The Steering Committee of the Union of African Shippers’ Council will meet in ordinary session from 13 to 15 June 2019 at Kempiski Hotel in Kinshasa. This, as a prelude to the ninth day of African shippers that will take place from 21 to 25 October 2019 in Cotonou, Benin.

The Multimodal Freight Management Office (OGEFREM) which hosts this meeting is working to achieve the objectives assigned to this regional meeting.

The Kinshasa session is an opportunity for all stakeholders to discuss issues related to stabilization, multimodal transport facilitation, and further discussions on tariff and non-tariff barriers for the transit of goods.

Participants from different African countries are members of MOWCA, an organization specializing in maritime management in West and Central Africa. It is composed of 19 members including the Democratic Republic of Congo.

#RDC Du 13 au 15 Juin 2019, la République Démocratique du Congo par l'entremise de l'Office de Gestion du Fret Multimodal, abritera la Deuxième Session Ordinaire du Comité Directeur de l'Union des Conseils des Chargeurs Africain (UCCA) à Kinshasa au KEMPINSKI FLEUVE CONGO HOTEL. pic.twitter.com/e1kVm6bczi

— Office de Gestion du Fret Multimodal (@ogefrem) June 8, 2019

Also participating in this edition will be some African regional institutions and structures involved in the facilitation of trade, transport and international logistics.

Patient Sayiba, the director general of OGEFREM and the president of the day of the African charger, intends to put at their service experiences acquired as organizer of the fourth day that had taken place in Kinshasa four years ago.

The resolutions coming out of this three-day meeting will mark the path for the success of the ninth day of African shippers.

This meeting constitutes a privileged framework to allow economic operators to study the ways and means that can facilitate the circulation of commercial products in the various African seaports.

Nadine FULA