ePMAESA Newsletter July 2012

Issue No. 6/2012 (July)
Female Crew Plays Pivotal Role in Guiding
Largest Container Vessel into Port Of Ngqura
photos: Transnet
Port Elizabeth will be on standby, should the
city experience adverse weather conditions.
Rajesh Dana, Acting Port Manager at the Port
of Ngqura, said the fact that the port can
accommodate the new generation of super-
ships such as the MSC Sola, demonstrates the
importance of creating capacity ahead of
demand, which is now bearing fruit.
The mammoth vessel will benefit from the
deep water channel and berths at the Port of
Ngqura which rank among the deepest in
Africa. In Durban the ship was able to enter the
port thanks to Transnet's recent R300 million
project to widen and deepen the harbour
entrance.
Tau Morwe, Chief Executive of Transnet
National Ports Authority, and Karl Socikwa,
Chief Executive Transnet Port Terminals, agree
that with the ever-increasing number of large
vessels visiting the ports of South Africa, is a
clear indication of the confidence international
shipping lines have in our ability to operate in
an environment that is effective, safe and
efficient.
Above: The MSC Sola entering the Port of Durban on Thursday, 7 July 2012.
Inset: Mr. Tau Morwe, Transnet NPA Chief Executive and Marine Pilot, Ms. Xoliswa Bekiswa.
The Port of Ngqura handled cargo from work the vessel.
the biggest container ship to call at a Eastern Cape Terminal Executive, Siya Mhlaluka
South African port when the MSC Sola of Transnet Port Terminals, said the waterside
arrives on Sunday, 8 July after debuting at the and landside gangs at Ngqura Container
Port of Durban earlier in the week on its
Terminal would be aiming to break records in
maiden voyage to the country.
crane productivity and cargo handling to
South Africa's newest deep water Port of
ensure the vessel was worked as efficiently as
Ngqura is strategic to the country, Africa and possible, weather permitting.
the world given its location and economic En route from the Far East, MSC Sola will be
potential as it exceeds expectations as the guided into the Port of Ngqura by Xoliswa
trans-shipment hub for sub-Saharan Africa. Bekiswa. She recently became the fourth black
Built in 2008, MSC Sola is longer than three and female marine pilot to obtain an open licence
a half rugby pitches (364 metres long, 45.6 in South Africa, which allows her to help
metres wide and 15.5 metres deep) with an navigate vessels of any size and type into South
impressive gross tonnage of 131 771 and a slot African waters.
capacity of 11 660 TEU (20-foot containers), The 29 year-old pilot said this would be one of
with connections for 960 refrigerated contain- her greatest achievements both personally and
ers (reefers).
professionally.
The ship will berth at the deep water Ngqura In Durban the ship was guided in by fellow
Container Terminal to discharge 1 872
female marine pilot, Bongiwe Mbambo, one of
containers and load 3 536. This represents a the three women who last year made history as
total of 5 408 containers and is the biggest Africa's first black, female marine pilots to
single load to be handled from one vessel obtain the open licence.
calling at the terminal. The terminal will also for Two tugs navigated by a team of all female tug
the first time deploy a total of six of its eight- masters will be escorting the vessel into port.
strong fleet of massive ship-to-shore cranes to However two additional tugs from the Port of

PMAWCA Gets New Secretary General
Ghana's candidate, Mr Michael
GPHA is an active member.
Achagwe Luguje, has been elected
Mr Luguje holds an MSc in Maritime
the seventh Secretary-General of
Transport Affairs, specializing in Ports
the Port Management Association of West
Management, from the World Maritime
and Central Africa (PMWACA).
University, Sweden, and an Executive MBA
The election took place at the 35th
in Projects and Strategic Management
PMAWCA Annual Council Meeting and
from the Paris Graduate School of
11th Roundtable Conference of the
Management, France.
association in Lagos, Nigeria, on June 29,
The GPHA Director General, Mr Richard
2012. Mr. Luguje
Mr. Mar Gueye Anamoo, said, “Investing in Mr Luguje has
Mr Luguje polled 12 out of the 15 votes
been worth it.” Having tried and tested his
cast by Director Generals of various
“Although Ghana is one of the founder managerial and leadership acumen, he
Member Ports within West and Central members and very active member, this is was readily seconded to the IMO through
Africa to beat his competitor from Gambia, the first time Ghana and GPHA contested the Government of Ghana's Ministry of
Mr Jor Barteh.
this position.”
Transport when a request was made by
The 39 year old Secretary General elect When Mr Luguje, who studied French and the IMO.
from the Upper East Region is a senior Linguistics at the University of Ghana, was Mr Luguje takes over from Mr El Hadj Mar
member of staff of the Ghana Ports and posted to the authority as a national Gueye of Senegal.
Harbours Authority (GPHA) and is cur- service person in 1998, his cross-cutting PMWACA is an international sub-regional,
rently on secondment to the International quality attracted the attention of manage-
inter-governmental, economic organizament.
tion established during the historic
Maritime Organisation (IMO) as its
Regional Co-ordinator for West and
He was employed in 1999 and strategically inaugural assembly in 1972 in Freetown by
Central Africa.
groomed towards achieving the corporate the United Nations Economic Commission
The GPHA Marketing and Public Relations goals of the organization, including the for Africa (UNECA)
Manager, Ms Joanna Frances Adda, said management of the association in which
Mombasa Experiences Upsurge of Motor Vehicle Imports
The Port of Mombasa has in the recent
Forwarders Limited a growing middle class
past experienced an upsurge of motor
resulting from economic prowess in the
vehicle imports destined for East
region has also contributed significantly to
African countries.
the increased importation. He also said that
Available statistics show that between
lack of proper transport network in the
January up to April this year a total of 32,388
region has made everyone opt for private
motor vehicles rolled off the ramp at the
cars as opposed to commuting.
port compared 26,090 units of motor the
With the dollar fluctuation easing, experts
same period last year. This translates to 24.1
believe that business people are now
percent growth
making up for the lost time when the dollar
The Managing Director Mr. Gichiri Ndua
Imported vehicles parked at Mombasa Port was not in their favour. Coming down from a
while speaking to the press during the record high to an average of Kshs 85
release of the first quarter results of KPA attributed the growth - to currently, we will see increased importation in the near future. Say
marked improvement of economic performance of regional the experts.
economies and wider democratic space in South Sudan.
Uganda being the second largest importer of motor vehicles
Political stability especially in South Sudan, D. R. Congo and between January and April after South Sudan has growth of 33.3
Rwanda had a positive effect in the growth of their economies. per cent motor vehicles importation. They imported 3,309 units
Rwanda GDP has rebounded with an average annual growth of 7 more in 2012 up from 9,947 units of motor vehicles in 2011. The
per cent - 8 per cent since 2003 while inflation has been reduced country's GDP has grown from 6.4 percent in 2010/2011 to 6.6
to single digits according to online sources.
percent in 2011/2012 fiscal year.
He noted that South Sudan had accounted for the largest growth This is driven by a renewed investor confidence since oil was
recorded in the period under discussion with a staggering 58.1 discovered in the country.Uganda's economy has also been
percent increase. They imported 2,307 units in 2012 up from 1,459 thriving on the back of sound macroeconomic policy that has
units recorded in 2011.
underpinned a decade of strong growth according to internet
According to Mr. Hafiz Noor Mohamed Logistics Manager Freight sources.

Rush for Capacity Expansion as
Mega Vessels Increase
ising volumes of containerized cargo
coupled with the growing need by
Rship owners to maximize utilization
of economies of scale has seen more mega
Cellular fleets entering the market.
During the International Association of
Ports and Harbors(IAPH) Mid Term,
conference held in May in Jerusalem, Israel,
it was observed that in 2011, global
volume of full TEUs was estimated at 125
million, with Asia leading with imports and
exports (44m & 21m respectively), followed
by Europe (16m & 22m respectively)
and North America (14m & 20m respectively).
By April this year, Cellular Fleet stood at IAPH Mid-Term Conference participants during the excursion
nearly 6000 ships, translating to 16.2 Thus, we are confident that upon comple- excess supply. Increased consolidation in
million TEU capacity, observed Ben tion of berth 19 and the second terminal intra-regional feeder services using larger
Heckett of Heckett Associates who are we shall be able to handle comfortably vessels is being cascaded down. Hence
specialists in providing expert consulting more Panamax and post panamax vessels cascading of “smaller” ships to North-South
research and advisory services. as we work towards elevating trades is creating pressure on ports and
In the current fleet, he observed, Year TEU Mombasa to a hub to reckon with terminals with lack of facilities. It is now
11% are over 10,000 TEU capacity 1996 4,000 in Africa. evident that feeder vessels are getting
while in the order book, 47 per 2001 6,000 There is also a notable shift in larger, thus requiring more space and time.
cent have a capacity of over
2006 8 - 10,000 distribution of mega ports Ultra large ships need more berth space,
10,000 TEU. By end of 2015, total
2008 11 - 15,000 globally. Apparently, there is more equipment, more land, larger turning
capacity projection is estimated
2011 16,000 massive expansion of port circles and better interchange between
at 19.2 million TEUs. facilities in Asia hence influencing terminal and hinterland. If all these factors
From the trend, average ship size
2014 18,000
shifting of the centre of gravity. are not well balanced, ultra large fleet can
will have tripled by 2014. In 1996, 2020 20,000+
Hence, out of top 25 Ports, 17 are lead to berth congestion.
largest vessel size was 4000 TEU in Far East and only 2 in the USA. Asian trade volumes is equally creating a
capacity. This capacity increased to 6000
huge investment boom in ports
TEU in 2001 and 16000 TEU in 2011. By Impact on Market and ports
and terminals. While Europe seems to be
2014 and 2020 vessel capacity will be Fundamentally the market is seeing too prepared bigger volumes, major investstanding
at 18,000 TEU and 20,000 TEU much capacity being injected, particularly ments are needed in the U.S., South
respectively as summarized in the table. in the large segments which leads to America and Africa to deal with larger
Come 2014, the industry will truly be in a Market instability and volatility owing to ships.
new phase. Accordingly, about 250 vessels
It is also anticipated that with the booming
will be having a capacity of over 10.000
of new technology, labour relations issues
TEU while 400 vessels will be individually
will be another challenge in a new
be carrying between 7500 and10.000 TEU.
technology driven world. Investment and
In other words, these two segments will
development costs which had shifted from
have a fleet size equal to the global fleet in
public to Private, is now back to Public
2002 Private Partnership as the costs rocket.
What does this development portend? The
Incidentally, everyone is rushing to be a
steady increase in ship sizes coupled with
hub and feeder port.
reducing average trade distances will put
The conference was attended by the Kenya
pressure on terminal capacities. For
Ports Authority(KPA) Managing Director
Mombasa, it explains our ardent efforts in Former IAPH President & MD, KPA Mr. G. Ndua talks Mr. Gichiri Ndua, who is also the past
the ongoing extension of our current Quay to fellow delegates during the recent IAPH Mid immediate President of IAPH, and other
and construction of a second terminal.
Term meeting in Jerusalem
PMAESA members.

New Ngqura Cranes are Ready for Action
he two new ship to shore cranes that have
successfully undergone testing and are
due to be launched into operations at the
TNgqura Container Terminal in July, promise
improved efficiencies and increased job
opportunities for the region.
Representing an investment of R150 million by
port operator Transnet Port Terminals, the two
Liebherr Super Post Panamax cranes were
delivered in January and bring the terminal's
fleet of ship to shore cranes to eight.
Terminal Executive for the Eastern Cape
Terminals, Siya Mhlaluka, said the cranes were
procured to cater for the projected growth in
the market's volume demand. They would also next seven years. Of this TPT will invest R33
improve productivity by increasing Ship
billion to boost port operations.
Working Hour (SWH), or the number of contain- The portion allocated for the 600 000 sqm.
ers moved by the number of cranes working a Ngqura Container Terminal includes just under
vessel in one hour.
R1.1 billion for Phase 2 A expansion to increase
A total of 78 additional operators had been container handling capacity from the current
trained and were ready to operate the equip- 800 000 TEUs to 1.5 million TEU capacity by
ment, pointing to increased job creation for the 2013/14.
region.
A further R 808 million would be spent between
Mhlaluka said the port operator had carried out 2015 and 2019 on Phase 2 B expansion that
cold commissioning during June. This involved would increase the terminal's capacity to two
a dry run to test the integrity of the equipment million TEUs*.
including electrical, instrumentation and One of two berths has already been extended
control systems.
by 100 metres and two additional berths are to
Hot commissioning was also completed in June be completed by August 2012.
and this final stage - prior to start-up and first NCT is well poised to serve as a global transhipoperation
involved testing the cranes under ment hub for new trade linkages between East
partial or full load.
and West, with figures showing that approxi-
Serving more than 30 container vessels each mately 65% of the TEU's handled in 2011
month, Ngqura Container Terminal has set comprised transshipment cargo.
container handling records since it commenced The container terminal is one of the deepest in
operations in 2009. It moves in excess of 500 Africa with a draft alongside berth of 16.5m.
000 TEUs* per annum. This means it can cater for the largest container
It offers berthing within two hours of vessel and bulk vessels that the shipping lines are now
arrival and boasts an average quayside han- deploying as part of their new fleet.
dling rate of 55 container moves per ship per The two new cranes will work alongside some
hour (SWH) on mainline cellular vessels and a of the best port infrastructure and equipment
crane productivity rate of 30 gross crane moves in the Southern Hemisphere, comprising 22
per hour (GCH).
rubber tyred gantry cranes, 50 hauler/trailer
Transnet's newly formulated Market Demand combinations, two rail mounted gantry cranes
Strategy will see Transnet SOC Limited invest and the Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating
R300 billion on freight infrastructure over the system.
Due to be launched into operations
at the Ngqura Container Terminal
this month are two new Liebherr
Super Post Panamax ship to shore
cranes representing an investment
of R150 million by port operator
Transnet Port Terminals. The
terminal now boasts a fleet of eight
ship to shore cranes.
Events
25th - 29th June
35th PMAWCA Annual Council Meeting,
Lagos, Nigeria
19th - 30th Jul
Maritime and Port Security - Galilee
International Management Institute,
Galilee, Israel
6th - 7th Sep
10th Intermodal Africa 2012
Durban, South Africa
6th - 7th Sep
10th Intermodal Africa 2012
Durban, South Africa
9th - 13th Sep
AAPA Annual Convention
Detroit, U.S.A
1st - 3rd Oct
14th IAIN World Congress 2012
Cairo, Egypt
photo: Transnet
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