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African maritime managers to meet in Kenya over blue economy

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African maritime managers to meet in Kenya over blue economy

African maritime managers to meet in Kenya over blue economy

African ports and maritime managers will meet in Kenya in November to seek ways of addressing challenges facing the two industries, organizers said on Thursday.

The Nov. 16 to 19 conference organized by the Pan African Association for Port Co-operation (PAPC) aims to enhance Africa Union’s drive in achieving African Integrated Maritime Strategy (AIMS) 2050 objectives of fully exploiting the continent’s blue economy.

“It is a step towards attaining an in-depth awareness of the strategy and how PAPC can learn and synergize with their European peers from the International Association of Ports and Habours platform through the Africa-Europe Regional Group,” PAPC said in a statement issued in Nairobi.

The event comes as piracy which had affected the African maritime industry, along the Indian Ocean has sharply reduced, lowering the costs of shipping as insurance companies and private ship security companies lower their premiums.

The drop in piracy incidents is however a relief to shipping companies using the Indian Ocean that have been target of pirates often paying heavy ransom to secure release of their vehicles and the crew.

Shipping companies had been forced to hire private security companies to enhance the security of their vehicles, a fact that however has increased the cost of doing business.

The conference is a response to the continent’s unimpressive share of global investments in the maritime industry despite its significant contribution to global maritime cargo and the renewed desire for strategic take-off in the maritime sector.

The three-day event which will be hosted by the Kenya Ports Authority is being organized by the PAPC Secretariat in conjunction with the three Port Management Associations – West and Central Africa, East and Southern Africa and North Africa.

“Themes for these conferences are focused on a contemporary agenda and will leverage and deliver roadmaps, or solutions to challenges the ports face. It is by ports and for ports,” the statement said.

The event will attract speakers have been invited from all over the Africa and Europe Region, globally sought for consultants in maritime and port development, as well as international organizations such as UNCTAD, UN Economic Commission of Africa, International Maritime Organisation and sister ports.

The PAPC is the Port industry association for the African continent, established by the three sub-regional Port Management Associations of Africa, namely North African Port Management Association; Port Management Association of West and Central Africa and Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa.

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