EMC Signs Memorundum of Understanding with Concost
02/11/2022: The EThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) With Concost Consulting as mandated by the KwaZulu Natal Department of Public Works to collaborate on a project specific to performing a study that undertakes the Value Chain Analysis of the KZN Maritime Economy for unlocking the opportunities in the Oceans Economy […]
World Maritime University Awards TETA CEO, Maphefo Anno-Frempong, Honorary Fellow
Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) is excited to announce that its CEO, Maphefo Anno-Frempong, is set to receive an Honorary Fellow Award at World Maritime University (WMU)in Sweden. The awards ceremony will be hosted in November this year where Anno-Frempong is also expected to speak at the institution’s President Dinner. World Maritime University is an […]
Invitation To submit Proposal (RFP)
EThekwini Maritime Cluster in partnership with Concost Consulting have released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for interested service providers to conduct a study to unpack the KZN Maritime Value Chain. The strategic partnership with Conscost Consulting under the KwaZulu Natal Department of Public Workers aims to undertake the Value Chain Analysis of the KZN […]
Durban’s Marina ready to host the International Yacht fest Oyster World Rally
The Oyster World Rally is a Yachting festival for yachties’ from around the world on a circumnavigation visit to different countries. The fleet will make its first stop in South Africa at the Durban Marina Club from around 24 November to 09 December 2022. The Oyster Rally stop at the Marina will help the fleet’s […]
Transnet SOC LTD Agrees On A 3-year Wage Deal After an Economy Threatening Strike.
“Transnet and the company’s majority union United Transport and Allied Trade Union (Untu) reached a three-year wage agreement today,” it said in a statement, saying the agreement would return the majority of its staff to work. Transnet announced on Monday (17/10/2022) that it had reached a three-year salary agreement with the union that represents the vast […]
EMC Training and Skills beneficiaries graduate from the World Maritime University, Sweden.
Graduates from the PhD and Master of Science in Maritime Affairs programs attended the Class of 2022 graduation ceremony, which was held in Malmö, Sweden, on October 31, 2022. The Class of 2021 has received the education required to contribute to their countries relating to maritime and ocean matters and more broadly to the implementation […]
Curriculum Change Symposium & Graduate Career Fair at the Durban ICC
The Moses Kotane Institute (MKI), an entity of the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Government through the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) hosted a Curriculum Change Symposium & Graduate Career Fair at the Durban ICC on the 21st of October 2022, which the EThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) had the privilege of attending. The […]
WMDPE2022 Closed Off With A Bang
The 14th of October 2022 was the final day of the World Maritime Day Parallel Event (WMDPE) in Durban at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre. The day was filled with a collaboration of events and diverse activities that were structured to leave a permanent mark on all the attendees about South Africa as […]
The Future of Smart Ports Through Digitization
The noise around the 2022 World Maritime Day Parallel Event sailed right through from the first day to the very last day. After the warm welcome Durburnites welcomed the distinguished guests from the International Maritime Organization. October being the transport month #OctoberIsTransportMonth2022, the guest speakers in the panel sessions aligned with the first set of […]
International Maritime Organisation (OM) World Maritime Day Parallel Event 2022
It was exciting to have the spotlight shining again on the city of eThekwini, Kwa-Zulu Natal as well as South Africa as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) celebrated the World Maritime Day Parallel event. We are grateful to indeed be blessed as a coastal province and that we have this wonderful resource that we have […]