A CRITICAL TWO-DAY EVENT PAVING THE WAY FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION

May 29 - 31 2005
InterContinental Doha Qatar

GULF CONFERENCE ON

PORT STATE CONTROL  
The Way Ahead 

HOSTED BY

Customs & Ports General Authority

ORGANISED BY

ENDORSED BY

The Nautical Institute
UAE Branch

MEDIA SPONSOR

CORPORATE SPONSORS

• CUSTOMS & PORTS GENERAL AUTHORITY (CPGA)

• QATAR PETROLEUM (QP)

• QATAR AIRWAYS

• QATAR SHIPPING CO QSC

• HALUL OFFSHORE SERVICES CO.

The Gulf's First International Conference on Port State Control........ scroll below to see confirmed list of speakers

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE

PORTSCON 2005

• Will review worldwide standards on Port State Control in the light of the recent regional Memorandum of Understanding MOU between GCC.

• Examine how port state control may be used as a regime for self regulation in the Gulf to protect ports, ensure ship and crew safety, preserve the environment and combat oil spills. 

Discuss, debate & engage in a dialogue on critical maritime issues as the shipping industry responds to the demands of the new international ship & port security code!

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS TO-DATE

Ministerial Address by
H.E. YOUSEF HUSSAIN KAMAL, Minister of Finance, State of Qatar

• H.E. Abdulrahman Al-Attiya, Secretary General, GCC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Sheikh Abdalla bin Jassim Al-Thani, Director, Customs & Ports General Authority, Doha, Qatar
• Mr B. Martin Castex, Head, Implementation and PSC Co-ordination Section, Maritime Safety Division, International Maritime Organisation, UK
• Capt Ahmed Yousuf Al Mas, Director, Maritime Affairs, Customs & Ports General Authority, Doha, Qatar
• Mr Salem Abdul Rahman Al Wohaibi, Port Manager, Mesaieed Port Department, Qatar Petroleum
• Capt Feisal A. Saad, Harbour Master, Mesaieed Port Department, Qatar
• Mr Alan Cubbin, Chair of the Paris MOU, UK
• Col Suleiman bin M. Al Busaidy, Sultanate of Oman
• Capt Duncan McKelvie, NYK Line Marine Representative, Dubai, UAE
• Eng. Faisal Salman Al-Hajri, Head of Control & Inspection Section, Customs & Ports General Authority, Department of Maritime Affairs & Transport, Doha, Qatar
• Mr Nasser M S Qader, Legal Advisor, Customs & Ports General Authority, Doha, Qatar
• Mr Misnad Al Misnad, Director, Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar
• Mr Essa A Yateem, Director of Maritime Affairs, Directorate General of Ports, Kingdom of Bahrain
• Capt Joe Coutinho, Marine & Chartering Manager, Qatar Shipping Company QSC, Doha, Qatar
• Mr David Savage, SIRE Training & Development Manager, Oil Companies International Marine Forum, UK
• Capt Des Howell, Director, Isle of Man Marine Administration, UK
• Mr Roger Shimmin, Vice President for Middle East, American Bureau of Shipping, Doha, Qatar
• Mr I N Bose, Senior Principal Surveyor, Indian Register of Shipping, Mumbai, India
• Mr Jim Barclay, Nautical Advisor & Principal, Specialist, Technical Performance Group, Lloyds Register, UK
• Mr Richard Briggs, Partner, Hadef Al Dhaheri & associates, Dubai, UAE
• Mr Christopher Jobson, Partner, Eversheds, Legal Advisor, A Rahman Mohamed Al-Jufairi, Advisor & Consultants, Doha, Qatar
• Mr Jonathan Lux, Partner, Ince & Co International Law Firm, UK

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