Conference Day One: Monday, 22 October 2018
8:00 am - 9:10 am Registration and morning refreshments
9:10 am - 9:20 am Chairman’s opening remarks
9:20 am - 9:45 am OPENING PLENARY KEYNOTE: Overcoming the operational barriers to achieving the desired efficiency of mega vessels
- Using automation to optimise quay crane and yard productivity
- Overcoming common difficulties in landside activities and yard activities to handle mega vessels
- Investing in port infrastructure to meet customer’s continuing investment in new ships
- Beyond megaships: Why upgrading for ‘volume’ should be top priority
INVESTMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION – SPOTLIGHT OMAN
9:45 am - 10:15 am EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Funding, financing and expansion priorities for Oman’s ports
- Partnership opportunities
- Trade Globalisation or Investment Regionalisation? The impact on Middle Eastern seaports
- Collaboration with private sector - Shippers as drivers of a sustainable supply chain
- Digitisation and developing the port of the future
- Impact of game changers and drivers on the port industries
Panellists:
10:15 am - 10:40 am The Liquid Berth Project at the Port of Duqm, from procurement to execution stage
BUILDING THE PORT OF THE FUTURE
10:40 am - 11:10 am Geotechnical Solutions for Upgrading Port Facilities by increasing the draught
- Case study: Tanger Med 2 project – solution for 2m increase in draught
- Ground conditions – key driver for developing the right solution
- Impact on port operations
Sponsored by: Keller
11:10 am - 11:45 am Morning tea and amplified networking
11:45 am - 12:15 pm INTERNATIONAL TRAILBLAZER: Understanding the role of ports in the digital supply chain
- Understanding the most appropriate sources of investment to ensure ports remain the dominant gate ways for trade
- Learning from Hamburg on establishing ports as primary nodes in the digital logistic chain
- Repositioning and forging partners on the way towards a carbon-free economy and society
PORTS OF THE FUTURE
12:15 pm - 12:40 pm Shipping perspective: How can ports remain competitive in the aftermath of shipping line consolidation?
12:40 pm - 1:05 pm How King Abdullah Port is contributing to Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision
- Expanding King Abdullah Port’s throughout from 4 million TEU to 20 million TEU
- Understanding the current opportunities for private investment into King Abdullah’s Economic City
- What effect will King Abdullah Port have on Middle Eastern trade patterns by 2020?
1:05 pm - 1:30 pm Achieving economic diversification in Saudi Arabia through port development
- How is the development of ports outside the KSA region contributing to the realisation of Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision?
- Investing in digital infrastructure to streamline operations and attract shipping lines and landside customers
- An overview of Red Sea Gateway Terminals’ future port development strategy
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Networking lunch
IMPACT ON THE CHANGING TRADE AND SHIPPING PATTERNS
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm HARBOUR SIDE CHAT: What effect is the consolidation of shipping lines having on port capacity and how can the Middle East ensure competition in the market?
- How is digitisation leveling the playing field for ports, shipping lines and cargo stakeholders?
- Landside customer versus shipping lines: How can ports capitalise on the landside opportunity whilst still remaining attractive to shipping lines?
- How are trade patterns expected to change and what effect is this going to have on Oman’s port capacity?
PORTS FOR TOMORROW: SMART LINKS IN SUPPLY CHAINS
3:00 pm - 3:25 pm Data sharing to improve efficiency of port calls
MAKING PORTS COMPETITIVE
3:25 pm - 3:50 pm TRAILBLAZER: Sohar Port: Examining the latest engineering innovations being applied to Sohar Port Expansion project
- Examining innovations in deep water berths to accommodate new vessel types
- Strategies for integrating different industries with Sohar Port Free Zone
- An overview of the technical requirements for Sohar Port new jetty design
3:50 pm - 4:15 pm Dredging Optimisation
4:15 pm - 4:25 pm Chairman’s closing remarks
4:30 pm - 4:30 pm Close of day one and networking evening
The published programme is correct at time of printing. However, given the seniority of our speakers and the nature of their roles, speakers may subsequently substitute or remove themselves from the programme. This is always regrettable, and we will always try to replace the speaker with a speaker with equivalent insight.