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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 31 August 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   TEAM BRAVO

US$115 million upgrade of Onne’s West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) is completed
Kotug to support ENI’s Congo LNG project
Grindrod’s locomotives return from West Africa
WHARF TALK: multi-purpose offshore support vessel – BOURBON TRIESTE
Red Sea attack on tanker Sounion: IMO S-G statement
Mercy Ships new hospital ship to use energy efficient compressed air system
Eni’s offshore Angoche concession to drill for oil extended by 8 years
Uganda company launches second new tanker on Lake Victoria
Port of Beira: Significant growth in throughput for July
Transnet Pipeline fuel thief gets 35 years jail time
Robust result for Sea Harvest, despite challenging environment
WHARF TALK: cable laying vessel – CS RECORDER
Port Advisories latest
Transnet falls back under Transport Ministry
PLAN hospital ship Peace Ark joins forces with SAMHS in Cape Town
Malawi’s dry port concession at Nacala to follow legal procedures
FLNG Coral Sul delivers 5 million tons of LNG from Rovuma Basin
Ultra Galaxy shipwreck – oil and fuel removal a lost cause as ship breaks apart
Automotive parts manufacturing boost at Durban’s Dube Trade Port
Port News & Advisories
Transnet welcomes lengthy jail sentences for infrastructure thieves
Grindrod reports sustained performance for 1H 2024
MOL retrofits Norsepower Rotor Sails to Capesize bulker
Feature: Development of deepwater container port at Banana, DRC
The Future is Now: AAL Limassol record-breaking maiden voyage
AAL introduces monthly express heavylift Europe-Asia liner service
Maersk opens its largest Middle East Logistics Park in Jeddah

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 10 August 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   MSC NITYA B

Road upgrade to help ease Port of Durban congestion
Port News & Advisories
WHARF TALK: MR1 class products tanker – PATRICK C
All aboard for Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway
AfDB expects vigorous economic growth for Madagascar
La BAD s’attend à une croissance économique vigoureuse pour Madagascar
SA Navy Chief to Deliver Maritime Security Keynote at AAD 2024 Conference
WHARF TALK: seismic survey vessel – BGP PROSPECTOR
Port News and Advisories
Transnet Pipelines issues EIO for Lilly gas pipeline
Höegh Aurora, first of the Aurora class car carriers, is delivered
Two workboats for Port of Cape Town named and launched at Sandock Austral Shipyards
WHARF TALK: Super Handy 32 class bulk carrier – OLYMPIA LOGGER
Another level crossing tragedy this time near Postmasburg
Port News and Advisories
WHARF TALK: Aframax LR2 products tanker – ABLIANI
TNPA goes to market for a 3MW renewable solar plant at East London port
A.P.Møller-Mærsk anticipates ongoing supply chain disruption but an upgraded full-year guidance
Air cargo demand surges 14.1% – Strong first half performance
AD Ports completes EIA for Pointe Noire’s multipurpose New East Mole Terminal
SA to further focus on manufacturing and exports to grow economy
Xeneta Update: Ocean container shipping market reaches a tipping point in July
Liberian Registry appoints ex-US Navy commander as VP of Port State Control
Camillo Fontana appointed new CFO for Hanseatic Global Terminals

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 16 April 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   Boka Northern Ocean 

WHARF TALK: The Queens at the Cape
MV Abdullah released by Somali pirates, apparently after ransom paid
Escalating Middle East Tensions Trigger Projected Surge in War Risk Premiums and Freight Rates
IAPH speaks out on seizure of MSC Aries by Iran
AGL signs contract to manage Walvis Bay Multipurpose Bulk Terminal
WHARF TALK: bitumen tanker – ATLANTIC NARVAL
DOF awarded West African subsea contract, utilises Maersk Installer
In Conversation: West Africa’s falling fish stocks: illegal Chinese trawlers, climate change and artisanal fishing fleets to blame
WHARF TALK: Research Seismic Survey vessel – MARCUS G. LANGSETH
Op Aspides repels 11 Red Sea attacks in two months
IMO S-G welcomes delegates to Facilitation Committee (FAL 48)
Hefty jail sentences for two oil pipeline thieves
MSC provides North Africa with improved weekly Black Sea Georgia service
APM Terminals issues challenge to DCT Pier 2 concessioning
WHARF TALK: Neopanamax cruise ship – MSC SPLENDIDA
In Conversation: Why there may be oceans inside dwarf planets beyond Pluto – and what this means for the likely abundance of life
IMO and future marine fuels and technology – New website launched
CMF Task Force 150 seizes illegal drugs in Arabian Sea
More than 90 die as unlicensed Mozambique ferry boat capsizes
WHARF TALK: passenger cruise ship – AMBIENCE
Africa Global Logistics (AGL) commences operations at AGL Lobito Terminal
DP World & local BE company score as bpSA outsources its secondary transport
The green shipping training programme: IMO and emerging leaders
Maersk to reinstate OC1 service transits through Panama Canal
Indian Navy rescues another pirated ship
Autonomous mine hunting: Indian Ocean north
Durban Terminals prepared for bumper citrus season
Cruise News: Farewell to MSC Splendida, hello to MSC Virtuosa

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 13 January 2024

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FIRST VIEW:   MSC TOPAZ

TPT says it is reducing Durban backlog
Farewell to IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim
Transnet Recovery Diary 21 December 2023
Red Sea Crisis: Over 100 Ships Divert Round the Cape
Grindrod sets new records at its terminal operations
XENETA UPDATE: Red Sea Crisis
Two Damen ASD Tugs for Ghana Ports
APM Tangier MedPort phase 2 expansion goes operational
Naval forces gather off Strait of el-Mandeb as shipping lines pause operations
Missile attacks on ships in Red Sea mount, as more vessels divert
Transnet’s Container Corridor lease process delayed
Port Elizabeth bulk manganese terminal reopens after maintenance shutdown
WHARF TALK: MR2 class product tanker – NORD OLYMPIA
IMO Assembly 33rd session
Maritime Security Incident Overview: M/V Strinda
IMO and training seafarers for a decarbonised future
In Conversation: Somali pirates are back in action: but a full scale return isn’t likely. Here’s why
Indian Navy ship calls at Kenya’s Lamu port
Cape Town’s RTG cranes arrive in time for Christmas
WHARF TALK: chemical tanker – STOLT ORCA
Red Sea Threats: Statement by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim
Norwegian tanker Strinda struck by missile in Red Sea
Repairs to Angola’s research vessel Baía Farta will be completed by May
Durban Cruise Terminal quay wall strengthened
Transnet Recovery Diary 12 December 2023
Increasing number of ships avoid the Red Sea & turn for the Cape
WHARF TALK: logistic support ship FS JACQUES CHEVALLIER A725
Richards Bay’s South Dunes Precinct Development moves ahead – call for RfPs
US rail developer invests heavily in Angola’s rail corridors
Transnet Pipelines pleased with stiff jailtime for two fuel thieves
Transnet Recovery Diary 11 December 2023
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for November 2023
Richards Bay municipality to charge R30 ton toll on arriving long-haul trucks
WHARF TALK: bitumen tanker – BALTIC NARVAL
Durban port now has six working tugs
TPT secures equipment spares for port terminals
SA police make R150 million cocaine bust at Durban Harbour
Ethio-Djibouti Railway reaches maximum capacity on 40% annual growth
COP28: Africa could lose $25 billion a year from EU Carbon tax
Maersk gets set to deploy first large methanol-enabled ship on Asia-Europe trade lane
French frigate Languedoc shoots down two drones over Red Sea
Transnet Recovery Diary 10 December 2023

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 9 September 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   Durban Container Terminals Piers 1 & 2

Mystery over APM Terminals reported sale of majority share in Luanda container terminal
WHARF TALK: Split bridge superstructure,  Part 2 of MSC BIANCA
Making Africa a renewable energy superpower: UN S-G speaks
Port of Beira to implement new reefer management system
Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat opens new offices in Windhoek
Govt issues Lady R executive summary report 
Port of Beira attracts ONE as new shipping carrier
WHARF TALK: Neo-Panamax container vessel MSC BIANCA Part 1
FIT Alliance launches ‘Declaration of the electronic Bill of Lading’
Turkish company Tosyali Holding to export 1.8 million tonnes of iron from Namibe
Surveillance of Russian vessels: A new Defence Minister
No evidence of weapons loaded for export onto Lady R
WHARF TALK: chemical tanker YC AZALEA
HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth
Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) Container Terminal 2 concession awarded to APM Terminals’ SCCT
Seychelles to dredge sand for stockpile replenishment
Trade News: XXL monopile transport system lowers storage and handling costs
Transnet issues financial year end Report: unmodified audit opinion
Transnet financial report 2023 in some detail
WHARF TALK: Handymax bulk carrier VOGE MIA
Durban Dry Dock rehabilitation: Pump station commissioned 
TNPA issues RFP for East London port road widening
MOL Group Launches 1st Warehouse Operation in Africa
Shipping caught up in Gabon coup d’état
HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth
SA Navy back on show with a mini festival
Xeneta Update: Long-term ocean freight rates plunge by more than 60% in year of decline, but changing fortunes appear imminent

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 18 June 2023

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FIRST VIEW:    INS Trishul F43

WHARF TALK: Busted! Chinese naval ghost ship HAI YANG 24 HAO
Dishonouring of EU Fisheries Agreements: French & Spanish companies fuelling strike actions
WHARF TALK: large LR1 Panamax products tanker – SUNDA
More than 100 drown when passenger boat capsizes in Niger River
IMO support for Tanzania with draft maritime security legislation
Another pipeline thief jailed – Fuel thief pleads guilty, sentenced to seven years 
ICTSI invests further in DRC’s Port of Matadi
ICTSI investit davantage dans le port de Matadi en RDC
WHARF TALK: Ultramax bulk carrier ARABELLA
MSC Houston becomes the longest containership to call at Beira
Maersk secures green methanol for world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel
In Conversation: Exploring the Indian Ocean as a rich archive of history
DP World incentives rail use to drive decarbonisation of UK supply chains
MOL and Kenya’s GCS Velogic enter into strategic alliance
WHARF TALK: Chinese MR2 products tanker – CHANG HANG XING YUN
Two powerful 83 ton BP Damen ASD 2813 tugs are commissioned at Lekki Port
A.P. Moller-Maersk boosts cloud-first technology with Microsoft
Port impasse results in little freight traffic on Nigerian Lagos-Ibadan SGR
Modest increase in ships calling at Tanzania’s Port of Tanga
WHARF TALK: Japanese tuna longline fishing vessel SHOFUKU MARU No.1
Bonn climate conference: IMO shipping decarbonization latest
Maersk discusses ‘Logistics 4.0: Accelerating Africa’s Digital Revolution’ at the Africa CEO Forum
Fikile Mbalula flipped a Sunday ‘ace’ card in the Karpowership poker saga, but does he have a winning hand?
Leveraging logistics to unleash Africa’s vast economic potential
D-G welcomes WTO fishing subsidies agreement
MOL fleet recognised for observation and reporting to Japan’s meteorological service
MOL trials Starlink Satellite Communication service at sea

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 18 March 2023

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FIRST VIEW:  ATLANTIC VISION

Improvements in contractual compliance for Durban Container Terminals
WHARF TALK: Holland America Line’s magnificent ZUIDERDAM
ONE opens its own office at Kenya’s Mombasa
Ten new big ‘uns for ONE
Transnet Pipelines welcomes latest fuel theft conviction
Migrant boat sinks off Madagascar, 34 dead others missing
WHARF TALK: diamond mining sampling vessel ADAMASTOR
Alternative marine fuels that may need future regulatory work – IMO
Xeneta Update: Air freight cargo capacity increases above pre-pandemic level
Saudi Arabia becomes the first Arab country to ratify the IALA Convention
Conservative estimates for coming South African citrus export season
WHARF TALK: coastal feeder vessel MSC ANUSHA III
Captain William Ruto takes over as Kenya Ports Authority new boss
IMO and training: Madagascar port facility security
Emphasis on importance of petroleum products to Africa
Cyclone Freddy ashore near Quelimane, another u-turn possible
WHARF TALK: Italian Con-Ro vessel JOLLY TITANIO
USCGC Spencer home from Africa
The rising futuristic port city of Neom – dredging contract awarded to Boskalis
DNV report shows demand for ocean space to grow 5-fold by 2050
WHARF TALK: newbuild bitumen carrier BITU RIVER
Mauritius & UK have maritime security discussions – may include Chagos islands
Tanzania Govt discussions over LNG project with Shell & Equinor completed
TRADE NEWS: MOL and VALE agree to install Two Norsepower Rotor SailsTM
WTO Fishing subsidies agreement: Seychelles is first African WTO member accepting
French warships intercept over a ton of narcotics off the Horn of Africa
NEW BOOKS: Rock Lighthouses of Britain & Ireland
Demand for air cargo declines
Container xChange Forecaster March 2023

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 24 February 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   ADMIRAL GORSHKOV 454

SA Government to invest large scale in ports and rail
WHARF TALK: large gearless bulk carrier – W-ACE
Putting a stop to poaching at the head of Durban Bay
SAECS Service Update: MOL Presence phased out, Santa Catarina comes in
Cyclone Freddy Update Thursday 23 February 2023
Cyclone Enala 14S to miss Mascarene Islands
Cyclone Freddy Update & local SA weather warning
WHARF TALK: MR2 products tanker PIS PRECIOUS
Tanzania approval for controversial Uganda pipeline
IN CONVERSATION: Cyclones in southern Africa: five essential reads
TechnipFMC contacted by TotalEnergies EP Angola for Girassol Life Extension project
Kumba delivers but Transnet restraints hold it back
WHARF TALK: seismic support vessel MAINPORT PINE
Cyclone Freddy Update – cyclone makes landfall in Madagascar
US Coast Guard Marine Safety Alert: Pilot access – Gateway handhold arrangements
A.P.Moller-Maersk and Mawani to develop Saudi Arabia’s largest logistics park at Jeddah Islamic Port
South African Port Statistics for the Calendar Year 2022
WHARF TALK: mystery Chinese oceanographic research ship – XIANG YANG HONG 01
Cyclone Freddy poses danger for Madagascar and Mozambique
AP Moller-Maersk to divest its St Petersburg & Novorossiysk logistics sites
From First Rating to a Chief Marine Engineer
Lady ‘R’ returns to Russia – Update 16 February 2023
TNPA Harbour Masters to attend inaugural African Harbour Masters Committee Seminar in Morocco
WHARF TALK: Russian naval auxiliary tanker – KAMA
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for January 2023
Transnet Pipelines & Vopak to bid together for the Richards Bay LNG Terminal
Ocean Network Express (ONE) Unveils New Israel Shuttle Service (ILX)
Cape Town Container Terminal says it is dealing with the adverse weather
Perenco secures FID for Gabon Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility
Cargo ship Antoineta sinks off Gabon coast
Three navies in port & conflated exercises

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 13 January 2023

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FIRST VIEW:   Durban Marina

Impasse, as Transnet locks horns with Chinese loco builder, CRRC E-Loco Supply
Norwegian Tall Ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl arrives in Cape Town on circumnavigation cruise
Watching the Gangway 5 by Paul Ridgway
IN CONVERSATION: How do floating wind turbines work? 5 companies just won the first US leases for building them off California’s coast
Energy Companies are raring to go in Africa in 2023 with sustainable energy development
Xeneta container rates alert: calm before storm
Mercy Ships’ founder receives Lifetime Achievement Award at GE7 Africa Visionary Leaders Annual Summit
Le fondateur de Mercy Ships reçoit le Lifetime Achievement Award lors du sommet annuel des leaders visionnaires africains de GE7
Watching the Gangway 4   by Paul Ridgway
WHARF TALK: SA Port Statistics for November 2022
FIRE ON SHIP IN DURBAN PORT – UPDATE
BREAKING NEWS: FIRE ON SHIP IN DURBAN HARBOUR
Watching the Gangway 3  by Paul Ridgway
Watching the Gangway 2  by Paul Ridgway
MSC completes full ownership of Bolloré Africa Logistics
Xeneta Freight Rates Update: Week 50
Watching the Gangway 1  by Paul Ridgway
IN CONVERSATION: Africa’s ports race is hyped as ‘development’ but also creates pathways for plunder
WHARF TALK: Antarctic krill trawler SEJONG
Cruise News: Unexpected arrival & MSC launches latest flagship, MSC Seascape
Holding Steady in a Turbulent Oil and Gas Market
UNCLOS – The UN Law of the Sea Convention: More relevant than ever
IN CONVERSATION: Joe Biden is meeting African leaders – why free trade is a major talking point
UNCTAD releases key data report on global economic, trade and development trends
WHARF TALK: Fisheries Protection Vessel VICTORIA MXENGE
Port of Walvis Bay to handle 110,900 tonnes of salt over eight days
IN CONVERSATION: Kenya’s Lapsset development corridor: between a bright future and a grim past
Indian Ocean wreck removal – Seychelles and Reunion
Championing women in maritime
WHARF TALK: The mystery of the Lady R – gun runner or just an innocent distressed ship?
New man, Vincent Clerc replaces Søren Skou as CEO at Maersk
TNPA calls for Request for Proposals for a LPG Terminal at Durban’s Island View
Tanker attacked by pirates off Cameroon coast
Compliance with STCW: IMO reports first regional workshop in Jeddah
Six more people arrested for Transnet pipeline theft
Walvis Bay handles largest 42,000 ton consignment of petcoke
WHARF TALK: Chinese krill trawler SHEN LAN
DP World signs to develop Puntland’s Port of Bosaso
Maritime security legislation: Support for Angola
Good news as Saldanha reduces ship time spent in port
UK Government £45 million award: Maintaining UK Flagship scientific research vessels
The making of a global port, and the unmaking of a people

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 21 October 2022

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BP tanker arrives to load LNG at the Coral Sul FLNG
WHARF TALK: first of the cruise ships HANSEATIC SPIRIT
World Bank to finance Nacala port upgrades to assist Malawi
Important arrests made in Transnet pipeline theft investigations
Xeneta Update: Reefers riding out spot rate storm better than dry containers on key North Europe routes
SAECS advisory: Santa Clara to bypass Cape Town
SA Port Statistics for the month of September 2022
WHARF TALK: ore or bulk carrier or? BANGUS
Zambia’s president commits to full use of Walvis Bay’s Zambia Dry Port
IN CONVERSATION: How do you instantly create 10 ghost towns? Stop using coal, Gwede Mantashe warns
CMA CGM Reshuffles three services to West Africa
Second SA Navy Inshore Patrol Vessel MMIPV ‘blessed’
Transnet introduces recovery plan after majority of workers return
WHARF TALK:   general purpose tanker PACIFIC TRADER
Cruise Ship Schedule for Port of Durban 2022-2023
IN CONVERSATION: Coastal erosion is unstoppable – so how do we live with it?
US Coast Guard Strategy released for 2022 and beyond
International: Market volatility causing the classic ‘boom and bust cycle’ in the container shipping industry
STRIKE UPDATE: Transnet reaches agreement with majority union UNTU
WHARF TALK: Chinese MR2 products tanker ARDMORE SEAVANGUARD
WTO Trade Policy Review: Djibouti
NAMPORT RESULTS: Mixed fortunes, but altogether not a bad year
CMA CGM opens new winter version of EUROMAR with new service tween Morocco & North Europe
Out of the ordinary NSRI sea rescue evacuation off KZN South Coast
MSC’s TiL is the preferred bidder for Walvis Bay Container Terminal concession
WHARF TALK: midsize LPG tanker GASCHEM AACHEN
News in Brief
IN CONVERSATION: Somalia: Puntland state port is getting a revamp – this is key to its future
TRADE NEWS: Wilhelmsen enters into an agreement to acquire Vopak Agencies
Fishing vessel safety: The 2012 Cape Town Agreement – IMO Secretary-General urges ratification

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