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Title	Transport, Department of / Departement van Vervoer 1376 Draft South African Shipping Company bill, 2022 (Stakeholders Consultation) » Comprehensive Maritime Transport Policy Inspired Initiative » 1st Draft South African Shipping Company bill, 2022
Gazette	National Gazettes, No. 47428 of 01 November, 2022, 2 page(s), 68.0Kb

STAATSKOERANT, 1 NOVEMbER 2022                        No. 47428    3

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
                  	                               NOTICE  1376 OF 2022

COMPREHENSIVE	MARITIME	TRANSPORT	POLICY	INSPIRED	INITIATIVE:
                             ST
                           1 	DRAFT	SOUTH			AFRICAN			SHIPPING	COMPANY	BILL,	2022

ANNOUNCEMENT AND INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STAKEHOLDERS’ CONSULTATION ON
                                 THE 1  DRAFT SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPING COMPANY BILL, 2022
                                      ST

Since Maersk acquired South African shipping line Safmarine, South Africa has been without a national
                  carrier. The shipping of our essential imports and exports is mostly reliant on foreign governments
                  and  companies  and  this  might  not  be  able  to  shield  South  Africa  from  supply  chain  disruption,
                  especially during times of natural disaster or international conflict.

Way  back  before  the  Comprehensive  Maritime  Transport  Policy  was  developed,  the  National
                  Department of Transport conducted a research that identified South Africa as the only country not to
                  have its own ships in the economic group, known as BRICS.

The Comprehensive Maritime Transport Policy (“CMTP”) for South Africa, in order to solve the state
                  of  affairs  outlined  above,  calls  for  a  transformed  and  growing  maritime  transport  sector.  Policy
                  statement  3(c)  of  the  CMTP  provides  that  the  Department  shall  in  consultation  with  relevant
                  departments and relevant organs of state, take steps to establish a national shipping carrier as a
                  strategic pillar in the revival of the maritime transport industry. To close the gaps outlined above, the
                  Department of Transport developed the Draft South African Shipping Company Bill, 2022.

The Department of Transport will be holding virtual stakeholders’ consultation on the Draft South
                  African  Shipping  Company  Bill,  2022  for  Kwazulu  Natal  (28  November  2022),  Western  Cape  (29
                  November 2022), and Eastern Cape (30 November 2022).

Interested stakeholders are requested to express their interest to participate within 20 days from the
                  date of publication.

Submission of written comments must be within 30 days from the date of publication.

Expression  of  interest  to  participate  and  submission  of  written  comments  may  be  sent  to  the
                  Department of Transport for the attention of Chief Director Maritime Policy and Legislation, Private
                  Bag  X193,  PRETORIA,  0001  OR  be  emailed  to:  ntulid@dot.gov.za  or  mpahlwaC@dot.gov.za  or
                  mokgoshl@dot.gov.za and Matlalatm@dot.gov.za

The  Draft  South  African  Shipping  Company  Bill,  2022  is  freely  available from the website of the
                  Department of Transport on www.transport.gov.za

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