Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 12 February 2022

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:    CMA CGM VALPARAISO

Ghana’s Port of Tema Terminal 3 sets new vessel productivity records
WHARF TALK: a long, long wait for – NAUTICAL JANINE
IN CONVERSATION: Southern Africa’s summer has been wetter than normal: here’s why
TRADE NEWS: Value Maritime installs world’s first CO2 capture & Storage unit on operational ship
IMO urges members to accept Council expansion
IN CONVERSATION: State capture in South Africa: how the rot set in and how the project was rumbled
WHARF TALK: a second heavylift vessel only hours apart – BBC RUSHMORE
USCGC Polar Star arrives McMurdo: Supporting Operation Deep Freeze
Maersk enjoys record earnings for 2021 – with strong outlook for 2022
Call for Africa to overhaul and transform its transport sector
Tanzania to buy 1,430 rail wagons from China
Cyclone Batsirai fades away but its legacy remains across Madagascar
WHARF TALK: Forest product bulker – HERANGER
Concession to manage & operate Onitsha River Port in Nigeria awarded
The EU’s Copernicus Sentinel: The wonders of the Earth, brought to us
IN CONVERSATION: Arms trade to Africa can be opaque: why this is dangerous
Harnessing ammonia as a ship fuel: What are the key challenges
Tresta Star remains aground on the rocks of Reunion
Three of the missing crew of FPSO Trinity Spirit found alive
WHARF TALK: Maide voyage with a difference for COSCO SHIPPING GRACE
Batsirai loses its strength in Mozambique Channel as it moves off to the south
Shell and Partners strike oil on Namibian side off Orange River mouth
IMO GHG SMART workshop series: Online course progress, funded by ROK
Nor-Shipping Summit to demystify ship autonomy
Major distributor slams poor port performance at Durban
Cyclone Batsirai UPDATE Sunday 23h00
Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table 2021/2022
WHARF TALK: one of the mighty mouse fleet – BBC NAPLES
EU to boost its naval presence in the northwest Indian Ocean 
INTERCARGO: EU Beginning to Grasp Realities of Shipping
Contract awarded to dredge open Senegal’s Port of St Louis River
MSC Cruises announces details for 2022/2023 cruise season
The Pilot Safety agenda: Understanding it with the latest edition of The Navigator
Cyclone Batsirai on course to strike Madagascar
Mauritian tanker Tresta Star goes aground off Reunion during height of Cyclone Batsirai

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 22 March 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 15 March 2021

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Front Page:  JUMBO KINETIC

Red-letter day as Cape Acacia is registered in South Africa
REFLECTIONS: Edinburgh, Tristan da Cunha’s supply ship
MSC Cruises takes delivery of latest ship, MSC Virtuosa
Scrubber supplier Yara Marine reaches all-time high
USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) commissioned:
Ready for service in the Persian Gulf /Arabian Sea
Hapag-Lloyd acquires Africa specialist NileDutch
Seychelles planning to reopen Cruise Ship Season in August
The battle against live export is far from over – NSPCA
REFLECTIONS: Offshore Vessel Prantik Sarwar
Global Britain in a competitive age:
The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy
IN CONVERSATION: Ancient leaves preserved under a mile of Greenland’s ice hold lessons about climate change
REFLECTIONS: Diamond Land sails with unusual cargo for New Orleans
WHARF TALK: Cape Town Ships today
PIRACY: Ransom of $300,000 to secure release of crew
Train accident in Zimbabwe disrupts traffic on important Harare – Beira line
Regional crew change and repatriation : IMO Pacific hub ports concept
Transnet fast-tracks alternative plans for the Ngqura Liquid Bulk Terminal
Hapag-Lloyd reveals new Asia – East Africa service
WHARF TALK: Ships seen or reported at the Cape: Cronus Z and Adelie
VARD delivers second Expedition Cruise Vessel to Coral Expeditions
TRADE NEWS: ABB technology to support US ferry’s move to hybrid-electric ops
Sitarail modernises its railway workshops
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for February 2021 are now available here
WHARF TALK: Port of Mombasa hurt by COVID restrictions
WHARF TALK: Steady year for the Nigerian ports
WHARF TALK: Cameroon trawler fleet in Cape Town
PIRACY: Ship boarded south of Lagos
MSC Lirica fire
PIRACY: Tanker Davide B boarded, 15 crew kidnapped

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 4-7 February 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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Front Page: LAKE FUXIAN

Air Cargo Demand Drops 10.6 per cent in 2020
Bowmans expands its Shipping Practice in Durban with the addition of Michael Asherson
DIGITILISATION: Most ports still using manual & paper-based processes
Richards Bay & Port Elizabeth NSRI involved in ship patient evacuations
WHARF TALK: Watching a ship movement at Cape Town
South Africa’s record citrus season
Rampant piracy in Gulf of Guinea, Europe acts; Nigeria makes more promises
Kenya introduces lighthouse upgrades
US Navy ship makes major drug bust in Arabian Sea
Helping keep the world’s oldest steam-driven tug operational
Airfreight in the ascendancy
WHARF TALK: Cape Town’s ‘Doctor’ departs
WHARF TALK: Durban memories of a windstorm day
Cameroon’s floating LNG plant Hilli Episeyo exporting to new markets
Ford invests US$1.05 billion for SA Silverton plant expansion & modernisation
Floating tidal energy platform launched
WHARF TALK: Port Beira increases volumes for 2020
WHARF TALK: Cape Town ‘doctor’ returns’
Transaid congratulates Bernard and Sebastian
TOTAL denies intending to relocate operations to Mayotte
Karpowership offers to provide 300MW of electricity at Port of Douala
Meridian to extend Tema’s MPS Terminal 3 ahead of AfCFTA
WHARF TALK: Mombasa busy as ships arrive
WHARF TALK: Car inspection at Dar es Salaam will not interfere with clearing
WHARF TALK: Maersk applies export detention on Kenyan & Ugandan empty containers
WHARF TALK: CDC welcomes TNPA move to Ngqura port
WHARF TALK: APM Terminals blots its Liberian copybook
WHARF TALK: Durban port talk
WHARF TALK: Cape Town port talk
Three UAE institutions, including DP World, join World Logistic Passport
Beast meets giant: Jumbo Kinetic: Transports 1435-tonne Shiploader
MSC joins in call to assist stranded crew-change seafarers
Liberian Government speaks out strongly against Gulf of Guinea piracy
Piracy: Another ship, Rowayton Eagle boarded by pirates

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : MSC SAVANNAH
TICTS forecasts 20% increase in container throughput for Dar es Salaam in 2018
Damen delivers dredger to Dredging Africa for Free State dredging project
Kenya’s SGR railway commences carrying dangerous goods
Seychelles launches Port Victoria upgrade project
FPSO BW Adolo sails for Gabon
Eni starts gas production from Sankofa Field, Ghana
UK Government publishes plan for an independent fisheries policy
Maritime Industry Navigates Digital Transformation to Reshape Supply Chain
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : PUCCINI

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : BOW CARDINAL
Heavy rains dampen Vale Moçambique’s coal export production
Lake Victoria’s MV Kalangala remains out of use
CFM to resume railing coal from South Africa after 20-year disruption
Construction of Bagamoyo port to commence next month
Global initiative against plastic waste in Africa’s oceans takes shape in Port Elizabeth
Ethiopia and Sudan agree to jointly develop Port Sudan
FIFA World Cup restrictions on DG cargo handling in Russia
UN Ambassador issues urgent call for action at Opening Oceans Conference
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MORSTON

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : STOLT VIRTUE
Mombasa port receives two new harbour cranes courtesy TMEA
Walvis Bay receives a whale of a visitor
Côte d’Ivoire invests in grain and container terminals
Tanzania turns to Inland Dry Ports to de-congest Dar es Salaam
Int’l: USS Kearsarge to Hurricane Harvey: Don’t mess with Texas!
Int’l: NATO warships conclude Open Spirit 2017 exercise
PRESS RELEASE: First Offshore Vessel with DNV GL’s Shore Power Class Notation
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : THERESA DUMAI

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : IVS HIRONO
Overcapacity rears its head as order books are brandished
Traffic on TAZARA railway to Dar es Salaam picks up
End of the line for Rift Valley Railway?
Cruise News: New lines, new ships on horison
No good choices on Lake Victoria
Cape Verde moves towards its own Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
International News: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh receives Royal Salute
PRESS RELEASES: Leaders gather at Sharm el Sheikh for Africa 2017
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ROELOF

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Tuesday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : MAREX NOA
Dar es Salaam port departments ordered to go 24/7
Spanish fishing company Pescanova to invest €42.5 million in African fleet
Ivory Coast LNG Terminal to launch in mid-2018
Shipping Alliances cause of China’s port congestion
President Akufo-Addo says Ghana will accept judgement on maritime boundary dispute
UNCTAD 5th Training Programme commences
PRESS RELEASES: Portrix Logistic Software targets Demurrage and Detention solution
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pic of the Day : MSC ROMANE

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