TNPA Focuses on Ship Repair
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) appointed Preston Khomo, previously Richards Bay Port Manager, as Executive Manager: Ship Repair, to manage and administer the organization’s ship repair resources nationally.Thamsanqa (Thami) Sithole has been appointed as the new Port Manager for Richards Bay. Both appointments are effective July 1.Khomo joined TNPA in 2004 as Head of Infrastructure Development: Port Operations and Consulting at Portcon (the then international arm of Transnet) and also served as Senior Manager: Real Estate Manager with a portfolio that included the management of
TNPA Rotates Harbor Masters
expectations.”The changes in the Harbor Master portfolio from July 1, 2018 are as follows:The role of Harbor Master at the Port of Cape Town will now be filled by Captain Alex Miya, most recently Harbor Master at the Port of Durban.Captain Sabelo Mdlalose is transferring from the Port of Richards Bay to succeed Captain Miya at the Port of Durban.Captain Mdlalose will be succeeded by Captain Precious Dube, who transfers from the Port of East London to Richards Bay.The Port of East London’s Harbour Master role will be filled in an acting capacity by the port’s Marine Operations Manager
Seafarers Charity Appoints New South Africa National Director
point.Archbishop of Cape Town Stephen Brislin confirmed Barends’s appointment as National Director of AoS South Africa.Seafarers from Vietnam, Namibia and Kenya, as well as other AoS members were also present.AoS South Africa currently has port chaplains in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Richards Bay, who offer spiritual, practical support and a listening ear to seafarers arriving at these ports
New Port Managers for TNPA
due to leave TNPA at the end of April to take up the role of eThekwini Municipality’s City Manager. The Port of Saldanha also has a new Port Manager. Captain Vernal Jones succeeds Willem Roux, who resigned earlier this year. Jones – who has served as Harbor Master at the Port of Richards Bay and more recently at the Port of Cape Town – brings extensive knowledge in marine operations to the table. He is expected to continue to lead the delivery of TNPA’s strategy to transform Saldanha into a service centre for the oil and gas sector. Former Mossel Bay Port Manager
