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25 26 OCTOBER: Educational Workshops | 27 28 OCTOBER: Exhibition & Conference Sessions

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) | Abu Dhabi, UAE


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OFFICIAL EVENT GUIDE

ContactsAlli McEntyreManaging DirectorBreakbulk Events & Media

Tel: +353 21 470 [email protected]

SALESHamoud MorshedSales Manager, Middle EastBreakbulk Events & Media Tel: +973 1727 [email protected]

PROGRAMME Janet NodarContent DirectorBreakbulk Events & Media Tel: +1 251 473 2742 [email protected]

OPERATIONS Jeremy LuskiVice President OperationsBreakbulk Events & MediaPhone: +1 862 368 9938 [email protected]

ContentsWelcome from Abu Dhabi Ports 6Welcome from Breakbulk Events & Media 8

Welcome from ITE 10Programme Committee 12Programme Agenda 14Conference Session Speaker Biographies 16Welcome to Breakbulk Education Day 26Breakbulk Education Day Program Agenda 27Breakbulk Education Day Speaker Biographies 28Heavy Lift Technical Workshops 29Thank You To Our Sponsors 30Sponsor Proles 31Exhibitor Locations Alphabetical By Company 33Exhibit Hall Floor Plan 34Exhibitor Proles 35

Advertiser IndexAlmajdouie 2DP World 5Rickmers 7Sarjak 9Obokun 11Bahri 13Abu Dhabi Ports 44

Breakbulk Events & Media is the leading publisher and event organizer for the global breakbulk and project cargo shipping

community. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Breakbulk’s publications include a bimonthly magazine, an abbreviated Mandarinedition, a daily news and event website, and a weekly newsletter. Breakbulk events include annual exhibitions in Houston,Shanghai, and Antwerp, as well as targeted conferences in Abu Dhabi, UAE and Johannesburg, South Africa.For more information, go to www.breakbulk.com or contact Alli McEntyre, Managing Director, at +353 21 470 9595 [email protected].

Registration &Information Desk HoursSunday, 25 October 08:00 - 17:00(for workshop delegates only)Monday, 26 October 08:00 - 17:00(for workshop delegates only)

Tuesday, 27 October 09:00 - 18:00

Wednesday, 28 October 09:00 - 16:00

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Dear Delegates,

Abu Dhabi Ports welcomes you all to the rst 2015 Breakbulk Middle East Conference and Exhibition,and to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

In the Middle East, infrastructure investments are in excess of USD 1.3 trillion over the next ten yearsand promise corresponding growth in the cargo and transportation market. Industrial growth andcargo volumes go hand-in-hand – it is the indication of a healthy economy when more trade owsthrough its ports.

We at Abu Dhabi Ports contribute to the Emirate’s economic vision by facilitating its ever growingtrade volumes. Last year, Abu Dhabi Ports handled more general cargo than ever before. With a 37per cent year-on-year increase in the total number of freight tonnes, Abu Dhabi Ports broke theEmirate’s record by handling 12.8 million FT in 2014 – dry bulk made up the majority of total volumeat 81 per cent. Our progress since 2009, when we handled 2.5 million FT of dry bulk, has been rapidand moving forward we look to further build on our successes, with H1 2015 bulk cargo volumealready eclipsing H1 2014 by 29 percent.

Progress is in our DNA. To book consistent progress, however, our industry must evolve, commit toinnovation and deploy next-generation port technology. Innovation plays a critical role in creatingvalue for our customers at the highest level, and in maintaining long-term, valued relationships. Weat Abu Dhabi Ports prioritise innovation and automation, ensuring our facilities and operations areequipped to best serve our customers, the continued development of the Emirate, and that of theUAE and the region as whole.

Please enjoy the Breakbulk Middle East Conference and Exhibition, an informative and inspiringevent that will present technology and innovation from different stakeholders essential to the

success of today’s trade and logistics megaprojects.

Should you have any questions or desire more information, please visit our stand and our staff willgladly help you with any enquiry.

Thank you,Abu Dhabi Ports

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Fuelling the EmiratesRickmers-Linie vessels are a regular sight in the Emirates and in

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Laurent NoëlIndustry Director, Transport& Logistics, Travel & TourismITE Group plc

Dear Breakbulk Middle East Delegates,

Logisticians Welcome! On behalf of ITE Group and Breakbulk Events & Media, it is my great pleasure

to welcome you to the First Annual Breakbulk Middle East Conference & Exhibition in Abu DhabiUAE. We are delighted that you are here with us in the welcoming environs of Abu Dhabi tocelebrate our inaugural Breakbulk Middle East event, themed “Projects Meet Logistics.”

As a delegate of Breakbulk Middle East, you will experience the most productive networkingenvironment that exists in the region as it relates to specialised logistics. Well over two thousandsenior professionals from major organizations in the shipping & logistics industry are here with us, ata time of year when organizations are planning for the years ahead. Breakbulk Middle East providesa platform for business development and commercial growth, where an intensive focus on themajor issues of the industry during the conference program is mixed with a urry of networking andentertainment on and off the exhibition hall, all against the backdrop of Abu Dhabi, home to one ofthe world’s premier seaports.

The agenda for Breakbulk Middle East is packed with informative sessions featuring individuals fromkey cargo-owning bodies as well as from the specialised logistics & transportation community. It isour sincere hope that by attending Breakbulk Middle East, you will gain the necessary perspectiveon current market trends and dynamics to be well prepared for the year ahead. In this respect,Breakbulk Middle East is an extension of the mandate that Breakbulk Events & Media staff live byevery day, which is to provide authoritative insights and analysis that can be relied upon in dailylogistics decision-making.

We urge you to make the most of your time here. The speakers presenting over the next two dayswill provide an unparalleled opportunity to size up the complex and rapidly evolving global project& commodity market, with a particular focus on the challenges present in the Middle East. Pleasedon’t hesitate to ask speakers and panelists to answer the tough questions that have been on yourmind, and feel free to offer your own perspective on issues as well. Once again, I welcome you to Breakbulk Middle East and look forward to the years to come.

Sincerely,

WELCOME TO BREAKBULK MIDDLE EAST!


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Janet NodarContent DirectorBreakbulk Events & Media

Janet Nodar is Content Director of Breakbulk Events & Media. She became a business reporter for GulfShipper and the Journal of Commerce in 2006, covering the U.S. Gulf Coast, North America’s busiestproject and breakbulk cargo market. In 2009 she became Editor of Breakbulk, and in 2011 she wasnamed Senior Editor. In 2010 she became part of Breakbulk’s conference program team. In 2012,she received an Apex award for feature writing. In 2013, she became Breakbulk's Content Director.Before she began writing about the shipping industry, Nodar taught English at the University ofSouth Alabama and was a freelance writer covering food, wine, lm, business and literature. She haspublished a collection of short ction and holds degrees in nance and English. She is married withtwo children.

Elizabeth WetzelVIP Shipper Club Membership and Content ManagerBreakbulk Events & Media

Elizabeth Wetzel is a member of Breakbulk’s content team and assists in organizing Breakbulk’sSpeaker and Educational programs. She manages Breakbulk’s VIP Shippers Club. She is also ProgramManager for Breakbulk Education Day, which introduces university students to the industry. Wetzelhas spent her entire 38-year career working with logistics supply chains, procurement processes andinternational transportation in the global shipping industry. She was also an adjunct professor at theU.S. Merchant Marine Academy for seven years, teaching logistics and marine transportation majors.Wetzel was also managing director of the Center for Logistics and Transportation Policy at Universityof Houston. Wetzel resides in the Houston area, the epicenter of U.S.-based project cargo activity.

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11:30- 11:40ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite AIntroduction to Ports of Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi Ports has handled record general cargo, bulk and Ro-Ro volumes in 2014, including the largest single project cargoshipments ever handled in the Free Ports, and will continue to invest ininfrastructure, technology, and education.

Gary Lemke, Executive Vice President – Ports, Ports of Abu Dhabi

11:40 – 12:30ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite AOpening Keynote Day 1: Energy, Iran and Everyone Else –What Happens When the Sanctions End?Iran, and its copious energy reserves, is increasingly likely to rejoinmainstream markets after sanctions end. How will the world’s oilmarket react in the short- and long-term? What project opportuni-ties could arise in long-neglected Iran and what are the implicationsfor new exploration projects and expansions? A respected expertfrom A.T. Kearney shares his insights leveraging advanced modelingof global oil economics.

Eduard Gracia, Principal, A.T. Kearney Energy Practice Middle East

12:30 – 14:00ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st FloorLuncheon

Track A14:00 – 14:50ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite ASadara – Organizing the World’s Greatest PetrochemicalLogistics Puzzle The management of this US$20 billion logistics effort from theowner’s perspective, the execution of supply chain logistics from anEPC and project forwarders’ perspective, and the challenges of spe-cialized transport moves will be discussed. In particular, the panelwill explore the challenges of creating an integrated team despite adiversity of joint venture partners, contractors’ cultures, and globalsourcing of materials.Moderator: Ken Long, Country Head of Energy Solutions – KSA & BAH,Panalpina World Transport Saudi ArabiaKey Speaker: Khalid al-Khaldi – Sadara Program Logistics Manager,Saudi AramcoTania Smith, Material Management – Logistics, FluorDudi Hermanto, General Manager, AlmajdouieJorgen Jorgensen, Vice President, Biehl & Co.

14:50 – 15:00ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite AClosing RemarksJanet Nodar, Content Director, Breakbulk Events & Media

SUNDAY, 25 OCTOBER08:00 – 17:00ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor FoyerRegistration (for workshop delegates only)

08:30 – 17:00ADNEC Capital Suite 9, 2nd FloorHeavy Lift Technical Workshop: Land & Barge TransportPresented by Dirk Verwimp, Sarens GroupSPONSORED BY:

MONDAY, 26 OCTOBER08:00 – 17:00ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor FoyerRegistration(for workshop delegates only)

08:30 – 16:00ADNEC Capital Suite 8, 2nd FloorBreakbulk Education Day

08:30 – 17:00ADNEC Capital Suite 9, 2nd FloorHeavy Lift Technical Workshop: Ocean TransportPresented by Cornelis (Cees) CoppensSPONSORED BY:

TUESDAY, 27 OCTOBER09:00 – 18:00ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor FoyerRegistration

09:00 – 11:00Opening Ceremony and Inauguration (by invitation only)

11:00 – 18:00 Exhibition Hall Hours

11:00 – 11:25ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st FloorWelcoming RemarksMohamed Al Shamsi, CEO, Ports of Abu DhabiKim Bjerner Rathsack, CEO Logistics, AlmajdouieAbdulla Bin Damithan, Director - Commercial, DP World UAE RegionJanet Nodar, Content Director, Breakbulk Events & Media

25-28 October 2015 | Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) | Abu Dhabi, UAEEXHIBITION HALL 6

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14:00 – 15:15ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite AMicro-Seminar: Marine Contracts of Carriage Overview,Elements and Negotiation The seminar will focus on identication of the marine transportationenvironment, types of marine contracts and the main area of contractsincluding history, review of important terms, customization, obliga-tions of the parties to perform, and pitfalls and dangers, includingreal-world examples. Attendees will receive a broad overview of thesubject that can be put to use in the workplace and result in a soundcontract between shipper/forwarder and carrier.Lecturer: Greg Gowans, Director, Logistics and Expediting, CH2M Hill

15:15 – 15:25ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite A

Closing RemarksJanet Nodar, Content Director, Breakbulk Events & Media

Track B11:30 – 12:45ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite BModules Super Session, Section I – End User/EPC DecisionStrategiesLogistics leaders will discuss the technical and commercial advan-tages and disadvantages of modular construction, using detailedexamples, considerations and strategies ranging from safety,construction, cost control, site considerations and other factors toillustrate the decision process.Moderator: Cyril Joseph Varghese, Global Logistics Director-Commercial,Fluor CorporationJon Dailey, Modularisation Manager – EAME Region, Fluor CorporationMandar Apte, Project Manager, TechnipMatteo Pollara, Deputy Director – Logistics, Petrofac


14:00-14:50ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite BModules Super Session, Section II – Transport DecisionsIndustry leaders from the heavy-lift transport segment will delve intothe special considerations affecting modules movement, including lo-gistics planning, equipment availability, infrastructure considerations,evolving equipment designs and other factors.Moderator: Cyril Joseph Varghese, Global Logistics Director-Commercial,Fluor CorporationMohammad Jaber, COO Agility (Abu Dhabi) PJSC; Regional Director –Project Logistics; Middle East & Africa; AgilityLonnie Tiegs, VP Projects Africa, Teras Cargo Transport (America) LLCMike Abbas, Regional Commercial Director, MammoetHein Heyster, Area Manager Middle East & Africa, Dockwise

14:50 – 15:00ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite BClosing RemarksGary Burrows, Editorial Director, Breakbulk Events & Media

Track B14:00 – 14:50ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite BOn Track – Rail Boom in the UAE and GCCBecause rail solves congestion, demographic and pollution problems,projects are growing despite a sluggish world economy, especially inthe GCC. High-speed rail, mass transit and light and heavy rail projectsare booming. This review will reveal the project business potential.Teresa Lehovd, Head of Market Intelligence, Hoegh AutolinersKim Bjerner Rathsack, CEO Logistics, Almajdouie

14:50 – 15:00ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite BClosing RemarksGary Burrows, Editorial Director, Breakbulk Events & Media

18:00 Exhibition Hall Closes

WEDNESDAY, 28 OCTOBER09:00 – 16:00ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor FoyerRegistration

10:00 – 16:00Exhibition Hall Hours

10:15 – 10:30Welcoming RemarksADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite AJanet Nodar, Content Director, Breakbulk Events & Media

10:30 – 11:20ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite AKeynote Day 2: Global Heavy Lift and MPV Fleet UpdateAn expert from Drewry will supply the latest assessment of the supplyof and demand for specialist multipurpose and heavylift vessels, in-cluding a look at the continuing competition for breakbulk and projectcargo and the ongoing difficulties being faced by the major players.Susan Oatway, Senior Analyst, Drewry Shipping Consultants

Track A11:30 – 12:20ADNEC Exhibition Hall 6, 1st Floor – Conference Suite ADoing Business in Saudi ArabiaInfrastructure, mining, petrochemical and many other projects worthbillions are planned for Saudi Arabia, and logisticians world-widewould like to be part of these opportunities. However, understandinghow to do business in the Kingdom can be a challenge. Our panel ofexperts will offer their guidance during this unique panel.Moderator: Corey Henry, Senior Logistics Specialist, CB&I Oil & GasStefaan Mestdagh, Director of Business Development, Logistics, DHLSupply Chain Saudi ArabiaDouglass Dries, Project Logistics & Materials Manager, Jacobs EngineeringJaber Hameem, President and CEO, AIMS InternationalFahad Al Owaisi, General Manager, JWAN Group


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and 2,200 various types of trailers such as atbed, low bed,extendable and semi-hydraulic. Almajdouie also offers othertypes of trailers such as conventional hydraulic, SPTs and SPMTs.

Almajdouie’s terminal and storage capacity is over 2 millionsquare meters with more than 6.9 million metric tons of exportsa year. By employing over 6,000 employees and operatingfrom various global and local offices, Almajdouie offers clientsintegrated logistics and SCM solutions including heavy lift,transportation, freight forwarding, terminal and warehousing.

Abdulla Bin DamithanDirector - CommercialDP World UAE RegionWelcoming Remarks

Abdulla Bin Damithan holds a BachelorsDegree in Business Administration from Suffolk University,Boston and has obtained a Graduate Diploma in Maritime & PortManagement from the National University of Singapore.

Abdulla joined DP World in 2001 and was responsible formanaging numerous key contracts and played an active rolein business development. From 2006, Abdulla took over theresponsibility for the sales functions at DP World’s UAE Terminalsas Sales Manager. He rose to the position of Deputy Director in2007 and focused strongly on business growth. Thereafter heheaded the Account Management function for the Container Terminals as Director, Account Management.Currently, Abdulla holds the position of Commercial Directormanaging Container Terminals, General Cargo, Logistics Centerand Customer Care. In addition he is actively involved in variousstrategic and business development initiatives at DP World UAERegion.

Jebel Ali Port, operated by DP World UAE Region, is the largestmarine terminal in the Middle East and the agship facilityof DP World’s portfolio of over 65 marine terminals across sixcontinents. Strategically located in Dubai, Jebel Ali port is at thecrossroads of a region providing market access to over 2 billionpeople.

As an integrated multi-modal hub offering sea, air and landconnectivity, complemented by extensive logistics facilities,Jebel Ali Port plays a vital role in the UAE economy. It is a premiergateway for over 90 weekly services connecting more than 140ports worldwide. Expansions currently underway at the por t willbring total handling capacity to 22.1 million TEU by 2018.

DP World’s agship port delivers by far the world’s bestproductivity for ships berthed at its docks, according to Journalof Commerce. Jebel Ali port has been voted “Best Seaport inthe Middle East” for 20 consecutive years and is ranked the 9thlargest container port worldwide. It has the world’s largest man-made harbour. DP World UAE Region port folio includes JebelAli Port, Mina Rashid Cruise Terminal and Coastal Berth, Mina AlHamriya in Dubai city and Fujairah Container Terminal.

Capt. Mohamed JumaAl ShamsiChief Executive OfficerAbu Dhabi PortsWelcoming Remarks

Mohamed Juma Al Shamsi is an experienced maritime executivewith more than 18 years industry experience. He joined ADPC in2008 and has held key leadership positions including ExecutiveVice President for the ADPC Ports Unit, where he was instrumentalin restructuring and rationalizing its assets. He oversaw thecompletion and commissioning of the rst phase of Abu DhabiPorts’ agship Khalifa Port and its adjacent industrial zone.

He has served as a board member and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Terminals. He is currently on the board of Etihad Airways andan advisory board member of Wollongong University, Australiain Dubai. Al Shamsi holds an MBA and Graduate Certicate ofManagement from the University of Tasmania, and an advanceddiploma of Applied Science (shipmaster). He was awarded theAustralian Maritime College’s Baird Publication Prize for BestPerformance in Navigation Studies and the Sheikh Rashid Awardfor Academic Excellence.

Abu Dhabi Ports is a government-owned organization establishedin 2006. The organization facilitates the diversication of AbuDhabi’s economy, a main pillar of Abu Dhabi Economic Vision2030. Abu Dhabi Ports manages nine commercial, logistics,community and leisure ports, including its agship Khalifa Portand adjacent industrial zone Kizad.

Khalifa Port is the rst semi-automated container port in the GCCregion and handles all of Abu Dhabi’s container traffic, generalcargo, and roll-on and roll-off cargo. In its current developmentphase one, Khalifa Port can handle an annual capacity of 2.5million TEU containers and 12 million tonnes of general cargo.When all development phases are completed, Khalifa Port isexpected to handle 15 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes ofgeneral cargo per year.

Kim Bjerner RathsackCEO LogisticsAlmajdouie Logistics CompanyWelcoming Remarks

Kim Bjerner Rathsack is CEO of AlmajdouieLogistics and leads activities focusing on transportation, heavylift, freight forwarding, terminals and warehousing. He has workedthroughout his professional career in logistics and supply chainmanagement, starting as a trainee with Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller where he served a combined 25 years in two separateemployments. Rathsack also worked as supply chain director forFrench retailer Auchan and as senior lead program manager forMicrosoft Business Solutions.

Almajdouie Logistics is a powerhouse in the project logistics andsupply chain management industry, holding a Guinness WorldRecord for moving the “Heaviest Item Moved by Road Freight”in 2012. Since 1965, the eet has grown to over 1,800 trucks

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Ken LongCountry Head of Energy Solutions –KSA/BAHPanalpina World Transport Saudi ArabiaSadara – Organizing The World’sGreatest Petrochemical Logistics Puzzle

Ken Long has spent his 42-year career in capital project supplychain logistic, working for four companies over the course of hiscareer: Transoceanic (later Agility), Saga, Lynden International andPanalpina. Currently he is Country Head of Energy Solutions forPanalpina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Long was the executivesponsor for Panalpina’s logistics services to Fluor for the SadaraProject. He is a subject matter expert on P.O./line-Item-levellogistics forecasting, planning and KPII-driven execution andthe applications required to meet client requirements in theseactivities.

Panalpina has been operating in Saudi Arabia for over 30 yearsand has grown to become one of the major logistics providers inthe Kingdom, providing global supply chain solutions, includingmanagement from Saudi Arabia. Panalpina World Transport Saudihas offices and experience throughout Saudi Arabia, includingJeddah, Riyadh, Dammam and Jubail. Clients include servicecompanies involved in oil and gas exploration, EPCs involvedin capital projects and working directly with owners for theirmaintenance, repair, and operations requirements. Panalpinabrings added value to clients through industry-specic expertise,market reach and the sourcing strength of the Panalpina Group.

Khalid Sadoon Al-KhaldiManager ProjectsSaudi AramcoSadara – Organizing The World’sGreatest Petrochemical Logistics Puzzle

Khalid Sadoon Al-Khaldi is a Manager of Public Projects ExternalAffairs and Logistics Services Department with Saudi Aramco.

Saudi Aramco is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s nationalpetroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran, Saudi

Arabia. It is a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicalsenterprise and a world leader in exploration, production, rening,distribution, shipping and marketing. Saudi Aramco manage theworld’s largest proven conventional crude oil and condensatereserves of 259.7 billion barrels and the world’s fourth-largestnatural gas reserves of 282.6 trillion standard cubic feet.

Gary LemkeExecutive Vice President PortsAbu Dhabi PortsIntroduction to Ports of Abu Dhabi

Gary Lemke is an experienced maritimeprofessional with more than 20 years of port, terminal, shippingand transportation experience. He leads the Ports Unit of AbuDhabi Ports and overlooks the development of all maritime assetsin the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Before joining Abu Dhabi Ports inFebruary 2014, Lemke held the position of General Manager atPorts Development Company in King Abdullah Economic City.Lemke moved to the Middle East in 2005 to work at the Portof Salalah Oman as Chief Operating Officer and ultimately asChief Executive Officer. Lemke holds an Executive DevelopmentProgram qualication completed at IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.He has completed Finance for Non-Financial Managers MCE andholds a Diploma in Port Operations and Management from theUniversity of Cardiff.

See Abu Dhabi Ports description, page 16.

Eduard GraciaPrincipalA.T. Kearney Middle EastOpening Keynote Day 1: Energy, Iranand Everyone Else – What Happens

When the Sanctions End?Eduard Gracia has more than 20 years of consulting experience,primarily in the Oil & Gas and Chemicals industry. He has workedfor both super-majors and national oil companies across Europe,the USA, Middle East, North Africa and South East Asia. Theprojects he has led range from business strategy assignmentsto large transformation programs. Eduard has authored anumber of papers (as well as a book) on business strategy and oileconomics published at various professional journals, in additionto peer-reviewed academic articles on economics. His academicbackground includes an MBA at IESE, a bachelor’s degree inEconomics & Finance and experience as an Associate Lecturer ofEconomic Theory at the University of Barcelona.

A.T. Kearney is a global management consulting rm that usesstrategic insight, tailored solutions and a collaborative workingstyle to help clients achieve sustainable results. Since 1926, A.T.Kearney have been trusted advisors on CEO-agenda issues tothe world’s leading corporations across all major industries. A.T.Kearney’s offices are located in major business centers in 38countries, with 2,700 employees worldwide. Of these, 1,900 areconsultants who have broad industry experience and come fromleading business schools and universities. Client teams are staffedwith the best people from across A.T. Kearney. The company’sindustry specialties include aerospace & defense, automotive,communications & high tech, consumer products & retail, nancialinstitutions, public sector, pharmaceutical and health care, energy& processes, transportation and utilities.



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clients integrated logistics & SCM solutions including heavy lif t,transportation, freight forwarding, terminal and warehousing.

Jorgen JorgensenVice PresidentBiehl & Co.Sadara – Organizing The World’sGreatest Petrochemical Logistics Puzzle

Jorgen Jorgensen started his career in shipping over 40 yearsago as an apprentice with a major breakbulk steamship agencyin Copenhagen. He then spent three years in Buenos Aires invessel and cargo operations before returning to Denmark.Jorgensen spent two years as consular secretary for the Royal

Danish Embassy in Mexico City before joining Biehl & Co in1977. Transferred to Houston in 1988, Jorgensen has workedin management positions within Biehl in sales and marketing,traffic, line management, and operations. He is now in charge ofthe Liner Department for Biehl, Houston, which concentrates onheavy-lift, oversized, and breakbulk cargoes.

Founded in 1905, Biehl’s agency provides customers with thehighest level of service through our proven record of handlingvarious vessel types: tanker, dry bulk, breakbulk, passengerand container. Serving the breakbulk market, Biehl representsseveral carriers: Bahri General Cargo, Gulf Africa Line (GAL) andFar-Eastern Shipping Co. (FESCO), United Americas Shipping,Frontier Lines and U.S. Lines. As a member of Multiport, thelargest network of independent ship agents, Biehl serves portsthroughout the U.S. Gulf and East coasts. Sailing into our nextcentury, Biehl will continue to respond to our customers’ needs byproviding a quality product.

Teresa LehovdHead of Market IntelligenceHöegh AutolinersOn Track – Rail Boom in the UAE and GCC

Teresa Lehovd has been working in the roll-on, roll-off shipping industry for 28 years. Of those, for two

decades she has held various market research positions. She is aspecialist in research on global automotive and heavy equipmentindustries. She joined Höegh Autoliners from a position as ChiefAnalyst at Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, where she workedfor many years. She holds a Master’s from the University ofGdansk, a Bachelor of Management from the Norwegian Schoolof Management, and is certied as a Competitive IntelligenceProfessional from the German Institute for CompetitiveIntelligence. She is also a guest lecturer at the Norwegian Schoolof Management, teaching shipping and logistics, and a frequentspeaker and teacher at Breakbulk events.

Höegh Autoliners is an international shipping company that offerscompetitive transportation and logistics solutions worldwide in the

ro-ro segment. Its 60 vessels are designed to carry different typesof oversized cargo, offering safe underdeck transportation. Withexperienced people handling the cargo and modern equipmentto carry it, Höegh offers customers a professional and secure

Tania B. SmithSadara Project - Logistics Team LeadFluorSadara – Organizing The World’sGreatest Petrochemical Logistics Puzzle

Tania Smith started her career as a procurement /logisticssupervisor for American Equipment Company/Fluor in her homecountry of Chile. Smith has over eighteen years of logistics andsupply chain management experience. Many of those yearswere working with Fluor at various domestic and internationalassignments providing logistics management support for themining and metals and oil and gas industry. Currently, she is theFluor Logistics lead for the Sadara project, which involves officesfrom the U.S., U.K., Philippines and Saudi Arabia. She holds aBachelor of Science degree from the University of La Serena, Chileand studied Advanced Traffic Management at Clemson University.

Fluor Corporation is a global engineering and constructionrm that designs and builds some of the world’s most complexprojects. The company creates and delivers innovative andintegrated solutions in engineering, procurement, fabrication,construction, maintenance and project management on a globalbasis. For more than a century, Fluor has served clients in theenergy, chemicals, government, industrial, infrastructure, miningand power market sectors. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluorranks 136 on the FORTUNE 500 list. With 40,000 employeesworldwide, the company’s revenue for 2014 was $21.5 billion.

Dudi HermantoBusiness Development General ManagerAlmajdouie Logistics Company LLCSadara – Organizing The World’sGreatest Petrochemical Logistics Puzzle

Dudi Hermanto, General Manager of Business Development atAlmajdouie Logistics, has 25 years’ experience in the automotiveand logistics industry. He joined Almajdouie in 2008 as Headof Corporate Procurement and was then promoted to GeneralManager of Continental Freight. Throughout his career,Hermanto has been an initiator and leader in improving qualityperformance, system and processes implementation and costmanagement solutions. He holds a Bachelor Degree in IndustrialEngineering from University of Indonesia, is Board Member ofAl Kazemi Almajdouie partnership in Kuwait, a Certied SupplyChain Professional (APICS, USA) and completed the ExecutiveEducation Program at Harvard Business School.

Almajdouie Logistics has become a powerhouse in the projectlogistics and supply chain management industry, holding aGuinness World Record for moving the “Heaviest Item Movedby Road Freight” in 2012. Since 1965, the eet has grown toover 1,800 trucks and 2,200 various types of trailers such asatbed, low bed, extendable and semi-hydraulic. Almajdouiealso offers other types of trailers such as conventional hydraulic,SPTs and SPMTs. Almajdouie’s terminal and storage capacity isover 2 million square meters with more than 6.9 million metrictons of exports a year. By employing over 6,000 employees andoperating from various global and local offices, Almajdouie offers



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London, Delhi, Singapore and Shanghai. Offering research reportsand advisory services, our position to assess the market and giveour clients the knowledge to make critical decisions sets us apartfrom others.

Corey S. HenrySenior Logistics Specialist of Transportation& Logistics, CB&I Oil and GasOwner, International OptimizationConsultation Services, LLCDoing Business in Saudi Arabia

Corey Henry has over 20 years industry experience in all phases ofsupply chain management, and 17 years experience with project-related logistics. His expertise spans import-export, complianceand trade operations. Projects he has worked on include theSadara Project (Jubail KSA), Ma’aden Umm Wu’al Project (TuraifKSA), West Qurna DeGassing Optimization (Basarah, I raq), andLogcap Initiatives, to name a few. Henry holds a Bachelor’s degreein Business Administration/International Business and is a certiedMaster Logistics Practitioner. In addition to his duties with CB&I,he is the owner of International Optimization ConsultationServices, LLC.

CB&I (NYSE:CBI) is the most complete energy infrastructurefocused company in the world. With 125 years of experienceand the expertise of approximately 54,000 employees, CB&Iprovides reliable solutions while maintaining a relentless focuson safety and an uncompromising standard of quality. For moreinformation, visit www.cbi.com.

Stefaan MestdaghSenior Director, Head of BusinessDevelopment Middle East, Russia & TurkeyDHL Supply ChainDoing Business in Saudi Arabia

Stefaan Mestdagh has over 15 years of international experiencein the logistics service industry working in operations, solutionsdesign and business development across Europe and the

Middle East. Prior to this, he spent 10 years working in qualityand plant management. He is a subject matter expert in leadlogistics partnerships. In 2014, he moved to Saudi Arabia to takea leadership role in business development for the Kingdom. Thisled to his current position covering the Middle East, Russia and Turkey. Born in Belgium, Mestdagh speaks ve languages andholds a degree in mechanical engineering. He currently lives inBahrain.

The Deutsche Post and DHL corporate brands provide easy-to-usestandardized products for innovative and tailored solutions tocreate a one-of-a-kind portfolio of logistics services. The grouphas nearly 480,000 employees in over 220 countries focused onservice, quality and sustainability. DHL SC Saudi Arabia, tradingas Exel Saudi Arabia in partnership with Olayan FinancingCompany, has over 900 employees across 25 sites concentratingon energy, life science, engineering and manufacturing, andconsumer and retail sectors. Besides traditional logistics services,

transportation service. In June 2015, Höegh Autoliners took deliveryof the rst in a series of six post-Panamax newbuildings; the NewHorizon vessels. The new vessels are built on state-of-the-artdesign and can accommodate higher and heavier cargo with rampcapacity of up to 375 tonnes and a 6.5-meter tall door opening.

Kim Bjerner RathsackCEO LogisticsAlmajdouie Logistics CompanyOn Track – Rail Boom in the UAE and GCC

See prole, page 16.

Gary G. BurrowsEditorial DirectorBreakbulk Events & MediaClosing Remarks

Entering his fourth decade in journalism,Gary Burrows’ publishing career has spanned daily newspapers, journals, magazines, research, electronic products and specialprojects. Burrows is a 27-year veteran of the shipping andlogistics industry, serving nearly 22 years with American Shipper,including 11 years as managing editor of the publication coveringsupply chain management and regulatory issues, multimodaltransportation, ports, carriers and infrastructure. Burrows joined

Breakbulk Events & Media in January 2012. He was promotedfrom managing editor to editorial director in September 2014,and now manages Breakbulk’s industry-leading print andelectronic products focusing on the breakbulk, heavy-lift andoverdimensional cargo industries.

Susan OatwaySenior AnalystDrewry Shipping ConsultantsKeynote Day 2: Global Heavy Lift andMPV Fleet Update

Susan Oatway joined Drewry in 1997 after spending eightyears in senior planning and commercial roles with P&O BulkShipping. With Drewry she has extensive experience in workingfor customers in the marine eld, including shipping companies,nancial institutions and other institutional clients or advisors. This work covers a wide spectrum including market studies,valuations and strategic planning. She is the editor of Drewry’sAnnual Multipurpose Report and co-author of Reefer Shipping.She provides advice to other team members on all aspects of drybulk shipping. Oatway holds a BSc in Combined Sciences and is aFellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.

The Drewry group is formed of specialist research brand DrewryMaritime Research, two advisory brands, Drewry Maritime

Advisors and Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, and investmentresearch brand Drewry Maritime Equity Research. Drewry hasmore than 40 years’ experience within the maritime sector,employing more than 90 specialists across international offices in


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Gregory GowansDirector of Logistics & ExpeditingCH2M HILLMicro-Seminar: Marine Contracts ofCarriage Overview, Elements andNegotiation

Greg Gowans is Subject Matter Expert in Logistics andExpediting for CH2M HILL. Prior to joining CH2M HILL, Gowansheld leadership logistics positions with CB&I in The Woodlandsfor three years as Director of Global Logistics and with AlstomPower Inc. in Connecticut for 12 years, holding multiple positionsin supply chain management, logistics, and quality. In his lastassignment at Alstom, he served in an executive role as theDirector of Quality and Process Improvement for the BoilersBusiness, with responsibilities for direction and management ofquality systems and operations of the business.

CH2M HILL is a global engineering and project delivery companypartnering with public and private clients to tackle the world’smost complex infrastructure and natural resource challenges.Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, employee-owned CH2MHILL is a global leader in consulting, design, design-build,operations, and program management for government, civil,industrial, and energy clients. From chemical plants in BuenosAires to super-clean rooms in Japan, from nuclear cleanup inColorado to wastewater treatment plants in New Zealand, CH2MHILL’s project experience and the markets it serves are as diverseas the world itself.

Cyril Joseph VargheseLogistics DirectorFluorModules Super Session, Section I –End User/EPC Decision Strategies

Cyril Varghese heads the global logistics function on thecommercial and strategic side for Fluor Corporation. He is aqualied naval architect from the Cochin University of Scienceand Technology and holds an MBA from the ManagementDevelopment Institute of India. Prior to joining Fluor, he worked inleading international freight forwarding companies, focusing onindustrial project logistics for the oil and gas, mining and metals,petrochemicals and power industries.

Fluor Corporation is one of the world’s leading publicly tradedengineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, andproject management companies. Fluor has been a strongconstructive force in the Middle East since 1947 and has playeda major role in supporting the development of the regionproviding engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), programmanagement, and maintenance-related services. Fluor hascompleted more than 600 projects in the region valued at morethan US$150 billion in today’s dollars.

DHL offers specialized lead logistics and materials re-supply andmaintenance repair operations solutions to the Saudi market.

Douglass DriesProject Logistics & Materials ManagerJacobs Engineering USADoing Business in Saudi Arabia

Douglass Dries has been in the logisticsbusiness for over 30 years. He is presently seconded by JacobsEngineering USA to the Sadara Chemical Company. He is theProject Logistics & Materials Manager for the construction of fourpolyethylene chemical plants in Jubail, KSA. Dries’ past projectexperience includes logistics and materials management for a

renery expansion in Colombia for Foster Wheeler, infrastructurereconstruction in Iraq for Bechtel, the establishment of crossdock operations overseas for Halliburton, and service as atraffic manager for Pemex. He holds a Master’s in businessadministration from Thunderbird and is a licensed CustomsBroker.

Jacobs Engineering delivers technically complex chemicalfacilities, particularly in key growth regions such as NorthAmerica, Asia, and the Middle East. Jacobs Engineering providescomplete life-cycle capabilities to design and build newmanufacturing facilities, manage plant relocations, and optimizeexpansions and modications.

Jaber HameemPresident & CEOAIMS InternationalDoing Business in Saudi Arabia

Jaber Mohammed Hameem is President andCEO of AIMS International. In 2005, he was a founding partner forthe establishment of an independent Saudi division with totalmanpower of more than 550 persons. He brings his wealth ofexperience to his mission to establish protable joint venturesbetween AIMS and companies in KSA.

Formed in Kuwait in 1996, AIMS International has a core businessin logistic and transport support and is a support servicesprovider to the oil and gas sector. With its head office in Al-Khobar, the company now has operations in Dammam, Jubail,Rabigh, Riyadh, Ras-Alkheir and Jeddah. AIMS Internationalprovides services in industrial manufacturing, construction,engineering, marine works, water treatment, oil well drilling andmaintenance and much more. AIMS has a track record of ongoing joint venture partnerships with many companies, including SaudiAramco, Baker Hughes, DHL, and Schlumberger.

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Mohammad JaberChief Operating Officer, Agility Abu DhabiPJSC, Regional Project Logistics Director,Agility Middle East & AfricaAgility Project LogisticsModules Super Session, Section II –Transport Decisions

For the past 15 years, Mohammad Jaber has used his skills toserve the logistics and transportation industry. Jaber has wideexperience working in agricultural logistics and the oil and gassector within the UAE. He joined Agility Abu Dhabi in 2006 as FleetManager. After managing several internal operational departments,he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2011. In additionto his responsibilities in Abu Dhabi, since 2014 he has also beenresponsible for leading the regional project logistics arm of Agilityin the Middle East and Africa. A Jordanian native, he holds aBachelor of Science in engineering from the University of Jordan.

Agility provides innovative solutions and creative routing optionsto deliver your cargo to all regions of the world, including emergingmarkets without the infrastructure necessary to handle theenormous weight and volume of project cargos. As a global leaderin turnkey management of project cargos, our dedicated andexperienced international teams are ready to tackle the challengesthat are unique to your specialized project logistics requirements.

Lonnie TiegsVice President – Africa ProjectsTeras Cargo Transport (America) LLCModules Super Session, Section II –Transport Decisions

After completing his BSc in Mining Engineering, Lonnie Tiegs wasrecruited by Gold Fields of South Africa and emigrated from theU.S. to South Africa in 1983. His early career included a periodwith Accenture followed by two decades of re-engineering supplychains and logistics planning operations across sub-SaharanAfrica. He has worked for organizations as diverse as ENGENPetroleum, Pretoria Portland Cement, Sappi Forests, Anglogold,SAB Miller, British American Tobacco and Distell. Over the pasttwo years Lonnie has been leading TERAS Cargo Transport’sproject cargo logistics activities in Southern and East Africa astheir Vice President – Africa Projects.

Teras Cargo Transport is a full service marine transport and logisticsservice provider, committed to providing customers with solutionsfor their global transportation needs. Teras is a trusted partnerto the engineering, energy, mining, minerals and infrastructureindustries, providing shipping and logistics services worldwide. Teras specializes in transporting extraordinary cargo in project-typevessels to underdeveloped coastal and river sites, protected marineenvironments and excessive tidal locations and can satisfy themost stringent quality, health, safety, and environmental standards(QHSE). TCT also operates U.S.-ag vessels, international-ag heavy-lift vessels and super-module carriers.

Jon DaileyModular Solutions Manager(International Region)FluorModules Super Session, Section I –End User/EPC Decision Strategies

With more than 20 years of experience of planning and executingmajor international construction projects, Jon Dailey is currentlyserving as the Modular Solutions Manager for Fluor’s InternationalRegion. Dailey has a strong background in the shipping, transportand heavy lif ting industry, and provides cross-functionalleadership and support to projects, enabling the company toevaluate, plan and deliver fully integrated modular solutions fromdesign through to installation in all markets and regions whereFluor is active.

See Fluor description, page 20.

Mandar ApteProject ManagerTechnipModules Super Session, Section I – EndUser/EPC Decision Strategies

Mandar Apte is a chemical engineer by education and a certiedPMP practitioner. He began his career as a piping engineer,

worked as Deputy Division Manager, piping and pipelines,and then moved to project management. He has worked onmajor onshore and offshore, browneld and greeneld, oil&gasupstream and downstream projects, including feasibility s tudies,conceptual engineering, FEED and EPC projects

Technip is a world leader in project management, engineeringand construction for the energy industry, from the deepestsubsea oil and gas developments to the largest and most complexoffshore and Onshore infrastructures. Present in 48 countries, Technip has state-of-the-art industrial assets on all continents andoperates a eet of specialized vessels for pipeline installation andsubsea construction.

Matteo PollaraDeputy Director – LogisticsPetrofacModules Super Session, Section I – End User/EPCDecision Strategies

Cyril Joseph VargheseGlobal Logistics Director-CommercialFluor CorporationModules Super Session, Section II –

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23-26 May 2016Antwerp, Belgium

4-7 April 2016Johannesburg, South Africa

Hein HeysterCommercial Manager Middle EastDockwise/BoskalisModules Super Session, Section II –Transport Decisions

A lawyer by trade, Hein Heyster has developed into a commercialprofessional with extensive experience in Africa and the MiddleEast. He specializes in the areas of transport, logistics andmarine services. He also has extensive experience with marinecontracting and installation services as well as subsea services.He currently serves as Commercial Manager Middle East forDockwise/Boskalis.

Boskalis is a leading global expert in offshore contracting and

services, supporting the activities of the international energysector. This includes oil and gas companies and providers ofrenewable energy such as wind power. Activities include maritimetransport and installation of offshore production platforms andlogistical management for the transport of modules and theconstruction of industrial installations. Boskalis also specializes insubsea construction of energy-related subsea infrastructure andother subsea infrastructure services.

Mike AbbasRegional Commercial DirectorMammoetModules Super Session, Section II –Transport Decisions

Mike Abbas has over 15 years of experience in the logistics andtransportation industry with leading companies in the U.S. andthe Middle East. Currently he serves as Regional CommercialDirector for Mammoet, where he is responsible for sales in theMiddle East, North Africa, Central Asia and East Africa. Mike holdsthree Masters degrees, including an MBA from Indiana University.

Mammoet serves the petrochemical and mining industries,civil engineering, power generation and offshore projects.

Mammoet’s services in engineered heavy logistics compriseheavy lifting and heavy transport services, plant turnaround/shutdown management, site-wide construction services, modularconstruction, factory-to-foundation logistics, emergency responseand wreck removal, decommissioning of onshore and offshoreinstallations and trading in new and used equipment worldwide.


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4-7 April 2016Emperors PalaceJohannesburg, South Africa

TRANSPORT IS DIFFERENT IN AFRICANETWORK WITH REGIONAL EXPERTS

EXHIBITORS/SPONSORSTargeted exhibition, sponsorship andadvertising opportunities are available.

CONTACTKingsley Ekweariri North, West, East Africa [email protected]+353 1 545 8292

Jodi Haigh Southern Africa [email protected]+27 83 710 9788

With endless logistics opportunities available and Africabeing squarely in the middle of the global value chain - youcan’t miss Breakbulk Africa 2016.

Breakbulk Africa 2016 provides networking opportunitiesthat can build regional business relationships plus career-advancing educational workshops and expert presentations.Our agenda is intensely focused on today’s uniquechallenges facing project cargo logisticians.

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Elizabeth WetzelVIP Shipper Club Membership and Content ManagerBreakbulk Events & Media

Dear Breakbulk Middle East Education Day Participants:

Welcome to our rst Breakbulk Middle East Education Day.

Congratulations on attending our rst Education Day workshop and informational day. EducationDay is an essential segment of our offerings here at Breakbulk Middle East. This day is directedtoward those studying transport, logistics, supply chain and procurement topics in regionaluniversities. Industry attendees who are new to the business are also very welcome. Our goal is toinform you about our business and entice you to look further into project logistics for a career in theindustry.

Our experienced industry speakers will provide you with the basics to help you navigate this excitingbreakbulk and project cargo business. Key concepts, standard practices and processes are explainedhere. You will also be introduced to a wide variety of companies whose businesses operate withinthis industry.

These speakers will illustrate real-life case studies for you and use stories based upon theirexperiences to explain business topics including cost, transport, and chartering. Our case study willdescribe the use of various transport modes to move a heavy-lift piece from origin to destination.

The second part of our day is a more informal, fast-paced session called the Career Fair.Representatives from a variety of companies will explain what their companies do, a typical careerpath in their business, and special characteristics you should have or acquire to be successful inthat business. Several of these companies will be exhibiting at Breakbulk Middle East, so if you areintrigued you can stop by for more information.

Please spend some time at the Exhibition and Conference. Our Conference Program is timely andvery informative. Check out the Agenda in the Event Guide or on the Breakbulk app.

Enjoy yourself at Breakbulk Education Day and Breakbulk Middle East. It is a feast of information.

Best Regards,

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08:30 – 09:30 Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:30 – 09:45 Welcoming RemarksElizabeth Wetzel, Breakbulk Education Day Coordinator

09:45 – 10:30 Session 1: Breakbulk Moves the WorldBreakbulk cargo movements constitute all of the pieces of freight tobuild oil rigs or new power plants, water treatment plants and miningoperations throughout the world. But who is breakbulk? Our expertspeaker will discuss the world of Breakbulk and why it is so importantto global development.Corey S. Henry, Senior Logistics Specialist, CB&I Oil and Gas

10:30 – 10:45 Networking Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:30 Session 2: Project Cargo Case StudyA project movement takes planning, cooperation and successful exe-cution to have a successful result. Our shipper will discuss the projectmanagement process demonstrating how a project is accomplished,along with problems and solutions discovered along the way.Lynda McQueen, Senior Logistics Coordinator, AMEC International

11:30 – 12:15 Session 3: CharteringA chartering expert will describe the different types of ship and parcelcharters; the responsibilities of each party to the charter and how tounderstand the key sections of the charter document to guide carrierswhen things go wrong.

Susan Oatway, Chair, International Chartered Shipbrokers Assn,Education and Training Committee

12:15 – 13:15 Networking Luncheon

13:15 – 14:00 Session 4: Key Costs – What You Don’t Know Will Hurt YouWhat are the major costs in project logistics and transportation? Andwhich smaller costs can escalate quickly if not managed? A seasondexecutive will provide insights and cautions on key costs.Jerome Lorrain, CEO, CEVA Logistics MEA

14:00 – 14:45 Session 5: Alternative Types of TransportAn introduction to the different types of transport and what factorsdetermine their use.

Monday, 26 October 2015 | 08:30 – 16:40ADNEC Capital Suite 8, 2nd Floor

Niyaz Mohammed, Head of Projects Business Development,Almajdouie Logistics Co.

14:45 – 15:15 Session 6: Keys to a Successful FutureWhat does it take to nd and keep a job in this industry? Twoexperienced practitioners will offer guidance and tips regarding

careers in shipping and related industries.Krishnan Subramaniam FICS, Career Coach, Trainer & Consultant,Supply Chain | Logistics | HSSEKrishna Prasad, FICS, Corporate Trainer/Consultant, Aster Marine Cargo, LLC

15:15 – 15:30 Networking Coffee

15:30 – 16:30 Breakbulk Career Fair The career fair is an open session with representatives from manysectors of the breakbulk industry. Students move from table to table todiscuss career prospects.

Carriers TableChristian Monsted, Managing Director Asia & Middle East, IntermarineSanjeewa Kotalawala, Head of Area Middle East, Hoegh Autoliners

EPCs/Shippers TableDouglass Dries, Project Logistics and Materials Manager,Jacobs EngineeringBart Noothoven van Goor, Port Exploitation and Shipping Specialist,International Bechtel Co. Ltd.

Ports and Terminals TableLawrie Pattison, Senior Business Manager, Abu Dhabi Ports

Support Services TableSusan Oatway, Senior Analyst, Drewry Shipping ConsultantJorgen Jorgensen, Vice President, Biehl & Co.

Logistics Providers TableSudesh Chaturvedi, Manager Projects & Special Services, GAC LogisticsStefaan Mestdagh, Senior Director, Head of Business DevelopmentMiddle East, Russia & Turkey, DHL Supply Chain

16:30 – 16:40 Closing RemarksElizabeth Wetzel, Breakbulk Education Day Coordinator

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CEVA Logistics is one of the leading logistics providers globally,providing end-to-end solutions in freight forwarding, contractlogistics, transportation management and distributionmanagement. CEVA offers a wide range of services tailoredto meet the needs of companies that operate in complexmarkets such as oil and gas (upstream and downstream),mining, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC’s)and renewable. CEVA’s in-depth understanding of upstream,downstream and project activities provides support to deliverparts and equipment wherever needed. CEVA’s specialist Energyteam supports with a comprehensive range of global solutions,from chartered or scheduled air and ocean transportation tooverland logistics and nal delivery.

Niyaz MohammedHead of Project Business DevelopmentAlmajdouie Logistics Co. LLCDammam, Saudi ArabiaPresenter: Alternative Types of Transport

Niyaz Mohammed has been working with Almajdouie Logisticssince 1995, holding different positions in administration,operations, sales and business development, and projectmanagement. He has completed his master’s degree in businessadministration International Business, and has undergonenumerous training programs. Mohammed is a certied trainerfor IRU Academy for International Carriage of Dangerous Goodsby Road. He is a member of Toastmaster International. He ispassionate about learning and coaching – his areas of expertiseare customer relations, business development, logistics andsupply chain management, leadership and communication,teamwork and motivation, training and coaching.

Almajdouie Logistics is a powerhouse in the project logistics andsupply chain management industry, holding a Guinness WorldRecord for moving the “Heaviest Item Moved by Road Freight”in 2012. Since 1965, the eet has grown to over 1,800 trucks and2,200 various types of trailers such as atbed, low bed, extendableand semi-hydraulic. Almajdouie also offers other types of trailerssuch as conventional hydraulic, SPTs and SPMTs. Almajdouie’sterminal and storage capacity is over 2 million square meters with

more than 6.9 million metric tons of exports a year. By employingover 6,000 employees and operating from various global and localoffices, Almajdouie offers clients integrated logistics and SCMsolutions including heavy lift, transportation, freight forwarding,terminal and warehousing.

Krishna Prasad, FICSCorporate Trainer/ConsultantAster Marine Cargo, LLCPresenter: Words for the Future

Krishna Prasad holds degrees in Electronicsand Communication Engineering and a post graduate degree inBusiness Administration. He has over three decades of hands-onexperience in various facets of ship broking, ship operations, shipmanagement and freight forwarding.

Corey S. HenrySenior Logistics Specialist of Transportation& Logistics, CB&I Oil and GasOwner, International OptimizationConsultation Services, LLCPresenter: Breakbulk Moves the World

See prole, page 19.

Lynda McQueenSenior Logistics CoordinatorAMEC InternationalPresenter: Project Cargo Case Study

Lynda McQueen has over 25 years’ experienceworking both internationally and domestically for operatorsand EPC contractors. She has extensive experience with modulemovement on various projects worldwide. A native of Canada, sheholds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in management from theUniversity of Calgary and a Petroleum Engineering Technologycerticate from Calgary’s Southern Institute of Technology.

Amec Foster Wheeler serves the oil and gas, clean energy, environ-ment, infrastructure and mining markets. Amec offers consultancy,engineering, project management, operations and constructionservices, project delivery and specialized power equipment servicesto customers worldwide. Amec has three core values: deliver on

promises, develop full potential and do the right thing.

Susan OatwaySenior AnalystDrewry Shipping ConsultantsPresenter: Chartering

See prole, page 19.

Jérôme LorrainExecutive Vice President–Balkans, Africa,

Middle East & Central AsiaCEVA LogisticsPresenter: Key Costs–What You Don’tKnow Will Hurt You

Jérôme Lorrain has an extensive knowledge of the supply chain,logistics and transport industries in almost every market sectorwith 14 solid years of international experience. He began hiscareer in logistics in the UK and held leadership roles at Timac/ Timab/Hypred Ltd. He joined Kuehne + Nagel in 2000 and spentnearly a decade in senior executive positions across the world.Lorrain participates as a member of CEVA’s Executive Board andis currently based in Dubai. Lorrain has a Bachelor’s Degree inMathematics, Chemistry and Biology. He also has a TechnicianDegree in Logistics and Transportation and holds a master’sdegree in Logistics.

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Sanjeewa KotalawalaHead of Middle EastHöegh AutolinersCareer Fair: Carriers Table

Sanjeewa Kotalawala is Head of Middle East forHöegh Autoliners.

Höegh Autoliners is an international shipping company that offerscompetitive transportation and logistics solutions worldwide in thero-ro segment. Its 60 vessels are designed to carry different typesof oversized cargo, offering safe underdeck transportation. Withexperienced people handling the cargo and modern equipmentto carry it, Höegh offers customers a professional and securetransportation service. In June 2015, Höegh Autoliners took delivery

of the rst in a series of six post-Panamax newbuildings; the NewHorizon vessels. The new vessels are built on state-of-the-artdesign and can accommodate higher and heavier cargo with rampcapacity of up to 375 tonnes and a 6.5-meter tall door opening.

Douglass DriesProject Logistics & Materials ManagerJacobs Engineering USACareer Fair: EPCs/Shippers Table

See prole, page 20.

Bart Noothoven Van GoorPort Operations & Shipping Specialist/Port Implementation ManagerBechtelCareer Fair: EPCs/Shippers Table

Bart Noothoven van Goor began his career in 1987 in the maritimeand ports industry as a sailor on a heavylif t vessel. He went on tostudy maritime management at the Rotterdam Nautical Academy,and worked with shipping agents and shipping lines such as NileDutch and Maersk before moving into stevedoring and seniorterminal management roles with APMT and ADPC. He achievedthe role of manager in charge of implementation of new portsand terminals before joining Bechtel in 2011. Although Dutch bybirth, his career has brought him to all corners of the world. Sofar, he has lived seven years in various West African countries, andalmost 12 years in the Middle East.

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, con-struction and project management companies, and a corner-stone of innovation in the industry. Together with its customers,Bechtel delivers landmark projects—the modern marvels of theworld—that foster sustainable progress and grow economies.Since 1898, Bechtel has completed more than 25,000 extraordi-nary projects—many rst-of-a-kind—in 160 countries on all sevencontinents serving the energy delivery, defense, environmentalcleanup, mining and metals, oil, gas and chemicals, infrastructureand transportation and telecommunications industries.

Prasad is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS)and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, London.He is the team leader for the education and training activitiesof the ICS Middle East Branch and is a member of the educationand training committee of the Institute globally. He is a visitingfaculty member at several institutes and universities in India andDubai and also conducts corporate training programmes andundertakes consultancy assignments.

Krishnan Subramaniam, FICSCareer Coach, Trainer & ConsultantSupply Chain | Logistics | HSSEPresenter: Words for the Future

Krishnan Subramaniam is an independenttrainer, consultant and career coach with cross-functionalexpertise in the areas of HSSE, Supply Chain and Logistics. Heis a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (FICS), U.K,and also holds the position of General Secretary for the MiddleEast branch. He is also an adjunct faculty member at S.P. JainSchool of Global Management, Dubai and a key contributor tothe educational activities of the ICS and similar institutes andassociations.

Subramaniam has close to three decades of experience in India,Middle East and Far East with companies that include: BharatPetroleum Corporation, Shell Petroleum and Aurora Tankers (IMCGroup) Subramaniam has hands-on experience in core areas of

container shipping, liquid bulk ship operations and chartering, aswell as supply chain management, project management, trainingand HSSE.

Christian MonstedManaging Director –Middle East/India regionIntermarine Shipping DMCCCareer Fair: Carriers Table

Christian Monsted is a senior professional with 20 yearsexperience in heavylift and breakbulk chartering. He has worked

for 18 years with Scan-Trans/Intermarine, 14 of those years in themanagement/owner circle.

Intermarine is a global leader in the transport of project,breakbulk and heavy lif t cargo. Founded in 1990, the company,through its subsidiaries and worldwide network of 20 offices,controls an international eet of more than 50 vessels with lif tingcapacity up to 900 metric tons. Intermarine provides oceantransportation and marine logistics services with regular sailingsin the Americas, West Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East,plus inducement voyages to Australia and other internationalports. The company operates the largest U.S. ag heavy lifteet and controls Industrial Terminals, the busiest project cargoterminal in the United States. For more information please visit

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the breakbulk market, Biehl represents several carriers: Bahri GeneralCargo, Gulf Africa Line (GAL) and Far-Eastern Shipping Co. (FESCO),United Americas Shipping, Frontier Lines and U.S. Lines. As a memberof Multiport, the largest network of independent ship agents, Biehlserves ports throughout the U.S. Gulf and East coasts. Sailing into ournext century, Biehl will continue to respond to our customers’ needsby providing a quality product.

Sudesh Chaturvedi FICSManager – Projects & Special ServicesGAC DubaiCareer Fair: Logistics Providers Table

Sudesh Chaturvedi is a logistician with more

than 23 years of hands-on experience in sales and marketing,customer service, operations, and compliance. He has beenwith GAC Group in various roles since 1994, including air freight,clearing and forwarding, and import/export of breakbulk/ro-ro/FCL&LCL. He is now Projects and Special Services Manager witha focus on oil&gas, high and heavy, ODC, Ro-Ro, breakbulk andrelated disciplines. Chaturvedi is a fellow member of the Instituteof Chartered Shipbrokers, a member of the Executive Board ofNAFL and Chairman of the Training Sub-Committee, and hasserved with numerous other industry organizations.

GAC Dubai is a leading provider of shipping, logistics and marineservices. GAC was one of the rst foreign companies to set upin Dubai in the late 1960s and is a market leader across the

shipping, logistics and marine service sectors. Long-lasting, closerelationships with local authorities ensure that all our customers’service needs are catered for in a compliant manner.

Stefaan MestdaghSenior Director, Head of BusinessDevelopment Middle East, Russia & TurkeyDHL Supply ChainCareer Fair: Logistics Providers Table

See prole, page 19.

Lawrie PattisonSenior Business ManagerAbu Dhabi PortsCareer Fair: Ports and Terminals Table

Lawrie Pattison has lead the businessdevelopment division of Abu Dhabi Ports since August 2010.Pattison has worked in the maritime, ports and logistics industry for25 years, in roles including commercial, business development andstrategic planning. Prior to joining Abu Dhabi Ports, he was regionalhead of marketing at DP World, responsible for intelligence,strategic reporting and brand management supporting commercialengagement with key accounts. Pattison graduated from theUniversity of Calcutta with a Bachelor’s in Commerce. He holds apost-graduate degree in Business Management from the Universityof Strathclyde, UK.

Abu Dhabi Ports is a government-owned organization establishedin 2006. The organization facilitates the diversication of AbuDhabi’s economy, a main pillar of the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision2030. Abu Dhabi Ports manages nine commercial, logistics,community and leisure ports, including its agship Khalifa Portand adjacent industrial zone Kizad. Khalifa Port is the rst semi-automated container port in the GCC region and handles all of AbuDhabi’s container traffic, general cargo, and roll-on and roll-offcargo. In its current development phase one, Khalifa Port canhandle an annual capacity of 2.5 million TEU containers and 12million tonnes of general cargo. When all development phases arecompleted, Khalifa Port is expected to handle 15 million TEUs and35 million tonnes of general cargo per year.

Susan OatwaySenior AnalystDrewry Shipping ConsultantsCareer Fair: Support Services Table

See prole, page 19.

Jorgen JorgensenVice PresidentBiehl & Co.Career Fair: Support Services Table

Jorgen Jorgensen started his career in shippingover 40 years ago as an apprentice with a major breakbulk steamshipagency in Copenhagen. He then spent three years in Buenos Aires invessel and cargo operations before returning to Denmark. Jorgensenspent two years as consular secretary for the Royal Danish Embassy inMexico City before joining Biehl & Co in 1977. Transferred to Houstonin 1988, Jorgensen has worked in management positions within Biehlin sales and marketing, traffic, line management, and operations. Heis now in charge of the Liner Department for Biehl, Houston, whichconcentrates on heavy-lift, oversized, and breakbulk cargoes.

Founded in 1905, Biehl’s agency provides customers with the highestlevel of service through our proven record of handling various vesseltypes: tanker, dry bulk, breakbulk, passenger and container. Serving



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25-26 October 2015 | 08:00 – 17:00

HEAVY LIFT TECHNICAL WORKSHOP:AGENDA

MONDAY, 26 OCTOBER 201508:30 – 09:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:00 – 10:00 Ocean Transport Workshop 10:00 – 10:30 Networking Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:00 Workshop continues 12:00 – 13:00 Networking Lunch

13:00 – 14:30 Workshop continues


15:00 – 16:00 Workshop continues

16:00 – 17:00 Quiz and Evaluation

SUNDAY, 25 OCTOBER 201508:30 – 09:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:00 – 10:00 Introduction / Cranes


10:30 – 12:00 Transport means and SPMT training (advanced)

12:00 – 13:00 Networking Lunch

13:00 – 14:30 Alternative lifting solutions / Which ship? Typicalheavy lift ships and their features


15:00 – 16:00 General modularization info / Creative solutionsand examples in applied industries

16:00 – 17:00 Quiz and Evaluation

Breakbulk’s new technical workshops on heavy lift land & barge transport and heavy lift ocean transport teach intermediate to advancedstudents best practices on handling all types of heavy lifts safely.

Our comprehensive workshop topics include: introduction to cranes of all types including gantry, ringer, barge-based and tower cranes, SPMTtransport, creative solutions in civil works, and other practical, in-depth solutions to land-based lifting and shifting situations, as well as bargetransports. For ocean-based transport, topics include vessel and carrier selection, contract terms, cargo handling and stowage, rigging and lifting,ship stability and movement, lashing, deck strength, load spreading and many other topics.

Students will come away with practical knowledge they can immediately apply to on-the-job operations.

Dirk VerwimpSenior EPCM Advisor, Oceania, SarensHeavy Lift and Transport Specialistand Lecturer

With more than thirty-three years’ experiencein technical and commercial functions in the engineering andmechanical heavy transport and lifting industry, Dirk Verwimp hasgained expertise in these sectors in Europe, Oceania and Africa. Forthe past 12 years, he has worked on oil and gas, mining and metals,wind, power and infrastructure projects worldwide, includingprojects for the Goro Nickel and Koniambo Mine in New Caledonia,and petro-chemical shutdowns for Exxon, Shell and BP, as well as theAREVA Nuclear Power Station Olkiluoto in Finland.

Dirk holds undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineeringfrom IHRH Hasselt University, with concentrations on bridges,road and infrastructure areas. He earned his MBA at the EHSALManagement School in Brussels. He lectures at industry conferenceson heavy lift and heavy haulage and on OPEX improvements tomodularization and barges.

Cornelis (Cees) CoppensHeavy Lift Ocean TransportLecturer/Consultant

Educated at the Maritime Education and TrainingAcademy in Amsterdam, Cees sailed the high seas

for seven years as a ships officer on Dutch-ag ocean-going vessels.He attained consecutive nautical officer ranks culminating in hisMaster’s license.

In 1985, he came ashore and joined Mammoet Shipping inAmsterdam as a project manager for heavy-lif t operations. Toupgrade his chartering skills, Cees attended a one-year courseat the Dutch Maritime Shipbrokers Association in Rotterdam

and graduated as a shipbroker.During a 25-year career with Mammoet/BigLift Shipping as a PortCaptain, Cees has been in charge of a huge number of heavy liftoperations all over the world, including projects for Daewoo, Fluor,General Electric, Mitsui, MOL, Siemens and many others. Now retiredfrom BigLift Shipping, he is still active in the heavy lift business as alecturer and consultant.

HEAVY LIFT TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS

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PREMIUM GOLD SPONSOR

DP WORLDBOOTH: C10P.O. Box 17000, Dubai, UAEPhone: +971 4 8815555Fax: +971 4 [email protected]

Jebel Ali Port, operated by DP World UAE Region, is the largest marineterminal in the Middle East and the agship facility of DP World’sportfolio of over 65 marine terminals across six continents. Strategicallylocated in Dubai, Jebel Ali port is at the crossroads of a regionproviding market access to over 2 billion people.

As an integrated multi-modal hub offering sea, air and land

connectivity, complemented by extensive logistics facilities, Jebel AliPort plays a vital role in the UAE economy. It is a premier gateway forover 90 weekly services connecting more than 140 ports worldwide.Expansions currently underway at the Port will bring total handlingcapacity to 22.1 million TEU by 2018.

DP World’s agship port delivers by far the world’s best productivity forships berthed at its docks, according to Journal of Commerce. Jebel Aliport has been voted “Best Seaport in the Middle East” for 20 consecutiveyears and is ranked the 9th largest container port worldwide. It has theworld’s largest man-made harbour. DP World UAE Region portfolioincludes Jebel Ali Port, Mina Rashid Cruise Terminal and Coastal Berth,Mina Al Hamriya in Dubai city and Fujairah Container Terminal.

TRIPLE CROWN SPONSOR

RICKMERS LINIEBOOTH: D24c/o Greenport Shipping Agency LLC,PO Box 576, Dubai UAEContact: Mr. Michael NielsenPhone: +971 4 [email protected]

Rickmers-Linie, a member of the Hamburg-based Rickmers Group, isa leading provider of worldwide liner services for the transportation

of project cargoes and heavy lifts, such as transformers, generators,RTGs, mobile cranes, coke drums, railway locomotives, brewery tanks,yachts and much more. Rickmers-Linie has been serving the MiddleEast from Europe since 1991, in 1993 the service was extended to theIndian Subcontinent. The company is known for its revolutionaryeastbound Round-the-World “Pearl String” Service with fortnightlydepartures connects Europe with Asia, Asia with America, and Americawith Europe and Asia. Rickmers-Linie further operates a westboundRound-The-World Service, which connects Asia, South America, NorthAmerica and again Asia.

HOST PORT

ABU DHABI PORTCORPORATIONS PJSCBOOTH: A10Abu Dhabi, UAEPhone: +971 2 695 2000Fax: +971 2 695 [email protected]

Abu Dhabi Ports is a government-owned organisation established in2006. The organisation facilitates the diversication of Abu Dhabi’seconomy by acting as an enabler for development and trade,supporting the objectives of the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030.

Abu Dhabi Ports manages nine commercial, logistics, community

and leisure ports, including its agship – state-of-the-art, deep-waterKhalifa Port.

Khalifa Port was officially inaugurated on 12.12.12 by President HisHighness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Located halfwaybetween Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the port is the rst semi-automatedcontainer port in the GCC region. It handles all of Abu Dhabi’s containertraffic, general cargo, as well as roll-on and roll-off (RORO) cargo, suchas cars, vans and trucks.

Khalifa Port features state-of-the-art maritime infrastructure, includingnine of the world’s largest ship-to-shore quay cranes, 42 automatedstacking cranes and 20 straddle carriers.

In its current development phase one, Khalifa Port can handle an

annual capacity of 2.5 million TEU containers and 12 million tonnesof general cargo. The port is being developed in stages as industrydemand grows. When all development phases are completed, KhalifaPort is expected to increase its capacity for container volumes to 15million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of general cargo per year.

Abu Dhabi Ports is also developing Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi(Kizad), Khalifa Port’s dedicated trade and logistics hub. Kizad serves arange of logistics and manufacturing investors and provides excellentmultimodal connectivity to ensure easy accessibility to and from the zone.

PLATINUM SPONSOR

ALMAJDOUIE LOGISTICSBOOTH: B10PO Box 336, Dammam Saudi ArabiaContact: Izaz AhmedPhone: +966 [email protected]

Almajdouie Logistics is a powerhouse in the project logistics andsupply chain management industry, holding a Guinness World Recordfor moving the “Heaviest Item Moved by Road Freight” in 2012. Since1965, the eet has grown to over 1,800 trucks and 2,200 various typesof trailers such as atbed, low bed, extendable and semi-hydraulic.Almajdouie also offers other types of trailers such as conventionalhydraulic, SPTs and SPMTs. Almajdouie’s terminal and storage capacityis over 2 million square meters with more than 6.9 million metric tons ofexports a year. By employing over 6,000 employees and operating fromvarious global and local offices, Almajdouie offers clients integratedlogistics and SCM solutions including heavy lift, transportation, freightforwarding, terminal and warehousing.

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AGENCE DE PRESTATIONSMARITIMES S.A.BOOTH: E40Zone de Profession Maritimes,Douala, CameroonContact: Manimben Gabriel, Mbanya Roch LiePhone: +237 697070707+237 [email protected]@apmmaritime.comwww.apmmaritime.com

Since 2004, APM has worked to become a leading maritime company.Services include shipping agency, projects, freight forwarding,customs clearing, warehousing, and inland transportation. APM isheadquartered in Cameroon with branches in Chad, and CAR andCongo branches on the way. APM’s remarkable results are attributableto its team of professionals of the maritime domain. Locally andnationally recognized for excellence, APM’s know-how has permittedit to build ties with several international maritime organizations andthanks to them, it can easily handle any shipment in and around theworld because for APM, nothing is too small nor too big.

OBOKUN LOGISTICS GHANA LTD.BOOTH: E26H27 5th Avenue Junction,Greda Estate Teshie-Nungua;P.O.Box TN 1622, Accra, GhanaContact: Frederick Sefordzi, +233 249910106,Wisdom Adamtey, +233 249331602Phone: +233 (0) [email protected]

Obokun Logistics Gh. Limited was indigenously incorporated inGhana and licensed by the Ghana Customs Service to undertakeall forms of customs clearance and freight forwarding services. Wehave a clean record of operating with the Ghana Customs Service inall ports. Any customs unit could serve as a reference point. We’revitally concerned with the quality and reliability of our service,because our reputation depends so much on this. Our underlyingprinciple is to sustain long-term, productive relationships throughgood service, and never to lock customers in with hidden contractclauses or proprietary technology. We maintain and enhance ourservice quality by working in a systematic and exible manner toprocedures designed to control and eliminate the occurrence ofnon-conformances.

SARJAK CONTAINER LINESBOOTH: C24c/o Green Port Shipping:Sharaf Building, Opp. Ramada Hotel,First Floor, Al Mankool Street,Burdubai, Dubai UAEContact: Prashant G. TrikannadPhone: +971 4 [email protected]

Sarjak Container Lines, established in October 2003, grasped theenormous potential of the niche market of shipping ODC/OOGcargoes on at racks and open-top containers, and offers customersan alternative solution to the commonplace breakbulk carriers. Withan initial investment of a mere ve at racks in 2005, Sarjak now owns

a eet of 7000+ special equipment consisting of at racks, open tops,hard top open tops and super racks. Sarjak’s footprint extends fromChina in the East to Russia in the West, across 145+ ports, served by 78agents across the Globe…a journey truly beyond dimensions.

SILVER SPONSOR

BAHRI THE NATIONAL SHIPPINGCOMPANY OF SAUDI ARABIABOOTH: A22Olaya Towers (Tower B), Floors 12-15,Olaya District, Tahlia Roadintersection with Olaya Street

P.O. Box 8931, Riyadh Saudi ArabiaPhone: +966-11-4785454Fax: [email protected]

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) is aninternationally renowned shipping company with a growing eet of74 vessels including oil tankers (VLCC’s), chemical carriers, generalcargo vessels, and dry bulkers. An additional 10 VLCCs will join theeet during 2017/2018. Established in 1978 with an initial focus onthe general cargo sector, the company has developed signicantly –diversifying into ship management, freight forwarding, managementof its container service yard, gas and offshore maritime services. Therecently concluded landmark agreement between Bahri and the SaudiArabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) to merge the entire eet andoperations of the latter’s shipping subsidiary, Vela Marine InternationalLimited is a milestone in the history of the shipping industry of theKingdom of Saudi Arabia, further shaping Bahri’s role as a nationalmarine transportation champion.

With over 1,200 dedicated employees across its global network, Bahrirepresents an international benchmark for technology, infrastructureand service quality at the highest standards of environmental care,safety, and social responsibility. Bahri’s contribution to maritimeservices has been recognized globally. Awards include Seatrade GlobalPerformer award, Best Managed Company in the Middle East under Transportation & Shipping Sector by Euromoney, Tanker OperatorAward by Seatrade, One

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