March-April 2014

Issue No. 2/2014 (March - April)
10th PAPC Conference
Set For Mombasa
…as European and African Port executives meet to brain storm
matters of mutual interest
Mr. Gichiri Ndua
Mr. Franklin Mziray
The Tenth Pan African Association for Port Cooperation
(PAPC) Conference will be held in Mombasa Kenya and
hosted by none other than the Kenya Ports Authority
(KPA) in November 2014. This is the second occasion the
event comes back to Kenya, its founding state.
The Secretariat of the PAPC reached consensus recently
that the conference should revolve around the current
agenda of 'Maritime Economic integration' analyzing
how the ports will move ahead collaborating in
delivering the African Integrated Maritime Strategy 2050
PMAESA has taken over from its North African
counterpart hosting this conference which incorporates
the International Association of Ports and Harbors Africa
Europe meeting and the PMAESA Annual Council. Over
300 ports, shipping and maritime executives from across
Africa and are expected to attend
Mr. Michael Luguje
Mr. Justus Nyarandi
PMAESA Chairman Mr. Tau Morwe who is also the
Chief Executive Officer Transnet National Ports
Authority (TNPA) has announced a Task Force to
oversee the preparations for all these events led by Mr.
Gichiri Ndua - Managing Director Kenya Ports
Authority who is also the event's host includes Mr.
Franklin Mziray – the PMAESA Secretary General, Mr.
Michael Luguje - the Executive Secretary PAPC and
the Secretary General Port Management Association
for Western and Central Africa (PMAWCA) and Mr. Vusi
Khumalo - TNPA.
The hosts have their own top heavy Steering
Committee, led by Mr. Justus Nyarandi, General
Manager Corporate Services, KPA is already at work
and several sub-committees established to spearhead
the process and deliver a successful event.
Morwe Visits PMAESA Secretariat
PMAESA Chairman Mr. Tau Morwe
recently visited Mombasa on a review
mission and encouraged staff to keep
up the pace and the spirit of the good
work and help streamline
administrative and operational issues
at the Secretariat. He told the
Secretariat that it was now time to
pursue the projects which were on the
drawing board for the members'
benefits.
He expressed his satisfaction with the
progress at the Secretariat “even
though a lot still needed to be done,
members will soon see the full benefits
from the Association”.
Mr. Morwe pointed out that slightly
over a year ago, the organization was
almost dysfunctional “If you looked at
PMAESA a year back it was lacking in
many aspects. It gave the appearance
Mr. Tau Morwe
that its functions were OK, but
internally at the Secretariat level, it was
really dirty,” he said adding.
“If you look at where PMAESA is now,
you will notice a significant
improvement. We have managed to
have audited financial statements.
From the reports which are coming
through, there are attempts of putting
a funding strategy. I believe that
PMAESA is in a much sounder footing
than it was a year ago,” he added.
“I just ask for the patience of the
members. With their commitment, I
can assure them that PMAESA will start
delivering and they will begin reaping
benefits from the Association. I would
like to say, they should not give up.”
He called upon the staff remain
committed to the founding principles
of the Association and put all their
efforts in achieving the deliverables
spelt out by the Board to the
Secretariat during its Strategic meeting
held in Cape Town in February 2013.
Mr. Morwe, was in Mombasa to attend
the African Maritime Collaborative
Strategy for Port Management
Associations and Maritime
Stakeholders.
Tau Morwe, PMAESA Chairman and Transnet NPA Chief Executive with Secretariat staff and guests in Mombasa others are: from left Simon Meja (Projects Officer),
Mathews Adera (Accountant), Franklin Mziray (Secretary General), Rozina Mwandawiro (Office Asst.), Vusi Khumalo (Transnet NPA), Michael Luguje (Secretary
General PMAWCA), Hilda Gichunge (Administrative Officer) and Fred Oyugi (Finance Committee Chairman). Not in picture George Sunguh (Communications Officer),
Mubarak Sodha (IT Officer) and Hamisi Shambi (Driver)
Boost in Women in Maritime Affairs
as TNPA Promotes Lady Pilot
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has
appointed the first ever lady marine pilot
Captain Gugu Dube to its corporate executive
ranks. Two other lady pilots have also been
upgraded to the position of Habour Masters.
The TNPA Chief Executive Officer Mr. Tau
Morwe recently announced that Captain
Dube, the first South African woman to obtain
an open marine pilots license. Her collegue
and Captain Vania Cloete Captain Cloete was
promoted from Deputy Harbour Master Port of
Mossel Bay to Harbour Master at the same
port. The Authority has also moved by
transfers several Habour Masters across the
country's eight international seaports.
Captain Dube, was promoted to the Habour
Master's position of the Port of East London
which is South Africa's only remaining river
port. East London Port is situated at the mouth
of the Buffalo River in the East Cape Province.
Captain Dube succeeds Captain Naresh
Sewnath. Before her move to the new position,
she served as the Deputy Habours Master
Vessel Traffic Services at South Africa's premier
bulk Port of Richards Bay located some 160km
North East of Durban.
Capt. Gugu Dube
Other transfers were those of Captain Sabelo
Mdlalose of Cape Town who moved to
Richards Bay while Captain Vernal Jones of
Richards Bay was posted to Cape Town.
The current transfers had been necessitated by
Captain Dennis Mqadi, Harbour Master port of
Durban, taking a new tack with a promotion to
Executive Manager: SHE (Safety, Health and
Environment) and Oversight in the Authority's
Legal and Compliance department.
“Captain Mqadi has been a harbour master at
TNPA for the past 10 years and his move into
the organizations executive, and the
consequential movement of harbour masters
is in line with the Authority's succession
planning for harbour masters,” said Mr Morwe.
Captain Mqadi will be replaced by Captain
Alex Miya, Harbour Master Port of Saldanha for
the past four years, who joined the Durban
team on March 1, 2014.
Captain Miya has previously held the positions
of Tug Master, Marine Pilot, Marine Operations
and Deputy Harbour Master prior to his
appointment as Harbour Master at Saldanha
Bay.
The immense experience he has gained as
harbour master makes him an ideal candidate
to succeed Captain Mqadi as harbour master
at the Port of Durban, said Morwe.
Captain Quinton Brink who has been a
Harbour Master at the Port of Mossel Bay for
the past five years is transferred to Saldanha
Bay.
Other senior appointments in the office of the
Chief Harbour Master are Mr. Eugene Rappetti,
Marine Operations Manager Port of Durban
who takes up the position Senior Marine
Operations Manager and Captain Naresh
Sewnath who becomes Senior Harbour Master.
PAPC Welcomes AIMS 2050
The Pan African Association for Port
Cooperation (PAPC) has taken proactive
steps to implement the African
Integrated Maritime Strategy (AIMS)
2050 - recently adopted by the African
Heads of State and Governments at an
African Union Summit in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
A joint a communiqué released at the
conclusion of a workshop convened at the
initiative of the PMAESA Chairman Mr.
Tau Morwe noted that it is the ports
Workshop delegates during a group photo
authorities which bear “a great number of
(AfDB), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
the plans in exploiting the African maritime domain” so
(UNECA), US Coast Guard, Maritime Organization of West
there was need to act more pro-actively.
and Central Africa (MOWCA) and other Maritime bodies to
The Ports Management Associations have resolved to
mobilize requisite financial and human resources as a
sensitize member ports authorities, governments and
contribution
towards implementation of AIMS 2050.
corridor organizations about the AIMS 2050; exploit
The
Port
Management
Associations (PMAs) also resolved to
available opportunities and partnership with other
engage
the
relevant
sectors
with major role in the
technical organization in particular the International
maritime
trade
and
transport
in resource mobilization.
Maritime Organization (IMO), African Development Bank
Under the umbrella of PAPC the three
PMAs constitute a working and advisory
group to assist the African Union
Commission (AUC) in implementation of
the strategy.
In order to achieve the foresaid
resolutions, the communiqué stated that
the PMAs to the AUC to; strengthen
coordinating unit for Aims with needed
budget and human resource; review the
action plan to align the activities with
policy and regulatory development in the
member states; embark on a vigorous
campaign to attract sufficient funding for the strategy and
establish synergies between AIMS 2050 and Maritime
Transport Charter.
The communiqué stated that the PMAs will engage
member states to obtain 15 ratifications required for the
African Maritime Charter to come to force.
L’Etat engrange Rs 50 millions avec
l’escale de 10 jours d’un navire de forage
Rs 50 millions. C'est ce qu'a rapporté l'escale
mauricienne du Bolette Dolphin, navire de
forage flambant neuf au tonnage de plus de
50 000 tonnes, à l'économie du pays. Arrivé
à Port-Louis le lundi 7 avril, ce bateau, qui
prospecte les océans à la recherche de
gisements d'hydrocarbures et de gaz, a mis
les voiles mardi. Le navire s'est entre-temps
ravitaillé en carburant et a subi des travaux
techniques.
Logistique, transport, ravitaillement,
assurances, hébergement, achat de pièces de
rechanges… Cette courte escale a rapporté
gros en termes de bénéfices directs et
indirects à de nombreux secteurs d'activité
locaux. «Les armateurs de ce navire en
possèdent 20 autres, explique Xavier-Luc
Duval. Imaginez un peu les possibilités
économiques si cette compagnie décide de
faire de Port-Louis son port d'escale de
prédilection dans la région.»
Le ministre des Finances avait été convié à
une visite de ce bâtiment dernier cri le jour
de son départ par WD Associates Ltd,
l'agence portuaire et de bunkering qui a pris
soin du Bolette Dolphin lors de son séjour à
Maurice. Durant cette visite, la délégation du
ministère des Finances et la presse ont pu
apprécier la modernité de ce navire flambant
neuf.
Mais surtout, ce sont les possibilités
mirobolantes de la pratique du bunkering
qui a frappé les esprits. Cette activité
consiste à ravitailler en huile lourde les
navires de passage. Elle rapporte des
milliards annuellement aux ports les plus
fréquentés.
Singapour est le plus grand port de
bunkering de la planète. Des milliers de
bateaux y font escale tous les ans. L'année
dernière, plus de 42 centaines de millions de
tonnes de carburant y ont été distribués. Son
succès s'explique surtout par sa position
géographique, qui se trouve sur les
des infrastructures
répondant aux
standards
internationaux et
une capacité
d'accueil beaucoup
plus grande.
Ce n'est que de cette
manière que PortLouis parviendra à
surmonter son
Le Bolette Dolphin parcourt les mers à la recherche de gisements de pétrole et
principal et plus gros
de gaz sous-marins. Il était en escale au pays depuis le 7 avril
handicap : sa
position géographique. En effet, si 30 000
principales routes maritimes asiatiques.
navires croisent chaque année au large de
Difficile pour Maurice de rivaliser avec un
nos
côtes, Maurice n'est pas exactement
tel géant. Toutefois, Port-Louis possède
certains atouts face au Goliath du bunkering, située sur les principales routes maritimes de
la région. Capitaliser sur les atouts existants
lequel est en quelque sorte victime de son
est
donc une obligation.
succès. «Le port de Singapour est
Raison pour laquelle plusieurs mesures ont
complètement saturé, affirme Bruno Lalic,
été
prises afin de rendre le port plus attractif,
Assistant Rig Manager du Bollette Dolphin.
explique
Xavier-Luc Duval. En premier lieu,
Il faut souvent plus d'une heure pour arriver
une taxe de 25 dollars américains sur la
à terre en sortant du bateau. A Maurice, le
tonne
de «bunker oil» a été levée, explique-tprincipal avantage est la facilité d'accès aux
il. Ensuite, des investissements massifs ont
différents services : port, aéroport,
été
réalisés pour améliorer les
transports, hôtels…»
infrastructures
portuaires et agrandir la
Maurice possède un autre as dans sa
rade.
manche, selon notre interlocuteur : «The
«La Mauritius Port Authority a investi Rs 5
ease of doing business.» Les similitudes avec
milliards
pour l'agrandissement des quais»,
l'Europe et les facilités administratives font
confie le ministre des Finances. De son côté,
de Port-Louis un des ports les plus
la
Cargo Handling Corporation a reçu un
accueillants de la région, estime-t-il. «Nous
prêt
de Rs 1,2 milliards de la part de
avons par exemple affrété un avion charter
l'Agence française de développement pour
pour nous livrer un pipeline manquant,
l'acquisition
de deux portiques géants qui
explique l'Assistant Rig Manager. Cette
seront installés dans la rade.
procédure aurait été extrêmement
Ce
qui n'a pas manqué d'irriter les autorités
compliquée dans d'autres pays, mais ici tout
portuaires
réunionnaises. En effet, Port
s'est passé comme sur des roulettes. Et,
Réunion compte devenir la plaque tournante
surtout, à moindre coût.»
des
conteneurs dans la région et a investi
Reste à capitaliser sur ces avantages. Comme
massivement
dans ce sens afin de détrôner
l'affirme Bruno Lalic, le potentiel est là, mais
Port-Louis. La concurrence de proche voisin
il est sous-exploité. Concurrencer les ports
ne
manquera pas de compliquer la tâche aux
les plus fréquentés de la région, comme
autorités mauriciennes.
Singapour, Durban ou Cape Town requiert
New Tugs Inaugurated at Maputo Port
The Maputo Port Development
Company (MPDC) on Thursday
inaugurated two new tugs,
each of 1,750 horsepower.
MPDC is the consortium which
has a lease to operate the port
up until 2033. It is a consortium
between the publicly owned
port and rail company, CFM
(with 49 per cent of the shares),
and its private sector partner
Portus Indico, with 51 per cent.
Portus Indico is formed by DP
World of Dubai, Grindrod of
An aerial view of the Container Terminal at Maputo Port
South Africa, and the local firm
plan under which total investments of 1.8
Mocambique Gestores.
billion dollars are to be made in order to
According to the MPDC Chief Executive
raise
the port's handling capacity to 50
Office, Osorio Lucas, the two tugs, the
million
tonnes a year by 2033.
“Sereia” and the “Bulani”, were specifically
Maputo
port has steadily increased the
designed for the needs of Maputo port,
amount
of cargo handled over the past
and between them cost around 15 million
decade.
According
to MPDC, the figure rose
US dollars.
from
five
million
tonnes
in 2003 to 15
They are operated by P & O Maritime,
million
tonnes
in
2012
and
to 17 million
which in 2012 won the contract to provide
tonnes
in
2013.
This
is
a
growth
of 260 per
MPDC with marine services including
cent.
pilotage, mooring services and the crewing
In that period, MPDC undertook
and maintenance of tugs, pilot boats and
investments
of 362 million dollars. Perhaps
mooring craft. Lucas told reporters this was
the
most
significant
improvement was
an example of the MPDC policy of
dredging
the
access
channel, deepening it
outsourcing services which it does not
from
nine
to
11
metres.
This increased the
regard as forming part of its core
maximum
size
of
ships
that
could dock at
operations.
the
port
to
rise
from
40,000
to 60,000
The new tugs are part of the port master
deadweight tonnes.
Quays and warehouses
were rehabilitated and
new port equipment
acquired. Nonetheless,
several of the quays are
out of operation, putting
a physical limit on how
much cargo the port can
handle.
The MPDC master plan
includes spending 107
million dollars on
upgrading these berths,
which amount to 770
metres of quay.
The access channel will be deepened
again, to 14 metres, at a cost of 50 million
dollars, allowing ships of up to 82,000
tonnes to dock.
But the largest investments will be the
expansion of the Matola coal terminal (834
million dollars), expansion of the container
terminal (300 million), and the construction
of a new bulk cargo terminal (110 million).
The focus is shifting from the port's
Maputo terminal to the adjacent Matola
terminal. Maputo has a current capacity for
12 million tonnes of cargo, and MPDC
plans to raise this to 20 million tonnes by
2033. But capacity at Matola is expected to
quadruple, from 7.3 to 30 million tonnes,
most of which will be coal
Kikwete Upbeat on Tanzania's Transport plans
Construction of Bagamoyo port is expected to start soon,
following the exhaustion of relevant government
procedures, President of Tanzania, Mr. Jakaya Kikwete has
said.
President Kikwete said hurdles that delayed plans for
construction of the port, had been resolved.
Tanzania, like its neighbour Kenya, wants to capitalise on a
long coastline and upgrade existing railway network and
roads to serve growing economies in the land-locked central
African countries.
It aims to hike cargo volumes through the Dar es Salam port
in 2015 by almost 40 per cent over 2013 levels, part of plans
to expand and build new transport links and become a
regional hub.
“If we invest in logistic centers, improve on infrastructure and
create a facilitative environment, we can easily turn Dar es
Salaam into another Dubai of its kind," he said.
But the president acknowledged the pace of progress had
been held back by red tape, while experts said existing
transport links were crumbling or inefficient, including Dar es
Salam port where ships often wait days to dock, driving up
costs.
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