Archive for 'Port Speakers'
Transnet Capital Projects: Expansion amidst a financial economic downturn
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009.
Speaker: Noel Cronje
In the past 6 months the world has seen a phenomenal change in the global economic environment. The global economic bust came rather unexpectedly, which worsened its vast impact and inability to bounce back quickly. The estimated impacts are so significant that some analysts view this recession far worse than the depression in [...]
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Capt Ron Herman
Posted on 28. Feb, 2009.
Chief Executive, Maputo Port Development Company
Captain Ron Herman, a Master Mariner, has an extensive career in the maritime and shipping industry.
He also holds a diploma from the British Institute of Marketing, and PMD from the University of Cape Town.
Capt. Herman’s seagoing career included service with Safmarine, Durban Lines and SA Railways and Harbours where he [...]
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Johan Swart
Posted on 28. Feb, 2009.
Topic: Piracy at Sea and its Effect on Commercial Shipping Around Africa
Qualifications: BA; LLB (University of Stellenbosch)
Position in Firm: Partner
Specialisations and interests: Johan spent some 20 years with the Safmarine Shipping Group as in-house counsel and Risk Manager, leaving that group in 1998 as Group Risk Executive. Johan opened our Cape Town office with James [...]
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Noel Cronje
Posted on 28. Feb, 2009.
Noel Cronje is a qualified mechanical engineer with almost thirty years experience in the South African port and maritime industry. He has worked as Managing Engineer of major harbour equipment maintenance activities in the ports of Durban and Richards Bay. He has had extensive exposure to the complexities of organisational development, having combined disparate technical [...]
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Magenthran Ruthenavelu
Posted on 28. Feb, 2009.
Topic: Expansion of the Cape Town Container Terminal
