DP World CEO Mohamed Sharaf was also named Personality of the Year for the continuing successful expansion of DP World's flagship port at Jebel Ali.
The sixth annual Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards took place on Thursday October 9th at the Intercontinental Hotel in Festival City. Nearly 700 senior executives from maritime companies across the region attended.
Guest of Honour Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Executive Vice Chairman, DP World and Group CEO Port & Free Zone World, started proceedings by presenting an upbeat assessment of future container traffic growth in the region, calling upon other ports in the region to upgrade their facilities and levels of service to cope with the extra volumes.
A Lifetime Achievement Award went to veteran George Edward Chapman, who had begun container operations at Port Rashid back in the 1960s when the terminal was under agency control. Captain Jimmy Sarbh, former Asia Chairman of P&O Ports, won the Seatrade Outstanding Achievement Award for having built up P&O's dominant position in the Indian ports industry before it was taken over by DP World.
Hosting the awards dinner was leading broadcaster Tim Sebastian of BBC Television fame ('Hard Talk', 'Doha Debates'). Presiding over the evening was Chris Hayman, Chairman of maritime events organiser and publisher Seatrade.
Established in 1989, the Seatrade Awards scheme celebrates recognises and rewards innovation and success within the international maritime industry. The awards are judged by an independent panel of industry leaders from across the international maritime industry. The panel is chaired by Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO).
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- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 15 - 2008 at 11:17
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Global port operator DP World was awarded the Container Terminal Operating Award for its UAE region at the annual Seatrade Awards.
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About DP WorldDP World is one of the largest marine terminal operators in the world, with 45 terminals and 13 new developments across 29 countries . Its dedicated, experienced and professional team of nearly 30,000 people serves customers in some of the most dynamic economies in the world.
DP World aims to enhance customers' supply chain efficiency by effectively managing container, bulk and other terminal cargo.
The company constantly invests in terminal infrastructure, facilities and people, working closely with customers and business partners to provide quality services today and tomorrow, when and where customers need them.
In taking this customer-centric approach, DP World is building on the established relationships and superior level of service demonstrated at its flagship Jebel Ali facility in Dubai, which has been voted "Best Seaport in the Middle East" for 14 consecutive years.
In 2007, DP World handled more than 43.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent container units) across its portfolio from the Americas to Asia - an increase of 18% on 2006. It has global capacity of more than 54 million TEU, which is set to increase significantly in coming years with a committed pipeline of expansion and development projects in key growth markets, including India, China and the Middle East. Capacity will rise to around 90 million TEU by 2017.
Posted by Ehab Al-AbbadiWednesday, October 15 - 2008 at 11:17 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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