Riyadh: On behalf of Makkah Governor Prince Khalid Al Faisal, Prince Mishal Bin Majid, the governor of Jeddah, will open the First Saudi International Forum on Ports and Shipping at Jeddah Hilton Hotel on Saturday.
Saleh Al Turki, president of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said more than 500 experts in the fields of ports and marine navigation from within the Kingdom and abroad will participate in the four-day event.
The forum will be organised by the Saudi Ports Authority, in cooperation with the Jeddah chamber and the Al Fares group.
The First International Exhibition on Sea Ports will also be held on the sidelines of the forum.
Prince Mishal will open the exhibition to be held on an area of more than 1800 square metres.
Dr Khalid Bobsheit, president of Saudi Ports Authority, underlined the significance of the forum, and said the Saudi officials have been giving utmost attention to the ports.
Global interest
Several major international companies in the fields of marine navigation, logistic services and technology, marine systems and administration, safety and security means, and environment solutions as well as banks and investment houses will take part in the event.
Saleh Al Turki said that topics such as global marine navigation industry, World Trade Organisation and the shipping companies, and impact of marine navigation industry on the sea ecology will figure highly at the forum.
Working papers on ports industry at present and in future will also be presented at the meet, which will conclude on Wednesday, he added.
Dr Bobsheit urged all parties concerned with ports and maritime transportation to take part in the forum to come up with conclusion and recommendations that support developments in the ports sector.
