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Port Management Association of
Eastern & Southern Africa
Eastern & Southern Africa
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KPA to Continue Supporting PMAESA
The Kenya Ports Authority has pledged to support efforts towards revamping the Port Management Association of Eastern & Southern Africa (PMAESA). Speaking during a courtesy call to the Ag. Secretary General of the non-profit intergovernmental organization, Col. Andre Ciseau in his office on 17 July 2018, KPA Ag. Managing Director Dr. Arch. Daniel Manduku reiterated…Read More
July 17th, 2018 | Published in pmaesa news
KPA gets more cranes to boost rail cargo delivery
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has received four new cranes to boost the volume of cargo transported to Embakasi Inland Depot via the standard gauge railway (SGR). The equipment is also expected to improve efficiency and enable the ports agency to load at least seven freight trains a day. “With a monthly increase, we expect…Read More
July 14th, 2018 | Published in news
Port development Tanzania: Tanga Port to be expanded
Tanzania’s government has instructed the Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) management to ensure that Tanga port operations are revived in order to enable bigger shipping vessels to dock in bid to ensure to make the port East and Central African countries port hub. According to Percival Salama, Tanga Port Manager, the geological survey of sea sand…Read More
July 12th, 2018 | Published in news
Terminal operators Mozambique: Government extends Beira concession for 15 years
The Mozambican government has decided to extend for 15 years the concession of the port of Beira to Cornelder de Moçambique, starting from 2023 when the current 19-year concession period is due to end. Cornelder de Moçambique is a partnership between state-owned port and railway manager Portos e Caminhos-de-Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) and Cornelder Holland,…Read More
July 12th, 2018 | Published in news
The Secretary General of the Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA), Mr. Micheal Luguje has assumed office as Director General (DG) of the Ghana Ports and Habours Authority (GPHA). Mr. Luguje’s appointment was approved in June by the President of Ghana, Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo. An accomplished bilingual port management specialist, who has…Read More
July 6th, 2018 | Published in pmaesa news
The Vice President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Vincent Meriton, has officially launched a High Level Steering Committee to spearhead the Port Victoria Extension and Rehabilitation Project. At a cost of Euro 34 million, the project is one of the largest and most expensive national infrastructural projects to be undertaken by the country. The…Read More
June 26th, 2018 | Published in news
Durban Port nominated in 25th annual World Travel Awards
Durban port has been nominated along with three other South African ports for the Africa and Indian Ocean segment of the 25th annual World Travel Awards in the category of ‘Africa’s leading cruise port 2018’. The public have until 19 August to vote for their favourite port. The South African ports which have been nominated…Read More
June 26th, 2018 | Published in news
Ethiopia Grows Port Portfolio With The Acquisition Of Port Sudan
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia–Ethiopia has grown its portfolio of ports with the acquisition of Sudan’s largest sea gateway, Port Sudan. DP World, who jointly own the port of Berbera and Djibouti with Ethiopia, are bidding for concessions along with French logistics company Bollore, and ICTS from the Philippines. A concession is a contract in which the…Read More
June 25th, 2018 | Published in news
Durban in Midst of Transformational Development
Ranked 25th in the world for attractiveness and third on the African continent for container throughput, the Port of Durban occupies a focal point in the logistics chain of the nation and plays a leading role in facilitating economic growth not just for South Africa, but also the region. It boasts being one of the…Read More
June 21st, 2018 | Published in news
Recruitment of PMAESA Secretary General
The Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA) is a non-profit, inter-governmental organization made up of Port Operators, Government Line Ministries, Logistics and Maritime Service Providers and other port and shipping stakeholders from the Eastern, Western and Southern African and Indian Ocean regions. The Association is seeking to recruit a transformative, visionary and…Read More
June 12th, 2018 | Published in pmaesa news