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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Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news 12 July 2025

Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news

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First View: – Small but Vital: Asphalt Carrier CHENG X calls at Durban

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
INTERCARGO condemns attack on bulker Magic Seas as Israeli strikes hit Houthi targets
TNPA commissions locally-built multi-purpose vessel for Cape Town port
Red Sea tensions flare again: Bulk Carrier Magic Seas attacked off Yemen
Too Much of a Good Thing? Cities push back as cruise tourism hits the limits
Mega container ships ushering in a new era for African maritime trade
DP World launches rail link between Komatipoort and Maputo, opening new gateway for Southern Africa
INS Tamal commissioned: India’s final imported warship marks end of an era
Unitrans scoops top safety award… with mammoth road trains at Richards Bay
BHP charters two ammonia-fuelled bulk carriers to cut shipping emissions
MSC Nicola Mastro berths at Ngqura: A turning point for South African container ports
Day of the Seafarer 2025: Statement by IMO Secretary-General
World Marine Aids to Navigation Day: UK report 2025
🌍 FOCUS: Mozambique’s Ports in 2025: New Concessions, Old Challenges?
Indian Navy responds to engine room fire on MT Yi Cheng 6 in Gulf of Oman
Remembering Emmi di Bilot: A life that spanned generations — and tragedy in the skies
Ngqura Container Terminal to welcome its largest-ever vessel, MSC Nicola Mastro
Sailor from South Africa serves aboard Navy’s oldest commissioned warship as America celebrates independence
Arrests in the Transnet locomotive scandal: How a R93 million deal helped derail South Africa’s rail freight system

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Monday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

Monday’s Africa PORTS & SHIPS Maritime News

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First View : MOUNT HIKURANGI
Boost for SA seafarers with 3rd ship now on SA Register
Pacific Partnership 2017 (in Indian Ocean)
Samsung builds world’s biggest containership – 20,150-TEU MOL Triumph
Coals to Newcastle or Diesel to Singapore
Russia warns of impending crisis at Yemen’s Port Hodeidah
Trinity House advances at Europa Point, Gibraltar
PRESS RELEASES: TNPA pilot brings in car carrier despite heavy swells
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : STADT KOLN

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