Event welcomed over 100 key exhibitors
The recently concluded Breakbulk Middle East 2020 in Dubai welcomed over 3,444 visitors, 103 exhibitors and 1,663 companies. Over 70 countries were represented at the last edition.
Visitors represented the Middle East’s chief cargo owners; government ministries; private sector oil & gas companies; global-scale EPCs and several other industrial verticals.
Making its debut at Breakbulk Europe 2019, Breakbulk Masters made its Middle East debut this year.
Masters is an exclusive global network of senior project cargo players. It represents transport, logistics, and procurement professionals and freight owners. The goal is to bring them together with freight handlers and logistics service providers for learning and networking.
Major EPCs, manufacturers, and oil companies taking part included ABB, Abengoa, ADNOC, AECOM, Andritz, Baker Hughes, Etihad Rail, Fluor, Gazprom Neft, GE Gas Power, Lamprell Energy, Linde, McDermott, Petrofac, Siemens, Sumitomo, TechnipFMC, Tecnicas Reunidas and several others.
The share of the Masters event ‘participants by sector’ was:
Government – 48%
EPCs – 23%
Manufacturers – 15%
Oil & Gas – 9%
Metals–2%
Others – 3%
Breakbulk Middle East celebrates women in the industry
Women in Breakbulk was organised for the first time at Breakbulk Middle East 2020. The event shone the spotlight on the enormous contribution women make to project cargo and highlight how they are involved in every aspect.
Helping us put on the event were WISTA Arabia (Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association) and Arab Women in Maritime Association (AWIMA).
Guest speakers at Women in Breakbulk were global and Middle Eastern pioneers, included:
Dr. Aysha Al Busmait – IMO Goodwill Ambassador and Corporate Communications Director, UAE Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime
Eng. Hessa Ahmed Al Malek – Executive Director, Federal Transport Authority for Land & Maritime, UAE
Jasmin Fichte – Managing Director, Fichte & Co Legal / Founder of WISTA UAE Branch
June Manohoran – Director, Lukoil Marine Lubricants (MENA)
Noura Alshamsi – Head of Community Engagement, Maritime Career Centre, The Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport – Sharjah Branch
Sue Donoghue – Managing Director, Project Director, DHL Global Forwarding – King of Saudi Arabia, DHL Global Forwarding – Industrial Projects
Education Day: Where tomorrow’s project cargo leaders are made
The Education Day is a key feature of Breakbulk Middle East. It isn’t just for young up-and-comers either.
One of the sessions ‘The Exciting World of Ship Chartering’, was led by Fusion Academy of Excellence Director Krishnan Subramaniam.
One of the Education Day’s standout sessions was chaired by Captain Sahar Rasti, CEO, SJR General Group.
At ‘Words for the Future’, Capt. Rasti shared her immense knowledge, aspirations, and experiences as the first Emirati Female Captain working in the maritime sector.
A key takeaway from Capt. Rasti’s talk was the importance of being self-motivated – something critical in such a patriarchal society like the Middle East.
