Intermodal Africa conference lines up speakers

THE FUTURE of global trade and the economy are among the key topics for deliberation at the 6th International Africa Intermodal conference. The event is scheduled for February 28 and 29 next year in Accra, Ghana. Also on the agenda is the growing demand for containerised freight, current progress of infrastrucutural development, ports included, an overview of future container traffic and threats affecting the maritime sector. Speakers include the Ghanaian minister of Harbours and Railways; John Thompson, chief executive officer of the Railroad Association of South Africa; Tau Morwe, CE of Transnet Port Terminals; and Richard Nicholson, Africa region vice president for APM Terminals.