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Directorate of Commercial Affairs  
  • Build clear future development expansion strategies for ports facilities.

  • Review, update and enhance maritime business licensing and authorizations.

  • Develop business policies and procedures.

  • Develop a marketing plan to increase national and international market awareness of the Kingdoms ports’ services and the General Organization of Sea Ports (GOP).

  • Review the ports’ tariff and fees thoroughly in order to be reasonable and up to date.

  • Monitor and study the port’s operations and infrastructure day to day and privatize Muharraq port’s operations.

  • Establish strong communications with clients, ministries, organizations and regional and international ports’ organizations.
     
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1 Develop a future Plan for the Kingdom’s ports. • Study the Bahrain Master plan approved by the Council of Ministers.
• Study ports’ operations
• Observe regional and International ports’ operations.
• Review National projects plan of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
• Study business, trade and investment requirements.
• Coordinate with the concerned private and public sectors.
2 Review Licensing and Authorizations • Record and document licensing an authorizations.
• Record and study current procedures.
• Study regional and international procedures.
• Record agents’ and related organizations’ views on current procedures.
• Recommend improvements.
• Set new procedures.
• Publish new procedures.
3 Development Policies & Procedures • Study International standards in setting policies and procedures.
• Study policies and procedures of related organization.
• Research.
• Record clients’ opinion.
• Co-ordinate with related ministries and organizations.
• Group discussions.
• Consultation.
• Documentation.
• Publishing.
4 Surveying, statistical analysis and
marketing research.
• Carry out periodical surveys.
• Records and analyses port operations’ statistics quarterly.
• Questionnaires.
• Site visits to related organizations.
• Study market statistics.
• Study import and exports operations.
• Study current market demand.
• Study future market demand.
• Visit related sectors to identify their requirements.
• Surveys.
• Research.
5 Reviewing and setting Business Standards. • Study international Business standards.
• Review existing Business standards.
• Review the Kingdom’s related rules and regulations.
• Co-ordinate with concerned or related sectors.
• Identify national, regional and international regulations and procedures.
• Set a plan to carry out these standards.
• Observe and follow up new, amendments and changes in standards
6 Study and improve ports’ trade, business
and investment in the Kingdom.
• Study national and International economy.
• Study customers’ requirements.
• Observe the goods consumptions.
• Explore new opportunities.
• Coordinate with Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Study ports’ regional and International trade, business and investments.
• Recommend and implement improvements.
7 Observe and study the port’s operations. • Observe operations in the operating company.
• Manage operations in Muharraq port.
• Observe operations in private jetties.
• Record and analyze operations statistics.
• Inspect ports’ operations to ensure high standard services.
• Ensure applying international standards in operations.
• Provide periodical statistics’ reports.
8 Tariff and fees Reviewing • Record current ports’ fees and tariff.
• Compare ports’ fees and tariff with international standards.
• Study regional and international fees and tariff.
• Study the national and international markets.
• Justify current and future fees and tariff.
• Provide competitive fees and tariffs.
• Provide feasibility studies.
• Utilize or use consultation.
9 Establish strong communications with clients, ministries, organizations and regional and international ports organizations. • Utilize communications methods.
• Record contact details for regional and international maritime organizations.
• Record contact details for clients, related ministries and organizations.
• Schedule periodical visits to clients.
• Visit regional and International ports organizations.
• Identify and record ports’ events.
10 Observe ports’ infrastructure (Engineering) • Records of all infrastructure maps.
• Study ports’ infrastructure maps.
• Schedule periodical inspection site visits to ports’ infrastructure.
• Record changes in ports’ infrastructure.
• Record and study ports’ infrastructure maintenance.
• Study ports’ infrastructure changes.
• Provide status reports.
• Co-ordinate with Ministry of Works and Housing.
11 Privatization of Muharraq Port. • Study Muharraq Port’s operations.
• Provide privatization feasibility study.
• Utilize consultancy to provide a full privatization plan.
• Assign a privatization team to handle the processes.
• Co-ordinate with concerned Ministries and organizations.
• Provide a privatization plan.
• Implement the privatization process.
• Record and document privatization process.
12 Ensure applying the concession agreements (contracts) items. • Review and study concession agreements signed with APM Terminals - Bahrain.
• Specify and ensure applying items with time limits within the specified periods.
• Follow up financial items.
• Co-ordinate with concerned and related directorates, ministries and organizations in applying agreements items.
 
   
   
       
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