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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 20 August 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   Durban Container Terminal DCT2

TPT prepares to partner with ICTSI at Durban Container Terminal Pier 2
WHARF TALK: the golden age of passenger liners: THE FOUR FUNNELLERS Part 2
UNCTAD: Economic Development in Africa Report 2023 Part 2
Léon Thévenin departs Mombasa for Cape Town
Xeneta Container Update: Shippers Must Seize Opportunities Before Market Rebounds
Recovery attempts for shipwrecked fishing trawler Dijaanda
WHARF TALK: the golden age of passenger liners: THE FOUR FUNNELLERS   Part 1
Suez Canal: Sunken tug boat Fahd recovered
Kongsberg Digital to digitalise Höegh Autoliners entire car carrier fleet
UNCTAD: Economic Development in Africa Report 2023 Part 1
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for July 2023
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tanker UOG SPARTA
DP World commits to adding 3 million TEU handling capacity by end of 2023
COSCO takes delivery of second methanol-ready general cargo ship
Saipem awarded two contracts, one in Congo, worth US$ 700 million
New SAN hydrographic vessel “on track”
WHARF TALK: container vessel MSC MATTINA
Nigerian floating dock shortly to enter service at Apapa, Lagos
Tanzania’s SGR rail construction halted by strike
Saipem awarded US$1 billion contract offshore Libya
Yemen waters – FSO Safer: Boskalis’s SMIT Salvage successfully transfers oil
WHARF TALK: reefer vessel FRIO AEGEAN
Fremantle Highway fire brings debate on transporting electric vehicles into sharp focus
UK Marine Guidance Note: Ro-ro passenger ferries: Carriage of electric cars; Risks and mitigations
South Africa-Europe Container Service (SAECS) service update: Kalahari Express Cape Town omission
South Africa-Europe Container Service (SAECS) service update: Santa Teresa Algeciras omission
Mercy Ship in Durban, undergoing extensive repairs
Transnet approaches market for digital procurement system
UK withdraws licences for Indian Ocean floating armouries

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 15 July 2023

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FIRST VIEW:  Ngura and MSC Catania

Richards Bay port at virtual standstill following ‘stop work’ order
New Transnet Board appointed
WHARF TALK: cable laying vessel – NIWA
Torching of trucks an act of economic sabotage says Transport Mi
Gulf of Guinea: Resurgence of maritime piracy and armed robbery
TRADE NEWS: Thordon applies seal-embedded bearing involving no drydocking
Nigeria to destroy tanker laden with stolen oil
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose heavylift cargo vessel – DA DAN XIA
Over 300 migrants missing at sea between Senegal and Canary Islands
More trucks stopped and set alight on national roads
Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline under more pressure
New Northern Cape rail crossing loop leads to increased manganese export volumes
WHARF TALK: Capesize gearless bulk carrier – CAPE GENESIS
In Conversation: Somaliland- Berbera city’s growth is being held back by a power supply monopoly
Timely Reminder: African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is essential
NIMASA has lost focus, says NISA chairman 
Two new Mobile Cranes for Port of Maputo
Dois novos guindastes móveis para o Porto de Maputo
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tanker – NEUTRON SOUND
IMO Latest: Revised GHG reduction strategy adopted
Service Update: CMA CGM to launch TURAF EXPRESS service connecting Turkey, Malta and Algeria
Lobito Corridor aims at 1.5 million tons freight in three years
Service Update: MOL Proficiency to omit Cape Town call
Maritime security: Expanding skills in Africa and the Indian Ocean
MPA Singapore and Lloyd’s Register sign ‘Silk Alliance’ MoU

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 15 April 2023

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Angola’s Sonangol takes delivery of new tanker Sonangol Kulumbimbi
WHARF TALK: Panamax container ship – MSC CARLA III
CMA CGM enhances its WAX service with call at Nigeria’s Lekki
ONE launches its carbon calculating eco-calculator
Seven candidates for the job of next IMO secretary-general
WHARF TALK: MR2 products tanker – SILVER VALERIE
Aero Africa launches Sea-Air freight service Asia to Africa via Dubai
ONE updates its Africa Rainbow Shuttle from May
Copernicus spies high sea surface temps: 
IN CONVERSATION: Présence chinoise en Afrique et Amérique latine : une version moderne de la “malédiction des ressources”
IN CONVERSATION: Chinese presence in Africa and Latin America: a modern version of the “resource curse”?
Eni despatches FPSO Firenze to the Ivory Coast and the start-up of the Baleine field
WHARF TALK: expeditionary cruise ship – ISLAND SKY
Second pirate attack in weeks in Gulf of Guinea as tanker is boarded
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: A landmark treaty on the high seas
NIMASA places four new ferries in service at Apapa
MSC to mobilise $100 million to help end overfishing
Ramaphosa meets country’s top exporters over rail & port logistics
WHARF TALK: passenger cruise liner – INSIGNIA
WHARF TALK: Chinese research & tracking ship – YUAN WANG 5
Russian pipelay vessel Fortuna heading for Equatorial Guinea
Ship-to-ship oil transfers: Tankers in the ‘dark fleet’ – The IMO Legal Committee
Large drug cocaine haul in Guinea’s Kamsar port
Gabon looks to exploit its gas potential
Le Gabon cherche à exploiter son potentiel commercial en matière de gaz
Dust and more Saharan dust – plumes observed by satellite

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 3 March 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   COSTA DELIZIOSA

Transnet says allocating available capacity to emerging miners is a fair solution
WHARF TALK: Fisheries Patrol Vessel LILIBET
Saipem awarded USD400 million drilling contract off Ivory Coast
Saipem remporte un contrat de forage de 400 millions de dollars au large de la Côte d’Ivoire
Greenpeace calls for strengthened surveillance of illegal fishing off West Africa
Greenpeace appelle à une surveillance renforcée de la pêche illégale au large de l’Afrique de l’Ouest
Not all gloom and doom – TPT still performing well in certain sectors
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tanker AEGEA
Mozambique’s TotalEnergies-led LNG project in Cabo Delgado province set to restart in July
The global nature of trade will prevail, MSC CEO Soren Toft tells TPM23 conference
Mozambique’s Limpopo Railway remains closed by heavy rain
CMA CGM adds Comoros call via Mtwara on NOURA service
IN CONVERSATION: Crisis meeting called after trucks block N2 highway and trash local airfield
WHARF TALK: P&O cruise ship ARTANIA
Guinea-Bissau: Oil spill response planning
MSC introduces 15,000 TEU MSC Virgo to the port of Pointe-Noire
Two govts commit to fixing road jams at border between DRC and Zambia
Xeneta Container Update: global long-term container rates arrest decline in February, buoyed by surge in US export rates
East London port taking back its role as an agricultural export port
WHARF TALK: A cruise ship plus a quiz – COSTA DELIZIOSA
TotalEnergies & Sasol link up with Air Liquide for renewable energy in South Africa
US Coast Guard cutter hauls in 1.5 tons of illegal drugs in Arabian Sea
M-Net TV series Reyka being filmed in Port of Durban
IMO Secretary-General Statement: Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
Torrential rains and cyclone Freddy batter Mozambique
WHARF TALK: the US oceanographic research ship – ROGER REVELLE
Nigerian Navy hands over seized tanker Sea Eunice IMO 8609072 to NIMASA
Transnet allocates 2 million tons of manganese ore capacity to emerging miners
TotalEnergies & partners to drill more oil offshore Namibia
IN CONVERSATION: Ready for Freddy? SA must prepare for more intense weather events
IMCA welcomes workboat owners & operators under new membership category
New South African freight airline, Suid Cargo Airlines, ready to take wing

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 16 September 2022

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FIRST VIEW:   Ngamotu

South Korea deploys patrol boat to guard FLNG Coral Sul
WHARF TALK: MR2 tanker named AJAX
New Kenyan president asked to find solutions to delays at border crossings
Break-through: Volvo Trucks starts series production of heavy electric trucks
TRADE NEWS: NAVTOR signs major agreement with Shoei Kisen for NavFleet
Kaleris acquires Navis & launches first-of-a-kind Supply Chain Execution & Visibility Platform
Sappi Saiccor’s R7.7 billion upgrade a boost for KZN and for exports
OBITUARY: Shane Dwyer, maritime lawyer
NIMASA ordered to deploy unused new floating dock
ROAD TRANSPORT: Dachser SA enhances capabilities with new custom fleet
IN CONVERSATION: WTO head Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: how trade can help beat inequality
WHARF TALK: Royal visits to South Africa – in the 19th Century
Uganda-owned ferry Pamba returns to service on Lake Victoria
Mozambique’s INAMAR levies fees for all users of coastline and sea
IMO training: Preventing loss of containers in west and central Africa
HAL makes ‘unconditional’ offer to acquire Royal Boskalis Westminster NV
Durban Container Terminal extends date of implementing changed free import storage rule
Public comment on revised Bunkering Codes is extended by one month
Dredging contract awarded to widen and deepen Monrovia’s port channels
Exmar confirms sale of FLNG Tango to Eni, along with LNG gas tanker charter
IN CONVERSATION: West Africa’s fisher women are experts at coping with job insecurity – but policymakers are using their resilience against them
Sitarail receives new tamping machine for Ivory Coast to Burkina Faso railway
The death of HM Queen Elizabeth II: Worldwide tributes
WHARF TALK: Subsea construction vessel – SKANDI AFRICA
Bolloré Logistics and Hapag-Lloyd commit on sustainable maritime transport
IN CONVERSATION: Climate change: colonial diaries in South Africa are helping scientists reconstruct weather patterns of the past to protect against future events
WMO: Climate change in Africa can destabilise countries and entire regions
OPEC Fund financing package to improve vital fishery industry in Liberia

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 1 July 2022

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FIRST VIEW: MSC TOKYO

Durban and Richards Bay Port Master Plans due for validation
Port Elizabeth Car Terminal achieves record 5,700 export units on one vessel
WHARF TALK: former J.Lauritzen vessel – KNUD REEFER
WCO Illicit Trade Report 2021
UNCTAD promotes ‘Blue Deal’ investment and innovation at UN Conference
Future is Here: Berge Olympus grows WindWings
War in Ukraine raises global shipping costs, stifles trade, says UNCTAD
WHARF TALK: Cape Town container caller – MAERSK SHEERNESS
Faster port turnarounds: African teamwork by Inchcape
IN CONVERSATION:The art of bribery: a closeup look at how traffic officers operate on Kenya’s roads
NIMASA receives more mobile assets to tackle maritime security
Maritime News in Brief
WHARF TALK: maiden visit to Cape Town MAERSK PANGANI
World Customs Organization Council 2022 – outcomes
AfDB loan to improve access between Kribi industrial zone and deep-water port
IMO and combat of micro-plastics, bio-fouling and other wastes
MSC has “Appetite for Growth” in Africa, CEO Toft Tells Abidjan Forum
WHARF TALK: a reefer ship, Crimea and a local hero – ALMA
IN CONVERSATION: Ukraine war: as the conflict at sea intensifies, Russia’s prospects of victory look further off than ever
Franco-German diplomatic visit to Port of Aden: Importance of stimulating the Yemeni economy
Rwanda shows interest in using port of Nacala for imports and exports
Transnet commits to a R9.1 billion infrastructure spend for Port Elizabeth, Ngqura and East London ports
WHARF TALK: LR1 Panamax tanker LIA
Twelve fishermen rescued off Cape Point
Strong interest in gas pipelines from Nigeria to Europe as projects get underway
Transnet looks towards new orders for locomotives
IMO and maritime security support for Namibia
Apapa port’s standard gauge rail connections complete in July
Namport and Port of Antwerp sign MoU
IMO Day of the Seafarer
New port planned for Sudan on Red Sea coast

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 29 May 2022

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FIRST VIEW:  BRONAGH J  &  ALPHA FALCAO

Algoa Oil Spill Update – Umnenga II and Lefkas
Nigeria continues dredging of Escravos channel to improve access to Eastern Ports
IN CONVERSATION: Pan-African integration has made progress but needs a change of mindset
ISRAR fishing fleet blacklisted in Indian Ocean to safeguard tuna
Clean-up of Algoa Bay oil spill involving Umnenga II and Lefkas, continues
WHARF TALK: Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel NOR GOLIATH
Abuja MoU: Harmonising Port State Control and Flag State implementation
Zimbabwe citrus sector turns towards China for new exports
IN CONVERSATION: Environmental groups launch legal review of go-ahead for Phinda gas-to-power plant in Richards Bay
Another bunkering oil spill in Algoa Bay
WHARF TALK: A bitumen tanker named BISKRA
NPA warns that Nigerian port concessions may be revoked unless….
IN CONVERSATION: Rising sea levels are driving faster erosion along Senegal’s coast
MAIB Report: Fumigant poisoning, mv Thorco Angela
Port of Douala Fruit Terminal upgraded
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for April 2022
WHARF TALK: Japanese-built MR2 product tanker – CALANDRIA
IMO Madagascar Port Security Workshop
WHARF TALK: Maritime News in Brief
Kenya: Developing a National Maritime Security Risk Register – IMO support
DR Congo shipping line opens offices at Dar es Salaam & Mombasa
WHARF TALK: THREE CONFEDERATE RAIDERS AT THE CAPE IN 1863
CGA calls for urgent update on interventions at the ports
ICS and Suez accord
Malawi grants licence to African Railway Company to import fuels from the port of Nacala
Bashir Jamoh hopes to remain with NIMASA as Director-General
Good news for the South African citrus industry: EC withdraws Cold Treatment requirement
Shipping costs costing E Cape citrus industry dearly
Air cargo: Air France-KLM and CMA CGM accord

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 10 September 2021

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FIRST VIEW:   ORIENTAL APOERA

Berbera port ready to compete with Djibouti but what effect will the Ethiopian war have?
WHARF TALK: Is she, or isnt she? – SAE IN LEADER
Grindrod Shipping announces closing of IVS Bulk Acquisition; IVS Pinehurst charter extension & share repurchases
NIMASA D-G says decline in piracy could end War Risk Insurance in Gulf of Guinea
Fishermen threaten Onne seaport operations over insecurity in Bonny waterways
Protests close Libyan ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf
Transnet and SIU granted a Preservation Order against CRRC E-Loco Supply
Nautical Institute Anniversary Webinar today, Friday and Saturday
WHARF TALK: a ship from another age – TOKACHI FROST
Whereabouts of Cape Town pilot launch
Namport looks to the future via education
East Africa: Truckers resume transporting cargo into South Sudan
CMA CGM resumes Reunion call with MIDAS 2 service
Nautical Institute Anniversary Webinar this week
Cheryl Carolus appointed as chairperson-designate of the Grindrod Limited board
WHARF TALK: chemical parcel tanker – BOCHEM OSLO
Durban’s Prince Edward Graving dock fire system upgraded
Italian frigate Antonio Marceglia heads out to West Africa on piracy patrol
DP World banks on Northern Sea Route vision: cooperates with FESCO at Vladivostok
PIRACY: Seafarer reported abducted from vessel off Libreville
Ghana bringing new maritime bill to jail convicted pirates
Aviation: SAA set for take-off
Government announces Timeframes for Fishing Rights Allocation Process
Hidden debts trial: Mozambique’s own corruption trial
Tanzanian port upgrades paying off
WHARF TALK: Maiden voyage for harbour tug BIO GUERRA
Australian-first Covid vaccinations for international seafarers: Application in Queensland
China opens first road-rail transport link to Indian Ocean
What’s happening in the world of ships and shipping?
USCG East Caribbean drugs bust
New Egyptian railway to link Red Sea and Mediterranean

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 19-20 February 2021

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Front Page: MSC ELMA

FLASH NEWS: US Navy ship Herschel ‘Woody’ Williams due in Cape Town Saturday
BREAKING NEWS: MSC cancels South Africa’s 2020/21 cruise season
MSC Cruises reveals 2021/2022 local cruise season
Back to the drawing board: Transnet seeking ways of avoiding rail washaways
IN CONVERSATION: Why being endowed with oil is not always a boon: the case of Nigeria and Angola
First of three navy IPVs named at Cape Town
WHARF TALK: Port of Durban, in retrospect
Mauritius on the way to becoming a serious bunkering hub
DNV GL White Paper looks to close looming safety gap
CMF ship HMS Montrose intercepts large amount of narcotics in Arabian Sea
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for January 2021 are now available here
Major airlines join forces with UNICEF in support of monumental COVID-19 vaccine roll-out plan
NIMASA deploys patrol boats to Lagos Anchorage
The cost of Brexit
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria to be new WTO Director-General
US Navy ship visits Mombasa port
WHARF TALK: Milestones for Djibouti port productivity
NATO focused security patrols in Western Mediterranean
IMO urges action to deter piracy in Gulf of Guinea
SA borders reopen, but 30 remain closed
WHARF TALK: Cape Town ship observations
After five years SAMSA appoints another acting CEO
New Cable Ship Design: VARD selected by Orange Marine
15 Squadron SAAF & NSRI Station 15 in long range emergency rescue of Chinese seafarer
CMA CGM expands into air freight
PIRACY: 15 highjacked crew from container ship Mozart have been released
AfCFTA: Alive with possibilities – SA Government
SA Government embarks on centralised SOE model
Nigerian corruption endemic because thieves are not jailed

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : BLUFF SHIPLOADER REPAIRED
Siyabonga Gama fights to prevent his dismissal
Somaliland’s Berbera port expansion gets underway
Nigeria ramps up defnce against piracy in aftermath of attack on MV Glarus
SAMSA’s SA Agulhas embarks on another training mission
Port of Mossel Bay becomes part of the Pioneer Trek
Oops, CMA CGM Mumbai doesn’t do parallel parking, hits quay instead
Trident Juncture 2018: NATO Secretary General visits
TFR Scoops Three Awards at 30th Logistics Achiever Awards
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : GREEN GUATEMALA

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