of policy for ports in the United Kingdom since 1964. It sets out initiatives for Government action over a wide range of subjects that affect everyone who uses or works in the country’s ports. The speakers at this conference are experts in their fields and will update you on progress in several of these areas, showing why you should take this seriously, and discuss how ports policy might evolve in response to developments in the ports and shipping industries. date: 2002-02-20 date_type: published pages: 46 event_title: Modern Ports - Facing the Future event_location: London, UK event_dates: 20 Feb 2002 event_type: conference refereed: FALSE official_url: http://www.dft.gov.uk citation: (2002) Modern Ports - Facing the Future. In: Modern Ports - Facing the Future, 20 Feb 2002, London, UK. document_url: http://library.coastweb.info/242/1/modern_ports_conference.pdf