Municipality of Port Louis and Mauritius Ports Authority: Working Together for a Sustainable Future

The port is increasingly a leading economic and urban stakeholder. The relationship between the city of Port Louis and the port has grown much closer in recent times, gradually becoming more palpable with a win-win mentality. Incidentally, the Municipality of Port Louis has been actively involved in many of the recent activities organised by the Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA), including a recreational day for children of Roche Bois and neighbouring regions in August 2018, and the opening of an exhibition at the Café du Vieux Conseil as part of the “Port in Pictures” painting competition. This activity, held on 3 September 2018, was aimed at secondary school pupils from the Port Louis area. Today, the aim is not merely to consider the physical expansion of the port space itself, but rather to take on board both its importance to the urban community and the functions it serves (harmonious development of the port space, the challenges posed by climate change, etc.). With this in mind, a consensus slowly built up around the need to create a joint platform involving the MPA, the Municipality of Port Louis, and the Port Users’ Council, to promote constant dialogue between…