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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 13 January 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   Durban Marina

Impasse, as Transnet locks horns with Chinese loco builder, CRRC E-Loco Supply
Norwegian Tall Ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl arrives in Cape Town on circumnavigation cruise
Watching the Gangway 5 by Paul Ridgway
IN CONVERSATION: How do floating wind turbines work? 5 companies just won the first US leases for building them off California’s coast
Energy Companies are raring to go in Africa in 2023 with sustainable energy development
Xeneta container rates alert: calm before storm
Mercy Ships’ founder receives Lifetime Achievement Award at GE7 Africa Visionary Leaders Annual Summit
Le fondateur de Mercy Ships reçoit le Lifetime Achievement Award lors du sommet annuel des leaders visionnaires africains de GE7
Watching the Gangway 4   by Paul Ridgway
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for November 2022
FIRE ON SHIP IN DURBAN PORT – UPDATE
BREAKING NEWS: FIRE ON SHIP IN DURBAN HARBOUR
Watching the Gangway 3  by Paul Ridgway
Watching the Gangway 2  by Paul Ridgway
MSC completes full ownership of Bolloré Africa Logistics
Xeneta Freight Rates Update: Week 50
Watching the Gangway 1  by Paul Ridgway
IN CONVERSATION: Africa’s ports race is hyped as ‘development’ but also creates pathways for plunder
WHARF TALK: Antarctic krill trawler SEJONG
Cruise News: Unexpected arrival & MSC launches latest flagship, MSC Seascape
Holding Steady in a Turbulent Oil and Gas Market
UNCLOS – The UN Law of the Sea Convention: More relevant than ever
IN CONVERSATION: Joe Biden is meeting African leaders – why free trade is a major talking point
UNCTAD releases key data report on global economic, trade and development trends
WHARF TALK: Fisheries Protection Vessel VICTORIA MXENGE
Port of Walvis Bay to handle 110,900 tonnes of salt over eight days
IN CONVERSATION: Kenya’s Lapsset development corridor: between a bright future and a grim past
Indian Ocean wreck removal – Seychelles and Reunion
Championing women in maritime
WHARF TALK: The mystery of the Lady R – gun runner or just an innocent distressed ship?
New man, Vincent Clerc replaces Søren Skou as CEO at Maersk
TNPA calls for Request for Proposals for a LPG Terminal at Durban’s Island View
Tanker attacked by pirates off Cameroon coast
Compliance with STCW: IMO reports first regional workshop in Jeddah
Six more people arrested for Transnet pipeline theft
Walvis Bay handles largest 42,000 ton consignment of petcoke
WHARF TALK: Chinese krill trawler SHEN LAN
DP World signs to develop Puntland’s Port of Bosaso
Maritime security legislation: Support for Angola
Good news as Saldanha reduces ship time spent in port
UK Government £45 million award: Maintaining UK Flagship scientific research vessels
The making of a global port, and the unmaking of a people

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 29 April 2022

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Africa Ports & Ships maritime news 25 April 2022

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FIRST VIEW:  RCC ANTWERP

Coal from Botswana’s Morupule mine exported via Maputo
WHARF TALK: visiting French naval squadron – FNS MISTRAL
Mozambique to establish sovereign fund as plans firm up for export of natural gas from Coral Sul FLNG
Double success for Shell’s discoveries offshore Namibia
IMO and fishing vessel safety
WHARF TALK:  In Cape Town harbour – MSC ORCHESTRA
IN CONVERSATION: Changes in sub-Saharan maize trade spells potential trouble for Kenya
TRADE NEWS: Seahaven, the world’s largest inflatable lifeboat
Vale concludes sale of Moatize coal mine & Nacala Logistics Corridor to Vulcan Resources
IN CONVERSATION: Africa faces huge food-supply obstacles in a just transition – and time is running out
CMA CGM’s MOZEX service opens door to citrus exports through Maputo
WHARF TALK: small reefer vessel – SILVER COPENHAGEN
NovaMarine expands technologies service offering to Walvis Bay
IN CONVERSATION: Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home
Pakistan frigate PNS Shamsheer seizes nearly one ton of illicit drugs at sea off Oman
Guinea’s Kamsar port takes delivery of amen Multi Cat 2409 vessel
Walvis Bay Container Terminal up for concessioning
WHARF TALK: large Angolan LNG tanker SONANGOL ETOSHA
New cyclone (Jasmine) brews in Mozambique Channel
Illicit maritime activity: South Africa signs Jeddah Amendment
Rehabilitation & expansion of Nacala port nearing completion
IN CONVERSATION: How geology put a South African city (and its port) at risk of landslides
CMA CGM reinstates its Indian Ocean (IO) Feeder 3 service
Managing blackout risks on passenger ships: New DNV focus on safety

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 23 January 2022

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FIRST VIEW:  MSC EYRA

Mauritius waters: Wakashio wreck removal: Team completes offshore operations
WHARF TALK: anchor handling tug – BOKA GLACIER
Africa becoming patrol boat country
Morocco Belt & Road deal opens Chinese gateway to Mediterranean
IN CONVERSATION: Airline tie-up for Kenya and South Africa: possible rewards, and risks
Revised version of ‘Shipping Industry Guidance on Pilot Transfer Arrangements’ is released
Work commences on construction of the new port of Ndayane, Senegal
WHARF TALK: seismic survey vessel – BGP PIONEER
Benin to digitise and safeguard its coastline
Port of Pemba to handle Mozambican graphite exports
IN CONVERSATION: Protected marine areas should serve nature and people: a review of South Africa’s efforts
NAVAL NEWS: Chinese & Russian Navy ships enter Indian Ocean
NAVAL NEWS: French Navy ship Champlain arrives in port of Durban
New multi-purpose ship loader installed at Richards Bay Bulk Terminal
WHARF TALK: bluff-bowed – KK MARLIN
Mombasa’s new salvage & harbour tug is delivered: Also three new STS cranes
IN CONVERSATION:  Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences
Hunger crisis in Horn of Africa: FAO launches $138 million plan
Wilhelmsen takes majority stake in Ahrenkiel Tankers
Poor King Coal, falling demand and little sympathy
WHARF TALK: Cape Town only visitor – CSCL AFRICA
CMA CGM reshuffles its Mozambique service to Asia
FLNG Coral Sul arrives on station off northern Mozambique. Flotel CSS Temis secured
Mombasa’s new Kipevu Oil Jetty nears completion
IN CONVERSATION:  State capture report chronicles extent of corruption in South Africa.  But will action follow”?
Sandock Austral Shipyards reaches agreement with leading tug designer Robert Allan Ltd
TPT reports recovery at Richards Bay Bulk Terminal following October’s conveyor fires
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for December 2021
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose offshore vessel – BOKA PEGASUS
Nigeria’s ports: IMO supports electronic data exchange
MSC has exclusivity on bid to acquire Bolloré Africa Logistics
Dachser – Freight and cargo insurance – a neglected safety net
Bolloré Ports’ Congo Terminal tops one million TEU
A new daily rail service from the Port of Felixstowe
MSC Orchestra resumes cruising in SA waters
Toxic cargo from NS Qingdao being dumped out at sea off West Coast
IN CONVERSATION: South African movie dives into the complexity of poaching
Three small South African marine surveillance satellites blast into space on board SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 16 January 2022

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FIRST VIEW:   SHEGARDIAH

Ship sinks off Madagascar, 83 dead, five missing
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) declares force majeure over Cape Town power failure
WHARF TALK: Not quite a cruise ship – CONTI EVEREST
WATCHING THE GANGWAY: by Paul Ridgway
Watching the gangway: Port of Cape Town Multi-Purpose Terminal takes delivery of new mobile crane
Watching the gangway: Meet East London’s new port manager, Lwandile Mabuza
Watching the gangway: Dock strike at Ivory Coast’s Port of Abidjan suspended
Watching the gangway: New Mombasa Shipyard is commissioned 
Watching the gangway: On Africa: Tax revenues…
Watching the gangway: …and coal
Watching the gangway: Biodiesel
Watching the gangway: Port of Dover
Watching the gangway: Höegh Xiamen
Watching the gangway: Barcelona Europe South Terminal BEST
Watching the gangway: WHO and ILO form Action Group
Watching the gangway: Jamaica and the IMO Council
Watching the gangway: ClassNK and Remote Surveys
WHARF TALK: Heavylift vessel – ANNETTE
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for November 2021
Breaking News: Ports Regulator rules on TNPAS Tariff application
Shock and surprise as South Africa voted off the IMO Council
WHARF TALK: SAR Class 26 4-8-4 RED DEVIL – CAPE TOWN HARBOUR
A NEW BOOK: Trading with the Enemy
IN CONVERSATION: Checkpoint ‘taxes’ make South Sudan one of the most expensive places to move goods
Container ship Tonsberg thought to be the pirated vessel in Gulf of Guinea
DP World & DRC sign final agreement on developing Banana port
WHARF TALK: combi wood products carrier – LEROS 1
Transnet says it is continuing to implement Government’s Localisation policy
Zimbabwe runs short on fuel as Port of Beira stops pumping
Maersk reveals innovative methanol-fueled containership design
Labour dispute sees Freeport of Monrovia gates locked by court sheriff
IMO adopts amendments to expand Council to 52 states
WHARF TALK: tug on a mission – POSH OSPREY
HMS Queen Elizabeth returns home to UK
UN continues international counter-piracy patrols off Somalia for 3 months
IMO and the Central and Eastern Mediterranean: Pollution preparedness workshops
SA’s Imperial opens new multi-user logistics base in Germany
Euler Hermes Outlook: South Africa to see rise in exports in 2021, 2022 and 2023
Euro-Atlantic security: NATO SG praises France’s contributions
MSC suspends South African cruises until 9 January
IN CONVERSATION: Planned seismic survey by Shell has kicked up a storm in South Africa. Here’s an explainer

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 November 2021

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FIRST VIEW:  PORTO GERMENO

Oil spill in Algoa Bay – latest
WHARF TALK: sharing the drydock – ENSELENI & STEVIA
Trawler raised from the waters of Beira harbour has surprising background
IATF: Multilateral financiers discuss trade initiatives after Covid-19
UNCTAD Flagship Report: Review of Maritime Transport 2021
BREAKING NEWS: OIL SPILL IN ALGOA BAY
Transnet tenders go digital
WHARF TALK: tug and pontoon arrive – SEA ALPHA
From WTO The World Trade Report 2021: Economic resilience and trade
Ghanaian OSV Flat Confidence contraced by Tullow Oil for support in Jubilee and TEN fields
WHARF TALK: Neo-Panamax tanker – HAFNIA SHANGHAI
Marine Masters refloat Beira fishing vessel in upside down position
Lord Mayor’s Banquet: Guildhall
Bambo-1 well drilling commences offshore The Gambia
CMA CGM introduces $1000-dollar overweight surcharge on Nigerian containers from China
Durban Cruise Terminal to set the 2021 cruising scene
Grindrod returning to partnership with Maersk in coastal and regional logistics
Port of Felixstowe makes major decarbonisation investment
IN CONVERSATION: Climate finance for a transition away from coal: a chance to change history in South Africa
2021 Remembrance Day in Whitehall and with the Fleet
News from the coast: MSC Trieste in difficulty off Cape South Coast – SA Amandla in attendance
WHARF TALK: scrubber included tanker – SEA TIGER
Film Launch: At IMO a global network for energy efficient shipping: Emphasis on Africa
New SA Navy ships taking shape
Boskalis trading update
‘Extraordinary’ strong financial results from Hapag-Lloyd

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 23 October 2021

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FIRST VIEW:  CAPE TAINARO

WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for the month of September 2021 are now available
WHARF TALK: heavy-lift cargo vessel – BRUCE
Operating INMARSAT’s Global Xpress satellite communications services in India
USS Herschel ‘Woody’ Williams completes visit to Maputo
Oceana’s Commercial Cold Storage goes green with solar panel roof
Bolloré considering the sale of its Africa logistics assets
MSC Cruises announces plans to restart cruising in South Africa
WHARF TALK: award-winnig fish reefer – IBUKI
Credit Suisse & Russian bank VTB Capital agree to pay $480 to US & UK authorities over Mozambican ‘Hidden Debt’
Port Sudan protests result in US$83 million monthly losses in livestock exports
Gordhan’s assurance to agricultural sector about Transnet and exports
Kenya enforces mandatory rule of using the SGR to deliver containers to Nairobi
WHARF TALK: General Purpose IMO class 2 Chemical Tanker – MED ATLANTIC
The UN Second Global Sustainable Transport Conference
Bolloré Ports orders two Gaussin port tractors for port of Freetown, Sierra Leone
MOL and partners look to ammonia to power ships and machinery
Dry Bulk exports and some imports face delays after Richards Bay fire
WHARF TALK: Multipurpose general cargo ship – ARA ROTTERDAM
Port of Beira reintroduces bulk copper exports
UK: New First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
Piracy Report: Iranian Navy chases off Gulf of Aden pirates
To the Editor: US Military flights into Cape Town
Record, almost obscene profits, by container lines
Walvis Bay receives two new visitors as port appeal widens
WHARF TALK: Apparition or patron – PATRONUS
USS Herschel ‘Woody’ Williams completes maintenance repairs in Cape Town
OCEA awarded tender for second Nigerian hydrographic survey vessel
Vaccine supply chain misery – – no one is safe until we’re all safe
MSC leads the way by fully adopting standardised depot codes
Transnet declares Force Majeure at Richards bay Bulk Terminal

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 27 February 2021

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Front Page: DA XIN

Latest piracy attack report a hoax
PIRACY: Security Escort Vessel (SEV) attacked, two crew dead
CONTAINER RATES ALERT: rates rise go into overdrive
Unions call for global seafarer vaccination programme
AIRFREIGHT: Kenya Airways launches B787 Dreamliner freighter
Upgrade for the Ngqura Container Terminal
Port is what we do – Hamburg port authority video
Kuehne+Nagel acquires Chinese logistics provider Apex
ICAO and WCO issue joint calls Vaccine supply chain priorities
WHARF TALK: Durban shipping movements today
WHARF TALK: Cape Town commercial shipping movements
Russia’s Red Sea plans amidst rising militarisation
WHARF TALK: SAECS scheduled delays, southbound Cape Town calls omitted
MSC’s new direct service between India and West Africa
Rehabilitation of Beira-Zimbabwe railway back underway
Bolloré Transport & Logistics receives AEO regional recertification in East Africa
Arrivederci, South Africa – MSC Orchestra sails for Europe
WHARF TALK: Durban & Santos, a tale of two ports
Transnet prioritises capacity improvements to Richards Bay coal line
UK’s Freeport East Hydrogen Hub will boost decarbonisation agenda
Global Shippers Council fed up with chaotic shipping market
WW announces plans for first full-scale wind powered RoRo ship
NSRI rescue reports & a warning to stay clear of the Bos 400 wreck
WHARF TALK: State of the Port of Durban
WHARF TALK: Port of Durban Volume & Vessel Call Performance
WHARF TALK: Cape Town Ship Movements
Merchant Shipping Bill 2020: a work in progress
The RAF transports Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to Ascension
SA looks to Asian markets to revive economic growth
UK to lead the way in training for autonomous shipping
Namport makes social investment to Namibian secondary school
WHARF TALK: Djibouti set to provide floating bunker operations
 US Navy ship Herschel ‘Woody’ Williams arrives in Cape Town

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