The Global Ports Council
Global Ports Council 2023-2027
Members
1. Bahrain
Mohamed Taher Aguir
Managing Director at Svitzer
2. Djibouti City, Djibouti, Africa
Aden A. Douale
Chairman & CEO (Retired)
Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority
3. Colombia
Pablo Andres Alvarado Salinas
Chief Executive Officer Puerto Antioquia
4. Abidjan, Cote d’lvoire (Ivory Coast), Africa
Ségolène Drogy
Managing Director
APM Terminals Cote d’Ivoire –
AP Moller Maersk Group
5. Lagos, Nigeria, Africa
Aisha Ali-Ibrahim
Founder/MDFounder/MD
Confluence logistics and Transport Consults LTD
6. Durban, South Africa, Africa
Willie Coetsee
Senior Manager, Innovation
Transnet Port Terminals
7. Casablanca, Morroco, Africa
Fred Kamperman
Managing Director at Techniplus Morocco bases
8. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Santiago Kraiselburd
Professor
INCSE Business School
9. Cordoba, Argentina
Osvaldo Lucero
Engineering & Environment Consultant
10. La Plata, Argentina
Gonzalo Sebastián Mera Truffini
MIS Marine Executive Manager
11. Paris, France
Corinne Namblard
Senior Public Private Partnership Expert
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
12. Brisbane, Australia
George Alastair Scott
Manager Development
Group Project Management Services
BHP Billiton Limited
13. Brisbane, Australia
Andrew Zerk
Leader – Hybrid autonomous Day of Operations and Scheduling, Digital Transformation
Queensland Rail · Contract
14. Melbourne, Australia
Andrew Jena
Director Operations Oceania, ANL Container Line Pty Ltd
15. Melbourne, Australia
Peter McLean
Chairman
PortxGroup
16. Melbourne, Australia
Ashley Dinning
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at APM Terminals Pacific LLC,
17. Sydney, Australia
Chris Ullett
Port Operations Specialist
18. Pilbara, Australia
Roger Johnston
Chief Executive officer
Pilbara Ports Authority
19. Perth, Australia
Bruce Johnson
EPCM Solutions
20. Sydney, Australia
Sean Barrett
General Manager Business Development at DP World Asia Pacific & Australasia
21. Antibes, France
Howard Wren
Director
Howard Wren Consulting Europe
22. Sydney, Australia
Michael GH Bell
Professor of Ports and Maritime Logistics
The University of Sydney Business School
23. Antwerp, Belgium
Jan Scheck
Managing Partner, People for Success, PfS bv
24. Antwerp, Belgium
Ummo Burns
International Maritime Expert/ Representative (till July 2013), West Ports
Deutsche Bahn
25. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Edwin Van Espen
Manager Delta Corridor
26. Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Fabricio Suzano Salviato
Gerente Sênior de Operação e Manutenção PortoGerente Sênior de Operação e Manutenção Porto
Norsk Hydro
27. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Niek van der Sluijs
Business Development Director
Royal Haskoning DHV
28. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Prof. Wilson Sotero Dalia
University of Pernambuco
29. São Luis, Brazil
Daniel Vinent
Port Director (till Aug 210, Norsk Hydro
30. São Paulo, Brazil
João Pedro Coutinho Castelo Branco
Associate Principal
McKinsey & Company
31. Itapoa, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Marcio Guiot
Chief Operations Officer (till Feb 22)
Brasil Terminal Portuário
32. Burgas, Bulgaria
Dr. Krasimir Grudov
Managing Director/Representative
Silver Service Burgas Ltd
33. Sofia, Bulgaria
Angel Zaburtov
Port Consultant
34. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Karen Oldfield
President & CEO (till Dec 2019)
Halifax Port Authority
35. Markham, Ontario, Canada
Marcelo Gonzalez
PresidentPresident
ESL Power Systems, Inc
36. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Terence D. Smyth
Director
Seaport Consultants Canada Inc.
37. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Daniel Howell
Vice President, Terminal Operations – Deltaport
38. Shanghai, China
Martin Lin
Chairman, China (till Dec 16), Cargotec Corporation/
Member Board of Directors
39. Hong Kong, China
Dr. Simon Su
Director
ASA Projects Limited (ASAP)
40. Ontario, Canada
Joseph Chan
CEO – Hecny Canada
41. Shanghai, China
Junshan Zou
Managing Director, V.Group China
Adj. Professor, Shanghai Maritime University
42. Singapore
Michael Pomerleau
Co-Founder
Rainmaking Trade & Transport
43. Bogota, Colombia
Enrique Peña
Senior Corn Trader and Shipping / Operations Manager Latam
Seaboard Overseas Limited
44. Barranquilla, Colombia
William Elliott
Chief Operating Officer
Puerto de Barranquilla, Sociedad Portuaria
45. Melbourne, Australia
Tim Vancampen
CEO at Victoria International Container Terminal
46. San Jose, Costa Rica
Cristian Acosta
CEO at TCF – Transportes Centroamericanos del Futuro
47. Aarhus, Denmark
Nicolai Krøeyer,
Chief Commerical Officer (till 2021)
Aarhus Havn / Port of Aarhus
48. Lagos, Nigeria
Klaus Holm Laursen
Country Manager at APM Terminals
49. Cairo, Egypt
Per Heisselberg
General Manager
IACC Shipping
50. Al Mansha, Alexandria, Egypt
Rafik Nasser
Chairman & CEO
Rafimar Transport Group
51. Helsinki, Finland
Christer Granskog
Chairman of the Board
Patria/Arctia Shipping/Lanen MCE
Dpy Chairman of the Board, VR Group
Board member, Cavotec
52. Helsinki, Finland
Timothy P. Kiviaho
Vice President
China Tekway Oy Ltd
53. La Havre, France
Michel Donner
Associate
Drewry Shipping Consultants
54. Aachen, Germany
Thomas Bergmans
Senior Vice President,
Logistics Division
INFORM GmbH
55. Cologne, Germany
Giuseppe Di Lisa
Sales & Marketing Director Business Unit Mobile Harbor Cranes bei Konecranes
56. Hamburg, Germany
Orestis Schinas
Permanent Representative at the IMO
57. Hamburg, Germany
Roman Poersch
Managing Director
Wilhelm Borchert GmbH
58. Athens, Greece
Manolis G. Kavussanos, Professor
Department of Accounting and Finance
Athens University of Economics and Business
59. Bhubaneswar, India
Muralidharan Krishnamoorthy
CEO
60. Kutch, Gujarat, India
Jibu K Itty
Chief Executive Officer at DP World Nhava Sheva
61. Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Mukund Gubbi
Director
P&P ENTERPRISES
62. Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Capt Anil Sharma
Chief Executive Officer
powerpbox (Powerp Box IT Solutions Pvt Ltd)
63. Mumbai, India
Hemant B. Bhattbhatt
Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer
Hmsa Consultancy Services LLP
64. Mumbai, India
Mehernosh Shroff
Founder & CEO
Seaworthy Shipping Group
65. Mumbai, India
Mukesh Parikh
Port & Marine Consultant
SmartHead Consulting
66. Mumbai, India
Neerav Kumar Gupta
Head India
Rent-A-Port N. V.
Mumbai, India
66. Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
E J Tensingh
Chief Engineer (Rtd)
V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin
67. Jakarta, Indonesia
Irman Boyle
Executive Vice President
Indonesia Infrastructure Finance
68. Jakarta , Indonesia
Budi Priyanto
Senior Port HR Practitioner
69. Jakarta , Indonesia
Jan R. Scheele
Director Maritime Ports and Shipping /
Senior Lead Consultant Capital Dredging Projects
70. Tel-Aviv, Israel
Niv Cohen
Senior Trade Manager, Intra-Med
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
71. Tel Aviv, Israel
Ram Kirpitch
Bunker Port Terminal Investor & Entrepreneur
72. Tel Aviv, Israel
Moshe Shtauber
Member of the Board of Directors
Eldan transportation
73. Savona, Italy
Jens Peder Nielsen
Managing Director & Board Member – Samer Seaports & Terminals – Controlled by DFDS
74. Aqaba, Jordan
Mahmoud Alrefai
General Manager
Aqaba Bulk Chemicals Company
75. Paris, France
Frederic Pergay
Senior Vice President Buildings & Infrastructure Global Service Line
Bureau Veritas Group
76. Seoul, Korea
Youngki Kim
Professor, Logistics
Yong-in University
77. Busan, Korea
John M. Elliott
President & CEO (former)
BNCT co.,LTD.
Busan New Container Terminal
78. Busan, Korea
Frederick Ebers
Vice President – Regional Manager for Middle East & India – Maritime (former)
DNV GL
79. Riga, Latvia
Gerard Sammut
Director
Baltic Container Terminal
80. Penang, Malaysia
Sashedharan Vasudevan
Chief Executive Officer
Penang Port Sdn Bhd
81. Klang, Malaysia
Abi Sofian Abdul Hamid
Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
Northport (Malaysia) Bhd
82. Durban, South Africa
Mmutle Lentle
Chief Information Officer (Retired)
Transnet National Ports Authority
83. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kris Kosmala
Partner – Supply Chains Optimization
Click & Connect ·
84. La Valetta, Malta
Liana Cachia
Manager/Representative
Thomas Smith Freight Forwarding & Port Agency
85. Port Louis, Mauritius
Nomita Devi Seebaluck
Ag. Director Port Operations
Mauritius Ports Authority
86. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Robin Middel
Managing partner Havana Orange and
Partner, Mister Wolf
87. Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. Yvo Saanen
Managing Director / COO
TBA Group Netherlands
88. The Hague, The Netherlands
Erik van Veen
Area manager Benelux, Baltics & former CIS countries
Bromma Conquip
89. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Rick Buis
Global Accounts Director
BDP International
90. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Chief Operating Officer bij Complexo Industrial
Portuário do Pecém – CIPP S/A Hulst
91. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Bert Angel
Commerical Consultant
MG Real Estate (Logistics)/
Consult B. V.
92. Vlissingen, The Netherlands
Dr. Henrik Stevens
Voorzitter College van Bestuur
Da Vinci College Dordrecht
93. Auckland, New Zealand
Raoul Borley
Director NZ Pacific
Portside Solutions Pty Ltd
94. Christchurch, New Zealand
Bo Samuelsson
Shipping & Port professional
95. Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Arjan Weerstand
Head of Project Integration Division
Port of Tanjung Pelepas
96. Karachi, Pakistan
Irfan Vazeer
Chief Executive
AIV Pvt Ltd
97. Karachi, Pakistan
Mohammed Ahsan Ghani Siddiqui,
Senior Maritime Lawyer
MAG Siddiqui & Co Advocates
98. Panama, Panama
Michael Kaasner Kristiansen
Owner/President of CK Americas &
Head of Shipping at DCX
99. Lisbon, Portugal
Vitor Caldeirinha
Diretor
APSS
100. Lisbon, Portugal
Antonio Belmar da Costa
Executive Director
Portuguese Shipping Agents Association
101. Porto, Portugal
Urbano Gomes
TCL- Terminal de Contentores de Leixões, SA
Managing Director (Retired)
Navex – Empresa Portuguesa de Navegação SA
102. Gdansk, Poland
Jedrzej M Mierzewski
Founder and co-owner
My Way Ltd
103. Gdansk, Poland
Krzysztof Szymichowski
Director Of Business Development
Security and Safety Research Institute
104. Stratford, Canada
Mohamed Ghandar
Management
Canada
105. Singapore, Singapore
Ton Van den Bosch
Partner and head of the Singapore office
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
106. Manila, The Philippines
Daniel Belbis
Vice President Supply Chain
Concepcion Midea Inc.
107. Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Santosa Muharam
Chief Commercial Officer / Head of Commercial – IPS, Dammam Container & RORO Terminals
Hutchison Port Holdings
108. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saeed Alghamdi
Director, Port and Maritime Affairs,
OXAGON- NEOM
109. Singapore, Singapore
Thomas Ng
Chairman
Global Ports Forum Pte Ltd
110. London, United Kindgom
Rashid Abdulla
CEO and MD for Europe at DP World
111. Singapore, Singapore
Andy Lane
Partner
CTI Consultancy
112. Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Geoffrey Grice
Legal & Strategic Consultant, Asia Pacific
113. Zurich, Switzerland
Peter Eichmueller
VP of Customer Engagement,
Controlant
114. Singapore, Singapore
David Wignall
Chairman
Seaport Consultants Asia
115. London, United Kingdom
Mike Beviss
General Manager
International Parcel Tankers Association
116. Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Jesús E. Martínez Marín.
Program Director of Bachelor in Logistics and Maritime Business & Director of the Master Program
Tecnocampus
117. Marbella, Spain
Miguel Angel Benítez Romero
Port Maintenance & Engineering Expert
118. Istanbul, Turkey
Boris Wenzel
Co-CEO and Chief Strategy and Investment Officer,
Yilport Holding Group
119. Valencia, Spain
Jorge Martín Díaz de Espada
Global HSSE Manager
Terminal Investment Limited
120. Gothenburg, Sweden
Mats Nyblom,
Senior consultant Shipping
Freelance
121. Kristianstad, Sweden
Viktor Ekström
Executive Vice President
NavigationsTeknik
122. Brighton, United Kingdom
Johan Gahnström
Consultant
CompetenSEA
122. Geneva, Switzerland
Jacob Ingemann Olsen
Managing Partner | Founder | Blue Ocean Capital
123. Trinidad and Tobago
Adrian Beharry
Assistant Professor of Practice, Centre for Maritime and Ocean Studies, Chag Campus, University of Trinidad and Tobago
124. Istanbul, Turkey
Sami Ozdemir
Chairman
MLS HOLDING/
Founder & Partner
ZPMC Mediterranean
125. Moscow, Russia
Andrey Tokarev
Independent Director (till Aug 2020)
Federal Agency for State Property Management
126. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Paul J. Gallie
Director, Business Development
A.P. Moller Capital and
AIF Ports & Logistics Management Ltd.
127. North Carolina, United States
Regional Head – Depot Management, North America at
Maersk – Logistics & Services
128. Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Peter Banham
Ports & Marine Consultant
New Compass Consulting
129. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Simon H. van Wijlen
IT Director
Abu Dhabi Terminals
130. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Alberto Germani
Managing Partner
PMF – Project Management & Finance
131. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Flemming Dalgaard
Ex-Group CEO
Gulftainer Group
132. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Eirik Hooper
Ex-Director, Competitive Intelligence
DP World
133. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Manju Chandrasekhar
Strategic Advisor
Self-employed
134. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
David Fairnie
Principal Consultant – Supply Chain Security
BSI
135. Jakarta, Indonesia
James Blewman
Co-Founder
Ergasia Technologies
136. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mustapha Boussaid
Chief Executive Officer
ARKAD Investment & Consulting
137. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Raveen Guliani
Director – Trade Development & Logistics
Dubai Port World
138. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Todd Stratton
Project Manager, Supply Chain, Active Secret Clearance (Baghdad, Iraq)
CSC
139. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Joost Achterkamp
Managing Director
Solid Port Solutions
140. Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Richard Szuflak
CEO at DP World Vietnam
141. Canterbury, United Kingdom
Neil Wiggins
Managing Director
Independent Vessel Operations Services Ltd.
142. Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Patrick Campbell
Director of Market Area – West Europe
Konecranes Limited
143. Ipswich, United Kingdom
Andrew Harston
Director, Wales & Short Sea Ports,
Associated British Ports
144. Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
Stephen Rinsler
FCILT, FIOM, FRSA, FInstRE, MCIPS
Director
Bisham Consulting
145. London, United Kingdom
Stephen Cotton
General Secretary
International Transport Workers’ Federation
146. London, United Kingdom
Romain PY
Managing Director
Arjun Infrastructure Partners
147. London, United Kingdom
Sarmad Qureshi
Chief Business Officer
CO2CO Ltd
148. London, United Kingdom
Neil Davidson
Senior Analyst , Ports (Retired)
Drewry Shipping Consultants Limited
149. London, United Kingdom
Dr. Khalid Bichou
Director (Consultant and Advisor)
Ports and Logistics Consultants Ltd.
150. London, United Kingdom
Andrew Feakins
Owner, IPS Global Recruitment
151. London, United Kingdom
Tim Whitmore
DirectorDirector
QED Marine
152. London, United Kingdom
Matt Gilbert,
Head of Business and Partnerships
Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers UK
153. Surrey, United Kingdom
Dean Davison
Head of Maritime Advisory for Infrata
154. Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Paul Baker
Vehicle Leasing Consultant
Platinum Vehicle Consulting
155. Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Adam Wasserman
Managing Partner
Global Logistics Development Partners LLC
156. Irvine, California, USA
Carlos Martinez-Tomatis
Vice President – International
ArcBest
157. Los Angeles, California, USA
Geraldine Knatz
Professor of the Practice of Policy and Engineering
University of Southern California/
Executive Director(Retired)
Port of Los Angeles
158. Port Hueneme, Califronia, USA
Kristin Decas
Chief Executive Officer
Port of Hueneme
159. San Francisco, California, USA
Pete Grossgart
Marketing Manager at Port of Stockton, CA
160. Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Ken Bloom
Retired Chief Executive Officer
INTTRA
161. Boston, Massachusetts, USA
James B. Rice, Jr.
Deputy Director – Center for Transportation and Logistics, Director of Supply Chain Exchange
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
162. Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Florida, USA
Franc J Pigna CRE FRICS CMC
Managing Director
Aegir Port Property Advisers (Aegir LLC)
163. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Steven Cernak
Chief Executive / Port Director
Port Everlades Department, Broward County
164. Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Robert K Tolsma
Consultant
Robert Tolsma
165. Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Richard Morales
Director of Engineering
LB Foster Piling Inc.
166. Yokohama, Japan
Carlos J CIV Tibbetts,
Chief, Terminal Operations
836th US Army Transportation Battalion
167. Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Solomon Egbe, Esq.
Vice President ESG & Safety
Ports America
168. New York, New York, USA
Capt. Jeffrey Flumignan
Director,
Office of Maritime & Intermodal Outreach Maritime Administration
169. New York, New York, USA
Kevin Price
President
Gateway Terminals LLC
170. New York, New York, USA
Scott Schoenfeld
Partner
P5 Solutions
171. New York, New York, USA
Walter Kemmsies, PhD
Managing Partner
The Kemmsies Group
172. New York, New York, USA
Andrew Cairns
Regional Port Practice Leader
Mott MacDonald
173. New York, New York, USA
Laurene Mahon
Vice Chair
CIBC Capital Markets
174. New York, New York, USA
Peter Tirschwell
Vice President, Maritime, Trade & Supply Chain
S&P Global Market Intelligence
175. Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Michael J Stolarczyk
Managing Director
SEKO Logistics
176. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA
Tim Sensenig
Chairman
TMSfirst
177. Portland, Oregon, USA
Geir-Eilif Kalhagen
Director of Maritime Division
Texas Department of Transportation
178. Charleston, South Carolina, USA
James Van Ness
Principal, Ports and Marine Terminals
Stantec
179. Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Caroline Phillips
Engagement Manager, Global Industrial Practice
Heidrick & Struggles
180. Singapore, Singapore
Law Peng Keat
Managing Director
Asian Ports & Terminals
181. Houston, Texas, USA
Jay Hayes
President – Neil Development
Neil Capital
182. Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Ben Hackett
Principal
Hackett Associates
183. Arlington, Virginia, USA
Paul E. Kent, PhD
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Ports and Logistics
Monument Economics Group
184. Norfolk, Virginia, USA
David Shore
Manager, Port Services
ABB
185. Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Tony Simkus
President
Sarandipity LLC
186. Seattle, Washington, USA
Kjartan Hauge
Sales Director
ABB
187. Seattle, Washington, USA
David Amble
Ports and Waterway Committee
Transportation Research Board, the United States
188. Washington D.C., USA
Pamy Arora
Board Director
Dubai Aden Ports and Development Company
Retired CEO, The Cornell Group Inc.
189. Washington D.C., USA
John A C Cartner
Managing Member
MSCL + Cartner, PLLC
190. San Diego, California, USA
Scott Skillman
CEO
Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
191. Singapore, Singapore
Ng Koon Seng
Senior Port Finance Expert
192. Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
Capt Sanjiv Chhibber
Senior Port Expert