Apr 1, 2021
Mr Wan Chee Foong, Regional CEO-Middle East South Asia and Head of Group Business Development, PSA International Pvt Ltd
Mr Eugene D Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
Mr Tanaka Toshimitsu, Director General, Osaka Ports and Harbors Bureau
Mr Kristof Waterschoot, Managing Director, Port of Antwerp International
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways is also in process of finalizing more than 79 MoUs to be signed in conjunction with the summit. These MoUs will be signed with different coastal states and stakeholders of the sector. The MoPSW is looking forward to closing over 400 MoUs during the Maritime India Summit 2021.
He said:
“COVID-19 has allowed our people to be more engaged. At the beginning of the lockdown, expatriates left Nigeria as they had to return to their countries and they have not returned till now. That means Nigerians have to step in their shoes. Since then a lot of Nigerians are more engaged in the decision making in the sector.”
What you should know
A significant number of expatriates in Nigeria pre-covid oversaw some of the country’s biggest companies. They played such roles as Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and more. Interestingly, they are not all Europeans and Americans.
Vinit Kumar, SMP, Kolkata Chairman, takes over additional charge of Chairman, Paradip Port Trust
Kolkata, Dec 23 (UNI) Vinit Kumar, Chairman, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (erstwhile Kolkata Port Trust), an IRSEE officer of 1993 batch, took over the additional charge of Chairman, Paradip Port Trust from today. Before taking over the charge of Chairman, Kolkata Port Trust, Vinit Kumar was Chief Electrical Engineer in Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd. and looked after World Bank funded MUTP project before joining as Chairman, Kolkata Port Trust, according to a release here.