Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 24 November 2023

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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Transnet Recovery Plan Update for Friday 24 November 2023
Stefanutti Stocks chosen as preferred bidder for East London port deepening project
WHARF TALK: expeditionary cruise ship – SH DIANA
Authorities cooperate to ease Lebombo border traffic congestion
South African yacht stolen in Croatia is discovered in Natal, Brazil
Niger Air Cargo resumes weekly Europe-Niger flight using B747F
President Ramaphosa to open and name Durban Cruise Terminal today
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tanker – STENA IMPERIAL
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo launches Tema Port Phase Two
India’s RITES to supply Mozambique’s CFM with 10 locomotives
Monjasa acquires two tankers for bunkering services in West Africa
Traffic staging park for Maputo-bound trucks opens in Mozambique
Inaugurado em Moçambique um parque de estacionamento para caminhões com destino a Maputo
Transnet says it is fully focused on dealing with port delays at Durban & Richards Bay
WHARF TALK: Antarctic Krill trawler – SAGA SEA
Houthi rebels seize Israeli-owned ship in Red Sea
Great Lagos to make debut in Lagos port as largest CONRO vessel
Africa Mercy ship finds new refuge in East London port
NATO’s Naval Alliance in action: Exercise Dynamic Mariner
Richards Bay closes its gates trucks queue outside
WHARF TALK: MR2 methanol-friendly product tanker – STENA PROMISE
Protests close Lebombo border crossing for heavy trucks into Mozambique
Beira port docks another of its longest container ships
IMO and West and Central Africa: Exploring technical cooperation opportunities
Fuel spill in Beira port
Belgium’s DEME wins dredging contracts in Ivory Coast, Benin and Congo
Severe floods in the Horn of Africa
South Africa, UAE are Africa, Middle East sustainability leaders

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 19-20 February 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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Front Page: MSC ELMA

FLASH NEWS: US Navy ship Herschel ‘Woody’ Williams due in Cape Town Saturday
BREAKING NEWS: MSC cancels South Africa’s 2020/21 cruise season
MSC Cruises reveals 2021/2022 local cruise season
Back to the drawing board: Transnet seeking ways of avoiding rail washaways
IN CONVERSATION: Why being endowed with oil is not always a boon: the case of Nigeria and Angola
First of three navy IPVs named at Cape Town
WHARF TALK: Port of Durban, in retrospect
Mauritius on the way to becoming a serious bunkering hub
DNV GL White Paper looks to close looming safety gap
CMF ship HMS Montrose intercepts large amount of narcotics in Arabian Sea
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for January 2021 are now available here
Major airlines join forces with UNICEF in support of monumental COVID-19 vaccine roll-out plan
NIMASA deploys patrol boats to Lagos Anchorage
The cost of Brexit
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria to be new WTO Director-General
US Navy ship visits Mombasa port
WHARF TALK: Milestones for Djibouti port productivity
NATO focused security patrols in Western Mediterranean
IMO urges action to deter piracy in Gulf of Guinea
SA borders reopen, but 30 remain closed
WHARF TALK: Cape Town ship observations
After five years SAMSA appoints another acting CEO
New Cable Ship Design: VARD selected by Orange Marine
15 Squadron SAAF & NSRI Station 15 in long range emergency rescue of Chinese seafarer
CMA CGM expands into air freight
PIRACY: 15 highjacked crew from container ship Mozart have been released
AfCFTA: Alive with possibilities – SA Government
SA Government embarks on centralised SOE model
Nigerian corruption endemic because thieves are not jailed

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 16 February 2020

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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Front Page: JOLLY CRISTALLO
Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady delivered for Dover
Suspected pirates board Maersk container ship 200 miles SW of Bonny
Bulk carrier makes emergency docking in Richards By after Master suffers injury
Namport and Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque sign MoU on technical cooperation
Kribi deepwater port grows its CAR traffic 70% during 2019
Damen secures contract for five inter-island ferries for Zanzibar
Australian Kleos space mission underway
Hapag-Lloyd drops La Réunion call on MIAX service
UK’s post-Brexit Freeport proposal
SA Port statistics for the month of January 2020 are now available here
Increased traffic brings rising prospects for Port of Lüderitz
As terrorists strike again Mozambique oil regulator warns of increased security costs
South Africa’s Wamkele Mene is AfCFTA’s first secretary-general
South Africa in pace with global efforts to prevent spread of coronavirus: SAMSA
AP Moller-Maersk appoints Patrick Jany as new Chief Financial Officer
Port of Mossel Bay telecoms network gets smart
Beit Bridge border set for major revamp
Dutch sailors rely of South African Vesconite stern bearings
IMO 2020: International ban on carrying of HSFO in just over two weeks time
DeepOcean sets up Africa operations from southern France
SALDEHCO looks to unlock SA’s ocean economy with offshore support services
Port of Maputo grows its cargo volumes by 8 per cent
Hapag-Lloyd reports on Lagos port situation
Three new RAstar 3300 tugs delivered to Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority
Fugro awarded Aker Energy contract for Pecan field surveys offshore Ghana
Durban NSRI called to medivac patient from passing ship
Lake Victoria ferry MV Kalangala withdrawn for one month service
SA companies embark on West African trade mission
Further attacks in North Mozambique: 7 villagers beheaded
UN says insurgent propaganda combines footage from Mozambique, DRC and Somalia
Expansion of world-class Australian ship simulation centre
ICS concern at increasing number of pirate attacks on ships’ crews
BIMCO advice and updates on Coronavirus outbreak

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