African Ports Evolution 2017

African Ports Evolution 2017 is a conference dedicated to solutions for the development of the African maritime sector.

Topics

• Understanding the benefits of the Port-City-Nexus: why ports should create reciprocal synergies with their surrounding communities
• Enhancing port competitiveness while driving port collaboration
• Solving local capacity and skills gaps in the sector
• Using IT solutions to drive port efficiency, optimisation and cost control
• Promoting regional trade facilitation and boosting intra-African trade
• Turning environmental impact challenges into opportunities
• Exploring innovative ways that ports can generate revenue
• Capacity development through driving local skills development