Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 4 February 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   Iberian Bulker

Reload Logistics acquires Sulphur Bulk Terminal at Richards Bay
MSC enhances service between South Africa and North West Continent (NWC)
Shipping schedule advisories – Durban omit
MSC introduces new Ingonyama feeder service, East London – Ngqura (Coega)
In Conversation: Houthi militant attacks in the Red Sea raise fears of Somali piracy resurgence
Port Regulator’s TNPA Port tariff decision
WHARF TALK: Fred Olsen Line cruise ship BOLETTE
Port of Nacala establishes own record in cargo handling
Yet another merchant vessel attacked in the Red Sea
Xeneta: Impact of Red Sea crisis more rapid than Covid-19
TPT says improvements are happening at Cape Town Container Terminal
WHARF TALK: MR1 class multifunctional product and chemical tanker TIVY GOLD
Ramaphosa to officiate at SA’s AfCFTA launch at Durban port
In Conversation: Somaliland has been pursuing independence for 33 years. Expert explains the impact of the latest deal with Ethiopia
Djibouti, Red Sea Area: IMO maritime security training support
Indian Navy ship rescues 19 Pakistani sailors from pirates
15,000-TEU LNG-powered container ship calls at Lekki
Wharf Talk: Coast of cruisers and floating workhorses
WHARF TALK: cable vessel DECISIVE
$70 million Djibouti port expansion completed
UNCTAD raises alarm on global trade disruptions
ICS Publishes 2023/24 Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table
Maersk names first methanol-enabled container ship Ane Maersk
IATA & ACAO: Global Standards for Dangerous Goods Shipments by Air
Coal: RBCT hits record low last seen in 1992
WHARF TALK: handysize chemical tanker CAIFU CHAO
Saharan dust reaches the Canary Islands and Cabo Verde
Queen Mary 2 and MSC Poesia visit Walvis Bay on same day
Container ship Karoline debuts at Lüderitz Port
Defence committees provide recommendations to SA defence sector after German study tour
TNPA’s Pepi Silinga takes voluntary leave of absence
SAECS South Africa-Europe schedule updates
Trade News: A maritime simulation training centre for South Africa
Derailment closes railway from South Africa to Port Maputo
In Conversation: Uganda will soon be exporting oil: an energy economist outlines 3 keys to success
Transnet Recovery Diary 25 January 2024
Transnet reacts to allegations against TNPA chief executive Pepi Silinga
Maputo port concession extended to 2058 – R38 billion additional investment

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 27 October 2023

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   SMIT AMANDLA

Second SA Navy MMIPV to be named SAS King Shaka on Friday
Malawi & Chinese investors plan Nacala Railway extension into Zambia and Tanzania
WHARF TALK: handy size transshipment vessel – WHYALLA
Another TFR executive departs
In Conversation: Tiny and mysterious: research sheds light on sub-Saharan Africa’s seahorses, pipefish and pipehorses
Revision of IMO instruments: LSA and related equipment
Intermodal strengths set MSC Namibia up for the future
Chinese investors want to develop two terminals at Port of Beira
Investidores chineses querem desenvolver dois terminais no Porto da Beira
WHARF TALK: heavylift combi-freighter ALANIS
UHURU II takes to the waters of Lake Victoria
Transnet engages with unions over recovery plan
Shore-Side electricity and data monitoring take hold in the cruise industry
TotalEnergies wants Palma airport expanded to take Boeing 737s
Cape Corridor Kroonstad-East London rail slot agreement cancelled
WHARF TALK: tug JOHN ROSS, aka SA AMANDLA Part 2
TNPA seeks RFIs for seven port hydrogen terminal initiatives
DP World to operate Port of Dar es Salaam on 30-year concession
Cape Town Agreement on fishing safety: Key milestone reached
SAMSA investigating Vaal River boating tragedy
Tau Morwe back! Appointed acting head of SAMSA
WHARF TALK: tug JOHN ROSS, aka SA AMANDLA Part 1
South Africa Europe Container Service (SAECS) schedule updates
Indian Navy patrol ship INS Sumedha visits Nigeria
IMRF Awards 2023: SA and Uganda score
FLNG Hilli Episeyo off Cameroon offloads 100th LNG cargo
Namport warns about fake vacancy advertisements
Cameroon’s Port of Kribi handles first wheat cargo
Tragedy on the Congo River as passenger vessel capsizes
Promotion of IMO’s technical assistance: New brochure issued
Xeneta Update: Stormy 2024 forecast as shipping lines set sights on freight rate increases

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : MSC MARS
SA Port Statistics for June are now available
Global Petroleum completes 2D seismic shoot in Namibia
Transnet suspends senior officials after audit
An Ocean of Choice: MSC Cruises offer the ultimate horizon
SAMSA launches E.Cape Youth Development Programme
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Yildirim tyo sell off CMA CGM stock
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: More interest in autonomous ships
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: Messina Line founder dies
PRESS RELEASES: Bureau Veritas launches ‘My BWMP’
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ALMERE

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Wednesday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Wednesday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : MSC ALICE
SA Port statistics for March are now available here
Ten new collusion and price fixing cases brought against ‘K’ Line
Madagascan Govt faces ILO complaint over 43 sacked Toamasina dockworkers
Greenpeace and Guinea patrol intercepts foreign fishing vessels with shark fins
Mozambique to sell illegal logs seized in raids
USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) on builder’s sea trials
PRESS RELEASES: Miller welding equipment now available for rental from Afrox
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ANTARES LEADER

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Wednesday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Wednesday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : KOTA LEGIT
TPT takes out seven multipurpose depot licences
Somali pirate enigma: 2nd vessel released by pirates
Mozambique air crash claims lives of top Cornelder people
Bolloré transports 121,000 tonnes of cocoa from Ivory Coast in February
Russian naval ships visit Walvis Bay for first time
NATO’s Exercise Dynamic Manta concluded
PRESS RELEASES: Maersk lifts lid on digital disruption
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SAGA NAVIGATOR

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Thursday/Friday’s African Maritime News

Thursday/Friday’s African Maritime News

Here are today’s News Headlines:

•First View : SMIT AMANDLA
•Port Statistics for February 2017 are now available
•APL Austria fire – calcium hypochlorite suspected
•Mozambique talks tough on illegal fishing
•Nigerian railway to link Lagos with Calabar
•US State Dept speaks of ‘low-intensity civil war’ in Mozambique
•PRESS RELEASES – TOC heads to Durban
•Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
•Cruise News and Naval Activities
•Pics of the Day : MAERSK SKARSTIND

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