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