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.

SOUTH AFRICA: Teaming up with additional investors, current CEO of Southern Power (Pty) Ltd has concluded a deal for the full acquisition of the company from Paramount Maritime Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

SOUTH AFRICA: An established staple of the local maritime market, Radio Holland’s South African headquarters moved from their longstanding home to new upmarket premises housed in the Island Works centre in Paarden Island.