The Swedish Club Academy is pleased to welcome the first MRM training provider on the African continent to the MRM network – Transnet National Ports Authority in South Africa.

The Authority is one of five operating divisions of Transnet SOC Ltd and is responsible for the safe, effective and efficient economic functioning of the national port system in South Africa.

Transnet National Ports Authority provides port infrastructure and marine services at the eight commercial sea ports in South Africa; Richards Bay, Durban, East London, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth, Mossel Bay, Cape Town and Saldanha. The core functions of the Authority are:

* to plan, provide, maintain and improve port infrastructure;
* to provide or arrange marine-related services;
* to ensure the provision of port services, including the management of port activities and the port regulatory function at all South African ports; and
* to provide aids to navigation and assistance to the maneuvering of vessels within port limits and along the coast.

The services offered by the Authority is targeted mainly at port users, which include terminal operators, shipping lines, ship agents, cargo owners and clearing & forwarding agents.

In view of evolving developments in the maritime industry, the National Ports Authority seeks to continue to enhance its role in facilitating trade and influencing growth through the provision of port infrastructure capacity and other services ahead of demand.