DUBAI: The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) is, together with Dubai Chamber of Commerce, leading a strong local presence at the Hamburg maritime exhibition, Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology (SMM) 2016, between September 6th and 9th. In addition, DMCA and the Dubai Chamber will dispatch a trade mission to Germany in early September to meet with local and international business communities. The meetings are expected to enable the Emirati authorities to highlight the features of the local maritime cluster, strengthen channels for direct communications, explore new investment prospects, and gain access to the latest innovations and emerging trends in the global maritime industry.
DMCA’s attendance in the biennial international exhibition is part of its plans for promoting the key aspects of the Dubai Maritime Sector Strategy (MSS) and will also serve as a platform for DMCA to highlight the Dubai Maritime Cluster Office which it recently established. The event will introduce the Office’s pivotal role in strengthening cooperation between the government sector and private entities.
DMCA and the Dubai Chamber will be part of the UAE pavilion. The DMCA delegation, headed by Amer Ali, will be joined by Knut Mathiassen, managing partner, North Cape; Captain Gamal Fekry, chief executive of Red Sea Ship Management; Captain Anshuman Singh, chief executive of One Maritime; Ralph Becker, business development manager, DNV GL; Jasamin Fichte, managing partner, Fichte & Co; Essam Bella, managing director, Clarksons; Rashid Isa Rishi Al Heddi, group managing director of Seamaster Maritime; Captain Tor Sigvart Svensen, senior shipping specialist at United Arab Chemical Carriers; and Suha Obaid, strategic planning director at Folk Shipping.
