Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
Here are the News Headlines:
First View: Ro-Pax ferry – GNV ORION
Transnet secures R51 billion state guarantee — but is it enough to keep the wheels turning?
Transnet responds to state guarantee facility
Fuel levy hike – SA consumers face heavier burden, says RFA
Madagascar: IMO and port security
UNTU to decide on wage offer as CCMA steps in to break Transnet impasse
WHARF TALK: multipurpose offshore construction and support vessel – SHEN DA HAO
UK appoints new First Sea Lord: General Sir Gwyn Jenkins KCB OBE ADC
Richards Bay secures R285 million container terminal deal to boost regional trade
CMA CGM posts strong Q1 results amid market uncertainty, pushes global expansion and AI investments
TPT ramps up readiness as SA’s citrus export season gets off to a strong start
Exercise Obangame Express 2025 concludes in Cabo Verde
Global shipyards launch alliance to drive maritime sustainability
IATA and Kenya: Value of Air Transport Study – including the air cargo market
South Africa unveils reforms to revive logistics and freight rail sectors
Two dead, multiple injuries as Mexican sail training ship strikes US Brooklyn Bridge
Wharf Talk: anchor handling ocean salvage tug Boka Forward
Cadet Training Programme opportunity
Survitec expands Fujairah operations to meet rising Middle East demand
South Africa clarifies trade status on Tanzanian banana imports
SA Port Statistics for March 2025
Folk Maritime expands fleet further with three Saudi-flagged vessels to strengthen regional trade links
Hapag-Lloyd posts strong Q1 results amid ongoing global challenges
Suez Canal Authority offers 15% transit fee discount amid improved Red Sea security
WHARF TALK: roll-on/roll-off vessel – CHAUMINE
The Sea was Sold: Senegal’s fisheries crisis fuels deadly migration surge, warns EJF Report
Nigeria ends foreign shipping waivers to boost local maritime industry
Wärtsilä unveils carbon capture breakthrough for shipping industry
AD Ports Group to develop $120 million industrial and logistics zone at Egypt’s East Port Said