Arab ports federation

A work session, included in addition to a delegation representing the Arab ports federation, the board of the port of Tripoli of North Lebanon to discuss means of strengthening cooperation among Arab ports which are members in the federation.

Taking part in the session which was attended by the chairman of the Arab ports federation Ali Khaleifa, were representatives for the Arab states members in the federation. They are Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Yemen, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates UAE, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Oman and Kuwait as well as ESCWA, the general secretariat of the Arab economic unity council and the Arab academy for sciences, technology and sea transport.

The participants in the session stressed the need of strengthening cooperation among private Arab ports under the era of globalization which necessitates cooperation in all fields.