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The Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA) was established on April 1973, under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), following a recommendation made at a meeting of the African Ministers in charge of Transport and Infrastructure Development in Tunisia on February 1971.

PMAESA is a non-profit, inter-governmental organization comprising of  Port Authorities, Terminal Operators, Government Line Ministries, Logistics and Maritime Service Providers as well as port and shipping stakeholders based in the Eastern, Western and Southern Africa and Western Indian Ocean regions.

PMAESA Member States include:

  • Angola
  • Burundi
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Zanzibar
  • Zimbabwe

Objectives

PMAESA’s primary objective is to strengthen relations among member ports with a view to promoting regional cooperation and subsequently regional integration. The Association offers an appropriate framework for exchange of information and ideas among members and to create an enabling environment whereby member can interface with one another in the port, transport and trade arenas.

PMAESA also works towards improving conditions of operation and management of ports in its region of coverage with a view to enhance their productivity.

PMAESA seeks to maintain relations with other port authorities or associations, regional and international organizations and governments of the region to hold discussions on matters of common interest.

PMAESA Strategic Plan

The PMAESA Strategic Plan 2024 – 2028 envisions the Association as a platform for fostering regional integration and enhancing global competitiveness of ports within the Member Countries.

During this timeline PMAESA will embark on major flag-ship activities and projects to enhance its operational efficiency and regional impact.

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Secretariat

The PMAESA Secretariat, based in Mombasa, Kenya was established to coordinate the activities of the Association.

Maritime safety and protection of the marine environment, transit transport, port operations issues such as port statistics, the public sector-private sector partnership, communication, the cruise industry and regional cooperation are PMAESA’s main areas of activity.

Over the years, PMAESA has strengthened its relationships with the other African port management assocations: the North African Ports Association (UAPNA), and the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA). This co-operation established the Pan-African Association for Port Co-operation(PAPC).

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