Mumbai to host 2nd GreenPort South Asia Conference

The first conference saw more than 110 delegates from global ports, terminal operators, shipping lines, consultants, industry organisations, consultants, manufacturers and suppliers in attendance. As Jamie Simpson, Vice President of ICF GHK International Consultants commented “The Conference provided a good platform to increase awareness of Green Port issues and options for managing the challenges of greening the supply chain.” In order to ensure the Conference continues to deliver content pertinent to the region it serves, an Advisory Board has now been formed and members confirmed so far include:

· Rajeeva Sinha, Director, Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd

· Vijay Kalantri, President, All India Association of Industries/Chairman Dighi Port Ltd Daraius Dadachanji, COO, DP World Ajay Singh , CEO, DP World

· Rajiv Agarwal, CEO & Managing Director, Essar Ports Limited

· Shashank Kulkarni, Secretary General, IPPTA · Capt. BVJK Sharma, Jt.MD & CEO, JSW Infrastructure Ltd

· Dinesh Lal, Group Director-India, A.P.Moller-Maersk

Details of additional Advisory Board members will be released shortly, as will the Call for Papers for the 2014 conference.

As well as the GreenPort South Asia Conference, Mercator Media produces the established GreenPort Congress, magazine, website and e-newsletter. GreenPort focuses on the environmental aspects of ports and terminals and how this can balance with the reality of economic demands. The objective is to provide information for senior decision makers in ports and terminals as well as the complete logistics chain, shipping lines, shippers and other stakeholders. Over the past eight years, it has a proven record of providing a valued platform for discussion and networking for all parties involved. The company also produces a range of related market leading media brands including Port Strategy.

For further information about the 2nd GreenPort South Asia Conference, please visit www.greenportasia.com, contact Isobel Roberts, GreenPort Events Manager on: tel: +44 1329 825335, email: conference@greenportasia.com or contact Mohan Bhambhani, GreenPort India Representative on: tel: +91 91670 14224, email: partner@gpallp.com.