The Ports and Intermodal West Africa Conference is taking place in Kempinski Hotel, Accra, Ghana, from 17-19 July 2017, to meet major stakeholders in the maritime and transport industry from West Africa including transport authorities, contractors, consultants, solutions providers and more. They’ll discuss their biggest challenges and debate best-practice methodologies for financing, constructing and operating these important assets.
The Conference will address pressing issues including:
- Infrastructure development plans to improve operations and logistic efficiencies
- Ways to increase port capacity to enhance terminal operations
- Collaboration between coastal and landlocked countries
- Expansion and development of an intermodal transport network to support and optimise the development of a holistic transport and trade network.
The event will be attended by:
- Transport Ministries: To share their regional vision to develop their ports and support intermodal transport networks to meet increasing demands and deliver world-class service and facilities
- Port Authorities: To share their upcoming projects and challenges in completing their current and upcoming projects and sharing knowledge and solutions with the wider industry
- Port Operators: To share their projects, challenges and expectations for the West African region as they look to expand and grow their ports and partnerships
- Logistics & Shipping Companies: To deliberate in the shift in demands and capacity needs of ports and how to collaborate to meet these goals
- Road Authorities: To update on the linking road and highway projects that will facilitate the growth of ports and answer the increasing demand as well as find industry partners to support them
- Rail Authorities: To update on the linking rail projects that will facilitate the growth of ports and answer the increasing demand as well as find industry partners to support them
- Corridor Groups: To share updates on the future of transport linkages in West Africa
- Consultants and Contractors: To share their expert and international experience in successfully designing, developing and constructing port, road and rail expansions to increase capacity, efficiency and connectivity
- Development Banks: To shed light on the upcoming investment and growth opportunities in the region
- Solution Providers: To showcase state-of-theart solutions that will support and help realise the region’s ambitious projects
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