Dario BarbariC, B. Sc.

Dario Barbarić was born 7th Dec 1972. in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Dario graduated at the University of Split, Faculty of Maritime Studies in 1996, where he received his degree Bachelor of Science in Maritime Transport. Dario has 54 years and over 30 years of experience in maritime sector. From 1996 until 2004, he was working in maritime sector as a chief officer on the oceangoing vessels on the Shipping Company “Transocean Maritime Agency”, Monte Carlo, Monaco. Dario obtained certificate of Chief Officer on Oceangoing vessel over 3000 GT. From 2004, he was accepted to the position of Head of the Department for Security, Safety and Environmental Protection in the Port Authority of Dubrovnik. During the time, he spent as Head of the Department for Security, Development and Maintenance of Port Infrastructure and Environmental Protection where he had the privilege to actively participate in all development processes and project in passenger Port of Dubrovnik. He is working closely with the General Manager of Port Authority of Dubrovnik on the creation of the organization, as well as, on the creation of a business and infrastructure platform for the further development of the port areas managed by Dubrovnik Port Authority. For a short period 2016-2017, Dario also served as Acting General Manager of the Dubrovnik Port Authority. As a security manager, he is strongly engaged in cruise and port operations, as well as port infrastructure development and maintenance process. From 2024, Dario held the post of Director for “Health, Safety and Security” task at the Board of Directors of MedCruise Association. During the time, Dario represented Port Authority of Dubrovnik at the several International Security Summits and at Medcruise and Seatrade Cruise Global events. As a security expert, he worked for over two decades in the national port security system of the Republic of Croatia. During this time, he held both leadership and operational positions, actively engaging in port security matters. In this field, he collaborated with numerous European and global security organizations. Additionally, he has 9 years of experience in the oceangoing service. In the last 22 years, he has been actively involved in security risk assessments and protection plans for port and maritime critical infrastructure facilities. He is a member of the International Police Association (IPA). As a lecturer, he has participated on the several International Conferences and some of them are "International Port Security" 1-2 June 2016, London, UK; “10th International Conference of Croatian Security Managers” October 2016, Opatija, Croatia; International Conference “Cruise & Destinations, Challenges & Opportunities”, Dubrovnik, 7-10 November, 2018; on the “International Scientific-Expert Maritime Security Conference” held in October 24, 2024 in Split, Croatia on the panel “The survival of maritime security in today’s times”; “Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce” (Forum AIC) at the event “Addressing Challenges in Maritime Infrastructure & Connectivity in the Adriatic-Ionian Region”, on the May 7, 2025 in Crete, Greece  within the “10th Forum of the European Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region” (EUSAIR); then on BlueMissionMed Webinar "Biobased Innovation" on the 20 May 2025 with the aim to bridging the gap between innovative solutions and the Med community, while enhancing the capacity of businesses, tech, policy and society to adopt and deploy new innovations. Further to that, he participated on a several SAGMAS meetings (the stakeholders advisory group on maritime security) etc. He also participated as a panelist at the International conference “Croatian Port Days” on the panel topic “Safety and Security in Maritime Transport” held in Dubrovnik  27–28 March, 2025. As a one of members of the Board of Directors of the Med Cruise Association, he actively monitors all activities related to the assigned tasks, and informs the Association regarding news and obligations arising from the domain of Health, Security and Safety from maritime industry. He actively participates in all subsequent assemblies and events related to the work of the Association, promoting the work and purpose of the Association together with all other BOD members and partners of the Association.