Breakbulk Voices
Breakbulk Voices – NEW FOR 2026!
Breakbulk Voices is a dedicated stage at Breakbulk Middle East designed to highlight focused conversations and fresh perspectives shaping the future of project cargo and logistics. This platform explores emerging industry developments, new approaches to operational challenges, advances in technology and the people driving progress across the sector. Bringing together innovators, practitioners and thought leaders, Breakbulk Voices fosters meaningful dialogue that pushes ideas forward and supports the ongoing evolution of the breakbulk ecosystem.
Calling all start-ups... The Innovation Pitch!
The Innovation Pitch will take place on the Breakbulk Voices stage, giving start-ups and SMEs the opportunity to deliver a sharp elevator pitch and present their innovative business concepts to key industry stakeholders at Breakbulk Middle East. A new addition for 2026, this session provides a focused platform for fresh thinking and practical innovation, highlighting ideas that have the potential to shape the future of project cargo, logistics and supply chain.
If you are a start-up or SME interested in taking part in the Innovation Pitch, fill out the registration form or get in touch [email protected].
Breakbulk Voices Agenda
The Fuel Dilemma: Cost, Policy, and Competitive Edge
With no clear consensus on the fuel of the future, operators face high-stakes choices: invest now in hydrogen, e-fuels, or LNG, or wait for certainty. This session places fuels at the heart of the sustainability debate, examining cost pressures, financing challenges, and whether new technologies are truly bankable. It will also address evolving policy frameworks, ESG standards, and port restrictions on “dirty” vessels, asking what’s really driving investment decisions – and whether fuels are a margin-killer or the next source of competitive advantage.
Empowering People of Determination in Logistics
The UAE has become a pioneer in integrating People of Determination into the workforce, with initiatives such as Abu Dhabi Ports’ collaboration with ZHO. This session highlights how the logistics industry can unlock talent, foster inclusion, and build models that set a global benchmark for accessibility and opportunity.
Innovation Pitch: The Breakbulk Challenge
Startups present breakthrough logistics and supply chain technologies to a panel of investors and industry leaders in a high-energy format.
Securing Supply Chains: Combating Cargo Theft in the Middle East
This session will explore practical strategies to safeguard supply chains in the Middle East, focusing on mitigating cargo theft risks and enhancing operational resilience for transport operators.
Speaker
Inspection, Assessment and Repair/Refurbishment of Port Structures in the Middle East
This seminar explores how exposure conditions drive deterioration in Middle Eastern port structures, and presents key aspects of international best practices for inspection, assessment, repair/refurbishment and asset management to support sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective maintenance and refurbishment.
Speaker
Maurice Kerr
Maritime Civil Engineer
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