Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 7 June 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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First View: Seven Seas Voyager

Fire on EV-laden car carrier Morning Midas sparks alarm across shipping sector
Mozambique’s Mocímboa da Praia port at risk of becoming a White Elephant as TotalEnergies alters LNG logistics
Oceans under pressure: UNCTAD warns global trade at risk without urgent maritime reforms
Liberia certifies first homegrown marine pilot and tug master
WHARF TALK: Heavylift pipe layer JSD6000
Navantia launches Moroccan offshore patrol vessel
Grindrod opens new Headquarters and announces $80 million expansion of Matola Coal Terminal
Chagos islands: how Mauritius can turn a diplomatic triumph into real economic growth
Cameroon’s decarbonisation: A national plan, IMO support
WHARF TALK: Naval auxiliary vessel – RFA TIDESPRING (A136)
Sierra Leone’s Freetown Port: paving the way for a maritime single window system
Nigerian Navy celebrates its 69th birthday by commissioning three new ships and three new helicopters
SA Port Statistics for April 2025
MSC deploys 24,000-TEU megaships to West Africa in first for the sub-continent
WHARF TALK: Harbour and escort tug – IRON DOVE
Bayhead Road Upgrade begins: Major overhaul of Durban’s freight artery
Hapag-Lloyd doubles down on Africa with new regional structure
Maersk unveils sneak peek of Cape Town Cold Store to South African exporters
Royal Navy, New Zealand-led task force intercept $36 million drug haul in Arabian Sea
WHARF TALK: gearless coastal bulk carrier – HANSA CHRISTIANSOE
Sparing the vulnerable: The cost of new tariff burdens – UNCTAD report
South Africa and Ghana chart course for stronger maritime partnership
Industry urged to prepare for new fire safety rules on RORO and ROPAX vessels
Liberia’s Railway Crossroads: ArcelorMittal faces policy shift as Liberia pushes for Open Rail Access
Maersk appoints Tito Okuku as new Managing Director for Eastern Africa
Royal Navy news by Paul Ridgway
Tunisian Navy commissions two U.S.-donated patrol boats during visit by USS Mount Whitney

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 31 May 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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First View: BFAD PACIFIC

Maersk unveils sneak peek of Cape Town Cold Store to South African exporters
Royal Navy, New Zealand-led task force intercept $36 million drug haul in Arabian Sea
WHARF TALK: gearless coastal bulk carrier – HANSA CHRISTIANSOE
Sparing the vulnerable: The cost of new tariff burdens – UNCTAD report
South Africa and Ghana chart course for stronger maritime partnership
Industry urged to prepare for new fire safety rules on RORO and ROPAX vessels
Liberia’s Railway Crossroads: ArcelorMittal faces policy shift as Liberia pushes for Open Rail Access
Maersk appoints Tito Okuku as new Managing Director for Eastern Africa
Royal Navy news by Paul Ridgway
Tunisian Navy commissions two U.S.-donated patrol boats during visit by USS Mount Whitney
Photo Interlude: First of eight Type 26 frigates is named HMS Glasgow
DP World commits $2.5 billion to global logistics expansion in 2025
Shipping digitalization: Guinea Bissau’s MSW system & IMO assessment
Colonial-era borders create conflict in Africa’s oceans – how to resolve them
Transnet to auction off residential property portfolio in strategic shift
MSC container ship sinks off India
WHARF TALK: Handymax bulk carrier – SAGA JANDAIA
South African seas and skies “vulnerable”
African islands under threat: what to do about Trump’s withdrawal from climate change agreement
Global shipping industry in mid-cycle transition: white paper urges industry to study the past to prepare for the future
Maritime security: Kenya advances legal framework
Transnet secures R51 billion state guarantee — but is it enough to keep the wheels turning?
Transnet responds to state guarantee facility
Fuel levy hike – SA consumers face heavier burden, says RFA
Madagascar: IMO and port security
UNTU to decide on wage offer as CCMA steps in to break Transnet impasse
WHARF TALK: multipurpose offshore construction and support vessel – SHEN DA HAO
UK appoints new First Sea Lord: General Sir Gwyn Jenkins KCB OBE ADC
Richards Bay secures R285 million container terminal deal to boost regional trade
CMA CGM posts strong Q1 results amid market uncertainty, pushes global expansion and AI investments

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 9 May 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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FIRST VIEW: World’s largest battery-electric ship launched in Tasmania

Mega Cranes arrive at DCT Pier 2 ahead of peak season
TNPA announces 5 preferred bidders for the Richards Bay Liquid Bulk terminals
WHARF TALK: Japanese cruise ship – ASUKA III
Red Sea ceasefire offers diplomatic hope — but maritime risk remains high, says Dryad Global
Xeneta suggests a return of container ships to the Red Sea following the US-Houthi ceasefire announcement, could cause global collapse in freight rates
IMO and new sulphur emission limits: Mediterranean
AGL Terminals launches operations at Cape Town’s A-Berth, Duncan Docks
Port Sudan under siege: Drone strikes disrupt key maritime hub
Flag State implementation: Africa
Three vessels later: Damen Shipyards Cape Town ready, willing and able to do more for SA Navy
WHARF TALK: Russian four masted barque – KRUZENSHTERN
Middle East & North Africa (MENA) maritime administrators complete 5-day IMO audit preparation
London’s V-E Day commemoration
Go-ahead given to double final section of Maputo-Ressano Garcia railway
DP World launches $165 million expansion of Maputo Container Terminal
TNPA seeks interested party to operate and manage Port of Durban’s Maydon Wharf 15-berth terminal precinct
Positive start to the South African citrus export season
WHARF TALK: Dutch three masted topsail schooner – OOSTERSCHELDE
Xeneta launches index-linked contract simulator to help shippers tackle freight volatility
DNV outlines clear route to approval for ammonia and hydrogen-fuelled ships
South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: how it’s going
IMO tightens safety regulations for ammonium nitrate transport
Liner Shipping Pumps $1.1 Trillion into U.S. Economy, Supports 6.4 Million Jobs – New S&P Global Report
Trade priorities: Francophone countries reflect strategy
WHARF TALK: HMS BEAGLE – 31st May 1836 to 18th June 1836
DP World Sokhna posts record throughput in Q1 2025 as citrus exports surge
MSC Cruises South Africa celebrates the end of the summer 2024/2025 cruise season
Maersk launches first integrated logistics hub in Senegal to bolster West African supply chains
BAE Systems and Umoe Mandal sign agreement to deepen maritime collaboration
Inauguration of the African Space Agency
UNCTAD launches first-ever country-level data on seaborne trade

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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 3 May 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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First View: SAS Adam Kok III

Liner Shipping Pumps $1.1 Trillion into U.S. Economy, Supports 6.4 Million Jobs – New S&P Global Report
Trade priorities: Francophone countries reflect strategy
WHARF TALK: HMS BEAGLE – 31st May 1836 to 18th June 1836
DP World Sokhna posts record throughput in Q1 2025 as citrus exports surge
MSC Cruises South Africa celebrates the end of the summer 2024/2025 cruise season
Maersk launches first integrated logistics hub in Senegal to bolster West African supply chains
BAE Systems and Umoe Mandal sign agreement to deepen maritime collaboration
Inauguration of the African Space Agency
UNCTAD launches first-ever country-level data on seaborne trade
WHARF TALK: AUV survey vessel – ARGEO VENTURE
Massive Iranian port explosion linked to ballistic missile fuel
Angola to become major fertiliser exporter with new $2 billion ammonia and urea plant
New fuel rules, new fleets: Shipping braces for a green transition
CMA CGM secures controlling stake in Santos Brasil in $2 billion deal
Reload Logistics report maps out future of Southern Africa’s Trade and Transport Corridors
WHARF TALK: container ships – ONE RESOLUTION, ONE RESILIENCE
INTERCARGO hails ILO recognition of seafarers as key workers under Maritime Labour Convention
INS Sunayna arrives in Mozambique under SAGAR Mission, strengthening regional maritime ties
From Drakensberg to drones: Rethinking South Africa’s naval capabilities
New Maritime Labour Convention amendments Boosting seafarers’ conditions
Bulker Sale and Purchase market cools sharply in Q1 2025 amid market uncertainty
WHARF TALK: round-the-world cruise ship – MSC MAGNIFICA
Western Indian Ocean naval ties strengthened
Arkas Line strengthens West Africa presence with dedicated fleet deployment

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