Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 2 November 2023

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   MSC CAROLE

Richards Bay Karpowership back on the table
WHARF TALK: ocean towing and salvage tug – VIRGO
Transnet establishes Interim Infrastructure Manager
IMO and the Djibouti Code of Conduct: A strategic approach
EU what? A simple guide to the EU ETS
TP Nchocho appointed as the new TNPA board chairperson
US boots four African nations from AGOA
WHARF TALK: Neo-Panamax container vessel – LUANDA EXPRESS
EU support for making Walvis Bay into regional industrial & logistics hub
In Conversation: Niger delta is rich in resources, but environmental destruction is pushing people into poverty
DNV issues safe guidelines for industrial AI
Dearsan launches first offshore patrol vessel for Nigeria
WHARF TALK: Damen built harbour tugs NESTOR PERCY GALLEY and Gp.CAPT. EDWARD A.A. AWUVIRI
Official kick off for Namibia’s cruise season
EU and US sign MoU to develop Lobito Corridor and new Zambia-Lobito rail line
Drafting national legislation at IMO
TNPA checking the market for LNG importation at country’s ports
Transnet Board introduces its Turnaround Plan
WHARF TALK: ex-RN now diamond mining vessel YA TOIVO
AMSA Alert! Electric Vehicles: Risks associated with carriage
Ocean shipping industry must invest and build partnerships to reduce carbon – Xeneta Summit
In Conversation: China’s Belt and Road Initiative turns 10: Xi announces 8 new priorities, continues push for global influence
Maritime civil engineering: Events and guidelines
Port managers of Angola’s Luanda and Cape Verde elected APLOP consultant
Gestores portuários de Luanda e Cabo Verde, em Angola, eleitos consultores da APLOP
IMO Member State Audit Scheme
Second SA Navy MMIPV to be named SAS King Shaka on Friday

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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 24 April 2022

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:  EUROPA

Positive response for expressions of interest in Port of Richards Bay LNG Terminal
WHARF TALK: Oceanographic research ship METEOR
Long-term container rates plummet on key US to Far East routes: Xeneta container rates update
Gulf of Guinea records 7 piracy incidents in Q1: report
Richards Bay coal exports hit lowest figure in 25 years as exports dwindle – talk of force majeure
WHARF TALK: Floating Storage and Regasification Unit- Karmol LNGT Powership Asia
IN CONVERSATION: Russia-Ukraine crisis highlights Africa’s need to diversify its wheat sources
MAIB: Loss of 34 containers off mv Francisca
Pravin Gordhan visits Durban port – latest flood damage update
WHARF TALK: Very Large Ore Carrier WUGANG HAOYUN
Ever Forward refloated after a comprehensive salvage plan
IN CONVERSATION: Russia-Ukraine crisis poses a serious threat to Egypt – the world’s largest wheat importer
Opposition to the Uganda-Tanzania pipeline grows as insurers & bankers shy away
Feasibility study for Trans-Zambezi railway is viable
Africa & developing countries well-represented at WTO online course
Durban recovering from the floods
WHARF TALK: the barque EUROPA
Eleven crew safe after fishing vessel Silver Snapper sinks off Cape Point
The rehabilitation of Kigomo port on Lake Tanganyika
IN CONVERSATION: Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies
CTF 153: New International Naval Task Force to Enhance Red Sea Security
Congestion at Dar es Salaam forces container diversions to Mombasa
Global trade and development: Impact of the crisis in Ukraine
APM Terminals Apapa unveils digital solutions at port complex
Methane at Sea: Finding the Invisible Climate Killer

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : THOR FRIGG
Boost for Mombasa Port as four Eco Hoppers arrive
Oil tanker Alice breaks in half while at anchor off Tema
New ratings training expands maritime sector job opportunities for SA youth
Douala port had big decrease in profit margin for 2017
ONE is not a consortium ‘like the other lines’
Weather affects KZN ports of Richards Bay and Durban
UN Aid ship attacked off Yemen, fire in engineroom
The world’s largest offshore wind farm-ABB to equip high-spec service operations vessel
Project Forward for developing new generation of bulk carriers
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ITAL LUNARE

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : MSC ERMINIA
South Africa provides R3.375 million towards funding Indian Ocean Rim Association
Allocation of risks in Port PPP’s
Transnet and DIDG revealed as preferred investor to fund US$400m rail revival
Cruising – Viking lays keel at Ancona and orders another ship from China
French icebraker patrol ship L’ASTROLABE on maiden Antarctic mission
CMA CGM launched Mtwara Express Service for the Tanzanian cashew season
Egyptian Navy takes delivery of new Gowind corevtte & type 209 submarine
HMS Queen Elizabeth ready to get its teeth with UK F-35Bs
Formidable Shield 2017 (FS17) concludes with ship engaging supersonic target
Feature: African land cover as seen by satellite
Seaman dies on bulker Grand Amanda before medical crew can board
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : TAKING NO CHANCES

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : AMIS WISDOM I
Tanker Rama 2 sinks off North-East Africa
ECSA concerned about ongoing piracy in Gulf of Guinea
LNG plans for Tanzania at risk from new regulations
Uganda challenged over value of Lake Victoria
South Africa, Tanzania must even out trade imbalance
One stop border post between Kenya and Ethiopia to open shortly
PRESS RELEASES: Shipping needs to build cyber resilience, TOC Europe hears
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MAERSK MARMARA

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Tuesday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : MAREX NOA
Dar es Salaam port departments ordered to go 24/7
Spanish fishing company Pescanova to invest €42.5 million in African fleet
Ivory Coast LNG Terminal to launch in mid-2018
Shipping Alliances cause of China’s port congestion
President Akufo-Addo says Ghana will accept judgement on maritime boundary dispute
UNCTAD 5th Training Programme commences
PRESS RELEASES: Portrix Logistic Software targets Demurrage and Detention solution
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pic of the Day : MSC ROMANE

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