Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 10 August 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   MSC NITYA B

Road upgrade to help ease Port of Durban congestion
Port News & Advisories
WHARF TALK: MR1 class products tanker – PATRICK C
All aboard for Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway
AfDB expects vigorous economic growth for Madagascar
La BAD s’attend à une croissance économique vigoureuse pour Madagascar
SA Navy Chief to Deliver Maritime Security Keynote at AAD 2024 Conference
WHARF TALK: seismic survey vessel – BGP PROSPECTOR
Port News and Advisories
Transnet Pipelines issues EIO for Lilly gas pipeline
Höegh Aurora, first of the Aurora class car carriers, is delivered
Two workboats for Port of Cape Town named and launched at Sandock Austral Shipyards
WHARF TALK: Super Handy 32 class bulk carrier – OLYMPIA LOGGER
Another level crossing tragedy this time near Postmasburg
Port News and Advisories
WHARF TALK: Aframax LR2 products tanker – ABLIANI
TNPA goes to market for a 3MW renewable solar plant at East London port
A.P.Møller-Mærsk anticipates ongoing supply chain disruption but an upgraded full-year guidance
Air cargo demand surges 14.1% – Strong first half performance
AD Ports completes EIA for Pointe Noire’s multipurpose New East Mole Terminal
SA to further focus on manufacturing and exports to grow economy
Xeneta Update: Ocean container shipping market reaches a tipping point in July
Liberian Registry appoints ex-US Navy commander as VP of Port State Control
Camillo Fontana appointed new CFO for Hanseatic Global Terminals

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 7 April 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   Port of Mombasa 

Cruise News: Farewell to MSC Splendida, hello to MSC Virtuosa
Durban Terminals prepared for bumper citrus season
In Conversation: Turkey and Ethiopia have had close ties for many years: Somalia maritime deals may shift the dynamics
New four-lane in-gate facility in Onne Port, Nigeria
Port of Nacala-a-Velha handles over 13 million tons of Mozambican coal via Malawi
WHARF TALK: P&O cruise ship – ARCADIA
CMA CGM to update EURAF 4 & 5 services with West Africa
In Conversation: Jihadism in Mozambique: southern African forces are leaving with mixed results
TNPA develops its first water desalination plant at Port of East London
President to open R2.6 Billion multi-modal rail terminal in Durban
WHARF TALK: passenger ship – BOREALIS
Chinese naval task force visiting Mozambique
Chinese tanker targeted by Houthi anti-ship missiles
MSC strengthens freight forwarding logistics with acquisition of Clasquin
Déjà Vu – Another sickening stink ship arrives. East London this time
Steady growth for Kenya’s Port of Mombasa
WHARF TALK: luxury expedition ship – SILVER CLOUD
Coral Sul FLNG: 50 successful LNG tanker transfers offshore Mozambique
Russian frigate Marshall Shaposhnikov arrives in Massawa, Eritrea
The Baltimore Bridge disaster – one week later
Baltimore Bridge’s losses within absorption capacity of the insurance industry – Morningstar DBRS
SAMIM to withdraw from Mozambique by 15 July 2024
Commissioner Lighe takes office at Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA)
First of 45 new haulers arrive for Durban Container Terminals
In Conversation: I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 17 March 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   The World

Angola’s Customs Police seize seven fishing vessels
TNPA opens 100 opportunities to lease port land and commercial developments
Indian Ocean naval exercise involving Iran, Russia & China – SA as observer
In Conversation: Five hotspots where floating plastic litter poses the greatest risk to North Atlantic marine life – new study
Armscor to acquire speedboats to patrol SA’s maritime borders
WHARF TALK: luxury passenger ship – SILVER SPIRIT
In Conversation: Technology to protect South Africa’s oceans: experts find that a data-driven monitoring system is paying off
IMO and Tunisia: Port security audit training
Bulk carrier Abdullah, sailing from Maputo, is highjacked by pirates
Near-tripling of EU ETS costs due to Red Sea crisis, analysis shows
WHARF TALK: Pure Car Carrier – WON SHIN
Two centuries of the RNLI
In Conversation: Somalia-Turkey maritime deal is a win for both countries, and not a power play for the Horn of Africa
TNPA begins rehabilitating Durban port roads
Nigerian Ports Authority to invest $1 billion in upgrading Tin Can Island and other ports
WHARF TALK: passenger cruise ship – ISLAND PRINCESS
Cyclone Filipo 17S now in Mozambique Channel, threatens southern Mozambique
TotalEnergies takes participating interest in Orange River Basin Block 3B/4B
IMO and MENA regional training: Seafarers’ assessment, examination and certification
MSC opens R350 million new cold storage facility in Durban
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose heavylift vessel – REGINE
Humanitarian aid to Gaza: US military to construct temporary pier
Anglo American takes delivery of 10th LNG-fuelled bulk carrier, Ubuntu Liberty
Port of Douala flourishing since MSC takeover
Beware the Chinese harbour cranes – US Homeland Security
Houthis & Yemen – first casualties on merchant ship True Confidence
New vessels needed for the SA Navy more than ever
Jeddah Amendment: Bahrain signs
In Conversation: West Africa’s coast was a haven for piracy and illegal fishing – how technology is changing the picture

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 17 July 2022

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   OAK EXPRESS

TPT takes steps to improve Durban Container Terminal stack handling efficiencies
WHARF TALK: LR1 oil products tanker – RIVER SHINER
Global trade hits record $7.7 trillion in Q1 2022
IN CONVERSATION: Stranded in Cape Town — Ukraine’s polar vessel recalls harrowing Antarctic quest
TPT business model focusing on youth development
Cable Theft disrupts Majuba Power Station coal deliveries by rail
Good news as fourth lane of Durban’s Bayhead Road is opened
Jindal coal mine at Chirodzi drops Beira port in favour of Nacala
Richards Bay coal line (North Corridor) shuts down for maintenance
Transnet successful in re-entering the international bond market
SA Port Statistics for the month of June 2022
WHARF TALK:  a tale of drama at  sea – Restless Wave
CRUISE NEWS: Swan Hellenic’s SH Vega on first cruise
CRUISE NEWS: Another two cruise ships for Explora Journeys – LNG powered
CRUISE NEWS: Meet Captain Serena Melani, master of Explora I
IN CONVERSATION: COVID hurt West and Central Africa’s small-scale fishers. They need more support
Mozambique transport minister moves to introduce reforms and improvements to Maputo Corridor
NATO Operation Sea Guardian concluded in Western Mediterranean
IN CONVERSATION: Morocco – a top fertiliser producer – could hold a key to the world’s food supply
Maersk resigns as board member of International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
APM Terminals establishes three macro regions – new regional MDs
HMS Montrose intercepts Iranian rocket parts and weapons on smugglers’ speedboats
WHARF TALK: YACHT SPRAY 1897 & 1898 – The First Solo Round The World Voyage
NSBT’s berth extension launched in Freetown, Sierra Leone
TNPA to invest R16.1 billion in Western Cape ports over seven years
IMO combating maritime security threats: Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden
Poor ole King Cole, still down in South Africa’s dumps
South32 acquisition gives it a 63.7% share in Maputo’s Mozal Aluminium
IMO and strengthening of port security in Tunisia
South African citrus exports lagging as new challenges surface
Deal or No Deal – CGA chief executive speaks out on EU’s latest citrus move

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : MSC HINA
Strike action today to hit Durban Container Terminal
Mozambique’s CFM to invest US$200m in ports and rail over next three years
Fire destroys two commercial fishing boats at Beira, another at Bali
US$98 million boost for Richards Bay Coal Terminal
Pirate activity offshore Nigeria
Poorest countries face growing burden from cost of importing food
Sailor from US destroyer USS Jason Dunham dies in Red Sea exercise
CMA CGM pulls out of Iran service due to US sanctions
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SA AGULHAS II

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Wednesday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : BAYHEAD FIRE DAMAGED FREIGHT SHED
China’s first fully automated container terminal port goes ‘live’
India and Japan jockey for position in face of threat from China’s Silk Road
Port of Durban returns to normal as weather moderates
Bolloré Transport & Logistics moves into new headquarters in Cotonou
Titan among containerships is launched
2017 Egyptian grape season opens
HMS Richmond in the Ceremony of the Constable’s Dues at HM Tower of London
PRESS RELEASES: Peace Boat at Nor-Shipping
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : JUPITER

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Monday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Monday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : HOKUETSU HOPE II
Durban Bayhead fire destroys large part of giant port warehouse
Sailors Society CEO awarded prestigious medal
Maritime, transport logistics courses available from Mount Kenya University
Somali pirates seize fishing dhow as a mothership
Ghana handles one million tons of transit cargo in 2016
International: UK armoured vehicles arrive in Estonia
PRESS RELEASES: South African engineered sailing blocks to be introduced to market
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : LE LYRIAL

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