UAE Maritime Week kicks off on September 22nd

Dubai 31-08-2019 / WAM /
Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMAA) has completed preparations to host the UAE Maritime Week 2019, the first maritime event of its kind on the regional map, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council as part of efforts to establish leadership The UAE is a world-class maritime destination and a strong competitor to the global maritime map.
The fifth edition, which will be held from 22 to 26 September, will highlight the achievements of the maritime sector, especially in the wake of Dubai’s access to the leadership of the maritime sector in the Middle East as the first regional and fifth globally among the best maritime centers in the world for 2019. .
Amer Ali, Executive Director of the Dubai Maritime City Authority, said that the UAE Maritime Week is once again reaffirming Dubai’s leading position as a global destination for leading maritime events, providing a strategic platform to enhance the rapprochement, interaction and interaction among maritime industry leaders and to consolidate bridges of modern knowledge transfer and exchange. International best practices that will take the maritime industry to a new level of growth and sustainability.
The upcoming event attracts the attention of the leaders of the global maritime industry as a unified platform to explore the future of the maritime industry from the perspective of innovation, knowledge and smart transformation in line with the rapid transformations imposed by the twenty-first century with a focus on exploring the prospects for the growth of maritime trade through a series of high-level events that will Promote international best practice exchanges and the most successful pilot experiences, led by Dubai, to becoming a major maritime portal for global trade.
The Dubai Maritime Agenda will be at the forefront of the strategic events planned on the sidelines of the UAE Maritime Week 2019.It will bring together elite maritime leaders, decision makers, regional and international experts, government officials, policy makers and representatives of major international companies working in the maritime sector.
The current edition of the UAE Maritime Agenda, scheduled for September 22, will once again provide a platform to highlight Dubai’s position as a key player in the advancement of the local and global maritime industry based on the pillars of creativity, technical innovation, excellence, training and human investment, while highlighting the successes that culminated in the entry of the emirate. Injaz is the world’s top five in the Injaz International Shipping Center Development Index, the first in an Arab city, and one of the world’s top five marine hubs for 2019.
The agenda of the Dubai Maritime Agenda is comprehensive and diverse, addressing a range of pivotal issues affecting the reality and future of the local and global maritime sector.
Expanded discussions among the global maritime industry will be held in four main sessions, the first of which will be entitled “Trade Uncertainty: Fundamentals of the Maritime Market. China Presumed United Kingdom Withdrawal from EU-Brexit”. Global trade for the shipping sector with a review of the potential future direction of asset values ​​and projections related to global oil prices and their potential impacts on the maritime industry.
The second session, entitled “Artificial Intelligence: Block Chain Techniques and Maritime Trade”, will discuss the extent to which the shipping and logistics sectors have adapted to new technologies compared to other industries with the development of effective technological solutions to current and emerging challenges, the compatibility of regulatory and legal systems with the introduction of new technologies, and the discussion of the benefits of new technology. And the threat of cybersecurity and the impact of artificial intelligence, automation and other digital systems on the human element of shipping.
The third session, entitled “Globalization and Cooperation: Two Major Trends within the Maritime Industry”, will discuss ways to move towards unifying efforts between industry leaders in the future and the readiness and attractiveness of shipping for investment, in addition to identifying future opportunities within the shipping sector for leading companies and companies. Own family and features the next phase of globalization of shipping and logistics.
The fourth session, entitled “Regional Maritime Growth and Commercial Opportunities”, will focus on the regional dimension and promising business opportunities for the maritime sector in the Gulf region and the Middle East.
The Dubai Maritime Agenda 2019 is set to bring together a group of international dignitaries to discuss key aspects of how to advance the regional maritime sector by taking advantage of AI and Blockchain technologies.
To complement the momentum of the previous sessions, the UAE Maritime Week 2019 will continue to host a series of high-level events that will allow international maritime industry leaders to learn more about the latest innovations in shipping technology and cargo handling, which is of great interest to its pivotal role in facilitating, revitalizing and supporting Global Maritime Trade.
The current biennial event is marked by an eventful calendar of events, including SeaTrade Middle East Working Boat Show, the Dubai Maritime Insurance Conference, the Maritime Arbitration Conference, the ShipTech Marine Technology Conference and SeaTrade Marine Awards in the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa.