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.

SOUTH AFRICA: CPUT Survival Centre is currently auctioning off a number of assets including four vessels of various sizes as well as an enclosed liferaft.

SOUTH AFRICA: After the successful disposal of Grindrod Bank to African Bank at the end of last year, Grindrod Limited announced sound financial gains in its core operations with Ports and Terminals reporting a 37% increase in headline earnings. 

SOUTH AFRICA: In what may well be one of the most significant maritime foreign investment transactions for the year, iconic catamaran builder, Robertson and Caine, is to be acquired by Vox Ventures a wholly owned subsidiary of PPF, a leading investment firm in Europe with its roots in the Czech Republic.

SENEGAL: Greenpeace Africa is calling on West African governments to strengthen surveillance of the region's oceans and protect fisheries against all forms of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.