SOUTH AFRICA: Welcoming members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on board the SA Agulhas II last week, Nonhlanhla Mkhize, DDG: Environmental Programmes at the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) hinted at the imminent completion of the long-awaited Ocean Economy Master Plan.

From introducing game-changing safety technologies to leading in electric power solutions, Toyota Material Handling’s commitment to innovation has redefined the efficiency, safety and sustainability of forklifts, helping improve productivity for various industries in South Africa.

SOUTH AFRICA: After a four-week installation process to install a new marine excavator on the Italeni undertaken in Transnet National Port Authority’s dry dock in Durban, the grab hopper dredger is ready to resume services to maintain port depths and entrance channels.

NAMIBIA: Following the completion of drilling operations for the Sagittarius-1X exploration well in Block 2914, located in the Orange Basin, the drillship, Nobel Venturer has moved to the next well in the campaign, Capricornus-1X.

SEYCHELLES: As announced last year, the Republic of Seychelles officially assumed the Chairpersonship of the Contact Group on Illicit Maritime Activities (CGIMA) from the Republic of Kenya in a formal handover ceremony held yesterday.

SOUTH AFRICA: Joining the SA Agulhas II for a trip from East London to Cape Town last weekend, members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee were given a first-hand glimpse of the vessel’s capabilities as well as its importance in sustaining global efforts to study the ocean’s role in climate change.

SOUTH AFRICA: Having published his intention to allocate abalone found in the Eastern Cape to the small-scale fishing sector, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George has called for public comment.

LIBERIA: The Liberian Fisheries Authority (NaFAA) handed over the patrol vessel, Lone Star to the Ministry of National Defence for use by the Liberia Coast Guard to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing as well as enhance compliance and enforcement across the nine coastal Counties.