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ACMP - African Congress of Maritime Pilots 2019

published on 28 June 2019 - 66 -

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14.10.2019 - 16.10.2019

Tanger, Morocco

From October 14th to 16th 2019, the Mediterranean Maritime Pilots’ Professional Association (APMPM), based in Tangier and representative of the Maritime Pilots of Tanger Med Port, hosts the 2nd African Congress of Maritime Pilots (ACMP2019), co-organized with the African Maritime Pilots’ Association (AMPA), is in partnership with the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA); under the theme: "African Maritime Pilotage: Challenges and Adaptations for Ports Development in an Emerging Continent".

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