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Trade reform designed to strengthen economy

Strengthening economic defences and streamlining trade

Friday, April 24, 2026 0 56

SEYCHELLES: Seychelles has taken a decisive step to fortify its economic resilience and sharpen its trade competitiveness, with Cabinet approving a suite of reforms that signal a clear pivot toward a more agile, rules-based, and business-friendly economic framework.

Corporatisation hangs on tender hooks

TNPA separation ambitions dismissed for 2026

Friday, April 24, 2026 0 97

December 2023. That was the expected deadline for the completion of the corporatisation of the Transnet National Ports Authority at the outset of Operation Vulindlela (OV). It’s now April 2026 and, while the latest OV Quarterly Report merely hints at the issue, two tenders released by TNPA this week indicate that there is some traction....

Ghanaian-owned vessel wins Fuel Efficiency Award

GHANA: Opsealog, a provider of data integration and performance management services for the marine offshore industry, has announced Tullow...

New milestone announced in seafloor mapping

Almost 30% of the world’s ocean floor has now been successfully mapped with approximately five million square kilometres of data added over...

Could regulatory review open doors for maritime SMEs?

SOUTH AFRICA: The Competition Commission has launched a nationwide review of regulations across all markets that may be acting as barriers to...

Charting Africa’s maritime opportunities

Africa is shopping for maritime services, equipment, boats and consultants. In the first three months of 2026, Maritime Review Africa published...

F-A Platform remains unmanned after power failure

SOUTH AFRICA: For the first time in history the F-A Platform, located approximately 98km offshore Mossel Bay, is completely unmanned after all 53...

Flagging issues addressed

Responding to rising number of ships flying false flags with nearly 40 countries reporting cases of fraudulent use by criminal groups, the...

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24 Apr 2026 MARINE HEATWAVES WEBINAR SERIES 4/24/2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The CLIVAR Atlantic Region panel is pleased to invite you to join the second edition of its webinar series, welcoming two invited speakers:

6 May 2026 TURNING THE VOLUME DOWN: The benefits of underwater noise reduction 5/6/2026 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The session will bring together the perspectives of environmental NGOs, port professionals and ship owners/operators to reveal the latest strategies and technologies for mitigating URN and its effects. An expert panel will unpack ongoing regulatory discussions of URN at the IMO and explore the recently launched URN module within IAPH’s Environmental Ship Index (ESI), which can be used by ports and ships to 'turn down the volume’ on this critical shipping output.

9 May 2026 MARITIME INDUSTRY SOCCER TOURNAMENT 5/9/2026 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

The 8th Maritime Industry Soccer Tournament will take place in Cape Town on Saturday the 9th of May! This annual event, hosted by AMSOL, sees hundreds of players and supporters from across the maritime industry compete for the title of tournament champion - all for a good cause.