By Our Reporter
The Uganda Freight Forwarders Association (UFFA) and the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP), are jointly organizing the inaugural Regional Logistics EXPO 2017 and the 3rd Annual Oil & Gas Convention scheduled for 25th April to 27th April 27, 2017 at the Kampala Serena Hotel.
The joint event will be held under two themes: ‘Transforming Uganda into a Regional Logistics Hub – What is your role?’ and ‘Oil & Gas Doors Open in Uganda’.
Announcing the upcoming event recently, Dr. Elly Karuhaga, the Chairman of the UCMP, noted that more than 800,000 tons of equipment is expected to be transported to the Albertine oil region as Uganda seeks to achieve First Oil by 2020.
“After the launch of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for the crude export pipeline from Hoima to the Port of Tanga in Tanzania and the same for Nwoya and Buliisa exploration areas, the stage is now set for Uganda’s oil and gas industry to take off. This presents a huge opportunity for our freight and logistics counterparts. However, for this to be realized, the logistics industry has to attain very high capacity and become extremely efficient. Hence this upcoming forum intends to come up with solutions that will boost our logistics to meet the high demands of the oil sector,
