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PMAESA Gets A New Chairman +Nsanje Port Opens in Malawi

Southern Sudan Cargo on the Rise in MombasaDar Port Expansion Plan Rolled Out

irates still plague industry is losing money the waters off the to piracy. Since the Somali coast and madness started P

appear to be driving insurance for merchant deeper into the Indian ships plying the affected Peninsular. sea routes hit the roof

Despite the fact that the costing between US$ UN Security Council has 460 million and US$ 3.2 passed stiffer measurers billion.through several resolu- The cost of policing the tions and Special Forces waters by the multina-deployed to police the regional tional forces is also estimated at US$ waters, the modern day buccaneers 2 billion. Regional economies are still remain untamed. said to lose US$ 1.25 billion while

Today commercial ships plying rerouting ships to less pirate prone deep sea waters are increasingly waters costs up to US$ 3 billion ringed by razor sharp wires con- annually according to figures availed nected to the ship's main power by a US organization known as One supply to deter the overzealous Earth Future Foundation through its pirates. Oceans Beyond Piracy report.

Colossal amount of money is being Given that between 80 and 90 per spent by ship owners on security cent of the world trade is carried by measures these days as Pirates sea, one can imagine what impact become more sophisticated in their these costs related to piracy has on zeal to capture and hijack the the end users of the shipped vessels. product.

Several vessels have been seen All these could be, but just a spotting razor sharp wires, others temporary measure to the menace. It have placed nonlethal acoustic is a common knowledge that piracy weapons on deck to shoo pirates in Somalia is a land based problem away. Others have hired armed manifesting itself at sea.security escort complete with armory All that needs to be done is that a in an effort to counter the pirates. combined effort of the international

These desperate moves hitherto community to help establish a unknown in the maritime world come working government in Somalia in the wake of stepped up hijack and which has had no functioning attack on ships plying the Indian government since the fall of Siad Ocean despite a heavy presence the Barre in 1991.multinational naval forces policing The anarchy and lawlessness in the area. A20-ship combined force of this horn of African country has European Union and United States presented these bandits with an Navy ships patrol the Somali coast. opportunity to terrorize all and

A maritime industry group was sundry playing the sea lane off the recently quoted in the press as Somali coast with some venturing saying that the measures taken by out as far as Seychelles and Indian governments and companies to waters.combat the threat of piracy costs The sky rocketing property value in between US$ 7 billion and 12 billion Mombasa, Nairobi and Addis Ababa each year. can be traced to the proceeds from

The ransom paid out to pirates, this dirty business. according the International chamber For sanity to be brought back to the of commerce totaled US$ 238 shipping trade, taming soaring prices million in 2010. This is the year that of properties in the regional cities this vice hit the crescendo according and import commodities, peace and to available records. harmony must be found in Somalia.

Even though ransom is the most pronounced, it's never the only source through which the maritime

Editorial Team Editorial

PublisherJerome Ntibarekerwa

EditorGeorge Sunguh

ContributorsAjit Seechurn Antonio Libombo Bernard Osero Brenda Horne-Ferreira Callixte Ntamutumba Charlotte NyirakabanzaCollins Kasonde Franklin MzirayGugulethu Majozi Isaac Onyango James Seymour Janeth Ruzangi Jo-Ann Stevens Jozi Donjeany Mbali Mathenjwa Waddingham Makonyola

PhotographyAman AbdoulkadirJoe OkangaLewis NamboleMilton MwaivuSylvan Mghanga

Design & LayoutMubarak Adam

Circulation & AdministrationLucy Onyango

Contacts

George [email protected]

Mubarak [email protected]

Address

PMAESA SecretariatP O Box 99202 - 80107Mombasa - KenyaTel: +254 41 222 3245 Fax: +254 41 222 8344Email: [email protected]: www.pmaesa.org

George Sunguh

Our Ports 9 | 3

Cover Photo: TRANSNET

irates still plague industry is losing money the waters off the to piracy. Since the Somali coast and madness started P

appear to be driving insurance for merchant deeper into the Indian ships plying the affected Peninsular. sea routes hit the roof

Despite the fact that the costing between US$ UN Security Council has 460 million and US$ 3.2 passed stiffer measurers billion.through several resolu- The cost of policing the tions and Special Forces waters by the multina-deployed to police the regional tional forces is also estimated at US$ waters, the modern day buccaneers 2 billion. Regional economies are still remain untamed. said to lose US$ 1.25 billion while

Today commercial ships plying rerouting ships to less pirate prone deep sea waters are increasingly waters costs up to US$ 3 billion ringed by razor sharp wires con- annually according to figures availed nected to the ship's main power by a US organization known as One supply to deter the overzealous Earth Future Foundation through its pirates. Oceans Beyond Piracy report.

Colossal amount of money is being Given that between 80 and 90 per spent by ship owners on security cent of the world trade is carried by measures these days as Pirates sea, one can imagine what impact become more sophisticated in their these costs related to piracy has on zeal to capture and hijack the the end users of the shipped vessels. product.

Several vessels have been seen All these could be, but just a spotting razor sharp wires, others temporary measure to the menace. It have placed nonlethal acoustic is a common knowledge that piracy weapons on deck to shoo pirates in Somalia is a land based problem away. Others have hired armed manifesting itself at sea.security escort complete with armory All that needs to be done is that a in an effort to counter the pirates. combined effort of the international

These desperate moves hitherto community to help establish a unknown in the maritime world come working government in Somalia in the wake of stepped up hijack and which has had no functioning attack on ships plying the Indian government since the fall of Siad Ocean despite a heavy presence the Barre in 1991.multinational naval forces policing The anarchy and lawlessness in the area. A20-ship combined force of this horn of African country has European Union and United States presented these bandits with an Navy ships patrol the Somali coast. opportunity to terrorize all and

A maritime industry group was sundry playing the sea lane off the recently quoted in the press as Somali coast with some venturing saying that the measures taken by out as far as Seychelles and Indian governments and companies to waters.combat the threat of piracy costs The sky rocketing property value in between US$ 7 billion and 12 billion Mombasa, Nairobi and Addis Ababa each year. can be traced to the proceeds from

The ransom paid out to pirates, this dirty business. according the International chamber For sanity to be brought back to the of commerce totaled US$ 238 shipping trade, taming soaring prices million in 2010. This is the year that of properties in the regional cities this vice hit the crescendo according and import commodities, peace and to available records. harmony must be found in Somalia.

Even though ransom is the most pronounced, it's never the only source through which the maritime

Editorial Team Editorial

PublisherJerome Ntibarekerwa

EditorGeorge Sunguh

ContributorsAjit Seechurn Antonio Libombo Bernard Osero Brenda Horne-Ferreira Callixte Ntamutumba Charlotte NyirakabanzaCollins Kasonde Franklin MzirayGugulethu Majozi Isaac Onyango James Seymour Janeth Ruzangi Jo-Ann Stevens Jozi Donjeany Mbali Mathenjwa Waddingham Makonyola

PhotographyAman AbdoulkadirJoe OkangaLewis NamboleMilton MwaivuSylvan Mghanga

Design & LayoutMubarak Adam

Circulation & AdministrationLucy Onyango

Contacts

George [email protected]

Mubarak [email protected]

Address

PMAESA SecretariatP O Box 99202 - 80107Mombasa - KenyaTel: +254 41 222 3245 Fax: +254 41 222 8344Email: [email protected]: www.pmaesa.org

George Sunguh

Our Ports 9 | 3

Cover Photo: TRANSNET

he Pan-African Association of Ports Cooperation (PAPC) was T

formed to provide a continental focus point for the three regional ports associations covering the continent of Africa.

These are:• Port Management Association

of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA)

• Port Management Association of Western and Central Africa (PMAWCA)

• Port Management Association of North Africa (PMANA) or (UAPNA)

Its objective is to facilitate exchange of ideas and experiences and to be a forum to ensure coordinated and credible representation of African Ports' interests globally.

The official languages of the Association are English, French, Arabic and Portuguese.

The Association has the following Organs:• The Council• The Executive Secretariat• The Committee of African Port

Experts

PAPCORGANIZATION

Mr. Jean Marcel Dayas MounoumeChairman

Mr. Mohamed El KaddiouiSecretary General UAPNA

Mr. Jerome NtibarekerwaSecretary General PMAESA

Mr. El Hadji Mar GueyeSecretary General PMAWCA

Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco,

Sudan, Tunisia

Angola, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,

Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique,

Namibia, Reunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South

Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zanzibar,

Zimbabwe

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, D.R. Congo, Congo

Brazzaville, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia,

Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria,

Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

MEMBER STATES

7th PAPC Conference Djibouti 2008

Contents

Our Ports 9 | 5Our Ports 9 | 4

11 Southern Sudan Cargo on the Rise in Mombasa

13 Mgawe Outlines TPA's Expansion plan

15 PMAESA Gets New Board Chairman

18

The Deeper the Better: Dredging of Mombasa port

20 Ports in Close Proximity

22

Ngqura CT posts Record Performance

27 APENLaunched in Arusha

28 Undersea Optic Cable hits Namibian Coastline

37

Africa Awakes

24 Nsanje Port Opens in Malawi

he Pan-African Association of Ports Cooperation (PAPC) was T

formed to provide a continental focus point for the three regional ports associations covering the continent of Africa.

These are:• Port Management Association

of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA)

• Port Management Association of Western and Central Africa (PMAWCA)

• Port Management Association of North Africa (PMANA) or (UAPNA)

Its objective is to facilitate exchange of ideas and experiences and to be a forum to ensure coordinated and credible representation of African Ports' interests globally.

The official languages of the Association are English, French, Arabic and Portuguese.

The Association has the following Organs:• The Council• The Executive Secretariat• The Committee of African Port

Experts

PAPCORGANIZATION

Mr. Jean Marcel Dayas MounoumeChairman

Mr. Mohamed El KaddiouiSecretary General UAPNA

Mr. Jerome NtibarekerwaSecretary General PMAESA

Mr. El Hadji Mar GueyeSecretary General PMAWCA

Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco,

Sudan, Tunisia

Angola, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,

Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique,

Namibia, Reunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South

Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zanzibar,

Zimbabwe

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, D.R. Congo, Congo

Brazzaville, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia,

Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria,

Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

MEMBER STATES

7th PAPC Conference Djibouti 2008

Contents


11 Southern Sudan Cargo on the Rise in Mombasa

13 Mgawe Outlines TPA's Expansion plan

15 PMAESA Gets New Board Chairman

18

The Deeper the Better: Dredging of Mombasa port

20 Ports in Close Proximity

22

Ngqura CT posts Record Performance

27 APENLaunched in Arusha

28 Undersea Optic Cable hits Namibian Coastline

37

Africa Awakes

24 Nsanje Port Opens in Malawi

PMAESAINTRODUCTION

PMAESA VISION

PROGRAMMES

The objectives of the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA), as stated in the Constitution, are as follows: a) To offer a propitious framework for

meetings and exchange of information and ideas between members and to create an enabling environment whereby member-states can interface with one another in the port, transport and trade arenas.

b) To work towards improving conditions of utilisation and management of ports in the eastern and Southern Africa region as well as enhancing their efficiency.

c) To establish and maintain relations with other port authorities or associations, regional and international organisations, governments or other institutions, for the study of matters of interest to all members of the Association and to ensure the development of the maritime activities of the member-states

To be a centre of excellence in regional integration in transforming our ports into global competitive platforms for international trade.

PMAESA has developed the following key projects for implementation on availability of resources.

• Assessment Study on Port privatization/concessioning

• Eradication of HIV/AIDS• Regional Cargo Tracking System• Marine Environment Protection • Skill Development of Human Resources and Training Capacity in Ports/Maritime Industry

• Maritime Safety and port security • Linking Ports to Corridors with three components:- Port Statistics and port

performance Indicators- Assessment study on investment

opportunities in our ports- Establishment of a Regional

Permanent Working Group

PMAESA Organization PMAESA Secretariat Staff

Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa,Secretary General

Mrs. Jemimah MwanyumbaProjects Development Officer

Mrs. Lucy OnyangoAdministrator

Mr. Mubarak SodhaIT Officer

Mr. Isaac GwaroAdministrative Assistant

Mr. Hamisi ShambiDriver

PMAESA Region

Mr.Isaac OnyangoPort Statistics Officer

Mr. GeorgeSunguhCommunications

Consultant


Mr. Tau MorweTransnet National Ports Authority

Chairman

Mr. Bisey UirabNamibian Ports Authority

1st Vice-Chairman

Mr. Shekur SuntahMauritius Ports Authority

Member

Mr. David Kema Ministry ofTransport & Communication

Zambia, 2nd Vice-Chairman

Mr. Ephraim MgaweTanzania Ports Authority

Member

Eng. Ibrahim Al AminSea Ports Corporation, Sudan

Treasurer

Mr. Gichiri NduaKenya Ports Authority

Ex-officio Board Member

PMAESA Board MembersBoard Of Directors

Committees

FinanceMaritime Safety

And Maritime Pollution Prevention

CommunicationsConstitutional

Affairs

The Secretariat

AdministrativeStaff

Communications IT

Maritime Expert Statistics

Port Operations and Trade Facilitation

TechnicalStaff

Project Development Expert

Council

PMAESAINTRODUCTION

PMAESA VISION

PROGRAMMES

The objectives of the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA), as stated in the Constitution, are as follows: a) To offer a propitious framework for

meetings and exchange of information and ideas between members and to create an enabling environment whereby member-states can interface with one another in the port, transport and trade arenas.

b) To work towards improving conditions of utilisation and management of ports in the eastern and Southern Africa region as well as enhancing their efficiency.

c) To establish and maintain relations with other port authorities or associations, regional and international organisations, governments or other institutions, for the study of matters of interest to all members of the Association and to ensure the development of the maritime activities of the member-states

To be a centre of excellence in regional integration in transforming our ports into global competitive platforms for international trade.

PMAESA has developed the following key projects for implementation on availability of resources.

• Assessment Study on Port privatization/concessioning

• Eradication of HIV/AIDS• Regional Cargo Tracking System• Marine Environment Protection • Skill Development of Human Resources and Training Capacity in Ports/Maritime Industry

• Maritime Safety and port security • Linking Ports to Corridors with three components:- Port Statistics and port

performance Indicators- Assessment study on investment

opportunities in our ports- Establishment of a Regional

Permanent Working Group

PMAESA Organization PMAESA Secretariat Staff

Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa,Secretary General

Mrs. Jemimah MwanyumbaProjects Development Officer

Mrs. Lucy OnyangoAdministrator

Mr. Mubarak SodhaIT Officer

Mr. Isaac GwaroAdministrative Assistant

Mr. Hamisi ShambiDriver

PMAESA Region

Mr.Isaac OnyangoPort Statistics Officer

Mr. GeorgeSunguhCommunications

Consultant


Mr. Tau MorweTransnet National Ports Authority

Chairman

Mr. Bisey UirabNamibian Ports Authority

1st Vice-Chairman

Mr. Shekur SuntahMauritius Ports Authority

Member

Mr. David Kema Ministry ofTransport & Communication

Zambia, 2nd Vice-Chairman

Mr. Ephraim MgaweTanzania Ports Authority

Member

Eng. Ibrahim Al AminSea Ports Corporation, Sudan

Treasurer

Mr. Gichiri NduaKenya Ports Authority

Ex-officio Board Member

PMAESA Board MembersBoard Of Directors

Committees

FinanceMaritime Safety

And Maritime Pollution Prevention

CommunicationsConstitutional

Affairs

The Secretariat

AdministrativeStaff

Communications IT

Maritime Expert Statistics

Port Operations and Trade Facilitation

TechnicalStaff

Project Development Expert

Council

PICTORIAL

Ms Predi Asenga, Marketing Manager, Tanzania International Container terminal Services (TICTS) follows proceedings during the recent 8th PAPC Conference in Arusha.

The PMAESA Secretary General, Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa giving his opening remarks during the 8th Pan-African Ports Cooperation Conference held in Arusha, Tanzania

US Naval Forces Europe/Africa Command’s Maritime Liaison Unit – Europe/Africa Representatives recently called at the PMAESA Secretariat to discuss issues of mutual interest.The two representatives namely Lt. Dijonna Fasoli (Maritime Liaison Officer (center) and John Stanojevic (left) posed for a group photo with the Secretariat staff: Jemimah Mwanyumba, Projects Development Officer(2nd left) Isaac Onyango, Port Statistics Officer (2nd right) and George Sunguh- Communications Consultant.

Change of Guard: Eng. Joseph Atonga(2nd Left) representing the outgoing PMAESA Chairman Mr. Gichiri Ndua hands over PAPC office to the incoming Chairman of PMAWCA during the PAPC Council Meeting held in Arusha, Tanzania in December 2010.

Mr. Adam Iskounen(left) General Manager of Portek and Mr. Lambert Nyoni (center), Managing Director of MAGERWA in a discussion with PMAESA Secretary General Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa during a recent courtesy call at the PMAESA Secretariat in Mombasa.

A group photo of participants at the recent North Star Alliance workshop that brought repersenattives of key players of the transport industry in a one day workshop in Mombasa to tame the spread of HIV.


PICTORIAL

Ms Predi Asenga, Marketing Manager, Tanzania International Container terminal Services (TICTS) follows proceedings during the recent 8th PAPC Conference in Arusha.

The PMAESA Secretary General, Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa giving his opening remarks during the 8th Pan-African Ports Cooperation Conference held in Arusha, Tanzania

US Naval Forces Europe/Africa Command’s Maritime Liaison Unit – Europe/Africa Representatives recently called at the PMAESA Secretariat to discuss issues of mutual interest.The two representatives namely Lt. Dijonna Fasoli (Maritime Liaison Officer (center) and John Stanojevic (left) posed for a group photo with the Secretariat staff: Jemimah Mwanyumba, Projects Development Officer(2nd left) Isaac Onyango, Port Statistics Officer (2nd right) and George Sunguh- Communications Consultant.

Change of Guard: Eng. Joseph Atonga(2nd Left) representing the outgoing PMAESA Chairman Mr. Gichiri Ndua hands over PAPC office to the incoming Chairman of PMAWCA during the PAPC Council Meeting held in Arusha, Tanzania in December 2010.

Mr. Adam Iskounen(left) General Manager of Portek and Mr. Lambert Nyoni (center), Managing Director of MAGERWA in a discussion with PMAESA Secretary General Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa during a recent courtesy call at the PMAESA Secretariat in Mombasa.

A group photo of participants at the recent North Star Alliance workshop that brought repersenattives of key players of the transport industry in a one day workshop in Mombasa to tame the spread of HIV.


outhern Sudan has increased its involving handling and movement of goods to and from Southern Sudan.dependence on imports and Sudan bound cargo during the weekly On the proposed construction of Lamu exports handling through the Port stakeholders meetings at the KPA port, Capt. Khamis said already the S

of Mombasa. Last year, before the much- headquarters. Government had invited for expression hyoed referendum over 20 diplomats He said the forum was very important as of interest for the construction of the 1st from the country toured the port on a it offered solutions to various trade phase of the port.fact finding mission whose outcome bottlenecks along the northern corridor. The 1st phase of the port development could see even more intensified usage in KPA considered Southern Sudan a very involves construction of three berths to the near future. The visiting Diplomats important market and had designated a handle container, convectional and bulk were informed that Southern Sudan customer service officer in-charge of the cargo vessels. Currently feasibility cargoes through the port of Mombasa Southern Sudan desk. studies are ongoing at the site under the currently stands at 150,000 tons. The He told the delegation that it was in the supervision of the government of Kenya. cargoes include motor vehicles, same vein that one of the flagship Throughput of dry cargo for Lamu port vegetables fats and oils, sugar, beverages, i n f r as t r u c tu re proj e c t s by t he is projected at 23 million tons in 2030.cement, fuel, household items and Government in vision 2030 is the The visit comes amid the eagerly awaited machinery for imports. Exports include development of a new transport corridor referendum in Sudan. The delegation tea, timber, coffee and tobacco. that will serve mainly southern Sudan leader Mr. Lugo Hamilton, Deputy Head Captain Twalib Khamis the Harbour and Ethiopia markets. of Mission to Kenya said that Southern Master welcomed the visit by the The corridor will comprise of a new Sudan highly depended on the port of envoys saying it strengthened the cordial standard gauge railway line, a new road Mombasa for their imports and exports. relations that already existed between network, an oil pipeline, an oil refinery, a “We are aware that the Port is very Kenya Ports Authority(KPA) and the new airport and a free port at Lamu important to Southern Sudan and our Sudanese business community. (Manda Bay). In addition, three resort visit to this important facility confirms He asked the diplomats to consider cities will be established in Lamu, Isiolo that we want to ensure that our interests appointing a credible Sudanese business and on the shores of Lake Turkana. This are addressed when we are making representative to take care of issues will reduce the cost of transportation of decisions”, he added.

Southern Sudan Cargo on the Rise in Mombasa

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AA vessel berthed at the Mombasa Container Terminal

KENYATHE WAY FORWARD

Secretary General’s Message


t is my pleasure to welcome you to economic recession.yet another edition of Our Ports It goes without saying that the current magazine, in which we endeavor to I wave of pirate attacks, hijacks and

bring to your readership key events colossal ransom paid have a negative happening within our regional ports and effect on the regional maritime sector.the maritime sector in general. Another item occupying the top slot on The recent 8th PAPC Conference and our list of priority is linking our ports 35th PMAESA Council meeting held in with the nine transit corridors in our Arusha, Tanzania where the cream of the region.port industry and shipping fraternity These include, Djibouti Corridor, from Africa, Europe, Asia and United Northern Corridor, Central Corridor, States of America, discussed key issues Tazara Corridor, Nacala Corridor, Beira was a great success. Corridor, The Maputo Corridor, The

accommodate bigger ships.The Arusha meeting aimed at Fast- Durban Corridor and The Trans-Tr a c k i n g A f r i c a ' s E c o n o m i c Also key on our agenda is to tackle Kalahari Corridor.Development. It attracted over 200 HIV/AIDS and piracy which has become The programme is funded by our key participants who shared their experi- the bane of the industry today. partners like the Economic Commission ences and tackled the numerous As a result PMAESA in collaboration for Africa (ECA) and DFID.problems that face the port industry with the International Maritime PMAESA ports today facilitate close today with a view of increasing port Organization (IMO) will conduct a three to300 million tons of cargo each year.efficiency. day HIV/AIDS regional workshop The Secretariat recently entered into a Africa has been registering increase in targeting participants from Angola, partnership agreement with Observatory trade with the Developed countries due Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, of Ports Cities of the Indian Ocean to to increased bilateral trade agreements in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia , share skills, promote good practices and the recent past. This has posed a great Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania values between the association's challenge to the ports as a result of and Zambia. members and the institutional and increase in demand for port services. This workshop has been prompted by the economic partners; ensure the coopera-The Association will forge ahead with its fact that ports and shipping organizations tion between the port authorities, the program of setting up a proper environ- find themselves operating in an environ- local communities, the port professional ment for promoting the private sector ment more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and the ports networks, besides ports participation in the management of our threat. development problems within the Indian ports. After nearly three decades of the Ocean region.As a Secretariat, we are looking closely at epidemic, the link between HIV/IAIDs The Secretariat is also working closely what could be the infrastructure and economic activities is no longer with the key players in the Cruise expansion priorities and how, can debatable. industry such as European Commission African ports attract private sector Worst hit sectors like the transport and Centre for Development Enterprise funding. industry provide real examples of loss in (CDE) to tap the potential within its There exits lots of investment opportu- productivity at industry sector, country jurisdiction area and member ports in nity in the regional port sector. and even regional level. particular.These include ship building and repairs, Similarly PMAESA is again teaming up We are doing this with the full knowledge passengers cruise facilities, upgrading with IMO to organize a three day that Africa's share of the cruise tourism bulk handling facilities, expansion of workshop on piracy and armed robbery market remains negligible despite its high existing container terminals and building against ships within its territorial waters. potential.new ones. The workshop which will be held in Through the Cruise Indian Ocean Several ports have also expressed need to Zanzibar will draw participants from Association (CIOA), PMAESA has been develop Container Freight Stations Angola, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, marketing the region more as a common outside the port area to ease the growing Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, market through fostering cooperation traffic of containers. Seychelles, South Africa, Somalia, Sudan, between the members.

Tanzania and Zanzibar.With the introduction of mega ships, CIOA continues to work with govern-such as post panamax vessels, there is an Most of our ports are still struggling to ment tourism bodies and other stake-increasing need for the dredging of pick up from the recent economic strife holders to attract more cruise players into regional ports' entry channels to brought about by the recent global the region.

Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa

outhern Sudan has increased its involving handling and movement of goods to and from Southern Sudan.dependence on imports and Sudan bound cargo during the weekly On the proposed construction of Lamu exports handling through the Port stakeholders meetings at the KPA port, Capt. Khamis said already the S

of Mombasa. Last year, before the much- headquarters. Government had invited for expression hyoed referendum over 20 diplomats He said the forum was very important as of interest for the construction of the 1st from the country toured the port on a it offered solutions to various trade phase of the port.fact finding mission whose outcome bottlenecks along the northern corridor. The 1st phase of the port development could see even more intensified usage in KPA considered Southern Sudan a very involves construction of three berths to the near future. The visiting Diplomats important market and had designated a handle container, convectional and bulk were informed that Southern Sudan customer service officer in-charge of the cargo vessels. Currently feasibility cargoes through the port of Mombasa Southern Sudan desk. studies are ongoing at the site under the currently stands at 150,000 tons. The He told the delegation that it was in the supervision of the government of Kenya. cargoes include motor vehicles, same vein that one of the flagship Throughput of dry cargo for Lamu port vegetables fats and oils, sugar, beverages, i n f r as t r u c tu re proj e c t s by t he is projected at 23 million tons in 2030.cement, fuel, household items and Government in vision 2030 is the The visit comes amid the eagerly awaited machinery for imports. Exports include development of a new transport corridor referendum in Sudan. The delegation tea, timber, coffee and tobacco. that will serve mainly southern Sudan leader Mr. Lugo Hamilton, Deputy Head Captain Twalib Khamis the Harbour and Ethiopia markets. of Mission to Kenya said that Southern Master welcomed the visit by the The corridor will comprise of a new Sudan highly depended on the port of envoys saying it strengthened the cordial standard gauge railway line, a new road Mombasa for their imports and exports. relations that already existed between network, an oil pipeline, an oil refinery, a “We are aware that the Port is very Kenya Ports Authority(KPA) and the new airport and a free port at Lamu important to Southern Sudan and our Sudanese business community. (Manda Bay). In addition, three resort visit to this important facility confirms He asked the diplomats to consider cities will be established in Lamu, Isiolo that we want to ensure that our interests appointing a credible Sudanese business and on the shores of Lake Turkana. This are addressed when we are making representative to take care of issues will reduce the cost of transportation of decisions”, he added.

Southern Sudan Cargo on the Rise in Mombasa

ph

oto

: KP

AA vessel berthed at the Mombasa Container Terminal

KENYATHE WAY FORWARD

Secretary General’s Message


t is my pleasure to welcome you to economic recession.yet another edition of Our Ports It goes without saying that the current magazine, in which we endeavor to I wave of pirate attacks, hijacks and

bring to your readership key events colossal ransom paid have a negative happening within our regional ports and effect on the regional maritime sector.the maritime sector in general. Another item occupying the top slot on The recent 8th PAPC Conference and our list of priority is linking our ports 35th PMAESA Council meeting held in with the nine transit corridors in our Arusha, Tanzania where the cream of the region.port industry and shipping fraternity These include, Djibouti Corridor, from Africa, Europe, Asia and United Northern Corridor, Central Corridor, States of America, discussed key issues Tazara Corridor, Nacala Corridor, Beira was a great success. Corridor, The Maputo Corridor, The

accommodate bigger ships.The Arusha meeting aimed at Fast- Durban Corridor and The Trans-Tr a c k i n g A f r i c a ' s E c o n o m i c Also key on our agenda is to tackle Kalahari Corridor.Development. It attracted over 200 HIV/AIDS and piracy which has become The programme is funded by our key participants who shared their experi- the bane of the industry today. partners like the Economic Commission ences and tackled the numerous As a result PMAESA in collaboration for Africa (ECA) and DFID.problems that face the port industry with the International Maritime PMAESA ports today facilitate close today with a view of increasing port Organization (IMO) will conduct a three to300 million tons of cargo each year.efficiency. day HIV/AIDS regional workshop The Secretariat recently entered into a Africa has been registering increase in targeting participants from Angola, partnership agreement with Observatory trade with the Developed countries due Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, of Ports Cities of the Indian Ocean to to increased bilateral trade agreements in Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia , share skills, promote good practices and the recent past. This has posed a great Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania values between the association's challenge to the ports as a result of and Zambia. members and the institutional and increase in demand for port services. This workshop has been prompted by the economic partners; ensure the coopera-The Association will forge ahead with its fact that ports and shipping organizations tion between the port authorities, the program of setting up a proper environ- find themselves operating in an environ- local communities, the port professional ment for promoting the private sector ment more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and the ports networks, besides ports participation in the management of our threat. development problems within the Indian ports. After nearly three decades of the Ocean region.As a Secretariat, we are looking closely at epidemic, the link between HIV/IAIDs The Secretariat is also working closely what could be the infrastructure and economic activities is no longer with the key players in the Cruise expansion priorities and how, can debatable. industry such as European Commission African ports attract private sector Worst hit sectors like the transport and Centre for Development Enterprise funding. industry provide real examples of loss in (CDE) to tap the potential within its There exits lots of investment opportu- productivity at industry sector, country jurisdiction area and member ports in nity in the regional port sector. and even regional level. particular.These include ship building and repairs, Similarly PMAESA is again teaming up We are doing this with the full knowledge passengers cruise facilities, upgrading with IMO to organize a three day that Africa's share of the cruise tourism bulk handling facilities, expansion of workshop on piracy and armed robbery market remains negligible despite its high existing container terminals and building against ships within its territorial waters. potential.new ones. The workshop which will be held in Through the Cruise Indian Ocean Several ports have also expressed need to Zanzibar will draw participants from Association (CIOA), PMAESA has been develop Container Freight Stations Angola, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, marketing the region more as a common outside the port area to ease the growing Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, market through fostering cooperation traffic of containers. Seychelles, South Africa, Somalia, Sudan, between the members.

Tanzania and Zanzibar.With the introduction of mega ships, CIOA continues to work with govern-such as post panamax vessels, there is an Most of our ports are still struggling to ment tourism bodies and other stake-increasing need for the dredging of pick up from the recent economic strife holders to attract more cruise players into regional ports' entry channels to brought about by the recent global the region.

Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa

he President of the International us make 2011 the year when African A s s o c i a t i o n P o r t s a n d ports raise their international profile in Habours(IAPH), Mr. Gichiri the rest of the world,” said Mr. Ndua who T

Ndua has appealed to African ports to is also the Managing Director Kenya publicize their development, plans and Ports Authority.programme through Ports and Habours Mr. Ndua's appeal has come at a time magazine which is the official mouth when concern has been raised from piece of the Association. different quarters from within and Mr. Ndua, who is also the current chair of outside the continent about the lacklus-PMAESA, said in an open letter that a lot ter publicity African ports got from the of exciting events and development are international media even at a time when happening at African ports currently. they are enjoying an era of dynamic

growth.“These are realizations and milestones that are worth telling and IAPH is keen to “We believe ports and maritime compa-let the rest of the world know about nies in other parts of the world should them.” know more about the great things that

are happening on the continent's shores Mr. Ndua urged African Port executives development plans and programme for and rivers” added Penny Thomas the to seize the opportunity and convey to the coming decade. editor of the bi-monthly publication that the Association's Ports and Habours “Africa has a huge potential for growth covers IAPH issues.magazine the successes and challenges if and development during this decade. Let any that they experienced in 2010, their

frica could be the answer to quench the world's thirst for new cruise destinations. The A

potential that exists around the African continent offers real opportunities for both the cruise industry and the region.That is how Seatrade organizers for the forthcoming Africa Cruise Forum- have analyzed cruise tourism potential in African region.The three day event is slated for May 10th to 12th, 2011 in Durban South Africa just on the heels of INDABA 2011 which is one of the largest African tourism marketing events.The event which is expected to draw executives from major cruise lines with regional stakeholders is being organized in conjunction with the Cruise Indian

according to a circular from the event market for cruise passengers.Ocean Association (CIOA) and the organizers.KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Authority and Topical issues to be discussed include The

will discuss how to take advantage of Top on the agenda during the inaugural value and significance of cruise tourism; these opportunities. Africa Cruise Forum will be key destina- Opportunities and challenges for the

tions in Africa, what the cruise operators region; shore excursions, port infrastruc-“ The forum will provide a platform to expect of African destinations in terms of ture development, marketing and cruise discuss what needs to be done to ensure a terminal operations, environment as well ships as floating hotels. truly first class experience is provided as the region's own potential as a source from beginning to end for all cruise call,”

African Cruise Forum Due For Durban

African Ports Urged To Publicize Their Activities

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I am very happy. First, when we to build at berths 13 and 14. We will We have drawn up a 20-year were taken out of the list of 'specified' correct whatever mistakes which were

Master Plan, we have engaged in a big companies, we experienced cargo made in the earlier concession project to expand the port. Next year we congestion for a short while. Ships were agreement of year 2000 on the existing are planning to construct two additional staying at the outer anchorage for up to Container Terminal.container berths at number 13 and 14. 24 days before they docked. But We are also replacing Single Point through cooperation with other Do you have any plans to privatize Mooring for receiving fuel. We have stakeholders, we have managed to the conventional cargo terminal of the carried other feasibility studies for the reduce that to a round thirteen days. We port?ports of Tanga, Mtwara and the lake therefore, no longer talk about port ports of Mwanza, Kigoma and the rest. congestion at the port of Dar es We are still drawing up a We have also spent over USD 70 million Salaam. I am very grateful to the private privatization plan. As I have told you to purchase equipment since last year. sector who responded quickly to there were certain issues that were We are planning new projects at Mtwara government's call to put up additional overlooked in the first privatization and Bagamoyo ports. The feasibility container handling facilities outside the agreement. We have recorded all those study for the port of Bagamoyo is port to handle the overflows. We have things that made us go wrong so that actually ready. We are intending to build six Inland Container Depots close to the we do not repeat the same mistakes. So a big Cargo Freight Station (CFS) at port which are already operational, and now we are studying and planning how Kisarawe, about 30 kilometers from the we hope more will be set up soon. We best to go about privatizing the rest of port of Dar es Salaam to handle transit have agreed in principle with our the port. cargo. stakeholders that the port will retain

containers in the port up to maximum of How do you cooperate with your Why did you find it necessary to 65 per cent of its holding capacity. competitors in the region?

put up a CFS? Tanzania is among the very first We are cooperating very well.

The port cannot handle the countries in the region to privatize First of all we know each other, secondly ever increasing cargo volumes and their seaport facilities, how has this we are neighbors and we share a efficiency is hence compromised faired so far? common market. We often do exchange because of the limited space. We want information and experiences at various to design a system where transit cargo Well it has been good. levels between the port of Dar es is getting out of the port by trains. We are looking at how best to cooperate Salaam and Mombasa.

Tanzania Ports Authority recently celebrated its fifth anniversary since inception. The Authority's Director General Mr. Ephraim Mgawe spoke to Our Ports Editor George Sunguh on various issues regarding the Authority.

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Ndua has appealed to African ports to is also the Managing Director Kenya publicize their development, plans and Ports Authority.programme through Ports and Habours Mr. Ndua's appeal has come at a time magazine which is the official mouth when concern has been raised from piece of the Association. different quarters from within and Mr. Ndua, who is also the current chair of outside the continent about the lacklus-PMAESA, said in an open letter that a lot ter publicity African ports got from the of exciting events and development are international media even at a time when happening at African ports currently. they are enjoying an era of dynamic

growth.“These are realizations and milestones that are worth telling and IAPH is keen to “We believe ports and maritime compa-let the rest of the world know about nies in other parts of the world should them.” know more about the great things that

are happening on the continent's shores Mr. Ndua urged African Port executives development plans and programme for and rivers” added Penny Thomas the to seize the opportunity and convey to the coming decade. editor of the bi-monthly publication that the Association's Ports and Habours “Africa has a huge potential for growth covers IAPH issues.magazine the successes and challenges if and development during this decade. Let any that they experienced in 2010, their

frica could be the answer to quench the world's thirst for new cruise destinations. The A

potential that exists around the African continent offers real opportunities for both the cruise industry and the region.That is how Seatrade organizers for the forthcoming Africa Cruise Forum- have analyzed cruise tourism potential in African region.The three day event is slated for May 10th to 12th, 2011 in Durban South Africa just on the heels of INDABA 2011 which is one of the largest African tourism marketing events.The event which is expected to draw executives from major cruise lines with regional stakeholders is being organized in conjunction with the Cruise Indian

according to a circular from the event market for cruise passengers.Ocean Association (CIOA) and the organizers.KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Authority and Topical issues to be discussed include The

will discuss how to take advantage of Top on the agenda during the inaugural value and significance of cruise tourism; these opportunities. Africa Cruise Forum will be key destina- Opportunities and challenges for the

tions in Africa, what the cruise operators region; shore excursions, port infrastruc-“ The forum will provide a platform to expect of African destinations in terms of ture development, marketing and cruise discuss what needs to be done to ensure a terminal operations, environment as well ships as floating hotels. truly first class experience is provided as the region's own potential as a source from beginning to end for all cruise call,”

African Cruise Forum Due For Durban

African Ports Urged To Publicize Their Activities

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Tanzania Ports Authority is five Are you satisfied with the with the private sector on the years now, how have you progressed achievement over the first five years? management/operations of the new since inception? container terminal that we are planning

I am very happy. First, when we to build at berths 13 and 14. We will We have drawn up a 20-year were taken out of the list of 'specified' correct whatever mistakes which were

Master Plan, we have engaged in a big companies, we experienced cargo made in the earlier concession project to expand the port. Next year we congestion for a short while. Ships were agreement of year 2000 on the existing are planning to construct two additional staying at the outer anchorage for up to Container Terminal.container berths at number 13 and 14. 24 days before they docked. But We are also replacing Single Point through cooperation with other Do you have any plans to privatize Mooring for receiving fuel. We have stakeholders, we have managed to the conventional cargo terminal of the carried other feasibility studies for the reduce that to a round thirteen days. We port?ports of Tanga, Mtwara and the lake therefore, no longer talk about port ports of Mwanza, Kigoma and the rest. congestion at the port of Dar es We are still drawing up a We have also spent over USD 70 million Salaam. I am very grateful to the private privatization plan. As I have told you to purchase equipment since last year. sector who responded quickly to there were certain issues that were We are planning new projects at Mtwara government's call to put up additional overlooked in the first privatization and Bagamoyo ports. The feasibility container handling facilities outside the agreement. We have recorded all those study for the port of Bagamoyo is port to handle the overflows. We have things that made us go wrong so that actually ready. We are intending to build six Inland Container Depots close to the we do not repeat the same mistakes. So a big Cargo Freight Station (CFS) at port which are already operational, and now we are studying and planning how Kisarawe, about 30 kilometers from the we hope more will be set up soon. We best to go about privatizing the rest of port of Dar es Salaam to handle transit have agreed in principle with our the port. cargo. stakeholders that the port will retain

containers in the port up to maximum of How do you cooperate with your Why did you find it necessary to 65 per cent of its holding capacity. competitors in the region?

put up a CFS? Tanzania is among the very first We are cooperating very well.

The port cannot handle the countries in the region to privatize First of all we know each other, secondly ever increasing cargo volumes and their seaport facilities, how has this we are neighbors and we share a efficiency is hence compromised faired so far? common market. We often do exchange because of the limited space. We want information and experiences at various to design a system where transit cargo Well it has been good. levels between the port of Dar es is getting out of the port by trains. We are looking at how best to cooperate Salaam and Mombasa.

Tanzania Ports Authority recently celebrated its fifth anniversary since inception. The Authority's Director General Mr. Ephraim Mgawe spoke to Our Ports Editor George Sunguh on various issues regarding the Authority.

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He took over from Mr. Gichiri Ndua, r. Tau Morwe, the newly Kenya Ports Authority's Managing appointed Chief Executive Director, who now becomes an ex-for South Africa's giant Mofficio board member. Transnet National Ports Authority has

taken over the chairmanship for the Port The first vice chairman is Mr. Bisey Management Association for Eastern Uirab the Chief Executive of the and Southern Africa. Namibia Ports Authority while the post

of the second vice chairman went to Mr. Mr. Morwe takes over from his prede-David Kema of Zambia's Ministry of cessor Mr. Khomotso Phihlela, who has Transport and Communication.been appointed the new Transnet Group

Executive Commercial Division. Engineer Ibrahim Al Amin of Seaports Corporations Sudan takes the position The new chairman comes into the of treasurer while Mr. Ephraim Mgawe, PMAESA fold with a wealth of experi-Director General of Tanzania Ports ence from the transport and logistics Authority and Shekur Suntah Chief industry having served on higher Executive of Mauritius Ports Authority capacities in various organizations in were both elected as committee South Africa.members(see page 6 for more details).Prior to his appointment as the CEO Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa, remains the Transnet Group and each of its major Transnet National Ports Authority, Mr. Secretary General.divisions.Morwe served as Acting Chief

Executive of Transnet Freight Rail from On the technical front Malawi will head His keen interests in supply chain November 2009. the finance committee, Mauritius will management and logistics, manufactur-

look after the maritime committee ing and operations strategy and He joined Transnet Group in 1997. It w hi l e D j ib out i t a kes on Por t information technology have seen him was however at the Transnet Port Operations. Communications commit-hold senior roles within companies such Terminals (TPT) where he served tee will now be under the watch of as Nampak Management Services, Shell longest rising to the position of Chief Namibia while South Africa heads the South Africa and Apron Services.Executive in the year 2000.Constitution Committee.He has served as a board member on This was after South Africa's giant port The board meeting also focused on the several bodies including KwaZulu Natal authority was divided into landlord and implementation of three priority Trade and Investment, the Durban operations divisions.programmers namely Linking Ports to Chamber of Commerce, Commercial His keen interests in supply chain Corridors, Port Security and Trade Cold Storage (PTY) LTD, Agriport management and logistics, manufactur-Facilitation and Ports Logistics Partnership (with Viamax (PTY) Ltd, ing and operations strategy and Performance.Durban Africa (eThekweni Unicity's information technology have seen him

Tourism Authority), Durban Events The board authorized Mr. Ntibarekerwa hold senior roles within companies such Corporation, and the Transnet Heritage to continue dialogue with PMAESA's as Nampak Management Services, Shell Foundation Board of Trustees. existing donors to assist on HIV/AIDs South Africa and Apron Services.

Eradication programme, Development A BA Economics graduate from Between 1997 and 1998 he served as the of R eg iona l Mar ine Pol lut ion Howard University in the US, Mr General Manager, Transnet and was Survillance, Ports Concessioning and Morwe also holds qualifications from assigned to the office of the Managing Privatisation Programme.the National University of Singapore Director with responsibilities spanning

and the Chartered Institute of Logistics Other areas to be pursued will include a diverse grouping of divisions. His key and Transport in Singapore. Implementation of Rotterdam rules and roles were to introduce a new perfor-

Assessment Study on effect on Piracy on South Africa, took over the reins of mance management regime in the six regional ports. PMAESA chairmanship from Kenya biggest divisions of Transnet as well as to

when Mr. Phihlela was elected to the ensure strategic coordination and The board approved the proposed new post during an Extraordinary alignment of divisional and group agreement between PMAESA and Board Meeting held in February planning processes. Observatoire Villes Ports Ocean Indien alongside the 1st workshop for the which was signed by Mr. Gichiri Ndua Mr. Morwe also played a major role in Indian Ocean Ports Cities held in and Mr. Wilfrid Bertile.improving the governance between the Durban.

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ormer South Africa’s Public the leadership of Transnet and allows the Investment Corporation head company's primary focus to return to that Brian Molefe has been appointed of running a sustainable business, which F

chief executive officer of Transnet for a provides economic benefit to our renewable term of five years, with country.” immediate effect. The post has been open since Maria Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Ramos left in November 2008 to become Gigaba says Molefe was chosen from CEO of ABSA.three candidates recommended by the The minister praised Transnet's interim Transnet board. There were 64 applicants. leadership, especially Chris Wells, who According to the Minister, “Mr Molefe's has been acting group CEO for more than appointment strengthens the stability of a year.

Brian Molefe is the New Transnet Boss

r. Siyabonga Gama has been Tr a n s n e t ' s p o l i c i e s publicity surrounding reinstated as the Chief g o v e r n i n g it,” Transnet said. Execut ive of Transnet e m p l o y e r / e m p l o y e e M “Final ly, the board

Freight Rail and into Transnet's executive relations,” Transnet said in a mandated Mr. Mafika committee following a review of his statement. Mkwanazi to handle Mr. dismissal for “certain governance “Mr Gama's reinstate- Gama's matter to its breaches”, the logistics parastatal ment is subject to a final c o n c l u s i o n . T h i s announced recently. His appointment written warning given the includes facilitating the took effect from March 31, 2011. He fact that Mr Gama was not cultivation of cordial however returned to the fold earlier and found guilty of corruption relations between Mr. was to be based in the chairman's office and/or dishonesty. The Gama, his colleagues in awaiting the new group Chief Executive board is of the view that such an agree- the executive committee and the rest of Mr. Brian Molefe to finalize the makeup ment is in the best interest of the Transnet's employees. Mr. Gama has of his executive team. company. The board believes the affirmed his support to the management “The terms of the agreement are settlement brings finality to this matter of Transnet under Mr. Molefe,” Transnet confidential. This is in line with and would bring to an end the harmful said.

Transnet reinstates Siyabonga Gama

PMAESA Gets New Board Chairman

APPOINTMENTS

orth Star Alliance recently brought together truck drivers and representatives of major transport companies in a one day workshop in Mombasa to tame the spread of HIV AIDS N

along the northern corridor which links the Port of Mombasa to the Great lakes region.The public-private partnership organization which has been establishing a network of roadside health clinics at major truck stops and border crossings around the world, teamed up with the World Food Programme and the Mombasa based Ports Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa in an effort curb the scourge.Ms Eva Mwai, General Manager, North Star Alliance, East Africa Region said her organization has teamed up with partners to put up HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the International Transport Workers' Wellness Centres to offer practical, low-barrier and low cost response Federation (ITF) and ORTEC. The workshop was conducted by Kenya to the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections HIV/AIDS Private Sector Business Council (KHBC), a non-profit among the transport industry. making organization that was started in 2000 by a group of businesses

seeking ways to mitigate the devastating effect of HIV and AIDS.The Alliance is officially supported by the joint UN programme on

Curbing AIDS Spread on the Road

Ms Eva Mwai, GM, North Star Alliance addressing workshop participants in MombasaMs Eva Mwai, GM, North Star Alliance addressing workshop participants in Mombasa


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He took over from Mr. Gichiri Ndua, r. Tau Morwe, the newly Kenya Ports Authority's Managing appointed Chief Executive Director, who now becomes an ex-for South Africa's giant Mofficio board member. Transnet National Ports Authority has

taken over the chairmanship for the Port The first vice chairman is Mr. Bisey Management Association for Eastern Uirab the Chief Executive of the and Southern Africa. Namibia Ports Authority while the post

of the second vice chairman went to Mr. Mr. Morwe takes over from his prede-David Kema of Zambia's Ministry of cessor Mr. Khomotso Phihlela, who has Transport and Communication.been appointed the new Transnet Group

Executive Commercial Division. Engineer Ibrahim Al Amin of Seaports Corporations Sudan takes the position The new chairman comes into the of treasurer while Mr. Ephraim Mgawe, PMAESA fold with a wealth of experi-Director General of Tanzania Ports ence from the transport and logistics Authority and Shekur Suntah Chief industry having served on higher Executive of Mauritius Ports Authority capacities in various organizations in were both elected as committee South Africa.members(see page 6 for more details).Prior to his appointment as the CEO Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa, remains the Transnet Group and each of its major Transnet National Ports Authority, Mr. Secretary General.divisions.Morwe served as Acting Chief

Executive of Transnet Freight Rail from On the technical front Malawi will head His keen interests in supply chain November 2009. the finance committee, Mauritius will management and logistics, manufactur-

look after the maritime committee ing and operations strategy and He joined Transnet Group in 1997. It w hi l e D j ib out i t a kes on Por t information technology have seen him was however at the Transnet Port Operations. Communications commit-hold senior roles within companies such Terminals (TPT) where he served tee will now be under the watch of as Nampak Management Services, Shell longest rising to the position of Chief Namibia while South Africa heads the South Africa and Apron Services.Executive in the year 2000.Constitution Committee.He has served as a board member on This was after South Africa's giant port The board meeting also focused on the several bodies including KwaZulu Natal authority was divided into landlord and implementation of three priority Trade and Investment, the Durban operations divisions.programmers namely Linking Ports to Chamber of Commerce, Commercial His keen interests in supply chain Corridors, Port Security and Trade Cold Storage (PTY) LTD, Agriport management and logistics, manufactur-Facilitation and Ports Logistics Partnership (with Viamax (PTY) Ltd, ing and operations strategy and Performance.Durban Africa (eThekweni Unicity's information technology have seen him

Tourism Authority), Durban Events The board authorized Mr. Ntibarekerwa hold senior roles within companies such Corporation, and the Transnet Heritage to continue dialogue with PMAESA's as Nampak Management Services, Shell Foundation Board of Trustees. existing donors to assist on HIV/AIDs South Africa and Apron Services.

Eradication programme, Development A BA Economics graduate from Between 1997 and 1998 he served as the of R eg iona l Mar ine Pol lut ion Howard University in the US, Mr General Manager, Transnet and was Survillance, Ports Concessioning and Morwe also holds qualifications from assigned to the office of the Managing Privatisation Programme.the National University of Singapore Director with responsibilities spanning

and the Chartered Institute of Logistics Other areas to be pursued will include a diverse grouping of divisions. His key and Transport in Singapore. Implementation of Rotterdam rules and roles were to introduce a new perfor-

Assessment Study on effect on Piracy on South Africa, took over the reins of mance management regime in the six regional ports. PMAESA chairmanship from Kenya biggest divisions of Transnet as well as to

when Mr. Phihlela was elected to the ensure strategic coordination and The board approved the proposed new post during an Extraordinary alignment of divisional and group agreement between PMAESA and Board Meeting held in February planning processes. Observatoire Villes Ports Ocean Indien alongside the 1st workshop for the which was signed by Mr. Gichiri Ndua Mr. Morwe also played a major role in Indian Ocean Ports Cities held in and Mr. Wilfrid Bertile.improving the governance between the Durban.

APPOINTMENTS

ormer South Africa’s Public the leadership of Transnet and allows the Investment Corporation head company's primary focus to return to that Brian Molefe has been appointed of running a sustainable business, which F

chief executive officer of Transnet for a provides economic benefit to our renewable term of five years, with country.” immediate effect. The post has been open since Maria Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Ramos left in November 2008 to become Gigaba says Molefe was chosen from CEO of ABSA.three candidates recommended by the The minister praised Transnet's interim Transnet board. There were 64 applicants. leadership, especially Chris Wells, who According to the Minister, “Mr Molefe's has been acting group CEO for more than appointment strengthens the stability of a year.

Brian Molefe is the New Transnet Boss

r. Siyabonga Gama has been Tr a n s n e t ' s p o l i c i e s publicity surrounding reinstated as the Chief g o v e r n i n g it,” Transnet said. Execut ive of Transnet e m p l o y e r / e m p l o y e e M “Final ly, the board

Freight Rail and into Transnet's executive relations,” Transnet said in a mandated Mr. Mafika committee following a review of his statement. Mkwanazi to handle Mr. dismissal for “certain governance “Mr Gama's reinstate- Gama's matter to its breaches”, the logistics parastatal ment is subject to a final c o n c l u s i o n . T h i s announced recently. His appointment written warning given the includes facilitating the took effect from March 31, 2011. He fact that Mr Gama was not cultivation of cordial however returned to the fold earlier and found guilty of corruption relations between Mr. was to be based in the chairman's office and/or dishonesty. The Gama, his colleagues in awaiting the new group Chief Executive board is of the view that such an agree- the executive committee and the rest of Mr. Brian Molefe to finalize the makeup ment is in the best interest of the Transnet's employees. Mr. Gama has of his executive team. company. The board believes the affirmed his support to the management “The terms of the agreement are settlement brings finality to this matter of Transnet under Mr. Molefe,” Transnet confidential. This is in line with and would bring to an end the harmful said.

Transnet reinstates Siyabonga Gama

PMAESA Gets New Board Chairman

APPOINTMENTS

orth Star Alliance recently brought together truck drivers and representatives of major transport companies in a one day workshop in Mombasa to tame the spread of HIV AIDS N

along the northern corridor which links the Port of Mombasa to the Great lakes region.The public-private partnership organization which has been establishing a network of roadside health clinics at major truck stops and border crossings around the world, teamed up with the World Food Programme and the Mombasa based Ports Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa in an effort curb the scourge.Ms Eva Mwai, General Manager, North Star Alliance, East Africa Region said her organization has teamed up with partners to put up HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the International Transport Workers' Wellness Centres to offer practical, low-barrier and low cost response Federation (ITF) and ORTEC. The workshop was conducted by Kenya to the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections HIV/AIDS Private Sector Business Council (KHBC), a non-profit among the transport industry. making organization that was started in 2000 by a group of businesses

seeking ways to mitigate the devastating effect of HIV and AIDS.The Alliance is officially supported by the joint UN programme on

Curbing AIDS Spread on the Road

Ms Eva Mwai, GM, North Star Alliance addressing workshop participants in MombasaMs Eva Mwai, GM, North Star Alliance addressing workshop participants in Mombasa


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he Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers - learning centres worldwide. This has been Kenyan chapter recently held a dinner possible through direct assistance from ICS's in Mombasa to mark the Institute's London head office.” He also pointed out that T

centenary celebrations and award students Kenyans and East African citizens have also who excelled in last year's ICS Foundation benefited from ICS seminars, short courses Diploma and Qualifying Examinations. and training sessions, which are open to all

members worldwide. The ceremony was presided over by Kenyan maritime industry representatives, govern- The programmes have enabled professionals ment officials and the Chairman of the ICS in the shipping industry to acquire knowledge Controlling Council Mr. Karl Franz and the and skills in maritime law and practice, ports Chairman of the ICS Kenyan chapter Mr. operations and management as well as ship Sylvester Kututa. brokering business. Similarly, they have been

instrumental in creating awareness on Kenya Transport Minister Mr. Amos Kimunya maritime safety and environmental protec-in a speech read on his behalf by his deputy Mr. tion.Simon Ogari, noted that since inception ICS

professionalize shipping. This necessity led to has made immense contributions to the Chairman of the ICS Kenyan Chapter Mr. the establishment of the ICS Kenya on 31st shipping sector in the world. Kututa, said that the ICS Annual Dinner has May, 2007 making it the second ICS branch in become the main event in the yearly calendar With 24 branches, 3,500 fellows and 120 Africa,” he said. of the shipping and logistics industry in Kenya.company-memberships worldwide, ICS has The Government, he added, and indeed the grown to become an internationally recog- He commended the award winners and Ministry of Transport appreciated the nized network of shipping professionals with reminded them that success was never final important role ICS plays in enhancing proven knowledge and competence of the but the courage to continue that counted.professional standards across the shipping and broad spectrum. “Your hard work resilience and persistence port industry. “The shipping business in Kenya has grown will be rewarded,” he said adding “the award “Above all ICS has been active in training tremendously over the years thereby for excellence will positively impact your Kenyan students on shipping and port related necessitating the shipping fraternity to get career because of the commitment you have courses through local tutorage and distance organized under one umbrella body in order to shown to professional excellence.”

KENYA

Kenya Lauds ICS Role in Shipping Industry

Mombasa Port Habour Master Capt. Twalib Khamis (Centre) presents a plaque to the The Chairman of the ICS Controlling Council, Karl Franz (left) flanked by Kenyan ICS Chapter Sylvester Kututa

Our Ports 9 | 16

2,642,165 TEUs handled in 2008 to Port of Mombasa posted a notable growth in 2,395,084 TEUs recorded in 2009. The total cargo traffic of 16.1% in 2009 against

ombined cargo traffic for the 26 port decline in traffic performance of the Africa's the 2.8% increase registered in 2008. This members of PMAESA totalled giant port is due to the recent global indicates that the impact of the global 266,517.378 million tons represent-c economic recesion which hit economic economic turndown evidently more severe

ing 1.42% growth over the preceding year of superpowers and did not spare a number of in 2008 has started to show some improve-2008, despite the recent global economic Africa economies. ment.recession. However, container performance shows that In the performance of container traffic Trade data and statistics collected by the there has been a continued, post recession, which has been the pillar of the port’s traffic PMAESA Secretariat shows that the bulk of negative impact on the overall performance growth over the years, Mombasa port the traffic was however realised by South of traffic, especially the containerised recorded a small growth of 0.5% in 2009 African ports: Durban, Richards Bay, segment in most ports of the world. compared to 5.2% the port recorded in 2008.Saldanha, Elizabeth, Cape Town, East Ports of Maputo and Walvis Bay both posted Dar-Es-Salaam, posted 9.2% growth in total London and Mossel Bay recording total increased cargo traffic of 11.7% and 6.5% cargo traffic in 2009 and a decline of -5.93% traffic of 182.7 million tons in the year under respectively. Maputo also posted good in container traffic.review compared with the 185.1 million growth of 17% in container traffic. But Despite the impact of recession, the sub-tons in 2008. Walvis bay recorded -15.7% decline in region resiliently increased its overal cargo Durban registered a decline of 9.4% from container traffic in the same period. traffic flow by 1.42%.

PMAESA Ports StatisticsSTATIST ICS

Port Country2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Volume %

Richards Bay South Africa 86,623,684 86,319,200 84,517,409 84,533,584 77,630,356 -6,903,228 -8.17%Durban South Africa 40,778,495 43,861,241 41,883,269 41,402,495 37,419,282 -3,983,213 -9.51%Mombasa Kenya 13,281,000 14,419,000 15,962,355 16,414,729 19,062,000 2,647,271 16.58%Port Sudan Sudan 7,857,967 9,270,190 8,317,633 8,400,809 8,484,000 83,191 1.00%Dar Es Salam Tanzania 6,863,858 7,291,106 7,427,274 7,421,204 8,103,000 681,796 9.18%Maputo Mozambique 6,366,900 6,672,200 6,826,000 7,374,700 8,176,100 801,400 11.74%Mauritius Mauritius 5,602,466 5,686,342 6,226,381 6,295,154 5,878,440 -416,714 -6.69%Djibouti Djibouti 5,432,353 5,489,586 7,470,937 9,379,573 12,147,383 2,767,810 37.05%Cape Town S. Africa 3,508,711 4,134,740 4,081,968 3,205,094 3,058,601 -146,493 -3.59%Walvis Bay Namibia 3,012,166 3,567,174 3,933,647 4,795,631 5,052,014 256,383 6.52%Beira Mozambique 2,419,000 2,652,500 2,961,200 2,990,812 2,996,100 5,288 0.18%Nacala Mozambique 875,500 950,100 755,700 763,257 785,200 21,943 2.90%Victoria Seychelles 755,055 755,600 763,156 770,787 778,000 7,213 0.95%Lobito Angola 665,000 700,000 707,110 714,181 N/a -714,181 -101.00%Magerwa Rwanda* 523,800 439,286 523,939 529,178 535,000 5,822 1.11%Quelimane Mozambique 321,000 323,600 326,937 330,206 N/a -330,206 -101.00%Bujumbura Burundi* 204,929 182,810 136,077 137,437 140,000 2,563 1.88%

238,323,053 249,366,012 257,308,788 262,861,079 266,517,378 3,656,299 1.42%

Table : Total Cargo Traffic(metric Tons)Annual Growth

Total Cargo Traffic(metric Tons)*

Metric Tons


Durban South Africa 1,899,065 2,198,600 2,479,232 2,642,165 2,395,084 -247,081 -9.97%Cape Town South Africa 690,895 782,868 764,005 767,501 759,951 -7,550 -0.99%Mombasa Kenya 436,671 479,355 585,367 615,733 618,816 3,083 0.53%Sudan Sudan 267,711 330,690 342,148 390,834 431,223 40,389 11.80%Dar Es Salaam Tanzania 258,389 272,700 333,980 373,548 353,738 -19,810 -5.93%Mauritius * Mauritius 253,770 266,425 303,583 334,924 368,416 33,492 11.03%Djibouti Djibouti 195,250 224,896 294,902 356,462 519,500 163,038 55.29%Walvis Bay Namibia* 72,219 117,547 143,806 194,102 171,480 -22,622 -15.73%Maputo * Mozambique 57,676 65,555 63,764 74,792 85,851 11,059 17.34%Richards Bay South Africa 5,179 4,191 4,021 9,350 6,273 -3,077 -76.52%Total Container Traffic(teus) 4,848,470 5,481,807 6,154,293 6,650,601 6,500,119 -150,482 -2.45%

Table 2. Container Traffic (teus) T E U S Annual Growth Note: data show

n in red are provisional

By Isaac Onyango

he Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers - learning centres worldwide. This has been Kenyan chapter recently held a dinner possible through direct assistance from ICS's in Mombasa to mark the Institute's London head office.” He also pointed out that T

centenary celebrations and award students Kenyans and East African citizens have also who excelled in last year's ICS Foundation benefited from ICS seminars, short courses Diploma and Qualifying Examinations. and training sessions, which are open to all

members worldwide. The ceremony was presided over by Kenyan maritime industry representatives, govern- The programmes have enabled professionals ment officials and the Chairman of the ICS in the shipping industry to acquire knowledge Controlling Council Mr. Karl Franz and the and skills in maritime law and practice, ports Chairman of the ICS Kenyan chapter Mr. operations and management as well as ship Sylvester Kututa. brokering business. Similarly, they have been

instrumental in creating awareness on Kenya Transport Minister Mr. Amos Kimunya maritime safety and environmental protec-in a speech read on his behalf by his deputy Mr. tion.Simon Ogari, noted that since inception ICS

professionalize shipping. This necessity led to has made immense contributions to the Chairman of the ICS Kenyan Chapter Mr. the establishment of the ICS Kenya on 31st shipping sector in the world. Kututa, said that the ICS Annual Dinner has May, 2007 making it the second ICS branch in become the main event in the yearly calendar With 24 branches, 3,500 fellows and 120 Africa,” he said. of the shipping and logistics industry in Kenya.company-memberships worldwide, ICS has The Government, he added, and indeed the grown to become an internationally recog- He commended the award winners and Ministry of Transport appreciated the nized network of shipping professionals with reminded them that success was never final important role ICS plays in enhancing proven knowledge and competence of the but the courage to continue that counted.professional standards across the shipping and broad spectrum. “Your hard work resilience and persistence port industry. “The shipping business in Kenya has grown will be rewarded,” he said adding “the award “Above all ICS has been active in training tremendously over the years thereby for excellence will positively impact your Kenyan students on shipping and port related necessitating the shipping fraternity to get career because of the commitment you have courses through local tutorage and distance organized under one umbrella body in order to shown to professional excellence.”

KENYA

Kenya Lauds ICS Role in Shipping Industry

Mombasa Port Habour Master Capt. Twalib Khamis (Centre) presents a plaque to the The Chairman of the ICS Controlling Council, Karl Franz (left) flanked by Kenyan ICS Chapter Sylvester Kututa

Our Ports 9 | 16

2,642,165 TEUs handled in 2008 to Port of Mombasa posted a notable growth in 2,395,084 TEUs recorded in 2009. The total cargo traffic of 16.1% in 2009 against

ombined cargo traffic for the 26 port decline in traffic performance of the Africa's the 2.8% increase registered in 2008. This members of PMAESA totalled giant port is due to the recent global indicates that the impact of the global 266,517.378 million tons represent-c economic recesion which hit economic economic turndown evidently more severe

ing 1.42% growth over the preceding year of superpowers and did not spare a number of in 2008 has started to show some improve-2008, despite the recent global economic Africa economies. ment.recession. However, container performance shows that In the performance of container traffic Trade data and statistics collected by the there has been a continued, post recession, which has been the pillar of the port’s traffic PMAESA Secretariat shows that the bulk of negative impact on the overall performance growth over the years, Mombasa port the traffic was however realised by South of traffic, especially the containerised recorded a small growth of 0.5% in 2009 African ports: Durban, Richards Bay, segment in most ports of the world. compared to 5.2% the port recorded in 2008.Saldanha, Elizabeth, Cape Town, East Ports of Maputo and Walvis Bay both posted Dar-Es-Salaam, posted 9.2% growth in total London and Mossel Bay recording total increased cargo traffic of 11.7% and 6.5% cargo traffic in 2009 and a decline of -5.93% traffic of 182.7 million tons in the year under respectively. Maputo also posted good in container traffic.review compared with the 185.1 million growth of 17% in container traffic. But Despite the impact of recession, the sub-tons in 2008. Walvis bay recorded -15.7% decline in region resiliently increased its overal cargo Durban registered a decline of 9.4% from container traffic in the same period. traffic flow by 1.42%.

PMAESA Ports StatisticsSTATIST ICS


Richards Bay South Africa 86,623,684 86,319,200 84,517,409 84,533,584 77,630,356 -6,903,228 -8.17%Durban South Africa 40,778,495 43,861,241 41,883,269 41,402,495 37,419,282 -3,983,213 -9.51%Mombasa Kenya 13,281,000 14,419,000 15,962,355 16,414,729 19,062,000 2,647,271 16.58%Port Sudan Sudan 7,857,967 9,270,190 8,317,633 8,400,809 8,484,000 83,191 1.00%Dar Es Salam Tanzania 6,863,858 7,291,106 7,427,274 7,421,204 8,103,000 681,796 9.18%Maputo Mozambique 6,366,900 6,672,200 6,826,000 7,374,700 8,176,100 801,400 11.74%Mauritius Mauritius 5,602,466 5,686,342 6,226,381 6,295,154 5,878,440 -416,714 -6.69%Djibouti Djibouti 5,432,353 5,489,586 7,470,937 9,379,573 12,147,383 2,767,810 37.05%Cape Town S. Africa 3,508,711 4,134,740 4,081,968 3,205,094 3,058,601 -146,493 -3.59%Walvis Bay Namibia 3,012,166 3,567,174 3,933,647 4,795,631 5,052,014 256,383 6.52%Beira Mozambique 2,419,000 2,652,500 2,961,200 2,990,812 2,996,100 5,288 0.18%Nacala Mozambique 875,500 950,100 755,700 763,257 785,200 21,943 2.90%Victoria Seychelles 755,055 755,600 763,156 770,787 778,000 7,213 0.95%Lobito Angola 665,000 700,000 707,110 714,181 N/a -714,181 -101.00%Magerwa Rwanda* 523,800 439,286 523,939 529,178 535,000 5,822 1.11%Quelimane Mozambique 321,000 323,600 326,937 330,206 N/a -330,206 -101.00%Bujumbura Burundi* 204,929 182,810 136,077 137,437 140,000 2,563 1.88%

238,323,053 249,366,012 257,308,788 262,861,079 266,517,378 3,656,299 1.42%

Table : Total Cargo Traffic(metric Tons)Annual Growth

Total Cargo Traffic(metric Tons)*

Metric Tons


Durban South Africa 1,899,065 2,198,600 2,479,232 2,642,165 2,395,084 -247,081 -9.97%Cape Town South Africa 690,895 782,868 764,005 767,501 759,951 -7,550 -0.99%Mombasa Kenya 436,671 479,355 585,367 615,733 618,816 3,083 0.53%Sudan Sudan 267,711 330,690 342,148 390,834 431,223 40,389 11.80%Dar Es Salaam Tanzania 258,389 272,700 333,980 373,548 353,738 -19,810 -5.93%Mauritius * Mauritius 253,770 266,425 303,583 334,924 368,416 33,492 11.03%Djibouti Djibouti 195,250 224,896 294,902 356,462 519,500 163,038 55.29%Walvis Bay Namibia* 72,219 117,547 143,806 194,102 171,480 -22,622 -15.73%Maputo * Mozambique 57,676 65,555 63,764 74,792 85,851 11,059 17.34%Richards Bay South Africa 5,179 4,191 4,021 9,350 6,273 -3,077 -76.52%Total Container Traffic(teus) 4,848,470 5,481,807 6,154,293 6,650,601 6,500,119 -150,482 -2.45%

Table 2. Container Traffic (teus) T E U S Annual Growth Note: data show

n in red are provisional

By Isaac Onyango

he Secretary General of PMAESA Mr. The Earthquake and Tsunami that hit Jerome Ntibarekerwa has sent a Japan's Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate message of condolence to the prefectures, especially along the coastal T

Japanese government and the areas of the Pacific Ocean resulted into International Association of Ports and the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 Harbours(IAPH) following the devastating years.earthquake that jolted Japan early March According to press reports, all Japan's killing thousands of people and leaving in ports were briefly closed after the its wake massive destruction of property. earthquake, though the ones in Tokyo and Mr. Ntibarekerwa, in his message to the southwards soon re-opened. The north-IAPH Secretary General Mr. Susumu eastern ports of Hachinohe, Sendai, Naruse said: “On behalf of PMAESA's Ishinomaki and Onahama were destroyed.Secretariat Staff and Members receive our The ports of Hitachinaka, Hitachi, Soma, belated condolences and sympathies Shiogama, Kesennuma, Ofunato, Kamashi

in reaching the Secretariat staff via email, following the recent devastating earth- and Miyako were also damaged and were fax or even telephone “and delays in our quake that hit the northern part of the expected to be out of action for weeks. response to your inquiries, for which we main island of Japan, Friday, 11 March.” The Port of Tokyo suffered slight damage.apologize in advance.”“We are glad to note that no injuries or

damages were experienced at the Secretariat. It is our wish and prayers that you will all have the strength and courage to pull through this sorrowful moment,” he added.The Secretary General had earlier received a note from Mr. Hiro Nagai, an Under Secretary at the IAPH Headquarters informing him that the IAPH Secretariat team in Tokyo was safe and there had been no physical damage caused to the secretariat offices or equipment due to the devastating earthquake.“The heavily damaged areas by the quakes and the resultant Tsunamis are the Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate prefectures, especially along the coastal areas of the Pacific Ocean” Mr. Nagai had said in his message.“Currently news reports on TV and radio heavily focus on rescue operations conducted in search of those missing and trapped isolated in the affected areas, and we have no detailed information as to how our Japanese colleagues and friends at ports in the affected areas have survived.”The message noted that IAPH Secretariat had received many words of sympathies and encouragement from IAPH members, “for which we thank you very much.”He however noted that public transporta-tion in Tokyo and the surrounding areas were partly out of service, and that he was writing the message from his home. “Secretary General Naruse and other staff are today forced to remain at home, while we are able to communicate by email and telephone. Temporary electricity cut-off will be expected effective from this afternoon,” said the message. Mr. Nagai noted that under the situations, well wishers would experience difficulties

wo PMAESA member ports December last year at an approximate January 2011.namely Maputo in Mozambique cost of USD 87 Million. The Authority is also working on Tand Mombasa in Kenya have The project is expected to be completed conversion of berths 11 to 14 to a

embarked on a major exercise to deepen in 2013. container handling facility which-upon their entry channels to enable them The tender for dredging was recently completion will be operated privately.accommodate the larger post panamax won by a Netherlands Company, Van On other port infrastructure develop-vessels. Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors. ments, designs for construction of the The dredging exercise is expected to Other firms that submitted their tender second container terminal are ready and improve the ports' competitiveness in documents were China Road & Bridge the contractor was expected on site by terms of bulk and container traffic in the Corporation (K), Rohde Nelsen a/s c/o February 2011. After the completion of region. Kenya Marine Co, Jan de Nul Nv, these projects, the port will see purchase A circular by Mr. Kenneth Shirley, the Baskalis International and SinoHydro of various modern containers handling Maputo Ports Authority Director to all Corporation. equipment. Already KPA has placed port users stated that: “The port access The project involves dredging of the orders for the equipment including channel have been dredged to a new channel to a depth of 15 meters and a marine operations equipment.depth of 11 meters below Chart Datum.” width of 300 meters. The anchorage The modern equipment include s ship to The initial port's draft was 9.4 meters. basin is expected to be dredged to shore Gantry Cranes (STS), 10 Rubber-The five month Maputo project which between 10 and 11 meters deep, 375 tyred Gantry Cranes, 4 reach stackers, 10 was concluded in January this year was a meters wide and a length of 1,500 meters. terminal tractors and 2 boats. The RTGs joint venture between CFM, Grindrod On completion the turning basin will and reach stackers will be delivered by and DP World, the joint owners of port have a depth of 15m and a width of 500m November while the rest are expected by operating company Maputo Port allowing into the port larger vessels. This August next year.Development Company. will subsequently position the Port of The port Mombasa will be able to meet The project was funded by equity Mombasa as a transshipment hub. the ever growing demands of the contributions from the shareholders and To enhance capacity, KPA has progressed regional economies upon completion of by external debt provided by the plans to expand the existing container these projects. The second container Standard Bank of South Africa. The cost terminal in extending berth 18 by 160 terminal alone is expected to handle according to port sources will be passed meters so as to accommodate three 1.2million TEUs per year compared to on to port users through a dredging tariff standard size container ships. The berths the current terminal which was designed to be introduced in due course. currently handle three smaller vessels. with an annual handling capacity of Meanwhile dredging of the Mombasa The works had been tendered and actual 250,000 TEUs.Port channel was to commence in construction was expected to start in

The Deeper the Better…as Mombasa Commences Expansion of its Entry Channel

PMAESA Condoles Japan

An area affected by the earthquake

A dredging vessel

KENYA CONDOLENSCES


he Secretary General of PMAESA Mr. The Earthquake and Tsunami that hit Jerome Ntibarekerwa has sent a Japan's Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate message of condolence to the prefectures, especially along the coastal T

Japanese government and the areas of the Pacific Ocean resulted into International Association of Ports and the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 Harbours(IAPH) following the devastating years.earthquake that jolted Japan early March According to press reports, all Japan's killing thousands of people and leaving in ports were briefly closed after the its wake massive destruction of property. earthquake, though the ones in Tokyo and Mr. Ntibarekerwa, in his message to the southwards soon re-opened. The north-IAPH Secretary General Mr. Susumu eastern ports of Hachinohe, Sendai, Naruse said: “On behalf of PMAESA's Ishinomaki and Onahama were destroyed.Secretariat Staff and Members receive our The ports of Hitachinaka, Hitachi, Soma, belated condolences and sympathies Shiogama, Kesennuma, Ofunato, Kamashi

in reaching the Secretariat staff via email, following the recent devastating earth- and Miyako were also damaged and were fax or even telephone “and delays in our quake that hit the northern part of the expected to be out of action for weeks. response to your inquiries, for which we main island of Japan, Friday, 11 March.” The Port of Tokyo suffered slight damage.apologize in advance.”“We are glad to note that no injuries or

damages were experienced at the Secretariat. It is our wish and prayers that you will all have the strength and courage to pull through this sorrowful moment,” he added.The Secretary General had earlier received a note from Mr. Hiro Nagai, an Under Secretary at the IAPH Headquarters informing him that the IAPH Secretariat team in Tokyo was safe and there had been no physical damage caused to the secretariat offices or equipment due to the devastating earthquake.“The heavily damaged areas by the quakes and the resultant Tsunamis are the Miyagi, Fukushima and Iwate prefectures, especially along the coastal areas of the Pacific Ocean” Mr. Nagai had said in his message.“Currently news reports on TV and radio heavily focus on rescue operations conducted in search of those missing and trapped isolated in the affected areas, and we have no detailed information as to how our Japanese colleagues and friends at ports in the affected areas have survived.”The message noted that IAPH Secretariat had received many words of sympathies and encouragement from IAPH members, “for which we thank you very much.”He however noted that public transporta-tion in Tokyo and the surrounding areas were partly out of service, and that he was writing the message from his home. “Secretary General Naruse and other staff are today forced to remain at home, while we are able to communicate by email and telephone. Temporary electricity cut-off will be expected effective from this afternoon,” said the message. Mr. Nagai noted that under the situations, well wishers would experience difficulties

wo PMAESA member ports December last year at an approximate January 2011.namely Maputo in Mozambique cost of USD 87 Million. The Authority is also working on Tand Mombasa in Kenya have The project is expected to be completed conversion of berths 11 to 14 to a

embarked on a major exercise to deepen in 2013. container handling facility which-upon their entry channels to enable them The tender for dredging was recently completion will be operated privately.accommodate the larger post panamax won by a Netherlands Company, Van On other port infrastructure develop-vessels. Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors. ments, designs for construction of the The dredging exercise is expected to Other firms that submitted their tender second container terminal are ready and improve the ports' competitiveness in documents were China Road & Bridge the contractor was expected on site by terms of bulk and container traffic in the Corporation (K), Rohde Nelsen a/s c/o February 2011. After the completion of region. Kenya Marine Co, Jan de Nul Nv, these projects, the port will see purchase A circular by Mr. Kenneth Shirley, the Baskalis International and SinoHydro of various modern containers handling Maputo Ports Authority Director to all Corporation. equipment. Already KPA has placed port users stated that: “The port access The project involves dredging of the orders for the equipment including channel have been dredged to a new channel to a depth of 15 meters and a marine operations equipment.depth of 11 meters below Chart Datum.” width of 300 meters. The anchorage The modern equipment include s ship to The initial port's draft was 9.4 meters. basin is expected to be dredged to shore Gantry Cranes (STS), 10 Rubber-The five month Maputo project which between 10 and 11 meters deep, 375 tyred Gantry Cranes, 4 reach stackers, 10 was concluded in January this year was a meters wide and a length of 1,500 meters. terminal tractors and 2 boats. The RTGs joint venture between CFM, Grindrod On completion the turning basin will and reach stackers will be delivered by and DP World, the joint owners of port have a depth of 15m and a width of 500m November while the rest are expected by operating company Maputo Port allowing into the port larger vessels. This August next year.Development Company. will subsequently position the Port of The port Mombasa will be able to meet The project was funded by equity Mombasa as a transshipment hub. the ever growing demands of the contributions from the shareholders and To enhance capacity, KPA has progressed regional economies upon completion of by external debt provided by the plans to expand the existing container these projects. The second container Standard Bank of South Africa. The cost terminal in extending berth 18 by 160 terminal alone is expected to handle according to port sources will be passed meters so as to accommodate three 1.2million TEUs per year compared to on to port users through a dredging tariff standard size container ships. The berths the current terminal which was designed to be introduced in due course. currently handle three smaller vessels. with an annual handling capacity of Meanwhile dredging of the Mombasa The works had been tendered and actual 250,000 TEUs.Port channel was to commence in construction was expected to start in

The Deeper the Better…as Mombasa Commences Expansion of its Entry Channel

PMAESA Condoles Japan

An area affected by the earthquake

A dredging vessel

KENYA CONDOLENSCES


operation. Co-opetition already exists orts whose physical locations are instance, the once small port of between the container ports in Hong very close to each other and Djibouti has now entered the market Kong and South China and between sharing hinterland are basically with construction of its new deep PAntwerp and Rotterdam, and to some in competition. Although adjacent ports terminal by Dubai Ports World to extent between Mombasa and Dar-es-are typically fierce competitors, a compete for cargo with ports along the salaam.competition that often contributes to East coast of Africa such as Mombasa

the strong market positions of the and Dar-es-salaam. Co-opetitionrespective seaports, the relationship Because of this dramatic change in the Cooperation and coordination is fostered between adjacent ports has also grown market environment in which Ports by the changing environment and does stronger in the sense that port execu- now operate in this era of global not mean limiting competition. Although tives as well as the private sector stress economy, a port no longer enjoys a there is often a fear that cooperation and that while maintaining a healthy natural monopoly, as was the case in the coordination can lead to a monopoly competit ion, opportunit ies for past. “To cope with this changing situation or a reduction of competition, cooperation and coordination can be business environment, a certain form of they are actually driven by market forces, further explored. competition and co-operation and in the ports field the need to cope Close proximity in the same port range among ports is necessary so as to provide with trade requirements is taking place. results in regional contests between services that fit into shipping lines It is envisaged that port authorities in a ports to attract container lines hinter- strategies” (D W Song, 2003) region could get together and finance land business. For example shipping In order to cut costs of extending Port facilities in one port, and this port could

services to the hinterlands it is suggested lines visit Mombasa and Dar-es-salaam then act as the nodal point of the that ports have to concentrate on new as aregion. What happens in Mombasa transport networks reaching the region ways for co-operation in an effort to therefore will affect Dar-es-salaam port and, therefore, attract transport establish a counterbalancing power. and vice versa. operators.This paper therefore emphasizes a new Growth of cargo volumes around the It is argued that this approach could strategic option known as CO-world has allowed small or new ports to eliminate unnecessary over-investments OPETITION, the combination of enter global scenes and to start compet- in each port. The degree of co-operation competition and coordination/co-ing with large established ports. For among the supply chain actors focused on

Ports in Close Proximity: Competition and Coordination

By Joseph Atonga

servicing a port and projects in the hinterland that is jointly i t s h i n t e r l a n d served by both ports even as they

impacts significantly on compete for the hinterland cargo.t he p or t ' s abi l i t y to The two ports can co-operate and

contribute to an efficient combine synergies in building specialized regional port infrastructure but handling facilities where they agree on

also to ensure that inland hinterland who builds which facility to avoid areas are well serviced by the transpor- unnecessary and wasteful investment tation and logistics companies using since they serve the same hinterland. For the port. instance, joint security missions such as

the search and rescue centers in Mombasa, Dar-es-salaam and Cape Town Focus on the East African Regionto share information on security and It is also important to note that the safety in the waters. Environmental ongoing economic integrat ion programs can be shared by ports in including the integration of value proximity and enable them pool chains, transport infrastructure, and resources to combat disasters when it tax laws, as is happening in the East happens. This includes pollution control African Customs Management Act, activities. may create a case for cooperation and In conclusion, a cost benefit analysis must coordination between ports in be done to determine whether it is different regions or countries. beneficial to compete fiercely or compete Co-opetition would enable Dar Port and coordinate since it is apparent that and Mombasa Port to cooperate and there are more benefits to be derived from coordinate their activites such that they co-opetition.can co partner the transit countries of (Mr. Joseph Atonga is the Chief Operations Uganda, South Sudan and Rwanda Manager at Kenya Ports Authority)and D.R. Congo to jointly carry out

development of infrastructure

STRATEGY

Advantages of coordination can be found in the following areas

• Improvement of port operations: Streamlining the operations within the transport chain.

• Management of Resources: Share costs, pool resources, avoid over-investments and to reduce risk and uncertainty.

• Management of information: Port managers can identify commercial opportunities, changes in technologies, tests of new technologies and successes and failures in implementing new port policies Ports cooperate on electronic data interchange (EDI).

• Harmonization of tariff structures: Enables port users improved transpar-ency and understanding of the port tariff, and are able to compare costs. Harmonizing tariff structures will have a positive impact on regional trade, which is crucial to development.

• Marketing: Port authorities and operators can collaborate to promote the region ie Joint marketing strategy for cruise tourism.

• Training: Cooperation in the field of training will immensely benefit the ports. A regional training college can be considered by ports in proximity.

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COMPETITIONAHEAD


operation. Co-opetition already exists orts whose physical locations are instance, the once small port of between the container ports in Hong very close to each other and Djibouti has now entered the market Kong and South China and between sharing hinterland are basically with construction of its new deep PAntwerp and Rotterdam, and to some in competition. Although adjacent ports terminal by Dubai Ports World to extent between Mombasa and Dar-es-are typically fierce competitors, a compete for cargo with ports along the salaam.competition that often contributes to East coast of Africa such as Mombasa

the strong market positions of the and Dar-es-salaam. Co-opetitionrespective seaports, the relationship Because of this dramatic change in the Cooperation and coordination is fostered between adjacent ports has also grown market environment in which Ports by the changing environment and does stronger in the sense that port execu- now operate in this era of global not mean limiting competition. Although tives as well as the private sector stress economy, a port no longer enjoys a there is often a fear that cooperation and that while maintaining a healthy natural monopoly, as was the case in the coordination can lead to a monopoly competit ion, opportunit ies for past. “To cope with this changing situation or a reduction of competition, cooperation and coordination can be business environment, a certain form of they are actually driven by market forces, further explored. competition and co-operation and in the ports field the need to cope Close proximity in the same port range among ports is necessary so as to provide with trade requirements is taking place. results in regional contests between services that fit into shipping lines It is envisaged that port authorities in a ports to attract container lines hinter- strategies” (D W Song, 2003) region could get together and finance land business. For example shipping In order to cut costs of extending Port facilities in one port, and this port could

services to the hinterlands it is suggested lines visit Mombasa and Dar-es-salaam then act as the nodal point of the that ports have to concentrate on new as aregion. What happens in Mombasa transport networks reaching the region ways for co-operation in an effort to therefore will affect Dar-es-salaam port and, therefore, attract transport establish a counterbalancing power. and vice versa. operators.This paper therefore emphasizes a new Growth of cargo volumes around the It is argued that this approach could strategic option known as CO-world has allowed small or new ports to eliminate unnecessary over-investments OPETITION, the combination of enter global scenes and to start compet- in each port. The degree of co-operation competition and coordination/co-ing with large established ports. For among the supply chain actors focused on

Ports in Close Proximity: Competition and Coordination

By Joseph Atonga

servicing a port and projects in the hinterland that is jointly i t s h i n t e r l a n d served by both ports even as they

impacts significantly on compete for the hinterland cargo.t he p or t ' s abi l i t y to The two ports can co-operate and

contribute to an efficient combine synergies in building specialized regional port infrastructure but handling facilities where they agree on

also to ensure that inland hinterland who builds which facility to avoid areas are well serviced by the transpor- unnecessary and wasteful investment tation and logistics companies using since they serve the same hinterland. For the port. instance, joint security missions such as

the search and rescue centers in Mombasa, Dar-es-salaam and Cape Town Focus on the East African Regionto share information on security and It is also important to note that the safety in the waters. Environmental ongoing economic integrat ion programs can be shared by ports in including the integration of value proximity and enable them pool chains, transport infrastructure, and resources to combat disasters when it tax laws, as is happening in the East happens. This includes pollution control African Customs Management Act, activities. may create a case for cooperation and In conclusion, a cost benefit analysis must coordination between ports in be done to determine whether it is different regions or countries. beneficial to compete fiercely or compete Co-opetition would enable Dar Port and coordinate since it is apparent that and Mombasa Port to cooperate and there are more benefits to be derived from coordinate their activites such that they co-opetition.can co partner the transit countries of (Mr. Joseph Atonga is the Chief Operations Uganda, South Sudan and Rwanda Manager at Kenya Ports Authority)and D.R. Congo to jointly carry out

development of infrastructure

STRATEGY

Advantages of coordination can be found in the following areas

• Improvement of port operations: Streamlining the operations within the transport chain.

• Management of Resources: Share costs, pool resources, avoid over-investments and to reduce risk and uncertainty.

• Management of information: Port managers can identify commercial opportunities, changes in technologies, tests of new technologies and successes and failures in implementing new port policies Ports cooperate on electronic data interchange (EDI).

• Harmonization of tariff structures: Enables port users improved transpar-ency and understanding of the port tariff, and are able to compare costs. Harmonizing tariff structures will have a positive impact on regional trade, which is crucial to development.

• Marketing: Port authorities and operators can collaborate to promote the region ie Joint marketing strategy for cruise tourism.

• Training: Cooperation in the field of training will immensely benefit the ports. A regional training college can be considered by ports in proximity.

STRATEGY

COMPETITIONAHEAD


he new Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT) operated by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) T

has started the year with impressive operational performance, the highest since its opening in October 2009. During January 2011 shifts working at the terminal consistently achieved 28 Moves per Gross Crane Hour (GCH). GCH is the common measure of productivity in the container handling business and represents the number of containers each crane moves per hour.NCT also enjoyed growth in container volumes. January 2011 saw the terminal handle 30 879 Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU's) of which 4 930 was imports, 6 934 exports while 18 985 was transhipment cargo destined for other regional ports.A TEU (twenty foot equivalent unit) is the standard measure of container volumes, usually the volume of a 20 foot or six metre shipping container.The terminal's previous highest GCH was achieved in December 2009, just two months after opening, when operators topped 25GCH handling container volumes of 4 748 TEUs. TPT's Eastern Cape terminal executive manager Siya Mhlaluka said NCT's GCH performance had been made possible by teamwork, additional staff and improve-ments in vessel and yard planning. The Terminal which celebrated its first There was also the possibility for “It is pleasing to witness that as volumes anniversary in October 2010, has also dredging of the quayside to take place so grow the performance of our operations embarked on an expansion programme that two additional berths could be teams also improves. We want to offer a of its berth facilities. introduced. This would increase capacity consistently excellent service to all our from the existing 800,000 TEUs to 2 Port operator Transnet Port Terminals clients, by ensuring quick turnaround of million TEUs and make the terminal a (TPT) said the creation of an additional vessels. Already these great improve- four-berth facility. 100m of berth space over the next few ments are the result of teamwork and months would allow the terminal to But TPT said this would be dictated by integrated planning systems among all simultaneously berth two large vessels of port landlord Transnet National Ports key role players to enable an efficient 305m each in length. Authority, which governs the 60 hectare service offering, ” he said. Port of Ngqura.Currently NCT is able to berth one 305m The terminal has employed 376 opera- vessel and one 275m vessel at the same TPT chief operating officer Nosipho tional staff who are split over three shifts. time. The expansion is scheduled for Damasane said, “Volumes have far This excludes support services staff. completion by July 2011. outstripped projections during the

exports,” he said.TPT's projection is to handle 409,659 TEUs by the end of the financial year.TPT acting chief executive Karl Socikwa said the volumes proved the success of Transnet's strategy of positioning the port as a major transhipment hub for the region.“The Port of Ngqura is ideally located at the centre of trade routes for both African and global markets,” he said. “Our strategy from the outset has been to position the port as a world class transhipment hub the first of its kind in Southern Africa as a means of growing the economy and bringing additional trade to our shores.” Socikwa said Transnet shared the bullish business sentiment and projections of its anchor customers at Ngqura, the two shipping lines MSC and MOL SA. Both had been instrumental in ramping up performance at the terminal, directing how operations would be deployed, and assisting Transnet with planning and training. The lines were together running 8 line services per week through Ngqura.Damasane said other customers had expressed keen interest in bringing business to Ngqura after observing the stellar performance of the terminal in its first year. She said negotiations were well underway but were at a sensitive stage and details could not be divulged.The MSC Catania was then the first commercial vessel to berth at the terminal on 4th October 2009, followed two days later by the 275m MSC Shanghai. On 1st November 2009, the MOL Delight made its historic arrival at the Port of Ngqura as the first MOL vessel to call at the Ngqura Container Terminal. Damasane said the container terminal was “more than recovering its invest-ment” and was “the pride of South African ports.”Of R10 billion(USD 1.4 billion) spent on development of the entire Port of Ngqura, between R2.5 and R3 billion

container terminal's first year of TEUs from October 2009 to October (USD 420.4 million) had been spent on operation. Year to date figures show 259 2010, of which 61% was transhipment the container terminal only.vessels handled since October 2009 with cargo brought into South Africa for Productivity during the first month of an average of 1,100 TEUs each.” transfer to other vessels and ports. The operation had averaged 20 GCH (gross

remaining 31% was a mix of imports and “NCT has handled a total of 288,812 container moves per hour).

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he new Ngqura Container Terminal (NCT) operated by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) T

has started the year with impressive operational performance, the highest since its opening in October 2009. During January 2011 shifts working at the terminal consistently achieved 28 Moves per Gross Crane Hour (GCH). GCH is the common measure of productivity in the container handling business and represents the number of containers each crane moves per hour.NCT also enjoyed growth in container volumes. January 2011 saw the terminal handle 30 879 Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU's) of which 4 930 was imports, 6 934 exports while 18 985 was transhipment cargo destined for other regional ports.A TEU (twenty foot equivalent unit) is the standard measure of container volumes, usually the volume of a 20 foot or six metre shipping container.The terminal's previous highest GCH was achieved in December 2009, just two months after opening, when operators topped 25GCH handling container volumes of 4 748 TEUs. TPT's Eastern Cape terminal executive manager Siya Mhlaluka said NCT's GCH performance had been made possible by teamwork, additional staff and improve-ments in vessel and yard planning. The Terminal which celebrated its first There was also the possibility for “It is pleasing to witness that as volumes anniversary in October 2010, has also dredging of the quayside to take place so grow the performance of our operations embarked on an expansion programme that two additional berths could be teams also improves. We want to offer a of its berth facilities. introduced. This would increase capacity consistently excellent service to all our from the existing 800,000 TEUs to 2 Port operator Transnet Port Terminals clients, by ensuring quick turnaround of million TEUs and make the terminal a (TPT) said the creation of an additional vessels. Already these great improve- four-berth facility. 100m of berth space over the next few ments are the result of teamwork and months would allow the terminal to But TPT said this would be dictated by integrated planning systems among all simultaneously berth two large vessels of port landlord Transnet National Ports key role players to enable an efficient 305m each in length. Authority, which governs the 60 hectare service offering, ” he said. Port of Ngqura.Currently NCT is able to berth one 305m The terminal has employed 376 opera- vessel and one 275m vessel at the same TPT chief operating officer Nosipho tional staff who are split over three shifts. time. The expansion is scheduled for Damasane said, “Volumes have far This excludes support services staff. completion by July 2011. outstripped projections during the

exports,” he said.TPT's projection is to handle 409,659 TEUs by the end of the financial year.TPT acting chief executive Karl Socikwa said the volumes proved the success of Transnet's strategy of positioning the port as a major transhipment hub for the region.“The Port of Ngqura is ideally located at the centre of trade routes for both African and global markets,” he said. “Our strategy from the outset has been to position the port as a world class transhipment hub the first of its kind in Southern Africa as a means of growing the economy and bringing additional trade to our shores.” Socikwa said Transnet shared the bullish business sentiment and projections of its anchor customers at Ngqura, the two shipping lines MSC and MOL SA. Both had been instrumental in ramping up performance at the terminal, directing how operations would be deployed, and assisting Transnet with planning and training. The lines were together running 8 line services per week through Ngqura.Damasane said other customers had expressed keen interest in bringing business to Ngqura after observing the stellar performance of the terminal in its first year. She said negotiations were well underway but were at a sensitive stage and details could not be divulged.The MSC Catania was then the first commercial vessel to berth at the terminal on 4th October 2009, followed two days later by the 275m MSC Shanghai. On 1st November 2009, the MOL Delight made its historic arrival at the Port of Ngqura as the first MOL vessel to call at the Ngqura Container Terminal. Damasane said the container terminal was “more than recovering its invest-ment” and was “the pride of South African ports.”Of R10 billion(USD 1.4 billion) spent on development of the entire Port of Ngqura, between R2.5 and R3 billion

container terminal's first year of TEUs from October 2009 to October (USD 420.4 million) had been spent on operation. Year to date figures show 259 2010, of which 61% was transhipment the container terminal only.vessels handled since October 2009 with cargo brought into South Africa for Productivity during the first month of an average of 1,100 TEUs each.” transfer to other vessels and ports. The operation had averaged 20 GCH (gross

remaining 31% was a mix of imports and “NCT has handled a total of 288,812 container moves per hour).

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alawi's status as a land- Maputo. through, Machinga, Balaka, Blantyre, locked country may soon be This marked a major milestone in the Mwanza, Chikhwawa, and Nsanje a thing of the past, once the development of the Shire/Zambezi Districts. M

recently opened up Shire-Zambezi water ways into a water transport The part of the Shire River, which is a Waterway which led to the establish- corridor creating a new direct outlet to boundary between Malawi and ment of a World Inland Port at Nsanje the sea for Malawi and Zambia. Mozambique, within the Shire-becomes fully operational. The project has however encountered Zambezi Waterway is only 30 kilo-The multimillion dollar project is opposition from neighbouring metres while the part of Shire River in expected to reduce Malawian interna- Mozambique and local politicians who Mozambique alone is about 90 tional transport costs by at least 60 per have demanded feasibility, viability and kilometres.cent. full environmental assessment study The Zambezi River from the conflu-Malawian President, Mbingu wa before the project can be given a green ence of the Shire to Chinde is 200 Mutharika together with his Zambian light. kilometres. Chinde is located at the and Zimbabwean counterparts Rupia The aim of the MoU was to 'provide a mouth of the Indian Ocean and is an Banda and Robert Mugabe respectively waterway opening to the sea for Malawi undeveloped port. opened the Nsanje World Inland Port and Zambia as well as hinterland parts The watercraft to ply this waterway is in a colourful ceremony on October of Mozambique which would provide a expected to be high-breed barges that 23rd, 2010 signalling his government's shorter and more direct access to sea will sail the waterway and along the commitment to the project which had ports of the Indian Ocean and, coast up to Beira or river barges that received a nod by the NEPAD heads of consequently, to the world market. will sail up to Chinde, if a port will be state meeting in Sham-El- Sheik, Egypt. The Nsanje World Inland Port is developed.The project took off after the govern- connected to the Indian Ocean by the The Shire-Zambezi Waterway was used ments of Malawi, Mozambque and Shire and Zambezi Rivers. by explorers and missionaries in the Zambia signed a Memorandum of The Shire River flows from Lake 19th century as a transport waterway Understanding on 15th August 2009 in Malawi in Mangochi District passing into the then Nyasaland, now Malawi.

Nsanje Port Opens In Malawi

By Waddingham Makonyola

Port Herald, now Nsanje, was the famous port in Nyasaland. Post independence activity on the waterway was the transportation of molasses from Chiromo, about 50 kilometres on the northern part of Nsanje, to Chinde and went on up to 1975. This was distracted because of the civil war in the neighbouring Mozambique.After the war, there wasn't much talk about the existence of this waterway until President Bingu wa Mutharika took over the reins of power in 2004. As early as 2005, after taking over power, the president's dream of reopening the waterway and changing the status of Malawi being no longer landlocked was revealed. Regional bodies that promote Regional Integration and other cooperating partners supported the initiative. These regional bodies are the New Partnership for African Development This follows the completion of the Sada Sall the AU Delegate to SADC (NEPAD), the Southern Africa Urban Plan layout of Nsanje District told The Shire Today.Development Community (SADC). covering 2,035 hectares of land. Under The second phase of the project is Some of the cooperating partners are the plan, the Port covers an area of expected to commence soon and will African Development Bank (AfDB), about 300 hectares. Phase I of construc-comprise of the construction of access European Union (EU), Japanese tion of the port covers 56 hectares. But rail and access road to the port, International Cooperation Agency there is a lot of land reserved for port warehouses, offices, construction of a (JICA), World Bank, Arabic expansion.fence and provision of security facilities Development Bank (BADEA) and the The length the quay is 206 metres and in accordance with requirements of African Union, among others. can offer a berth to two vessels of 63 International Ship and Port Facility "The development of transport metres long. Vessels to ply the (ISPS) Code, procurement and infrastructure is one of government's waterway are currently envisaged to installation of cargo handling equip-top priorities. Government believes have a capacity of 48 TEUs (carrying ment, and River Correction (dredging that an improved transportation capacity of the equivalent of 48 included). Before this undertaking a network would greatly contribute to containers of 20 feet length). detailed feasibility study will be rapid macro-economic growth of our conducted with funding from AfDB. One vessel, (about 63 metres long) country," said President Mutharika. alone would carry up to 2,600 TEUs in The following components will be One of the biggest concerns of the AU one year although the target is to included in the detailed feasibility in Africa is the absence of peace and handle up to over 10,000 TEUs at the study:security in some parts of the continent. Nsanje World Inland Port in a year (an •Environmental Impact Assessment “Projects like the Shire-Zambezi equivalent of 230,000 tonnes per StudyWaterway, therefore, can help bring and annum of break bulk). About 3 or 4 • Socio-economic Impact Studypromote peace and security among vessels should, therefore, be allocated to •Full Market Analysiscountries. That is why partner coun- the project. The port has a container •Navigability of the Waterwaytries must work together at the same stacking capacity of 2,000 TEU's.

•Compatibility of Project with develop-pace towards the project's realization. The hinterland for the Nsanje World ment plans of State Parties andAfter all it (the project) is not just for Inland Port is mainly Malawi and •Alternative and Complimentary the three partner countries but for the Zambia, some parts of Mozambique Transport Routes Analysis.whole of Africa and is strategic for the and Tanzania. In the long term it will

AU. And regional integration can never include Rwanda, Burundi and be achieved without developing proper After completion, the Nsanje World Zimbabwe by increasing trade in goods infrastructure and this is one such Inland Port will be a modern and services thereby deepening important international infrastructure Multipurpose Terminal with complex regional economic integration.that would enhance integration," Dr. infrastructure, equipment and services.

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alawi's status as a land- Maputo. through, Machinga, Balaka, Blantyre, locked country may soon be This marked a major milestone in the Mwanza, Chikhwawa, and Nsanje a thing of the past, once the development of the Shire/Zambezi Districts. M

recently opened up Shire-Zambezi water ways into a water transport The part of the Shire River, which is a Waterway which led to the establish- corridor creating a new direct outlet to boundary between Malawi and ment of a World Inland Port at Nsanje the sea for Malawi and Zambia. Mozambique, within the Shire-becomes fully operational. The project has however encountered Zambezi Waterway is only 30 kilo-The multimillion dollar project is opposition from neighbouring metres while the part of Shire River in expected to reduce Malawian interna- Mozambique and local politicians who Mozambique alone is about 90 tional transport costs by at least 60 per have demanded feasibility, viability and kilometres.cent. full environmental assessment study The Zambezi River from the conflu-Malawian President, Mbingu wa before the project can be given a green ence of the Shire to Chinde is 200 Mutharika together with his Zambian light. kilometres. Chinde is located at the and Zimbabwean counterparts Rupia The aim of the MoU was to 'provide a mouth of the Indian Ocean and is an Banda and Robert Mugabe respectively waterway opening to the sea for Malawi undeveloped port. opened the Nsanje World Inland Port and Zambia as well as hinterland parts The watercraft to ply this waterway is in a colourful ceremony on October of Mozambique which would provide a expected to be high-breed barges that 23rd, 2010 signalling his government's shorter and more direct access to sea will sail the waterway and along the commitment to the project which had ports of the Indian Ocean and, coast up to Beira or river barges that received a nod by the NEPAD heads of consequently, to the world market. will sail up to Chinde, if a port will be state meeting in Sham-El- Sheik, Egypt. The Nsanje World Inland Port is developed.The project took off after the govern- connected to the Indian Ocean by the The Shire-Zambezi Waterway was used ments of Malawi, Mozambque and Shire and Zambezi Rivers. by explorers and missionaries in the Zambia signed a Memorandum of The Shire River flows from Lake 19th century as a transport waterway Understanding on 15th August 2009 in Malawi in Mangochi District passing into the then Nyasaland, now Malawi.

Nsanje Port Opens In Malawi

By Waddingham Makonyola

Port Herald, now Nsanje, was the famous port in Nyasaland. Post independence activity on the waterway was the transportation of molasses from Chiromo, about 50 kilometres on the northern part of Nsanje, to Chinde and went on up to 1975. This was distracted because of the civil war in the neighbouring Mozambique.After the war, there wasn't much talk about the existence of this waterway until President Bingu wa Mutharika took over the reins of power in 2004. As early as 2005, after taking over power, the president's dream of reopening the waterway and changing the status of Malawi being no longer landlocked was revealed. Regional bodies that promote Regional Integration and other cooperating partners supported the initiative. These regional bodies are the New Partnership for African Development This follows the completion of the Sada Sall the AU Delegate to SADC (NEPAD), the Southern Africa Urban Plan layout of Nsanje District told The Shire Today.Development Community (SADC). covering 2,035 hectares of land. Under The second phase of the project is Some of the cooperating partners are the plan, the Port covers an area of expected to commence soon and will African Development Bank (AfDB), about 300 hectares. Phase I of construc-comprise of the construction of access European Union (EU), Japanese tion of the port covers 56 hectares. But rail and access road to the port, International Cooperation Agency there is a lot of land reserved for port warehouses, offices, construction of a (JICA), World Bank, Arabic expansion.fence and provision of security facilities Development Bank (BADEA) and the The length the quay is 206 metres and in accordance with requirements of African Union, among others. can offer a berth to two vessels of 63 International Ship and Port Facility "The development of transport metres long. Vessels to ply the (ISPS) Code, procurement and infrastructure is one of government's waterway are currently envisaged to installation of cargo handling equip-top priorities. Government believes have a capacity of 48 TEUs (carrying ment, and River Correction (dredging that an improved transportation capacity of the equivalent of 48 included). Before this undertaking a network would greatly contribute to containers of 20 feet length). detailed feasibility study will be rapid macro-economic growth of our conducted with funding from AfDB. One vessel, (about 63 metres long) country," said President Mutharika. alone would carry up to 2,600 TEUs in The following components will be One of the biggest concerns of the AU one year although the target is to included in the detailed feasibility in Africa is the absence of peace and handle up to over 10,000 TEUs at the study:security in some parts of the continent. Nsanje World Inland Port in a year (an •Environmental Impact Assessment “Projects like the Shire-Zambezi equivalent of 230,000 tonnes per StudyWaterway, therefore, can help bring and annum of break bulk). About 3 or 4 • Socio-economic Impact Studypromote peace and security among vessels should, therefore, be allocated to •Full Market Analysiscountries. That is why partner coun- the project. The port has a container •Navigability of the Waterwaytries must work together at the same stacking capacity of 2,000 TEU's.

•Compatibility of Project with develop-pace towards the project's realization. The hinterland for the Nsanje World ment plans of State Parties andAfter all it (the project) is not just for Inland Port is mainly Malawi and •Alternative and Complimentary the three partner countries but for the Zambia, some parts of Mozambique Transport Routes Analysis.whole of Africa and is strategic for the and Tanzania. In the long term it will

AU. And regional integration can never include Rwanda, Burundi and be achieved without developing proper After completion, the Nsanje World Zimbabwe by increasing trade in goods infrastructure and this is one such Inland Port will be a modern and services thereby deepening important international infrastructure Multipurpose Terminal with complex regional economic integration.that would enhance integration," Dr. infrastructure, equipment and services.

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rindrod, the listed shipping a n d l o g i s t i c s bu s i n e s s , admitted yesterday that ocean G

piracy had affected the group's earnings in the year to December. Alan Olivier, Grindrod's chief executive, said piracy off the Horn of Africa was having a negative impact, particularly in the group's Capesize bulk carrier business, where most of its contractual cargo was being delivered out of Brazil into the Persian Gulf region. Olivier said it had to divert its ships around the high-risk zone in the Indian Ocean as far as possible, which obvi-ously added significant cost. “Effectively we are losing a voyage a year so when we would be doing six voyages a year (a ship) we are now doing five voyages a year and receiving the same revenue,” he said. been operating in Mozambican waters of R21m compared with R253m in the “But it does have a positive impact in and 1 500 nautical miles off the Somali previous year, and business develop-that if you can only do five voyages a year coast “so they are right across the ocean”. ment costs. you need one sixth more ships in the Olivier said the group had not had any But he said volume growth in ship market, which absorbs more ships into recent piracy incidents, but some of its operating activities, together with the market.” partners had and one of Grindrod's improved profitability from freight The absorption of ships will reduce the Capesize carriers was followed for about services and financial services, contrib-oversupply and improve the potential to 40 minutes about 18 months ago before uted positively to results. increase shipping rates. the pirates gave up. Revenue rose by 9 percent to R30.2 Olivier added that piracy was also Grindrod yesterday reported that billion from R27.7bn, while operating having a negative impact on the attributable income declined by 11 profit dropped by 16 percent to R963.7m chemical side of the group's business percent to R780.3 million in the year to from R1.14bn. A dividend of 54c was because there was a significant chemical December from R872.8m in the declared, 10 percent lower than last trade into the east Africa coast and the previous year. year's 60c. Persian Gulf region. The non-shipping business contributed Alistair Lea, an analyst at Coronation, He said there were increased insurance 54 percent of Grindrod's attributable said Grindrod's results were in line with costs, higher fuel costs for deviations income, which is the first time in the expectations but a bit of a mixed bag and the cost of exercising best manage- company's 101-year history that with the shipping and trading businesses ment practice, which involved improv- shipping did not contribute the majority weak and freight and bank services ing security by putting razor wire of the group's earnings. strong. around ships and installing water Headline earnings a share declined by 12 Lea said the reason for the earnings of cannon. percent to R1.676 from R1.896. non-shipping businesses exceeding the All of this added cost to the operation of shipping businesses was more a factor of Olivier attributed the decline in earnings ships, he said. the earnings of the shipping businesses and headline earnings a share primarily

being lower than normal because of low While Grindrod did not have a signifi- to a R166m impact from the stronger shipping rates caused by the oversupply cant number of ships trading specifically exchange rate of the rand against the US of ships.into that area, Olivier said pirates had dollar, lower profits on the sale of ships

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Piracy Forces Shipping Lines into Losses

ENVIRONMENT

The Africa Ports Environment Network regional environmental other actors on port (APEN) - an initiative of the Ports networks in the three environmental Environmental Network-Africa Africa Maritime performance. It will

(PENAf), was launched in Arusha during Regions by a joint provide recommenda-the recent 8th PAC Conference that collaboration of PENAf, tions to PENAf, brought together port executives and PMAESA, PMAWCA and PMAESA, PMAWCA and shipping experts from within and outside PMANA. PAMNA on environmen-Arica. APEN shall comprise of tal issues and APEN is a non-profit environmental Focal Persons (FP) concerns, and organization with an interest in environ- designated as Port generating status mental performance in African ports. The Representatives, reports for consider-official launch came after successful representatives of ation at local, regional historic two port environment managers collaborating relevant and Pan-African port working conferences held in Tema, Ghana organisations, meetings.and Mombasa, Kenya for the West and representatives of the Examine and review Central Africa, and Eastern and Southern port communities, national environmental Africa Regions in June and September representatives of legislations, manage-2010, respectively. other relevant actors ment and practices in Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa, PMAESA's (e.g. Scientific and academic community, African ports with a view to promoting a Secretary General was elected the first NGOs etc.) consistent and harmonized approach with Chairman of the organization for the next The Network is a mechanism for promot- the aim of identifying capacity building two year term. Chairmanship shall rotate ing improved environmental performance needs for port environmental manage-on a 2 year term among Focal Persons of in African ports by facilitating and ment.the network. supporting matters such as raising Promoting measures to enhance aware-Mr. Harry Barnes- Dabban APEN's awareness in African Ports on marine and ness of port environmental issues and Coordinator told Our Ports that partici- port environment issues. working to achieve regional agreements pants for the working conferences were To promote coherent compliance and on harmonized compliance, monitoring drawn from ports, maritime administra- enforcement of environmental conven- and enforcement systems and guidelines tions, environmental agencies, research- tions and their associated guidelines, for adaptation and implementation by ers among others in the respective recommendations and practices in African African ports.regions as well as European ports. Ports and promote the implementation of Mr. Dabban said APEN will start with a During the meeting in Tema, participants activities, measures and action plans network of Lead Partnering Ports (LPPs) in were from; Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, developed at the local, regional and each of the three regions. Membership of Senegal, Guinea, Gambia, Pointe Noire, continental levels under the Africa Ports these regional networks shall be Focal Congo, Gambia, Cameroon, Guinea Environment Initiative (APEI). Persons (FPs) nominated by port authori-Bissau, Kenya, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, It will also promote environmental ties to represent them. These regional Antwerp, while for Mombasa, participants information sharing, exchange of networks will be coordinated by APEN at were from; Ghana, Tanzania, Southern experience and practices, and forge the continental level under a 2 year term Sudan, Kenya, South Africa, Seychelles, collaborative and cooperative links within rotating chairmanship of sitting secretary Guinea, Mauritius, Malawi, Burundi, and among African ports and at the local, generals. United Kingdom and Antwerp. regional and continental as well as PENAf will serve as permanent secretary The two conferences prioritized the international levels. to the Networks (regional and continen-formation of the environmental network, The mandate of APEN will lie within tal).The Network will carry out its work by developing environmental profile for the developing and adopting a continental correspondence, It would organize yearly ports, capacity building and awareness environmental strategy for African Ports as environmental working conference to creation. well as an Action Plan for its implementa- deliberate on pertinent issues and also “It is from the interest generated in these tion, serving as a mechanism for evaluate progress made in implementa-conferences that the outcomes cannot be promoting environmental responsibility tion of its Strategy and Action Plan, it can ignored and therefore the establishment and integration of environment into the organize technical subject meetings at of APEN at this conference as it could not operations and policy-making in African various levels of local, national, regional, have been at any better time,” said Mr. Ports. or international as may be appropriate, Dabban during the launching ceremony. APEN will create mechanisms for the Network should periodically examine APEN, he said, shall be coordinated as a partnerships, collaboration and interac- review the present Terms of Reference continental environmental platform with tion with private sector, civil society and and make appropriate recommendations.

Africa Ports Environment Network Launched in ArushaBy George Sunguh

Mr. Barnes-Dabban


rindrod, the listed shipping a n d l o g i s t i c s bu s i n e s s , admitted yesterday that ocean G

piracy had affected the group's earnings in the year to December. Alan Olivier, Grindrod's chief executive, said piracy off the Horn of Africa was having a negative impact, particularly in the group's Capesize bulk carrier business, where most of its contractual cargo was being delivered out of Brazil into the Persian Gulf region. Olivier said it had to divert its ships around the high-risk zone in the Indian Ocean as far as possible, which obvi-ously added significant cost. “Effectively we are losing a voyage a year so when we would be doing six voyages a year (a ship) we are now doing five voyages a year and receiving the same revenue,” he said. been operating in Mozambican waters of R21m compared with R253m in the “But it does have a positive impact in and 1 500 nautical miles off the Somali previous year, and business develop-that if you can only do five voyages a year coast “so they are right across the ocean”. ment costs. you need one sixth more ships in the Olivier said the group had not had any But he said volume growth in ship market, which absorbs more ships into recent piracy incidents, but some of its operating activities, together with the market.” partners had and one of Grindrod's improved profitability from freight The absorption of ships will reduce the Capesize carriers was followed for about services and financial services, contrib-oversupply and improve the potential to 40 minutes about 18 months ago before uted positively to results. increase shipping rates. the pirates gave up. Revenue rose by 9 percent to R30.2 Olivier added that piracy was also Grindrod yesterday reported that billion from R27.7bn, while operating having a negative impact on the attributable income declined by 11 profit dropped by 16 percent to R963.7m chemical side of the group's business percent to R780.3 million in the year to from R1.14bn. A dividend of 54c was because there was a significant chemical December from R872.8m in the declared, 10 percent lower than last trade into the east Africa coast and the previous year. year's 60c. Persian Gulf region. The non-shipping business contributed Alistair Lea, an analyst at Coronation, He said there were increased insurance 54 percent of Grindrod's attributable said Grindrod's results were in line with costs, higher fuel costs for deviations income, which is the first time in the expectations but a bit of a mixed bag and the cost of exercising best manage- company's 101-year history that with the shipping and trading businesses ment practice, which involved improv- shipping did not contribute the majority weak and freight and bank services ing security by putting razor wire of the group's earnings. strong. around ships and installing water Headline earnings a share declined by 12 Lea said the reason for the earnings of cannon. percent to R1.676 from R1.896. non-shipping businesses exceeding the All of this added cost to the operation of shipping businesses was more a factor of Olivier attributed the decline in earnings ships, he said. the earnings of the shipping businesses and headline earnings a share primarily

being lower than normal because of low While Grindrod did not have a signifi- to a R166m impact from the stronger shipping rates caused by the oversupply cant number of ships trading specifically exchange rate of the rand against the US of ships.into that area, Olivier said pirates had dollar, lower profits on the sale of ships

PIRACY

Piracy Forces Shipping Lines into Losses

ENVIRONMENT

The Africa Ports Environment Network regional environmental other actors on port (APEN) - an initiative of the Ports networks in the three environmental Environmental Network-Africa Africa Maritime performance. It will

(PENAf), was launched in Arusha during Regions by a joint provide recommenda-the recent 8th PAC Conference that collaboration of PENAf, tions to PENAf, brought together port executives and PMAESA, PMAWCA and PMAESA, PMAWCA and shipping experts from within and outside PMANA. PAMNA on environmen-Arica. APEN shall comprise of tal issues and APEN is a non-profit environmental Focal Persons (FP) concerns, and organization with an interest in environ- designated as Port generating status mental performance in African ports. The Representatives, reports for consider-official launch came after successful representatives of ation at local, regional historic two port environment managers collaborating relevant and Pan-African port working conferences held in Tema, Ghana organisations, meetings.and Mombasa, Kenya for the West and representatives of the Examine and review Central Africa, and Eastern and Southern port communities, national environmental Africa Regions in June and September representatives of legislations, manage-2010, respectively. other relevant actors ment and practices in Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa, PMAESA's (e.g. Scientific and academic community, African ports with a view to promoting a Secretary General was elected the first NGOs etc.) consistent and harmonized approach with Chairman of the organization for the next The Network is a mechanism for promot- the aim of identifying capacity building two year term. Chairmanship shall rotate ing improved environmental performance needs for port environmental manage-on a 2 year term among Focal Persons of in African ports by facilitating and ment.the network. supporting matters such as raising Promoting measures to enhance aware-Mr. Harry Barnes- Dabban APEN's awareness in African Ports on marine and ness of port environmental issues and Coordinator told Our Ports that partici- port environment issues. working to achieve regional agreements pants for the working conferences were To promote coherent compliance and on harmonized compliance, monitoring drawn from ports, maritime administra- enforcement of environmental conven- and enforcement systems and guidelines tions, environmental agencies, research- tions and their associated guidelines, for adaptation and implementation by ers among others in the respective recommendations and practices in African African ports.regions as well as European ports. Ports and promote the implementation of Mr. Dabban said APEN will start with a During the meeting in Tema, participants activities, measures and action plans network of Lead Partnering Ports (LPPs) in were from; Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, developed at the local, regional and each of the three regions. Membership of Senegal, Guinea, Gambia, Pointe Noire, continental levels under the Africa Ports these regional networks shall be Focal Congo, Gambia, Cameroon, Guinea Environment Initiative (APEI). Persons (FPs) nominated by port authori-Bissau, Kenya, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, It will also promote environmental ties to represent them. These regional Antwerp, while for Mombasa, participants information sharing, exchange of networks will be coordinated by APEN at were from; Ghana, Tanzania, Southern experience and practices, and forge the continental level under a 2 year term Sudan, Kenya, South Africa, Seychelles, collaborative and cooperative links within rotating chairmanship of sitting secretary Guinea, Mauritius, Malawi, Burundi, and among African ports and at the local, generals. United Kingdom and Antwerp. regional and continental as well as PENAf will serve as permanent secretary The two conferences prioritized the international levels. to the Networks (regional and continen-formation of the environmental network, The mandate of APEN will lie within tal).The Network will carry out its work by developing environmental profile for the developing and adopting a continental correspondence, It would organize yearly ports, capacity building and awareness environmental strategy for African Ports as environmental working conference to creation. well as an Action Plan for its implementa- deliberate on pertinent issues and also “It is from the interest generated in these tion, serving as a mechanism for evaluate progress made in implementa-conferences that the outcomes cannot be promoting environmental responsibility tion of its Strategy and Action Plan, it can ignored and therefore the establishment and integration of environment into the organize technical subject meetings at of APEN at this conference as it could not operations and policy-making in African various levels of local, national, regional, have been at any better time,” said Mr. Ports. or international as may be appropriate, Dabban during the launching ceremony. APEN will create mechanisms for the Network should periodically examine APEN, he said, shall be coordinated as a partnerships, collaboration and interac- review the present Terms of Reference continental environmental platform with tion with private sector, civil society and and make appropriate recommendations.

Africa Ports Environment Network Launched in ArushaBy George Sunguh

Mr. Barnes-Dabban


amibia's telecommunications giants, MTC and TELECOM Namibia have set up a joint a N

multinational consortium of telecom-munications operators to help fund a multimillion-dollar undersea initiative. This follows the signing of a Construction and Maintenance Agreement (C&MA) and Supply Contract for the implementation of the West Africa Cable System (WACS) in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 8 April 2009. WACS is a Submarine Fibre Optic Cable that will link countries in Southern Africa, Western Africa and Europe, with at least 3.84 terabits per second (Tbp/s) of international bandwidth. Planned landing points include Namibia, South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Côte d´Ivoire, Cape 4 fibre Cape Town to the UK system, Verde, Canary Islands, Portugal and the with an own landing point at United Kingdom. Swakopmund. Telecom Namibia´s share

of that capacity would be sufficient for The landings in Namibia, the DRC, the the country's needs for more than 10 Republic of Congo and Togo will years, according to Wessel van der provide the first direct connections for Vyver, General Manager for these countries to the global submarine International Services at Telecom cable network. Namibia. Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks has The agreement signed is set to make the been contracted to supply the 14,000 WACS broadband sea cable a reality for km long cable system with all associated Namibia, and with it access to much landing points, which is expected to be cheaper, much faster Fibre Optic links ready for service by mid- 2011. between countries in the south and west Costing about US$600-million (about Angola Telecom, Broadband Infraco, of the continent to the rest of the world. N$5,420 million), the project has Cable & Wireless, MTN, Portugal The Ile De Brehat (Marseille) made a brought together a multitude of nations Telecom, Sotelco, Tata call at the Port of Walvis Bay on Sunday, and some of the world´s most influen- Communications, Telkom SA, Togo 31 January 2011 at 19:00 and departed tial telecommunications players in a Telecom and Vodacom. on Monday, 01 January 2011 at 20:00. joint effort to use state-of-the-art

WACS will provide Africa with faster technology in linking more people more This historic vessel is the 3rd of the and better connectivity to Europe and efficiently than ever before. three fairies build in Korea 2002 with a the world at far cheaper rates; savings length of 140 meters & a width of 23 The telecommunications companies which will be passed onto Namibian meters designed to lay the N$ 5,5 that have signed the WACS consumers. Multimillion-dollar 14 000 Km Construction and Maintenance An investment level of 2% for Telecom undersea Fibre-Optical cable.Agreement include Telecom Namibia, Namibia is envisaged in this 3.84 Tbp/s

Undersea Optic Cable hits Namibian Coastline

I A P HINFRASTRUCTURE

By Jo-Ann Stevens

frica has been described as level, the continuous need for one of the fastest growing systematic enlargement of container economic regions in the handling capacity should not be A

world, by Mr. Susumu Naruse, forgotten. Secretary General, of the The stance of IAPH on this chal-International Association of Ports lenge, he noted, is very clear. and Harbors (IAPH). “We adopted the resolution in May Mr. Naruse, said this while giving a last year, which stated, in short, key note address during the recent IAPH urges the world's ports, 8th PAPC Conference held in though in the midst of economic Arusha, Tanzania, where called upon difficulties, to move ahead with ports in Africa to continue to continued investments to improve develop their infrastructure from a productivity and expand capacity”.long term perspective in order to He said more than 200 port authori-right track observing that 2009 was meet vigorous demand. ties in the world have joined IAPH an exceptional year for global He said: “I am of the opinion that and the member ports covered container transport. Africa has now become a focal area nearly 80% of global container

“Movement of international contain-in the economic development and throughput. ers experienced a decline for the first consequently the port development. “We have a biannual Ports time in its over 60 year history”.It is necessary to develop new Conference, and we have a World The total number, he said, of infrastructure, improve efficiency Ports Conference in Busan, Korea, in containers handled by the major and raise overall port performance, May. It provides a good opportunity container ports in the world had but at the same time, it is imperative for African ports to network and declined on average by around 10% for the ports to consider externalities communicate other ports in the in 2009 compared to the previous of their activities, typically environ- world. year. ment and safety and security of In recent years, IAPH and major “The situation, however, has been logistics”. member ports have been working changing since the latter half of last He added that he was sure African very hard on environmental issues. year. In fact, the container through-ports will be able to effectively go We have created WPCI (World Ports put of the major ports during the through this but it would be much Climate Initiative) to tackle environ-first half of this year has shown a easier to do so by learning the best mental challenges; in particular, strong increase, for instance, 18% in practices of some preceding ports. reduction of green house gases Rotterdam, 16% in Antwerp, and “I am sure, with this respect, IAPH emission. Other than this, IAPH 15% in Los Angeles,” he told the can be of great help to African ports technical committees are reviewing conference. and in return the African experi- best practices in many fields, As the world economy was projected ences would provide great guidance including port security and safety, to grow by 4.5% this year, it may be to other ports to follow.” intermodal transport systems, expected that container throughput The Secretary General also took the planning and development of dry of world ports will be bouncing back opportunity to invite African Port ports, port communication systems to almost the same level of 2008 at executives to take part at the and port and city interface. the end of this year. forthcoming IAPH's biannual ports “I believe that establishment of In fact, he added, some of the major conference, in Busan, Korea in May efficient total logistics systems will ports predicted that they would be 2011. become a big challenge to the able to achieve better performance He however said the year 2010 African port industry in near future this year that in 2008.should be remembered as the year because you have vast inland area as As the volume of world trade will when international trade and port well as a lot of land-locked coun-definitely bounce back to the normal throughput bounced back on the tries,” he concluded.

African Ports On the MoveBy George Sunguh

The vessel laying the fibre optic cable

Mr. Bisey Uirab, CEO, Namport (Centre) during a tour of the vessel

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amibia's telecommunications giants, MTC and TELECOM Namibia have set up a joint a N

multinational consortium of telecom-munications operators to help fund a multimillion-dollar undersea initiative. This follows the signing of a Construction and Maintenance Agreement (C&MA) and Supply Contract for the implementation of the West Africa Cable System (WACS) in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 8 April 2009. WACS is a Submarine Fibre Optic Cable that will link countries in Southern Africa, Western Africa and Europe, with at least 3.84 terabits per second (Tbp/s) of international bandwidth. Planned landing points include Namibia, South Africa, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Côte d´Ivoire, Cape 4 fibre Cape Town to the UK system, Verde, Canary Islands, Portugal and the with an own landing point at United Kingdom. Swakopmund. Telecom Namibia´s share

of that capacity would be sufficient for The landings in Namibia, the DRC, the the country's needs for more than 10 Republic of Congo and Togo will years, according to Wessel van der provide the first direct connections for Vyver, General Manager for these countries to the global submarine International Services at Telecom cable network. Namibia. Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks has The agreement signed is set to make the been contracted to supply the 14,000 WACS broadband sea cable a reality for km long cable system with all associated Namibia, and with it access to much landing points, which is expected to be cheaper, much faster Fibre Optic links ready for service by mid- 2011. between countries in the south and west Costing about US$600-million (about Angola Telecom, Broadband Infraco, of the continent to the rest of the world. N$5,420 million), the project has Cable & Wireless, MTN, Portugal The Ile De Brehat (Marseille) made a brought together a multitude of nations Telecom, Sotelco, Tata call at the Port of Walvis Bay on Sunday, and some of the world´s most influen- Communications, Telkom SA, Togo 31 January 2011 at 19:00 and departed tial telecommunications players in a Telecom and Vodacom. on Monday, 01 January 2011 at 20:00. joint effort to use state-of-the-art

WACS will provide Africa with faster technology in linking more people more This historic vessel is the 3rd of the and better connectivity to Europe and efficiently than ever before. three fairies build in Korea 2002 with a the world at far cheaper rates; savings length of 140 meters & a width of 23 The telecommunications companies which will be passed onto Namibian meters designed to lay the N$ 5,5 that have signed the WACS consumers. Multimillion-dollar 14 000 Km Construction and Maintenance An investment level of 2% for Telecom undersea Fibre-Optical cable.Agreement include Telecom Namibia, Namibia is envisaged in this 3.84 Tbp/s

Undersea Optic Cable hits Namibian Coastline

I A P HINFRASTRUCTURE

By Jo-Ann Stevens

frica has been described as level, the continuous need for one of the fastest growing systematic enlargement of container economic regions in the handling capacity should not be A

world, by Mr. Susumu Naruse, forgotten. Secretary General, of the The stance of IAPH on this chal-International Association of Ports lenge, he noted, is very clear. and Harbors (IAPH). “We adopted the resolution in May Mr. Naruse, said this while giving a last year, which stated, in short, key note address during the recent IAPH urges the world's ports, 8th PAPC Conference held in though in the midst of economic Arusha, Tanzania, where called upon difficulties, to move ahead with ports in Africa to continue to continued investments to improve develop their infrastructure from a productivity and expand capacity”.long term perspective in order to He said more than 200 port authori-right track observing that 2009 was meet vigorous demand. ties in the world have joined IAPH an exceptional year for global He said: “I am of the opinion that and the member ports covered container transport. Africa has now become a focal area nearly 80% of global container

“Movement of international contain-in the economic development and throughput. ers experienced a decline for the first consequently the port development. “We have a biannual Ports time in its over 60 year history”.It is necessary to develop new Conference, and we have a World The total number, he said, of infrastructure, improve efficiency Ports Conference in Busan, Korea, in containers handled by the major and raise overall port performance, May. It provides a good opportunity container ports in the world had but at the same time, it is imperative for African ports to network and declined on average by around 10% for the ports to consider externalities communicate other ports in the in 2009 compared to the previous of their activities, typically environ- world. year. ment and safety and security of In recent years, IAPH and major “The situation, however, has been logistics”. member ports have been working changing since the latter half of last He added that he was sure African very hard on environmental issues. year. In fact, the container through-ports will be able to effectively go We have created WPCI (World Ports put of the major ports during the through this but it would be much Climate Initiative) to tackle environ-first half of this year has shown a easier to do so by learning the best mental challenges; in particular, strong increase, for instance, 18% in practices of some preceding ports. reduction of green house gases Rotterdam, 16% in Antwerp, and “I am sure, with this respect, IAPH emission. Other than this, IAPH 15% in Los Angeles,” he told the can be of great help to African ports technical committees are reviewing conference. and in return the African experi- best practices in many fields, As the world economy was projected ences would provide great guidance including port security and safety, to grow by 4.5% this year, it may be to other ports to follow.” intermodal transport systems, expected that container throughput The Secretary General also took the planning and development of dry of world ports will be bouncing back opportunity to invite African Port ports, port communication systems to almost the same level of 2008 at executives to take part at the and port and city interface. the end of this year. forthcoming IAPH's biannual ports “I believe that establishment of In fact, he added, some of the major conference, in Busan, Korea in May efficient total logistics systems will ports predicted that they would be 2011. become a big challenge to the able to achieve better performance He however said the year 2010 African port industry in near future this year that in 2008.should be remembered as the year because you have vast inland area as As the volume of world trade will when international trade and port well as a lot of land-locked coun-definitely bounce back to the normal throughput bounced back on the tries,” he concluded.

African Ports On the MoveBy George Sunguh

The vessel laying the fibre optic cable

Mr. Bisey Uirab, CEO, Namport (Centre) during a tour of the vessel

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significatives sur la main d'œuvre et ses manutention puis qu'ils deviennent des diverses étapes économiques exige de dimensions sociales. plateformes logistiques beaucoup plus plus en plus un agrandissement

orientées vers des activités de plus-value. géographique de l'espace portuaire. En Comme il a été démontré, au tout début Les ports libres illustrent mieux cette tout état de cause, le schéma model de de leur évolution, les ports n'étaient que étape. Les questions de positionnement l'augmentation de la taille du port est de simples points d'interface entre la terre stratégique et de contribution complété sinon déterminé par de et la mer où s'effectuait la manutention et économique accrue prendraient des l'augmentation du volume des cargaisons l'écoulement des produits locaux et dimensions plus prépondérantes. La lorsque de plus gros navires commencent étrangers. A l'étape suivante de leur poursuite et la distribution des cargaisons à entrer sur le marché, exigeant ainsi de évolution, ils sont devenus des bases aux à travers le réseau mondialisé à l'aide de plus grands tirants d'eau. Pour satisfaire industries qui dépendaient beaucoup de la technologie de l'Information (TI) ces exigences, l'emplacement traditionnel leurs services tel que dans le cas des seraient l'ultime étape. ne pouvant plus recevoir ces navires plus produits qui perdent beaucoup de leur

gros, les ports ont dû se déplacer en aval à poids après transformation, que leurs Nous nous attendons à ce qu'il soit la recherche d'endroits plus profonds. Par débouchés soient locaux ou en aval. Plus demandé aux autorités portuaires de exemple, les ports de Durban, de Cape récemment, ils sont devenus également fournir le leadership dans le Town, de Maputo, de Mombasa, de des lieux d'implantation d'industries développement des couloirs de cargaisons Damietta, de Liverpool, de Londres, ayant considérablement des produits re- qui seront en fin de comptes transformés d'Antwerp, de Rotterdam et du Havre ont exportables pour ne pas parler de zones en vecteurs économiques, et cela, bougé de leurs emplacements initiaux. d'industries de transformation à principalement parce que les ports sont Ces déplacements laissent derrière des l'exportation. des portes d'accès. Avec le temps ils locaux abandonnés, quelques fois sans devront être considérés comme Par la suite, le transport y a été utilisation alternative, qui deviennent de d'éminents intervenants dans l'industrie verticalement intégré. Ils sont devenus véritables horreurs. Pendant les temps afin d'assurer que la chaîne logistique des points de référence intermodaux. qui suivent, ils abritent les moins fortunés d'approvisionnement n'est pas rompue. Ceci s'est davantage concrétisé lorsque la de la société et servent d'abri aux Les couloirs du Trans-Kalahari, de conteneurisation atteignait son apogée. animaux indésirables, aux déprédateurs et Maputo, du Centre et du Nord partent de Au tout début de la conteneurisation, aux malfaiteurs. Dans les économies plus Namport dans la Baie de Walvis, du port dans un certain nombre de ports, il y a aptes, ils sont transformés en infrastruc-de Maputo, du port de Dar es Salaam et avait des volumes considérables de tures de loisirs de bord de mer ou en du port de Mombasa, respectivement; cargaison môle à môle de moins d'une logements modernes, ou encore en sont des couloirs dont l'importance future charge complète de conteneur (LCL) et la complexes de bureaux. Les ports de sera liée à l'importance du rôle que plupart du Bourrage et du débourrage Londres, Cape Town, Tokyo et de joueront le port qu'ils desservent.s'effectuait à l'intérieur du port. Au fur et Rotterdam en sont de grands exemples. à mesure que la conteneurisation Conventionnellement, les pays enclavés Selon le degré de développement, les s'améliorait, les cargaisons (LCL) ont droit au passage vers le port. Pour anciens sites pourraient soit abriter la diminuaient progressivement du fait que respecter cet engagement, les ports partie « pourrissante) de la ville soit ces opérations se faisaient au dehors et fournissent un forum pour l'interaction servir d'enclave aux gens dont les revenus que les conteneurs arrivaient déjà chargés portuaire. Nous reconnaissons que les sont au-dessus de la moyenne. Ils au port. Avec cette évolution, le port est ports sont des catalyseurs du pourraient constituer un model devenu un point de référence intermodal. développement industriel, ainsi que les d'entreprises et d'engagements Il devint un lieu tampon où l'équilibre et pivots de la promotion du commerce. A technologiques et de conservation pour la l'orientation sont donnés. ce titre, ils sont des « Ambassadeurs » de société.la transformation économique et A la prochaine étape de l'évolution, l'on

culturelle. s'attendra à ce que les ports jouent un rôle beaucoup plus accessoire dans la Le développement portuaire à travers Réduction de la Pauvreté

Outre la transformation physique, les ports du Futur connaîtront une transfor-mation radicale qui leur fera abandonner les services traditionnels qu'ils fournissaient avec des outils pour ne plus assurer que le rôle de « landlords » des ports. Au fur et à mesure que les ports deviennent des plateformes logistiques, il devient également prudent que leur gestion se focalise beaucoup plus sur ce rôle stratégique. Il n'est point de prouver que l'importance de l'autorité portuaire dans le recrutement de la main d'oeuvre diminue avec son développement. En

Développement EconomiqueLe rôle d'avant-garde joué par les premiers ports dans la conquête de l'hinterland, suivi de l'arrivée des moyens de transport à moteur qui, à leur tour, ont suscité le besoin d'infrastructures de surface, a lancé les bases de la croissance économique et en fin de compte, du développement. Il est généralement admis que le progrès économique suit le développement des infrastructures, et que les deux sont intimement liés. Ceci n'est pas surprenant d'autant que le et l'expansion du Port de Mombasa sont également assumé de façon transport engendre l'exposition non liées à l'activité économique de prépondérante, le rôle d'agents seulement du public mais aussi des l'hinterland portuaire. Avec le temps, le principaux de la croissance. Ils produits et éventuellement met à degré de distorsion du commerce fonctionnent comme des aimants pour disposition, la technologie tant portuaire a augmenté tout comme dans attirer la main d'œuvre et en cas de incorporée que non incorporée. le reste du commerce d'ailleurs, dominé à marchandises diverses non utilisées,

presque 80% par les importations. deviennent les principales sources il a été inféré que les réseaux routiers et d'emplois directs. Au début des années ferroviaires de l'Afrique de l'Est ont été De toute évidence, le rôle des ports 1980, le port de Mombasa avait un crées spécialement pour exploiter les régionaux est de faciliter les échanges effectif d'environ 12,000 salariés. grandes potentialités que recèle la Région sauf peut-être dans le cas des petits ports Actuellement, il en compte 42% de ce des Grands Lacs. En outre, les de pêche dont l'objectif premier pourrait chiffre. Il avait également attiré et colonisateurs avaient convenu que pour être considéré comme étant subsistance continue d'attirer les industries, aider à compenser le coût de ou production. Par exemple, ceci est mis notamment les industries de transforma-l'administration, il était souhaitable en exergue dans la déclaration de tion qui tendent de bénéficier dans une d'introduire la culture de produits mission du port de Mombasa à savoir grande mesure des économies de l'échelle d'exportation. Ceci entraîna donc :<< Faciliter le Commerce Maritime de la extérieures. Les raffineries de pétrole, les l'introduction du coton, du thé, du café, manière la plus efficace en alignant fonderies et les usines de fabrication, les du pyrèthre ; l'élevage etc.; produits dont progressivement nos objectifs industries pétrochimiques et certaines la contribution à l'exportation a été très d'exploitation sur les normes usines de montage remplissent considérable et le demeure à ce jour. internationalement acceptées.>>parfaitement ce rôle.Les initiatives du genre mentionné ci- Si au revient a l'exemple du port de D'ailleurs il n'est pas rare de trouver des dessus, en dépit de leur inclination MOMBASA, le commerce maritime villes portuaires qui soient plus connues exploiteuse accélérèrent la monétisation représente 80 à 90% des échanges que les capitales de leurs pays respectifs, des colonies de la région. Par ailleurs, exprimés en tonnage. Avec l'introduction comme par exemples: Cape Town, elles profitèrent au commerce en du système de travail 24 heures sur 24, et Alexandrie, Rotterdam, Lagos, Dar es facilitant les échanges. Au fur et à nouveaux terminaux, la croissance de ce Salaam, Barcelone, Gênes, Monreal, mesure que ces produits dont l'ultime port la place ainsi, au standard interna-Hamburg etc. les villes attirent beaucoup destination était les marchés étrangers se tional en terme de qualité de ses servicesde monde et sont les poumons des répandaient, ils accentuaient de plus en Institutions Socialesrelations tant en amont qu'en aval. C'est plus la nécessité de l'expansion portuaire. En raison de leur qualité de facilitateurs pour cela qu'elles ont des implications C'est par ces indicatifs que la croissance de commerce, les ports maritimes ont

Les Ports du Futur:Facteurs D’Integration Regionale

A cruise ship

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REGIONAL INTEGRATIONREGIONAL INTEGRATION


Par Jerome Ntibarekerwa

significatives sur la main d'œuvre et ses manutention puis qu'ils deviennent des diverses étapes économiques exige de dimensions sociales. plateformes logistiques beaucoup plus plus en plus un agrandissement

orientées vers des activités de plus-value. géographique de l'espace portuaire. En Comme il a été démontré, au tout début Les ports libres illustrent mieux cette tout état de cause, le schéma model de de leur évolution, les ports n'étaient que étape. Les questions de positionnement l'augmentation de la taille du port est de simples points d'interface entre la terre stratégique et de contribution complété sinon déterminé par de et la mer où s'effectuait la manutention et économique accrue prendraient des l'augmentation du volume des cargaisons l'écoulement des produits locaux et dimensions plus prépondérantes. La lorsque de plus gros navires commencent étrangers. A l'étape suivante de leur poursuite et la distribution des cargaisons à entrer sur le marché, exigeant ainsi de évolution, ils sont devenus des bases aux à travers le réseau mondialisé à l'aide de plus grands tirants d'eau. Pour satisfaire industries qui dépendaient beaucoup de la technologie de l'Information (TI) ces exigences, l'emplacement traditionnel leurs services tel que dans le cas des seraient l'ultime étape. ne pouvant plus recevoir ces navires plus produits qui perdent beaucoup de leur

gros, les ports ont dû se déplacer en aval à poids après transformation, que leurs Nous nous attendons à ce qu'il soit la recherche d'endroits plus profonds. Par débouchés soient locaux ou en aval. Plus demandé aux autorités portuaires de exemple, les ports de Durban, de Cape récemment, ils sont devenus également fournir le leadership dans le Town, de Maputo, de Mombasa, de des lieux d'implantation d'industries développement des couloirs de cargaisons Damietta, de Liverpool, de Londres, ayant considérablement des produits re- qui seront en fin de comptes transformés d'Antwerp, de Rotterdam et du Havre ont exportables pour ne pas parler de zones en vecteurs économiques, et cela, bougé de leurs emplacements initiaux. d'industries de transformation à principalement parce que les ports sont Ces déplacements laissent derrière des l'exportation. des portes d'accès. Avec le temps ils locaux abandonnés, quelques fois sans devront être considérés comme Par la suite, le transport y a été utilisation alternative, qui deviennent de d'éminents intervenants dans l'industrie verticalement intégré. Ils sont devenus véritables horreurs. Pendant les temps afin d'assurer que la chaîne logistique des points de référence intermodaux. qui suivent, ils abritent les moins fortunés d'approvisionnement n'est pas rompue. Ceci s'est davantage concrétisé lorsque la de la société et servent d'abri aux Les couloirs du Trans-Kalahari, de conteneurisation atteignait son apogée. animaux indésirables, aux déprédateurs et Maputo, du Centre et du Nord partent de Au tout début de la conteneurisation, aux malfaiteurs. Dans les économies plus Namport dans la Baie de Walvis, du port dans un certain nombre de ports, il y a aptes, ils sont transformés en infrastruc-de Maputo, du port de Dar es Salaam et avait des volumes considérables de tures de loisirs de bord de mer ou en du port de Mombasa, respectivement; cargaison môle à môle de moins d'une logements modernes, ou encore en sont des couloirs dont l'importance future charge complète de conteneur (LCL) et la complexes de bureaux. Les ports de sera liée à l'importance du rôle que plupart du Bourrage et du débourrage Londres, Cape Town, Tokyo et de joueront le port qu'ils desservent.s'effectuait à l'intérieur du port. Au fur et Rotterdam en sont de grands exemples. à mesure que la conteneurisation Conventionnellement, les pays enclavés Selon le degré de développement, les s'améliorait, les cargaisons (LCL) ont droit au passage vers le port. Pour anciens sites pourraient soit abriter la diminuaient progressivement du fait que respecter cet engagement, les ports partie « pourrissante) de la ville soit ces opérations se faisaient au dehors et fournissent un forum pour l'interaction servir d'enclave aux gens dont les revenus que les conteneurs arrivaient déjà chargés portuaire. Nous reconnaissons que les sont au-dessus de la moyenne. Ils au port. Avec cette évolution, le port est ports sont des catalyseurs du pourraient constituer un model devenu un point de référence intermodal. développement industriel, ainsi que les d'entreprises et d'engagements Il devint un lieu tampon où l'équilibre et pivots de la promotion du commerce. A technologiques et de conservation pour la l'orientation sont donnés. ce titre, ils sont des « Ambassadeurs » de société.la transformation économique et A la prochaine étape de l'évolution, l'on

culturelle. s'attendra à ce que les ports jouent un rôle beaucoup plus accessoire dans la Le développement portuaire à travers Réduction de la Pauvreté

Outre la transformation physique, les ports du Futur connaîtront une transfor-mation radicale qui leur fera abandonner les services traditionnels qu'ils fournissaient avec des outils pour ne plus assurer que le rôle de « landlords » des ports. Au fur et à mesure que les ports deviennent des plateformes logistiques, il devient également prudent que leur gestion se focalise beaucoup plus sur ce rôle stratégique. Il n'est point de prouver que l'importance de l'autorité portuaire dans le recrutement de la main d'oeuvre diminue avec son développement. En

Développement EconomiqueLe rôle d'avant-garde joué par les premiers ports dans la conquête de l'hinterland, suivi de l'arrivée des moyens de transport à moteur qui, à leur tour, ont suscité le besoin d'infrastructures de surface, a lancé les bases de la croissance économique et en fin de compte, du développement. Il est généralement admis que le progrès économique suit le développement des infrastructures, et que les deux sont intimement liés. Ceci n'est pas surprenant d'autant que le et l'expansion du Port de Mombasa sont également assumé de façon transport engendre l'exposition non liées à l'activité économique de prépondérante, le rôle d'agents seulement du public mais aussi des l'hinterland portuaire. Avec le temps, le principaux de la croissance. Ils produits et éventuellement met à degré de distorsion du commerce fonctionnent comme des aimants pour disposition, la technologie tant portuaire a augmenté tout comme dans attirer la main d'œuvre et en cas de incorporée que non incorporée. le reste du commerce d'ailleurs, dominé à marchandises diverses non utilisées,

presque 80% par les importations. deviennent les principales sources il a été inféré que les réseaux routiers et d'emplois directs. Au début des années ferroviaires de l'Afrique de l'Est ont été De toute évidence, le rôle des ports 1980, le port de Mombasa avait un crées spécialement pour exploiter les régionaux est de faciliter les échanges effectif d'environ 12,000 salariés. grandes potentialités que recèle la Région sauf peut-être dans le cas des petits ports Actuellement, il en compte 42% de ce des Grands Lacs. En outre, les de pêche dont l'objectif premier pourrait chiffre. Il avait également attiré et colonisateurs avaient convenu que pour être considéré comme étant subsistance continue d'attirer les industries, aider à compenser le coût de ou production. Par exemple, ceci est mis notamment les industries de transforma-l'administration, il était souhaitable en exergue dans la déclaration de tion qui tendent de bénéficier dans une d'introduire la culture de produits mission du port de Mombasa à savoir grande mesure des économies de l'échelle d'exportation. Ceci entraîna donc :<< Faciliter le Commerce Maritime de la extérieures. Les raffineries de pétrole, les l'introduction du coton, du thé, du café, manière la plus efficace en alignant fonderies et les usines de fabrication, les du pyrèthre ; l'élevage etc.; produits dont progressivement nos objectifs industries pétrochimiques et certaines la contribution à l'exportation a été très d'exploitation sur les normes usines de montage remplissent considérable et le demeure à ce jour. internationalement acceptées.>>parfaitement ce rôle.Les initiatives du genre mentionné ci- Si au revient a l'exemple du port de D'ailleurs il n'est pas rare de trouver des dessus, en dépit de leur inclination MOMBASA, le commerce maritime villes portuaires qui soient plus connues exploiteuse accélérèrent la monétisation représente 80 à 90% des échanges que les capitales de leurs pays respectifs, des colonies de la région. Par ailleurs, exprimés en tonnage. Avec l'introduction comme par exemples: Cape Town, elles profitèrent au commerce en du système de travail 24 heures sur 24, et Alexandrie, Rotterdam, Lagos, Dar es facilitant les échanges. Au fur et à nouveaux terminaux, la croissance de ce Salaam, Barcelone, Gênes, Monreal, mesure que ces produits dont l'ultime port la place ainsi, au standard interna-Hamburg etc. les villes attirent beaucoup destination était les marchés étrangers se tional en terme de qualité de ses servicesde monde et sont les poumons des répandaient, ils accentuaient de plus en Institutions Socialesrelations tant en amont qu'en aval. C'est plus la nécessité de l'expansion portuaire. En raison de leur qualité de facilitateurs pour cela qu'elles ont des implications C'est par ces indicatifs que la croissance de commerce, les ports maritimes ont

Les Ports du Futur:Facteurs D’Integration Regionale

A cruise ship

A cruise ship



Par Jerome Ntibarekerwa

matière de services, dans un port géré par main d'œuvre dans la majorité de nos d'expériences. Des gens meurent à l'âge une autorité portuaire, la fourniture de la ports. de 58 ans alors qu'ils font partie des main d'oeuvre pour les navires et les quelques chanceux qui auraient pu être Ce qui précède est aggravé par le fait que cargaisons est entièrement la considérés comme étant très loin des le plus souvent, dans un foyer, l'on ne responsabilité de l'autorité portuaire pauvres !compte qu'une seule personne qui concernée. Toutefois, lorsque cette nourrit la famille, alors que les pratiques Nous ne voudrions pas nous éterniser sur autorité cesse de fournir les services aux de la famille élargie sont profondément les avantages et les inconvénients des cargaisons et aux navires pour se encrées dans nos systèmes sociaux. reformes, mais une observation est contenter d'être toute simplement Lorsque l'on se souvient que très peu de presque évidente: l'exploitation portuaire fournisseur d'équipements qu'elle loue gouvernements sont capables de prendre est très profitable et ceci est vrai, même aux arrimeurs, elle n'a plus voix au totalement en charge tous les aspects de dans les ports africains. Selon Drewry, « chapitre de fourniture ou de rétention la sécurité sociale, y compris les soins Terminaux de conteneurs mondiaux, d'un grand pool de travailleurs. Et médicaux gratuits et l'éducation gratuite, profit, performance et perspectives » lorsqu'elle se sera finalement dessaisie de sans oublier l'accès facile à l'eau potable octobre 2002, le coût moyen de la la responsabilité de fournir les la conclusion qui s'impose est qu'il est manutention d'un conteneur dans les équipements pour devenir un bailleur fort improbable que la société puisse en ports africains est de US$256, tandis que spécialisé, sa prétention à la main profiter le même coût s'élève à US$120 en Europe d'œuvre sera encore plus réduite. du nord, US$92 en Asie du Sud-est, L'on pense généralement que les droits de Les reforme au sein de l'industrie US$174 en Amérique Latine et de retraite, notamment le montant de la portuaire, tant du point de vue US$312 en Amérique du nord. pension mensuelle devraient représenter technologique que managérial, n'ont pas Récemment, il a été dit que le terminal environ 70% de la rémunération été favorables pour l'emploi. La situation international de conteneurs de Tanzanie terminale. L'on apprend de sources non de chômage et le statut de propriété de Dar es Salaam était l'un des terminaux vérifiée que les fonctionnaires retraités publique des ports ont donné lieu à de conteneurs les plus profitables au du Kenya perçoivent rarement même certains « compromis » sous forme de monde, gérés par des privés.30%. Dans des systèmes relativement réduction d'effectif. Sur cette toile de généreux, les montants perçus sont La contrepartie de la main d'œuvre, ce fond, les avantages immédiats de la misérables. Ajoutez cela aux familles sont les salaires et/ou les émoluments. restructuration sont quantifiés en termes nombreuses où l'on continuent faire des Pour le capital, ce sont les intérêts ; tandis de productivité accrue évaluée par la enfants jusqu'à l'approche de la retraite et qu'elle s'appelle profit dans le cas de croissance moyenne de la produc- vous verrez que le poids des besoins sur l'actionnaire/investisseur. Il s'agit dans ce tion/tonnage par tête d'habitant. Cela le revenu ne diminue point. Ce qui suit cas de la société privée étrangère. C'est n'est pas difficile d'apprécier puisque les n'est pas documenté mais on observe sur cette toile de fond que l'on est tenté toutes premières dispositions que généralement que très peu de retraités de de contempler avec convoitise le haut prennent les concessionnaires consistent l'industrie portuaire ont une espérance de degré de profitabilité quasi totalement à restructurer la main d'œuvre. De toutes vie post-retraite de cinq ans. La plupart destinée à l'exportation. Une fois de plus, les façons, l'on pourrait à court terme des retraités ne vivent qu'environ trois l'on est contraint à se demander si la réduire l'effectif d'un équipage d'environ ans après la retraite. Pour une société, société est vraiment meilleure.deux (2) personnes sans pour autant être cela veut dire une pénurie de grands- Assurément, les ports africains jouissent en mesure de faire quoi que se soit pères ou grand-mères qui constituent un d'un degré considérable de monopole; ce concernant une grue à chevalet pour réservoir de compétences et qui explique le fait que dans l'ensemble déchargement Navire Terre (STS).S'il est facile de prévoir l'impact de la compression sur le rendement portuaire, il est par contre difficile d'en faire autant avec précision sur la réduction de l'effectif radié. Il serait souhaitable de faire une analyse coût bénéfices sociaux à long terme de ces actions. Un ancien Ministre Kenya des transport a une fois observé, après avoir été briefé sur le programme de reformes de la main d'œuvre envisagé « Il est difficile de comparer le coût d'un visage d'employé souriant à tout bénéfice que l'Autorité Portuaire pourrait en fin de comptes réaliser en compressant quelqu'un ». A la lumière de ce qui précède, il est impossi-ble de ne pas voir les implications sociales néfastes de la réduction de la

l'industrie. Elle devra être une plateforme unique où se règlent les questions d'intérêt commun.La planification et le développement du port du futur devraient être inspirés par les prérogatives de l'autorité portuaire, quand bien même si celle-ci ne serait pas tenue d'entreprendre le développement lui-même, étant donné que cela peut se faire à travers un système qui consiste à bâtir, exploiter et céder, ou à travers tout autre système. Nous avons tendance à attribuer à l'autorité portuaire la responsabilité de fournir toutes les infrastructures ordinaires, notamment les En raison de sa qualité de propriétaire, ils sont très chers et qu'ils comportent des « principaux » réseaux routiers et l'autorité portuaire ne saurait se degrés élevés de profitabilité potentielle. ferroviaires à l'intérieur du port. soustraire à l'obligation de jouer un rôle Dans de telles conditions, l'on est enclin à L'autorité ne saurait se soustraire à la de coordination et de promouvoir un douter du bien fondé de la transforma-responsabilité de gérer le mouvement des cadre d'échanges entre les divers usagers. tion d'un monopole publique en un navires au sein du port y compris la Elle devra gérer les dialogues au sein du monopole privé. C'est véritablement une facilitation. En outre, elle devra port et y « superviser » les opérations. En situation si critique qu'il serait nécessaire s'impliquer dans la circulation des gros, le rôle de superviseur devient plus de la gérer par un mécanisme régulateur véhicules. Elle devra également intensifié au fur et à mesure qu'elle approprié qui exige un préalable législatif entreprendre des recherches en matière sépare les opérations d'arrimage. Elle pour sont application. En toute état de de facilitation du commerce et du devra gérer la concurrence pour assurer cause, des préoccupations ont été transport.qu'elle n'est pas destructrice. En même exprimées sur la nécessité impérieuse de Les avantages découlant de temps elle devra s'assurer que les clients formation et de création d'une base de l'administration de l'environnement ne sont pas exploités et qu'ils reçoivent la données qui constituerait une condition portuaire profitent à tous: tant aux valeur de leur argent.nécessaire à un contrôle et une régulation opérateurs portuaires qu'à leurs clients. A notre avis, l'autorité doit servir de lien efficaces. En conséquence, toute reforme L'autorité portuaire devrait jouer ce rôle. entre les diverses sociétés impliquées qui précéderait la reforme juridique Il lui incombe d'assurer que les dans la fourniture des services portuaires. prévoyant la régulation est condamnée à préoccupations et les actions relatives à Elle devrait rassembler les autorités être nocive pour la société.l'environnement sont saines et durables douanières, les organes de sécurité ainsi Il est également important d'examiner la et qu'elles ont un impact positif sur la que les arrimeurs en vue de la formula-question de l'intérêt publique où les société.tion de stratégies communes pour pouvoirs publics se sont impliques. Il est En marge des préoccupations relatives à l'industrie portuaire. Elle devrait probable que l'appât du gain prenne le l'environnement, l'autorité devrait se également encourager la poursuite et/ou dessus lorsque la situation est montrer éminente et disponible sur les la promotion d'un développement intégré abandonnée aux mains du secteur privé.questions de responsabilité sociale en afin d'éviter des situations où certains général. Nous estimons que les ports sous-secteurs complémentaires du Les Ports du Futur sont des institutions sociales et devraient transport traîneraient en constituant de En examinant, le futur rôle de l'autorité donc être accessibles au public le plus ce fait des goulots d'étranglement au portuaire, il serait nécessaire de souligner large possible. Ils devraient donc développement tel qu'il est constaté le fait que même lorsqu'elle (l'autorité partager au moins avec le voisinage le ailleurs.Portuaire) délègue ses responsabilités à plus immédiat. Ils devraient s'identifier à En raison des économies de l'échelle une tiers partie, il n'en demeure pas « leur » société, en faire partie intégrale extérieures et de l'absence de l'exclusivité, moins que le devoir envers le public qui tout en y jouant le rôle d'avant-garde. Ils l'autorité portuaire est mieux placée pour consiste à lui fournir des services devraient tendre la main à la société et faire le marketing du port. Pour cette incombe à l'autorité portuaire. A cet promouvoir l'éthique et le bon voisinage. raison, elle devrait mettre au point un égard, l'autorité a la lourde responsabilité Etant donné qu'ils sont plus nantis, ils plan directeur qui prenne en compte les de surveillant dans le port tout entier. devraient offrir un soutien efficace opérateurs pertinents. En outre, on Elle est essentiellement l'opératrice de durable. Ils devraient toujours tenir s'attend à ce que l'autorité portuaire dernier ressort. Cette réalité est mieux compte de ces responsabilités dans leurs s'occupe des questions sécuritaires, que cernée au sein de l'autorité portuaire du budgets. Ils pourront, s'ils le veulent, ce soit ou non au nom de l'Etat. Pour ce Ghana à travers son intervention limitée attirer vers eux les différents arrimeurs qui est de la conformité, elle devra dans les activités d'arrimage au port du port tout en sachant cela ce n'est pas travailler en collaboration étroite avec d'Accra. Cela est une importante source une obligation. Ils n'ont d'obligation que l'Etat et les opérateurs concernés de de confort et d'assurance pour le public. sur le plan de leur évaluation.

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matière de services, dans un port géré par main d'œuvre dans la majorité de nos d'expériences. Des gens meurent à l'âge une autorité portuaire, la fourniture de la ports. de 58 ans alors qu'ils font partie des main d'oeuvre pour les navires et les quelques chanceux qui auraient pu être Ce qui précède est aggravé par le fait que cargaisons est entièrement la considérés comme étant très loin des le plus souvent, dans un foyer, l'on ne responsabilité de l'autorité portuaire pauvres !compte qu'une seule personne qui concernée. Toutefois, lorsque cette nourrit la famille, alors que les pratiques Nous ne voudrions pas nous éterniser sur autorité cesse de fournir les services aux de la famille élargie sont profondément les avantages et les inconvénients des cargaisons et aux navires pour se encrées dans nos systèmes sociaux. reformes, mais une observation est contenter d'être toute simplement Lorsque l'on se souvient que très peu de presque évidente: l'exploitation portuaire fournisseur d'équipements qu'elle loue gouvernements sont capables de prendre est très profitable et ceci est vrai, même aux arrimeurs, elle n'a plus voix au totalement en charge tous les aspects de dans les ports africains. Selon Drewry, « chapitre de fourniture ou de rétention la sécurité sociale, y compris les soins Terminaux de conteneurs mondiaux, d'un grand pool de travailleurs. Et médicaux gratuits et l'éducation gratuite, profit, performance et perspectives » lorsqu'elle se sera finalement dessaisie de sans oublier l'accès facile à l'eau potable octobre 2002, le coût moyen de la la responsabilité de fournir les la conclusion qui s'impose est qu'il est manutention d'un conteneur dans les équipements pour devenir un bailleur fort improbable que la société puisse en ports africains est de US$256, tandis que spécialisé, sa prétention à la main profiter le même coût s'élève à US$120 en Europe d'œuvre sera encore plus réduite. du nord, US$92 en Asie du Sud-est, L'on pense généralement que les droits de Les reforme au sein de l'industrie US$174 en Amérique Latine et de retraite, notamment le montant de la portuaire, tant du point de vue US$312 en Amérique du nord. pension mensuelle devraient représenter technologique que managérial, n'ont pas Récemment, il a été dit que le terminal environ 70% de la rémunération été favorables pour l'emploi. La situation international de conteneurs de Tanzanie terminale. L'on apprend de sources non de chômage et le statut de propriété de Dar es Salaam était l'un des terminaux vérifiée que les fonctionnaires retraités publique des ports ont donné lieu à de conteneurs les plus profitables au du Kenya perçoivent rarement même certains « compromis » sous forme de monde, gérés par des privés.30%. Dans des systèmes relativement réduction d'effectif. Sur cette toile de généreux, les montants perçus sont La contrepartie de la main d'œuvre, ce fond, les avantages immédiats de la misérables. Ajoutez cela aux familles sont les salaires et/ou les émoluments. restructuration sont quantifiés en termes nombreuses où l'on continuent faire des Pour le capital, ce sont les intérêts ; tandis de productivité accrue évaluée par la enfants jusqu'à l'approche de la retraite et qu'elle s'appelle profit dans le cas de croissance moyenne de la produc- vous verrez que le poids des besoins sur l'actionnaire/investisseur. Il s'agit dans ce tion/tonnage par tête d'habitant. Cela le revenu ne diminue point. Ce qui suit cas de la société privée étrangère. C'est n'est pas difficile d'apprécier puisque les n'est pas documenté mais on observe sur cette toile de fond que l'on est tenté toutes premières dispositions que généralement que très peu de retraités de de contempler avec convoitise le haut prennent les concessionnaires consistent l'industrie portuaire ont une espérance de degré de profitabilité quasi totalement à restructurer la main d'œuvre. De toutes vie post-retraite de cinq ans. La plupart destinée à l'exportation. Une fois de plus, les façons, l'on pourrait à court terme des retraités ne vivent qu'environ trois l'on est contraint à se demander si la réduire l'effectif d'un équipage d'environ ans après la retraite. Pour une société, société est vraiment meilleure.deux (2) personnes sans pour autant être cela veut dire une pénurie de grands- Assurément, les ports africains jouissent en mesure de faire quoi que se soit pères ou grand-mères qui constituent un d'un degré considérable de monopole; ce concernant une grue à chevalet pour réservoir de compétences et qui explique le fait que dans l'ensemble déchargement Navire Terre (STS).S'il est facile de prévoir l'impact de la compression sur le rendement portuaire, il est par contre difficile d'en faire autant avec précision sur la réduction de l'effectif radié. Il serait souhaitable de faire une analyse coût bénéfices sociaux à long terme de ces actions. Un ancien Ministre Kenya des transport a une fois observé, après avoir été briefé sur le programme de reformes de la main d'œuvre envisagé « Il est difficile de comparer le coût d'un visage d'employé souriant à tout bénéfice que l'Autorité Portuaire pourrait en fin de comptes réaliser en compressant quelqu'un ». A la lumière de ce qui précède, il est impossi-ble de ne pas voir les implications sociales néfastes de la réduction de la

l'industrie. Elle devra être une plateforme unique où se règlent les questions d'intérêt commun.La planification et le développement du port du futur devraient être inspirés par les prérogatives de l'autorité portuaire, quand bien même si celle-ci ne serait pas tenue d'entreprendre le développement lui-même, étant donné que cela peut se faire à travers un système qui consiste à bâtir, exploiter et céder, ou à travers tout autre système. Nous avons tendance à attribuer à l'autorité portuaire la responsabilité de fournir toutes les infrastructures ordinaires, notamment les En raison de sa qualité de propriétaire, ils sont très chers et qu'ils comportent des « principaux » réseaux routiers et l'autorité portuaire ne saurait se degrés élevés de profitabilité potentielle. ferroviaires à l'intérieur du port. soustraire à l'obligation de jouer un rôle Dans de telles conditions, l'on est enclin à L'autorité ne saurait se soustraire à la de coordination et de promouvoir un douter du bien fondé de la transforma-responsabilité de gérer le mouvement des cadre d'échanges entre les divers usagers. tion d'un monopole publique en un navires au sein du port y compris la Elle devra gérer les dialogues au sein du monopole privé. C'est véritablement une facilitation. En outre, elle devra port et y « superviser » les opérations. En situation si critique qu'il serait nécessaire s'impliquer dans la circulation des gros, le rôle de superviseur devient plus de la gérer par un mécanisme régulateur véhicules. Elle devra également intensifié au fur et à mesure qu'elle approprié qui exige un préalable législatif entreprendre des recherches en matière sépare les opérations d'arrimage. Elle pour sont application. En toute état de de facilitation du commerce et du devra gérer la concurrence pour assurer cause, des préoccupations ont été transport.qu'elle n'est pas destructrice. En même exprimées sur la nécessité impérieuse de Les avantages découlant de temps elle devra s'assurer que les clients formation et de création d'une base de l'administration de l'environnement ne sont pas exploités et qu'ils reçoivent la données qui constituerait une condition portuaire profitent à tous: tant aux valeur de leur argent.nécessaire à un contrôle et une régulation opérateurs portuaires qu'à leurs clients. A notre avis, l'autorité doit servir de lien efficaces. En conséquence, toute reforme L'autorité portuaire devrait jouer ce rôle. entre les diverses sociétés impliquées qui précéderait la reforme juridique Il lui incombe d'assurer que les dans la fourniture des services portuaires. prévoyant la régulation est condamnée à préoccupations et les actions relatives à Elle devrait rassembler les autorités être nocive pour la société.l'environnement sont saines et durables douanières, les organes de sécurité ainsi Il est également important d'examiner la et qu'elles ont un impact positif sur la que les arrimeurs en vue de la formula-question de l'intérêt publique où les société.tion de stratégies communes pour pouvoirs publics se sont impliques. Il est En marge des préoccupations relatives à l'industrie portuaire. Elle devrait probable que l'appât du gain prenne le l'environnement, l'autorité devrait se également encourager la poursuite et/ou dessus lorsque la situation est montrer éminente et disponible sur les la promotion d'un développement intégré abandonnée aux mains du secteur privé.questions de responsabilité sociale en afin d'éviter des situations où certains général. Nous estimons que les ports sous-secteurs complémentaires du Les Ports du Futur sont des institutions sociales et devraient transport traîneraient en constituant de En examinant, le futur rôle de l'autorité donc être accessibles au public le plus ce fait des goulots d'étranglement au portuaire, il serait nécessaire de souligner large possible. Ils devraient donc développement tel qu'il est constaté le fait que même lorsqu'elle (l'autorité partager au moins avec le voisinage le ailleurs.Portuaire) délègue ses responsabilités à plus immédiat. Ils devraient s'identifier à En raison des économies de l'échelle une tiers partie, il n'en demeure pas « leur » société, en faire partie intégrale extérieures et de l'absence de l'exclusivité, moins que le devoir envers le public qui tout en y jouant le rôle d'avant-garde. Ils l'autorité portuaire est mieux placée pour consiste à lui fournir des services devraient tendre la main à la société et faire le marketing du port. Pour cette incombe à l'autorité portuaire. A cet promouvoir l'éthique et le bon voisinage. raison, elle devrait mettre au point un égard, l'autorité a la lourde responsabilité Etant donné qu'ils sont plus nantis, ils plan directeur qui prenne en compte les de surveillant dans le port tout entier. devraient offrir un soutien efficace opérateurs pertinents. En outre, on Elle est essentiellement l'opératrice de durable. Ils devraient toujours tenir s'attend à ce que l'autorité portuaire dernier ressort. Cette réalité est mieux compte de ces responsabilités dans leurs s'occupe des questions sécuritaires, que cernée au sein de l'autorité portuaire du budgets. Ils pourront, s'ils le veulent, ce soit ou non au nom de l'Etat. Pour ce Ghana à travers son intervention limitée attirer vers eux les différents arrimeurs qui est de la conformité, elle devra dans les activités d'arrimage au port du port tout en sachant cela ce n'est pas travailler en collaboration étroite avec d'Accra. Cela est une importante source une obligation. Ils n'ont d'obligation que l'Etat et les opérateurs concernés de de confort et d'assurance pour le public. sur le plan de leur évaluation.

Container ship

Container yard



En Septembre 2010, se tenait a Johannesburg (AFRIQUE DU SUD), un atelier de restitution d'une étude commandée par la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD), La Commission de l'Union Africaine et le NEPAD sur l'établissement de perspec-tives pour le futur du conti- endémies donnant lieu à d'importants sont impliquésnent africain. déséquilibres macroéconomiques et à par le biais des mécanismes de l'UA.

des augmentations de la pauvreté. En Le travail a été préparé par le Stabilité politique: la stabilisation outre, l'infrastructure médiocre et politique à long terme de l'Afrique a consortium dont SOFRECO limitée constitue un grand obstacle au repris de l'élan en 2009, suite à des est le chef de file les développement en Afrique, perturbations en 2008. Plusieurs pays éminents spécialistes ont particulièrement dans les pays les plus ont tenu des élections démocratiques

dresse une note qui donne pauvres. transparentes et la responsabilité réellement de toute Les donnees montrent une croissance gouvernementale a accru.

potentiellement forte pour le continent l'AFRIQUE. En voici le contenu L'amélioration du cadre pendant les prochaines décennies.que nous vous livrons dans les macroéconomique aussi.

Retour à un taux de croissance élevé lignes qui suivent.du PIB: le taux de croissance réel du Premier ensemble de facteurs de PIB a été élevé jusqu'à la crise croissance:L'environnement Sources de Croissance en Afriquefinancière mondiale, marquant une économique et généralL'héritage des décennies passées moyenne de 4, 9% de 2000 à 2008, à En comparaison avec les décennies Il n'est pas nécessaire de rappeler en comparer aux 2,4% par an pendant les passées, l'environnement général de détails les défis au développement de années 1990. Il est prévu que La l'Afrique montre une bien meilleure l'Afrique croissance du PIB va atteindre en image à même de soutenir une

Pendant les trois dernières décennies : 2010 et 5,2pour cent en 2011.croissance forte et durable.le continent à dû faire face à plusieurs Continent est actuellement la région Les indicateurs ayant progressé sont conflits, Une mauvaise gouvernance, dont la croissance économique est les suivants :une gestion des politiques publiques parmi les plus rapides du monde Fin des guerres civiles et des hostilités: faibles, un manque Baisse de l'inflation: de 22% pendant les grandes guerres civiles ont pris fin. de propriété, une performance les années 1990 à 8% pendant les Il reste relativement peu de zones de économique médiocre, des capacités années 2000.crise et les gouvernements africains limitées et des Baisse de la dette extérieure et du

Programme Pour le Developpement des Infrastructures en Afrique:Un Espoir pour L'avenir

A container terminal

que le niveau de developpement est prives. Il a ete observe que poids du fardeau de la dette sur les dependant de l'accumulation de capital l'investissement public ne devrait budgets, avec la realisation de physique. Ainsi: idealement pas exceder 9-10% du PIB l'initiative HIPC.La responsabilite du gouvernement est au risque de mener a des desequilibres Passage du bilan fiscal africain de veiller a assurer le cadre juridique et fiscaux et a un trop grand fardeau de consolide d'un etat de deficit a un reglementaire adequat et de l'appliquer, dette publique qui ne sont pas excedent global.c'est aussi de planifier et realiser des soutenables dans le long terme. En Le solde actuel est globalement positif, services d'infrastructures fiables et consequence la plus grande part de en depit d'une deterioration des efficaces pour les entreprises et les depenses d'investissement est attendue conditions du commerce et les reserves menages; du secteur prive.externes officielles sont actuellement a Le secteur prive est encourage par des l'IDE en Afrique est passe de 9 milliard un niveau acceptable.mesures fiscales, sociales et de de dollars en 2000 a 62 milliards de Eveil de la societe civile et amelioration financement pour qu'il puisse investir et dollars en 2008, profitant avant tout au des droits de l'homme et de la developper divers types d'activites, secteur des ressources, mais egalement gouvernance des entreprises.constituant ainsi dans le long terme le auMise en oeuvre de politiques favorisant moteur de croissance le plus durable et tourisme, aux textiles, a la construction, la croissance, telles que: La privatisation le plus efficace. aux banques et aux telecommunications.des entreprises etatiques;Trois aspects n'ont pas reussi en Des organisations internationales La facilitation du commerce entre pays Afrique, dans le passe : assurent un soutien Direct au africains et avec les marches mondiaux;Certains investissements publics ont developpement d'infrastructure Les ameliorations a la pratique des echoue ou ont ete detournes de leur regionale en Afrique. A titre d'exemple, affaires, avec de grandes reformes objectif initial a force de mauvaise des canaux et des instruments introduites dans les domaines de la gestion, ce qui reduit leur impact sur le d'investissement specifiques pour reglementation du credit, de la main-developpement. l'infrastructure ont ete crees par la d'oeuvre et de la politique du commerce Il est non seulement necessaire BAD, la Banque Mondiale et l'UE. De ; d'autres reformes ont ete mises en d'investir dans de nouvelles infrastruc- nouveaux investisseurs (la Chine et oeuvre en vue de soutenir les activites tures ou l'inde) ont montre un interet croissant du secteur prive, parmi celles-ci le installations, mais il faut egalement pour le financement d'infrastructure reexamen d'un certain nombre de codes maintenir le patrimoine existant, ce qui dans le cadre d'une cooperation Sus-d'investissement, l'ouverture de guichets n'est generalement pas bien pris en Sud (etude AICD, Rapport annuel de la uniques.charge en Afrique, comme le souligne BAD, 2009).Le demarrage d'activites visant a l'etude AICD. Infrastructure etendue et reconstruite : combler le fosse de l'infrastructure;Le secteur prive n'a pas ete encourage a la realisation d'infrastructures fiables etinvestir serieusement du fait de divers efficaces a commence dans presque tous Deuxieme ensemble de facteurs de obstacles administratifs devant la les pays et toutes les regions. Seloncroissance : creation, le fonctionnement et la l'etude du McKinsey Global Institute Les facteurs lies a l'offrefermeture des activites privees, comme (MGI) la voie de l'Afrique vers la Les perspectives pour le futur sont l'evalue l'enquete annuelle de la Banque croissance:egalement determinees par une Mondiale ?Doing Business?. secteur par secteur (Africa's Path to meilleure adequation des facteurs de Un certain progres a ete releve, mais il y Growth: Sector-by-Sector), les depenses croissance auxbesoins d'une economie a encore beaucoup a ameliorer. sur l'infrastructure sont passees de 3 grandissante en termes d'elevation ou de Ces points demandent encore a etre milliards de dollars en 1998 a 12 renouvellement du capital physique resolus. milliards de dollars en 2008. Des (investissement net et d'un capital

gouvernements qui ne sont pas humain plus fort et plus competitif.Les signes positifs pour le membres de l'OCDE, particulierement developpement futur sont: la Chine, ont finance cette augmenta-Le capital physiqueLes depenses d'investissement : Au tion. Toutefois, il y a encore beaucoup a Depuis Harrod & Domar, les cours des annees recentes, la part de construire, reconstruire ou ameliorer economistes du developpement depenses d'investissement en afin de satisfaire la demande des s'accordent generalement a etablir un pourcentage du PIB a augmente dans la entreprises et des menages. (Etude lien direct entre l'accumulation de plupart des pays africains, les etats AICD).capital physique (appelefragiles enregistrant les augmentations Le taux de rentabilite sur IIB ou investissement Interieur Brut les plus importantes (FMI, REO Africa l'Investissement Direct Etranger en (GDI - Gross Domestic Investment) et 2010). Les depenses d'investissement Afrique est juge par l'etude MGI, la croissance sur la periode qui suit. En sont representees par les investissements ?Lions on the Move?, plus eleve que depit des divergences et querelles a publics (essentiellement dans les dans d'autres continents depuispropos deinfrastructures) et les investissements 2006. (a suivre)ce sujet, il existe des preuves pour dire

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE


Par Jean Rukankama

En Septembre 2010, se tenait a Johannesburg (AFRIQUE DU SUD), un atelier de restitution d'une étude commandée par la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD), La Commission de l'Union Africaine et le NEPAD sur l'établissement de perspec-tives pour le futur du conti- endémies donnant lieu à d'importants sont impliquésnent africain. déséquilibres macroéconomiques et à par le biais des mécanismes de l'UA.

des augmentations de la pauvreté. En Le travail a été préparé par le Stabilité politique: la stabilisation outre, l'infrastructure médiocre et politique à long terme de l'Afrique a consortium dont SOFRECO limitée constitue un grand obstacle au repris de l'élan en 2009, suite à des est le chef de file les développement en Afrique, perturbations en 2008. Plusieurs pays éminents spécialistes ont particulièrement dans les pays les plus ont tenu des élections démocratiques

dresse une note qui donne pauvres. transparentes et la responsabilité réellement de toute Les donnees montrent une croissance gouvernementale a accru.

potentiellement forte pour le continent l'AFRIQUE. En voici le contenu L'amélioration du cadre pendant les prochaines décennies.que nous vous livrons dans les macroéconomique aussi.

Retour à un taux de croissance élevé lignes qui suivent.du PIB: le taux de croissance réel du Premier ensemble de facteurs de PIB a été élevé jusqu'à la crise croissance:L'environnement Sources de Croissance en Afriquefinancière mondiale, marquant une économique et généralL'héritage des décennies passées moyenne de 4, 9% de 2000 à 2008, à En comparaison avec les décennies Il n'est pas nécessaire de rappeler en comparer aux 2,4% par an pendant les passées, l'environnement général de détails les défis au développement de années 1990. Il est prévu que La l'Afrique montre une bien meilleure l'Afrique croissance du PIB va atteindre en image à même de soutenir une

Pendant les trois dernières décennies : 2010 et 5,2pour cent en 2011.croissance forte et durable.le continent à dû faire face à plusieurs Continent est actuellement la région Les indicateurs ayant progressé sont conflits, Une mauvaise gouvernance, dont la croissance économique est les suivants :une gestion des politiques publiques parmi les plus rapides du monde Fin des guerres civiles et des hostilités: faibles, un manque Baisse de l'inflation: de 22% pendant les grandes guerres civiles ont pris fin. de propriété, une performance les années 1990 à 8% pendant les Il reste relativement peu de zones de économique médiocre, des capacités années 2000.crise et les gouvernements africains limitées et des Baisse de la dette extérieure et du

Programme Pour le Developpement des Infrastructures en Afrique:Un Espoir pour L'avenir

A container terminal

que le niveau de developpement est prives. Il a ete observe que poids du fardeau de la dette sur les dependant de l'accumulation de capital l'investissement public ne devrait budgets, avec la realisation de physique. Ainsi: idealement pas exceder 9-10% du PIB l'initiative HIPC.La responsabilite du gouvernement est au risque de mener a des desequilibres Passage du bilan fiscal africain de veiller a assurer le cadre juridique et fiscaux et a un trop grand fardeau de consolide d'un etat de deficit a un reglementaire adequat et de l'appliquer, dette publique qui ne sont pas excedent global.c'est aussi de planifier et realiser des soutenables dans le long terme. En Le solde actuel est globalement positif, services d'infrastructures fiables et consequence la plus grande part de en depit d'une deterioration des efficaces pour les entreprises et les depenses d'investissement est attendue conditions du commerce et les reserves menages; du secteur prive.externes officielles sont actuellement a Le secteur prive est encourage par des l'IDE en Afrique est passe de 9 milliard un niveau acceptable.mesures fiscales, sociales et de de dollars en 2000 a 62 milliards de Eveil de la societe civile et amelioration financement pour qu'il puisse investir et dollars en 2008, profitant avant tout au des droits de l'homme et de la developper divers types d'activites, secteur des ressources, mais egalement gouvernance des entreprises.constituant ainsi dans le long terme le auMise en oeuvre de politiques favorisant moteur de croissance le plus durable et tourisme, aux textiles, a la construction, la croissance, telles que: La privatisation le plus efficace. aux banques et aux telecommunications.des entreprises etatiques;Trois aspects n'ont pas reussi en Des organisations internationales La facilitation du commerce entre pays Afrique, dans le passe : assurent un soutien Direct au africains et avec les marches mondiaux;Certains investissements publics ont developpement d'infrastructure Les ameliorations a la pratique des echoue ou ont ete detournes de leur regionale en Afrique. A titre d'exemple, affaires, avec de grandes reformes objectif initial a force de mauvaise des canaux et des instruments introduites dans les domaines de la gestion, ce qui reduit leur impact sur le d'investissement specifiques pour reglementation du credit, de la main-developpement. l'infrastructure ont ete crees par la d'oeuvre et de la politique du commerce Il est non seulement necessaire BAD, la Banque Mondiale et l'UE. De ; d'autres reformes ont ete mises en d'investir dans de nouvelles infrastruc- nouveaux investisseurs (la Chine et oeuvre en vue de soutenir les activites tures ou l'inde) ont montre un interet croissant du secteur prive, parmi celles-ci le installations, mais il faut egalement pour le financement d'infrastructure reexamen d'un certain nombre de codes maintenir le patrimoine existant, ce qui dans le cadre d'une cooperation Sus-d'investissement, l'ouverture de guichets n'est generalement pas bien pris en Sud (etude AICD, Rapport annuel de la uniques.charge en Afrique, comme le souligne BAD, 2009).Le demarrage d'activites visant a l'etude AICD. Infrastructure etendue et reconstruite : combler le fosse de l'infrastructure;Le secteur prive n'a pas ete encourage a la realisation d'infrastructures fiables etinvestir serieusement du fait de divers efficaces a commence dans presque tous Deuxieme ensemble de facteurs de obstacles administratifs devant la les pays et toutes les regions. Seloncroissance : creation, le fonctionnement et la l'etude du McKinsey Global Institute Les facteurs lies a l'offrefermeture des activites privees, comme (MGI) la voie de l'Afrique vers la Les perspectives pour le futur sont l'evalue l'enquete annuelle de la Banque croissance:egalement determinees par une Mondiale ?Doing Business?. secteur par secteur (Africa's Path to meilleure adequation des facteurs de Un certain progres a ete releve, mais il y Growth: Sector-by-Sector), les depenses croissance auxbesoins d'une economie a encore beaucoup a ameliorer. sur l'infrastructure sont passees de 3 grandissante en termes d'elevation ou de Ces points demandent encore a etre milliards de dollars en 1998 a 12 renouvellement du capital physique resolus. milliards de dollars en 2008. Des (investissement net et d'un capital

gouvernements qui ne sont pas humain plus fort et plus competitif.Les signes positifs pour le membres de l'OCDE, particulierement developpement futur sont: la Chine, ont finance cette augmenta-Le capital physiqueLes depenses d'investissement : Au tion. Toutefois, il y a encore beaucoup a Depuis Harrod & Domar, les cours des annees recentes, la part de construire, reconstruire ou ameliorer economistes du developpement depenses d'investissement en afin de satisfaire la demande des s'accordent generalement a etablir un pourcentage du PIB a augmente dans la entreprises et des menages. (Etude lien direct entre l'accumulation de plupart des pays africains, les etats AICD).capital physique (appelefragiles enregistrant les augmentations Le taux de rentabilite sur IIB ou investissement Interieur Brut les plus importantes (FMI, REO Africa l'Investissement Direct Etranger en (GDI - Gross Domestic Investment) et 2010). Les depenses d'investissement Afrique est juge par l'etude MGI, la croissance sur la periode qui suit. En sont representees par les investissements ?Lions on the Move?, plus eleve que depit des divergences et querelles a publics (essentiellement dans les dans d'autres continents depuispropos deinfrastructures) et les investissements 2006. (a suivre)ce sujet, il existe des preuves pour dire

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE


Par Jean Rukankama

ntil recently, Africa has been a continent of largely unfulfilled potential as far as the container U

terminal operations sector is concerned. Over the past few years, though, there have been encouraging signs that this potential is now being realised, as economic develop-ment has spurred container trade growth. To support this trend, some significant investments have been made to expand and upgrade container terminal facilities across the continent. This pattern is set to continue and, while a number of terminal projects have been deferred in other parts of the world, this generally does not seem to have been the case in Africa.

Noire, Congo; Douala, Cameroon; Onne and Madsen explains, “The port has been Indeed, the major global players may well Lagos in Nigeria; Cotonou, Benin; Tema, neglected since the war in Liberia and look upon Africa more favourably as a Ghana and Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. renovation work is urgently needed to the location in which to invest over the next few

quays and landside areas. However we will APM Terminals believes strongly that years. have to do this work while keeping the port emerging markets like Africa offer better According to data from Drewry Shipping open for traffic, and so construction activity growth prospects than more mature markets Consultants, African container throughput will have to be spread out over a relatively and is thus committed to further extending in 2009 amounted to 20.3m teu in total, long period.” Monrovia will be operated by this network over the coming years. compared with 20.8m teu in 2008. This is a APMT as a multi-purpose port, handling a According to Hans-Ole Madsen, vice relatively small rate of decline, and suggests range of cargo types as well as container president, business development, “The AP that Africa was one of the regions least traffic. Moller group, including Maersk Line, has a affected by the global economic downturn.

long history of involvement with Africa and To begin with, the intention is that contain-As far as 2010 is concerned, the signs are that it is only natural that we should seek to ers will be loaded and unloaded using ships’ container throughput at major African support the development of containerisation gear, but once quay strengthening works container ports will return to the fairly in the region. With a growing middle class in have been carried out, mobile harbour healthy growth levels that have been seen in Africa, the scope for continued growth in cranes and other equipment will be recent years. containerised goods traffic is substantial.” delivered to the port.A significant amount of the investment

Currently Monrovia handles around 60,000 made over the past five years in African teu a year. Madsen says, “We think we can Monrovia Concessioncontainer ports has been targeted at increase this significantly once the port has countries in northern Africa, where facilities Highlighting this continued commitment, a been upgraded. However, volumes are not such as Port Said East and Tanger Med have contract was signed in August with the likely to be high enough to justify a dedicated been able to exploit their strategic geo- Government of Liberia for a new port container terminal at this location.” APM graphic locations to attract transhipment concession in africa Monrovia. APMT has Terminals’ biggest operation is in Nigeria. traffic. These are in many ways distinct from been awarded a 25-year concession This is the country in which it has invested ‘mainstream’ African ports, which are following a public tender and, at the time of the most, and it has terminals in Apapa, near geared more towards handling export and writing, the contract was only awaiting final Lagos, and Onne, Port Harcourt. Since it import movements. parliamentary approval before coming into started operations inApapa in 2006, around effect. The biggest terminal operator in sub-US$170m has been spent upgrading and Saharan Africa in terms of total throughput APM Terminals plans to take over the expanding facilities and acquiring dedicated is APM Terminals (APMT), which over the existing port of Monrovia before the end of container-handling equipment. past six years or so has built up the biggest 2010 and will start a phased process of The company is shortly to commence a network of African container rehabilitation and expansion over a three-second phase of development, which will year period. Investment in infrastructure terminal facilities. Its current portfolio involve the acquisition of rubber-tyred and equipment is expected to top US$100m. covers the ports of Luanda, Angola; Point

gantry (RTG) cranes and the construction of The aim of this development, says APMT, is Furthermore, an additional berth is to be a dedicated customs building to improve to provide a gateway to the increasingly constructed at the existing KPA-operated operational efficiency. important central African region. APM container terminal, while the access channel Economic impact APM Terminals Apapa is Terminals is not the only global terminal is to be dredged and the turning basin now the largest container terminal in West operator with an interest in the container widened to allow larger container vessels to Africa. Box throughput has doubled since terminal sector in sub-Saharan African, call. the concession began, reaching around Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has a 490,000 teu in 2009. A recent study terminal in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania while South African Speculationcommissioned by the company has DP World (DPW), which has investments in There has been talk for many years now highlighted the positive socio-economic Senegal and Djibouti, has recently secured about the possible privatisation of the impact of investment in the Apapa terminal. an extension to its concession in Maputo, Transnet container terminal network in This study found that around 72% of the Mozambique, which now runs up to 2033. South Africa. The power of the trade union terminal’s total turnover is channelled back At the time, DPW chairman Sultan Ahmed movement may make this difficult into the local economy. Bin Sulayem, said, “Africa is a key focus of to achieve in practice, although there is Over 1,000 people are employed daily as a our business strategy for long-term growth speculation that the new port of Ngqura result of the terminal’s activities, with a as we look to emerging markets to underpin could be privatised separately. Transnet’s further 2,500 being financially supported. the recovery of global trade. Efficient container traffic dipped slightly from 3.8m “All told, an estimated 32,000 direct and infrastructure both leads and drives teu in 2008 to 3.63m teu last year. indirect jobs have been created in Lagos and economic sustainability. Mozambique has The drop of 4.5% was far lower than the elsewhere in Nigeria as a result of our an exciting future and we are pleased to be global average africa and was boosted by operations at Apapa terminal,” says Tom part of it.” increased transhipment volumes. Transnet Boyd, APM Terminal’s VP communications. is pressing ahead with a significant Furthermore, APMT highlights the benefits Privatisation Plans programme of investment, which aims to to the Nigerian economy as a whole that have There will be scope for global operators to boost capacity from around 4.5m teu at the come as a result of reduced waiting times for further expand their African portfolios as end of 2009 to more than 6m teu annually by vessels and the elimination of terminal privatisation measures are taken forward in 2015. Over the past year Durban harbour has congestion. This has saved the country the region over the next few years. been widened and deepened to allow vessels around US$200m annually as productivity One location of particular interest is likely to of up to 9,200 teu to enter the harbour. has improved, the company claims. be Kenya, where the government has Previously, only smaller ships with a capacity In Angola, APMT is part of a joint venture indicated that it will look to privatise new of about 2,000 teu could do so. Also, the two-that operates the Luanda Container container terminal facilities in Mombasa. berth Ngqura Container Terminal, a Terminal, which handled around 340,000 Detailed design work is in progress for a greenfield deepwater port, commenced teu last year. Major investment has also been second 1.2m teu capacity terminal in the operations in October 2009 with six STS made at this location to address congestion port, which will be financed through soft quay cranes and 22 RTGs. issues resulting from a lack of yard space. loans from the Japan International The intention, says Transnet, is to use According to Madsen, “We have acquired a Cooperation Agency (JICA). Ngqura primarily to attract regional significant area of land around 30 km from The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) indicates transhipment traffic.the city and we are now using this as an that the first phase of the terminal will be Another significant milestone was achieved extension of the container yard. We operational by 2013. According to a with the completion and handing over of the transport containers to the inland depot and statement from the KPA, “The new facility remodelled Berth 601 at the Cape Town customers can pick them up away from the will be operated by a private concessionaire, Container Terminal earlier this year, while congested city centre location of the port. and so will bring about competition. This further upgrade work is now in progress at Vessel waiting time has been reduced will enhance efficiency and effectiveness in Berth 602. A total of 16 RTGs have been significantly as a result of this investment.” service ordered for the Cape Town Terminal and For the most part, APMT’s African activities delivery at the port of Mombasa.” Container- these should all be delivered by December have focused on existing port facilities, handling equipment, including ship-to- 2010. Six new ship-to-shore cranes have also which the company takes over, renovates shore (STS) gantry cranes and RTGs, will be been delivered, with two more due in 2012.and then expands as traffic increases. provided by the Japanese agency as part of Over the next five years, Transnet anticipates Continuing this approach in the Congo, the the loan agreement. Mombasa has seen a that around 20% of its STS crane fleet will be company is part of a consortium led by steady increase in container traffic in recent renewed, with the delivery of 19 new units Bollore Africa Logistics, which has been years and in 2009 handled a record 619,000 planned in this time period. The majority of selected to modernise and develop a teu. these are destined for Durban and Port deepwater container terminal at the Port of To cope with continued growth before the Elizabeth. Pointe Noire. Expansion plans include an new terminal is operational, the KPA says it (This article f irst appeared in the 800 m quay with a 15 m water depth and a 31 plans to upgrade and convert berths 11–14 September/October 2010 edition of Container ha container yard, which should be to create a further container terminal that Management)operational by 2015. would also be offered to the private sector.

Africa AwakesBy Clive Woodbridge

photo: Jimm

y Ellman

PORT INVESTMENTPORT INVESTMENT

The new STS cranes at Cape Town Container TerminalThe new STS cranes at Cape Town Container Terminal


ntil recently, Africa has been a continent of largely unfulfilled potential as far as the container U

terminal operations sector is concerned. Over the past few years, though, there have been encouraging signs that this potential is now being realised, as economic develop-ment has spurred container trade growth. To support this trend, some significant investments have been made to expand and upgrade container terminal facilities across the continent. This pattern is set to continue and, while a number of terminal projects have been deferred in other parts of the world, this generally does not seem to have been the case in Africa.

Noire, Congo; Douala, Cameroon; Onne and Madsen explains, “The port has been Indeed, the major global players may well Lagos in Nigeria; Cotonou, Benin; Tema, neglected since the war in Liberia and look upon Africa more favourably as a Ghana and Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. renovation work is urgently needed to the location in which to invest over the next few

quays and landside areas. However we will APM Terminals believes strongly that years. have to do this work while keeping the port emerging markets like Africa offer better According to data from Drewry Shipping open for traffic, and so construction activity growth prospects than more mature markets Consultants, African container throughput will have to be spread out over a relatively and is thus committed to further extending in 2009 amounted to 20.3m teu in total, long period.” Monrovia will be operated by this network over the coming years. compared with 20.8m teu in 2008. This is a APMT as a multi-purpose port, handling a According to Hans-Ole Madsen, vice relatively small rate of decline, and suggests range of cargo types as well as container president, business development, “The AP that Africa was one of the regions least traffic. Moller group, including Maersk Line, has a affected by the global economic downturn.

long history of involvement with Africa and To begin with, the intention is that contain-As far as 2010 is concerned, the signs are that it is only natural that we should seek to ers will be loaded and unloaded using ships’ container throughput at major African support the development of containerisation gear, but once quay strengthening works container ports will return to the fairly in the region. With a growing middle class in have been carried out, mobile harbour healthy growth levels that have been seen in Africa, the scope for continued growth in cranes and other equipment will be recent years. containerised goods traffic is substantial.” delivered to the port.A significant amount of the investment

Currently Monrovia handles around 60,000 made over the past five years in African teu a year. Madsen says, “We think we can Monrovia Concessioncontainer ports has been targeted at increase this significantly once the port has countries in northern Africa, where facilities Highlighting this continued commitment, a been upgraded. However, volumes are not such as Port Said East and Tanger Med have contract was signed in August with the likely to be high enough to justify a dedicated been able to exploit their strategic geo- Government of Liberia for a new port container terminal at this location.” APM graphic locations to attract transhipment concession in africa Monrovia. APMT has Terminals’ biggest operation is in Nigeria. traffic. These are in many ways distinct from been awarded a 25-year concession This is the country in which it has invested ‘mainstream’ African ports, which are following a public tender and, at the time of the most, and it has terminals in Apapa, near geared more towards handling export and writing, the contract was only awaiting final Lagos, and Onne, Port Harcourt. Since it import movements. parliamentary approval before coming into started operations inApapa in 2006, around effect. The biggest terminal operator in sub-US$170m has been spent upgrading and Saharan Africa in terms of total throughput APM Terminals plans to take over the expanding facilities and acquiring dedicated is APM Terminals (APMT), which over the existing port of Monrovia before the end of container-handling equipment. past six years or so has built up the biggest 2010 and will start a phased process of The company is shortly to commence a network of African container rehabilitation and expansion over a three-second phase of development, which will year period. Investment in infrastructure terminal facilities. Its current portfolio involve the acquisition of rubber-tyred and equipment is expected to top US$100m. covers the ports of Luanda, Angola; Point

gantry (RTG) cranes and the construction of The aim of this development, says APMT, is Furthermore, an additional berth is to be a dedicated customs building to improve to provide a gateway to the increasingly constructed at the existing KPA-operated operational efficiency. important central African region. APM container terminal, while the access channel Economic impact APM Terminals Apapa is Terminals is not the only global terminal is to be dredged and the turning basin now the largest container terminal in West operator with an interest in the container widened to allow larger container vessels to Africa. Box throughput has doubled since terminal sector in sub-Saharan African, call. the concession began, reaching around Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has a 490,000 teu in 2009. A recent study terminal in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania while South African Speculationcommissioned by the company has DP World (DPW), which has investments in There has been talk for many years now highlighted the positive socio-economic Senegal and Djibouti, has recently secured about the possible privatisation of the impact of investment in the Apapa terminal. an extension to its concession in Maputo, Transnet container terminal network in This study found that around 72% of the Mozambique, which now runs up to 2033. South Africa. The power of the trade union terminal’s total turnover is channelled back At the time, DPW chairman Sultan Ahmed movement may make this difficult into the local economy. Bin Sulayem, said, “Africa is a key focus of to achieve in practice, although there is Over 1,000 people are employed daily as a our business strategy for long-term growth speculation that the new port of Ngqura result of the terminal’s activities, with a as we look to emerging markets to underpin could be privatised separately. Transnet’s further 2,500 being financially supported. the recovery of global trade. Efficient container traffic dipped slightly from 3.8m “All told, an estimated 32,000 direct and infrastructure both leads and drives teu in 2008 to 3.63m teu last year. indirect jobs have been created in Lagos and economic sustainability. Mozambique has The drop of 4.5% was far lower than the elsewhere in Nigeria as a result of our an exciting future and we are pleased to be global average africa and was boosted by operations at Apapa terminal,” says Tom part of it.” increased transhipment volumes. Transnet Boyd, APM Terminal’s VP communications. is pressing ahead with a significant Furthermore, APMT highlights the benefits Privatisation Plans programme of investment, which aims to to the Nigerian economy as a whole that have There will be scope for global operators to boost capacity from around 4.5m teu at the come as a result of reduced waiting times for further expand their African portfolios as end of 2009 to more than 6m teu annually by vessels and the elimination of terminal privatisation measures are taken forward in 2015. Over the past year Durban harbour has congestion. This has saved the country the region over the next few years. been widened and deepened to allow vessels around US$200m annually as productivity One location of particular interest is likely to of up to 9,200 teu to enter the harbour. has improved, the company claims. be Kenya, where the government has Previously, only smaller ships with a capacity In Angola, APMT is part of a joint venture indicated that it will look to privatise new of about 2,000 teu could do so. Also, the two-that operates the Luanda Container container terminal facilities in Mombasa. berth Ngqura Container Terminal, a Terminal, which handled around 340,000 Detailed design work is in progress for a greenfield deepwater port, commenced teu last year. Major investment has also been second 1.2m teu capacity terminal in the operations in October 2009 with six STS made at this location to address congestion port, which will be financed through soft quay cranes and 22 RTGs. issues resulting from a lack of yard space. loans from the Japan International The intention, says Transnet, is to use According to Madsen, “We have acquired a Cooperation Agency (JICA). Ngqura primarily to attract regional significant area of land around 30 km from The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) indicates transhipment traffic.the city and we are now using this as an that the first phase of the terminal will be Another significant milestone was achieved extension of the container yard. We operational by 2013. According to a with the completion and handing over of the transport containers to the inland depot and statement from the KPA, “The new facility remodelled Berth 601 at the Cape Town customers can pick them up away from the will be operated by a private concessionaire, Container Terminal earlier this year, while congested city centre location of the port. and so will bring about competition. This further upgrade work is now in progress at Vessel waiting time has been reduced will enhance efficiency and effectiveness in Berth 602. A total of 16 RTGs have been significantly as a result of this investment.” service ordered for the Cape Town Terminal and For the most part, APMT’s African activities delivery at the port of Mombasa.” Container- these should all be delivered by December have focused on existing port facilities, handling equipment, including ship-to- 2010. Six new ship-to-shore cranes have also which the company takes over, renovates shore (STS) gantry cranes and RTGs, will be been delivered, with two more due in 2012.and then expands as traffic increases. provided by the Japanese agency as part of Over the next five years, Transnet anticipates Continuing this approach in the Congo, the the loan agreement. Mombasa has seen a that around 20% of its STS crane fleet will be company is part of a consortium led by steady increase in container traffic in recent renewed, with the delivery of 19 new units Bollore Africa Logistics, which has been years and in 2009 handled a record 619,000 planned in this time period. The majority of selected to modernise and develop a teu. these are destined for Durban and Port deepwater container terminal at the Port of To cope with continued growth before the Elizabeth. Pointe Noire. Expansion plans include an new terminal is operational, the KPA says it (This article f irst appeared in the 800 m quay with a 15 m water depth and a 31 plans to upgrade and convert berths 11–14 September/October 2010 edition of Container ha container yard, which should be to create a further container terminal that Management)operational by 2015. would also be offered to the private sector.

Africa AwakesBy Clive Woodbridge

photo: Jimm

y Ellman

PORT INVESTMENTPORT INVESTMENT

The new STS cranes at Cape Town Container TerminalThe new STS cranes at Cape Town Container Terminal


Hamburg, Germany | www.msd-hamburg.comApril 7 - 9 SMM India 2011

21 - 23 IMO technical Cooperation Committee meeting Mumbai, India | www.smm-india.comLondon, UK | www.imo.org

10 - 12 The International Maritime Transport & Logistics 22 - 23 9th ASEAN Ports and Shipping 2011Conference "A vision for Future Integration"Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | www.transportevents.comAlexandria, Egypt | www.marlog-aast.org

27 - 29 IMO Council meeting12 - 14 Sea Asia 2011London, UK | www.imo.orgSingapore | www.sea-asia.com

28 - 29 June African Ports and Hurbours Conference24 - 26 Regional Workshop on HIV/AIDS in PMAESA member Johannesburg, South Africa | www.terrapinn.comcountries on Port and Maritime Safety

Durban, South Africa

July 10 - 15 IFORS 2011 conferenceMay Melbourne, Australia | www.ifors2011.org2 - 6 34th PMAWCA Council Meeting

Accra, Ghana | www.pmawca-agpaoc.org

September5 - 6 ESPO 2011 Conference 5 - 16 APEC-Antwerp Port Environmental Policy & TechnologyLimassol, Cyprus | www.espo.be Antwerp, Belgium | www.portofantwerp.com

5 - 6 6th Southern Asia Ports, Logistics and Shipping 2011 11 - 15 AAPA 100th Annual ConventionChennai, India | www.transportevents.com Seattle, U.S.A. | www.aapa-ports.com

10 - 12 Africa Cruise Forum 18 - 23 FIATA World CongressDurban, South Africa Cairo, Egypt | www.fiata.com

16 - 17 May PMAESA HIV/AIDS Workshop 21 - 22 9th Intermodal AfricaZanzibar Casablanca, Morocco | www.transportevents.com

16 - 27 Dredging Technologies27 - 29 TOC Middle East 2011

Antwerp, Belgium | www.portofantwerp.comDubai UAE | www.tocevents-me.com

23 - 27 IAPH 27th World Ports ConferenceOctoberBusan, Korea | www.iaph2011.kr26 - 27 Oct 7th Trans Middle East 2011Abu Dhabi, UAE | www.transportevents.comJune

7 - 9 TOC Europe 2011November Antwerp, Belgium | www.tocevents-europe.com24 - 25 6th Thai Ports and Shipping 2011

15 - 17 MS&D 2011 Bangkok, Thailand | www.transportevents.com

Events Calender 2011


Hamburg, Germany | www.msd-hamburg.comApril 7 - 9 SMM India 2011

21 - 23 IMO technical Cooperation Committee meeting Mumbai, India | www.smm-india.comLondon, UK | www.imo.org

10 - 12 The International Maritime Transport & Logistics 22 - 23 9th ASEAN Ports and Shipping 2011Conference "A vision for Future Integration"Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | www.transportevents.comAlexandria, Egypt | www.marlog-aast.org

27 - 29 IMO Council meeting12 - 14 Sea Asia 2011London, UK | www.imo.orgSingapore | www.sea-asia.com

28 - 29 June African Ports and Hurbours Conference24 - 26 Regional Workshop on HIV/AIDS in PMAESA member Johannesburg, South Africa | www.terrapinn.comcountries on Port and Maritime Safety

Durban, South Africa

July 10 - 15 IFORS 2011 conferenceMay Melbourne, Australia | www.ifors2011.org2 - 6 34th PMAWCA Council Meeting

Accra, Ghana | www.pmawca-agpaoc.org

September5 - 6 ESPO 2011 Conference 5 - 16 APEC-Antwerp Port Environmental Policy & TechnologyLimassol, Cyprus | www.espo.be Antwerp, Belgium | www.portofantwerp.com

5 - 6 6th Southern Asia Ports, Logistics and Shipping 2011 11 - 15 AAPA 100th Annual ConventionChennai, India | www.transportevents.com Seattle, U.S.A. | www.aapa-ports.com

10 - 12 Africa Cruise Forum 18 - 23 FIATA World CongressDurban, South Africa Cairo, Egypt | www.fiata.com

16 - 17 May PMAESA HIV/AIDS Workshop 21 - 22 9th Intermodal AfricaZanzibar Casablanca, Morocco | www.transportevents.com

16 - 27 Dredging Technologies27 - 29 TOC Middle East 2011

Antwerp, Belgium | www.portofantwerp.comDubai UAE | www.tocevents-me.com

23 - 27 IAPH 27th World Ports ConferenceOctoberBusan, Korea | www.iaph2011.kr26 - 27 Oct 7th Trans Middle East 2011Abu Dhabi, UAE | www.transportevents.comJune

7 - 9 TOC Europe 2011November Antwerp, Belgium | www.tocevents-europe.com24 - 25 6th Thai Ports and Shipping 2011

15 - 17 MS&D 2011 Bangkok, Thailand | www.transportevents.com

Events Calender 2011


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