Maersk Line – Africa Ports

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 1 March 2025

1st March 2025 Terry Hutson Current & Older News, Uncategorized

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime new

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Transnet announces two key rail appointments
WHARF TALK: multipurpose heavylift vessel – HILKE
Analyst warns of severe congestion is US imposes China vessel port fees
Durban Container Terminal to receive over 100 new pieces of equipment as part of R3.4 Billion recovery plan
Kenyan cadets to gain maritime training through partnership with Maersk and KPA
Two cyclones threaten Madagascar and Reunion Island
The future of maritime training: Building a digital bridge to excellence
Study shows that average speeds of new and old bulker vessel is heading for two-tier market
Stena Line’s second new ferry vessel is launched
WHARF TALK: Tall Ship – STAD AMSTERDAM
The squabbling goes on – Durban Container Terminal Pier 2
Port of Beira called on to improve performance and efficiency
Regional training: Preparing African countries for IMO audits
ICS calls for urgent action on Global Greenhouse Gas Regulations following key maritime talks
WFP delivers life-saving aid to remote part of Madagascar using drone technology
Southern Indian Ocean: Wildfires devastate Amsterdam Island
Deep-Sea Mining vs Marine Conservation: The Fight for Ocean Resources
SA Port Statistics for January 2025
WHARF TALK: semi-submersible heavy transport vessel – FORTE and SEA CHALLENGER
TPT deploys additional resources to overcome wind disruptions at CTCT
Warehouse Management Systems Revenue to Surpass US$10 Billion by 2030
Second suspected pirate attack on dhow off Puntland in ten days
TNPA dredger Italeni fitted with new marine excavator

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 11 May 2024

11th May 2024 Terry Hutson Current & Older News

Africa PORTS & sHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: Maersk Stadelhorn

Namport’s Walvis Bay to have Africa’s first hydrogen-fuelled workboat
WHARF TALK: Hapag-Lloyd cruise ship – EUROPA
Incat Crowther to construct supply vessel for Senegalese operator
Somali pirates strike again taking another Iranian fishing vessel
SA auto sector highlights South Africa as an investment destination
WHARF TALK: passenger vessel – CRYSTAL SERENITY
Hapag-Lloyd & IKEA join forces to decarbonise container shipments from Asia
MSC Cruises places orders for two enviro-advanced World ships
IMO biofouling project: Biodiversity threat extended
Taylor Smith Shipyard and Nouum Engineering to cooperate in Mauritius
WHARF TALK: LPG/Ethylene tanker – NAVIGATOR PLUTO
New Multimodal Inland Port Association to lead logistics transformation in Southern Africa
Maersk adds capacity to compensate for Red Sea situation
Port News and Advisories
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose heavylift vessel – INDUSTRIAL SKIPPER
MSC makes successful offer to buy Norwegian Gram Car Carriers
Nigerian Navy rescues hundreds of passengers from sinking boat
IMO’s Legal Committee
African Maritime Forces Summit, Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa held in Ghana
Introduction of extra trains sees road truck congestion reduced at Richards Bay
Focus on the Port of Tanga
Xeneta Update: Long term rates edge up globally as Red Sea conflict continues to cast uncertainty across the market

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 10 March 2024

10th March 2024 Terry Hutson Current & Older News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: Hellas Margarita

Grindrod grows its headline earnings with operational resilience
Saldanha MPT having a good year, already exceeded YTD volume budget by 6.2%
World Shipping Council speaks out on attack of True Confidence
Port advisories for South African ports
In Conversation: MH370 disappearance 10 years on: can we still find it?
Is Iran planning a naval base at Port Sudan?
Breaking News: Tanker hit by missile off Aden, 2 seafarers killed
WHARF TALK: multipurpose heavylifter – BBC SCANDINAVIA
Vice Admiral Monde Lobese to address poor morale in the SA Navy
Höegh Autoliners receives funding for two ammonia-powered car carriers
Houthi attacks continue as Italian destroyer gets into the action
WHARF TALK: newly spotted box ship – ONE REASSURANCE
IMO statement on the Red Sea crisis and the Rubymar
UNCTAD port training module for Nigerian port officials
West Africa’s GTA LNG project: Arrival of FLNG vessel GIMI – Major milestone reached
Transnet unpacks plans for repositioning ports of Durban & Richards Bay
WHARF TALK: residential cruise ship – THE WORLD
Seafarer lost overboard container ship Santa Cruz near Cape Recife
Houthi’s may have scuttled abandoned British bulker Rubymar
Tunisia commercial port traffic increases 2% in 2023
Transnet given approval to finalise DCT2 contract with ICTSI
DCT Pier 2 is steadily recovering, says TPT
WHARF TALK: Large Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHST) vessel – NORMAND SIRIUS
Transnet says it will deal ‘decisively’ concerning activities at TNPA
CMA CGM given go-ahead to acquire
SA Navy will hit the high seas this year with ship visits to Russia and Cuba
SA Navy prepared to divorce itself from the Armscor Dockyard – Lobese
Xeneta Update: XSI® records biggest increase in 18 months
Combating harassment and bullying: ICS sets out industry principles
In Conversation: How climate change is messing up the ocean’s biological clock, with unknown long-term consequences
Transnet executive appointments – official announcement

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 25 November 2022

20th November 2022 Terry Hutson Current & Older News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 November 2022

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FIRST VIEW: Zaandam

Transnet concludes evaluation of bids for Corridor slots
U.S. Navy destroyer makes large drug haul in Gulf of Aden
WHARF TALK: Panamax container vessel COSCO IZMIR
IMO’s Secretary-General Kitack Lim commissions new NIMASA headquarters
Xeneta market forecast 2023: Xeneta forecasts falls in freight rates, volumes and demand as storm clouds gather for 2023
SA – Maputo railway to fully reopen on Sunday 27 November 2022
Female cadet and Maersk reached settlement over sexual assault on company ship
WHARF TALK: MR2 tanker in Cape Town STAVANGER POSEIDON
Aviation: Ampaire Flies First Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft
Boskalis enjoys strong Q3 and tackles new project in Togo & Benin
African Upstream Activity Trending Higher in 2023: What’s Driving the Increase?
WHARF TALK: 30-year old CNFC reefer SHIP HAI FENG 728
APM Terminals to expand Suez Canal Container Terminal
COP27: Breakthrough on the Global South’s call: Climate-related loss and damage
Final update on Richards Bay railway North Corridor repair
AD Ports acquires logistic provider Noatum for EUR 660 million
Cape St. Lucia Lighthouse – 1906
Cape St Lucia Lighthouse trashing – 2022
SA Port Statistics for the month of September 2022
WHARF TALK: NeoPanamax container ship MSC DESIRÉE
Gazania-1 well off Orange River Mouth shows up dry
CRUISE NEWS: SA cruise season swings into action with arrival of ships
IATA and the Dangerous Good Code
Richards Bay coal line derailment – one BOTH lines reopened