Welcome to AMPA
The African Maritime Pilots’ Association (AMPA) is a professional, non-profit organization, originally created in 2008 in Dakar, Senegal, by eight African members. AMPA is proud to gather currently 24 countries, all of them having access to the sea.
Message from our Chairman
Dear African Maritime Pilots,
This is our Organization website.
The African Maritime Pilots’ Association – AMPA – has been reinvigorated since you decided to work together to rise your flag among our continent, Africa, and to the maritime world.
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Latest news
June 8, 2020
COVID-19: “We want Ports Authorities to Prioritise the Safety of Maritime Pilots”- M. Rafouk, President, AMPA
In this interview, the President of the African Maritime Pilots Association (AMPA),
March 10, 2020
Container ship sunk pilot boat entering Taipei, 1 dead 1 missing
Container ship GODSPEED reportedly collided with pilot boat at 2045 LT (UTC +8) Mar 9, while entering …
March 4, 2020
The autonomous port of Douala recruits seven marine pilots
The autonomous port of Douala recruits seven marine pilots. This recruitment is part of the strengthening of the port’s
Events
POSTPONED
54th General Meeting EMPA – Pilotage: Challenges for the Coming Decade
Venue: Hilton hotel, Antwerp – Belgium
May 23th – 29th, 2021
25th IMPA Congress
2021
3rd African Congress of Maritime Pilots – ACMP2021
Venue: Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire