PHILIPPINES: The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) announced that it will continue to recognise STCW certificates (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) issued by Philippines-based training providers after the country’s president made moves to address decades-long problems with his country's seafarer training systems.
LIBERIA: The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) of Liberia has committed to fully implement a management plan for the sea cucumber fisheries in the country following a workshop held this month in conjunction with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
SOUTH AFRICA: The Competition Commission (Commission) gazetted the draft terms of reference (ToRs) for a market inquiry into the South African steel industry at the beginning of April and has invited public comment on the scope of the inquiry.
LEGAL: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) will deliver the judgement on the dispute concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Mauritius and the Maldives on Friday, 28 April.
SOUTH AFRICA: One year since the finalisation of the report into various allegations of irregularities at the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), the authority has issued a tender requesting for bids from service providers to establish and maintain a whistle blower hotline.
INTERNATIONAL: The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) set an ambitious goal to mobilise US$100 million to help safeguard the ocean and sustainable seafood supplies over the next decade as part of MSC’s Ocean Stewardship Fund which aims to end overfishing.
SOUTH AFRICA: The Robinson Dry Dock in the Port of Cape Town has welcomed its first vessel after a year-long decommissioning that was used to undertake the installation and upgrade of a new dewatering system.
According to an article written by Lene-Camilla Nordlie of Gard, despite an overall decrease in the number of stowaway incidents reported in Africa, the continent remains the hot spots for stowaway embarkations.
The CLIVAR Atlantic Region panel is pleased to invite you to join the second edition of its webinar series, welcoming two invited speakers:
The session will bring together the perspectives of environmental NGOs, port professionals and ship owners/operators to reveal the latest strategies and technologies for mitigating URN and its effects. An expert panel will unpack ongoing regulatory discussions of URN at the IMO and explore the recently launched URN module within IAPH’s Environmental Ship Index (ESI), which can be used by ports and ships to 'turn down the volume’ on this critical shipping output.
The 8th Maritime Industry Soccer Tournament will take place in Cape Town on Saturday the 9th of May! This annual event, hosted by AMSOL, sees hundreds of players and supporters from across the maritime industry compete for the title of tournament champion - all for a good cause.
The Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa (AASA) invites researchers, students, industry stakeholders, government partners and all interested parties to its upcoming biennial conference, themed “Resilience through Collaboration,”
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