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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 16 January 2025

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FIRST VIEW:   GREAT COTONOU

Opinion Piece: Taking Stock
TRADE NEWS: Major U.S. waterways vessel charterer embraces Fueltrax Fuel Management System
Chinese fishing vessel freed after ransom paid to Somali captors
Cyclone Dikeledi – Copernicus imagery
Mozambique president warns Nampula and Zambezia citizens of approaching Cyclone Dikeledi
Presidente moçambicano avisa cidadãos de Nampula e Zambézia da aproximação do ciclone Dikeledi
Opinion Piece: Efficient logistics, thriving Africa
NATO and the Eastern Mediterranean – A demonstration of readiness
Ghana’s new naval base and ship are commissioned
Cyclone Dikeledi rages in Mozambique Channel
WHARF TALK: AHST tug PANOS P & accommodation floatel BIBBY CHALLENGE
US East Coast Ocean container shipping rates may fall after strike avoidance
An air cargo appraisal: The air cargo market in detail, November 2024
Operation Deep Freeze: USCGC Polar Star departs Australia for Antarctica
Damen Cape Town delivers another patrol vessel to Nigeria’s Homeland IOSL
RFA: The end of Transnet rail monopoly and the beginning of better things?
Walvis Bay emerges as MSC’s new transshipment hub port in Southern Africa
MSC applies surcharge for cargo from the Middle East & India sub-continent to Mombasa
Construction work on DP World’s new port at Ndayane in Senegal gets underway
Bulker Hagen Oldendorff grounding: ATSB safety recommendations
Transnet reports 6% revenue increase amid operational challenges
IMO Secretary-General’s new year message
EUKOR Car Carriers secures US$ 4.2 billion contract with Hyundai and Kia
Senegalese fishery achieves historic MSC certification
The best of UK’s Defence Imagery 2024
Chaos and crisis in Mozambique continues

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 28 September 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   Port of Beira

Zambia – Lobito railway concession & financing signed
SA Navy Festival returns on 4-6 October
WHARF TALK: Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) naval support vessel – RFA ARGUS A135
TNPA approaches market towards implementing the Ngqura LNG Terminal
SAMSA kept busy as ships come calling
World Maritime Day 2024
DP World plans further investments for the Port of Maputo
CMA CGM upgrades several West African-Europe services
CIG calls for container inspection findings to be published
India Ports & ISPS/PANS: Pre-Arrival Notification of Security
WHARF TALK: cable laying vessel – CMOS INSTALLER
Ghana’s Jamestown Fishing Harbour in Accra is officially opened
Cornelder opens new export reefer yard at Port of Beira
RFA Warns of Dangerous Conditions on the Roads due to Snowfalls
South Africa and the Maritime Single Window
Grindrod acquires full control of Maputo/Matola coal & magnetite terminal
Beira port general cargo terminal hits historic July volumes
Green Hydrogen programme makes progress
Meet SANPC, South Africa’s new petroleum company

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 September 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   IRENES RULE

South Africa and the Maritime Single Window
Grindrod acquires full control of Maputo/Matola coal & magnetite terminal
Beira port general cargo terminal hits historic July volumes
Green Hydrogen programme makes progress
Meet SANPC, South Africa’s new petroleum company
Port News & Advisories
In Conversation: South Africa needs more nautical scientists and maritime engineers – if you love the sea these may be the careers for you
IMO and marine fuels: Assessment of life cycle GHG intensity and sustainability
9,300-TEU Ammonia-fueled container ship approved by KR
Transnet in court with APM Terminals over DCT Pier2 concession
WHARF TALK: German research vessel – SONNE
Additional ShoreTension mooring units arrive for Cape Town & Ngqura ports
IMO S-G on geopolitical conflicts and life threats to seafarers
AD Ports sending STS & RTG cranes for ports of Pointe Noire and Luanda Terminal
Mozambique’s Chongoene ‘port’ terminal concessioned to China for 15 years
MPDC to expand Maputo port grain terminal capacity
Shipping Dangerous Goods: Reminder of need for accurate reliable emergency contact information
Transnet and SAPS sign MoU regarding theft & vandalism affecting logistics network
Crew safely rescued from burning OSV AM Pride off Mossel Bay
Namibia: Effective port security training
Walvis Bay Container Terminal concessioning process completed – October handover
Reforming Alliances and Standalones as shipping lines reshuffle
Reinventing the logistics sector at the heart of the South African economy
Transnet Freight Rail resumes operations on the Cape Main Line
Oil spill in Algoa Bay sees IMOrg launch an investigation

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 29 June 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   Gem Turquoise

SAS Amatola visit to Russia cancelled – defects and lack of maintenance cited
Beira port reacts, says record container volumes are being achieved this year
O porto da Beira reage e diz que volumes recordes de contentores estão a ser alcançados este ano
Port of Dar es Salaam hosts its largest containership, MSC ADU V
IMO Maritime Single Window: Port of Abidjan, Cȏte d’Ivoire
Kenmare names two new dredgers for new Moma mine site
WHARF TALK: survey vessel with exciting history – FUGRO SUPPORTER
ITF wants immediate action taken to safeguard seafarers in Red Sea region
Women strengthen port management skills
In Conversation: Lake Victoria: why so many fishers are dying and what can be done about it
SA Navy ensures continuous hydrographic services amid capability gap
WHARF TALK: Handy class products tanker – GUNES K
Marine Bursary Golf Day 24 July 2024
Impact of maritime decarbonisation on seafarers – an ISWAN survey
International Day of the Seafarer spotlights safety at sea – Celebrating seafarers worldwide
AMSOL celebrates ‘Day of the Seafarer’ – A commitment to Seafarer Safety & Wellbeing
WHARF TALK: ocean towing and anchor handling tugs – POSH HAWK & POSH COMMANDER Part Two
TNPA calling for RFIs to refurbish the Mossel Bay SPM and CBM
Research ship Dr Fridtjof Nansen arrives in Luanda
PRASA CEO calls on SADC to invest more in rail
Reports of another ship abandoned after Houthi attack
Transnet issues disciplinary charges against TNPA chief executive, Pepi Silinga
WHARF TALK: ocean towing and anchor handling tugs – POSH HAWK & POSH COMMANDER
Cruise ship Insignia in dramatic rescue of migrants off NW African coast
Transnet disappointed with court judgement over pipeline dispute
Beira port sets new productivity record loading granite into ship
Porto da Beira bate novo recorde de produtividade no carregamento de granito em navios
Hundreds of vehicles damaged inside car carrier Höegh London after leaving PE
‘Solly’ Letsoalo returns as Transnet SOC Ltd Chief Operating Officer
Grindrod appointed as preferred bidder for Richards Bay container handling facility
SA Port Statistics for May 2024

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 10 December 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   Transnet Helicopter Service

DNV approval for world’s largest car carrier design
WHARF TALK: handysize bulk carrier – CINNAMON
Maputo Karpowership project: Second public consultation on 19 December
COP28: APM Terminals and DP World launch Zero Emission Port Alliance
Maersk advisory on shipping emission surcharges
Transnet Recovery Diary 6 December 2023
Red Sea security: IMO enhancing mechanisms
WHARF TALK: Pure Car and Truck Carrier – HELIOS LEADER
Progress being made in fixing SA Navy – Lobese
Groenriviermond Lighthouse marks 35 years of service
Long-distance passenger trains return to service in time for Christmas
Transnet Recovery Diary 5 December 2023
TNPA issues Request for Proposals for DCT2 North Quay deepening & lengthening
WHARF TALK: heavylift project freight carrier – BBC SEBASTOPOL
Durban Container Terminal’s berth 108 dredging completed
Airfreight: Kenya Airways adds two Boeing 737-800 conversions
Missile and drone attacks on Israeli linked ships in Red Sea
Transnet Recovery Diary 4 December 2023
Transnet gets its R47 billion facility
South Africa and Nigeria lose out on IMO Council
WHARF TALK: reefer vessel – WHITNEY BAY
TFR adds extra locomotives to ramp up service on the Richards Bay line
Port of Durban pilot helicopter service now available 24 hours a day
Transnet acquires seven refurbished RTGs from Los Angeles
French Navy ship Jacques Chevalier on maiden visit to South Africa
Mozambique: CFM’s new Indian locomotives + Port & Rail volumes
Arsenio Dominguez Velasco confirmed as next IMO Secretary-General
Xeneta Update: Ominous signs on the Xeneta XSI® point to a brutal 2024 for ocean freight carriers
Grindrod transforms education and mobility along the Ressano Garcia Corridor
IMO update to COP 28

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 October 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   Bariloche

NEWS FLASH – Tau Morwe appointed acting head of SAMSA, and confirmation of Sobantu Tilayi’s reinstatement as COO
Power outages impacting Richards Bay port operations
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tanker – WHITE PEACH
Vessel catches fire and burns out in Liberia’s Buchanan port
Heavy sentences for two rail equipment thieves
MOL confirms introduction of Starlink into more than 200 ships in its fleet
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for September 2023
WHARF TALK: handy size bulk carrier – UNITY LIGHT
AGL wins bid to manage and operate Lobito port terminals
AGL vence concurso para gerir e operar terminais portuários do Lobito
“Procurement challenges” and “lack of capacity” keep SA Navy in harbour
US$ 290 million expansion & modernisation promised for Beira port
WHARF TALK: MR1 product tanker – CR TETHYS
Happy Birthday for Green Point Lighthouse KZN as it marks 118 years of service
EXMAR’s two newbuild gas tankers will have ammonia dual-fuel engines
In Conversation: Nigeria wants to revamp its railway network. Four things it needs to do to succeed
Transnet seeks proposals for Maydon Wharf citrus terminal
Transnet Board completes turnaround plan – now it’s over to DPE
WHARF TALK: Panamax gearless bulk carrier – SHI DAI 10
Breaking the back of the coal theft syndicates
Operational delays – SAECS service updates
IMO and West Africa: Implementing oil pollution, liability and compensation measures
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to provide Starlink to their fleets
Grindrod donates 177 bicycles to schools in Mozambique
Transnet and eThekwini Municipality take next step on developmental projects
In Conversation: New treaty to protect the world’s oceans may hurt vulnerable African fisheries
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2: Reintegrating in eastern Med

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 10 March 2023

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FIRST VIEW:  MURRAY EXPRESS

Mozambique braces for return of Cyclone Freddy
WHARF TALK: Superyacht ODYSSEY
IN CONVERSATION: Ukraine: Russia’s inability to dominate the sea has changed the course of the war
Xeneta Container Update: Week 10 – Reefer spot rates head back to pre-pandemic levels
Coal train on Sena Railway derailment – repairs underway
Port of Cape Town operations under the weather
WHARF TALK: MR2 products tanker HTM WARRIOR
A.P. Moller-Maersk integrates Asia, India and Africa into one region – IMEA
IN CONVERSATION: We now have a treaty governing the high seas. Can it protect the Wild West of the oceans?
Yoram Cohen, founder of Liberian International Ships Registry, dies
ICS welcomes historic breakthrough of UN High Seas Treaty
MSC revises Ingwe Service – Asia to Mauritius to South Africa
WHARF TALK: AMSOL tug SAVE RIVER
IMO welcomes new oceans treaty
NEW BOOKS: Rock Lighthouses of Britain and Ireland
IN CONVERSATION: I dug for evidence of the Rosetta Stone’s ancient Egyptian rebellion –
Cyclone Freddy building its strength again, heading northwest
WHARF TALK: MR2 products tanker PUFFIN PACIFIC
Kenmare’s Moma production of ilmenite and rutile set back by weather
APM Terminals’ Vessel Inspection App relaunched
MSC Istanbul aground in Suez Canal – quickly refloated
Yinson to supply Eni with FPSO Agogo in Angola
Grindrod records successful year on back of strong commodity markets
WHARF TALK: return of the hospital ship AFRICA MERCY
Cyclone Freddy back in Mozambique Channel heading for southern Madagascar
Hapag-Lloyd publishes 2022 annual report and announces forecast for the current financial year
SAECS vessel Mehuin to omit Cape Town call
NEW BOOKS
CEO Johny Smith to leave TransNamib
Somaliland’s Berbera Port Economic Zone opens
Transnet says allocating available capacity to emerging miners is a fair solution

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 31 July 2022

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FIRST VIEW:  CROWN OPAL

UKHO announces intention to withdraw from paper chart production
WHARF TALK: small handy bunker tanker VEMAHARMONY
In Conversation: Searcher Geodata returns to South Africa to pursue seismic surveys off the West Coast
XENETA container alert: long-term shipping rates finally peak, but now stand 112% up year-on-year
Transnet releases unqualified Financial Statements for year ending 31 March 2022
WHARF TALK: vintage visitor to Cape Town – REEF PROTECTOR
News Brief: Bulk carrier Gladiator towed into Durban for repairs
News Brief: Algeciras replaced by Port Tangier from northbound SAECS service
News Brief: Cold ironing for Port of Las Palmas
EUNAVFOR Atalanta to the rescue of a merchant ship in distress with no power
In Conversation: Africa’s free trade area offers promise for cities – but only if there’s investment
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) partners with Angola to drive growth
Heavy sands mining for ilmenite, zircon & rutile to commence this year in Mozambique’s Inhambane province
WHARF TALK: MR2 Panamax product tanker GRAND WINNER 5
Operation IRINI finds cargo in breach of UN arms embargo
In Conversation: At Unguja Ukuu, human activity transformed the coast of Zanzibar more than 1,000 years ago
TNPA delegation visits Ghanaian port of Tema
Europe looking to Mozambique to obtain gas supplies
WHARF TALK: CNFC Antarctic krill trawler – LONG FA
TNPA issues RFI for potential renewable energy project
In Conversation: Russia/Ukraine grain export deal promises major benefits for poor countries. If it holds
NEW BOOKS: In the Treacle Mine
AIRFREIGHT: Ethiopian signs proposal for up to 4 more Dash 8-400 Freighter Door Kits
Ukraine grain shipments to resume: The world waits in hope: Odesa bombed
IMO welcomes maritime humanitarian corridor in Black Sea
WHARF TALK: The visit of the last leader of the Nazi Regime to South Africa
IMO launches decarbonisation strategy roundtables in Kenya
Xolani Mbambo to succeed Andrew Waller as CEO of Grindrod
Malindi port expects to serve ships at international standards
Work begins on Ghana’s Inland Marine Port – part of Trans-Volta Logistics Corridor
New heavy-duty weighbridge for Durban’s TPT Multipurpose Terminal

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 12 December 2021

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FIRST VIEW:  MSC ORCHESTRA

IN CONVERSATION: Planned seismic survey by Shell has kicked up a storm in South Africa. Here’s an explainer
Matola scores with a Capesize, its largest ever ship in Port Maputo
WHARF TALK: All Indian tanker – JAG APARNA
SA minister visits Port of Rotterdam to discuss hydrogen exports
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee: 22-26 November – Part 2
Interesting book release: The Ever Given
TRADE NEWS: Xeneta Shipping Index by Compass is launched
UNCTAD and Africa Report
Grindrod stake in new freight ferry service to be introduced on Lake Victoria
WHARF TALK: Ice class general cargo vessel – MALIK ARCTICA
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee: 22-26 November
Who’s the biggest of them all? MSC now on top, but Maersk still has the most ships
Liberia and China sign MoU to bolster and expand on maritime safety
UN Security Council adopts resolution to combat the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia
Capt Nick Sloane appointed as President of International Salvage Union
Wallenius Wilhelmsen celebrates naming ceremony for car carrier MV Nabucco
CRUISE NEWS: Hurtigruten launches more West African cruises; Covid and Omicron on board Norwegian cruise ship
West Africa: where have the pirates gone?
TNPA dredger Isandlwana replenishing sand on Durban beaches to prevent beach erosion
WHARF TALK: Unusual visitor to Cape Town – TEMIS
Maritime Safety: UK MAIB and collision investigation – Anchoring: Marine Guidance Note issued
Shell gets go-ahead with seismic survey off Eastern Cape Wild Coast
News From the Coast: Ships in port tonight; Seismic Surey underway, Platform vessel Temis
WHARF TALK: Ultramax SDARI Dolphin 64 design – CP CHONGQING
Omicron: Transport leaders warn of governments’ knee-jerk reaction: Supply chain at greater risk
Singapore suspends crew change for those with recent travel history to southern Africa
Nigerian Ports set date to become fully digital by 2025
BIMCO’s new contract for Employment of Security Escort Vessels

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 9 May 2021

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Front Page:  FOREVER HARMONY

WHARF TALK: Chartered container ship Cypress flies the CMA CGM flag
Lekki port developers receive first installment of the loan facility to build the port
CAPE, an appropriate name for a ship calling at the Tavern of the Seas
TAZARA faces shortfall in freight carried for 2021/22
Scary moment on Lake Nyasa as mv Mbeya II is grounded by huge waves
UPDATE on quarantined ship Eaubonne in Durban harbour
Port of Douala terminal orders two Konecranes Gottwald Mobile harbour cranes
WHARF TALK: MSC Gabriella: Bet you didn’t know this
Update on Mozambique’s Palma in the aftermath of the March attack, Part 3
MSC Seaside returns to cruising with new Mediterranean destinations
Call for second Suez Canal channel to avoid another Ever Given
More Transnet Freight Rail cable theft arrests
Update on Mozambique’s Palma in the aftermath of the March attack, Part 2
WHARF TALK: Unicorn tanker named SC Draco calls at Cape Town
SAMSA appoints new acting senior managers
Bolloré Transport & Logistics alongside UNICEF in fight against malaria
Ship placed under quarantine in Durban in fear of Coronavirus
Update on Mozambique’s Palma in the aftermath of the March attack
WHARF TALK: Chinese tanker Lian Gui Hu calls at Cape Town
IN CONVERSATION: Watching a coral reef die as climate change devastates one of the most pristine tropical island areas on Earth
Celebrating Fish for Good: Setting a course for sustainable fishing in South Africa
Höegh Autoliners launching Aurora class: largest & most environmentally-friendly car carrier
Bon Voyage……saying ‘Goodbye’ to saying Goodbye
Royal Navy News
WHARF TALK: Oryong No.373 in port for planned maintenance & serious repair
Royal Canadian Navy Ship HMCS Calgary seizes record drug haul
Demand for HSFO to remain until future fuels roll out on larger scale – BIMCO
WHARF TALK: Bittersweet as HORIZON sails on
At IMO a new series of webinars on oil spill preparedness and response
US cruising to re-start in mid-July subject to COVID vaccinations
Port of Lüderitz to use feeder vessel for transships to Handymax or Capesize vessels

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