The inaugural Eastern Cape Ports & Maritime Conference will be hosted in Port Elizabeth between 29 and 31 May 2013.

The conference will unpack opportunities for investors and the broader industry in maritime and other export and logistic intense sectors, with specific reference to the deepwater Port of Ngqura and the Coega Industrial Development Zone.

One of the key focus areas of the conference is to forge a mutually beneficial cooperative alliance to connect an African Network of Maritime Clusters with the European Network of Maritime Clusters along with other maritime clusters around the world.

This event has been developed by a Steering Committee comprising representatives of the Nelson Mandela Bay Maritime Cluster, Coega Development Corporation, South African Maritime Safety Authority, Transnet National Ports Authority, Eastern Cape Department of Transport, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, and Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, among others.

For further information contact Peter Myles, chairman of the Nelson Mandela Bay Maritime Cluster on +27 (0)82 556 1680 or tournet@iafrica.com.