CMA CGM has launched a new service to streamline trade between Asia and Africa connecting the Far East to Kenya, Tanzania and the Indian Ocean.

A new partnership between the Nippon Foundation–GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and ProtectedSeas will further initiatives to foster collaborative efforts to build a comprehensive picture of the ocean and seabed.

SOUTH AFRICA: Captain Vuyani Ntsimango has been appointed as the new Harbour Master at the multi-cargo Port of Port Elizabeth (PoPE), effective July 2025.

SIERRA LEONE: A multi-day maritime operation to promote regional cooperation and strengthen the capacity of member states to combat maritime threats was launched in Freetown on Monday.

CAMEROON: Cameroon Lifesaving as joined the network of maritime search and rescue organisations represented within the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF).

GHANA: In a bid to strengthen the Regional Maritime University’s (RMU) ability to provide practical maritime education, Modec Production Services Ghana handed over a fully operational workboat to the institution in Accra last month.

SOUTH AFRICA: Massive fines and long prison sentence could await those that continue to produce, distribute, or export plastic microbeads if the draft regulations published by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George come into force.

The recent passing of Dr Monde Mayekiso prompted us to reflect on his contributions to Maritime Review Africa in his position as Chief Director of the then Marine and Coastal Management (MCM). Engaging with our fisheries editor, Claire Ward, he helped create a level of transparency across significant areas of importance in the regular column, On The Line over the course of several years.