Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, and Robert Maersk Ogla, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AB Moller Maersk Holding Group, witnessed the signing of a new agreement to complete joint cooperation between the two sides in several areas, most notably training, green transformation mechanisms, and discussing joint cooperation in the field of building tugboats and rebuilding Ship recycling, at Maersk International headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The agreement is the culmination of the extended strategic relations between the Suez Canal Authority and the AP Moller-Maersk global group, and a continuation of the fruitful cooperation between the two sides.
For his part, Lieutenant General Osama Rabie expressed his pride in the specificity of the joint relations between the Suez Canal Authority and the Maersk International Group, stressing the authority’s keenness to push bilateral relations towards broader horizons and invest in the extended relations to achieve common interests and serve the international maritime community.
The Chairman of the Authority stated that the terms of the cooperation agreement allow for the exchange of experiences in the fields of training and green transformation in light of the great interest that the Suez Canal Authority attaches to developing and raising the efficiency of the human element in the various sectors of the Authority by providing the latest technological techniques in training, and in line with the Authority’s direction to develop friendly work mechanisms. Environment within an ambitious business strategy to announce the Suez Canal as a “green canal” by 2030.
Lieutenant General Rabie indicated that the agreement extends to include discussing ways to enhance joint cooperation in the field of building marine tugboats between the Port Said Marine Shipyard, one of the authority’s arsenals, and the Danish company Svitzer – one of the international Maersk Group companies, in addition to studying cooperation between the Maersk Group and the authority’s arsenals in recycling activity. ships.
For his part, Mr. Robert Maersk Ogla, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AB Moller Maersk Holding Group, praised the efforts of the Suez Canal Authority towards strengthening its pivotal role by advancing joint relations with all actors in the international shipping community and the Authority’s keenness to support constructive initiatives and adopt future visions that serve In favor of the development of the maritime transport industry and ensuring the sustainability of global trade.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the AB Moller Maersk Holding Group stressed that the future studies of the maritime transport industry raise the importance of using green fuel as an alternative to traditional fuel in light of the trend towards reducing carbon emissions and supporting the sustainability of the marine environment, referring in this regard to the pioneering role of the global Maersk Group by launching the first A series of green methanol container ships.
The agreement was signed by Eng. Gamal Abu al-Khair, Director of the Presidency Department, representing the Suez Canal Authority, and on behalf of Maersk International Group, Ms. Rabab Boulos, Executive Director of Infrastructure at AP Moller Maersk, in the presence of Ambassador Karim Sherif, Egyptian Ambassador to Copenhagen, Denmark, and Keith Svendsen, Executive Director of the Maersk Group. AP Moller Stations, Ahmed Hassan, Executive Vice President and Head of Asset Strategy, AP Moller Maersk, and Hani El Nady, Group Representative in the Middle East and North Africa.
On the sidelines of the signing of the agreement, the two sides discussed plans to develop the Suez Canal Container Terminal in East Port Said Port and transform it into a smart and environmentally friendly terminal, given that the Suez Canal Authority is a major partner in the terminal, in addition to discussing ways to enhance the transit rates of Maersk shipping line ships through the Suez Canal by attracting new ships. To enter the port of East Port Said and cross the Suez Canal, whether before or after entering the port.
At the end of his visit, Lieutenant General Osama Rabei, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, held bilateral discussions with Casper Nilaus, CEO of the Danish company Svitzer – one of the international companies of the Maersk Group, to discuss ways of joint cooperation in the field of building tugboats. He also met with CIP officials.
(Copenhagen infrastructure partners) to discuss aspects of bilateral cooperation and the possibility of implementing projects related to the production of green hydrogen