Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 26-27 June 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   ON CUTTY SARK

UK P&I Club reaches deal with SCA to release Ever Given from Suez Canal
IN CONVERSATION: The maritime tussle between Kenya and Somalia – and what happens next
WHARF TALK: Supramax bulker BLUE AKIHABARA and the production of fertiliser
Energy efficiency in ports to support maritime decarbonisation
Dar es Salaam port authority bans storage of explosives in port
Tenders invited for the concession of the Lobito Port Multi-Purpose & Container Terminal
WHARF TALK: GLENDA MELODY and the story of Palm Oil
Namport tackles a meaty project
Stealth jets fight Daesh: First combat missions from HMS Queen Elizabeth
WHARF TALK: BALTIC HEATHER – voyaging along the SE African coast May and June 2021
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) becomes an independent subsidiary of Transnet
WHARF TALK: Taking SA fruit to the USA with ATLANTIC ACANTHUS
NSPCA hits out at loading of sheep on Kuwaiti livestock carrier Al-Messilah
NEW BOOKS: Another new shipbuilding title: Leith Built Ships Volume 2 
WHARF TALK: ACONCAGUA BAY – Looking as though from another age
Second new cutter suction dredger for Suez Canal Authority from Royal IHC
WHARF TALK: Oh, what an appropriate name – WINE TRADER
The UK Carrier Strike Group’s progress
WHARF TALK: Largest trawler under South African flag – Desert Diamond
Understanding the marine pollution cycle and how we can contribute towards marine conservation
TPT calls for strengthened engagement with universities
The Port Window: Durban Port Bulletin report
The Port Window: Port of Durban Volume & Vessel Call Performance
Reflections: Great Eastern – December 1869
Naval News: HMS Spey commissioned
TRADE NEWS: First DNV SILENT-E class notation awarded to a merchant vessel
100th State joins IMO ship air pollution and emissions treaty
WHARF TALK: Doric Pioneer – a ship with a recent local connection
DURBAN in the 1920s and 1930s
Ships keep skipping Yantian, as China’s new COVID measures add to supply chain woes

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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 : OCTOPUS
South Africa sets up body to manage marine pollution
Col Andre Ciseau appointed acting PMAESA Secretary General
Portugal and Mozambique to cooperate on maritime transport
Sasol’s Mozambique tender is suspended
Djibouti launches International Free Trade Zones-wants Djibouti to become global trading hub
TNPA, uMhlatuze Municipality & Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone sign MoU
Cruise ship movements–Prinsendam sold, Costa Venezia floats out
Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine agrees to sell to Kongsberg
International Harbour Masters’ Association (IHMA) announces first ever Port Operations Awards
IHMA’s new President hails from Port of Fremantle
CMA CGM advises that Ivory Coast has implemented a Verification of Conformity programme
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : DONAUGRACHT

The port on the masthead today is:  RICHARDS BAY Coal Terminal

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