Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 29 March 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

Here are the News Headlines:

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

The sea, sails ​and alternative fuels: ​technologies steering shipping towards ​lower emissions
Tragedy as six die when Egyptian tourist submarine sinks in Red Sea
Transnet reaches wage agreement with SATAWU, but UNTU remains at an impasse
OCIMF unveils revised guidelines to enhance safety in Single Point Mooring for tankers
Nigerian ports get the nod for the ISPS Code from the USCG
WHARF TALK: Commissioning Support Operations Vessel (CSOV) – NORWIND BREEZE
Protect satellite navigation from interference – UN agencies urge
Government Opens Private Sector Participation in Rail and Port Freight Logistics
Mauritanian land and sea services benefit from EU European Peace Facility
Africa’s harbour masters to sit down in conference next week
Chinese anger at sale of Panama Canal ports to US investor highlights tensions
Historic deep-water port set to revolutionize trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo
U.S. Coast Guard scores major drug bust in Arabian Sea
Piracy: The Yemeni-flagged fishing dhow Al-Hidaya has been released
Drydocks World secures FPSO Baobab Ivoirien refurbishment and Life Extension contract
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

Read more