SOLVE AB is a Swedish commercial company working in East Africa
• SOLVE’s vision is to contribute to a sustainable positive development in the Lake Victoria region by focussing on the maritime potential and by creating a“safe maritime culture”
• By introducing the strategy of “ Safe Shipping”, SOLVE plans to undertake an overall commitment over areas such as
- Search and rescue (SAR)
- Safe behaviour
- Safe ships
- Safe sea lanes
- Safe environment
• SOLVE aims at working within the framework of the goals for support to the region set by the Swedish Government and with the nations around LV
• SOLVE’s working method is to contribute by transferring know-how with a view to gradually and – and within the wishes or directives of regional and/or national authorities and when the know-how has been transferred – turn over the different activities to appropriate stakeholders
• SOLVE will be instrumental in supporting national and regional authorities in creating a legal framework for safe shipping on LV
• Within the SOLVE group members have long time experience and professional know-how concerning:
- Navigation
- Shipping
- Sea Rescue
- Basic and advanced training for mariners
- Formulating requirements and managing of independent procurements
- Development of maritime Command and Control Systems
- Hydrographic surveying
- Healthcare and tropical diseases
- Environmental protection
• The SOLVE group has knowledge and experience of the Lake Victoria region and the relevant communities.
• The SOLVE group wishes to co-operate with the EAC, the governments of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, Swedish and other Development Agencies as well as East-African and international commercial players, Churches, NGOs and other companies in the region
• Within the strategy of “Safe Shipping”, the SOLVE group wishes to improve
- Maritime training
- Search and Rescue
- Overall safety
- Maritime infrastructure
- Safe transport of passengers and goods
- Safe fishery
- Healthcare