SOUTH AFRICA: NetEd has propelled itself into the maritime training space with the acquisition of the Cape Town-based Superyacht Training Academy (SYTA), which offers internationally accredited complete training for professional yacht crew. 

SOUTH AFRICA: Cunard’s newest ship, the Queen Anne will return to Cape Town tomorrow before heading to the Eastern Cape for the first time.

A second round of grants will make £14 million available to communities on the frontlines of climate change as the Government of United Kingdom announces renewed support through the Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature (OCEAN) Grants Programme.

SOUTH AFRICA: The South African Maritime Safety Authority has issued a Marine Notice to clarify dates for stakeholder engagements on the Draft Merchant Shipping Regulations that were published at the end of December last year.

New data released by the International Transport Workers’ Federation reveals that ship and seafarer abandonment is spiralling and reached the critical levels in 2025 with 6,223 crewmembers facing abandonment last year across 410 ships.

SOUTH AFRICA: Today’s court ordered public auction of the SA Agulhas will seal the fate of the country’s first ice breaker which was sold to a private entity almost exactly two years ago with aspirations to continue the vessel’s legacy as a training ship and extend her lifespan by up to 15 years.

CABO VERDE: The European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a €34 million investment grant to support the rehabilitation and expansion of Cabo Verde’s main ports and shipyard. The grant complements €114 million in EIB financing signed in 2024, forming a roughly €148 million concessional financing package for strategic investments in port infrastructure.

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa’s national ocean- climate science programme, the Southern Ocean Carbon - Climate Observatory (SOCCO), has received funding from Schmidt Sciences to join a global interdisciplinary team for research on the global carbon cycle’s influence on climate change.