ANGOLA: Azule Energy has awarded a large subsea contract to Subsea 7 within the framework of the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development Project, offshore Angola.   

KENYA: President William Ruto has announced plans to invest in necessary infrastructure development that will unlock the potential of the blue economy at the coast with the aim of creating employment for those at the “bottom of the economic pyramid.”

NAMIBIA: Impact Oil & Gas Limited’s move to accelerate the development of the Venus discovery while exploring for additional resources in the Orange Basin is aimed at accelerating offshore exploration along Namibia’s coast.

SOUTH AFRICA: Building on the EThekwini Maritime Cluster’s (EMC) previous training programme, the Cluster partnered with Sandock Austral Shipyards (SAS) to launch a six-week training initiative for 10 boatbuilding beneficiaries in Durban this month. 

NIGERIA: Representing a ninth order with the French shipbuilder, the Nigerian Navy has renewed it’s connection with Ocea with an order for the design and manufacture of a fleet of patrol boats consisting of 14 vessels.

GHANA: Experts from the Maritime Just Transition Task Force told Africa’s maritime leaders in Accra yesterday that their continent was well placed to take a large share of the new jobs and training places expected from shipping’s green transition.

SOMALIA: A new national action plan for enhancing and empowering Somali women in their country’s maritime sector was launched this week at a high-level event bringing together senior government officials and representatives from civil society and the international community, including the United Nations.

SOUTH AFRICA: Following the closure of some fisheries close to penguin colonies last year, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has appointed an international panel of experts with representation from USA, Argentina, Australia and the UK to advise on the management of interactions between the small pelagic (anchovy and sardines) fishery and the conservation of African penguins.