Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 15-16 April 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

Here are the News Headlines:

Front Page:   HÖEGH TROTTER

President welcomes progress made on reducing Durban port congestion
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for March 2021 are now available here
WHARF TALK: STS Texas City shows off her scrubber equipment
IMO Council set to expand under approved amendments
IN CONVERSATION: Floating solar farms could cool down lakes threatened by cliamte change
President Ramaphosa to revisit Port of Durban on Thursday for oversight
WHARF TALK: Tales of the Vienna Wood N
Hapag-Lloyd improves Dakar Express service to a weekly frequency
Metro and SA Police Officers nabbed for truck highjacking
Agility Opens New Logistics Park in Maputo, Mozambique
WHARF TALK: MSC Branka – Cape Town’s delayed caller
DNV instructs safety management auditors to address seafarer health, work & living conditions
Special Economic Zones continue to perform well
IMO Ship-Port Interface Guide
Post Suez onslaught as ships begin arriving at ports
MSC diverts container ship to bring empty reefer boxes for citrus exports
CMA CGM Jacques Saade sets new container record with 21,433 TEUs
REFLECTIONS:  OGS EXPLORA – Idle in Durban since 17 February 2021
Helm Operations and ShipTracks launch new harbour automation tools
Kenyan Port Lamu to go operational in June
SA must forge a new economy in a global reality – Ramaphosa
WHARF TALK: Some ship movements on Durban Bay
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, KG KT GCVO GBE
REFLECTIONS:   D&K Yusuf I. Al Ghanim
SAMSA & UKZN to study COVID-19 pandemic impact on South African seafarers
New LEEA research reveals optimistic post-pandemic outlook
WHARF TALK: Hector N, regular caller at South African ports
Opinion Piece: Africa’s Growth and the potential of the Blue Economy

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : VOYAGER OF THE SEAS
International trading order must be upheld – Ramaphosa
South Africa, China lift ties to a new level
FOCAC to set new path for China-Africa cooperation
TPT celebrates Woman’s Month with call to ‘seize the opportunities’
Benoni becomes a Viking Village
Tanzania to receive US$1.46 billion loan for Phase 2 of Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway
Interoperability and relations between counter-piracy task forces strengthened
Sailors’ Society / ICMA Ship Visitor app
Optimarin Ballast Systems chosen for nine offshore patrol cutters
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : AMBER II and CECILIE MAERSK

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHiPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s news headlines:

First View : MELANESIAN CHIEF
Theresa May – An ambitious three-nation trip to Africa
South Africa participates in 3rd Indian Ocean Conference
Angola investor risk – the end of a honeymoon
National Railways of Zimbabwe set for cash injection
Possibility of a new Madagascan port at Manakara
DUKC® technology reduces Lyttelton dredging
Combined navies of SA, Brazil & Uruguay prepare for Excercise Atlasur off Simon’s Town
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : LISINDA

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