Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 31 August 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

Port News and Advisories
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FIRST VIEW:   TEAM BRAVO

US$115 million upgrade of Onne’s West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) is completed
Kotug to support ENI’s Congo LNG project
Grindrod’s locomotives return from West Africa
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose offshore support vessel – BOURBON TRIESTE
Red Sea attack on tanker Sounion: IMO S-G statement
Mercy Ships new hospital ship to use energy efficient compressed air system
Eni’s offshore Angoche concession to drill for oil extended by 8 years
Uganda company launches second new tanker on Lake Victoria
Port of Beira: Significant growth in throughput for July
Transnet Pipeline fuel thief gets 35 years jail time
Robust result for Sea Harvest, despite challenging environment
WHARF TALK: cable laying vessel – CS RECORDER
Port Advisories latest
Transnet falls back under Transport Ministry
PLAN hospital ship Peace Ark joins forces with SAMHS in Cape Town
Malawi’s dry port concession at Nacala to follow legal procedures
FLNG Coral Sul delivers 5 million tons of LNG from Rovuma Basin
Ultra Galaxy shipwreck – oil and fuel removal a lost cause as ship breaks apart
Automotive parts manufacturing boost at Durban’s Dube Trade Port
Port News & Advisories
Transnet welcomes lengthy jail sentences for infrastructure thieves
Grindrod reports sustained performance for 1H 2024
MOL retrofits Norsepower Rotor Sails to Capesize bulker
Feature: Development of deepwater container port at Banana, DRC
The Future is Now: AAL Limassol record-breaking maiden voyage
AAL introduces monthly express heavylift Europe-Asia liner service
Maersk opens its largest Middle East Logistics Park in Jeddah

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 9 September 2022

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   Jolly Palladio

Cable theft disrupts coal deliveries to Richards Bay Coal Terminal
WHARF TALK: HMS SWALLOW – 1768
IN CONVERSATION: Kenya’s Lamu Port was meant to deliver great things. But, as the story of local fishermen shows, it hasn’t
Xeneta container update: Questioning myths of declining container volumes
South Africa cuts short orange export season to EU due to Black Spot concerns
MSC re-routes ships to avoid blue whales off the coast of Sri Lanka
VUKA Marine extends its support for the SA ship register
WHARF TALK: HMS SWALLOW – 1768
Focus on Port of Durban – Unusual ship movements
U.S. sea base ship Hershel “Woody” Williams next calls at Walvis Bay
Africa Adaptation Summit
TRADE NEWS: DNV and MSC sign 100 vessel contract for Anti-Roll Assist and ARCS
Shell loses case as High Court rules against Wild Coast survey
WHARF TALK: German light cruiser – KARLSRUHE  1935
Mozambique’s President Nyusi confirms a second FLNG for Rovuma Basin is under study
New KZN Dube Trade Port chemical plant to boost economy, reduce exports
MSC’s TIL & Hutchison Ports team up for massive Rotterdam container terminal
Keen interest by third party operators for slots on railway network
WHARF TALK: An English Privateer and Robinson Crusoe – 1710
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams crew awarded USCG Special Operations Service Ribbon
Tanger Med installs advanced software to reduce wind gust damage
Os 35 casualty – pumping continues as engineroom structure expected to deteriorate
Focus switch to COP27: African leaders in Gabon for Africa Climate Week
Commonwealth Secretariat and UNCTAD Accord at Africa Climate Week 

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