Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 12 April 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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First View: Ships in Port

Coral Sul FLNG achieves historic milestone of 100 LNG shipments
Italian Navy frigate Luigi Rizzo bolsters Mozambique ties with port call and new agreements
Trump thinks tariffs can bring back the glory days of US manufacturing. Here’s why he’s wrong
SAMSA launches nationwide fishing vessel safety audit
Folk Maritime expands regional operations with acquisition of M/V Folk Jazan
WTO – A pillar of security and predictability
Transnet unveils R60 million upgrade to East London port, boosting automotive hub status
WHARF TALK: expeditionary cruise ship – HEBBRIDEAN SKY
Transnet seeks partner for new rail leasing venture to boost South Africa’s freight Network
Tariffs on SA citrus will damage both SA and the US, says CGA
Rangel Logistics invests €6 million to boost South Africa’s logistics sector and foster African growth
Durban Multipurpose Terminal achieves historic volumes in 2024/2025 Financial Year
Heavy rains bring death and destruction to DRC capital Kinshasa, main port road cut
UNTU hits back at Transnet wage settlement claim
WHARF TALK: Expeditionary Mobile Base vessel – USS LEWIS B PULLER (ESB-3)
Red Sea mission marks new era in naval surveillance for Combined Maritime Forces
TNPA seeks operator for a liquid bulk terminal at Cape Town port
Wharf Talk – AIDAprima
Indian Navy intercepts drug-smuggling dhow in Arabian Sea
MSC Magnifica to make maiden calls in South Africa and Namibia on 2025 World Cruise
Stena Line Unveils Stena Futuro: A Next-Generation Vessel with 20%+ Energy Savings
Veson Nautical Shipping Market Outlook for Q2 2025 Forecast
Back to the airship as Kuehne+Nagel joins those on board
Maritime industry associations release new BMP Maritime Security Publication to address rising global threats
SA unveils strategic economic diversification plan amid US tariffs
WHARF TALK: PCTC – CMA CGM SILVERSTONE
Hapag-Lloyd to retrofit five large container ships for methanol fuel
‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will ‘change the rules of game’ for global trade – Xeneta

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 29 March 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: twin sisters in port – MSC LETIZIA & MSC SOFIA CELESTE

The sea, sails ​and alternative fuels: ​technologies steering shipping towards ​lower emissions
Tragedy as six die when Egyptian tourist submarine sinks in Red Sea
Transnet reaches wage agreement with SATAWU, but UNTU remains at an impasse
OCIMF unveils revised guidelines to enhance safety in Single Point Mooring for tankers
Nigerian ports get the nod for the ISPS Code from the USCG
WHARF TALK: Commissioning Support Operations Vessel (CSOV) – NORWIND BREEZE
Protect satellite navigation from interference – UN agencies urge
Government Opens Private Sector Participation in Rail and Port Freight Logistics
Mauritanian land and sea services benefit from EU European Peace Facility
Africa’s harbour masters to sit down in conference next week
Chinese anger at sale of Panama Canal ports to US investor highlights tensions
Historic deep-water port set to revolutionize trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo
U.S. Coast Guard scores major drug bust in Arabian Sea
Piracy: The Yemeni-flagged fishing dhow Al-Hidaya has been released
Drydocks World secures FPSO Baobab Ivoirien refurbishment and Life Extension contract
Dangote plans Nigeria’s largest seaport in Ogun State’s Olokola Free Trade Zone
New PIANC publications: The Planning of Fishing Ports; Mooring of large ships at quay walls
WHARF TALK: offshore wind farm cable layer – NDURANCE
The Blue Economy: The Horn of Africa, Nile Valley and the African Great Lakes
COSCO Shipping names new dual-fuel car carrier Wenjingkou
RFA responds to EMPD officer unrest and calls for urgent resolution
Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports record-breaking financial performance for 2024
Industry Titans chart the future of shipping at TPM25
WHARF TALK: passenger ro-ro ferry – VOLCAN DE TAUCE
Royal Navy seizes £5.4m of class A drugs in Middle East bust
Mozambique and Zimbabwe strengthen railway cooperation with new agreement
IMO moves forward with global maritime digitalization strategy
DP World and Maersk expand maritime services in Brazil with long-term agreement
West Africa emerges as key trade route for global shipping
Carrier fleet modernisation underway at MedPort Tangier

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 25 January 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: CMA CGM RIO GRANDE

MV Mpungu opens a new chapter in Lake Victoria shipping
WHARF TALK: CSOV – IWS STARWALKER
Africa without borders could help the continent prosper – what’s getting in the way
IMO: Statement on the release of the Galaxy Leader crew
INTERCARGO Quality Panel – driving maritime excellence
Global supply chains adapt to new era of trade challenges, report finds
IMO’s Regional Office in Alexandria will strengthen maritime cooperation in MENA region
Container sector bullish after stellar 2024, but…
Xeneta appoints new chair amid board changes
Xeneta appoints new chair amid board changes
WHARF TALK: floating university ship – PACIFIC WORLD
Ocean Valiant oil rig aground off Tunisia coast
Biofuels have great potential but supply may present a problem – DNV
Red Sea ‘wait and see’ for shipping lines
INS Tushil visiting Nigeria on homeward voyage
IMO: S-G’s news conference
SAS Amatola begins maritime security patrol
SA Port Statistics for December 2024
Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway runs into first profit in Q4
Kalmar boosts Maputo Port efficiency with new equipment order
CILTSA and BBOpEx Solutions forge strategic partnership
Counterfeit pilot ladders
NovaMarine expands service offerings with acquisition of AllSurvey Industrial
Marguisa Shipping Lines reinforces West Africa service with extra ship
SA Port Statistics for November 2024
Opinion Piece: Taking Stock

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 November 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:  PORTO GERMENO

Oil spill in Algoa Bay – latest
WHARF TALK: sharing the drydock – ENSELENI & STEVIA
Trawler raised from the waters of Beira harbour has surprising background
IATF: Multilateral financiers discuss trade initiatives after Covid-19
UNCTAD Flagship Report: Review of Maritime Transport 2021
BREAKING NEWS: OIL SPILL IN ALGOA BAY
Transnet tenders go digital
WHARF TALK: tug and pontoon arrive – SEA ALPHA
From WTO The World Trade Report 2021: Economic resilience and trade
Ghanaian OSV Flat Confidence contraced by Tullow Oil for support in Jubilee and TEN fields
WHARF TALK: Neo-Panamax tanker – HAFNIA SHANGHAI
Marine Masters refloat Beira fishing vessel in upside down position
Lord Mayor’s Banquet: Guildhall
Bambo-1 well drilling commences offshore The Gambia
CMA CGM introduces $1000-dollar overweight surcharge on Nigerian containers from China
Durban Cruise Terminal to set the 2021 cruising scene
Grindrod returning to partnership with Maersk in coastal and regional logistics
Port of Felixstowe makes major decarbonisation investment
IN CONVERSATION: Climate finance for a transition away from coal: a chance to change history in South Africa
2021 Remembrance Day in Whitehall and with the Fleet
News from the coast: MSC Trieste in difficulty off Cape South Coast – SA Amandla in attendance
WHARF TALK: scrubber included tanker – SEA TIGER
Film Launch: At IMO a global network for energy efficient shipping: Emphasis on Africa
New SA Navy ships taking shape
Boskalis trading update
‘Extraordinary’ strong financial results from Hapag-Lloyd

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