Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 13 January 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   MSC TOPAZ

TPT says it is reducing Durban backlog
Farewell to IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim
Transnet Recovery Diary 21 December 2023
Red Sea Crisis: Over 100 Ships Divert Round the Cape
Grindrod sets new records at its terminal operations
XENETA UPDATE: Red Sea Crisis
Two Damen ASD Tugs for Ghana Ports
APM Tangier MedPort phase 2 expansion goes operational
Naval forces gather off Strait of el-Mandeb as shipping lines pause operations
Missile attacks on ships in Red Sea mount, as more vessels divert
Transnet’s Container Corridor lease process delayed
Port Elizabeth bulk manganese terminal reopens after maintenance shutdown
WHARF TALK: MR2 class product tanker – NORD OLYMPIA
IMO Assembly 33rd session
Maritime Security Incident Overview: M/V Strinda
IMO and training seafarers for a decarbonised future
In Conversation: Somali pirates are back in action: but a full scale return isn’t likely. Here’s why
Indian Navy ship calls at Kenya’s Lamu port
Cape Town’s RTG cranes arrive in time for Christmas
WHARF TALK: chemical tanker – STOLT ORCA
Red Sea Threats: Statement by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim
Norwegian tanker Strinda struck by missile in Red Sea
Repairs to Angola’s research vessel Baía Farta will be completed by May
Durban Cruise Terminal quay wall strengthened
Transnet Recovery Diary 12 December 2023
Increasing number of ships avoid the Red Sea & turn for the Cape
WHARF TALK: logistic support ship FS JACQUES CHEVALLIER A725
Richards Bay’s South Dunes Precinct Development moves ahead – call for RfPs
US rail developer invests heavily in Angola’s rail corridors
Transnet Pipelines pleased with stiff jailtime for two fuel thieves
Transnet Recovery Diary 11 December 2023
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for November 2023
Richards Bay municipality to charge R30 ton toll on arriving long-haul trucks
WHARF TALK: bitumen tanker – BALTIC NARVAL
Durban port now has six working tugs
TPT secures equipment spares for port terminals
SA police make R150 million cocaine bust at Durban Harbour
Ethio-Djibouti Railway reaches maximum capacity on 40% annual growth
COP28: Africa could lose $25 billion a year from EU Carbon tax
Maersk gets set to deploy first large methanol-enabled ship on Asia-Europe trade lane
French frigate Languedoc shoots down two drones over Red Sea
Transnet Recovery Diary 10 December 2023

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 20 May 2023

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   ALEXANDRIA BRIDGE

Latest World Bank container port rankings
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tanker – NAVE SEXTANS
Maputo ban on N-4 trucks during rush hour
Maputo proíbe camiões N-4 durante a hora de ponta
Chinese fishing vessel Lu Peng Lai Yuan Yu No 8 missing in mid-Indian Ocean
Black Sea grain deal for at least 60 more days: Russia confirms participation
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for April 2023
WHARF TALK: offshore security crew vessels – TMC FALCON & TMC OSPREY
Plough bed levelling tug Mohoma is named and handed over to TNPA
Nigerian Fleet Review this week honours Pres Buhari
Tin Can Terminal receives largest container ship
Transnet’s new Bed Leveller tug to be named in Durban today
WHARF TALK: LR2 Aframax product tanker – SKS DEMINI
Road, rail & port logistical challenges ahead as citrus exports rise
Lekki Freeport Terminal prepares to become regional transshipment hub
Combined Maritime Forces (CMF): UK Frigate on CTF 150 patrol seizes $6 million drug shipment
A mission of mercy – hospital ships are transcending borders and saving lives
Global container capacity is increasing: How this will benefit what you export/import as a South African business
WHARF TALK: tug & supply vessel (TSV) – OPAL & BOABARGE 38
Latest Incat ferry, Kilimanjaro VIII, on its way to Tanzania
Kenya plans major revamp of its railways
CMA CGM enhances North Europe-Middle East-Red Sea-Indian Subcontinent EPIC service
UNCTAD: The international economic agenda
WHARF TALK: MR1 products tanker – MARVEL
TNPA Roadshow reports: It’s Cape Town’s turn
MSC enhances its Africa, Middle East, India service
MSC updates South Africa to India service
New citrus cold store opens this week in Maputo/Matola
Always on schedule with rotor sails – a captain tells his story
Preparing for future emerging global health threats – IMO
Ocean Stewardship Fund awards grants to South Africa & Madagsacar for sustainable fishing projects

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