Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 17 July 2022

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   OAK EXPRESS

TPT takes steps to improve Durban Container Terminal stack handling efficiencies
WHARF TALK: LR1 oil products tanker – RIVER SHINER
Global trade hits record $7.7 trillion in Q1 2022
IN CONVERSATION: Stranded in Cape Town — Ukraine’s polar vessel recalls harrowing Antarctic quest
TPT business model focusing on youth development
Cable Theft disrupts Majuba Power Station coal deliveries by rail
Good news as fourth lane of Durban’s Bayhead Road is opened
Jindal coal mine at Chirodzi drops Beira port in favour of Nacala
Richards Bay coal line (North Corridor) shuts down for maintenance
Transnet successful in re-entering the international bond market
SA Port Statistics for the month of June 2022
WHARF TALK:  a tale of drama at  sea – Restless Wave
CRUISE NEWS: Swan Hellenic’s SH Vega on first cruise
CRUISE NEWS: Another two cruise ships for Explora Journeys – LNG powered
CRUISE NEWS: Meet Captain Serena Melani, master of Explora I
IN CONVERSATION: COVID hurt West and Central Africa’s small-scale fishers. They need more support
Mozambique transport minister moves to introduce reforms and improvements to Maputo Corridor
NATO Operation Sea Guardian concluded in Western Mediterranean
IN CONVERSATION: Morocco – a top fertiliser producer – could hold a key to the world’s food supply
Maersk resigns as board member of International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
APM Terminals establishes three macro regions – new regional MDs
HMS Montrose intercepts Iranian rocket parts and weapons on smugglers’ speedboats
WHARF TALK: YACHT SPRAY 1897 & 1898 – The First Solo Round The World Voyage
NSBT’s berth extension launched in Freetown, Sierra Leone
TNPA to invest R16.1 billion in Western Cape ports over seven years
IMO combating maritime security threats: Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden
Poor ole King Cole, still down in South Africa’s dumps
South32 acquisition gives it a 63.7% share in Maputo’s Mozal Aluminium
IMO and strengthening of port security in Tunisia
South African citrus exports lagging as new challenges surface
Deal or No Deal – CGA chief executive speaks out on EU’s latest citrus move

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 24 June 2022

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:  CLEAROCEAN MUSTANG

French naval & polar supply ship L’Astrolabe arrives in Durban
WHARF TALK: Sampling and mineral exploration ship THE EXPLORER
Cruise News: Stories from the world of cruising
IN CONVERSATION: World Trade Organization steps back from the brink of irrelevance – but it’s not fixed yet
Zero shipping carbons emissions by 2050 – Gibson Shipbroker report
Emerging technology gives first ever global view of hidden vessels
CRUISE NEWS: A&K Travel Group acquires two gems in Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony
IN CONVERSATION: Alarm bells ring after 15,000 sheep drown as transport ship capsizes in Port of Sudan
Constitutional Court rules in favour of Transnet over pipeline dispute
IATA AGM Day Two – Safe carriage of lithium batteries: Parallels with maritime carriage
New dredger named Estoril arrives for port of Beira
WHARF TALK: Supramax bulk carrier DE SHENG 1
US visit to APM Terminals at the Liberian Free Port of Monrovia
The Future is Here: ESL Shipping to use Neste’s co-processed marine fuel
The Future is Here: First commercial flight using sustainable fuel (SAF)
LNG-powered MSC World Europa completes first set of sea trials
Expansion plans for Durban, Ngqura port terminals welcomed
WHARF TALK: LR1 oil products tanker – LEADER
ICAO Assembly: Need to adopt long term aspirational goal to save aviation
Coral Sul FLNG takes in its first natural gas from offshore northern Mozambique
IN CONVERSATION: What’s driving the surge in South Africa’s fuel price
Latest Service Operation Vessel (SOV), Edda Brint, is named
Oil starts ‘flowing’ along Nacala Rail Corridor to Malawi
High volumes amid signs of recovery in auto industry
WHARF TALK: HMS Bounty of 1788 and the return of the Bounty mutineers 1792
Strengthening Port Security in South Africa: IMO and UK DfT input
WHARF TALK: Maritime News in Brief
IN CONVERSATION: China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: why it matters for South Africa
MSC makes bid for leading cruise port operator, Global Ports Holdings
BUSA slams government over last week’s road blockades
WTO Ministerial Conference MC12 outcomes: The Geneva Package 12-17 June

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