ARAB CUSTOMS UNION TAKES PART IN THE EVENTS OF THE ARAB FOURTH SYMPOSIUM FOR MARINE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
Dr. Mamdouh Rifai,
President of the Union has participated in the 4th Arab Forum for Maritime
Disputes Resolution entitled "Maritime Transport Economics and Strategies
for Sustainable Development" in the context of the Arab Union's approach
to customs and activities that serve Arab inter-Arab trade, and cooperation
between the Arab countries, after the invitation addressed to Dr. Mamdouh Rifai
by the Justice Academy for Legal and Economic Studies in partnership with the
General Authority of Alexandria Port and in cooperation with the Association
of (LMAA).
The meeting started
with an opening speech by the Admiral / Reda Ismail, head of the Maritime
Transport Sector. He thanked the attendees for inviting and participation in
the activities of the forum, which serves to promote intra-Arab trade. After
that, Major General Medhat Attia, Chairman of Alexandria Port Authority, stressed
the role of Arab Ports. The meeting was attended by Dr. Sonia Ashour,
Representative of (LMAA), followed by a speech by Dr. Ibrahim Fahmy, President
of the Justice Academy for Legal and economic Studies.
The meeting discussed
many issues related to maritime transport, including the risks facing the
maritime transport industry. The attendees discussed the role of insurance and
protection and compensation in the maritime transport industry (P & I). Dr. Captain /Montaser Al-Sokari, the
international maritime expert and the symposium manager pointed out to the role
of insurance in the Maritime Transport Industry, as well as the Arab Maritime
Commercial Transport Industry between reality and hope. The forum also dealt
with securing the owners of ships. The Saudi experience in the maritime
transport sector was discussed by the advisor Dr. Abdul Razzaq Hashem Al
Madani, Chairman of the Founding Council of the Cooperative Society in Jeddah,
and how to circulate them to the rest of the Arab countries, as well as the
mutual insurance for the owners of ships.
At the end of the
first day of this forum, It is worth mentioning that, a workshop was held on
"Investigation of Maritime Events and Ship Safety Rules". The
workshop included showing of documentary films on maritime accidents