Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 9 November 2023

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   SAAGAR

Two former Transnet execs have their pension benefits interdicted
WHARF TALK: offshore platform supply vessel (PSV) – ALLIANZ CRYSTAL
Varamar and COSCO Shipping agree commercial partnership to boost respective trades
In Conversation: Abandoned oil rigs could scrape carbon from the sky and store it in empty undersea reservoirs
ICVL plans to double its Mozambique coal production
South African cruise season gets underway
WHARF TALK: MR2 products tanker – SEA ADORE
Shipping schedule updates
In Conversation: The price of fish & chips: The shark slayers and an unfolding disaster for the love of fried fish
Cargo traffic on Lake Victoria increases during Q1
Boluda provides new tug for Port of Lomé
In Conversation: The Lawless Oceans — forced labour on rust-bucket boats docking at Cape Town harbour
WHARF TALK: NeoPanamax container vessel MAERSK AMAZON
MAIB lifeboat investigation – RRS Sir David Attenborough
MSC judged ‘Best Shipping Line – Asia-Africa’ for 4th year at AFLAS
Ship collision in Cape Town’s Duncan Dock
Kenya: IMO maritime security legislation training
Fugro’s next-generation coastal mapping system on view
Maputo Port Development Company renews marine services contract with P&O Maritime Logistics
Maputo Port Development Company renova contrato de serviços marítimos com a P&O Maritime Logistics
WHARF TALK: French Navy (Marine Nationale) Frigate FS FLORÉAL (F730)
Shipping Service and Schedule Updates
TNPA to the rescue of Richards Bay Alkantstrand Beach
IMO marks 50 years since the MARPOL Convention was adopted
Ramaphosa calls for lengthier AGOA to incentify African industry
European ports concern over the EU ETS for maritime sector
Two leading terminal operators initiate widespread electrification of container handling equipment
The Master’s Practical Guide to Maritime Law published to aid seafarers with incidents at sea
Xeneta Update: Upturn in the ocean freight shipping market proves to be a false dawn

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 30 April 2023

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   ISLAND SKY

FSO SAFER: Urgent call for equipment for oil spill contingency plan
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tanker – STI VENERE
East London port: New 80 ton bollards improve ship turnaround time
Harbour Craft Jetty operationalised at Tema’s Terminal 3
Cruise curtain lowered on ports of the Eastern Cape
Cruise ship calls accelerate at Ghana ports
Angola tops a million tonnes of gas in exports
Suspension of Reefer shipments to Douala, Cameroon
DP World Port of Dakar terminal sets new container record
WHARF TALK: Panamax MR2 product tanker & Scrubbers – NORDTOKYO
Two new Ubuntu LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulkers: on charter to Anglo American
Port of Luanda unveils its developmental plan
Porto de Luanda revela o seu plano de desenvolvimento
Rehabilitation of Beira-Zimbabwe (Machipanda): line to be completed by September
WHARF TALK: LPG tanker – HELSINKI
Mashatile calls for removal of Africa’s structural and regulatory barriers to unlock investment in road and maritime infrastructure
Boskalis’ NDeavor en route to facilitate oil removal from FSO Safer in Yemeni waters
Mossel Bay celebrates its best ever cruise season
MPDC to develop truck stop to help decongest Port of Maputo
Fugro deepwater expertise helps locate wreck of Montevideo Maru 81 years after tragic sinking
Seychelles Coast Guard arrests Madagascan fishing vessel in island waters

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 1 November 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:  HÖEGH MASAN

Transnet pipeline fire in Durban – 3 dead
Meridian Port Services completes works on new 4th container berth at Tema – Phase 2
News flashes from along the coast
WHARF TALK: Lightweight yet full cargo – CMA CGM LAPIS
Vard Electro to retrofit battery package into Siem Offshore subsea vessels
Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center launches Zero Carbon Shipping strategy
Polar vessels meet at Harwich International
WHARF TALK: Supramax bulker from Saldanha Bay – THOR CHAIYO
Nigeria stakes its claim for a seat on the IMO Council
Moz Government confident Exxon Mobil intends continuing with gas projects in Cabo Delgado
Toyota SA launches locally produced Corolla Cross hybrid at Durban plant
Fugro completes seabed geo-data for Richards Bay port expansion
WHARF TALK: In Cape Town for a pitstop – TROGIR
At IMO Botswana comes in at No 175
EU NAVFOR opens discussions on support for Mozambique against insurgency
Piracy:  MSC Lucia rescued from pirates by Russian Navy destroyer
Work gets underway on Durban port’s new multi-million rand tug jetty
Saldanha port and rail factors hinder Kumba’s exports
WHARF TALK: LR1 Panamax tanker – CIELO DI ROTTERDAM
Fruit exports: SA has optimistic outlook for stoned fruit season
IN CONVERSATION: Climate change has already hit southern Africa. Here’s how we know
TNPA to host Maritime Engineering & Logistics webinar this Thursday
Piracy: Vessel boarding report offshore of Nigeria
Maersk Drilling goes for world record depth off Angola
Cruising on the River Nile on board SS Sphinx
WHARF TALK: Kamsarmax bulk carrier – ARTEMIS 1
MSC reports that the terminals at Port Sudan have ceased operations
OneLearn Global: Launch of lifesaving enclosed spaces course
Kotug sets up tug operations in Port Gentil, Gabon

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Monday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : DELTA HARMONY
SA Port statistics for the month of April are now available
Thieves strike at navy’s Silvermine communications facility once again
Richards Bay takes delivery of its new tug, Ukhozi
Zuma calls on South Africa and Tanzania to expand trade opportunities
Costa Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years in jail
In the English Channel HMS Somerset shadows a Russian
PRESS RELEASES: Riding on the wave of Our Oceans Challenge
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : GLOVIS SIRIUS

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