Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 19 July 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: Dongbang Giant No.2: Heavy-Lift veteran lingers in Durban

East London terminal handles first transshipments in over a decade
Guinea launches national shipping line to transport booming bauxite exports
TotalEnergies & the foreign-controlled Afungi fortress
Decarbonising the shipping sector: South Africa advances plans
Monrovia Freeport launches 24-Hour marine operations in landmark logistics upgrade
Mozambique’s refinery ambitions could reshape regional energy trade – but where will the crude arrive?
Transnet–UMK deal signals potential turning point in manganese rail logistics
IMO and the path to net-zero: Barriers for climate-vulnerable countries – SIDS and LDCs
FOCUS: Namibia’s Maritime Gateways: Walvis Bay and Lüderitz in Transition
NEMO gains official recognition from IMO and IAEA to advance nuclear maritime energy
Zanzibar hosts pivotal tuna allocation talks
Lekki Port: Nigeria’s deepwater gateway eyes bigger vessels and regional dominance
Ghana cracks down on unapproved shipping fees: Presidential Directive sparks industry reckoning
Seychelles and national maritime security: IMO support

2026-2027 World Maritime Day theme: Taking policy to practice
Ocean Network Express (ONE) appoints Marine Shipping Benin S.A. as sub-agency to strengthen West Africa presence
South Africa’s citrus industry faces uncertain future amid looming US tariffs
Citrus export rerouting: South Africa eyes new markets for citrus amid tariff threats
Redevelopment of giant Libyan Sirte basin oilfields – Unconventional potential
Red Sea Risk Watch: Eternity C attack & allied naval engagements
Dangote Refinery expands southward: Fuel storage tanks planned for Walvis Bay
Industry reacts to latest Houthi attacks on shipping
German Government summons Chinese ambassador after laser “Dazzler” targeting in the Red Sea
Four crew dead, bulk carrier Eternity C sunk in renewed Houthi attacks in Red Sea
Nigeria launches indigenous container shipping line: Clarion Shipping West Africa
Eni signs $2.5 billion deal with Samsung for Coral Norte FLNG as Mozambique approves second Floating LNG Project
TotalEnergies prepares to restart $20 billion Afungi LNG project — but security questions remain
Analysis: Coral Norte’s greenlight reshapes Southern Africa’s LNG landscape
IMO targeting seafarer fatigue, work and rest hours, harassment at sea

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