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Deputy Minister of Transport Mkhuleko Hlengwa, Panama Ambassador in South Africa H.E. Rodrigo Guillermo Chiari, Mr Unathi Sonti – Executive Chairperson of MBC, Mr Kassim Mpaata SG of MOESNA, Mr Adrian Strydom – CEO of SAOGA (this was during Maritime Forward Africa Conference which was held in Cape Town, hosted by the Maritime Business Chamber)

South Africa regains seat on IMO Council after five-year absence

The Maritime Business Chamber (MBC) congratulates the Republic of South Africa on the country’s election back to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for the 2026–2027 biennium. This important victory marks South Africa’s return to the IMO’s executive body after previously serving on the Council from 1997 to 2021. The country lost its seat in […]

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