World Ports & Trade SummitWorld Ports & Trade Summit 2013 held inAbu Dhabi <strong>at</strong> Saadiy<strong>at</strong> IslandDr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chairman ofAbu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) deliveringthe introduction speech <strong>at</strong> the World Ports &Trade Summit 2013.The two-day 3rd World Ports and TradeSummit 2013 (WPTS), organized by Se<strong>at</strong>radeconcluded recently <strong>at</strong> St. Regis Saadiy<strong>at</strong>Hotel in Abu Under the p<strong>at</strong>ronage ofGeneral Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed AlNahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi andDeputy Supreme Commander of the UAEArmed Forces, Dhabi.Present <strong>at</strong> the official inaugur<strong>at</strong>ion ceremonyon Tuesday, 19 March 2013 wereSheikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chiefof Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court; SultanBin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister ofEconomy; Dr. Sultan Bin Ahmed Sultan AlJaber, Minister of St<strong>at</strong>e and Chairman AbuDhabi Ports Company (ADPC), a number ofsenior officials and experts from ports industry.It was also <strong>at</strong>tended by more than700 global port oper<strong>at</strong>ors, key industryplayers and members of the Intern<strong>at</strong>ionalAssoci<strong>at</strong>ion of Ports & Harbours (IAPH),After the opening, Sheikh Hamed visitedthe exhibition which was held in parallelwith the summit, and toured various pavilionsincluding of the Abu Dhabi Ports andthe Abu Dhabi N<strong>at</strong>ional Oil Company (AD-NOC). He was briefed on the developmentstaking place in Abu Dhabi Ports Company,especially expansions in the Khalifa Port,and on future developments in the DubaiPorts World.Ali Obaid Al-Yabhouni, Chief ExecutiveAbu Dhabi N<strong>at</strong>ional Tanker Company (AD-NATCO) briefed Sheikh Hamed on the l<strong>at</strong>estdevelopments in oil and gas transportfrom Abu Dhabi to a number of countriesworldwide and the expansions undertakenby the company in terms of increasing thenumber of its fleet of tankers as to contributeeffectively in the development of then<strong>at</strong>ional economy under the framework ofAbu Dhabi Vision 2030.In rel<strong>at</strong>ed developments <strong>at</strong> the summitit was announced th<strong>at</strong> Al Dahra Agriculture,Abu Dhabi’s leading food grain andfarm produce importer, will set up an agriculture-baseddistribution hub <strong>at</strong> KhalifaPort. Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), amaster developer and manager of ports,and the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi(Kizad), have signed an agreement with AlDahra Agriculture to establish the facility.One of the UAE’s leading companiesspecialising in agriculture and animal feedproduction, Al Dahra Agriculture will establisha facility for the handling of agriculturebasedbulk commodities, grain storage,processing units and logistics support services<strong>at</strong> the new deep-w<strong>at</strong>er port. The facilitywill support the company’s increasingglobal footprint and business growth.Khadim Al Darei, Vice-Chairman of AlDahra Agriculture, said: “We expect th<strong>at</strong>our new regional base will immedi<strong>at</strong>elyfacilit<strong>at</strong>e gre<strong>at</strong>er logistical and trading opportunitiesfor our business and provide apl<strong>at</strong>form for the expansion and growth weare seeing, <strong>at</strong> Al Dahra Agriculture.”Mohammed Al Shamisi, Executive Vice-President, Ports, ADPC, said: “Al Dahra Agricultureis a premier supporter of the stablesupply of high quality forage, fresh produce,dairy products and commodities tothe local and regional markets; therefore,we are certain th<strong>at</strong> its growing networkof global oper<strong>at</strong>ions will benefit from itsdirect access to the 60-plus direct destin<strong>at</strong>ionsnow served out of Khalifa Port.”His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court,Member of the Executive Council, Emir<strong>at</strong>e of Abu Dhabi with Captain Mohamed Al Shamisi,Vice President of Ports Unit, ADPC.42 April 2013
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