DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY

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DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY
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DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY

• The draft document outlines
• A long-term policy framework for government
• An interim / transitional institutional
  arrangement

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DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY

• FOUNDATION OF THE POLICY
• In developing the policy document , consideration
  was taken of the following
• The National Transport Policy
• Social and Economic policies of government
• The Restructuring Policy Framework
• Trade and Industrial Policy on IDZs and SDIs
• The Constitution of the RSA

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DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY

• THE PORTS VISION
• To have an integrated port system in the
  national transport network , that is jointly and
  individually self-sustainable ,and delivering
  quality service to its users.

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DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY

• THE OBJECTIVE
• To promote the development of an efficient and
  productive South African Port system
• To support the facilitation of international
  trade in general , and export trade in particular
• To establish an effective and responsive
  regulatory framework
• To establish institutional arrangements and
  legislation to support the governance of ports

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DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY

• KEY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
• Ministry of Transport be responsible for policy ,
  strategy and regulatory frameworks
• Ministry of Public Enterprise facilitate the
  implementation of the policy
• There should be synergy in Port Development
  strategies inclusive of all levels of government
  and users of the system
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  CONT.

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DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY

• POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS CONT
• The Ports Authority to ensure that the national
  strategy on Ports development is attained
• The Policy encourage a culture of HRD in the
  transport sector
• The principle of user pay or cost recovery from
  direct users to be applied
• 
  cont.

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DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY

• Key Policy Recommendations
• INTERIM REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
• a) The National Port Authority being established
  remain within Transnet until the end-state of
  Transnet is completed.
• b) In the meanwhile the Minister of Transport to
  establish a Port Regulator which is to exercise
  oversight responsibility over the Port Authority
• c) The Port Regulator to be in existence until
  the National Port Authority is established
  outside of Transnet

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DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY

• Organisational and Financial implications
• New institutional and governance arrangement
  will have increased organisational , personnel
  and financial requirements

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DRAFT NATIONAL COMMERCIAL PORTS POLICY

• Communication Implications
• The process of drafting the Draft National Ports
  Policy involved the full participation of key
  stakeholders through the Ports Policy Steering
  Committee