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PMAWCA: Bello-Koko, Joins other African Port leaders To Chart Ways Forward For Maritime Industry

From left: MD, NPA,, Mohammed Bello- Koko, DG Ghana Ports and Habours Authority and President PMAWCA, Michael Luguje, Secretary General PMAWCA, Jean Marie-Koffi and DG, Port of Guinee Conakry, Mamadou Biro Diallo at the opening ceremony of the Board of Directors meeting of the  PMAWCA, holding in Tema, Ghana.

The Managing Director Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, Mohammed Bello Koko, Director General, Ghana Ports and Habours Authority and President Port Management Association of West and Central Africa PMAWCA Michael Luguje, the notable industry leaders currently discussing the future of maritime industry in Africa.

The event is the meeting of the Board of Directors of the PMAWCA, currently holding in Tema, Ghana.

The NPA-boss insists that deploying modern port infrastructure across all the segments of the industry in addition to robust automation of the ports systems remain the most viable option for seaports in the West and Central African sub-region and indeed Africa as a whole to compete with their peers globally.

He therefore enjoined port managements in the sub-region to embrace full automation of port systems and harbours and deploy modern port infrastructures in order to make the seaports in the sub-region more efficient and globally competitive.

Also in attendance at the event are Secretary General of PMAWCA, Jean Marie-Koffi and Director General Port of Guinee Conakry, Mamadou Biro Diallo, among several other stakeholders.


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