Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 7 December 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   NOMASA

CFM reports sabotage on Beira-Machipanda railway
Congestion surcharges levied at the Port of Beira
First delivery of new straddles arrive for DCT2
Promoting submarine cable protection – Resilience of undersea cables
Russia and the west are entering the ‘grey zone’ of warfare – and the oceans are a key battleground
Police intercept R80 million cocaine shipment through Durban Harbour
Award for Survitec’s White Paper on shipboard fire safety risks
German Minister Robert Habeck advocates for stronger economic ties with Africa
WHARF TALK: Windfarm Installation Support Vessel – SEAWAY MOXIE
Maersk Completes Order of 20 Dual-Fuel Vessels
Maersk Names Newest Dual-Fuel Methanol Vessel ‘A.P. Møller’ in Singapore
Madagascar: Port security training
Challenge Group launches inaugural flights to Nairobi
Port Elizabeth waits for tanker berth to reopen
Hapag-Lloyd breaks ground in Uganda
Work resumes on fv Elke-M wreck removal near St Francis Bay
Mozambique unveils natural gas discovery, South Africa eyes Qatar for LNG amid looming supply crisis
Fair treatment of seafarers: ITF joins affiliate unions’ demands
WHARF TALK: expeditionary passenger ships – LE BOUGAINVILLE & LE DUMONT D’URVILLE
U-Ming Marine orders Rotor Sails for VLOC, ship will call in South Africa
China eyes alternatives as seaborne coal imports lose market share
IMO and fisheries: Key treaties under FAO, ILO and IMO support – Mombasa workshop
New Officer in Command for Naval Base Simon’s Town
Ports Regulator Record of Decision on the Tariff Application by TNPA for the Tariff Year 2025/26
WHARF TALK: offshore construction vessel  – SEVEN SISTERS
Djibouti maritime forces benefit from EU supported exercise
COP 29: A common goal – Decarbonising transport

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 2 November 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   SURVILLE

Lobito Corridor concession boasts over 3,000 train operations
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose heavylifter – BBC FIJI
Cameroon: transport liability and compensation regime
Navigating the challenges of underwater radiated noise: A win-win for emissions and ocean health
Cape Town marks the start of 2024/25 summer cruise season
Drillship Santorini arrives at Mopane-1 off Orange River mouth
IMO: Spain hosts 2024 WMD Parallel Event
DCT Pier 2 decision significantly impacting private sector involvement
WHARF TALK: Leviathan – ANTHEM OF THE SEAS
UK-Germany Trinity House Agreement on Defence
W.Cape Government concerned with slow pace of Cape Town port upgrades
Tridock plans large graving dock for Walvis Bay – report
Azores designates largest North Atlantic Marine Protected Area Network in North Atlantic
Maersk’s seasonal Korosho Express operating from Tanzania’s Port Mtwara
IN CONVERSATION: South Africa’s massive Sasol petrochemical plant faces serious challenges – new report
UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2024
RFA’S Gavin Kelly hits out at Transnet’s proposed tariff hikes

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 25 October 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: Ships Coming & Going 

Azores designates largest North Atlantic Marine Protected Area Network in North Atlantic
Maersk’s seasonal Korosho Express operating from Tanzania’s Port Mtwara
IN CONVERSATION: South Africa’s massive Sasol petrochemical plant faces serious challenges – new report
UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2024
RFA’S Gavin Kelly hits out at Transnet’s proposed tariff hikes
WHARF TALK: pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) – WAY FORWARD
TNPA secures 15-year extension with Richard Bay’s South32 Hillside Aluminium
Celebrating 75 years of Rotterdam- Cabo Verde friendship
Viering van 75 jaar Rotterdams-Kaapverdische vriendschap
Captain Richard Woodman LVO MNM FNI. 1944-2024
Charter Link Logistic opens office in South Africa
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose dry cargo vessel – KAROLINE
In Conversation: Joe Biden in Africa: US president has ignored the continent for his entire term – why he’s visiting Angola
DP World goes ahead with £1 billion expansion of London Gateway
Xeneta Summit: Shipping giants reinforce confidence in Gemini alliance service reliability ambitions
EU naval ops off Africa under the spotlight
Construction underway with Angolan BR71 Mk II corvettes
World Maritime University MSc courses: First GHG-SMART scholars
Western Africa: IMO support for casualty investigation and reporting
Xeneta: Machine learning to predict future ocean freight rate movements in new Market Outlook
In Conversation: Somalia and Turkey are becoming firm allies – what’s behind this strategy
Saudi Arabia to launch exclusive cruise island in Red Sea
WHARF TALK: Bay Class Dock Landing Ship (LSD) – RFA LYME BAY L3007
Faced with demand, DP World acquires 47,000 TEUs to boost capacity and performance

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 2 March 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   Richards Bay

Third SA Navy MMIPV to be christened on Friday
German frigate Hessen into action in Red Sea, shoots down drones
Hortgro: CT Port improving, but “still a long way to go”
Cape Town Container Terminal improving
Michelle Phillips appointed to position of Transnet Group CEO
SASOL to partner with TFR on rail operation
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose heavylifter – BBC DESTINY
SAN Chief attends Indian Navy Exercise Milan
Projects at Western Cape ports aim at repositioning and supporting ‘world-class’ port infrastructure – TNPA
SAECS service advisory – London Gateway port omission
Damen Cape Town receives order for 7 new TNPA tugs
WHARF TALK: sail training ship – STS PICTON CASTLE
Fishing: New guidelines – IMO ILO accord
Wallenius Wilhelmsen looks to expand fleet with further four Shaper class PCTCs
Norwegian Dawn allowed to dock in Port Louis
Health scare prevents Norwegian Dawn from landing in Mauritius
WHARF TALK: P&O liner – S.S. HIMALAYA
‘Cause and effect’. Red Sea surcharges and the power of uncertainty
Djibouti port security training
Signing of Maputo Port 25-year concession extension
As Port Maputo gears up, Durban port is targeted!
WHARF TALK: seismic support vessel – THOR FRIGG
KZN Ships in Port Update
Cape Morgan Lighthouse, Eastern Cape – Sixty years of service
Gabon’s Owendo Container Terminal linked by new bridge
Spectacular bridge project to connect Mombasa with mainland
UNCTAD: Unprecedented shipping disruptions: Risk to global trade
Transforming an industry on a global scale?
Claude Aman appointed Managing Director of Africa Global Logistics Ghana
IMO agrees new guidance for safe transport of plastic pellets on ships

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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

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : MSC BRANKA
SA Port statistics for the month of April are now available here
East London port to expand its petroleum footprint
Australia’s HMAS Warramunga continues to sweep up
Total to return to offshore oil exploration in South ZAfrican waters
Somalia defaults on order for six patrol boats
Oil storage facility planned for Usakos in Namibia
UK Defence Secretary announces £2.5bn investment in nuclear submarines
WISTA Singapore celebrates its 20th anniversary
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KONKAR THEODOROS and LOTHENI

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