Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 15-16 April 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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Front Page:   HÖEGH TROTTER

President welcomes progress made on reducing Durban port congestion
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for March 2021 are now available here
WHARF TALK: STS Texas City shows off her scrubber equipment
IMO Council set to expand under approved amendments
IN CONVERSATION: Floating solar farms could cool down lakes threatened by cliamte change
President Ramaphosa to revisit Port of Durban on Thursday for oversight
WHARF TALK: Tales of the Vienna Wood N
Hapag-Lloyd improves Dakar Express service to a weekly frequency
Metro and SA Police Officers nabbed for truck highjacking
Agility Opens New Logistics Park in Maputo, Mozambique
WHARF TALK: MSC Branka – Cape Town’s delayed caller
DNV instructs safety management auditors to address seafarer health, work & living conditions
Special Economic Zones continue to perform well
IMO Ship-Port Interface Guide
Post Suez onslaught as ships begin arriving at ports
MSC diverts container ship to bring empty reefer boxes for citrus exports
CMA CGM Jacques Saade sets new container record with 21,433 TEUs
REFLECTIONS:  OGS EXPLORA – Idle in Durban since 17 February 2021
Helm Operations and ShipTracks launch new harbour automation tools
Kenyan Port Lamu to go operational in June
SA must forge a new economy in a global reality – Ramaphosa
WHARF TALK: Some ship movements on Durban Bay
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, KG KT GCVO GBE
REFLECTIONS:   D&K Yusuf I. Al Ghanim
SAMSA & UKZN to study COVID-19 pandemic impact on South African seafarers
New LEEA research reveals optimistic post-pandemic outlook
WHARF TALK: Hector N, regular caller at South African ports
Opinion Piece: Africa’s Growth and the potential of the Blue Economy

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 4-7 February 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

Here are the News Headlines:

Front Page: LAKE FUXIAN

Air Cargo Demand Drops 10.6 per cent in 2020
Bowmans expands its Shipping Practice in Durban with the addition of Michael Asherson
DIGITILISATION: Most ports still using manual & paper-based processes
Richards Bay & Port Elizabeth NSRI involved in ship patient evacuations
WHARF TALK: Watching a ship movement at Cape Town
South Africa’s record citrus season
Rampant piracy in Gulf of Guinea, Europe acts; Nigeria makes more promises
Kenya introduces lighthouse upgrades
US Navy ship makes major drug bust in Arabian Sea
Helping keep the world’s oldest steam-driven tug operational
Airfreight in the ascendancy
WHARF TALK: Cape Town’s ‘Doctor’ departs
WHARF TALK: Durban memories of a windstorm day
Cameroon’s floating LNG plant Hilli Episeyo exporting to new markets
Ford invests US$1.05 billion for SA Silverton plant expansion & modernisation
Floating tidal energy platform launched
WHARF TALK: Port Beira increases volumes for 2020
WHARF TALK: Cape Town ‘doctor’ returns’
Transaid congratulates Bernard and Sebastian
TOTAL denies intending to relocate operations to Mayotte
Karpowership offers to provide 300MW of electricity at Port of Douala
Meridian to extend Tema’s MPS Terminal 3 ahead of AfCFTA
WHARF TALK: Mombasa busy as ships arrive
WHARF TALK: Car inspection at Dar es Salaam will not interfere with clearing
WHARF TALK: Maersk applies export detention on Kenyan & Ugandan empty containers
WHARF TALK: CDC welcomes TNPA move to Ngqura port
WHARF TALK: APM Terminals blots its Liberian copybook
WHARF TALK: Durban port talk
WHARF TALK: Cape Town port talk
Three UAE institutions, including DP World, join World Logistic Passport
Beast meets giant: Jumbo Kinetic: Transports 1435-tonne Shiploader
MSC joins in call to assist stranded crew-change seafarers
Liberian Government speaks out strongly against Gulf of Guinea piracy
Piracy: Another ship, Rowayton Eagle boarded by pirates

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News 14 January 2019

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the News Headlines:

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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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s news headlines:

First View : ISSARA NAREE
Walvis Bay container terminal expansion well underway
Two ships collide in Mediterranean near Corsica
Ceremony to mark the start of modernising the Mozambique port of Nacala
Cyclone 05a Luban moves through the Arabaian Sea tracking westward
Port of Durban named Africa’s Leading Cruise Port in World Travel Awards 2018
‘Ghost Ship’ Sam Ratulangi PB 1600 sinks off Myanmar
Captain of P&O cruise ship Azura arrested on pollution charges
Fighter jets begin night flights on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KATHERINE

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : CANOPUS LEADER
Musical chairs as port harbour masters are rotated
Death of CMA CGM’s founder, Jacques R Saadé
Ferry Safey, IMO Advice – Overcrowding is dangerous
Minister gives thumbs up for sea-based Aquaculture Development Zone
South African research ship SA Agulhas II visits Dar es Salaam
DP World joins World Ocean Council
MSC diverts ships from Felixstowe due to ongoing congestion
MSC Cruises continues on expansion path with order for fifth Meraviglia class
MAIB Report: mv Ruyter Grounding 10 October 2017
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ZUMAYA DOUS

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the News headlines:

First View : SEROJA LIMA
South African Port Statistics for the month of May are now available here
Report seems to confirm that MSC has acquired 49% stake in Messina Line
Mozambique’s railway to South Africa and to Swaziland closed for maintenance
South African World Oceans Day focused on menace of plastics pollution
CMA CGM to upgrade its Indian Ocean Feeder Network
Kenya Ports Authority still without a head while court cases gather
Controversy in London over cruise ship diesel fumes near Isle of Dogs
Brave man! Nor-Shipping director is first-ever male to join WISTA (Norway)
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC INES

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : SAS PROTEA
Port statistics for November are now available here
EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta reaches ninth anniversary combating piracy
African ports must harness technology for more effective skills & talent development
Durban beaches cleaned, nurdle clean-up operations move North
Mozambique signs iron ore mining contract with Baobab
Reminder about Nigeria’s new palletisation in containers policy
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : NAUTICA

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : MSC Sinfonia arrives in South Africa
Transnet reports 240% increase in profits and bullish half-year
MSC was proactive in its response to Durban beach clean-up following storm
MSC SINFONIA kicks off South Africa’s cruise season
MOL uses VR goggles for mariner safety training
Fishing vessels could soon have to display identities — IMO
New moves to have Tanzania’sd Bagamoyo port up and running
Containers recovered from seabed of Durban Bay
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SWAN

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : OCEANIC SIRIUS
End of the road for RMS St Helena
Strong interational interest in Kenya National Shipping line
Seismic survey to commence in Zambezi Delta
Competition Tribunal approves Maersk/Hamburg Süd merger
NATO Exercise Brilliant Mariner
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SEASPAN LEBU

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