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OurPorts PMAESA Official Publication Of The Port Management Association Of Eastern & Southern Africa Official Publication of The Port Management Association of Eastern & Southern Africa Issue 2 - 2008 Vol. 5 INSIDE: Port of Djibouti Supplement Tough Talk: IMO Demands Action on Piracy Expanding: DP World Moves to Algeria & Yemen Environment: Saving our Coastlines Statistics Special Edition for the 7th PAPC Conference Editorial Team PUBLISHER Jerome Ntibarekerwa EDITOR Njuguna Mutonya Contents CONTRIBUTORS PMAESA Jerome Ntibarekerwa Isaac Onyango 6 Piracy: IMO Calls for Action Njuguna Mutonya Jean Rukankama Julian Jackson Bernard Osero 9 DP World Expands to Algeria & Yemen Stuart MacGregor Anissa Ali Ahmed David Kanaan Sylvan Mghangha 10 Environment: Saving our Coastlines PHOTOGRAPHY Joseph Okanga Milton Mwaivu 12 Qatar to build Kenya’s 2nd Port Anissa Ali Ahmed Rina A. Mohamed 14 - 31 Port of Djibouti Supplement DESIGN & Mubarak Adam LAYOUT (PMAESA) ADVERTISING PMAESA Secretariat 38 IAPH 2009 Conference Port of Djibouti 41 GreenPort Events 49 Statistics EDITORIAL 2008 marked a major upswing in the activities of the PMAESA Secretariat which ends with the 7th PAPC Conference in Djibouti. Planning the conference required months of painstaking meetings and deals which were made easier by the commitment thrown in by the host Djibouti Ports. This PMAESA issue highlights the planning process and a deep insight into what makes Djibouti Port tick. Our Ports We also look at the rising cases of piracy in the Horn of Our Future Africa and Gulf of Aden which have caused an international ruckus but which now seems at the point of eventual resolution as the world through the United Nations Security Council expresses its angst. CONTACTS Privatisation of the ports which forms the theme of this years Conference Njuguna [email protected] is also highlighted as Dubai's DP World moves to take over ports in Algeria Mubarak [email protected] and Yemen and Qatar signs deal to build a second port in Kenya. OUR PORTs also addresses the issue of the degradation of the environment and offers tips on how the destruction can be minimized or ADDRESS reversed. Take a look also at the statistics of the regional ports compiled P. O. Box 99209 - 80107, Mombasa - KENYA by our statisticians. Tel: +254 41 222 3245 We appreciate your continued support and as we come to years close we Fax: +254 41 222 8344 Email: [email protected] wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2009. Website: www.pmaesa.org Njuguna Mutonya Editor Issue 4 2008 2 Issue 4 2008 3 Editorial Team PUBLISHER Jerome Ntibarekerwa EDITOR Njuguna Mutonya Contents CONTRIBUTORS PMAESA Jerome Ntibarekerwa Isaac Onyango 6 Piracy: IMO Calls for Action Njuguna Mutonya Jean Rukankama Julian Jackson Bernard Osero 9 DP World Expands to Algeria & Yemen Stuart MacGregor Anissa Ali Ahmed David Kanaan Sylvan Mghangha 10 Environment: Saving our Coastlines PHOTOGRAPHY Joseph Okanga Milton Mwaivu 12 Qatar to build Kenya’s 2nd Port Anissa Ali Ahmed Rina A. Mohamed 14 - 31 Port of Djibouti Supplement DESIGN & Mubarak Adam LAYOUT (PMAESA) ADVERTISING PMAESA Secretariat 38 IAPH 2009 Conference Port of Djibouti 41 GreenPort Events 49 Statistics EDITORIAL 2008 marked a major upswing in the activities of the PMAESA Secretariat which ends with the 7th PAPC Conference in Djibouti. Planning the conference required months of painstaking meetings and deals which were made easier by the commitment thrown in by the host Djibouti Ports. This PMAESA issue highlights the planning process and a deep insight into what makes Djibouti Port tick. Our Ports We also look at the rising cases of piracy in the Horn of Our Future Africa and Gulf of Aden which have caused an international ruckus but which now seems at the point of eventual resolution as the world through the United Nations Security Council expresses its angst. CONTACTS Privatisation of the ports which forms the theme of this years Conference Njuguna [email protected] is also highlighted as Dubai's DP World moves to take over ports in Algeria Mubarak [email protected] and Yemen and Qatar signs deal to build a second port in Kenya. OUR PORTs also addresses the issue of the degradation of the environment and offers tips on how the destruction can be minimized or ADDRESS reversed. Take a look also at the statistics of the regional ports compiled P. O. Box 99209 - 80107, Mombasa - KENYA by our statisticians. Tel: +254 41 222 3245 We appreciate your continued support and as we come to years close we Fax: +254 41 222 8344 Email: [email protected] wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2009. Website: www.pmaesa.org Njuguna Mutonya Editor Issue 4 2008 2 Issue 4 2008 3 The Road to Djibouti The Way Forward On behalf of the Pan- rail and pipeline before any realistic gains can be African Ports evidenced. Cooperation (PAPC) Recently PMAESA organized a workshop in and Port Mombasa, Kenya which brought together Chief Management Executive Officers (CEO's) from the region to Association of brainstorm on ways and means to tackle the problem Eastern and Southern which was a resounding success. Africa (PMAESA) It clearly showed that there were specific roles to be Chairman Mr. James addressed by the ports and governments respectively Mulewa, I wish to The PMAESA Secretary General with Djibouti Minister for Transport The Minister is briefed on the Djibouti Conference progress by and in a coordinated manner to resolve the persistent and Equipment Mr. Ali Hassan Bahdon members of the planning committee thank the Djibouti crisis. Mr. Jerome Ntibarekerwa government and the The Secretariat shall continue to champion efforts Port of Djibouti for aimed at controlling congestion as we move to the agreeing to host the 7th PAPC Conference. next year to ensure that the ground covered so far is The conference is an important event in the calendar sustained. of the port industry and its stakeholders and is also PMAESA believes that ports in the region must be in proof of the great strides that have been made by the the forefront of seeking means to protect the marine port through the privatization of their services. environment and we call for the setting up of regional The conference will take place between the 15th and action plans to manage and execute strategies to 18th of December 2008 at the Djibouti Palace resuscitate sectors already faced with destruction. Kempinski Hotel and its theme is “Challenges and We shall continue to dialogue with the IMO and other opportunities of restructuring African ports.” International actors to establish the best practices The PMAESA secretariat wishes to draw attention to possible to achieve this. the delegates and members of some of the serious As indicated in the conference theme, privatization challenges that are presently facing the maritime and concessioning of port services remains as one of industry which we should strive to resolve to create the major options available to members to modernize the necessary bench marks for achieving regional and streamline their sectors. integration as per our mandate. We shall continue to engage our members and other Piracy today constitutes a grave danger to stake-holders to ensure that efficiency of our ports is international trade and we welcome the recent moves given priority so that they can be better units of by the United Nations Security Council and the productivity for the benefit of our regions through International Maritime Organisation in a bid to various restructuring strategies. The conference hall The venue: Djibouti Palace Kempinski Hotel combat the menace and return stability to the shipping routes in the region. To do this we need to assist our members to develop skill advancement strategies for their work force so We must prioritise the need for the states in the that they can be able to take advantage of the fast Eastern, Southern and Gulf of Aden region to sign the changing global technology. Memorandum of Understanding agreed earlier so that they can set up the regional network of coast guards to There is need to set up establish a human resource grapple with the piracy scourge. master-plan to guide the implementation of new frontiers in the sector so that the maritime training The PMAESA secretariat will be in the forefront of institutes remain relevant and reflective of the needs of facilitating the strategies to curb this menace and shall the members. work with the international community to ensure that the efforts bear fruit. Let me take this chance to wish all our members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Congestion is another area that continues to plague most of our ports and hamper their productivity despite huge investments in the ports infrastructure. Secretary General The secretariat strongly believes that there is need for coordination between the ports and other modes of transport through a holistic approach involving roads, Jerome Ntibarekerwa First Mission to Djibouti: PMAESA Team with Djibouti Planning committee Second Mission: Putting the final touches Issue 5 2008 5 The Road to Djibouti The Way Forward On behalf of the Pan- rail and pipeline before any realistic gains can be African Ports evidenced. Cooperation (PAPC) Recently PMAESA organized a workshop in and Port Mombasa, Kenya which brought together Chief Management Executive Officers (CEO's) from the region to Association of brainstorm on ways and means to tackle the problem Eastern and Southern which was a resounding success. Africa (PMAESA) It clearly showed that there were specific roles to be Chairman Mr. James addressed by the ports and governments respectively Mulewa, I wish to The PMAESA Secretary General with Djibouti Minister for Transport The Minister is briefed on the Djibouti Conference progress by and in a coordinated manner to resolve the persistent and Equipment Mr.