BPO represented at the Port Management Strategy Summit, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

BPO has been invited to share its view on evaluation of port strategies and port development during the  Port Management Strategy Summit, which took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 11 and 12 February 2014.

The two day summit focused on developing new strategies for global port management and optimization of port operations. The Summit discussed the desired model for port authority from Middle East as many of ports from this region are under rapid development. During the Summit European speakers and panelists were presenting EU experience in field of port management and strategies.

Bogdan Ołdakowski Secretary General of BPO chaired the first day of the summit and delivered the opening remarks. Followed by keynote presentations from Dirk Van Den Bosch from DP World and Dr. Rashid Al Leem representing Sharjah Ports and Free Zone Authority. Dr. Rashid communicated his views with regards to sustainability in Sharjah Ports.

In line to the presentation by Dr. Rashid, a keynote discussion on 'Middle East port strategy- developing infrastructure for a sustainable future', witnessed the maritime leaders review the big picture of port management strategies in the region. The panel moderated by Bogdan Oldakowski evaluated the trend and opportunities to improve the middle east transport sector.

During the Summit, number of port case studies from the Gulf region were presented, among them Qatar Petroleum (QP) Industrial Ports, which develops large container terminals and Port Of Sohar, Oman. Panel discussion focuses on ensuring efficient collaboration between ports and intermodal operators. Hinterland strategies were also discussed. Bogdan Oldakowski presented the Baltic port market during the second day of the Summit

Bogdan Ołdakowski said: “BPO is glad to share its experience with ports from Gulf region – one of the fastest growing ports in the world. Even, if the market conditions for ports are quite different, there are some similarities with the Baltic; increasing awareness of environmental port performance, attracting cruise lines, intermodal strategies. It is also worth to mention that some of the ports in the Gulf region started to build small scale installations for LNG bunkering as they expect LNG fuelled ship to sail to these port in near future”.   

The 2nd Annual Port Management Strategy Summit was organized by Fleming Gulf - providers of business intelligence, industry conferences, webinars an training courses. www.fleminggulf.com