Developing countries, in particular small island developing States (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs), can now apply for financial support to attend a key meeting on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping later this year.

KENYA: “No single nation can address the maritime threat matrix in isolation,” the Commander of the Kenya Navy, Major General Paul Otieno, told an audience last week.

MAURITIUS: A full-scale simulation exercise saw some 200 emergency responders participate in joint multi-agency emergency and response training to enhance response mechanisms and readiness to hazardous threats.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have released a revised Rescue Guide, a tool to help all partners uphold the humanitarian and legal duties to rescue refugees and migrants in distress at sea and bring them to safety. 

TANZANIA: The true cost of the ongoing tensions between the United States of America and Iran was brought home this week when the body of a young Tanzanian seafarer was repatriated to the country.

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and World Maritime University (WMU) have released a new Handbook on Gender Mainstreaming in the Maritime Sector, calling for action to address persistent gender inequality across the global maritime industry. 

SOUTH AFRICA: Acknowledging International Day of Women in Maritime, Maritime Review Africa is pleased to announce a new partnership with Maritime EmpowerHer to compile an annual list of the top 25 women in the South African maritime space. The collaboration is being announced to coincide with the day set aside by the International Maritime Organisation to recognise women working across the sector.

SOUTH AFRICA: Following the announcement in the delay of SA Agulhas II scheduled trip to relieve the current over-wintering team on Marion Island, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has confirmed that the base will be evacuated until a second voyage to restock the island is undertaken in August.