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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 23- 24 March 2025

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FIRST VIEW: twin sisters in port – MSC LETIZIA & MSC SOFIA CELESTE

Dangote plans Nigeria’s largest seaport in Ogun State’s Olokola Free Trade Zone
New PIANC publications: The Planning of Fishing Ports; Mooring of large ships at quay walls
WHARF TALK: offshore wind farm cable layer – NDURANCE
The Blue Economy: The Horn of Africa, Nile Valley and the African Great Lakes
COSCO Shipping names new dual-fuel car carrier Wenjingkou
RFA responds to EMPD officer unrest and calls for urgent resolution
Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports record-breaking financial performance for 2024
Industry Titans chart the future of shipping at TPM25
WHARF TALK: passenger ro-ro ferry – VOLCAN DE TAUCE
Royal Navy seizes £5.4m of class A drugs in Middle East bust
Mozambique and Zimbabwe strengthen railway cooperation with new agreement
IMO moves forward with global maritime digitalization strategy
DP World and Maersk expand maritime services in Brazil with long-term agreement
West Africa emerges as key trade route for global shipping
Carrier fleet modernisation underway at MedPort Tangier

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 8 March 2025

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FIRST VIEW: CLOUDBREAK

Tanzania Ports Authority denies weapons shipment claims at Kigoma Port
WHARF TALK: Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) – SEACOR FEARLESS
Royal Air Maroc Launches Direct Cargo Flights Between Casablanca and Beijing, Strengthening Global Trade Links
South Africa aims to revamp logistics sector for economic growth
Terminal operations improving across southern Africa

Marine Masters to install offshore platforms for SunPetro with massive crane barge
Research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen marks 50 years of advancing Sustainable Fisheries Management
SIU and Transnet recover over R31.4 Million in settlements after Tribunal Ruling
Maersk christens new methanol-powered vessel in historic Mumbai ceremony
Mozambique launches maritime supervision hub to combat crime at sea
Liberia and Sierra Leone ink landmark maritime deal
Transnet announces two key rail appointments
WHARF TALK: multipurpose heavylift vessel – HILKE
Exercise Cutlass Express concludes off Tanzania
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
The future of maritime training: Building a digital bridge to excellence

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 16 November 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   GREEN MOUNTAIN 

WHARF TALK: Federal German Navy Frigate – FGS BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG F222
Rhenus goes BIG with state-of-the-art logistics facility in Johannesburg
Van Oord completes major dredging project in Egypt’s Ain Sokhna port
Kenya Railways metre-gauge locos brought back to life with RR engines
Minister of defence hiding true state of SANDF fleet – Rise Mzansi
Two German Navy ships visit Cape Town
In Conversation: Mauritius has won back Chagos – but not all of it. Why the largest island, Diego Garcia, is so important to the UK
WHARF TALK: cruise ship – AIDAstella
State of SA & Regional Container Ports – Week 45
Wallenius Wilhelmsen increases order for two additional 11,700-CEU Shaper class car carriers
Eat more peas at sea: 35 tons less meat on Stena Line ships in 2025
India donates two fast interceptor vessels to Mozambique
Zutari appointed advisor to validate Durban’s Island View strategy
Nautilus International: NATO nations called on to strengthen merchant navies
Maersk Tankers turn to sail – bound4blue win orders
Remembrance London 10 November
Container vessel orders up by over 50% in 2024: Sector heading for record breaking year
WHARF TALK: big, bigger, biggest – MSC EURIBIA
Lack of serviceable vessels sees SA Navy miss time at sea target
Exercise Grand African Nemo 2024 kicks off in West Africa
Political Conflict in Mozambique Takes a Heavy Toll on South Africa – SAAFF
IMO heads to COP 29: Promoting net-zero framework for shipping
SA closes Lebombo border crossing as unrest and rioting sweeps across Mozambique
Hapag-Lloyd on spending spree for 24 new container ships
Xeneta: Trump Presidency will reignite US-China trade war
TNPA switching to clean fuels for tug fleet

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 September 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   IRENES RULE

South Africa and the Maritime Single Window
Grindrod acquires full control of Maputo/Matola coal & magnetite terminal
Beira port general cargo terminal hits historic July volumes
Green Hydrogen programme makes progress
Meet SANPC, South Africa’s new petroleum company
Port News & Advisories
In Conversation: South Africa needs more nautical scientists and maritime engineers – if you love the sea these may be the careers for you
IMO and marine fuels: Assessment of life cycle GHG intensity and sustainability
9,300-TEU Ammonia-fueled container ship approved by KR
Transnet in court with APM Terminals over DCT Pier2 concession
WHARF TALK: German research vessel – SONNE
Additional ShoreTension mooring units arrive for Cape Town & Ngqura ports
IMO S-G on geopolitical conflicts and life threats to seafarers
AD Ports sending STS & RTG cranes for ports of Pointe Noire and Luanda Terminal
Mozambique’s Chongoene ‘port’ terminal concessioned to China for 15 years
MPDC to expand Maputo port grain terminal capacity
Shipping Dangerous Goods: Reminder of need for accurate reliable emergency contact information
Transnet and SAPS sign MoU regarding theft & vandalism affecting logistics network
Crew safely rescued from burning OSV AM Pride off Mossel Bay
Namibia: Effective port security training
Walvis Bay Container Terminal concessioning process completed – October handover
Reforming Alliances and Standalones as shipping lines reshuffle
Reinventing the logistics sector at the heart of the South African economy
Transnet Freight Rail resumes operations on the Cape Main Line
Oil spill in Algoa Bay sees IMOrg launch an investigation

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 18 May 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   Bow Capricorn

WHARF TALK: MR2 products tanker – TORM HELVIG
Dali had two electrical failures minutes before colliding with Baltimore Bridge – preliminary NTSB Report
The IMO Maritime Safety Committee: London this week and next
The Future is Now: Maris Fiducia teams up with HAV & Norwegian
Namport handles 8 million tonnes of cargo, its highest yet
WHARF TALK: diving support vessel – TRAPICHE EMERALD
Construction of a multipurpose vessel for Cape Town port commences
NEW BOOK:  Remembering the Queen Mary
Xeneta Update: Congestion at Mediterranean ports is unintended consequence of Red Sea diversions
Cabo Delgado Special Report: Big rise in insurgent activity in past month
WHARF TALK: anchor handling, tug, and supply vessel – AHTS ADVENTUROUS
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (ESB 4) goes aground off Libreville, Gabon
2024 International Day for Women in Maritime
West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) swaps diesel for solar
CMA CGM strengthens its Africa services with India and the Middle East
WHARF TALK: Super yacht – OPERA
Graduation ceremony for Transnet employees
13th iteration of Exercise Obangame Express underway
Tunisian Port Authority to use Kongsberg thrusters on six stern-drive tugs
Pirate attack in Gulf of Aden 
Shipping and the Environment: A Guide to Environmental Compliance
In Conversation: US-Africa trade deal turns 25 next year: Agoa’s winners, losers and what should come next
Salalah offers a multimodal alternative to Red Sea route
Trade News: Drydocks World unveils major propeller repair enhancements

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 7 April 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   Port of Mombasa 

Cruise News: Farewell to MSC Splendida, hello to MSC Virtuosa
Durban Terminals prepared for bumper citrus season
In Conversation: Turkey and Ethiopia have had close ties for many years: Somalia maritime deals may shift the dynamics
New four-lane in-gate facility in Onne Port, Nigeria
Port of Nacala-a-Velha handles over 13 million tons of Mozambican coal via Malawi
WHARF TALK: P&O cruise ship – ARCADIA
CMA CGM to update EURAF 4 & 5 services with West Africa
In Conversation: Jihadism in Mozambique: southern African forces are leaving with mixed results
TNPA develops its first water desalination plant at Port of East London
President to open R2.6 Billion multi-modal rail terminal in Durban
WHARF TALK: passenger ship – BOREALIS
Chinese naval task force visiting Mozambique
Chinese tanker targeted by Houthi anti-ship missiles
MSC strengthens freight forwarding logistics with acquisition of Clasquin
Déjà Vu – Another sickening stink ship arrives. East London this time
Steady growth for Kenya’s Port of Mombasa
WHARF TALK: luxury expedition ship – SILVER CLOUD
Coral Sul FLNG: 50 successful LNG tanker transfers offshore Mozambique
Russian frigate Marshall Shaposhnikov arrives in Massawa, Eritrea
The Baltimore Bridge disaster – one week later
Baltimore Bridge’s losses within absorption capacity of the insurance industry – Morningstar DBRS
SAMIM to withdraw from Mozambique by 15 July 2024
Commissioner Lighe takes office at Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA)
First of 45 new haulers arrive for Durban Container Terminals
In Conversation: I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 31 March 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   Ala’suinu

First of 45 new haulers arrive for Durban Container Terminals
In Conversation: I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions
WHARF TALK: Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker – CLAUDE
Tropical Cyclone Gamane threatens Madagascar and Mozambique
Aftermath of Baltimore Bridge collision
Baltimore Bridge disaster: Significant impact on local port and economy
TFR has best performance of the year on North (Richards Bay) Corridor
WHARF TALK: MR2 class Product Tanker – STI MILWAUKEE
Over 100 dumpers and payloaders arrive to beef up Richards Bay MPT performance
The Baltimore Bridge collapse – Civil Engineer’s comment
Baltimore Bridge collapse: potential for significant supply chain disruption
BREAKING NEWS: Ship strikes Baltimore bridge, major collapse
French Navy seizes over 10 tons of cocaine from Gulf of Guinea fishing vessel
WHARF TALK: polar expeditionary passenger vessel – SH VEGA
Maritime net-zero framework: IMO agrees possible outline
India, Mozambique, Tanzania joint maritime exercise IMT Trilat underway
US–India joint CG ops – Andaman and Nicobar Islands
SA Port Statistics for February 2024
WHARF TALK: short sea Ro-Pax ferry – ALA’SUINU
Ship and port scheduling advisories
Richards Bay port to become key hub for energy trade
CMA CGM upgrades service between Jeddah and North Red Sea
Poland becomes 42nd member of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF)
UNCTAD’s Global Trade Update: Encouraging signs
Quissanga and Quirimba Island retaken by Mozambique armed forces
SAMSA receives reports of oiled Cape Gannets on Bird Island

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 17 March 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   The World

Angola’s Customs Police seize seven fishing vessels
TNPA opens 100 opportunities to lease port land and commercial developments
Indian Ocean naval exercise involving Iran, Russia & China – SA as observer
In Conversation: Five hotspots where floating plastic litter poses the greatest risk to North Atlantic marine life – new study
Armscor to acquire speedboats to patrol SA’s maritime borders
WHARF TALK: luxury passenger ship – SILVER SPIRIT
In Conversation: Technology to protect South Africa’s oceans: experts find that a data-driven monitoring system is paying off
IMO and Tunisia: Port security audit training
Bulk carrier Abdullah, sailing from Maputo, is highjacked by pirates
Near-tripling of EU ETS costs due to Red Sea crisis, analysis shows
WHARF TALK: Pure Car Carrier – WON SHIN
Two centuries of the RNLI
In Conversation: Somalia-Turkey maritime deal is a win for both countries, and not a power play for the Horn of Africa
TNPA begins rehabilitating Durban port roads
Nigerian Ports Authority to invest $1 billion in upgrading Tin Can Island and other ports
WHARF TALK: passenger cruise ship – ISLAND PRINCESS
Cyclone Filipo 17S now in Mozambique Channel, threatens southern Mozambique
TotalEnergies takes participating interest in Orange River Basin Block 3B/4B
IMO and MENA regional training: Seafarers’ assessment, examination and certification
MSC opens R350 million new cold storage facility in Durban
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose heavylift vessel – REGINE
Humanitarian aid to Gaza: US military to construct temporary pier
Anglo American takes delivery of 10th LNG-fuelled bulk carrier, Ubuntu Liberty
Port of Douala flourishing since MSC takeover
Beware the Chinese harbour cranes – US Homeland Security
Houthis & Yemen – first casualties on merchant ship True Confidence
New vessels needed for the SA Navy more than ever
Jeddah Amendment: Bahrain signs
In Conversation: West Africa’s coast was a haven for piracy and illegal fishing – how technology is changing the picture

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 8 October 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   CMA CGM VALPARAISO

INVITATION TO TENDER: Dock Pontoon – Pontoon Lifter
Transnet Freight Rail CE Sizakele Mzimela resigns
Port of East London commences its first manganese exports
WHARF TALK: Linea Ignazio Messina &C. SpA   Part 1
Unifeeder invests in four new methanol powered ships
In Conversation: Nigeria’s new blue economy ministry could harness marine resources – moving the focus away from oil
Third bunker supplier in Algoa Bay has tanker detained
South Africa has trade balance of R13.3 billion for August 2023
WHARF TALK: Bangladeshi MR1 products tanker BANGLAR AGRADOOT
In Conversation: South Africa has one of the strongest navies in Africa: its strengths and weaknesses
Uncharted Waters: AI’s Impact on Maritime & Shipping – Dryad Global
Richards Bay port unaffected by NCT wood chip fire
Hapag-Lloyd welcomes Berlin Express, largest ship under German flag
AGL commences operations at Malindi’s Zanzibar Multipurpose Terminal
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose carrier BBC NAPLES the multi-purpose carrier BBC NAPLES
Strike at Richards Bay Coal Terminal continues
Mozambique’s ‘secret debt’ of over US$ 500 million cancelled
Ghana acquires multi-purpose environment protection vessel
TRADE NEWS: Port of Kapellskär has Sweden’s first suction mooring
Rudderless Transnet as top executives depart
WHARF TALK: MR1 class product tanker ESSIEN
Devastating fire at Richards Bay NCT Woodchip mill
Decarbonising shipping: UNCTAD calls for bold global action: Part 3
Kenya President Ruto confirms Mombasa port will not be privatised
Transnet’s private sector participation partnership with Mondi
Egypt – Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits: Operation Sea Guardian
Mozambique’s proposed Macuse port back in the news
Air freight of dangerous goods: IATA webinar
Xeneta Update: A turning point for the ocean freight industry? Data reveals first rise in long-term ocean freight rates in a year
Portia Derby steps down as Transnet Group Chief Executive

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