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Cameroon moves to purge flag register of rogue vessels

Fraudulent websites and 55 ships targeted in sweeping clean-up operation

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 0 51

CAMEROON: Cameroon has launched a broad crackdown on fraudulent use of its national flag, striking 39 vessels from its ship registry and identifying a further 16 as flying the Cameroonian flag without any legal right to do so. Two websites fraudulently assigning Cameroonian registration to vessels have also been exposed and referred to national and international authorities for deactivation.

World Oceans Day serves as a reminder to address environmental challenges

DFFE launches two studies

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 0 68

SOUTH AFRICA: Commemorating World Oceans Day, Deputy Minister, Narend Singh launched two commissioned studies addressing the health of the country’s oceans and rivers.

SANParks invites comment on west coast marine protected area plans

SOUTH AFRICA: South African National Parks (SANParks) is giving the public until 3 July 2026 to comment on its draft management plan for the West...

Excavating drugs in the Port of Durban

SOUTH AFRICA: The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), through the Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) South African...

Recognising the China-Africa relationship

CHINA: Speaking in China, Tanzania’s Alternate Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Dr Devotha...

Positioning the Eastern Cape on the global maritime map

SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane’s diplomatic mission continued this week as he landed in Greece where he aims to...

Maritime census to quantify vessels and builders

The Tanzania Shipping Agency Corporation (TASAC) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that...

IMO charts course for global maritime e-learning

A new implementation plan could transform how maritime professionals worldwide access training, with early results already proving the model works

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