Tag: Port of Lobito

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 14 September 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   EVRIALI

Crew safely rescued from burning OSV AM Pride off Mossel Bay
Reinventing the logistics sector at the heart of the South African economy
Transnet Freight Rail resumes operations on the Cape Main Line
Walvis Bay Container Terminal concessioning process completed – October handover
Oil spill in Algoa Bay sees IMOrg launch an investigation
Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) boosts Far East-East Africa service
Grimaldi adds direct China-Persian Gulf service to go with its new Nigerian ro-ro service
Drydocks World orders Middle East and Africa’s largest floating sheerleg crane
Port News and Shipping Advisories
Lobito Atlantic Railway begins exporting copper from the DRC to the United States
LAR arranca com exportações de cobre da RDC para os Estados Unidos da América
Shaping Africa’s maritime future: Women’s networks join forces
SeaLead launches Far East-India-Djibouti service
WHARF TALK: classic passenger liner – PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Folk Maritime introduces liner service between Jeddah and India
IMO ‘mid-term’ GHG reduction measures – Expert workshop held
In Conversation: China reaps most of the benefits of its relationship with Africa: what’s behind the imbalance
Port News & Shipping Advisories
Plans for world’s largest container ship unveiled: 27,500-TEU
Board of Inquiry rules no person to blame for SAS Manthatisi deaths
In Conversation: China’s investments in Africa aren’t working as well as they should for cities: this needs to change
Promoting allyship§at sea: ISWAN launches sector-wide campaign
Port of East London officially welcomes two new tugs
Brazzaville to host first ever Congo Energy & Investment Forum
Trade News: OCIMF completes transition to SIRE 2.0 for tanker inspections
TFR and Petredec partner to deliver LPG by rail from Richards Bay to Gauteng

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 16 April 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   Boka Northern Ocean 

WHARF TALK: The Queens at the Cape
MV Abdullah released by Somali pirates, apparently after ransom paid
Escalating Middle East Tensions Trigger Projected Surge in War Risk Premiums and Freight Rates
IAPH speaks out on seizure of MSC Aries by Iran
AGL signs contract to manage Walvis Bay Multipurpose Bulk Terminal
WHARF TALK: bitumen tanker – ATLANTIC NARVAL
DOF awarded West African subsea contract, utilises Maersk Installer
In Conversation: West Africa’s falling fish stocks: illegal Chinese trawlers, climate change and artisanal fishing fleets to blame
WHARF TALK: Research Seismic Survey vessel – MARCUS G. LANGSETH
Op Aspides repels 11 Red Sea attacks in two months
IMO S-G welcomes delegates to Facilitation Committee (FAL 48)
Hefty jail sentences for two oil pipeline thieves
MSC provides North Africa with improved weekly Black Sea Georgia service
APM Terminals issues challenge to DCT Pier 2 concessioning
WHARF TALK: Neopanamax cruise ship – MSC SPLENDIDA
In Conversation: Why there may be oceans inside dwarf planets beyond Pluto – and what this means for the likely abundance of life
IMO and future marine fuels and technology – New website launched
CMF Task Force 150 seizes illegal drugs in Arabian Sea
More than 90 die as unlicensed Mozambique ferry boat capsizes
WHARF TALK: passenger cruise ship – AMBIENCE
Africa Global Logistics (AGL) commences operations at AGL Lobito Terminal
DP World & local BE company score as bpSA outsources its secondary transport
The green shipping training programme: IMO and emerging leaders
Maersk to reinstate OC1 service transits through Panama Canal
Indian Navy rescues another pirated ship
Autonomous mine hunting: Indian Ocean north
Durban Terminals prepared for bumper citrus season
Cruise News: Farewell to MSC Splendida, hello to MSC Virtuosa

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 2 December 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   MSC SPLENDIDA

Transnet Recovery Diary 1 December 2023
Transnet Recovery Diary 30 November 2023
South Africa in bid for election onto IMO Council
WHARF TALK: polar icebreaker A.MIKOYAN 1942
Port Maputo aiming high at increasing throughput to 47 mtpa
Porto Maputo tem como objetivo aumentar a produção para 47 mtpa
MPV Everest Engine room fire – ATSB report
Transnet Recovery Diary 29 November 2023
Maersk & CMA GGM go big on their Far East-West Africa services
WHARF TALK: Holland America cruise ship ZUIDERDAM
Ship emissions: VesselBot’s Report reveals key insights
Somali pirates strike again, Iranian fishing vessel highjacked
CMA CGM omits Durban call for MIDAS 1 service
Transnet Recovery Diary: 28 November 2023
Port of San Pedro loads first iron ore cargo at TIPSP MPT terminal
Le port de San Pedro charge la première cargaison de minerai de fer au terminal TIPSP MPT
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tankers – HELLAS TATIANA & HELLAS MARGARITA
US Navy liberates Israeli tanker seized by Houthi forces
Nigerian oil spill at sea, clean-up operations underway
Nigerian Navy holds Exercise Nchekwa Oshimili 2023 in Gulf of Guinea
President promises “We have a plan” to fix ports crisis
WHARF TALK: Handysize bulk carrier EDWINE OLDENDORFF
IMO news: Single Window for Facilitation of Trade (SWiFT) – System handover, Lobito, Angola
Two oil storage tank farms for port of Dar es Salaam
FLNG GIMI en route to West Africa
FPSO GTA departs offshore Durban for West Africa
ICS counts down to COP28
IMO at COP28
Maersk signs landmark green methanol offtake agreement
Making lithium batteries safe to air freight: IATA advice

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 October 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   Bariloche

NEWS FLASH – Tau Morwe appointed acting head of SAMSA, and confirmation of Sobantu Tilayi’s reinstatement as COO
Power outages impacting Richards Bay port operations
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tanker – WHITE PEACH
Vessel catches fire and burns out in Liberia’s Buchanan port
Heavy sentences for two rail equipment thieves
MOL confirms introduction of Starlink into more than 200 ships in its fleet
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for September 2023
WHARF TALK: handy size bulk carrier – UNITY LIGHT
AGL wins bid to manage and operate Lobito port terminals
AGL vence concurso para gerir e operar terminais portuários do Lobito
“Procurement challenges” and “lack of capacity” keep SA Navy in harbour
US$ 290 million expansion & modernisation promised for Beira port
WHARF TALK: MR1 product tanker – CR TETHYS
Happy Birthday for Green Point Lighthouse KZN as it marks 118 years of service
EXMAR’s two newbuild gas tankers will have ammonia dual-fuel engines
In Conversation: Nigeria wants to revamp its railway network. Four things it needs to do to succeed
Transnet seeks proposals for Maydon Wharf citrus terminal
Transnet Board completes turnaround plan – now it’s over to DPE
WHARF TALK: Panamax gearless bulk carrier – SHI DAI 10
Breaking the back of the coal theft syndicates
Operational delays – SAECS service updates
IMO and West Africa: Implementing oil pollution, liability and compensation measures
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to provide Starlink to their fleets
Grindrod donates 177 bicycles to schools in Mozambique
Transnet and eThekwini Municipality take next step on developmental projects
In Conversation: New treaty to protect the world’s oceans may hurt vulnerable African fisheries
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2: Reintegrating in eastern Med

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 7 July 2023

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FIRST VIEW:  HELLAS MARGARITA

In Conversation: South Africa supports decarbonisation of shipping industry — in a lukewarm kind of way
IATA latest: Air Cargo demand remains weak in May
Proposed Coral Norte FLNG project in Mozambique nears reality
Cape Town container terminal delays attract surcharge and port omission
Suez Canal Authority’s latest floating dock is delivered
DNV develops new Shore Power class rules for tankers
Dredging to safeguard a Maldive islet
Delay in starting rehabilitation of Mozambique’s EN1 ‘backbone’ highway
Tanzania wants port operations excluded from natural wealth laws
Angola’s Sonangol’s journey towards partial privatization and shifting mission
A jornada da Sonangol de Angola rumo à privatização parcial e mudança de missão
Congestion on SA/Mozambique border leads to lengthy delays
WHARF TALK:  Aframax LR2 product tanker – STELLATA
Angola’s Lobito Atlantic Rail Corridor concession all signed up
Plastic pollution initiatives – Reducing waste across the globe
Give a crane a name! Stockholm sets an example
TFR says it is getting on top of coal line challenges
In Conversation: Protecting Congo’s forests: new timber parks will help fight illegal logging
Aviation safety in Africa: IATA launches programme to improve
WHARF TALK: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) – FILIPPO BRUNELLESCHI
Tanzanian Govt on benefits arising from partnership with DP World at Port of Dar es Salaam
BW Energy commences production from Gabon’s second Dussafu Hibiscus/Ruche well
Xeneta Update: Long-term ocean freight rates fall again, with almost 50% drop in key pricing benchmark across last three months
TNPA publishes its approved Port Development Framework Plans
WHARF TALK: Cable Ship – TELIRI
Port of Lobito: Testing Singapore-developed maritime single window
Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread
Hong Kong ship recycling Convention: Bangladesh accedes
Mozambique’s Lesson for Senegal: Don’t Let Violence Lead to Lost Opportunities
La leçon du Mozambique pour le Sénégal : Ne laissez pas la violence vous faire perdre des opportunités

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 26-27 June 2021

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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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