Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 14-15 December 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: More ships that came sailing by

The history of the Zambezi River is a tale of culture, conquest and commerce
WHARF TALK: Zombie & Shadow tankers on the South African coast
Transnet Port Terminals’ automotive sector smashes records
Transnet Interim Results – Six Months to 30 September 2025
Maersk appoints Robert Erni as new CFO
TNPA signs R1.4bn deal with WASAA–CEF JV for Durban LPG terminal
WHARF TALK: semi-submersible heavy load carrier – BLUE MARLIN
Atalanta escorts WFP vessel number 2,500
DP World unifies marine services under one global brand
WHARF TALK: harbour tug – NATIONAL ENERGY VANGUARD
Transnet and ICTSI seal landmark partnership for Durban Container Terminal Pier 2
Durban’s Bayhead Road reopens ahead of schedule
WHARF TALK: cruise ship – SIRENA
South Africa and Pakistan: countries brought to their knees by elite capture and economic paralysis

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 30 August 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: Namibia’s second port – LÜDERITZ

South African container terminals record strong performance, with new daily and weekly highs
Daphne Technology urges shift to direct emissions monitoring in shipping
Port & Rail News – In a hurry!
Exercise Red Lion provides training and learning opportunities
WHARF TALK: Ro-Pax vessel – SPIRIT OF TASMANIA IV
🚫 Techobanine Rail-Port plan faces renewed criticism over environmental incompatibility
TICAD 9: Japan unveils Indian Ocean–Africa economic zone and AI talent drive to counter China’s influence
TICAD9 Yokohama: Bold commitments to Africa’s leadership in global solutions
MOL showcases its African projects during TICAD9
African Rail Company secures open access slots on Transnet network
Road Freight Association welcomes rail reform milestone, calls for sustained collaboration
Exxaro and Transnet Freight Rail seal service agreement to strengthen coal logistics
WHARF TALK: project cargo carrier – ECO TRIUMPH
Namport pulls back from Lüderitz oil & gas supply base after environmental and political pressure
Unlocking the Rails: South Africa’s freight corridors and the technical realities of reform
Welfare of Indian seafarers and families: D-G Shipping India and ISWAN MoU
Two London maritime appointments
Grindrod awarded third-party access to the Transnet rail network
Transnet opens rail network to private operators in historic reform
Grindrod reports strong First-Half Results, doubles down on core logistics assets
DP World and Japan’s ITOCHU forge strategic alliance to boost African logistics
TNPA and NERSA sign 10-year deal to support South Africa’s energy transition
Tata vehicles return to South Africa via Durban Port
Trans-Kalahari Railway gains momentum — but faces critical hurdles ahead
Around the Ports and Rails of Africa — 20 August 2025
FOCUS: Ports of the Democratic Republic of Congo Part 1
Durban’s Bayhead Road rehabilitation project moves ahead on schedule

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 5 April 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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First View: MSC Olbia, a new addition to MSC’s expanding fleet

Briefly Speaking! News in Short
New MD appointed at African Morocco Link (AML)
Getting on board: The green shipping revolution – A new IMO video
EU/India naval dialogue ahead of Africa/India NAVEX
WHARF TALK: specialist heavylift vessel – BROUWERSGRACHT
Copernicus goes south: Antarctica & South Georgia
ICS warns of unintended fallout from U.S. tariffs on Chinese ships
French Navy marines nab 6 tons of cocaine off Guinea
ONE transports 11,500 donated books from Singapore to South African schools
Zeekoevlei dredging project aims to restore vital ecosystem
Walvis Bay port dredging completed by Boskalis and Van Oord
The sea, sails ​and alternative fuels: ​technologies steering shipping towards ​lower emissions
Tragedy as six die when Egyptian tourist submarine sinks in Red Sea
Transnet reaches wage agreement with SATAWU, but UNTU remains at an impasse
OCIMF unveils revised guidelines to enhance safety in Single Point Mooring for tankers
Nigerian ports get the nod for the ISPS Code from the USCG
WHARF TALK: Commissioning Support Operations Vessel (CSOV) – NORWIND BREEZE
Protect satellite navigation from interference – UN agencies urge
Government Opens Private Sector Participation in Rail and Port Freight Logistics
Mauritanian land and sea services benefit from EU European Peace Facility
Africa’s harbour masters to sit down in conference next week

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 1 November 2021

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:  HÖEGH MASAN

Transnet pipeline fire in Durban – 3 dead
Meridian Port Services completes works on new 4th container berth at Tema – Phase 2
News flashes from along the coast
WHARF TALK: Lightweight yet full cargo – CMA CGM LAPIS
Vard Electro to retrofit battery package into Siem Offshore subsea vessels
Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center launches Zero Carbon Shipping strategy
Polar vessels meet at Harwich International
WHARF TALK: Supramax bulker from Saldanha Bay – THOR CHAIYO
Nigeria stakes its claim for a seat on the IMO Council
Moz Government confident Exxon Mobil intends continuing with gas projects in Cabo Delgado
Toyota SA launches locally produced Corolla Cross hybrid at Durban plant
Fugro completes seabed geo-data for Richards Bay port expansion
WHARF TALK: In Cape Town for a pitstop – TROGIR
At IMO Botswana comes in at No 175
EU NAVFOR opens discussions on support for Mozambique against insurgency
Piracy:  MSC Lucia rescued from pirates by Russian Navy destroyer
Work gets underway on Durban port’s new multi-million rand tug jetty
Saldanha port and rail factors hinder Kumba’s exports
WHARF TALK: LR1 Panamax tanker – CIELO DI ROTTERDAM
Fruit exports: SA has optimistic outlook for stoned fruit season
IN CONVERSATION: Climate change has already hit southern Africa. Here’s how we know
TNPA to host Maritime Engineering & Logistics webinar this Thursday
Piracy: Vessel boarding report offshore of Nigeria
Maersk Drilling goes for world record depth off Angola
Cruising on the River Nile on board SS Sphinx
WHARF TALK: Kamsarmax bulk carrier – ARTEMIS 1
MSC reports that the terminals at Port Sudan have ceased operations
OneLearn Global: Launch of lifesaving enclosed spaces course
Kotug sets up tug operations in Port Gentil, Gabon

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