Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 17 October 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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First View: MSC JEANNE

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to prioritise Intra-African trade
WHARF TALK:  keeping the wheels turning – HELLAS NEMESIS
IN CONVERSATION: Overseas trade has a hidden environmental ‘disaster footprint’ – new report
Protect our Oceans, keep trash in the bin – Port of Mossel Bay
Coega Development Corp welcomes DHL as investor in the SEZ
Transnet investigating another fire at Port of Richards Bay
Three new port managers appointed by Nigeria Ports Authority
WHARF TALK: LR1 Panamax products tanker – NORDIC TRISTAN
WTO issues new edition of Trade Profiles
DP World and CDC Group create US$ 1 billion investment platform in three African ports
KPA denies there is port congestion at Mombasa
WHARF TALK: Final reefer of the 2021 season – ICE GLACIER
CDC calls for proposals for new manganese export terminal at Ngqura
WATER: What is needed, per WMO
Mammoet’s heavy lifting services in action for Djibouti’s first renewable energy farm
Impact of Congestion on Chinese Ports – project44 report
Update on fire on the Houseboat Shayamanzi on Lake Jozini
WHARF TALK: a tale of a new tanker & new oil & gas port – AL KHTAM
IN CONVERSATION: China’s ‘Silk Road urbanism’ is changing cities from London to Kampala – can locals keep control?
SA’s hydrogen valley receives feasibility study stamp of approval
New IMO video highlights need for domestic ferry regulations
Fire onboard luxury passenger vessel on Jozini Dam, northern Zululand
Second cargo of copper cathodes exported through Port of Walvis Bay
WHARF TALK: From Russia with…. –   VENTURE GRACE
Confident UK logistics recovery forecast
TSHD Isandlwana sets new dredging record at Port of Mossel Bay
TRADE NEWS: Haropa port installs ShoreTension®
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC appointed as Chief of the Defence Staff
Covid-19’s heavy US$10 Billion burden on African airlines

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 12-13 August 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   MSC MARINA

Covid-19 jabs to seafarers at no charge
WHARF TALK: Cape Town call for large trailing suction hopper dredger GATEWAY
AVIATION & AIRFREIGHT: Qatar Airways new link from Doha to Lusaka and Harare
IN CONVERSATION: Insights for African countries from the latest climate change projections
NYK wood chip carrier Crimson Polaris breaks in two off Japan
Hurtigruten Expeditions to cruise West Africa destinations
New US Lighthouse stamps
WHARF TALK: Offshore construction support vessel NORMAND FRONTIER
NSRI Gqeberha Sea Rescue crew medivac seriously injured seaman from bulk carrier
US Coast Guard commissions 44th Fast Response Cutter Glen Harris
Retail operations under threat from vessel delays and rising rates
USS Herschel ‘Woody’ Williams (T-ESB 4) deploys to Nigeria
WHARF TALK: LPG tanker named BW ODIN
ABB Azipod propulsion for Orange Marine cable-laying & repair ship
IPCC report shows that climate change is rapid, widespread and intensifying
IN CONVERSATION: IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth’s oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean
Transnet reports further cargo handling disruptions because of IT network
Mozambique insurrection: LATEST: Rwandan forces recapture Mocimboa da Praia
Mozambique insurrection update: Joseph Hanlon reports….
WHARF TALK: The interesting story behind a reefer named TAGANROGSKIY ZALIV
ONE launches Marine Safety and Quality Campaign 2021: Global self-inspection
R500 million cocaine drug bust made at Durban harbour
DP World strengthens its grip on logistics in southern Africa
Imperial to acquire 100% stake in the J&J Africa Group for R4.4 billion
Port Window: Walvis Bay records increase in salt exports
WHARF TALK: From a musical concert to a gemstone – BLUE ONYX
Navigational warnings: Reporting and broadcasting hazards at sea

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 May 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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Front Page:  MAYDON WHARF

PIRACY: Atlantic Princess (IMO 8124412) boarded off Ghana coast and 5 crew kidnapped
WHARF TALK: CELSIUS RAVENNA – tankers on a conveyor belt
Two ships collide in Beira Harbour
WHARF TALK: GREEN MOUNTAIN – general cargo ship in every sense
Sonandrill secures contract to drill 12 wells offshore of Angola
Kenya’s newest port, Lamu, opens today
project44 warns blank sailing schedules portend delays well into the summer
WHARF TALK: TILL JACOB – An unabated stream of LR tankers to Mother City
DNG Energy intends placing FSU at Ngqura to supply LNG bunker vessels
MSC Cruises to start Baltic cruising from July
WHARF TALK: AVANTI – part of a waiting game
Dredging of Kribi Port access channel completed
SCA given authority to widen and deepen Suez Canal
Tema Floating Storage Regasificaton Unit (FSRU) completed
WHARF TALK: HAI FENG 698 – reefer with a long history
MSC Virtuosa arrives in Southampton, ready to restart cruising in UK waters
IMO and energy efficient ship operation: A free online course launched
Transnet doubles its capacity to rail export grain to Durban
WHARF TALK: BBC PLATA – and Damen 3307 FCS
Maritime charities extend retraining funding to year end
WHARF TALK: PALANCA CADIZ – potholes, roads and refineries
The future is here: Vale’s 325,000-ton sailing ship about to go into service
HMS Queen Elizabeth on pre-deployment exercise
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for April 2021 are now available here
WHARF TALK: Durban Port Bulletin News
WHARF TALK: Durban Volume and Vessel Call Performance
WHARF TALK: AKADEMIK FEDOROV – Russian Antarctic supply vessel
HAPAG’s East Africa Service EAS 3 arrives EA this week
Trinity House to replace Channel Lightvessel with Type 1 buoy
WHARF TALK: COOL SPIRIT – smaller version of impressive Cool Eagle
Protecting human rights at sea: New due diligence tool

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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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