Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news
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First View: – A Welcome Visitor: The GREAT TEMA
MSC Nicola Mastro berths at Ngqura: A turning point for South African container ports
Day of the Seafarer 2025: Statement by IMO Secretary-General
World Marine Aids to Navigation Day: UK report 2025
🌍 FOCUS: Mozambique’s Ports in 2025: New Concessions, Old Challenges?
Indian Navy responds to engine room fire on MT Yi Cheng 6 in Gulf of Oman
Remembering Emmi di Bilot: A life that spanned generations — and tragedy in the skies
Ngqura Container Terminal to welcome its largest-ever vessel, MSC Nicola Mastro
Sailor from South Africa serves aboard Navy’s oldest commissioned warship as America celebrates independence
Arrests in the Transnet locomotive scandal: How a R93 million deal helped derail South Africa’s rail freight system
Major container losses off South African Coast when weather disrupted shipping
Rising Tide of Risk: Surge in containers lost at sea off South Africa’s coastlines
Kalmar and AGL team up to revive STS cranes in Abidjan: A strategic boost for West African port efficiency
FOCUS: Top 5 African Ports to Watch in 2025
Africa’s Lobito Corridor takes centre stage in a new era of strategic infrastructure and sovereignty
WHARF TALK: Submarines and the Suez Canal – An Historical Perspective
TNPA seeks operator for new Liquid Bulk Terminal at Port of Ngqura
Mozambique greenlights major port concessions to boost mineral exports and regional trade
Saudi Arabia awards BOT contracts to Red Sea Gateway Terminal and Saudi Global Ports for eight multipurpose terminals
Global Ship Recycling Convention enters into force after 16-year wait
Major Coal Line Disruption: derailment and collision closes Richards Bay Corridor
Cape winter weather brings unexpected cruise ship visitor into Durban
World’s first Ship-to-Ship LCO₂ transfer completed in Shanghai
TRADE NEWS: Kalmar launches Inspector – a new digital application to streamline daily equipment inspections
WHARF TALK: Portuguese Navy Ocean Patrol Vessel – NRP SINES (P362)
Mozambique after 50 years of independence: what’s there to celebrate?
Mounting maritime security threat in Strait of Hormuz
Car Carrier Morning Midas sinks after fire south of Alaska
UK and Ethiopia forge logistics partnership to boost sector modernisation