Growth in pan-Asian and international trade opportunities. The growing fleet of post-panamaxx vessels. Opportunities for trade specialisation and containerisation. For fear of losing out to competition and to cash in on the opportunities, stakeholders are developing and expanding hundreds of ports projects across Asia. But what are the typical challenges that impede a port’s growth? 1) Delays in clearances for port projects and costly co...

As civil ISR operations continue to grow in importance, Defence IQ are delighted to introduce the inaugural Civil ISR event. Covering the whole remit of Civil ISR operations including policing, border surveillance and disaster response, Civil ISR 2014 is the only European event of the year for this burgeoning community. With leading international briefings from governmental agencies, federal police and border surveillance organisations this re...

The North South Corridor is the busiest transport system in Southern Africa linking the Zambian copper belts to Durban and Dar Es Salaam as well as the copper belt in the DRC to the same ports. 80% of cargo in Africa is moved via the road networks. The corridor has been highlighted by the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite as a priory infrastructure development project as the state of the roads is hindering trade and economic integration in the region...

Experience first-hand insights into efficient subsea cable installation processes and advanced technological tools. Ancors, shipping and unforeseen challenges on the sea bed are the main risk for offshore power cables. They can put the offshore wind farm off the grid or delay the construction process of an offshore wind project and lead to a painful loss of money, material and time. Reliable strategies and tools for protecting the inner array...

The Nordic Process Excellence Forum will be looking at the entire process excellence value chain - from process management, through process improvement to business process management (BPM). This year you'll find out how to achieve improved performance in all business units and enterprise wide from product generation, to customer focused process culture. The 6th Annual Nordic Enterprise & Process Excellence Forum will help you invigorate yo...

However, these new opportunities also bring risks, especially with militaries and coastguards now being faced with the huge responsibility of performing patrol, surveillance and emergency response tasks in the region. With this in mind, Defence IQ is delighted to announce the 2nd Annual Arctic Patrol and Reconnaissance event at the Royal Danish Defence College, Copenhagen between 19th-21st May 2014. This year's Arctic Patrol and Reconnaissance...

Towards Total Preparedness Advancing Command and Control and Communication for increased Identification, Access, Surveillance, Cyber Protection capabilities The annual Homeland Security Summit - Middle East, taking place 19-21 May in Abu Dhabi, is the region’s premiere event for ascertaining information about the latest trends in homeland security and the most advanced technologies for integrating capability across multiple agencies and...

East-West Africa 2014 Corridor will focus on the rehabilitation and construction of roads and rail.The Corridor initiative is to give better connectivity between boardering countries. We will focus on the Trans Kalahari,Trans Cunene Corridors. The Trans-Cunene Corridor links the Port of Walvis Bay with southern Angola up to Lubango, over a distance of 1,600 km. The Corridor road infrastructure is supported by the northern railway line, which p...

Maximising production and extending life-cycle Norway produced 1.4 million barrels of oil per day in January, down from historical rates of more than 3 million barrels per day at the turn of the century. Production from Norway's giant mature fields is declining and there is a narrowing window of opportunity to extract these resources effectively. Significant investments and Government support is required alongside technology and innovation, to...

This strategic Data leadership Summit offers a unique opportunity to those responsible for Data at the most senior level to get granular, exchange best practice and common challenges with executive peers. We are bridging the gaps between data, people and technology to drive improved decision making through a sophisticated data strategy. The relevance of data; how to manage it, exploit it, and gather actionable insights from it; is now impossib...