Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 15 November 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: Grimaldi’s con-ro vessel – GREAT ABIDJAN

Mossel Bay’s new cruise facility welcomes first vessel, signals tourism growth
Grindrod breaks ground on major expansion at Matola Terminal
EU Naval forces board abandoned pirate mother ship
Namport strengthens tug capability at Walvis Bay with 80-tonne tractor tug contract
Xeneta: Red Sea ceasefire could trigger global freight rate collapse
WHARF TALK: floating power station – KARPOWERSHIP NEZIH BEY
Drydocks World delivers EMEM FPSO to boost Nigeria’s offshore energy capacity
Douala Port signs $1.31 bn PPP with Mira Group for transformative quay development
MSC standalone Asia-Mozambique service inaugurated
Insimbi Ridge Precinct anchors new freight corridor era at Cato Ridge
TPT orders 16 hybrid straddle carriers from Kalmar
MSC suspends cargo bookings to Mali amid fuel blockade and security crisis
When polluters don’t pay: still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 1 rand
Fuel price cuts bring relief for road freight sector — but challenges remain
Fuel price cuts bring relief for road freight sector — but challenges remain
WHARF TALK: semi-submersible heavy load carrier – TRANSSHELF
Briefly Speaking – Week ending 8 November 2025
MarTrust and ISWAN partner to boost seafarer wellbeing
New ICS publication
Second Durban-bound tanker Hellas Aphrodite attacked by pirates off Somali coast
Nigeria launches $1 billion Port Enhancement Programme to boost maritime competitiveness
Artificial developments weaken coastal resilience – here’s how mapping them can help
Saudi’s RSGT secures 30-year concession for Djibouti’s Port of Tadjourah
Egypt commences production of ten PV43-M patrol vessels
Cape Town Container Terminal prepares for surge in deciduous fruit exports
Africa’s trade deal with the US was left in limbo: what exporters can do about it
Political disruption hits Dar es Salaam port
Attempted pirate attack on Durban-bound Stolt tanker off Somalia

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 1 November 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:  HÖEGH MASAN

Transnet pipeline fire in Durban – 3 dead
Meridian Port Services completes works on new 4th container berth at Tema – Phase 2
News flashes from along the coast
WHARF TALK: Lightweight yet full cargo – CMA CGM LAPIS
Vard Electro to retrofit battery package into Siem Offshore subsea vessels
Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center launches Zero Carbon Shipping strategy
Polar vessels meet at Harwich International
WHARF TALK: Supramax bulker from Saldanha Bay – THOR CHAIYO
Nigeria stakes its claim for a seat on the IMO Council
Moz Government confident Exxon Mobil intends continuing with gas projects in Cabo Delgado
Toyota SA launches locally produced Corolla Cross hybrid at Durban plant
Fugro completes seabed geo-data for Richards Bay port expansion
WHARF TALK: In Cape Town for a pitstop – TROGIR
At IMO Botswana comes in at No 175
EU NAVFOR opens discussions on support for Mozambique against insurgency
Piracy:  MSC Lucia rescued from pirates by Russian Navy destroyer
Work gets underway on Durban port’s new multi-million rand tug jetty
Saldanha port and rail factors hinder Kumba’s exports
WHARF TALK: LR1 Panamax tanker – CIELO DI ROTTERDAM
Fruit exports: SA has optimistic outlook for stoned fruit season
IN CONVERSATION: Climate change has already hit southern Africa. Here’s how we know
TNPA to host Maritime Engineering & Logistics webinar this Thursday
Piracy: Vessel boarding report offshore of Nigeria
Maersk Drilling goes for world record depth off Angola
Cruising on the River Nile on board SS Sphinx
WHARF TALK: Kamsarmax bulk carrier – ARTEMIS 1
MSC reports that the terminals at Port Sudan have ceased operations
OneLearn Global: Launch of lifesaving enclosed spaces course
Kotug sets up tug operations in Port Gentil, Gabon

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