Pather appointed area directorPather appointed area director

Prean Pather has been appointed area director for East and South Africa at Wilhelmsen Ships Service covering Egypt, Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia and the Islands off East Africa. Pather, who will be located in Durban, was previously general manager of Wilhelmsen Ships Service in South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania. He holds a diploma in Container Management and is continuing his studies towards obtaining his degree specialising in entrepreneurship through the University of South Africa. “The trade relations between India and South Africa continue to grow from strength to strength. We are seeing a lot more commodities such as coal being exported from South Africa to India. The same is happening in Mozambique, with many projects in the pipeline for coal being controlled by large Indian companies,” says Pather. “Africa plays an important part in the global economy and as many of the countries in Africa are developing economies, we expect to see much better GDP growth rates in the years to come. South Africa, as an emerging market, has a very positive impact on the whole continent.” Wilhelmsen Ships Service supplies Unitor marine products, Nalfleet chemicals, technical services, ships agency services and maritime logistics.