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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 10 December 2022

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FIRST VIEW:   Richards Bay Coal Terminal

Container Terminals, not privatisation – its collaboration, says Transnet
WHARF TALK: Modern cable laying vessel ILE DE BREHAT
Tin-Can Island Container Terminal workers assured their jobs are safe under MSC
Xeneta Freight Rates Update: Week 49
U.S donates coastal patrol craft to Mozambique authorities
Port of Durban lagging behind in a post-pandemic world
WHARF TALK: Handymax bulk carrier WELLPARK
EU’s emission trading system (ETS) now includes maritime transport
Container xChange forecasts container rate war in 2023
Wilhelmshaven becomes Germany’s first LNG terminal
Wilhelmshaven wird Deutschlands erster LNG-Terminal
South Africa’s National shipping Line – feasible or stupid?
WHARF TALK: Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER
IN CONVERSATION: Why Britain should immediately withdraw from Mauritius’ Chagos Islands
Gas: The Ideal Resource Namibia and South Africa can offer Germans for Security
Gas: Der ideale Rohstoff Namibia und Südafrika bieten den Deutschen Sicherheit
TRADE NEWS: Castor Marine offers Starlink to boost Internet for its maritime, offshore and superyacht clients
Sexual Violence in Maritime Industry: Calls for Accountability
WHARF TALK: visiting French Navy ships NIVOSE & LE MALIN
Transnet eases the way for doing business with emerging manganese miners
Products tanker pirated twice in Gulf of Guinea: Italian Navy assists
Harvesting rainwater: Graduate saves fresh water in Malaysia
Exxaro faces a R11 billion cost in lost opportunities due to TFR’s inability to increase coal exports
WHARF TALK: former Leopard Star, now ELANDRA STAR
Angolan Navy takes delivery of first of three Ocean Eagle patrol boats
African Development Bank commits US$301 million to overhaul Uganda’s metre-gauge railway
Transnet Freight Rail happy with ban on scrap metal
Freak wave causes fatality, others injured on Viking Polaris cruise ship

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 18 November 2022

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Truck congestion becomes a problem at port of Richards Bay
WHARF TALK: famous company MR2 tanker SPRUCE EXPRESS
ISWAN’s Annual Review 2021 / 2022 is issued: Partnership working vital for maritime industry’s future
PetroSA reports leak in its southern Cape offshore pipeline
Missile attack on tanker Pacific Zircon off coast of Oman
BREAKING NEWS: Loaded TFR ore train collides with CFM shunting train between Ressano Garcia & Komatipoort
SAFEEN Feeders Launches New UAE-Red Sea Service
Freight Forwarding: Inflation and geopolitics will weigh on global supply chain
IN CONVERSATION: South Africa is hooked on fossil fuels: how it got here and how it can get out
Expecting Great Things from Africa’s New Oil and Gas Economies in 2023
New Books: Where Light in Darkness Lies
Eni and Hong Kong’s CNOOC bid to explore Mozambique’s A6-C offshore area
Derailment on the Richards Bay coal line- 97 wagons cleared
WHARF TALK: sub panamax container vessel MSC GIADA III
Mozambique’s first LNG cargo departs from Coral Sul FLNG, offshore the Rovuma basin
TNPA & Vopak seal the deal on the Richards Bay Liquid Bulk Terminal development
Durban Port Multi-Million Rand Tug Jetty Project moving ahead
REMEMBRANCE: Whitehall, London, Sunday
EU NAVFOR Med Irini operation seizes illegal cargo heading for Libya
WHARF TALK: specialised longliner OCEAN AZUL
IN CONVERSATION: Kenya Standard Gauge Railway contracts: what released documents say, and what they don’t
New Books: HMS Fearless
Russian Antarctic Expedition ship, Akademik Fedorov to call at Cape Town
Airfreight: Emirates places order for five new Boeing 777-200R freighter aircraft
Force Majeure back in effect on Richards Bay Coal Line

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 October 2022

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BP tanker arrives to load LNG at the Coral Sul FLNG
WHARF TALK: first of the cruise ships HANSEATIC SPIRIT
World Bank to finance Nacala port upgrades to assist Malawi
Important arrests made in Transnet pipeline theft investigations
Xeneta Update: Reefers riding out spot rate storm better than dry containers on key North Europe routes
SAECS advisory: Santa Clara to bypass Cape Town
SA Port Statistics for the month of September 2022
WHARF TALK: ore or bulk carrier or? BANGUS
Zambia’s president commits to full use of Walvis Bay’s Zambia Dry Port
IN CONVERSATION: How do you instantly create 10 ghost towns? Stop using coal, Gwede Mantashe warns
CMA CGM Reshuffles three services to West Africa
Second SA Navy Inshore Patrol Vessel MMIPV ‘blessed’
Transnet introduces recovery plan after majority of workers return
WHARF TALK:   general purpose tanker PACIFIC TRADER
Cruise Ship Schedule for Port of Durban 2022-2023
IN CONVERSATION: Coastal erosion is unstoppable – so how do we live with it?
US Coast Guard Strategy released for 2022 and beyond
International: Market volatility causing the classic ‘boom and bust cycle’ in the container shipping industry
STRIKE UPDATE: Transnet reaches agreement with majority union UNTU
WHARF TALK: Chinese MR2 products tanker ARDMORE SEAVANGUARD
WTO Trade Policy Review: Djibouti
NAMPORT RESULTS: Mixed fortunes, but altogether not a bad year
CMA CGM opens new winter version of EUROMAR with new service tween Morocco & North Europe
Out of the ordinary NSRI sea rescue evacuation off KZN South Coast
MSC’s TiL is the preferred bidder for Walvis Bay Container Terminal concession
WHARF TALK: midsize LPG tanker GASCHEM AACHEN
News in Brief
IN CONVERSATION: Somalia: Puntland state port is getting a revamp – this is key to its future
TRADE NEWS: Wilhelmsen enters into an agreement to acquire Vopak Agencies
Fishing vessel safety: The 2012 Cape Town Agreement – IMO Secretary-General urges ratification

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 23 January 2022

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FIRST VIEW:  MSC EYRA

Mauritius waters: Wakashio wreck removal: Team completes offshore operations
WHARF TALK: anchor handling tug – BOKA GLACIER
Africa becoming patrol boat country
Morocco Belt & Road deal opens Chinese gateway to Mediterranean
IN CONVERSATION: Airline tie-up for Kenya and South Africa: possible rewards, and risks
Revised version of ‘Shipping Industry Guidance on Pilot Transfer Arrangements’ is released
Work commences on construction of the new port of Ndayane, Senegal
WHARF TALK: seismic survey vessel – BGP PIONEER
Benin to digitise and safeguard its coastline
Port of Pemba to handle Mozambican graphite exports
IN CONVERSATION: Protected marine areas should serve nature and people: a review of South Africa’s efforts
NAVAL NEWS: Chinese & Russian Navy ships enter Indian Ocean
NAVAL NEWS: French Navy ship Champlain arrives in port of Durban
New multi-purpose ship loader installed at Richards Bay Bulk Terminal
WHARF TALK: bluff-bowed – KK MARLIN
Mombasa’s new salvage & harbour tug is delivered: Also three new STS cranes
IN CONVERSATION:  Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences
Hunger crisis in Horn of Africa: FAO launches $138 million plan
Wilhelmsen takes majority stake in Ahrenkiel Tankers
Poor King Coal, falling demand and little sympathy
WHARF TALK: Cape Town only visitor – CSCL AFRICA
CMA CGM reshuffles its Mozambique service to Asia
FLNG Coral Sul arrives on station off northern Mozambique. Flotel CSS Temis secured
Mombasa’s new Kipevu Oil Jetty nears completion
IN CONVERSATION:  State capture report chronicles extent of corruption in South Africa.  But will action follow”?
Sandock Austral Shipyards reaches agreement with leading tug designer Robert Allan Ltd
TPT reports recovery at Richards Bay Bulk Terminal following October’s conveyor fires
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for December 2021
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose offshore vessel – BOKA PEGASUS
Nigeria’s ports: IMO supports electronic data exchange
MSC has exclusivity on bid to acquire Bolloré Africa Logistics
Dachser – Freight and cargo insurance – a neglected safety net
Bolloré Ports’ Congo Terminal tops one million TEU
A new daily rail service from the Port of Felixstowe
MSC Orchestra resumes cruising in SA waters
Toxic cargo from NS Qingdao being dumped out at sea off West Coast
IN CONVERSATION: South African movie dives into the complexity of poaching
Three small South African marine surveillance satellites blast into space on board SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 16 January 2022

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FIRST VIEW:   SHEGARDIAH

Ship sinks off Madagascar, 83 dead, five missing
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) declares force majeure over Cape Town power failure
WHARF TALK: Not quite a cruise ship – CONTI EVEREST
WATCHING THE GANGWAY: by Paul Ridgway
Watching the gangway: Port of Cape Town Multi-Purpose Terminal takes delivery of new mobile crane
Watching the gangway: Meet East London’s new port manager, Lwandile Mabuza
Watching the gangway: Dock strike at Ivory Coast’s Port of Abidjan suspended
Watching the gangway: New Mombasa Shipyard is commissioned 
Watching the gangway: On Africa: Tax revenues…
Watching the gangway: …and coal
Watching the gangway: Biodiesel
Watching the gangway: Port of Dover
Watching the gangway: Höegh Xiamen
Watching the gangway: Barcelona Europe South Terminal BEST
Watching the gangway: WHO and ILO form Action Group
Watching the gangway: Jamaica and the IMO Council
Watching the gangway: ClassNK and Remote Surveys
WHARF TALK: Heavylift vessel – ANNETTE
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for November 2021
Breaking News: Ports Regulator rules on TNPAS Tariff application
Shock and surprise as South Africa voted off the IMO Council
WHARF TALK: SAR Class 26 4-8-4 RED DEVIL – CAPE TOWN HARBOUR
A NEW BOOK: Trading with the Enemy
IN CONVERSATION: Checkpoint ‘taxes’ make South Sudan one of the most expensive places to move goods
Container ship Tonsberg thought to be the pirated vessel in Gulf of Guinea
DP World & DRC sign final agreement on developing Banana port
WHARF TALK: combi wood products carrier – LEROS 1
Transnet says it is continuing to implement Government’s Localisation policy
Zimbabwe runs short on fuel as Port of Beira stops pumping
Maersk reveals innovative methanol-fueled containership design
Labour dispute sees Freeport of Monrovia gates locked by court sheriff
IMO adopts amendments to expand Council to 52 states
WHARF TALK: tug on a mission – POSH OSPREY
HMS Queen Elizabeth returns home to UK
UN continues international counter-piracy patrols off Somalia for 3 months
IMO and the Central and Eastern Mediterranean: Pollution preparedness workshops
SA’s Imperial opens new multi-user logistics base in Germany
Euler Hermes Outlook: South Africa to see rise in exports in 2021, 2022 and 2023
Euro-Atlantic security: NATO SG praises France’s contributions
MSC suspends South African cruises until 9 January
IN CONVERSATION: Planned seismic survey by Shell has kicked up a storm in South Africa. Here’s an explainer

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 22 August 2021

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FIRST VIEW:   DUNCAN ISLAND

IN CONVERSATION: Three things you should know about mosquitoes
WHARF TALK: Unusual and unexpected – COMBI DOCK 1
UECC’s second LNG battery hybrid car carrier – on the water
Maersk secures new e-methanol facility to provide green fuel for container ship
Mozambique: Rwanda confirms it will guard gas zone
New collaboration on satellite-based VDES: Sierra Leone aims for maritime digitalisation
WHARF TALK: MR2 tanker arrives in Cape Town – KAIFAN
Two container ships make their maiden calls at Port of Walvis Bay
Western Indian Ocean no longer seen as a high risk area for piracy
Agility sells its Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business to DSV Panalpina
IATA and UNCTAD e-commerce accord
IN CONVERSATION: We examined 20 years of US-Kenya trade: Some lessons for Africa
WHARF TALK: number ten – FEGULUS
IMO 2000: Sierra Leone introduces penalties for non-compliant fuel
IN CONVERSATION: The coal price has skyrocketed in 2021 – what does it mean for net zero?
SAA begins rebuilding its fleet with two Airbus A320s
Master Plan calls for R100 billion investments into expanding Port of Durban
WHARF TALK: Vintage MSC ship still going strong – MSC ADELE
Mozambique Cabo Delgado Update, part 1
Mozambique Cabo Delgado Update, part 2
Stella Maris: Life at Sea Report 2020 – a world in lockdown
VIEWPOINT: The ongoing challenge of Covid in the ports
WHARF TALK: First South African call for LR1 tanker DIYYINAH 1
Citrus Exports: Less trucks arrive permitting Durban and Eastern Cape ports to decongest
Richards Bay unplanned power outage impacts rail operations
WHARF TALK: Maiden visit to Durban and Cape Town – SCHWYZ
Australia’s carbon capture and utilisation opportunity
Naval Exercise Cutlass Express concludes off East African coast
IMO supports Djibouti to prevent pollution from ships
Fire on livestock carrier Elbeik off coast of Spain
Sri Lanka Ports Authority at 42

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Thursday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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Thursday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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First View : MSC LAURENCE
Containership MSC Daniela catches fire: Video
Coal expected to be Mozambique’s largest source of export earnings
Kenya cancels Rift Valley Railways 25-year concession
Massive sea and land journey for transformers
Mozambique extends logging ban by three months
Ghana Ports: Tema Drydock and Takoradi Container Terminal open for business
Transaid truck donation to Zambia
Viking Line signs with Chinese shipyard for new cruise ship
PRESS RELEASES: Seatrade Cruise Med venues for 2018 & 2020 announced
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KENNEDY

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