Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 20 August 2023

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   Durban Container Terminal DCT2

TPT prepares to partner with ICTSI at Durban Container Terminal Pier 2
WHARF TALK: the golden age of passenger liners: THE FOUR FUNNELLERS Part 2
UNCTAD: Economic Development in Africa Report 2023 Part 2
Léon Thévenin departs Mombasa for Cape Town
Xeneta Container Update: Shippers Must Seize Opportunities Before Market Rebounds
Recovery attempts for shipwrecked fishing trawler Dijaanda
WHARF TALK: the golden age of passenger liners: THE FOUR FUNNELLERS   Part 1
Suez Canal: Sunken tug boat Fahd recovered
Kongsberg Digital to digitalise Höegh Autoliners entire car carrier fleet
UNCTAD: Economic Development in Africa Report 2023 Part 1
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for July 2023
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tanker UOG SPARTA
DP World commits to adding 3 million TEU handling capacity by end of 2023
COSCO takes delivery of second methanol-ready general cargo ship
Saipem awarded two contracts, one in Congo, worth US$ 700 million
New SAN hydrographic vessel “on track”
WHARF TALK: container vessel MSC MATTINA
Nigerian floating dock shortly to enter service at Apapa, Lagos
Tanzania’s SGR rail construction halted by strike
Saipem awarded US$1 billion contract offshore Libya
Yemen waters – FSO Safer: Boskalis’s SMIT Salvage successfully transfers oil
WHARF TALK: reefer vessel FRIO AEGEAN
Fremantle Highway fire brings debate on transporting electric vehicles into sharp focus
UK Marine Guidance Note: Ro-ro passenger ferries: Carriage of electric cars; Risks and mitigations
South Africa-Europe Container Service (SAECS) service update: Kalahari Express Cape Town omission
South Africa-Europe Container Service (SAECS) service update: Santa Teresa Algeciras omission
Mercy Ship in Durban, undergoing extensive repairs
Transnet approaches market for digital procurement system
UK withdraws licences for Indian Ocean floating armouries

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 3 March 2023

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   COSTA DELIZIOSA

Transnet says allocating available capacity to emerging miners is a fair solution
WHARF TALK: Fisheries Patrol Vessel LILIBET
Saipem awarded USD400 million drilling contract off Ivory Coast
Saipem remporte un contrat de forage de 400 millions de dollars au large de la Côte d’Ivoire
Greenpeace calls for strengthened surveillance of illegal fishing off West Africa
Greenpeace appelle à une surveillance renforcée de la pêche illégale au large de l’Afrique de l’Ouest
Not all gloom and doom – TPT still performing well in certain sectors
WHARF TALK: MR2 product tanker AEGEA
Mozambique’s TotalEnergies-led LNG project in Cabo Delgado province set to restart in July
The global nature of trade will prevail, MSC CEO Soren Toft tells TPM23 conference
Mozambique’s Limpopo Railway remains closed by heavy rain
CMA CGM adds Comoros call via Mtwara on NOURA service
IN CONVERSATION: Crisis meeting called after trucks block N2 highway and trash local airfield
WHARF TALK: P&O cruise ship ARTANIA
Guinea-Bissau: Oil spill response planning
MSC introduces 15,000 TEU MSC Virgo to the port of Pointe-Noire
Two govts commit to fixing road jams at border between DRC and Zambia
Xeneta Container Update: global long-term container rates arrest decline in February, buoyed by surge in US export rates
East London port taking back its role as an agricultural export port
WHARF TALK: A cruise ship plus a quiz – COSTA DELIZIOSA
TotalEnergies & Sasol link up with Air Liquide for renewable energy in South Africa
US Coast Guard cutter hauls in 1.5 tons of illegal drugs in Arabian Sea
M-Net TV series Reyka being filmed in Port of Durban
IMO Secretary-General Statement: Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
Torrential rains and cyclone Freddy batter Mozambique
WHARF TALK: the US oceanographic research ship – ROGER REVELLE
Nigerian Navy hands over seized tanker Sea Eunice IMO 8609072 to NIMASA
Transnet allocates 2 million tons of manganese ore capacity to emerging miners
TotalEnergies & partners to drill more oil offshore Namibia
IN CONVERSATION: Ready for Freddy? SA must prepare for more intense weather events
IMCA welcomes workboat owners & operators under new membership category
New South African freight airline, Suid Cargo Airlines, ready to take wing

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 9 October 2022

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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STRIKE!  SA ports and rail face ongoing delays as unions declare strike action
WHARF TALK: diamond mining vessel MAFUTA
Egypt Taps Agility to Modernise Suez Canal Economic Zone Customs, Operations
Xeneta Rates Report: Spot rates collapse continues, as prices fall two thirds since May
WHARF TALK: Holding the country to ransom
Transnet increases its offer but strike remains a possibility
Maersk adds another six green methanol-fueled ships
Samskip and carbon capture: Decarbonisation strategy
Hapag-Lloyd expands horison and acquires SAAM Ports SA
Second batch of rail wagons arrive for Mozambique railways
Semi-submersible drilling rig Island Innovator arrives to drill off Orange River Block 2B
WHARF TALK: MR2 tanker BRUNO
UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2022  Part 1
UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2022 Part 2
IN CONVERSATION: Ghana’s petroleum sector management is a mess: what’s gone wrong?
Unions reject latest Transnet wage offer
Transnet & Alstom reach in-principle agreement over supply of electric locomotives
WHARF TALK: neo-Panamax container ship MAERSK SOFIA
IN CONVERSATION: Green hydrogen sounds like a win for developing countries. But cost and transport are problems
190-metre long bulk carrier ship calls at Calabar port
Kribi Container Terminal in Cameroon to triple capacity by 2024
McKinsey & Co and one other added to Transnet fraud case linked to State Capture
WHARF TALK: Indian MR2 product tanker HARVEST
Saipem awarded major Ivory Coast oil services contracts
Annual World Maritime Day Parallel Event (WMDPE)
IN CONVERSATION: Africa risks losing out on trade as rich countries cement relationships with trusted partners
Aqaba Container Terminal announces zero-emission vision

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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First View : MAERSK KAWASAKI
New powerful tug enters service at Port of Mombasa
DP World expands strategic presence at Somaliland’s Port of Berbera
New all-women bunker barge company starts service in Algoa Bay
Hansa Heavylift delivers giant Egina carousel to Nigeria
Nigeria, and Lagos in particualr, remain dominant ports in West & Central Africa
MSC Honoured for Whale Protection Measures
Passenger ship operators urged to do more to prevent the spread of Legionnaires Disease
North America’s first LNG bunker barge is introduced
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CITY OF SHANGHAI

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : MCP LINZ
K Line fined R99 million for being part of a car carrier cartel
Gasoil tanker Pantelena goes missing off Gabon, feared pirated
Saipem awarded contrat work in Congo and Guyana
Dredging plan for Port of Bissau
Maersk Line restarts feeder service between Colombo and Male, Maldives
Historic Ilha da Mocambique Archeology Centre to open later this year
Norwegian Cruise Line sends a ship to South Africa in 2020
Fishing rights allocation process to be fast-tracked
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : TURICUM

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