Global Ports Council 2013-2014
Members
1. Singapore, Singapore
Thomas Ng
Chairman
The Global Ports Forum
2. Cameroon, Africa
Mohamed Taher Aguir
General Manager
APM Terminals Inland Services
3. Djibouti City, Djibouti, Africa
Aden A. Douale
Chairman & CEO (Retired)
Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority
4. Gabon, Africa
Pablo Andres Alvarado Salinas
General Manager
Maersk Gabon S.A
5. Lagos, Nigeria, Africa
Aisha Ali-Ibrahim
Principal Manager & Head of Traffic Department
Nigerian Ports Authority
6. Durban, South Africa, Africa
Willie Coetsee
Senior Manager, Strategy
Transnet Port Terminals
7. Lome, Togo, Africa
Fred Kamperman
Chief Executive Officer
Lome Container Terminal
8. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Santiago Kraiselburd
Senior Practice Expert
McKinsey & Company
9. La Plata, Argentina
Gonzalo Sebastián Mera Truffini
Port Manager
YPF S.A.
10. Brisbane, Australia
George Alastair Scott
Manager Development
Group Project Management Services
BHP Billiton Limited
11. Brisbane, Australia
Andrew Zerk
Director
New Dimensionz
12. Melbourne, Australia
Peter McLean
Vice President & CEO Australia and NZ
Cargotec Corporation
13. Perth, Australia
Bruce Johnson
AREA Manager/Manager New Projects
Principal – CARDNO BEC
14. Sydney, Australia
Sean Barrett
Principal
SSB Maritime Consulting
15. Sydney, Australia
Howard Wren
Director
Howard Wren Consulting Pty Ltd
16. Sydney, Australia
Michael GH Bell
Professor of Ports and Maritime Logistics
The University of Sydney Business School
17. Antwerp, Belgium
Jan Scheck
Group Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (till Mar 2012)
Safmarine Container Lines N. V.
(30 years at AP Moller-Maersk Group.)
18. Antwerp, Belgium
Ummo Burns
Port Representative, West Ports
Deutsche Bahn
19. Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Edwin Van Espen
Project Director, Porto Central
Port of Rotterdam
20. Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Fabricio Suzano Salviato
Port Especialist/Maintenance Planning & Control Manager
Port Operations Department
Vale S. A.
21. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Niek van der Sluijs
Advisory Group Director, Maritime & Waterways
Royal Haskoning DHV
22. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Prof. Wilson Sotero Dalia
University of Pernambuco
23. São Luis, Brazil
Daniel Vinent
Director – Planning and Development & Deputy President
ITAQUI Port Authority – EMAP
24. São Paulo, Brazil
João Pedro Coutinho Castelo Branco
Associate Principal
McKinsey & Company
25. Itapoa, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Marcio Guiot
Chief Operating Officer/Diretor de Operações
Porto Itapoa
26. Burgas, Bulgaria
Dr. Krasimir Grudov
Managing Director/Representative
Silver Service Burgas Ltd
27. Sofia, Bulgaria
Angel Zaburtov
Deputy Director General
Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company
28. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Karen Oldfield
President & CEO
Halifax Port Authority
29. Markham, Ontario, Canada
Marcelo Gonzalez
Managing Director
Cavotec Canada Inc.
30. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Terence D. Smyth
Director
Seaport Consultants Canada Inc.
31. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Daniel Howell
Director, Safety, Security & Environment
Global Container Terminals
32. Hong Kong, China
Dr. Simon Su
Director & Chief Economist
BMT Asia Pacific
BMT Group Limited
33. Shanghai, China
Junshan Zou
GM, Shipping & Logistics
IMC Industrial Group China
IMC Pan Asia (China) Management Ltd
Adj. Professor, Shanghai Maritime University
34. Shanghai, China
Michael Pomerleau
Partner and Co-CEO
InduStreams
35. Xiamen, China
Joseph Chan
General Manager
Xiamen New World XiangYu Terminals
36. Bogota, Colombia
Enrique Peña
Latin American Operations Director
Seaboard Overseas Limited
37. Barranquilla, Colombia
William Elliott
Chief Operating Officer
Puerto de Barranquilla
38. Mariel, Cuba
Osvaldo Lucero
Technical Director,
TC Mariel, PSA Intl
39. Aarhus, Denmark
Nicolai Krøyer,
Chief Commerical Officer
Aarhus Havn / Port of Aarhus
40. Cairo, Eg9ypt
Per Heisselberg
General Manager
IACC Shipping
41. Helsinki, Finland
Christer Granskog
Chairman
Piceum Oy
42. Helsinki, Finland
Timothy P. Kiviaho
Vice President
China Tekway Oy Ltd
43. La Havre, France
Michel Donner
Senior Advisor
Drewry Shipping Consultants
44. Cologne, Germany
Giuseppe Di Lisa
Senior Vice President
Gottwald Port Technology
45. Hamburg, Germany
Orestis Schinas
Professor of Shipping & Ship Finance
Hamburg School of Business Administration
46. Hamburg, Germany
Roman Poersch
Managing Director
Wilhelm Borchert GmbH
47. Athens, Greece
Manolis G. Kavussanos, Professor
Department of Accounting and Finance
Athens University of Economics and Business
49. Bhubaneswar, India
Muralidharan Krishnamoorthy
Vice President Ports
Sterlite Industries
50. Kutch, Gujarat, India
Jibu K Itty
General Manager, Operations
Mundra International Container Terminal Pvt Ltd
51. Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Mukund Gubbi
General Manager,
Port Operation & Maintenance- Bulk Handling
Essar Gujarat Limited
52. Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Capt Anil Sharma
Head of Operations Pan India
Adani Logistics Limited
53. Mumbai, India
Hemant B. Bhattbhatt
Senior Director, Consulting
Deloitte India
54. Mumbai, India
Mehernosh Shroff
Founder & CEO
Seaworthy Shipping Group
55. Mumbai, India
Mukesh Parikh
Chief Operating Officer
Sterling Port Limited
56. Mumbai, India
Neerav Kumar Gupta
Head India
Rent-A-Port N. V.
Mumbai, India
57. Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
E J Tensingh
Chief Engineer (Rtd)
V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin
58. Jakarta , Indonesia
Budi Priyanto
Director, Human Resources & Administration
Indonesia Port Corporation II
59. Jakarta , Indonesia
Jan R. Scheele
Director Maritime Ports and Shipping /
Senior Lead Consultant Capital Dredging Projects
60. Tel-Aviv, Israel
Niv Cohen
Port Performance Manager
Global Services
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
61. Tel Aviv, Israel
Ram Kirpitch
Bunker Port Terminal Investor & Entrepreneur
62. Tel Aviv, Israel
Moshe Shtauber
Director, Product
Starcom Systems Limited
63. Savona, Italy
Jens Peder Nielsen
General Manager
APM Terminals
64. Aqaba, Jordan
Mahmoud Alrefai
General Manager
Aqaba Bulk Chemicals Company
65. Gangnam, Seoul, Korea
Frederic Pergay
Vice President Infrastructure Development Asia Pacific
Bouygues Travaux Publics
66. Busan, Korea
Youngki Kim
Head of Commercial
Hutchison Korea Terminals
67. Busan, Korea
John M. Elliott
President & CEO
BNCT co.,LTD.
Busan New Container Terminal
68. Busan, Korea
Frederick Ebers
Vice President – Global Operations, Area Asia Pacific at Germanischer Lloyd
69. Riga, Latvia
Gerard Sammut
Director
Baltic Container Terminal
70. Klang, Malaysia
Abi Sofian Abdul Hamid
Chief Executive Officer
Northport (Malaysia) Bhd
71. Klang, Malaysia
Brian Paul
Chief Executive Officer
NV Terminals
72. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kris Kosmala
Vice President/Managing Director Asia Pacific
Quintiq Inc.
73. La Valetta, Malta
Liana Cachia
Manager/Representative
Thomas Smith Freight Forwarding & Port Agency
74. Port Louis, Mauritius
Nomita Devi Seebaluck
Manager – Port Operations
Mauritius Ports Authority
75. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Robin Middel
Head of Corporate Communications
Royal Netherlands Navy
76. Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. Yvo Saanen
Managing Director / COO
TBA Group Netherlands
77. The Hague, The Netherlands
Erik van Veen
Benelux Area Manager
Bromma Conquip
78. Rotterdam, The Netherlands Rick Buis
Senior Business Manager Container & Feeder Lines
Port of Rotterdam
79. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Corne Hulst
Director Ports, Shipping & Multimodal Logistics
STC-B.V.
80. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Bert Angel
Commerical Consultant
MG Real Estate (Logistics)/
Consult B. V.
81. Vlissingen, The Netherlands
Dr. Henrik Stevens
Director – Maritime & Logistics College De Ruyter
82. Auckland, New Zealand
Raoul Borley
General Manager, Terminal Operations
Port of Auckland
83. Christchurch, New Zealand
Bo Samuelsson
Manager, Container Terminal
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch
84. Salalah, Oman
Arjan Weerstand
General Manager
Development and Implementation
Port of Salalah, APM Terminals
85. Karachi, Pakistan
Irfan Vazeer
Chief Executive Officer
Star Integrated Shipping Agency Pakistan Pvt Limited
86. Karachi, Pakistan
Mohammed Ahsan Ghani Siddiqui,
Senior Maritime Lawyer
MAG Siddiqui & Co Advocates
87. Panama, Panama
Michael Kaasner Kristiansen
Managing Director
APM Terminals Inland Services, Latin America
88. Panama, Panama
Andy Lane
Head of Operations
Panama Ports Company
89. Lisbon, Portugal
Vitor Caldeirinha
President of Council Board
Port of Setúbal Authority
90. Lisbon, Portugal
Antonio Belmar da Costa
Executive Director
Portuguese Shipping Agents Association
91. Porto, Portugal
Urbano Gomes
TCL- Terminal de Contentores de Leixões, SA
Managing Director
Navex – Empresa Portuguesa de Navegação SA
92. Gdansk, Poland
Jedrzej M Mierzewski
Chief Operations Officer
Deepwater Container Terminal Gdansk
93. Gdansk, Poland
Krzysztof Szymichowski
Head of Operations
Marine Oil Terminal
Naftoport Ltd.
94. Manila, The Philippines
Sashedharan Vasudevan
Vice President, ATI Batangas (ATIB), Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) & Inland Clearance Depot (ICD)
Dubai Port World
95. Manila, The Philippines
Daniel Belbis
Supply Chain Director/ASEAN Logistics Director
Goodyear Philippines Inc
96. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saeed Alghamdi
Director, Ports
Economic Cities Authority
97. Singapore, Singapore
Peter Eichmueller
Vice President-Pharma & Healthcare/
Chemicals Asia Pacific Region
Regional Key Accounts
Kuehne+ Nagel (Asia Pacific) Management Pte.Ltd.
98. Singapore, Singapore
David Wignall
Managing Director
David Wignall Associates
99. Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Jesús E. Martínez Marín.
Presidente de Rideport
100. Marbella, Spain
Miguel Angel Benítez Romero
Port Maintenance & Engineering Expert
101. Valencia, Spain
Boris Wenzel
Chief Operating Officer
Noatum Ports & Maritime
102. Valencia, Spain
Jorge Martín Díaz de Espada
Operations – HSS&P Manager
Health, Safety, Security & Procurement
Noatum Ports & Maritime
103. Gothenburg, Sweden
Mats Nyblom,
Chief Operating Officer
APM Terminals Gothenburg
104. Kristianstad, Sweden
Viktor Ekström
Executive Vice President
NavigationsTeknik
105. Stenungsund, Sweden
Johan Gahnström
CEO/Harbour Master
PetroPort AB
Port of Stenungsund, Sweden
106. Geneva, Switzerland
Jacob Ingemann Olsen
Strategy and Business Development Director
Gearbulk Terminals
107. Trinidad and Tobago
Adrian Beharry
Maritime Economist (Port & Ship Management)
108. Moscow, Russia
Andrey Tokarev.
Vice-President, Port Division
FESCO Transportation Group
109. Vung Tau, Vietnam
Finn G. Mogensen
Chief Operating Officer
Cai Mep International Terminal Co., Ltd
110. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Rex Gundle
Chief Operating Officer
Khalifa Port Container Terminals
Abu Dhabi Terminals
111. Khalifa, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Peter Banham
Head of Operations
Abu Dhabi Ports Company
112. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Simon H. van Wijlen
IT Director
Abu Dhabi Terminals
113. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Eirik Hooper
Director, Competitive Intelligence
DP World
114. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Manju Chandrasekhar
Development Director – Middle East & Africa (Transaction Advice & Strategic Consulting)
Halcrow
115. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
David Fairnie
Director Ports Solutions
G4S
116. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
James Blewman
Executive Director
World Luxury Group
117. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mustapha Boussaid
Chief Executive Officer
ARKAD Investment & Consulting
118. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Raveen Guliani
Head of Marketing & Communications
(UAE Region)
Dubai Port World
119. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Todd Stratton
Project Manager, Supply Chain, Active Secret Clearance (Baghdad, Iraq)
CSC
120. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Joost Achterkamp
Managing Director
Solid Port Solutions
121. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Richard Szuflak
Director of Finance and Investments
Gulftainer Company Limited
122. Canterbury, United Kingdom
Neil Wiggins
Managing Director
Independent Vessel Operations Services Ltd.
123. Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Patrick Campbell
Director of Market Area – West Europe
Konecranes Limited
124. Ipswich, United Kingdom
Andrew Harston
COO Harwich International & London Thamesport, Port Development Director
Hutchison Ports UK Limited
125. Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
Stephen Rinsler
FCILT, FIOM, FRSA, FInstRE, MCIPS
Director
Bisham Consulting
126. London, United Kingdom
Romain PY
Executive Director
JPMorgan Infrastructure Investments
127. London, United Kingdom
Sarmad Qureshi
Director of Finance
DP World, Europe & Russia
128. London, United Kingdom
Neil Davidson
Senior Advisor , Ports
Drewry Shipping Consultants Limited
129. London, United Kingdom
Dr. Khalid Bichou
International Recognized Port Expert
Director (Consultant & Advisor)
K Bichou & Associates Limited
130. London, United Kingdom
Andrew Feakins
Managing Director
Impact People Strategies
131. London, United Kingdom
Tim Whitmore
Vice President,
Global Key Account Manager,
Liquid & Gas Specialist
Inchcape Shipping Services
132. London, United Kingdom
Matt Gilbert,
Partner & Consultant
HM Design
133. Surrey, United Kingdom
Dean Davison
Principal Consultant
Ocean Shipping Consultants
134. Twickenham, United Kingdom
Flemming Dalgaard
Senior Vice President & Managing Director Europe & Russia – DP WORLD
135. Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Paul Baker
Managing Director
Ventinove Limited
136. Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Adam Wasserman
Managing Partner
Global Logistics Development Partners LLC
137. Irvine, California, USA
Carlos Martinez-Tomatis
Division Vice President
Global Supply Chain Services
ABF Freight System Inc
138. Los Angeles, California, USA
Geraldine Knatz
Executive Director
Port of Los Angeles
139. San Francisco, California, USA
Pete Grossgart
Experienced Shipping Expert
140. Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Ken Bloom
Chief Executive Officer
INTTRA
141. Boston, Massachusetts, USA
James B. Rice, Jr.
Deputy Director – Center for Transportation and Logistics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
142. Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Florida, USA
Franc J Pigna CRE FRICS CMC
Managing Director
Aegir Port Property Advisers (Aegir LLC)
143. Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Robert K Tolsma
Project Director Ports and Structural Engineering Group
ATKINS North America, Inc.
144. Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Richard Morales
Director of Engineering
LB Foster Piling Inc.
145. Mililani, Hawaii, USA
Carlos J CIV Tibbetts, DMOR Chief, Terminal Management Division
599th Transportation Surface Brigade
146. Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Solomon Egbe, Esq.
Health, Safety & Environmental Director
Ports America Baltimore, Inc.
147. New York, New York, USA
Capt. Jeffrey Flumignan
International Port & Maritime Expert
148. New York, New York, USA
Kevin Price
Vice President Operations
New York Container Terminal
150. New York, New York, USA
Scott Schoenfeld
Chief Operating Officer
Port Newark Container Terminal
151. New York, New York, USA
Walter Kemmsies, PhD
Chief Economist
Moffatt & Nichol
152. New York, New York, USA
Andrew Cairns
US Northeast Ports & Marine Lead
AECOM
153 New York, New York, USA
Laurene Mahon
Senior Expert, Infrastructure Practice
McKinsey & Company
154 New York, New York, USA
Peter Tirschwell
Executive Vice President & Chief Content Officer
The Journal of Commerce (JOC) Group, Inc.
155. Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Michael J Stolarczyk
Vice President
Ports America
156. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA
Tim Sensenig
Chairman, Gray Peak
157. Portland, Oregon, USA
Geir-Eilif Kalhagen
CEO/Managing Director
Port of Longview
158. Charleston, South Carolina, USA
James Van Ness
Vice President, Engineering and Facilities Maintenance
South Carolina State Ports Authority
159. Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Caroline Phillips
Global Industrial Practice
Heidrick & Struggles
160. Houston, Texas, USA
Jay Hayes
Vice President, Operation
Kalmar Industries
161. Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Ben Hackett
Principal
Hackett Associates
162. Arlington, Virginia, USA
Paul E. Kent, PhD
Senior Vice President
Infrastructure Planning & Economics
Nathan Associates Inc.
163. Norfolk, Virginia, USA
David Shore
Director, Engineering & Asset Management
APM Terminals Virginia
164. Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Tony Simkus
President
Sarandipity LLC
165. Seattle, Washington, USA
Kjartan Hauge
Account Manager – Wilhelmsen Ships Service
Wilhelmsen Maritime Services
166. Seattle, Washington, USA
David Amble
Commercial Strategy Manager
Port of Seattle
167. Washington D.C., USA
Pamy Arora
Board Director I
Dubai Aden Ports and Development Company
CEO, The Cornell Group Inc.
168. Washington D.C., USA
John A C Cartner
Managing Member
Cartner & Fiske, LLC
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