Company: Abu Dhabi Ports Group, United Arab Emirates
Company Description: Through organic growth and partnerships, AD Ports Group has developed over the years into an integrated premier enabler of trade, industrialisation, and economic diversification. Today, we are an integrated business across 5 clusters – Digital, Economic Cities & Free Zones, Logistics, Maritime, and Ports connecting global maritime routes and international trading partners.
Nomination Category: Management Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Executive of the Year - Transportation
 Nomination Title: Saif Al Mazrouei, Chief Executive Officer - Ports Cluster
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My Name is Saif Al Mazrouei, I joined Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports) in 2019 as Ports EVP and Currently I am the Chief Executive Officer– Ports Cluster. Since joining AD Ports I relentlessly worked with my team to achieve AD Ports strategic directions:
- Continue past trajectory of growth linked to Abu Dhabi Economy.
- Expand Khalifa Port and defend Market Leadership at Mina Zayed.
- Integrate and manage a global portfolio of ports to position Abu Dhabi as a frontier of global trade, by managing world-class, multi-propose, ports infrastructure.
- Driving operational excellence by leveraging digital technologies.
- Meeting stakeholder’s needs, forging relationships and maximizing shareholder value.
With this mission in mind, I successfully identified expansion projects in line with the Ports Cluster’s Strategy. Ports Cluster played a vital and role in expanding the geographical footprint outside UAE in alignment with AD Ports Strategy by collaboration with Ports Authorities globally (i.e. Egypt, Indonesia, Libya, Iraq, Jordan–Aqaba, Bahrain, Turkey, KSA, Malaysia, and others.) Achieved and maintained successful strategic concessions, a few of which are with:
- COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited to build a new container terminal at Khalifa Port.
- MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company to establish new container terminal at Khalifa Port.
- Long term agreement SAIPEM to establish a dedicated logistic base serving oil and gas offshore services in Khalifa Port.
- 35-year concession agreement with CMA CGM Group for a new terminal at Khalifa Port.
- Strategic agreement with Arabian Chemical Terminals-ACT to build first commercial bulk liquid storage terminal in Khalifa Port.
- Joint Venture with Autoterminal Barcelona to create Autoterminal Khalifa Port.
Implemented various strategic development projects in line with our strategy to develop AD Ports into an integrated premier enabler of trade, industrialization, and economic diversification.
- Khalifa Port Expansion Project: executed to attract new business and significantly boost capacity in line with evolving customer expectations. The project substantially increased handling volumes by providing additional deep-water access and enhanced infrastructure.
- Commercial Bulk Liquid and Gas Storage Terminal – Khalifa Port: this terminal is an essential capability and key growth accelerator for AD Ports and meets the growing needs for liquid storage by centralizing storage options into 1 or 2 concentrated terminal facilities.
Now we are marching to expand globally, we’ve:
- Signed Term Sheet and Head of Terms Agreements with the Red Sea Ports Authority for Egypt Port Projects for the joint development and operation of a Multipurpose Terminal in "Safaga Port" and cruise ship berths in "Sharm-El-Sheikh" and "Hurghada."
- Signed Initial Agreements with Egyptian Group for Multipurpose Stations Company for Management of “Ain Sokhna” Port’s Operations, and River Port in Minya.
- Collaborated with General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) to develop national infrastructure that’ll aid in linking “Al-Faw” Port in Iraq to markets in Jordan and Turkey.
- Signed a Heads of Terms agreement with Aqaba Development Corporation (Jordan) to establish a cruise terminal in Aqaba.
The Cruise Industry ceased operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, I was able to establish a collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Health Authority to transform the Cruise Terminal into the largest COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Centre [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION].
Key Technological Projects:
- Implementation of the first autonomous AI Port Truck system.
- Implementation of Terminal Operating System (TOS).
- Signed MOU with Microsoft Corporation, result of which a Smart Container Tracking System and Autonomous Shuttle Carriers were implemented successfully.
Key Results:
- Ports Cluster was ranked 2nd in the world in Community Outreach by the International Association of Ports & Harbors (IAPH).
- Ports Cluster contributed to the UAE ranking 12th in the world in the efficiency of Seaport Services by managing more than 56% of the ports in the UAE, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness report.
- Contributed to over AED 5 Billion (0.5%) of UAE’s non-oil GDP, and over AED 4.2 Billion (0.9%) of Abu Dhabi’s non-oil GDP.
- Supported over 18,200 jobs in 2020 across Abu Dhabi.
- In bullet-list form (up to 150 words), provide a brief summary of up to ten (10) of the nominee's chief achievements since 1 January 2020:
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- Container volumes increased by 23% year on year, with Ro-Ro and cruise passenger volumes recovering well after the COVID-19 disruption.
- Khalifa Port ranked one of top five global Container-Port-Performance-Index(CPPI), developed by the World Bank.
- Overall Performance of the Cluster’s Scorecard is 106.9%.
- Achieved 93% Operational Customer Satisfaction (2021), and 89% (2020). Target is 82%.
- 93% Employee Satisfaction (2020).
- To achieve STRATEGIC aspirations, Ports Cluster runs 10 initiatives [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] to expand its key businesses.
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