Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 27 April 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   Port Nolloth

Nigerian Navy’s second Dearsan OSV launched
Engineers open 10.6-metre deep channel under Baltimore’s collapsed bridge
TNPA seeks RFP from potential liquid bulk terminal operator
WHARF TALK: return of the Rotorship – E-SHIP 1
Mercy Ships to grow fleet with new hospital ship with help from MSC & MSC Foundation
Xeneta Update: Counting the cost of war on the climate
Red Sea Crisis and implications for trade facilitation in Africa
Port News, Updates & Advisories
Hawks make R15m drug haul on ship in Richards Bay
WHARF TALK: expeditionary passenger vessel – NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER
Nigerian Navy takes delivery of new OSV 115 hydrographic survey vessel
Boskalis completes massive Maldives dredging & reclamation project
IMO S-G addresses the Legal Committee: Call for release of seized seafarers
Diverting shipping around the Cape, a costly business
WHARF TALK: Super Yacht – YAS
Another riverboat tragedy in Africa – more than 58 dead
In Conversation: Blue whales: first discovery near Seychelles in decades – what our study found
Port news and shipping advisories
New home sought for Durban port Vessel Tracking System (VTS) Radar
WHARF TALK: passenger cruise ship – RESILIENT LADY
Port News & Views: Advisories & Observations
SA initiates dispute with WTO over Black Spot Citrus regulations
IMO and port security training in Kenya – Tackling maritime security threats
Operation Aspides: German frigates exchange places in Red Sea
Finland joins Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) as 43rd member
Domestic ferry safety in Africa: IMO regional seminar
UNCTAD rebrands to UN Trade & Development
International Maritime Bureau: Concern raised on continued piracy
Analysis: South Africa’s national security priorities in question amidst troop deployment, naval visits

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 14 May 2023

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   TRAPICHE EMERALD

WHARF TALK: Supramax bulk carrier – BEATRICE
IMO: Africa, Low-Carbon Shipping – at the core of decarbonisation
In Conversation: All three Karpowership ‘emergency plans’ back on the table for late approval
Xeneta container freight rates update: Week 19
Eastern Cape Port Development Roadshow kicks off TNPA plans
WHARF TALK: MR2 products tanker – TORM TORINO
Dealing with South African port congestion
Namport has 17% increase in cargo tonnage handled in 2022
TRADE NEWS: Vesconite Bearing receives China Classification Society (CCS) Certificate of Works Approval
CMA CGM commits to purchase of Bolloré Group’s transport, logistics operations
WHARF TALK: unexpected Durban caller, rotorship – E-SHIP 1
Airfreight: Emirates expects to double its capacity in next decade
APM Terminals marks 17 years of Apapa port concession
Ferry operator increases frequency between Angola’s Soyo and Cabinda
Operador de ferry aumenta frequência entre Soyo e Cabinda em Angola
TNPA seeks interested to develop & operate LPG terminal at port of Cape Town
Transnet Freight Rail increases manganese export capacity
WHARF TALK: The Russians are coming
Mauritius: Boosting maritime security
Invictus Energy finds payable oil, gas and helium in Zimbabwe’s Cabora Bassa Basin
The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, 6 May 2023
WHARF TALK: finale ship of the season – SEVEN SEAS MARINER
A.P. Moller – Maersk inaugurates its first warehouse & distribution facility in Cape Town, South Africa
Seafarer green skills momentum: African leaders urged to harness
India expresses interest in helping build Mozambique’s North-South railway
NEW BOOK: The Norwegian Merchant Fleet in the Second World War
Brazilian court ruling bans export of livestock from its ports
Opinion: The Outlook for African Oil in 2023 is Promising
Opinion: Les perspectives du pétrole africain en 2023 sont prometteuses

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