Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress Day 2 - GT (Gulf Time, GMT+04:00)
Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress Day 2 - GT (Gulf Time, GMT+04:00)
2024 will prove to be a significant year for shipping’s decarbonisation pathway. This session will explore and evaluate the full range of alternative fuel options and energy saving technologies available to it. The scale and nature of the challenge of meeting the industry’s needs for alternative fuel. What does the newbuilding orderbook tell us about the world fleet’s likely carbon intensity profile by the end of the decade?
The KSA’s target to become a global logistics hub, with an annual throughput of 40 million TEU by 2030, requires a combination of infrastructure investment, regulatory reform, workforce education and, crucially, the leveraging of its strategic location. So how may the pattern of intra-regional and global trade change and develop in the years ahead, and how can the Kingdom and the wider region, position itself to maximise advantage from these changes to fulfil its ambition? Rapid progress in the Unctad Liner Shipping Connectivity Index suggests that the momentum is building.
Meeting the goals of the Vision 2030 programme in the maritime and logistics sectors is dependent upon the development of educational support systems to create a diverse expert workforce. This session will look in detail at the needs of these key industry sectors, the educational infrastructure across the region, recruitment, career development and retention.