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The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) second East Africa Maritime Awards (EAMA) ceremony is scheduled for May 21 2021 in Mombasa, Kenya. Interested companies and individuals have until February 26, 2021 to submit their entries via the East African Maritime Awards website.
The awards seek to recognize and award notable users of the Port of Mombasa and individual players. The awards are also open to companies from across the breadth of the maritime sector, comprising the shipping, ports, services, engineering, and leisure marine industries with operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Speaking in Mombasa, Kenya Ports Authority Acting Managing Director Eng. Rashid Salim said the Awards had come at a time the local, regional and global economies were facing a period of hardship caused by COVID-19.
EAMA awards launch ceremony in December 2020
Rwandans operating businesses through the Mombasa Port located on the Indian ocean in Kenya, stand a chance to win the second East Africa Maritime Awards (EAMA), officials of Kenya Ports Authority have said.
The awards scheduled to take place on May 21, 2021 in Mombasa, Kenya, will recognize business operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which use the Port of Mombasa.
The awards come at a time when countries in the region have shown resilience under the current COVID-19 pandemic which initially in May 2020 affected business transactions in the region due to disagreements over uniform measures to curb the pandemic across borders.