Consultative Workshop on Port Congestion in the PMAESA Region

PREAMBLE:

Congestion within African ports has become a major issue hampering the development of trade and movement of cargo within our region.

Statistics show that the sharp increase in containerized traffic has not been met with simultaneous expansion of port facilities within the countries which has further complicated these matters. With this in mind, PMAESA, mandated by the 20 member countries to help in seeking ways of resolving some of the problems that plague African Ports has decided to organize a consultative workshop for leading port CEOs and other stakeholders to look at these common problems.

Press Briefing | Delegates List | Work Programme

WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS:

Thursday 25 September 2008
08:00 - 17:00	Arrival of Participants
08:00 - 09:00	Registration of Participants
09:00 - 10:00	Opening of the Meeting: Welcome remarks by Mr Jerome Ntibarekerwa, PMAESA Secretary General Statement by Mr. James Mulewa, PMAESA Chairman Official Opening by Hon. Amb. Chirau Ali Mwakwere, MP, Minister of Transport(Kenya)
10:00 - 10:30	Tea/Coffee break
10:30 - 11:30	Plan of Action to address Port Congestion Kenya - Kenya Ports Authority(KPA) - Eng. Joseph Atonga, Chief Port Operations Manager - Mombasa Port Tanzania - Tanzania Ports Authority(TPA) - Mr. Jason Rugaihuruza, Port Manager - Dar Es Salaam Port Djibouti - Djibouti Port(DP World) - Mr. Jerome Oliveira, CEO - Djibouti Port
11:30 - 12:00	Discussion
12:00 - 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 - 15:00	Plan of Action to address Port Congestion(cont'd) South Africa - Transnet National Ports Authority - Mr. Mervin Chetty, Chief Strategy Officer - Durban Angola - Mr. Diur Kassul Angelo, Head of Ports Dept., Min. of Transport
15:00 - 15:45	Discussion
15:45 - 16:30	Perspective of Port Congestion and its Challenges Mr. Sameer Mubarak, Chairman, NAFITH
16:30 - 17:00	Tea/Coffee break
17:00 - 17:30	The Role of Key Stakeholders in Reducing Congestion Customs: Kenya Revenue Authority(KRA) - Mrs. Wambui Namu, Commissioner, Customs Services, KRA Railways: Rift Valley Railways(RVR) - Mr. Kevin Whiteway, MD, RVR Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority(Sumatra), Tanzania - Mr. Peter Lupatu, Dir. Ports & Shipping Services Regulation, SUMATRA
17:30 - 18:00	Discussion
	Cocktail
Friday 26 September 2008
09:00 - 10:30	The Role of Key Stakeholders in Reducing Congestion(cont'd) Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Program(SSATP)/World Bank - Mr. Charles Kunaka, Regional Coordinator - East and Southern Africa, SSATP/The World Bank - Nairobi
10:30 - 11:00	Tea/Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30	Discussion
11:30 - 12:00	Conclusions/Recommendations Recommendations of Workshop on Port Congestion
12:00 - 14:00	Lunch break
14:00	Visit to Mombasa Port
Saturday 27 September 2008 - Departure

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