Nehad Soliman Abouelfadl

Appointed : April 2022

Skills and Experience

Nehad Abouelfadl’s profile comprises 45 years of professional experience, 23 years of which were spent in maritime transport and cargo handling in various international ports, and 22 years as a specialist in marine services of all kinds, general cargo vessels, heavy lift and containers, as well as customer audits and reviews. Captain Abouelfadl’s career began in 1981 as an Officer in the Arab Academy. He went on to become Chief Officer on various types of vessels until 1998. He then worked as Port Captain for Bahri Line in Livorno Italy and in 1999 took over the management of container vessels for CMA-CGM in Marseille, then Central Planner of Bahri Shipping Line between Livorno and Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Indian ports until 2018. For the two following years, Abouedfadl worked as the Bahri Logistics Operation Consultant in Riyadh head office, and with his extensive experience in the shipping and maritime management sector, he developed strategic plans that led to remarkable performance development through pricing and sales processes, and by conducting analyses and studies of the costs of ports, storage, and stevedoring. He also supervised the feasibility studies for new routes, which in turn boosted revenues significantly. By focusing on identifying key issues, Abouelfadl helped significantly in growing and controlling the business. He also achieved great success by developing key performance indicators and successfully implementing action plans. Abouelfadl is well-versed in budget review studies, loss assessment, logistics management and cost minimization, which helps in redirecting containers for optimization. All of this experience helped the organizations he worked with to reduce risks by highlighting them, and also led to positive communication with customer service departments and a closer relationship with them, which in turn led to higher growth rates for these businesses. Abouelfadl obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Sciences in 1975 and a Certificate of Competency Master FG of Merchant vessel in 1980.