Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
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FIRST VIEW: MSC TOKYO
Durban and Richards Bay Port Master Plans due for validation
Port Elizabeth Car Terminal achieves record 5,700 export units on one vessel
WHARF TALK: former J.Lauritzen vessel – KNUD REEFER
WCO Illicit Trade Report 2021
UNCTAD promotes ‘Blue Deal’ investment and innovation at UN Conference
Future is Here: Berge Olympus grows WindWings
War in Ukraine raises global shipping costs, stifles trade, says UNCTAD
WHARF TALK: Cape Town container caller – MAERSK SHEERNESS
Faster port turnarounds: African teamwork by Inchcape
IN CONVERSATION:The art of bribery: a closeup look at how traffic officers operate on Kenya’s roads
NIMASA receives more mobile assets to tackle maritime security
Maritime News in Brief
WHARF TALK: maiden visit to Cape Town MAERSK PANGANI
World Customs Organization Council 2022 – outcomes
AfDB loan to improve access between Kribi industrial zone and deep-water port
IMO and combat of micro-plastics, bio-fouling and other wastes
MSC has “Appetite for Growth” in Africa, CEO Toft Tells Abidjan Forum
WHARF TALK: a reefer ship, Crimea and a local hero – ALMA
IN CONVERSATION: Ukraine war: as the conflict at sea intensifies, Russia’s prospects of victory look further off than ever
Franco-German diplomatic visit to Port of Aden: Importance of stimulating the Yemeni economy
Rwanda shows interest in using port of Nacala for imports and exports
Transnet commits to a R9.1 billion infrastructure spend for Port Elizabeth, Ngqura and East London ports
WHARF TALK: LR1 Panamax tanker LIA
Twelve fishermen rescued off Cape Point
Strong interest in gas pipelines from Nigeria to Europe as projects get underway
Transnet looks towards new orders for locomotives
IMO and maritime security support for Namibia
Apapa port’s standard gauge rail connections complete in July
Namport and Port of Antwerp sign MoU
IMO Day of the Seafarer
New port planned for Sudan on Red Sea coast