Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 17 August 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   GRANDE GABON

Port of Nacala looking at record levels of growth
Durban’s five new tugs are officially named
Barcelona expands: New automated cranes
WHARF TALK: Grindrod container ship – HORIZON
Transnet concerned with media reports over OBS tender process
In port today: Wadi Bani Khalid
Hapag-Lloyd enjoys strong first half of 2024
Port News & Advisories
TPT & truckers pilot a truck booking solution at Durban terminals
WHARF TALK: Heavy transport vessel – YU ZHOU SHI JIA
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams visiting Angola
IMO and the insider security threat: New toolkit to curb
Maersk expects Red Sea crisis to continue through the year
Positive news for railed coal deliveries to Port of Richards Bay
WHARF TALK: MR2 class products tanker – TORM DISCOVERER
TNPA replaces all capstans at Durban and Cape Town port dry docks
Dramatic rescue of 59 people from sinking dredger off Nigerian coast
Standing NATO Maritime Group in East Mediterranean
Container Rail Corridor faces annual maintenance shutdown
WHARF TALK: Handy class bulk carrier – VANTAGE REEF
Explosion at Ningbo-Zhoushan port in China raises further serious safety concerns in ocean container shipping
Xeneta Update: Another record-breaking month for container shipping
AfDB grants Comoros US$ 135M for port & trade development
Comoros: IMO bolsters Port State Control capabilities
Road upgrade to help ease Port of Durban congestion
Port News & Advisories
All aboard for Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway
SA Navy Chief to Deliver Maritime Security Keynote at AAD 2024 Conference

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 7 July 2023

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:  HELLAS MARGARITA

In Conversation: South Africa supports decarbonisation of shipping industry — in a lukewarm kind of way
IATA latest: Air Cargo demand remains weak in May
Proposed Coral Norte FLNG project in Mozambique nears reality
Cape Town container terminal delays attract surcharge and port omission
Suez Canal Authority’s latest floating dock is delivered
DNV develops new Shore Power class rules for tankers
Dredging to safeguard a Maldive islet
Delay in starting rehabilitation of Mozambique’s EN1 ‘backbone’ highway
Tanzania wants port operations excluded from natural wealth laws
Angola’s Sonangol’s journey towards partial privatization and shifting mission
A jornada da Sonangol de Angola rumo à privatização parcial e mudança de missão
Congestion on SA/Mozambique border leads to lengthy delays
WHARF TALK:  Aframax LR2 product tanker – STELLATA
Angola’s Lobito Atlantic Rail Corridor concession all signed up
Plastic pollution initiatives – Reducing waste across the globe
Give a crane a name! Stockholm sets an example
TFR says it is getting on top of coal line challenges
In Conversation: Protecting Congo’s forests: new timber parks will help fight illegal logging
Aviation safety in Africa: IATA launches programme to improve
WHARF TALK: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) – FILIPPO BRUNELLESCHI
Tanzanian Govt on benefits arising from partnership with DP World at Port of Dar es Salaam
BW Energy commences production from Gabon’s second Dussafu Hibiscus/Ruche well
Xeneta Update: Long-term ocean freight rates fall again, with almost 50% drop in key pricing benchmark across last three months
TNPA publishes its approved Port Development Framework Plans
WHARF TALK: Cable Ship – TELIRI
Port of Lobito: Testing Singapore-developed maritime single window
Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread
Hong Kong ship recycling Convention: Bangladesh accedes
Mozambique’s Lesson for Senegal: Don’t Let Violence Lead to Lost Opportunities
La leçon du Mozambique pour le Sénégal : Ne laissez pas la violence vous faire perdre des opportunités

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