Events
6th International Environment & Social Sustainability Study Visit & Training Workshop for African Ports – Rotterdam, 28th OCTOBER – 1ST NOVEMBER 2024
Delegates from Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Ghana, and Namibia sitting through several presentation, working sessions, interactive discussions and dialogues, and site visit reflected on waste shipment through their ports and economies with inadequate regulations and capacity to deal with such wastes. In the face of economic growth and globalisation, strict waste treatment regulations in advanced economies are leading to waste shipment, some illegally, to less developed countries including those in Africa, with potentially negative impact on the local environment and public health.
The menace, delegates concluded, can be combatted through collaborative networking in international partnership involving multiple ports and related actors across multiple countries, coordinated collaboration, and the adoption of global best practices to local situational contexts. Click here for:
MARPOL 73/78 and Port Reception Facilities Training Workshop
11th – 13th March, 2024 Tema, Ghana
A Training Workshop on MARPOL implementation and Port Reception Facilities operation organised for Port Authorities and Port Reception Facility Operators in West & Central Africa Ports by PENAf in collaboration with Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and the Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) attracted participants from Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, and the Republic of Congo. Aimed at supporting the human capital development for improving environmental sustainability performance in African ports, the workshop sought to have private port reception facility operators work together with a common front and voice in taking up agency and both local and regional levels to define rules and norms for their operation and functioning in common and harmonised approaches.
For further clarification, contact: hbarnesdabban@penaf.org; hbarnesdabban@gmail.com



Ports Environmental Network–Africa #PENAf in collaboration with Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority #GPHA has organised a two-week training on Effective MARPOL Implementation and Efficient Operation of Port Reception Facilities for a delegation from the Port Authority of Bata #BataPort in Equatorial Guinea. The delegation was taken through the legal requirements, rights and obligations of MARPOL and its six technical annexes; environmental assessment for installation and operation of port reception facilities; as well as the Ghana process and experience in that regard. They also observed a hands-on practice of ship waste inspection, discharge and treatment in Ghana’s Tema and Takoradi ports.
Training Workshop on MARPOL/Port Reception Facilities for Port Authorities and Reception Facility Operators in West & Central Africa Ports organised by PENAf in collaboration with Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and the Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA)
Theme: Working Together on Environmentally Sound Management of Ship Wastes: Challenges and Opportunities
11th – 13th March 2024
Tema, Ghana.
5th African Ports International Environment & Social Sustainability Study Visit to Denmark Ports, 23 – 27 OCTOBER 2023
‘Innovating Actionable Green Solutions Towards Climate Neutral Ports’
Environmental practitioners, policy makers, and enthusiasts with interest in Africa’s ports, shipping and maritime sector, are encouraged to register and participate in the upcoming study visit to the Ports of Aarhus and Aalborg in Denmark scheduled for 23rd – 27th October, 2023.
We will be delving into how to advance and accelerate sustained climate initiatives and innovative actions for achieving concrete progress and desired positive net impact through knowledge sharing, collaborative partnerships, and developing joint projects in African ports.
For further clarification, contact: hbarnesdabban@penaf.org; hbarnesdabban@gmail.com
1st International Symposium in Management Studies 2022 (ISMS2022) for Walaika University, Thailand
9th September, 2022 (8.00 a.m.- 4.00 p.m.) via Zoom meeting using the link below.
Morning Session
Topic: The 1st International Symposium in Management Studies 2022 (ISMS2022)
Time: Sep 9, 2022 08:00-12.00 AM Bangkok
Zoom Meeting
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Workshop on MARPOL/Port Reception Facilities for Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority
20th – 22nd July 2022, Tema
Theme: Effective Implementation of MARPOL in Ghana’s Ports Improving Port Reception Facilities and Services for Ship-Generated Wastes. Download available: Programme MARPOL PRF Workshop GPHA
3rd African Ports Environment & Sustainability Conference
11th-13th February 2020
Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo
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Theme: African Ports & the Sustainable Development Nexus: Challenges & Opportunities
Organised by: Ports Environmental Network-Africa (PENAf) in collaboration with Port Management Association for West and Central Africa (PMAWCA)
Hosted by: Port Authority of Pointe Noire (PAPN)
3ème Conférence sur l’Environnement et la Durabilité des Ports Africains
11 et 13 février 2020
Pointe Noire, République du Congo
Thème: Les ports africains et le Nexus du développement durable: défis et opportunités
Organisé par: Réseau pour l’Environnement des Ports d’Afrique (PENAf) en collaboration avec l’Association de Gestion des Ports pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre (AGPOAC)
Hosted by: Portuaire Autorité de Pointe Noire (PAPN)
Download available: Programme MARPOL PRF Workshop GPHA
Theme:
Effective Implementation of MARPOL in Ghana’s Ports
Improving Port Reception Facilities and Services for Ship-Generated Wastes.