{"id":9674,"date":"2022-10-14T01:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=9674"},"modified":"2022-10-17T01:39:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T00:39:37","slug":"durban-roundtable-focuses-on-covid-digitalization-and-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/durban-roundtable-focuses-on-covid-digitalization-and-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"Durban roundtable focuses on COVID, digitalization and implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/52424590291_7fc4d650c9_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/52424590291_7fc4d650c9_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/52424590291_7fc4d650c9_b.jpg 1024w, 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were: IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim; Dr. Majid Ali Nazi, Member of the Board and Deputy Director of Maritime Affairs, Ports and Maritime Organization, Islamic Republic of Iran; Dr. Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria; Mr. Yap Ong Heng, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Transport, Singapore; Ms. Sindisiwe Chikunga, Deputy Minister of Transport, South Africa; Captain Saif Al Mheiri, Managing Director, Abu Dhabi Maritime, United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Source &amp; Photo : IMO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transport and maritime Ministers and senior officials from five 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