TPT Host Careers Day in Partnership with EThekwini Maritime Cluster
[24 June 2022] TPT Host Careers Day in Partnership with EThekwini Maritime Cluster On 24 June 2022 Transnet Port Terminals, in partnership with EMC as part of commemorating youth month, hosted f 40 high schools and tertiary students to partake in the Transnet’s Port Terminal Careers Open Day event. Choosing a career path might seem […]
Massachusetts Cadets Tour Maritime High Schools in Umlazi Township
[22/06/2022] The Massachusetts Maritime Academy Business Unit Cultural Tour is about the youth. The reason for the Massachusetts Business Cadets visiting our city is sorely based on inspiring and educating our youth about the many opportunities within the maritime industry. The group comes from the maritime business unit of the Massachusetts Academy making them more […]
EThekwini Maritime Cluster Welcomes Massachusetts Maritime Academy Cadets to South African Shores
[Durban, South Africa, 20 June 2022] EMC Celebrates Youth Month through Fostering US-SA Cultural Ties “EThekwini Maritime Cluster Commemorates Youth Month with an International Cultural Exchange Programme” [Durban, South Africa, 20 June 2022] The Royal Natal Yacht Club, Wilsons Wharf, was the official welcoming ceremony venue of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) cadets for their […]
April 2022
April 2022 Dear Stakeholder I am delighted to once more be able to connect with you, our dear valued stakeholder. In this April 2022 newsletter issue, we bring you news containing updates from the recent KZN floods and highlights of EMC initiatives and other stakeholder news. In the past days, heavy rainfall caused several landslides […]
EMC Inaugurates Youth Boatbuilding Programme during DOT’s CMTP Conference
EMC Inaugurates Youth Boatbuilding Programme during DOT’s CMTP Conference The Department of Transport hosted the conference in Cape Town, Protea Hotel Fire which commenced on 20–22 April 2022. The conference was aimed at reviewing the Comprehensive Maritime Transport Policy (CMTP) focusing on its overall implementation, outcomes, and areas for improvement and planning for challenges faced […]
EMC Espouses UKZN PhD and Master’s Maritime Research Students to Alleviate the Country’s Maritime Challenges
EMC Espouses UKZN PhD and Master’s Maritime Research Students to Alleviate the Country’s Maritime Challenges EThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) in collaboration with the University Of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) held a Maritime research briefing with the UKZN Maritime students on 4 March 2022. The briefing was held at 303 Anton Lembede Street, Durban, hosting five (5) post-graduate […]
Update on Port of Durban Operations
The Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan conducted a follow-up visit to the Port of Durban yesterday, 19 April 2022 to assess progress made in the past week in reviving operations. The Minister was joined by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs […]
EDTEA’s Joint Flood Damage Inspection
EDTEA’s Joint Flood Damage Inspection “When we look at the harbour in the future, we need to find ways of ensuring that debris does not come in and disrupt the harbour. As things stand, we have 40 ships coming and going and that number continues to grow each day,” Pravin Gordhan said. The minister said […]
Disastrous weather in KZN
Disastrous weather in KZN The KwaZulu Natal province experienced heavy rainfalls on the 11th and the 12th of April 2022 where humanitarian was negatively impacted. The heavy rainfalls impacted the provinces’ infrastructure in the form of water, sanitation, and road as well as damage to houses and power cables. More than 400 KZN residents also […]
EMC Conclude Welcome To The Water Programme For Durban Maritime High Schools
EMC Conclude Welcome To The Water Programme For Durban Maritime High Schools As part of the EThekwini Maritime Cluster mandate to stimulate the maritime, EMC implemented the Welcome to Water Programme on 28 August 2021. This curriculum of enhancement for child’s education enrichments was designed for boys and girls from township backgrounds to be introduced […]