Abu Dhabi Ports was awarded the ISO 22301 certification for its Business Continuity Management System (BCMS). The certification is an industry standard, recognising the effectiveness of the BCMS design and implementation thereof, to reduce the companys risk exposure associated with emergencies and crisis management.
Commenting on this achievement, Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Abu Dhabi Ports CEO said: Abu Dhabi Ports is committed to adopting best practices in line with Abu Dhabi Governments aim to achieve excellence across all its business units and service offerings. Achieving the ISO 22301, is an important milestone, as it further showcases our capability to tackle situations at all stages including identifying potential threats, evaluating their probable impact and developing capabilities to minimise the influence of business disruption.
AbdulKareem Al Masabi, executive vice president, Abu Dhabi Ports, said: Receiving the certification is a testament to Abu Dhabi Ports efforts to establish industry-leading risk assessment, prevention and management processes, which ensure operation continuity and critical services are being delivered under all circumstances, thereby allowing us to meet our obligations and commitments to all stakeholders.
Earlier this year, Abu Dhabi Ports successfully completed a detailed crisis management practice scenario in cooperation with the Emergency and Crisis Management Team in Abu Dhabi alongside 12 government entities. The exercise tested the response time in dealing with an incident scenario involving the grounding of a vessel, and a subsequent oil spill that could have environmental repercussions on the ports marine environment and simulation of business disruption.