Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 18 October 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: container ship MOL EXPLORER

Transnet Port Terminals surges past 100,000 TEUs in a week, setting fresh performance records
Grindrod unveils Salt River container depot
TNPA invites bids for new Cold Storage Break Bulk Terminal at Cape Town Port
AGL Group reports robust African freight growth amid tariff headwinds
WHARF TALK: heavylift carrier – ELISE
Angola’s Namibe Bay Ports Reborn: Toyota Tsusho and TOA complete major redevelopment
Beira Port sets monthly container record, reinforces role as regional gateway
Chinese containership reaches UK via Arctic in record time — implications for Cape routing
Port of Namibe receives four new harbour craft, including tugs and pilot boat, under Moçamedes Bay development
WHARF TALK: Winter Antarctic Gateway
Neom takes delivery of three new STS cranes
Citrus export season closes on a high note, terminals show strong gains
South Africa’s Transport Revival: long overdue, but finally under way
Briefly Speaking – Week ending 11 October 2025
CIVITAS expands coastal cabotage with upgraded Lurio Service
MSC Euribia to call at Durban on repositioning voyage to Middle East
Red Sea calm may restore Suez Canal’s role — but Arctic ambitions loom
Durban High Court clears path for ICTSI partnership at Pier 2, ending year-long legal impasse
Port of Gauteng: Road Freight Association backs R50 billion logistics vision
MSC Cruises to open 2025/26 South African Season with MSC Opera — But capacity shrinks for third year running
TNPA and FFS Tank Terminals seal R195 million liquid bulk deal at Cape Town Port
IMO Secretary-General’s statement on MV Minervagracht
Wharf Talk: superyacht AQUIJO
Banana Port welcomes Prime Minister as DRC’s maritime future takes shape
Quelimane: Urgent repairs needed for dry dock and fishing port
Onne Port charts a green course: Nigeria’s first electrified container terminal takes shape
FOCUS: Riverine Logistics – Congo’s arterial lifeline

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 5 July 2025

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

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 14 June 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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First View: – GHANA’S PORT OF TEMA

Global resistance to unilateral deep-sea mining gathers momentum at UN Ocean Conference
Rising tensions in Middle East threaten global shipping stability, warns Xeneta analyst
Two new electric dredgers en route to Kenmare’s Moma Mine in Mozambique
WHARF TALK: heavylift outside cargo vessel – FWN ANTARCTIC
Transnet Engineering expands into port equipment manufacturing
UN Ocean Conference: Global ministers demand end to hidden ownership of criminal fishing vessels
UN Ocean Conference: Day 2 – WTO Speaks
WHARF TALK: seismic survey vessel – PXGEO 2
Plans revealed for new small harbour on KZN South Coast
INTERCARGO reports ongoing safety gains – but 2024 security attacks raise alarm
UN Ocean Conference calls for stronger protections for Fishers
WHARF TALK: heavylift vessel – FAIRMASTER
Container ship Wan Hai 503 has explosion and fire off Indian coast
Record-Breaking container ship MSC RIFAYA calls at Durban
World Oceans Day and UN Ocean Conference
WHARF TALK: cable layer – NEXANS AURORA
Global scientists warn of ocean biodiversity crisis — but hope remains if we act now
MSC launches standalone service between South Africa and USA
EU and Indian Navies join forces in major Indian Ocean exercise to strengthen maritime security
Ocean currents caEU and generate electricity – and our study shows Africa’s seas have some of the strongest
MSC joins Marsa Maroc at Nador West Med as port’s second container terminal takes shape
Fire on EV-laden car carrier Morning Midas sparks alarm across shipping sector
Mozambique’s Mocímboa da Praia port at risk of becoming a White Elephant as TotalEnergies alters LNG logistics
Oceans under pressure: UNCTAD warns global trade at risk without urgent maritime reforms
Liberia certifies first homegrown marine pilot and tug master
WHARF TALK: Heavylift pipe layer JSD6000
Navantia launches Moroccan offshore patrol vessel
Grindrod opens new Headquarters and announces $80 million expansion of Matola Coal Terminal
Chagos islands: how Mauritius can turn a diplomatic triumph into real economic growth

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News 14 January 2019

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View 1: BULK HOLLAND
First View 2: SEVEN SEAS EXPLORER
First View 3: VISBORG
Ships in port at Durban today (Friday 15h00)
Stonewin opens ship bunkering operation at Port Louis, Mauritius
Japan’s Toyota Tsusho proposes US$600 million development in Angola’s Namibe Bay
EU NAVFOR patrol ship Relampago conducts friendly approach to Somali fishing vessel
Maersk & Safmarine launch Musafir Express to Mogadishu
More names revealed in alleged Mozambican EMATUM fraud
Mammoet moves heavy lifting equipment into northern Mozambique
Indian Naval ship escorts World Food Programme vessel for first time
Walvis Bay looks forward to six cruise ship calls during January
Morocco to invest US$190 million in port infrastructure
ICTSI signs 20-year concession to develop & operate Port Sudan Container Terminal
Namibian environmental ministry puts a stop to South African manganese exports through Luderitz
US$40 million investment plan for Luanda Port Multipurpose Terminal
Ship raided in Ngqura harbour, cocaine worth more than R700 million seized
USS Porter arrives in Turkey on scheduled visit
Port of Nacala reaches target for general cargo as new round of dredging commences
IRClass Review of 2018 and Projections for 2019
As we face another year…looking back at some of the UK’s Armed Forces best moments of 2018
UK Trade and investment in 2018
Net draws tighter around alleged EMATUM conspirators
Unhappy New Year with fires, loss of life and containers lost at sea
Pirate attack off Benin — six crew kidnapped
ONE jointly conducts with PSA an immersive educational study tour
Safety lessons: having a clear understanding of your fishing vessel’s stability
AIDAnova arrives in Tenerife as world’s first LNG-powered cruise ship
MOL car carrier Sincerity Ace on ‘significant’ fire in mid-Pacific
Chinese heavylift Hai Yang Shi You 278 with oil rig on deck in Durban for repairs
Drug haul No.5 for CMF in boarding operations in Arabian Sea
73-year old American medivacced off cruise ship Seven Seas Explorer near Mossel Bay
CMA CGM announces improvements to Asea-Kenya-Mogadishu Service
South Africa launches its most advanced nano-satellite, precursor to advanced maritime communications
CMA CGM announces improvement for NOURA Service

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