Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 20 July 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   K-Line’s Bridge ships

Red Sea escalation: Israel bombs Yemen’s Port Hodeidah
Maersk Frankfurt on fire in Arabian Sea
Transnet secures USD 1 billion loan from African Development Bank Group
Giant CMA CGM container ship cleared to sail after losing containers overboard
Damen contracts with Toyota Tsusho for four tugs for Namibe port
Tanker struck as Houthis resume their missile and drone attacks in Red Sea region
WHARF TALK: crab fishing vessel – KAPITAN EGOROV
TNPA hosts Green Port workshop
Ngqura Container Terminal looks to increase citrus loading rate with 50 new haulers
Salvage work on Ultra Galaxy continues despite weather conditions
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose heavylift vessel – EENDRACHT
Xeneta Update: Spiralling ocean container shipping market set to peak, but will not bring an end to shippers’ problems
Gambia Ports Authority and Turkiye’s Albayrak Group put ink to 30-year port concession agreement
Rocket launch debris: IMO explores ocean threats
WHARF TALK: Hospital Ship No.67 – GERUSALEMME
Study finds health risks in switching ships from diesel to ammonia fuel
ABL appointed to provide MWS services for Phase 2 of the Congo LNG development project
Iraq: Major ports’ maritime single window
Welcome ‘Full Up’ sign outside Durban Dry Dock
WHARF TALK: MR1 chemical tanker – MTM KEY WEST
Ultra Galaxy salvage attempt weekend wrap
Transnet suspends rail operations on Cape Main Line due to weather damage
IMO: Call for Expressions of Interest – Reducing ship GHG emissions
Container ship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin loses 44 containers overboard off Durban
Inland Navigation: Pathway for sustainable urbanization & industrialisation in Africa
Ultra Galaxy update – salvage operations take centre stage
Transnet gradually resuming port operations at Cape ports
Korean Register successfully installs onboard carbon capture system onto container ship

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 23 March 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   Port of Dar es Salaam

Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 Recovery will take another 3-5 months
WHARF TALK: MR2 products tanker – ZEZE START
Exercise Ibsamar 2024 looks likely later this year
Pirates move Abdullah into Somali territorial waters to avoid rescue attempt
New Indian Navy survey vessel INS Sandhayak
Xeneta Update: How low will spot rates go from Far East into Europe?
WHARF TALK: cable laying ship – ISAAC NEWTON
Port of Namibe staff to receive training in Germany
Funcionários do Porto do Namibe receberão formação na Alemanha
Be my witness: Taiwanese container ship takes out four ship-to-shore cranes
Air Cargo Digitalization Leadership Charter: First Signatories per IATA
WHARF TALK: cable laying vessel – ENDEAVOUR
Ports Regulator of South Africa and B-BBEE Commission Sign MOU
Xeneta Update: Mexico amid ongoing US trade war
In Conversation: Undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history and leave digital gaps as they connect continents
Introduction of third-party access to Transnet’s rail network a step closer
WHARF TALK: small gearless bulk carrier – ELECTRAMAR
Pirated ship Ruen and crew freed by Indian Navy
NATO Exercise Dynamic Manta: Mediterranean showcase
GEFO chemical tanker Tosca is a certified industry pioneer
APM Container Freight Station commissioned in Onne, Nigeria
IMO and Madagascar: Duties and obligations of a Flag State
Drama in South Atlantic as yacht sinks, sailors rescued

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News – 3 November 2018

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News – 3 November 2018

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First View : RICHARDS BAY SMALL CRAFT BASIN
Vale forecasts dramatic reduction in 2018 Mozambique 2018 coal production
Record low hijackings yet danger persists in Gulf of Guinea
Fourth new cruise ship for Virgin Voyages
International: London Thamesport’s short sea role strengthened by Containerships
The greatest maritime rescue in history-OCEANOS
Master Mariners recognition for South Africa’s top salvage master Capt Nick Sloane
Maersk launches instant container bookings
Port Elizabeth reopened to shipping following crane collapse     
Bulk sector prospects positive but challenges ahead – Abto
At Last: Port of Richards Bay Floating Dock gets green light of approval
Ghana’s Ministry of Transport looking for investors in Tema Shipyard
Suspension for another top Transnet official 
Mozambique Economy is “more stable, but with reduced capacity for growth” – World Bank
New date set for opening of Maputo-Catembe Bridge
CMA CGM updates its WAX 3 and Midas 1 services to West Africa
Pirate whaler seized and destroyed off Somalia by EU NAVFOR 
Nigerian pirates strike again, 11 crew taken hostage from Pomerenia Sky 
The Port of Durban closed due to strong winds and swell – UPDATED port reopened to selected movements. 
Tanzania & Rwanda seek to fast-track SGR railway from Dar es Salaam
Float out of Australian icebreaker Nuyina aided by Unique Group
New performance record for Port of Mombasa   
EU NAVFOR programme of helping Somali fishermen continues
Trinity House commemorates the end of the First World War
Bidvest/Petredec Tank Terminals’ LPG storage facility launched in Richards Bay
20th Intermodal Africa Exhibition & Conference is in Accra next month
Agri-tech can turn African Savannah into global food basket
Captain Rufus Lekala’s return from suspension
NSRI called to evacuate patient off ship outside Durban
Another first for LBH Southern Africa and Port of Ngqura
Winds close Durban’s Maydon Wharf channel to shipping
Angola’s port of Namibe faces second phase of modernisation works
Damen to hold its first fishing seminar in Cape Town
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : GREEN KARMOY

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