Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 September 2024

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   IRENES RULE

South Africa and the Maritime Single Window
Grindrod acquires full control of Maputo/Matola coal & magnetite terminal
Beira port general cargo terminal hits historic July volumes
Green Hydrogen programme makes progress
Meet SANPC, South Africa’s new petroleum company
Port News & Advisories
In Conversation: South Africa needs more nautical scientists and maritime engineers – if you love the sea these may be the careers for you
IMO and marine fuels: Assessment of life cycle GHG intensity and sustainability
9,300-TEU Ammonia-fueled container ship approved by KR
Transnet in court with APM Terminals over DCT Pier2 concession
WHARF TALK: German research vessel – SONNE
Additional ShoreTension mooring units arrive for Cape Town & Ngqura ports
IMO S-G on geopolitical conflicts and life threats to seafarers
AD Ports sending STS & RTG cranes for ports of Pointe Noire and Luanda Terminal
Mozambique’s Chongoene ‘port’ terminal concessioned to China for 15 years
MPDC to expand Maputo port grain terminal capacity
Shipping Dangerous Goods: Reminder of need for accurate reliable emergency contact information
Transnet and SAPS sign MoU regarding theft & vandalism affecting logistics network
Crew safely rescued from burning OSV AM Pride off Mossel Bay
Namibia: Effective port security training
Walvis Bay Container Terminal concessioning process completed – October handover
Reforming Alliances and Standalones as shipping lines reshuffle
Reinventing the logistics sector at the heart of the South African economy
Transnet Freight Rail resumes operations on the Cape Main Line
Oil spill in Algoa Bay sees IMOrg launch an investigation

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 16 September 2022

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW:   Ngamotu

South Korea deploys patrol boat to guard FLNG Coral Sul
WHARF TALK: MR2 tanker named AJAX
New Kenyan president asked to find solutions to delays at border crossings
Break-through: Volvo Trucks starts series production of heavy electric trucks
TRADE NEWS: NAVTOR signs major agreement with Shoei Kisen for NavFleet
Kaleris acquires Navis & launches first-of-a-kind Supply Chain Execution & Visibility Platform
Sappi Saiccor’s R7.7 billion upgrade a boost for KZN and for exports
OBITUARY: Shane Dwyer, maritime lawyer
NIMASA ordered to deploy unused new floating dock
ROAD TRANSPORT: Dachser SA enhances capabilities with new custom fleet
IN CONVERSATION: WTO head Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: how trade can help beat inequality
WHARF TALK: Royal visits to South Africa – in the 19th Century
Uganda-owned ferry Pamba returns to service on Lake Victoria
Mozambique’s INAMAR levies fees for all users of coastline and sea
IMO training: Preventing loss of containers in west and central Africa
HAL makes ‘unconditional’ offer to acquire Royal Boskalis Westminster NV
Durban Container Terminal extends date of implementing changed free import storage rule
Public comment on revised Bunkering Codes is extended by one month
Dredging contract awarded to widen and deepen Monrovia’s port channels
Exmar confirms sale of FLNG Tango to Eni, along with LNG gas tanker charter
IN CONVERSATION: West Africa’s fisher women are experts at coping with job insecurity – but policymakers are using their resilience against them
Sitarail receives new tamping machine for Ivory Coast to Burkina Faso railway
The death of HM Queen Elizabeth II: Worldwide tributes
WHARF TALK: Subsea construction vessel – SKANDI AFRICA
Bolloré Logistics and Hapag-Lloyd commit on sustainable maritime transport
IN CONVERSATION: Climate change: colonial diaries in South Africa are helping scientists reconstruct weather patterns of the past to protect against future events
WMO: Climate change in Africa can destabilise countries and entire regions
OPEC Fund financing package to improve vital fishery industry in Liberia

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : MSC Sinfonia arrives in South Africa
Transnet reports 240% increase in profits and bullish half-year
MSC was proactive in its response to Durban beach clean-up following storm
MSC SINFONIA kicks off South Africa’s cruise season
MOL uses VR goggles for mariner safety training
Fishing vessels could soon have to display identities — IMO
New moves to have Tanzania’sd Bagamoyo port up and running
Containers recovered from seabed of Durban Bay
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SWAN

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : BALTIC LADY
Consortium to deepen the Congo River
Rumours prove correct – COSCO to buy OOCL
South Africa signs Tripartite Free Trade Area agreement
Interest shown in private redevelopment of Port of Banjul
Strike action looms over Nigerian ports
Royal Navy photographers recognised for perfection
12 Trains a week make the journey between China and Germany
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : STOLT ZULU

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : TOKYO CAR
US$345 million Dar es Salaam Gateway port project approved
Three Japanese container lines going ahead with merger
Frequentis to provide maritime distress communications for South Africa
Further upgrade for CMA CGM’s Swahili Express
President Zuma to lead SA delegation to G20
UK MoD Type 26 frigate order secures thousands of jobs
PRESS RELEASES: Simulation platform for creating future ships
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SEAWAY INVINCIBLE

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : AMIS WISDOM I
Tanker Rama 2 sinks off North-East Africa
ECSA concerned about ongoing piracy in Gulf of Guinea
LNG plans for Tanzania at risk from new regulations
Uganda challenged over value of Lake Victoria
South Africa, Tanzania must even out trade imbalance
One stop border post between Kenya and Ethiopia to open shortly
PRESS RELEASES: Shipping needs to build cyber resilience, TOC Europe hears
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MAERSK MARMARA

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s Maritime News Headlines:

First View : PERISTIL
Construction of Caio port in Angola to be complete in 2020
Angolan court frees seafarers after three months in custody
Uganda opts in favour of Lake Victoria to move fuel
South Africa explores business prospects in Kenya, Tanzania
Potential NRZ investors inspect Zimbabwe rail assets
IMO needs to finalise ballast water implementation dates
PRESS RELEASES
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : RIA MAR

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : MSC MARS
SA Port Statistics for the month of May are now available
Mozambique proposes building 3,800km North-South railroad
New organisational structure for Hapag-Lloyd
SA government says oceans working for the country’s economy
Oceans open new wave of employment opportunities for South Africa
Transnet issues statement on locomotive acquisition programme
PRESS RELEASES
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CAPE MARIN

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Thursday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : JUPITER LEADER
Tin Can Island shut down as smuggled weapons discovered
Unconfirmed report of another Gulf of Aden pirate attack
‘Factory Africa’? Time to get serious about red tape at Africa’s borders
Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway set to launch on 31 May 2017
K Line takes delivery of new woodchip carrier
Tullow ready to drill new wells off its TEN field off Ghana
South Africa on high alert after Ebola outbreak in DRC
PRESS RELEASES
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : GEMINI PIONEER

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Monday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Here are the day’s News Headlines:

First View : DELTA HARMONY
SA Port statistics for the month of April are now available
Thieves strike at navy’s Silvermine communications facility once again
Richards Bay takes delivery of its new tug, Ukhozi
Zuma calls on South Africa and Tanzania to expand trade opportunities
Costa Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years in jail
In the English Channel HMS Somerset shadows a Russian
PRESS RELEASES: Riding on the wave of Our Oceans Challenge
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : GLOVIS SIRIUS

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