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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 4 October 2024

4th October 2024 Terry Hutson Current & Older News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: CRYSTAL ACE

Russian Navy frigate Neustrashimy arrives in Cape Town
The Mediterranean: Oil spill reporting monitoring and sharing data
Communal clean-up outside Durban port
NSRI welcomes prospects of high-speed Starlink broadband in South Africa
McDermott Awarded FEED Contract in Mozambique
Concession approval for Port of Pemba bulk terminal
DP World expands Marine Services Fleet – two new vessels
Suez Canal takes massive hit from ship diversions, but will remain Egyptian!
TNPA calls for interest (RFI) in Port of Mossel Bay MPT
WHARF TALK: Danish military sealift vessel – ARK GERMANIA
Transnet Academy steps up with Universities of Cape Town & Pretoria
U.S. dock strike and South African citrus exports
Xeneta: U.S. East Coast & Gulf dockworker strike begins
Zambia – Lobito railway concession & financing signed
WHARF TALK: military sealift vessel – HURST POINT
EIA authorisation approved for relocation of Durban port vessel tracking tower
Sandock Austral partners with Fincantieri and VARD
Wallenius Wilhelmsen converting four Shaper class car carriers to whopping 11,700 CEUs
Kenya: Advancing green shipping
TNPA hosts 570 Durban scholars at Port of Durban
Damaged oil tanker Sounion towed to safe area
Ghana: sharpening maritime English skills
SA Navy Festival returns on 4-6 October, Chinese frigate to take part

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 September 2023

17th September 2023 Terry Hutson Current & Older News, Uncategorized

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: Port of Durban

WHARF TALK: Grimaldi Con-Ro ships in South Africa
In Conversation: South Africa’s destructive storm surges: geoscientist reveals the 3 factors that drove them
Fatal pilot ladder crew accident: ATSB Report
Minister Gordhan responds on Chamber of Commerce port and rail concerns
Port Elizabeth tanker berth reinforced and refurbished
WHARF TALK: handysize Chemical Tanker FAIRCHEM CUTLASS
Dutch barge converted by Concordia Damen into Nigerian dredger
TNPA joins forces with tenants to keep the Port of Durban clean
CMA CGM & Maersk set joint targets for decarbonising shipping industry
Angola substituirá armazenamento flutuante de petróleo por terminal
Angola to replace floating storage of petroleum with terminal
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for August 2023
WHARF TALK: Anglo-Boer War Hospital Ships – Part 2
Rail line into Port Elizabeth port heavily damaged by rough sea action
Abo FPSO sold to Nigerian interests
Ghana commissions two ex-USCG patrol ships into navy
Air cargo: Dangerous goods study
Durban Chamber of Commerce says Transnet CEO and execs must go
WHARF TALK: Anglo-Boer War Hospital Ships – Part 1
Citrus Exports: 2023 Orange season comes to an end
A busy week at IMO
Senior Transnet Engineering manager arrested for corruption
ONE and Project Maji: Safe fresh water in rural Ghana and Kenya
Trade News: Converting floriculture from airfreight to sea
Dheeraj Bhatia appointed CEO of Hapag-Lloyd Terminal Holding
MSC in J/V with Hamburg-controlled HH:LA Port Terminal & Logistics Group
SAECS schedule update – Cape Town omission for MOL Proficiency

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 30 January 2022

23rd January 2022 Terry Hutson Current & Older News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: SYROS TRADER

WHARF TALK: Saudi-flagged oil products tanker – NCC SAFA
New container handling equipment enhances Monrovia’s port service delivery
Meals on Wheels & SAMSA provide food parcels for crew of abandoned ships in Durban port
HMS Spey and Tonga tsunami relief
Positive year-end results for Port of Maputo
Cyclone Ana: Flooding in Tete province, bridges down
WHARF TALK: back from the Antarctic – SILVER ARCTIC
Tema’s MPS Terminal 3 breaks productivity record on MSC Ivana
IN CONVERSATION: US trade pact suspensions: what it means for Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea
Keeping the Global South safe and secure: South Atlantic and Indian Oceans
Terminal 3: Port of Tema signs contract for another 15 Ship-to-Shore cranes
WHARF TALK: LR1 Panamax tanker – GULF HORIZON
MSC Orchestra on her way to Marion Island
IN CONVERSATION: Somaliland’s quest for recognition: UK debate offers hint of a sea change
Record cargo at the Port of Felixstowe
DoT Minister Mbalula unveils investments to support Operation Phakisa
Cyclone Ana goes ashore in Mozambique, flood warnings sound
Cape Town Council concerned over delays at Cape Town port
WHARF TALK: successful Supramax bulker – MAGNUM ENERGY
Tanzania and Burundi agree on rail connection to Dar es Salaam
EU Navies to continue with Gulf of Guinea patrols
IN CONVERSATION: Nanosatellite launch is a big step forward for African space science
Tropical Storm ANA reaches Mozambique coast
Tanger Med Port Results: 7 million TEU mark exceeded
Transport minister to visit Dormac Marine, then address captains of industry
Durban port R100 billion Master Plan
Cyclone considered likely over Mozambique Channel and coast
Lowest reported maritime piracy incidents: Caution urged nevertheless
IN CONVERSATION: Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change
British warship intercepts over one ton of illegal drugs in Gulf of Oman
First ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation performed on CMA CGM Bali

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 12-13 August 2021

9th August 2021 Terry Hutson Current & Older News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: MSC MARINA

Covid-19 jabs to seafarers at no charge
WHARF TALK: Cape Town call for large trailing suction hopper dredger GATEWAY
AVIATION & AIRFREIGHT: Qatar Airways new link from Doha to Lusaka and Harare
IN CONVERSATION: Insights for African countries from the latest climate change projections
NYK wood chip carrier Crimson Polaris breaks in two off Japan
Hurtigruten Expeditions to cruise West Africa destinations
New US Lighthouse stamps
WHARF TALK: Offshore construction support vessel NORMAND FRONTIER
NSRI Gqeberha Sea Rescue crew medivac seriously injured seaman from bulk carrier
US Coast Guard commissions 44th Fast Response Cutter Glen Harris
Retail operations under threat from vessel delays and rising rates
USS Herschel ‘Woody’ Williams (T-ESB 4) deploys to Nigeria
WHARF TALK: LPG tanker named BW ODIN
ABB Azipod propulsion for Orange Marine cable-laying & repair ship
IPCC report shows that climate change is rapid, widespread and intensifying
IN CONVERSATION: IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth’s oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean
Transnet reports further cargo handling disruptions because of IT network
Mozambique insurrection: LATEST: Rwandan forces recapture Mocimboa da Praia
Mozambique insurrection update: Joseph Hanlon reports….
WHARF TALK: The interesting story behind a reefer named TAGANROGSKIY ZALIV
ONE launches Marine Safety and Quality Campaign 2021: Global self-inspection
R500 million cocaine drug bust made at Durban harbour
DP World strengthens its grip on logistics in southern Africa
Imperial to acquire 100% stake in the J&J Africa Group for R4.4 billion
Port Window: Walvis Bay records increase in salt exports
WHARF TALK: From a musical concert to a gemstone – BLUE ONYX
Navigational warnings: Reporting and broadcasting hazards at sea

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 28-30 May 2021

23rd May 2021 Terry Hutson Current & Older News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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Front Page: APL SANTIAGO

Fire aboard X-Press Pearl out of control, ship a likely write-off UPDATE
Western Cape Govt MEC speaks out on Cape Town port inefficiencies
IN CONVERSATION: Why Kenya must take control of sand harvesting off its coast
WHARF TALK: Pacific Sarah – bringing…. ‘Petrol from Amsterdam’
Xeneta container rates alert: sky’s the limit….
TRADE NEWS: Daikin’s CA container technology ships custard apples long-range
South African citrus season off to an exciting and optimistic start
WHARF TALK: Handysize dry bulker Strategic Spirit and a cargo of soya beans
Meet Sabrina Chao, new BIMCO president
WHARF TALK: Another Spirit on our coast – NS Spirit
Transnet announces R870 million final settlement with McKinsey & Co
X-Press Pearl on fire off Colombo, continues to burn
SAECS vessel Santa Barbara skips southbound Cape Town call
IN CONVERSATION: How COVID-19 affected informal cross-border trade between Uganda and DRC
WHARF TALK: Reefer ship Cool Eagle arrives in Cape Town
CRUISING: AIDA Cruises opens its cruising season in the Eastern Mediterranean
Oxygen concentrators sent to India to save seafarers’ lives
Maritime legal courses for developing countries delivered online
IN CONVERSATION: Tanzania’s ‘forgotten’ cyclones and concerns for the future
DP World & Ethiopia enter into agreement for devloping road corridor to Berbera port
WHARF TALK: SANTA CLARA – sailing on Maersk service
Global vaccine rollout needed to stop crew crisis third wave
Unions threaten blockade on Israeli ship, Zim Shanghai
WHARF TALK: Durban Port Bulletin News
WHARF TALK: Durban Volume and Vessel Call Performance
HM The Queen visits HMS Queen Elizabeth:
…..The UK Carrier Strike Group sails on 28-week Far East deployment
NSRI rescue returning Vasco da Gama race yachties in rough seas off Wild Coast
IMO calls for further action to address Gulf of Guinea piracy
WHARF TALK: AMDERMA – small, weather-beaten landing craft
IN CONVERSATION: Kenya launches Lamu port. But its value remains an open question
VIDEO: COOL EAGLE departing & COOL SPIRIT arriving at port of Durban