Climate activists are making more than noise about 3D seismic studies being used to delineate oil and gas reserves offshore Africa. They’ve proceeded with legal action that may force Shell Plc to pull the plug permanently on its search for hydrocarbons along South Africa’s Wild Coast, the country’s poorest province.

Ghana and Cape Verde are represented amongst the seven recipients of the 2023 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation and will join a network of 202 marine fellows from 42 countries.

AFRICA: Up to a thousand ships flagged to the Cook Islands, Palau, Sierra Leone, and Togo will be targeted for safety, maintenance and seafarer welfare inspections across the Mediterranean Sea in the coming eight weeks by an army of inspectors from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), seafarers’ unions and port authorities.

SOUTH AFRICA: The Richards Bay Coal Terminal has been identified as a high risk area ahead of Monday’s planned national shutdown and protest action initiated by the Economic Freedom Front (EFF).

SOUTH AFRICA: The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has announced the final list of declared small-scale fishers in the Western Cape.

SOUTH AFRICA: This month’s Maritime Industry Dialogue session focusing on the opportunities and challenges that face the South African seafarer will include insights from Tracey Shearer, founder and Director of EQ8 Recruit.

SEYCHELLES: The Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority (SMSA) together with the President and Vice President met with insurance companies yesterday to discuss the new SMSA (Identification of Small Vessels) Regulation, 2023. 

INTERNATIONAL: The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is inviting nominations for a new Gender Equality Award that will be presented for the first time in 2024.