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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 16 June 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   Atlantic Narval

WHARF TALK: New ‘Russian’ Transnet Harbour Tugs
Houthi missiles strike several ships, engineroom of m/v Tutor flooded
Trade News: All new ships should be built to a seawater-lubricated sterntubeless ship design, says Leontopoulos
Two of TNPA’s four new harbour tugs will operate at East London
WHARF TALK: handy class size products tanker – ALFRED N
MPDC and CFM sign Joint Service Level Agreement for greater logistics efficiencies
Transnet another who is angry and disappointed with World Bank port rankings
In Conversation: Africa’s freeports should boost trade and foreign exchange earnings – but evidence is thin
WHARF TALK: multipurpose project ships – BBC NYHAVN and BBC NAGASAKI
LNG newbuilding values at record high
ONE & Freightliner switch to HVO fuel oil for UK rail cargo
TNPA’s four latest tugs arrive in Durban – Photographs
Angry Djibouti refutes World Bank port container performance rankings
WHARF TALK: LR2 product tanker – KING PHILIPPOS
Heads Up! Four new Transnet tugs arriving Durban today (Tuesday 11 June)
NATO Mine Countermeasures Task Group: Major Italian exercise
World Bank publishes Port Rankings for 2023 – poor showing by SA ports
WHARF TALk: pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) – SAIC ANJI SINCERITY
Port News & Shipping Advisories
Houthis keep up with their attacks on merchant and naval ships
Lobese reaches out to Chinese Navy
Mauritius: Dry-dock operations: biofouling prevention
In Conversation: South Africa’s largest oil refinery sold for a few cents: will BP and Shell be held accountable for environmental damage?
Cameroon: Boosting seafarer training and certification skills
Mozambique’s Coral Sul exports 58 LNG shipments since November 2022
World Ocean Day 2024: Environmental concerns prompting nearly half of consumers to switch diets
Did you know? 5 ways sustainable fishing gives us more on World Oceans Day

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 2 December 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   MSC SPLENDIDA

Transnet Recovery Diary 1 December 2023
Transnet Recovery Diary 30 November 2023
South Africa in bid for election onto IMO Council
WHARF TALK: polar icebreaker A.MIKOYAN 1942
Port Maputo aiming high at increasing throughput to 47 mtpa
Porto Maputo tem como objetivo aumentar a produção para 47 mtpa
MPV Everest Engine room fire – ATSB report
Transnet Recovery Diary 29 November 2023
Maersk & CMA GGM go big on their Far East-West Africa services
WHARF TALK: Holland America cruise ship ZUIDERDAM
Ship emissions: VesselBot’s Report reveals key insights
Somali pirates strike again, Iranian fishing vessel highjacked
CMA CGM omits Durban call for MIDAS 1 service
Transnet Recovery Diary: 28 November 2023
Port of San Pedro loads first iron ore cargo at TIPSP MPT terminal
Le port de San Pedro charge la première cargaison de minerai de fer au terminal TIPSP MPT
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tankers – HELLAS TATIANA & HELLAS MARGARITA
US Navy liberates Israeli tanker seized by Houthi forces
Nigerian oil spill at sea, clean-up operations underway
Nigerian Navy holds Exercise Nchekwa Oshimili 2023 in Gulf of Guinea
President promises “We have a plan” to fix ports crisis
WHARF TALK: Handysize bulk carrier EDWINE OLDENDORFF
IMO news: Single Window for Facilitation of Trade (SWiFT) – System handover, Lobito, Angola
Two oil storage tank farms for port of Dar es Salaam
FLNG GIMI en route to West Africa
FPSO GTA departs offshore Durban for West Africa
ICS counts down to COP28
IMO at COP28
Maersk signs landmark green methanol offtake agreement
Making lithium batteries safe to air freight: IATA advice

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 25 August 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   INS SUNAYNA P57

TFR adopts an Outcomes Based Security solution to solve theft and vandalism on rail network
WHARF TALK: Norwegian Fisheries Research Vessel DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN
New Port Security Officer (PSO) appointed for Port of Durban
Tanker collision in Suez Canal
Third new tug arrives for service at Port Maputo
DRC copper mine to rail 10,000 tonnes of copper through the Lobito Corridor
Mina de cobre da RDC transportará 10.000 toneladas de cobre através do Corredor do Lobito
WHARF TALK: anchor handling, tug, and supply vessel BOKA FULMAR
Potential shortages as Panama Canal restrictions impact holiday stocks, warns Container xChange
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery completes construction and starts production
Innovative WindWings sail-assisted bulker sets off on commercial voyage
Namport planning to enlarge Walvis Bay port for oil and gas sector
WHARF TALK: offshore crane vessel BOKALIFT 1
92 Years of service for South Sands Bluff Lighthouse
In Conversation: Kenya and the US are negotiating a trade deal that could be a model for Africa
Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) explained: Video series
TPT prepares to partner with ICTSI at Durban Container Terminal Pier 2
WHARF TALK: anchor handling, tug, supply vessel (AHTS) PACIFIC DOLPHIN
Transnet calls for retraction of media comments after Group CE speech
ICTSI posts healthy half-year results
Mossel Bay port issues a Request for Information on a renewable energy facility
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim welcomes transfer of oil from FSO Safer
Testing of Tanzania SGR delayed by lack of locomotives

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 30 April 2023

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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 12 June 2022

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 6 June 2022

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FIRST VIEW:  DURBAN AT SUNRISE

WHARF TALK: HMS SEAHORSE 1774 – the second of two famous voyages and – HMS DOLPHIN 1776
Truckers ordered by Maputo court to vacate port property
Boskalis wins proceedings after suspending operation involving Russian project
Port of Ngqura refurbished with new SFT Element Fenders
WHARF TALK: sixth rate frigate with a history – HMS SEAHORSE
Grain imports & exports at Port of East London
NEW BOOKS: What Ship, Where Bound? A History of Visual Communication at Sea
Aviation: United Airlines commences 3 flights a week between Cape Town and New York
FOCUS ON NIGERIA: Nigerian ports to undergo massive infrastructure renewal
WHARF TALK: Danish-built reefer ship – SWEDISH STREAM
Cabotage: National Fleet will boost Australia’s maritime industry
CMA CGM turns to methanol powered container ships with large new order
After four years, Posidonia returns to the maritime stage
Port of East London reopens for agricultural maize exports
WHARF TALK: Antarctic Toothfish Longliner – SHINSEI MARU No.8
Dangers of cargo liquefaction
CMA CGM adds new call at Apapa for MIDAS 1 service
USS Sioux City deployed to CTF 153 in Red Sea
NEW BOOKS: British Sloops and Frigates of the Second World War
Liberia applies to rejoin International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)
WHARF TALK: tug and tow into Cape Town – ATLANTIS & RENCRAFT
Two Beaver cutter suction dredgers commissioned for Ghana
The Platinum Jubilee: The naval and military contributions
NHC Northern Helicopter to travel with research ship Polarstern to polar regions
Maersk completes purchase of Senator International

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 12 March 2022

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FIRST VIEW:   JOLLY DIAMANTE

Cyclone Gombe 19S comes ashore in Mozambique
WHARF TALK: LR1 Panamax tanker – PLOUTOS
Crews & ships trapped at Ukrainian ports: Intercargo statement
IN CONVERSATION: Ukraine war: fresh warning that Africa needs to be vigilant against Russia’s destabilising influence
Italian Navy frigate takes up patrol duties in Gulf of Guinea
Port of Maputo to be doubled in size on the landside
WHARF TALK: small landing craft – REGIS KASKAZI
SA Agulhas II & Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust success: Shackleton’s Endurance found!
Cyclone Gombe over Mozambique Channel & Comoros, Port Nacala landfall
Transnet Pipeline theft leads to massive diesel spillage into environment
South Korea’s Africa-Korea Economic Development Association talks of forming a shipyard in Angola
WHARF TALK: dry bulk carrier – SSI PRIVILEGE
Shell announces intent to withdraw from Russian oil and gas
PIL awards contracts for four 14,000-TEU dual-fuel container ships
Madagascar & Mozambique faces new Tropical Storm Gombe
DP World’s offer to acquire 100% stake in Imperial successfully concluded
Second container fire at Durban Container Terminal (DCT2) in two days
Out of sight, out of mind: Chronic sea blindness threatens nation’s maritime resilience
WHARF TALK: a bitumen tanker named – VIVEKA
Global tank container fleet reaches 736,935 units
IFSMA Statement on the crisis in Ukraine – 7 March 2022
NS QINGDAO UPDATE: Bulker remains at Saldanha Bay – slow discharge of toxic cargo
WHARF TALK: heavylift vessel named – DONALD
New man in charge at Maersk South Africa as Jonathan Horn prepares to retire
Container fire at Durban Container Terminal Pier 2
Navigational safety: Ukrainian and Russian waters in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov
CRUISE NEWS: Despite pandemic, new cruise ships keep appearing
Estonian-owned ship sunk off in Black Sea off Odessa
NATO Black Sea navigation warnings
US congressional oversight committees probe 2021 shipping rates
NATO completes Naval Exercise Dynamic Guard
Port omissions and rotation changes for SAECS

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 19-20 February 2022

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FIRST VIEW:   IMKE, HAPPY ROVER & BBC RUSSIA

Preparing Durban and Ngqura for concessioning, aka special purposes vehicle
WHARF TALK:  maiden visit on a maiden voyage – SLETRINGEN
IN CONVERSATION: African countries must protect their fish stocks from the European Union – here’s how
NATO uplift in Eastern Europe: UK’s contribution outlined
Cyclone Updates: As one disappears, so another arrives: Cyclone Emnati
CMA CGM Group awarded concession to manage and operate Beirut Container Terminal
Reinstatement of bunkering operations off Algoa Bay threatens endangered species, say environmentalists
WHARF TALK: survivor on the South African coastal service – BORDER
Sunken Dutch supply vessel Smit-Lloyd 102 believed found off Cape coast
Dachser: Supporting Africa’s logistics needs with bulk ocean freight
The Red Sea Project
Wake up, South Africa, urges maritime sector
WHARF TALK: 9,300-TEU container ship – APL CHARLESTON
Cyclone Dumako 12S: Weakening but threatening, another on the horison
IN CONVERSATION: Five reasons why militants are targeting Kenya’s Lamu county
Modernisation of Port Infrastructure Underpins Nigeria’s Economic Future – NPA boss
Nacala export coal train in accident with truck
Maputo and Matola dry bulk terminals plan to increase capacity – MPDC
WHARF TALK: Number One cruise ship in the world – EUROPA 2
Tresta Star grounding off Reunion: problematic salvage ahead
India exports four diesel-electric locomotives to handle Beira coal exports
MOL & partners carry out successful autonomous ship operation
Madagascar faces third cyclone in three weeks, Cyclone Dumako
Nacala port and railway to handle most of Malawi’s fuel needs in future
WHARF TALK: Drill ship with fascinating history – JOIDES RESOLUTION
Namport scores some positive results amidst difficult economic times
Green shipping boost: UK Maritime Minister announces plans to explore shore power
Queen Anne: Cunard reveals name of its next cruise ship
EMSA signs cooperation agreements: EU Naval Missions to Somalia and Libya
CMA CGM will no longer carry plastic waste on its ships
MS Europa 2 doesn’t disappoint – making annual visits to South African destinations
AFRICOM’s Cutlass Express Exercise 2022 kicks off in Seychelles

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