It was decided to hold the opening ceremony of the International Maritime Transport and Logistics Conference in its ninth edition (Marlog 9) that entitled “Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Port-City Integration - World Ports Sustainability Program Aspects”, on Saturday 10- 10- 2020, at AASTMT Abu Kir Campus – Alexandria.The International Maritime Transport and Logistics Conference in its ninth edition (Marlog 9) will be held during the period 10 - 12 October 2020, through the Zoom application, Under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Mustafa Kamal Madbouly - Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, as Marlog 9 is organized by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in cooperation with the ValenciaPort Foundation, the Antwerp Port Center in Belgium (APEC), International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), MEDPorts Association, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), and the UAE National Dredging Company as a platinum sponsor for the conference, as well as Sumed and Landmark companies as a gold sponsor for the conference, and with the international participation of speakers from Egypt, Spain, France, Italy, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Belgium, Croatia, and Greece.