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Unlocking Africas Maritime Economy
24-25 October 2013
IDC Industrial Development Corporation
Sandton, Johannesburg
UNLOCKING AFRICAS MARITIME ECONOMY
www.maritimeindaba.com
CONTACT:
Keneilwe [email protected] +27 011 325 4140Charles
[email protected] www.maritimeindaba.com
WHY ATTEND THE AFRICA MARITIME INDABA?
To take advantage of the opportunity to network with global
maritime professionals, industry
thought leaders and decision makers, and to build business
relationships and partnerships;
To receive information and insight from key sector players on an
array of Africa maritime
topics such as the outlook of maritime, cargo shipment, nancing,
African ship ownership;
To exchange business ideas facilitated by the organisers through
B2B meetings;
To gain exposure to the industrys best practices and new
technologies through attending
the the concurrent maritime trade exhibition, the Africa
Maritime Trade Forum To participate in an SMME Africa maritime
master class, either as an SMME aiming to
benet from exposure to, and learning from, industry leaders, or
as an established business
looking to share your experiences and knowledge, and gain access
to entrepreneurs in the
sector.
The countries that have been invited are from the following
economic clusters:
COMESA
ECOWAS
EAC
The thematic discussions will include the following:
WHO WILL BE ATTENDING?
ECCAS
SADC
CEN-SAD
IGAD
ASEAN
BRICS
Offshore Shipping Oil and Gas
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Training in Maritime, Shipping,
Ports Management
Mining
Agriculture
Inland Waterways
Management
Minerals and Energy
Shipping and Logistics
Finance and Investments
Corrosion Logistics and Ports Management
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MARITIME IN AFRICA
Africas share in world trade is around 3% . The continents
prospects for economic growthand development are inextricably
linked with the ability to increase its participation in
globaltrade through enhancing its competitiveness and transporting
African goods to the market.Ships are the main conveyor of Africas
traded goods, with over 90% of Africas imports and
exports conducted by sea. The maritime industry therefore
represents the key strategicapparatus to increase Africas trade, as
well as to drive economic development both directlyand
indirectly.
Thirty-eight (38) African countries are either coastal or island
states while fty-two (52) of itsover one hundred (100) port
facilities handle containers and various forms of cargo.
Africas356,000 kms of coastline and maritime economy potentially a
source of great opportunity has, however, long been neglected:
maritime industries have been undercapitalized; portsare mostly
small, underdeveloped, capacity constrained and ineffectively
managed; and theinter- and intra-African connectivity of waterways
is constrained and complex. In the pastdecades, direct aggregate
losses o f revenue from illegal activities in Africas Maritime
Domain(AMD) has amounted to hundreds of billions of US dollars, not
to mention the loss of lives.
THE PURPOSE OF AFRICA MARITIME INDABA
The Africa Maritime Indaba aims to bring maritime priorities to
the fore, and to drive real changeacross the continent. The Indaba
will host the Africa Maritime Trade Forum, a maritime trade-focused
exhibition which will allow exhibitors to showcase cutting-edge
maritime productsand services.
Being the rst gathering of its kind in Africa, the Africa
Maritime Indaba will invite thoughtleaders from across the
continent to provide an overview of the cur rent state of Africa
maritimein order to provide a common understanding of the status
quo, of development priorities, andof the investment opportunity
landscape.
The Africa Maritime Indaba will overview, amongst others, the
following topics:
AFRICAS MARITIME SECTOR AS A DRIVER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
WHY DOES MARITIME MATTER TO AFRICA?
Africa needs to realize its dependence on its water systems, and
in this awareness, strengthenits maritime capabilities. We need to
acknowledge the potential power of maritime to act as anengine of
growth, industry transformation, job and business creation. The
best way to do so isthrough bringing together key stakeholders to a
forum that will facilitate information exchange,
relationship building and partnership development. Maritime is a
key catalyst in contributing towards intra-African trade as well as
Africas integration
Africa needs a gathering of key stakeholders who will focus on
the shared objective of developing
the continents Maritime sector;
The maritime sector is a high-impact sector that can make a
substantial contribution to addressing
Africas developmental challenges, owing to its combination of
primary and secondary activities
and inuences; and
Africas maritime domain includes a wide variety of inter-related
activities and industries, all
of which have a potential impact on the prosperity derived from
their contributions to social,
economic and political stability, and safety and security.
WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE AFRICA MARITIME INDABA?
Act as an essential catalyst for the creation of an Africa
maritime industry where no such
integrated pan-African view of the industry currently exists,
and to unleash the potential of
Africas maritime sector for development and growth;
Create a unique platform that will contribute tangible outcomes
and raw insight from key
sector players within the African Unions 2013 Integrated
Maritime Strategy for 2050;
Become the worlds largest gathering of the most inuential
stakeholders nanciers, investors,
professionals, SMMEs and entrepreneurs, government ofcials and
others - in Africa maritime;
Provide exposure to opportunities for investment in the sector
both through focused discussion
around targeted areas of potential and through promotion and
networking in the context of theAfrica Maritime Trade Forum;
Build business and public sector linkages and networks around
targeted maritime initiatives
and opportunities.
The outlook of Africas maritime economy; Understanding the AUs
Africa Integrated Maritime Strategy (AIMS); African ship
ownership;
Maritime transportation: Moving Africas cargo e.g. agriculture,
mining and shery; Global best practices of maritime innovation i.e.
Singapore, China, India and Brazil; Marine resources i.e. oil, gas
and energy; Financing, investment and public-private partnership in
the maritime sector. Present modern approach to clearing &
cleaning dams and reservoirs of the inland waterways
systems. Present cost-effective ways that maintains water-logged
equipment and clear vessels from
corrosion.
