Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 12 January 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   AFRICA MERCY

RFA: The end of Transnet rail monopoly and the beginning of better things?
Walvis Bay emerges as MSC’s new transshipment hub port in Southern Africa
MSC applies surcharge for cargo from the Middle East & India sub-continent to Mombasa
Construction work on DP World’s new port at Ndayane in Senegal gets underway
Bulker Hagen Oldendorff grounding: ATSB safety recommendations
Transnet reports 6% revenue increase amid operational challenges
IMO Secretary-General’s new year message
EUKOR Car Carriers secures US$ 4.2 billion contract with Hyundai and Kia
Senegalese fishery achieves historic MSC certification
The best of UK’s Defence Imagery 2024
Chaos and crisis in Mozambique continues
US to build polar security cutter
APM Terminals Expands MedPort Tangier Capacity to 5.2 million TEUs
SASTUNA Secures MSC Certification for Southern Africa Albacore Fishery
Antarctic iceberg A23a afloat again
South Africa receiving a growing number of visiting foreign naval vessels
Vale tests wind energy on one of world’s largest ore carriers
World Shipping Council Elects New Leadership
No Christmas MMIPV for the Navy
Dust, more dust: Saharan dust affects the Canary Islands, Spain
Bears starting to roar in the car carrier market
Managing Maritime Risks: Stowaways and Rescued People at Sea
South African Albacore Tuna Fishery secures global MSC certification for sustainability
Port Elizabeth tanker berth back in business
Transnet Port Terminals’ quayside performance shines through recommissioned conveyor belt
Mayotte disaster
Cyclone Chido downgraded after bringing devastation to Mayotte
Dumping of wastes at sea: Kenya advances efforts to curb
Red Sea tensions: 4 scholars explain what’s at stake for global trade and security
FFS Tank Terminals lines up to operate Port of Cape Town’s Liquid Bulk Terminal
WHARF TALK: luxury cruise ship – AZAMARA QUEST
MENA: Training on assessment, examination and certification of seafarers
SA Agulhas II prepares for annual South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) relief voyage
Madagascar: Casualty investigation and reporting
South African government suspends mineral transport to Maputo port
Tropical cyclone warning for northern Madagascar and Mozambique Channel

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 18 December 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   SPRING SEA

WHARF TALK: luxury cruise ship – AZAMARA QUEST
MENA: Training on assessment, examination and certification of seafarers
SA Agulhas II prepares for annual South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) relief voyage
Madagascar: Casualty investigation and reporting
South African government suspends mineral transport to Maputo port
Tropical cyclone warning for northern Madagascar and Mozambique Channel
WHARF TALK: passenger cruise ship- NORWEGIAN SKY
Rwanda opens new Rubavu port to boost regional trade
Dealing with oil spills – African countries’ plans
Naming of AMSOL’s latest tanker Uhambo
Shipbuilder Meyer Werft receives bail-out from German State
The Cape Town Agreement: Namibia deposits instrument of accession
Warming oceans are changing marine habitats – study explores the impact on thousands of species
WHARF TALK: grab dredger – CHUAN HONG 68
Opinion piece: A Statesman. A Statesman. Our Country needs the voice of reason and wisdom to resolve the Mozambican tragedy
Mozambique in post-election turmoil: economic policies that could make a difference
Mozambique’s deadly protests: how the country got here
Private Sector Calls for Chapter and Verse Revision of DCT Pier 2
Maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden
WHARF TALK: visiting cruise ship – COSTA SMERALDA
Enhancing port digitalization – Boosting African trade
Chinese fishing vessel seized by Somali pirates
AGL to expand Congo Port Terminal amid accelerated oil & gas development
CFM reports sabotage on Beira-Machipanda railway
Congestion surcharges levied at the Port of Beira
First delivery of new straddles arrive for DCT2
Promoting submarine cable protection – Resilience of undersea cables
Russia and the west are entering the ‘grey zone’ of warfare – and the oceans are a key battleground

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