To support the Northern Sea Corridor
DP World and Visco are studying the development of a container berth in Russia
Bin Sulayem and Severlov signed the agreement during the Eastern Economic Forum in "Vladivostok".
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Muhammad Balshalat: “The Training Center in Ports and Stations was keen to develop the program according to the best international standards.”
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DP World Group has agreed with Visco, a multimodal transport services company in Russia, to conduct a joint study, including technical and economic aspects, to develop a new container berth in the Far East of Russia.
A statement issued yesterday said that the new berth will contribute to the expansion of the commercial port of "Vladivostok", a major trans-shipment center, linking goods coming from countries in the East Asian region to northwestern Europe, through the Northern Sea Corridor, pointing out that this comes after a previous agreement concluded "DP World" and "Rosatom" to explore opportunities for sustainable development of the corridor, which enhances the flexibility of global trade movement.
The agreement was recently signed during the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO of DP World Group, and Andrei Severlov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Visco.
Huge potential
Bin Sulayem said that DP World supports Russian President Vladimir Putin's vision of the Northern Sea Corridor, which is one of the last great corridors of trade in the world to be developed.
"The Northern Sea Corridor has enormous potential to develop economic activity and promote prosperity in Russia's Far North, and this should be done sustainably to protect the clean waters of the Arctic," he added.
For his part, Visco Chairman Andrei Severlov said: "We are pleased to cooperate with a company like DP World, which handles nearly 10% of container traffic worldwide."
North Passage
According to the statement, the berth in Vladivostok is part of the infrastructure necessary for the full development of the Northern Sea Corridor.
According to the plans in place, the goods will be transported to Vladivostok by short- and medium-distance sea freight services and rail freight from countries in East Asia, and loaded onto container ships dedicated to the Arctic, and Murmansk will be further developed, as a transshipment center. In the West, to connect goods to ports in Northwest Europe. Short and medium-distance shipping operations in DP World will serve Vladivostok and Murmansk to provide faster shipping solutions to customers, improve supply chain flexibility, and the Northern Sea Corridor will allow DP World to continue providing integrated logistics solutions to customers. .
It is noteworthy that 33 million tons of cargo were transported through the Northern Sea Corridor in 2020, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has set a target of 80 million tons by 2021. The project reduces about 4,000 nautical miles of cruises between East Asia and northwest Europe, This reduces charging time by about two weeks, and lowers carbon dioxide emissions.
"Zodiac" .. a training program with Emirati hands
DP World - Emirates Region has announced the launch of the "Zodiac Training Program", which is nationally developed by the Training Center in Ports and Stations, and was approved by City and Guilds, to become a globally recognized program within effective training programs, to raise the efficiency of the management of Supply chain and supply.
This announcement comes after the completion of the implementation of the digital Zodiac system, and its successful use at Container Terminal (3) at Jebel Ali Port, and the provision of exclusive training to employees covering 16 diverse areas, and supporting the use of 18 internal systems. More than 3,500 employees have been trained so far on Use and application of the system.
The program aims to provide the necessary support to bridge the knowledge gap among users, and raise awareness about the multiple capabilities it offers to businesses and companies, by enabling them to fully access the global supply and supply chain with high efficiency and great capacity. The training will include employees and customers of DP World - Emirates Region. , freight forwarders, consultants, and various related parties.
Director of Operations Support Department at DP World - Emirates Region, Mohammed Balshalat, said that the Training Center in Ports and Stations was keen to develop this training program, in accordance with best practices and international standards in content development, to ensure that the maximum benefit from the investments we allocated to develop and implement Zodiac system.
He added: “We are proud that both the Zodiac digital system and its training program have been fully managed with Emirati hands, and have proven their worth in developing a world-class qualitative product, and it has been approved by (City and Guilder), which represents the most prestigious bodies. global accreditation of training content.
The new berth will contribute to the expansion of the port of "Vladivostok" as a major transshipment center.
The Northern Sea Corridor allows "Dubai Ports" to continue to provide integrated logistical solutions.
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