⚓ SESSION ONE: Welcome to Mauritius
This session, featuring political and industry leaders, will demonstrate the strategic and commercial importance of Mauritius and its growing influence in the Indian Ocean and the African continent. It will also examine the roles played by Africa and Mauritius in the Blue Economy.
⚓ SESSION TWO: Commercial challenges and opportunities
This session will survey the geopolitical landscape that is driving global and regional trade, looking at the impact of changing shipping patterns on Mauritius and other Indian Ocean and African markets. It will look at global and regional regulation, energy supply, and fuel quality issues, and at how digitalisation is driving change in the global bunkering sector.
⚓ SESSION THREE: Bunkering in Mauritius
This session will focus on the bunkering sector in Mauritius, which benefitted as ships diverted from the Suez Canal to sail around the Cape of Good Hope, lifting fuel along the way. Now one of the fastest growing markets in the region, with an increasing number of physical suppliers and government ambitions to triple bunker volumes in the near future, this session will take a hard look into what makes this market tick.
⚓ SESSION FOUR: Bunkering in the Indian Ocean
While Mauritius is in pole position within the region, a number of other markets are now beginning to raise their game. This session will examine some of these markets and look at what they are doing – or should be doing – to stand out from each other. The Maldives, the Seychelles and Sri Lanka, as well as India and East African markets, from Djibouti to the north to Richards Bay and Durban to the south, will all be featured.
⚓ SESSION FIVE: Bunkering in South Africa
This session will examine the South African bunkering sector, looking at licencing, bunkering operations and environmental regulations, supply and demand issues, and future challenges and opportunities.
⚓ SESSION SIX: Bunkering in West Africa
This session will look at the ever-changing range of challenges and opportunities in markets stretching from Namibia and Angola, to the Bay of Guinea and the Atlantic Islands. It will examine supply and demand dynamics, bunkering operations, and regulatory changes.
⚓ SESSION SEVEN: The energy transition in Africa
This session will look incoming environmental regulation and at Africa’s journey towards maritime decarbonisation, examining how different countries are embracing the challenges of the energy transition. It will look at the production, supply, and availability of new fuels in Africa’s ports, and compare the preparedness of those ports to meet the demand potentially coming their way. It will also look at developments in green shipping corridors.
⚓ SESSION EIGHT: Maritime Week Africa Leadership Panel
The final session will look at what leadership means for marine fuels and shipping companies, particularly those working in and around Africa. Navigating a volatile global economy and geopolitical backdrop, as well as the energy transition, recruiting, training, and retaining the next generation of personnel, will be among the subjects up for discussion, as will digitalisation and the industry’s path towards decarbonisation.
