Ripple Effects: From Japan to Finland
In an increasingly interconnected world, the natural disasters that have recently occurred in Japan could greatly affect the supply of goods in areas as far as Finland
The functioning of modern society depends on global exchanges which in turn depend on operations and operators at local level. So when the earthquake struck Japan last month, followed by an extremely destructive tsunami, the sector of automotive parts in Europe started feeling the pinch. Immediately after the natural disasters hit Japan, announcements of supply difficulties sent shivers to the automotive sector in countries as removed from Japan as Finland and Estonia. To what extent are these and other countries prepared for unforseeable risks so that natural disasters cannot affect the functioning of their core economy? The STOCA (Study on Cargo flows in the Gulf of Finland in emergency Situations) is trying to answer this and similar questions in presenting the final results of the project at a press conference to be held in Helsinki on April 11, 2011. The results of the study will be presented by Ulla Tapaninen, professor at the University of Turku, Johanna Yliskyla-Peuralahti, researcher at the University of Turku, Raija Viljanen, logistics manager at the National Emergency Supply Agency of Finland, and Hannu Sivonen, research manager at the National Emergency Supply Agency of Finland. For more information and registration please contact: Kotka Maritime Research Centre Juha Heijari, Project Manager Juha.Heijari@merikotka.fi +358 44 522 2809
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