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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 30 November 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   CMA CGM MEKONG

WHARF TALK: Gateway to Antarctica – FU XING HAI
SA Navy needs to change and adapt quickly or become obsolete – Mkhonto
Madagascar’s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa
Transnet peeved with UNTU’s claim about CTCT’s terminal equipment
Tourist boat sinks in Red Sea – 16 people missing
MSC’s AGL to invest €uro 40 million into ports of Walvis Bay and Lüderitz
Exercise Crocodile Lift is underway in Nigeria
New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions − vessel speed limits and rerouting can reduce the toll
Umhlanga Rocks Lighthouse marks 70 years as a beacon of safe navigation
SA Port Statistics for October 2024
WHARF TALK: standards-setting PCTC (car carrier) – HÖEGH AURORA
Successful trial of articulated skips carried out at Maydon Wharf
90-Metre wide floating dock Dourado crosses the Suez Canal
TNPA Tariff Increase Announcement this Friday
Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden
Air Force and Navy ‘hardly operational’ as SANDF performance declines
Höegh Aurora, world largest car carrier, makes maiden call at Durban
MSC Musica arrives in Durban at start of 2024/25 cruise season
Big welcome in Port Elizabeth for Höegh Aurora’s maiden visit

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 28 September 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   Port of Beira

Zambia – Lobito railway concession & financing signed
SA Navy Festival returns on 4-6 October
WHARF TALK: Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) naval support vessel – RFA ARGUS A135
TNPA approaches market towards implementing the Ngqura LNG Terminal
SAMSA kept busy as ships come calling
World Maritime Day 2024
DP World plans further investments for the Port of Maputo
CMA CGM upgrades several West African-Europe services
CIG calls for container inspection findings to be published
India Ports & ISPS/PANS: Pre-Arrival Notification of Security
WHARF TALK: cable laying vessel – CMOS INSTALLER
Ghana’s Jamestown Fishing Harbour in Accra is officially opened
Cornelder opens new export reefer yard at Port of Beira
RFA Warns of Dangerous Conditions on the Roads due to Snowfalls
South Africa and the Maritime Single Window
Grindrod acquires full control of Maputo/Matola coal & magnetite terminal
Beira port general cargo terminal hits historic July volumes
Green Hydrogen programme makes progress
Meet SANPC, South Africa’s new petroleum company

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 17 August 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   GRANDE GABON

Port of Nacala looking at record levels of growth
Durban’s five new tugs are officially named
Barcelona expands: New automated cranes
WHARF TALK: Grindrod container ship – HORIZON
Transnet concerned with media reports over OBS tender process
In port today: Wadi Bani Khalid
Hapag-Lloyd enjoys strong first half of 2024
Port News & Advisories
TPT & truckers pilot a truck booking solution at Durban terminals
WHARF TALK: Heavy transport vessel – YU ZHOU SHI JIA
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams visiting Angola
IMO and the insider security threat: New toolkit to curb
Maersk expects Red Sea crisis to continue through the year
Positive news for railed coal deliveries to Port of Richards Bay
WHARF TALK: MR2 class products tanker – TORM DISCOVERER
TNPA replaces all capstans at Durban and Cape Town port dry docks
Dramatic rescue of 59 people from sinking dredger off Nigerian coast
Standing NATO Maritime Group in East Mediterranean
Container Rail Corridor faces annual maintenance shutdown
WHARF TALK: Handy class bulk carrier – VANTAGE REEF
Explosion at Ningbo-Zhoushan port in China raises further serious safety concerns in ocean container shipping
Xeneta Update: Another record-breaking month for container shipping
AfDB grants Comoros US$ 135M for port & trade development
Comoros: IMO bolsters Port State Control capabilities
Road upgrade to help ease Port of Durban congestion
Port News & Advisories
All aboard for Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway
SA Navy Chief to Deliver Maritime Security Keynote at AAD 2024 Conference

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 20 July 2024

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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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